Year: 1868

don anything we've done there, but will 20 fur
ther and make it worse for the rebels if they
don't behave themselves better. 1t is simply
absurd to talk of making States without the
negro vote in the South. You can't do it. You
might as we'll let them secede at once and set up
for themselves as to let the white rebels get
troll of everything down there, as they would do
under Johnsons policy. We couldn't go back
on the negroes if we would, and wouldn't If |
could They talk about war of races. 1t will
never come unless the rebels orlrg ~ aoou' anu
if it does come, let them fight it out between them,
and let one drive the other out if they can.
That's none of my business. AS Senator,
am bound to see that there is republican govern
ment in these States That's all I've got 10 90
with it. If they can't agree among themselves,
so much the worse for the side that gets whipped
that's ALL But we'll give them republican
form of government in spite of the devil ana all
his angels, including Andy Johnson"


IMPEACHMENT.


On the subject of impeachment, Mr.. Wade said
he wished to be distinctly understood as express
ing no opinion so far Mr.. Johnson's guilt or
innocence was concerned. He would, however,
answer my question as to whether the late elec-
ton would have any effect upon that matter
He thought they would "You see, said he,
4" these weakened brothers are taking the back
track already. Well now, what the devil has an
election in Ohio got to do with the matter. If
Andy Johnson is guilty, put him out if not, ac-
quit him that's the way to do it. They ought
to have pressed the investigation right along af-
ter they started it. And they would have
done last Winter if there hadn't been many
men in the Senate and House who wanted to
keep on good terms with the White House.
There were too many men from Ohio and other
States who wanted their brothers and friends ap-
pointed to office, and knew that Andy was bid
ding high for votes. 1t vas one OF the most
shameful spectacles in the history of this or any
other country, to see men selling themselves and
their constituents for Office last Winter. You
pitched into a few of them, in the Commercial,
but you only told hundredth part of the truth.
wish the papers would take up every devil of
em and go after em. That thing will ruin the
country yet if the people amt careful. Some of
them denied having made any effort to get these
appointments, but know how it was. | know
that Andy was mighty particular to make his ap-
pointments to the best advantage, and he didn't
give an office where it wouldn't count. If it
hadn't been for that Internal thing of ofice-get-
ting, the impeachment would have been settled
last Winter, as it ought to have been. don't
know whether johnson would have been turned
ont or not, but the thing would have been de-
termined, one way the other"


asked him if he thought the Republican par
ty would have Jared better in the late elections
if Johnson had been impeached and turned out
of office. "Certainly it would said he II
we had made out a case against him and turned



unless we had made good case) we'd have been
much stronger. There's nothing the people like
in a party so we'll bodness and nothing
hurts party so much as timidity. If the people
think you are afraid to do thing that you ought
to do, they'll beat you certain. They like pluck.
white-lvered party will soon go to pieces. 1t
was because we took hold of the slavery ques-
ton in good earnest that won on it, and we
never did win until we did take hold of it in
that way.


SUMMER SUFFRAGE BILL.


Referring to this measure; Mr.. Wade said he
had not made up his mind exactly whether he
ought to vote for it or not. He believed that
under the last clause OF the 18th amendment,
giving Congress power to enforce the abolition
o. slavery by appropriate legislation, there was
ample authority for the passage of the bill, for
no man was really free in this country unless he
had the right to vote. But he was a believer in
State rights in proper and legitimate way, and
did not know but that this bill was in violation
of the rights of each State to regulate suffrage.
Some of his party, he said, were in favor of
what they called consolidation, but he never
was He believed it necessary to the proper
administration of the affairs of the Government,
that the States should have certain rights, and
he did not believe that State rights should exist
only for the purpose of representation in the
Senate, and be nullity for all other purposes
Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.