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VOL XXVII. NO. 20. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1866. R a t i o n a l < S t a i u t i U ( l . , P U B L I S H E D EV E K V SATUHDAY, BT THE AM E R ICAN A N T I - S L A V E R f SO C IETY, t h r e e dol I a AR s r r n annum . AAEON M. POW E L L , Editor. W ENDELL PH ILLIPS, Special EHilorial (bnlributor. For n « of Advnrtising and Club ter o Foartli ‘ago, S P E E C H O F A N X A E: D I C K I N S O N \ AT THE 80CTnKl!S LOYALISTS- CONVENTION IN PIITL- ” T V Aoni.riiiA, se p t. 6, I860. S aid tho grout E m p e ror, us I10 p r e s e n ted to ono of his m a rshals a p a ir o f p is tols elaborately carved, “ I lia d inten d e d to have th e nam e s of y o u r victo ries e n g rav e d upon them , b u t th e r e w as u o t room for them . ” Said tho great loyal h e a r t o f the N o rth, b o a tin g h e re in Philadelp h ia, “ I w ill give theso m e n f it welcome ! those m o n com ing u p from tho fiery f n roace of rebellion a n d slavery shall receive h o n o r d u e a t m y h a n d s .” So we strove. Bells r a n g ; voices w elcom e d ; crow d s sho n ted ; cannon th u n d e red. E n thu s iasm w e n t from po in t to point, from h e ig h t t o h e ight, till i t culm inated la s t n ig h t in th e h u n d r e d s of tho n s n n d s th a t crow d ed o n r streets : iu th e d a rkn e s s tu r n e d to n o o n lig h t; in tlie cries w ith w hich th e very a rch e s of heaven rang. S o we strove—in vain ! T h e r e a re d e p th s in hn- innn n a lu re w h ic h arc unfathom a b le. D id we g ive y o u m u c h ? Ah 1 m y friends, tlia t w h ich y o u saw and heard was b n t 11 dim relies of th a t w h ich was felt and unseen. To-day, w h ile conscious of th i s I y e t strive to add o n e m o re voice t o th e s e pieans of trium p h nnd w elcom e —a w omau’s voice—n v o ice t h a t s p e a k s f o r th e m illions o f those whose b e s t nud d e a r e s t have fo u g h t f o r y o u r hom e s a n d died b y y o u r side. “ For dearly must we prize yon—wo who find In you a bulwark for the cause of men.” T o -day I stru g g le to .say to y o n w h a t is in the h e a r ts o f th e s e N o rthern w o m e n . I straggle— 1 1 \\here th o u g h t I co u ld —I c a n n o t ! F o r ns I look in to ch a ttels iu y o u r faces a n d realize w h o y o n are— h o w y o n have I *° savo nl‘ h o ld f a s t th e profession of y o u r faith w ithout waver-1 P0\ ' to negro suffrage ; no m a tter w h a t th o fooling nnd I sion everyw h e re, w rong everyw h e re, outrag e ov- tlie utteniuco of M n rylnm l and K e n tu c k y m a y be. oiy w h ore, w lmt w ill th e resu l t be ? Says tin- Book Y o u nro to carry t h a t odium w ith y o u r enem ies. I o f books, “ Tins noiiho of o p p ression nm k e tli a m a n L e t tlio tru t h be n refre s h in g perfu m e to y o u r m n d .” T h e result, w ill be to m a k e every loyal m a n friends. S t a n d u p o n th e fact, as y o u m u s t face th e I a m o n g you a r e v o lutionist. T h e s e f o u r m illions of allegation. Sin c e v o n r op p o n e n ts c h a r g e yon w ith | b lacks aro helpless fo r o p p o sition, because th e y fig h tin g w ith th e w e a p o n s of tru th ami G o d , 11 k n o w n o t tlie ir own stre n g th , because th e y beseech of y o u to have G o il a u d tru t h < protect ioi In G o d 's WHOLE NO. 1,372. pial r i g h t w itli every o th e r c itizen, in th e ' e ven b y those who wi 1 o f Ins life, liberty and pro p e r ty. T h e n , hem ? H o w d a re t h e , , «u > mine, why do you n o t com e o u t and say ' s titution , a law for a ll thut on those w h o elected tho; allowed to vote for m e m - ! r a tio n , iu j w.u ui nations or tn e law s o f w ar ; b n t w h a t fiicLifl to bo b in d in g shall we say of those ablo ju r is ts w h o sa t b y and o n thos e w h o electe d th e m fo r f h o ends, an d also acq u iesced; unless we p u t i t u p o n th e same ground ■ • , . I, , . 