Year: 1866

for the murder Of Union ms.., md SnIy re-
Trained n0M na6sfng Lin bieaase The act
o.k os before my arrival aud doubted my authority
10 execute him. That murdered man was Dostie the
best and psrest Union man that trod the
soil Of Louisiana iof no pered his life when he had
hope IN defence Of the nag spsax Sd, WIN 'esps e.,
me by all means IN MS pouer As lors as had com


mand the flag sheltered him and every other inan whn
my territory. And that tpal man should be murdered
with thai Gag flying over him-not 10 him emblem OF
power ana proecon-and we be told that these men
are oar bro!hera Applaasel The raItiesnake may be
And what his ofenceS He undertook TO assemble
with the Convention and discuss their rights
assembled here to nghta right guaranteed by the
suon Of the United Sates and under the protection Of
the Aag and should like TO say TO my old friend Gen.
es Dix ya said whs any % one ATTEMPTS ne pull down
whenever man raises an American flag you seem 70
want thug 10 shoot him on the spot And you,
General Dix, 60 TO Philadelphia and talk about your
brehreni They brethren Of mine. Either their
mine must change before can give them the
even republican, he brave soldier before the war


democrat: remains 80 now for aught know; certainly
he does not give any outward manifestation Of change Of
opinion. He makes representation to General Grant
which will read to you; and, by the BY, see that
of the johnson papers do not print this telegram
with the eighth article in the Phadelpha resolutions


The speaker then read General Sherdans dispatches


tho testimony unwillingly drawn out in answer
giving a gloss over the tenor OF the despatch. The
Presidents despatch asked for as kindly report as
possible Of tue affair have read to you the testimony
OF who is opposed TO the republican party but whose
loyalty to the country Is unquestoned wherein he tells
yol that this was massacre and murder, that the
police shot down men oven white prisoners. They
but thugs and arderers and they johnson In
good standing for coming back into the Union. When
the President asks General Sheridan il the civil power is
sufficient TO take of these men, hc answers, ~
should say emphatcaly they not" This is after the
President has issued his proclamation OF the 18th Of
August that peace reigned and civil authority s sufficient
protection for all citizens am sorry to hatin face
alas
pure patriot Hyer and others arc dead and wounded
men arc coming North, with the Testimony
unprotected 50 that they are Obliged to leave New
Orleans, that the President has issued his procama
ton that peace has obtained throughout all the
land and the civil courts ample 10 protect lite and
liberty. And in face Of General Shoriians emphatic
dsayowal of the ability OF the civil authorities 10 protect
ihe citizens, the President the 18th OF August
every Union in the South TO the Of the
thugs-assassins and murderers of Lincoln and Dose.
Sress, make laws for You, have power to say whether
your BITS shall be paid or go unpaid, whether bountes
or whether the ag Of The United States shall be uphed


To have portion Of the country in governmental rsla


.lops to the country whore no loyal speak and
documents frum another portion of the Union 1t was
because Texas had concluded to come into tho
Union that this proclamation of peace is
sued A gentleman, born in town in this county,
formerly serving upon my staff, was sent upon an
inspection tour 70 Texas and he made his report and
he and in what condition he things. What is
the difference between the President and Congress
between the Philadelphia Convention and Congress p


because believe We are to look 10 that as
ponent Of his feeling Congress says these shall
not back until they pass the constitutional amend
ment And what is there in the constitutional amend
ment that fault should be found with Y The first
ton land thought IL was In the constitution Already
s that every citizen OF every State shall have the
right of every citizen Of every state-in other
words, that any one here shall walk in peace
South Carolina can now walk in Massachuseits-as
Couch and Orr walked arm in arm at Philadelphia
debt shall never be rspudiaed That IS where the con
venton agree with us, only we want Southern men to
pu. u on paper Ana tina. the confederate DEBT shall Be
says they not bound by what dono in their
absence and therefore they are not bound BY the
have motion not to pay interest the national debt
but movement 70 pay tho confederate debt-and slc
ceoding, under these circumstances, what would your
seven tnrtes be WORTH The next section that repre-
senaion the South shall be In proportion popu


ton precisely a. Il is at the North not counting those
tuition the negro was counted three fths, and the
master was allowed to represent his hs
OF them persona Now there slaves and having
got nd Of slavery they claim 70 represent them not only
but whole; and that leaves the South
equal population do not mean to give the proportion
exactly but 1t Is about that Now we say you shall not
vote and then yeu may have them counted just as
do at the North Is not that fair and just and only
sr and jas but magnanm1oasY Come on" uess esaSE only
proposition the part OF Congress s that when





countsda direct oer the South in favor Of giving
oil the right 70 vote, without regard 10 color or
YOU, my neishbos and frisnda ana nat s avor Of taat
pop ton Of Congress for this reason the either
Is qualified In having right 70 vote or he is not.
lie ought to voto or no ought not No taxa
ton without representation, We settled in the be-
ginning of evening II no has the right to vote,
Congress offers TO the people the constitutional
am ndment fx the great rights Of citizens then say
wont offer brbe to anybody to give the right lie
shall har the right dsreciy and IN 50 many uord thero
fuyc am for na fara as
IL stops short Don't let man say, you favor
Of indiscrimnate suffragef am in favor Of anytodys
voting that is now III TO vote, and don't think tho
question OF color enters into the question Of fitness
Fix your standard of qualification, and when any
here lit 10 VOTE let him voto Let Congress lx
lot these people FIX H. and then ask them TO back
ino the Union Lot US all ix II by the constitutional
battles ard now we wont allow him TO aid in govern.
ing the country he aided in defending I
not understand why Congress did not go for.
went to offer to the South the gift OF power, If they
would let the negro vote. would say TO the South,
gentlemen fought you four years, captured your
armies, captured you, and yol are all ours and
viii give you many rights much representation
and You NAV make such laws never 90 In for indi.
mean what say, ard carry out what say
a. well ~ can give everybody fair notice that I
shall try TO get, whenever and wherever have the
opporu unity, impartial suffrage for every man In my
command. And anybody that don't ike that don't
want hin to 20 with We are too afraid OF this fear
apou negro cq .ality And you going To maize the
negro your eqasis l am not going to make him any
thing. nm going TO leave him to make himself am
not going TO DO poor and contemptbe TO build my
self ur by crowding him down. y he really
beat mc fairly, beat me ] am willing he should.
Any man who talks about being AFRAID Of the
negro has a little doubt In his own mind whether
tie negro is not the better OF the two Tho
first question Is Que of great concorumcnt II have
doubt u Is sboat this convention TO elect delegates
10 Congress- aud TO override the North. and forming a
coniunct on with them In the North would have all
work TO do over again. and Mr. Blair tells you that
unless they get control OF the government In the


proposed and the whole south admitted civil
must rage aga,n. Governor frownlow Of tennessee,
tells you that there Is attempt IN Tennessee TO
get hold OF that government and - overthrow the
sution Of Tennessee, winch DISTINGUISHES rcbeA so
that they may elect dsoya representatives next
Congress- Therefore Il becomes the duty OF every man
sustain Congress, In sustaining first tho Civil Rights
bail which gives 10 everybody their rights every State
aud sustain Congress In giving protection 10 the negro


holding these states where they aud insisting that
free speech, free press civil and religious liberty


IL.