Year: 1867

Ard they never Failed to win the fight.


There Is one man on this continent al
the head OF Government that has exhibit
ed nerve enough to rule. When usurpers
and traitors are captured and convicted in
Mexico we here at one and the same time of
their stern sentence and prompt execution.
President .Iuarez. however, is salutcd for
his signal cXhibitatiOn OF fdcciSion ana firm
ness with howls CT horror from the same
mercy begging lips that are eternally vlin-
ing about the mercy due 10 jeff. Why DO
men protesting to love liberty manifest an
interest so deep and strange in the fate OF
the vaulting ambition of royalty when 1t
rrcsumcs to invade this republican CONT
ncnt and overleap itself. Has monarchial
Government friends here whose sympatiries
~, TO keen too be restrained when tribula-
ton overtakes toppling throne, and do
they presumptuously propose to educate
the popular mind of men born free on
American soil TO catch readily at excuses
To dcnouncc republicanism and condole
with mourning nobility over executed
Empcrors? deplorc, Mr. Speaker, such
exhibition of party violence as have been
again and again recently exhibited on this
floor. Ii serves 10 remind me mOurnfully





fore the war. Rebels then used very much
such languages as their friends employ here
now: but il is to be deprecated for better
and higher reasons still, and one of them
is the consequences which legitimately
flow from il TO the South. If the Democ-
racy of the North had not taken the South
under its wing. those States might and prOba-
bly, would have been in the Union to-day.
Well may the South cXclaim, save us from
our friends


trust Mr.. Speaker, that we will pass
such bill rs may he understood, properly
construed, energeiically executed. and that
when it is that it will leave the Southern
State governments in the hands of men 10y
al and true, and forever prevent diSloyal
men from employing power and place TO
foment treason. Ii is not when they come
but how they come, that is the all impor-
tant query with me. | would be glad to
welcome thcW back tomorrow II L were
satisfied they were reorganized right; but
it is my intention 10 vote as long as L have
vote here TO keep them out until they
can come In on tie broad basis of loyalty
to the Government. And when they can
do that AN willing TO receive their repre-
sentaiiyes to the halls of our Legislature
and will assist to protect them against any
thing anywise prejudicial to any of theif
rights or Interests as States. have seen
quite enOngh Of carnage, and private and
national distress, and long to see the day
come when we shall bc as peaceful, pros
porous, and happy as we were before that
crawling serpent secession sought to
strauglc us in our national cradle. That day
may soon come again il the South will rise
up sternly resolved that they will follow
Naaman through the Jordon ofrepentance,
Until the leprosy oftreason and Democracy
shall be washed ont of their political sys-
tens. How much they have been benefit
ted by the sympathies Of the Democracy
they ought by this time to be able TO esti-
mate and appreciate. The hour they dis
cover they possess the good sense and cour-
age to repudiate openly and emphatically
treason and embrace warmly and sincerely
loyalty, they will see dawn upon them the
bright morning of their regeneration and
deliyerence.