The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-04-17

NectIuCl4Oo. 1oSte VIII te 10 udil-Ndy
work then. 4 spirit of kindness i
: passing into another feeling. Still
) they are going too far, and are troubling the
! people. IN common with thousands Of 9th
ers, sincerely hoped and expected that the
Democrats Of both the North and the South
= would interpret the desire Of the country
; for peace; but to-day ! mus, confess that
have been mistaken. The extreme cOnciii-
! alton re extended to them hiss not been met
; in similar spirit, but with an aggressive
less which fills the country with alarm and
! apprehension. Duty demands that we
should speak plsinly. | make the open
charge that the Democrats are tanperIrg
, with the interests Of the country, ard to
this the people are awake. / charge the
Democratic party. while expressing the de-
sire for peace and harmony, with making
. sn attack on the principles bonght with
J blood and treasure. They are not sincere
|. in their pretensio7s Of protecting the con-
stitution, while they are engaged in its de-
structiOn. / make charges that eulogies
are pronounced here upon that arch
traitor, JEFF. Davis, % a patriot,
in the presence of tn Representatives OF
the American people and the government
be undertook 10 destroy. | charge that the
I
the late war, ia chargeable to tie Demo
cratic party. | srraign the Democratic
party az responsible tor whstever discoId
may exist. The Republican psrty wants
peace. and have siS8vs dssirtd it. They
not only desire peace, but have shown by
every conces ion which honor srd dignity
would permit, and they would still make
sacrifices to secure permanent peace; bat
! he -
ever that the Republicans viii do nothing
10 gain peace that Is dishonorab t,
them or TO the country. TSey will not beg
on their knees for reconciliation; they viii
not relinquish the principles which are in
sured to the people, gained By the thir-
teenth, fourteenth and fifteenth smerd-
menfs to the constitution; they will not
permit the modification of the rights OF
four millions people OF the South. who
have been liberated from slavery sud adj
mitted to the rights OF citizenship; they
shall not b. remanded 10 the Condi-
| ton of seridom or bondage. Let me
mo them to a peace which l. honorable
and which will make ~ 4 model Tor all
the people for centuries to come peace
which must be built in the high re-
spect Of the citizens Of a common country.
| II must r,st on the concession Of equal
rights TO all citizens OF The republic, black
or white, native or foreign born; peace |
that must know 10 State lines for ahroCa |
ting the rights OF American citizens; 3 |
| peace which would enable eli the people 10 |
cluster around the American flag az an en- |
| blem of their patriotism and virtue; peo |
pie stro1g enough to defy the powers Of the
| world ard who will protect citizens in all |
,bsir constitutional Ticht4 on land and |
sea. ST bou. and abroad, eleva,inc the great
fntura Of o,,r c9untry clear and f;ll IN the |
bl zipr surIight Of our hcpa."
Mr. RECK took the Il Dor at the close Of |
NJ Togsr'. remarks. ard said the last n.
tsnces of tbqt o.utIemau'4 sueech. de.cribing
the state Of affairs lonc,d for bv him, was a
synopsi. Of the Democratic roiicy. All the
Indictments and arrangements he had heard
seemed very unnecessary. in view OF the CT
that there was but The simple proposition
uDder di-cussion-wherher the people, hy
their REPRESENTATIVES in Congress. have the
riobt uetceably 10 pass laws saving tina: the
Statea sL,II Conduct their own elections
Uncontrolled bv military Interference: that
- sbaU h. free from the fest oath and
hat Stata Affairs shall be msnaeed without
the in,erference Of federal b1yonets. He
c,r,IJ urgars,ard howevar why thssa
s,stban1.s were psonouucej, II was be
o,r,.. Tho scsntre was Ssp,rtirO from In
Jah Tho vas m lorgsr a uri;ed S,urb
40 70, vaara ago when the ueo5,Ie'.
money was snua1dered. ard a radical
S-u,L s.rc,ion.d the waste Ia
tboss d,y. Garnet bagyers were sent
Grvn Snuib IN be returned as Rapresepta-
Iives cf the peonle there. but. although the
PsnubIicanI were controlling the South.
oniv ore negro Mr. R.yellss represented
tbs cnIored race in the senate. And vet
,Je S,r,,or from Illinois complained thai
tho coIcteJ neonIa were not represented
here. Now. no man. white or black, would
mi, K IF comparing the men who repre-
sen,sd the sinh upder RenubIican rule
vitb ,hose now sitting around him. The
Sontb today was renresented bv men who
,.era tie n.ers Of auv Gentleman
On the otbar i'd The D.mocIacv was
w,rnId of tho annesl 10 C,..ar. Tbev in
tsrd IN enneal 10 the paonIe before Gear
comes. h. f,ra tho rphicnn ia crossed. and
rba CIV J. {" il.o jgSfrtJ ~" II ia Ia pre-
vant car from canning that thew desire
the soldiers 10 be taken from the poGls
He rsneIled the CHARGE thar he WAS a revo-
Int;o,ist or had used LANGUAGE warranting
sucb an assertion. He had thought that after
the ,.pose made Of the practices of mar
HAS and denutv msrsbaIs Of elections in
the vsrion. cities thar every honorable
man If both par,ies ought to agree 10 aboI-I
i.h those ises: and he had so stated in a
.b,rt sneecn of which so nuch had been
said His marty had not presented sera--
ate hills for the repesl Of laws authorizing
military superyisiou Of elections. a. he
nd boped thew wouId: but robody
could question the right to present legi,Ia
ZION in ito present form. He had nevfrI
s,id more than that IL the President re-
fused to sion the bill. he would consult
the GOOD MN in his marty as TO the prlper
course TO b, uursu,i: but he would not az
sumo that the President would veto a bill
no unconstitutional provision.
He believed the president would sign the
hill bec,ua- he on0bt to do So. and all his
psst conduct indicated that he would
consider it "a his duty. All this
crv sbout -eyolution l. raised TO see II the
RepubIicaus cannot make him act IA a marty
President and preyent the al Of the
laws passed BIZ them while in power and bv
which thew now hoIe to overawe the people
= the poIis Hell heard il said IN at the
would veto the bill and that he
vas outraged at wi at wa. being done. ri
he wa. outraged at all, il was bv the men
on the other side who had said
shat he would DO. When General Grant
was President. he had authorized the
Press to publish his denial of
the statement that he had told a Senstor