Year: 1866

the several States the people thereof Tho United states
civil authority which possess before the broke



Ths strange wild and wicked doctrine unanimous
ly adopted ny the conciave. What Six millions OF rebels
who had renounced the constitution who ha murdered
five hundred thousand OF citizens who had loaded
the nation with debt and drenched with blood, when
conquered had forfeited right, had lost no Jursdic
ton or civil authority, and these conquerors had nc
qnrsd none because there was constitution which,
while they obeyed, protected them but which they had
discarded and torn to pieces by war; Wa there ever
before q human brain frenzied enough TO engender
such folly human front brazen enough TO utter
Why does not the Emperor OF Austria say the King Of
Prussia II lay down my arms and all things WIN re-
main us before the war" The Prussan would answer.


fou are as big fool a. the President OF America or
the traitors league" No, sir Tho war has changed
everythng-old treaties and leagues have ceased.
are mine and besides you must pay the expenses OF
the war; t5 900 000 Who denies that this is the law
Of nations except the advocates OF treason, who deny
our right to mako them pay the expenses oi the
war. They cry out against coniscation for crime,
a. II II were inhuman. God willing, shall try Il
again, and II they not pay part Of the cost and
damages Of the war before they help to make laws
The constitution unchanged Then slavery exists; then
all the provisions with regard TO the rendition Of fugyes
from labor remainhen every traitor has right to SIT
down In Congress the representative Of three oil
all the slaves beside the whites. We easily forgive
tho amAbe and facs author Of the declaration ~ he In
no lawyer Is totally ignorant Of the law OF nations or
the laws OF war; but what shall say Of those able


urists who sa, by and acquesced unless put upon
the ground that OF the abest best Of them
did when he advised TO take false oath % get vote and
then to break IL. But fellow citizens am occupying
too much ground As said before, the great issue
TO be met at this election is the question Of negro
rights shall not deny, but admit, that
Fundamental principle of the republican creed Is
that every being possessing immortal soul Is equal
before the law. They not and cannot DO equal


In strength, height beauty Intellectual aud moral cul-
ture, social requirements these accidents which
must govern their condition according TO circumstances
But in this republic the laws must aud shall apply
to every mortal-American Irishman, African, German
Turk. II is written by the finger OF the Almighty
law giver:"Ye shall have mAraer OF laws AZ well
for the stranger for of country for a
the Lord your codu This doctrine
may he unpopular with bcsotcd ignorance But popular
or unpopular shall stand by " until ain relieved Of
the Improbable abors OF earth Being the foundation
Of republic have full fan in its ultimate triumph
may not live to II. | may not be worthy of such
happiness II 1t Is to be finally defeated, and the hopes
Of man thus extinguished pray God that whom hap
pens. may be insensibs to human misery; that my
may be locked in ~cold obstruction eud in