Year: 1868

| 4-Lewis G. Thayer.


| &c. G. Curtis


| 6-George Tucker


| 7-Charles Whittlesy. i. IT, ShackIefOrd.
| s. General VIM. Terry.
General Wells, the republican candidate for Cover


nor, is the present incumbent OF that Office appoint
| ed by General SchOfeld. He formerly Of Michi-


gan and as an army ofHcer was Military Governor OF
| Alexandria during the war. Since the war he has
continued to reside at Alexandria. His opponent,
| Colonel Withers, was Confederate Otlcer and is
| now editor OF the Lynchburg Ne,rS.


The Convention met at Austin, June l. but we hear


little concerning its proceedings beyond the distinct
assurance that Its majority are determined upon
radical and thorough work.


Judge Chase and Universal Sullrnge-speech
of the Chief Justice in Charleston, y. G..
From the Charleston Courier, June III
In compliance with numerous requests from
abroad we reproduce the following speech, deliv-
cred in Zion church in this city, on the 18th day of
May, 1865, by Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase and
which was published in this journal the following
day, after being carefully revised in proof under his
immediate supervision. It gives full expression to
his views OF universal suffrage and kindred topics
and will be read, we think, with great interest," in
view OF the use now being made Of his in con-
nection with the democratic nomination to the Pres
dency:-


My FRIENDs-I shall comply with the invitation Of
General Saxton only to address you q very few
words. 1t Is true that have always been the friend
OF freedom; have always desired to see every man.


OF whatever complexion, protected in the enjoyment
or all his natural rights and to clothed
with every legitimate means for the protection Of
those rights. No man, probably in this country de-
would have made greater sacrifices to avert 1t.
did not wish to see even the great good OF eman-
that it would come some time; / believed that by
wise and just administration Of the federal govern
ment it might be hastened; but never desired to
such terrible struggle as that through which we have
passed. never desired to those OF blood and
those vast CULTS in which the OF the country
have been sunk. even for that highest good which,
as we all hoped, could have been obtained by other
and gentler means. But In the providence OF God
war came; and as a means Of carrying that war
through to successful issue felt it was the duty
OF the general government to respect its natural
allies; and knew that the whole colored population
OF the South was loyal Great cheerng.) said and
felt that II We would succeed in this struggle we
must strike the fetters from the bondman. Such
was my counsel In the Cabinet; and when that hon.
ored man, whose death this nation now mourns in
common with all the lovers OF freedom throughout
the world; when that honored man made up his
mind to say that all men in this land shall be frec
none gave IL more hearty sanction or n more EN-.
phatic amen than myself Then when that other
question arose, .shal we put arms into the hands OF
the black man ?" never doubted the proper answer


II we make them freemen, and the defence OF their
freedom Is the defence OF this nation, whose duty is
1t to bear arms, II not theirsY Whose duty is 1t to
take part in this struggle now for freedom well
as for Union II not their dutyp And how can we
expect to succeed II do not avail ourselves OF that
natural strength which In this struggle IL created for
US us by the circumstances under which 1t Is wagedp
When the government, therefore, made up its mind
to call the black man to the field felt that It had
not done 1t one moment too soon, but great many
his fu, proper share In the great struggle. II any
body has made sacrifices he has made them. II any
body has suffered extreme i'll he has suffered It: and
tne victory being won, and freedom and Union being
secured who has better right than he to participate
In the fruits OF bothf IL simply because think 1t
Just and right that advocate it. believe that the
SAFETY of nations as well as OF individuals consists
In doing justice. believe in the truth OF that pas
sage OF Scripture which says that he that walketh
uprightly walketh surely" That man or that
nation linking his its action with truth and JUS
God, is sure to issue safely and triumphanty. II
may be that great struggles have to be gone through
great trials to be made great martyrdoms to be en-
last and nobest Of them all that great martyr,
beloved President, struck down by the hand Of an
out OF all your trials the issue Is sure have said
the victory Is won The armies OF the rebellion are
its dues great racer numbering four af micns is
suddenly brought into freedom. All the world is
looking to see whether the prophecies OF the enemies
Of that will be fulfilled fasnea. Itrcsts upon
the men OF that race to tell. They say you will be
disorderly shiftess lazy that you viii sarve rather
than work: that you will become thievish vaga-
bonds. so your enemies say; So too, great many
people that are not your enemies seriously fear.
II is for you TO show whether it shall be so or
not. You need not in the meantime be particu-
larry anxious what people say about you. Show
that YOU will be honest, temperate industrious and
faithful in your empoymens; that you are ready to
do honest work for honest wages; be economical.
lay up portion OF every days or every months
tdIHlHRh III sOIne Savings Dduk LOT YOURSELVES
families for rainy day. Do everything In your
power TO increase the products OF the country; doing
ths with all your might you will save yourself and
reject credit upon those who have been your friends.
God forbid that before die shall he obliged to hang
my head and say, expected great deal OF this
people, believed them to be honest, industrious and
orderly, and find have been mIstaken that they
allowed miserable preJudices to grow up among
.neih; mat they permitted themselves to be con-
d uoed 10y yindictveness OF feeling; that they were
unwilling to labor for their living. For, after all,


aOor must be the cardinal law OF your lives. /
was myself Western boy, and in the log
caolns OF the West we Jared Just roughly as
most OF you have Jared. We had very little capl-
tal, nothing TO go upon but our own good will,
thank COZ ths country gave to all her white chill
uren, anu u now going to give to all the blacks who
VIII take u. wen, upon such capital we went to
WORK ana we came TO something. You can do the
same tling II you VIII 20 TO work In the same way.
But II you spend your time In frettng because this or
that wnlte man mas a better time than you have or
more advantages, and take short cuts to what you
may think success, You WILL In the end be very sadly
disappointed. Take things PATIENTLY and labor faith
fully; the result will be glorious let the soldier
fight well; let the preacher preach we let the car
penter shove his plane with all his might and the
planter put in and gather In as much corn or cotton
as he can-working for fair wages, and as he gets
able, to hire others, paying them fair wages. too
Act thus and / have no fears for your future
Now, as to the elective franchise. Major Delany
has said that he heard me say In the hall OF the
House OF Representatives at Washington that knew
no reason why the hand that laid down the bayonet
might not take up the ballot. II he had listened to
me twenty years ago, In the city OF Cincinnati, he
might have heard me say substantially the same
thing. But the colored man did not get the elective
franchise because / said IL then. Quite possibly he
may not now. Certainly, however, events have pro-