Year: 1866


the contrary Notwithstanding. ZAP
plause.) And, Sir, if this Congress had
done nothing more, that one days work
would secure its immortality.


But Congress was not quite willing
to stop there Though defeated on the
Frccdmen's Bureau bill at first, another
was born. The same knife was put to
its throat; but thank God, it survived
the cash, and we have now Freed
mems Bureau bill, "my policy to the
contrary notwithstanding. Cheers }
And that bill will stand until it ceases to
be necessary. Now what is Itadicalism?
| confess can't tell myself, though
they say am the most radical of the
Radicals; a charge to which ! plead
guilty and ask no favor for interposing
the plea-do not, in legal pariance throw
myself upon the mercy Of the court.
But this l can tell you-Radicalism in
sists upon doing right. Conservatism
insists upon doing right, too, provided
it is just as easy; but if it is not, then
it is not, then it is willing to do little
wrong. Oaughter) / have sometimes
wished that ! had little imagination,
that | might paint the Conservative just
as he is. Say to him "Do you believe
it is right to let those unrepentant reb-
els back to take part in the Govern
mentF "Well, no." he says, "not ex-
actly. But it has got to be done some
time, soon If you don't, they'll grow
madder and madder; they are angry al
ready, and growing more so; and you
know the great channels Of commerce
have to be opened up; so, on the whole,
| think we had better try them" "But
we have tried them," you answer.
"Well," he says, ''let them take the
OATH" The oath! Great heavens. !.
| have never seen one that would baulk
at an oath. ! saw a man the other day
in the Senate Chamber take an oath that
he had never accepted nor held an Office
under the Rebel Government, when it
is as patent to all as the sun at noon-d day
that he was Confederate Judge. And
how did the man let his conscience off!
Why, he took the place to try to serve
the Union people. Said | "does that
change the fact that you took it'"
"No," he answered, but it affects the
animus, which determines the deed.''
Now if that man could take that oath,
how long will it take JEFF Davis to
swear himself innocent of treason ]
have seen him swear three times myself,
to support and defend the Constitution
of the United States, when in his heart
he knew that he was pejuring himself
| heard John G. Breckenridge swear in
the Senate Chamber to support and de-
fend the Constitution, when he was as
deep-dyed in treason as he well could be
and when nearly the next thing heard
of him was that he was leading his
cohorts for its destruction Nay, more,
these same men have all sworn to sup
port the Confederate Government also.
Of what weight or value, then, are their
oaths! Naughter.) Trust them. No!
Trust a manthat you know has commit
ted deliberate perjury! Why, a man
who would take back into his employ q
scoundrel who had been guilty of arson,
who had wrapped his household in
flames and burned up his family, would
be deemed a fit subject for an insane
asylum. But these rebels have done
more and worse than that, they fired the
temple of liberty itself, and they famed
the flames so fiercely that naught could
stay or quench them but the blood Of
loyal men, lavishly poured out. ZAP
plause) But, say our friends, you
would tax these men without giving
them representation Horrible But
why are they not represented? Let
some Democrat answer me that. Tax
alton; that word makes me angry when
it comes from them. Have they not
burdened you with taxation on every ar
ticle you wear, and eat and produce, un-
til you groan under the load, and what
for? To put down their treason. They
talk about being taxed without rep
resentation. Why, Sir, if they
had not been mad, and wicked as
well, they would never have been tax.
ed to such an extent as we now are
They went out voluntarily from theil
fathers house and remained out fou


years. all the time fighting against it
and trying to destroy it; and now, like
a whining lamb, they come back SC
hungry for the Government pap thatthey
cannot wait twelve months before they
attempt to seize the helm of power
In a word, their new effort is this, to d.
with the ballot-box what they failed t
do with the bullet A voice: "Thatt
it, What astonishes and alarms m,
is this: to see men who are rational up
on all other subjects, men calling them
selves Democrats, who are ready tt
make this dreadful experiment, and il
order to attain political power are read,
to close hands with the blood red hanC
of treason. Men of New-Jersey, wher


slumbers your manhood? Where 18th,
heart of New-Jersey that beat so nobl,
and so proudly when her countless son


went forth to the distant battlefield


Have you already forgotten all7 Arr
you ready to strike hands now with any


body who propose to try this fearful ex


pertinent Of getting possession of po


litical power by the aid of Rebel bal


lots? l do not know how it may b
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