The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-12
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trenched wrong always gives 70 tnquihne
Justice: and those who imagine II 20 pc
Conclusive do not know the temper OF the
American people. For let me assure you
that aRainst the complicated outrage upon
the right Of representation lately trtum..
plant IN the South, there win be arrayed
many phases OF public opinion IN the
North not often hitherto In harmony.
Men who have cared little, and Affected 70
care less, for the rights or the wrongs OF
the negro, suddenly fnd that vast monetary
and commercial interests, great questions
OF revenue, adjustments OF tarit, vast IN
yestments in manufactures, In railways,
and in mines, are under the control OF 0
Democratic Congress whose majority was
obtained by depriving the negro OF his
rights under a common constitution and
common laws. Men who have expressed
disgust with the waving Of bloody shirts
and have been offended with talk about
negro equality are beginning to perceive
that the pending question OF to-day relates
more pressingly 70 the equality OF white
men under this Government, and that
however careless they may be about the
rights or wrongs OF the negro they are
very Jealous and tenacious about the
rights OF their own race and the dignity OF
their own tiresides and their own kindred.
know something Of public opinion In
the North. ] know q great deal about the
Views, wishes and purposes oil the Repub-
lican party OF the nation. Within that
entire great organization there Is not one
man, whose opinion Is entitled to be
quoted, that does not desire peace and
harmony and friendship and patriotic
and traternal Union between the North
and the South. The wish is spontaneous,
instructive and universal throughout the
Northern States; and yet, among men OF
character and sense, there Is surely no
need OF attempting TO deceive ourselves %
to the precise truth. First pure, then
peaceahle, 6ush will not remove q grew
ance, and no disguise OF State rights will
close the eyes OF our people TO the neees-
sity Of correcting great national wrong.
Nor should the South make the fatal mis-
take Of concluding that injustice to the
negro ID not also injustice 10 the white
man; nor should It ever be forgotten that
for the wrongs Of both o remedy will as
suredly be found. The war, with all its
costly sacrifices, was fought In vain unless
equal rights for all classes be established
in all the States OF the Union; and now, in
words which are those Of friendship, how.
ever dltsrently they may be accepted,
tell the men OF the South here on this floor
and beyond this Chamber, that even il
they could strip the negro Of his eonstitu.
tiopal rights, they can peYer permanently
maintain the inequality OF white men in
this nation; they can never make white
mans vote in the South doubly as power.
full in the administration Of the Govern
ment rs q white mans vote In the North.
In memorable debate In the House OF
Commons, Mr.. Macaulay reminded Dam
iel O'Connell, when he was moving for Re
peal, that the English wings had endured
caluRny, abuse, popular fury, loss OF po-
sition, EXCLUSION from Parliament rather
than the great agitator himself should be
less than . British subject; and Mr.. Mae
auiaF warnsd him that they would never
suffer him to be more. Let me now re-
mind you that the Government under
whose protecting flag We sit tn.day sacri-
feed myrials Of lives and expended thou
sands OF millions OF treasure that our
countrymen OF the South should remain
citizens OF the United States, having equal
personal rights and equal political priyil.
eyes with all other citizens, And ven.
tuFs, now AMI h0rs, 10 warn the men Of
the South in the exact words OF Macaulay,
that We will never suffer them 10 be more!