Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-08-27

Ielu DdcK tnelr coward nanQS, tearing 10
give the blow. Applause. They
showed their wicked will although their
cowardice checked item from executing
it, in the very last days Of the session.
You have seen them parade their doc
trines of state sovereignty, more extreme
than they ever were before, except in the
days just preceding the war. Think of
the spectacle of the vice-presiuent OF the
late confederacy and a member of the
cabinet of the dead confederacy standing
on the floor Of the house of representa-
tives to teach Brother Williams and Bur
roughs and me the true doctrines of the
constitution. Laughter and applause
That is a spectacle that confronts you to-
day They tell you we were mistaken in
supposing that this is a nation, even
spelled with little "n," They say this
is league, and they tell you that
senators are ambassadors; that members
of HE house are mere agents of the
state SO, stand here to-day in the
pres nee Of the Wisconsin agents, and
here is The agent of Michigan, sent down
by That state 20 do little business, |
suppose, with some people in Washing
ton. Laughter. Why, according to
that, have no interest here. My interests
are in Ohio. But, fellow citizens, if one
truth
BLAZED OUT OF THE FIRE
of our war more clear than another, it
was this: That this is powerful nation,
a mighty nation, that carries its e-lblems
proudly forward on sea and on land that
it has power that strikes every man, every
woman, every child, every territory, every
state that dare stand in itt way 1t will
strike them till they are obedient to the
law. Great applause.l And yet, rebel
senator tells us that it is not d nation, but
a confederacy of stal5s. Another tells us
that we have no rights to keep. The son
of a man who wa once secretary OF the
treasury of the union7this son from
Maryland star Is on the floor of the
house of representatives and tells us
that the United States have no
peace to keep, and no power
to keep the peace anywhere within the
union. Why, fellow citizens, wherever
there is post Office that brings mail to
your door, the United States keep the
peace within that office, and the rider
that carries the mail on horseback rides
in the claim and light of the peace of the
United States Applause ; and the man
that dare stop his journey shall find, il
need be, his path lighted by the forces Of
the army of the United States, and if need
be, that all
THE GUNS OF OUR ARTILLERY
will be trailed along his path TO keep the
peace while he rides. Great applause.)
They tell us that there are no national
elections, that the nation has no voters.
A dozen representatives and senators re-
peat it again and again that the United
States has no elections and no voters
that all elections are state elections, ana
that all voters are state voters, and that
the states have the right 20 contest the
elections for members of congress. In
the name Of all that is national and
broad and true, look at that for mo-
ment My friends, have no interest in
an election you may have in Wisconsin?
Have the people Of the old nineteenth
district no interest in having a lawful
honest election of member of congress
here? Suppose you elect forty men in
the northwest by fraud-men who are
not elected, but who steal their seats, and
they go down to legislate for me and my
people. Have we no right in these cleo
lions? The United States government.
by its consi ution, has created house
of representatives and n senate, and it
tells how they shall be chosen and the
congress is empowered by the constitu-
ton to regulate the time, place and man
ner of holding these elections; and yet,
in the face of that constitution these peo-
pie tell us that they will not sustain the
government by the appropriation OF
money until we give them up these cleo
rion laws altogether, Why do we have
them? | will tell you 1t is a matter OF
proof
UNDER OATH INDEsPuTABLE,
that the election in New York state in