1,,,.,,, l....... w ith o n t h a t larg o p o r tio n o f th e p a tr i o ts a n d heroes— th a t one o f tlie a b lest a n d b e s t o f th e m d id w h e n ••I h a v e In ked, X <' ' ' J ’n a t a l ! ‘ n n ,im h 3 r a t X ’- w b o w ere n o t allowed to be a d v ised to take a false o a th to g e t a vote and br;LriS\ : , ■ «srs.«» n. *****. < ...w « » . * ■«* a ou t (lo t h a t ; le t u s got on t of th e well and we | sum p tio n o f pow o r in a d o m in a n t im b tn rv o r - side. B e y o n d this, th e sentim e n t of hum a n ity is large, m y f riends. I t is iu tlie h e a r t of every be in g to lovo to be trusted. T rent a r o g u e ns if yon believed him to be a n honest m a n , aud iu n in e cases o u t of ten ho w ill prove, to y o u , to bo an ho n e s t m a n . T r e a t th e m a sses a s if you had full f a ith iu th e ir d e v o tion t o liberty, n n d no t one in a thousand w ill d isappoint yon. 1 know tb e N o rth e r n people. L a s t season I crossed n ineteen th o u s a n d m iles of stan d to g e th e r in th is m a tte country, stood before tens of th o u s a n d s g a thered speak w liat I w ill of 1, and h a v in g no g if ts to blind to th e ir pow e r. I n such a f u ture, t h e y will flud instru c to r s an d lig h t in you. L e t th is “ eye less g ia n t once find a gu id e to p u l liis h a n d 011 the props o f th o H bite, lot him once bow him s e lf to th e pillars, a n d woe u n to all those w h o ha v e m a d e him tlieir lau g h in g - s tock o r linvo ch a in e d h im to g r in d at. t h e ir m ill.” T h e s e m e n dep recate strife, a r g u m e n t, disens- aion. M y friends o f th e B o r d e r S tates, I belong to th e B o r d e r Statos. Penn s y lvan ia an d M a ryland I have a rig h t to M y f riends o f the B o l d e r S t a te s an d of th e N o rth , w h e n you depre- j g o a t o u t . H.2 U ^ f : , rg o t th o p o o r goat, a n d i t r e -1 o n an.l allow ed to v o te ; a n d R r a a t t h e y v r i U d o ' R A D i e A L A ( H T A TO R S . From U 10 Jf. Y. Journal of Commerce. W end e l l P h illips is encouraged b y p a s t suc- to carry forward tlie abolition stan d a r d to th e m a n .s in th e w .*11 still. ho on th is occasion w ithout c o m m o tion I V tTi (C',rry. r,,rwar'l * » • nbolitio u sta n d a r d to th e \\ lioni do yon hope t o conciliate b y a half-w ay of th e g r e a t principle o f h u m a n lih.’-rtv—ft.ni , I ? extrem e of effrontery. T h r o u g h tho policy . N o t A n d rew Jo h n s o n , 1 h o p e ; n o t liis | iieoplo have th e r i g h t to m a k e th e ir own Corinth n 1 ? A n ti-S l a v e r y 8 takdaui> , h e ap- s..,.p o r te r s ; no t th e form e r shiv,-ow n e rs n t th e tion , and not b „ m L e S ™ m 1861. to the clergy of th e whole plans to enforce, n o favor to nsk, no policy to do- cate discussion, opposition, arg u m e n t, aro you fend—b e in g sim p ly a n A m e rican w o m a n loving m y j b lin d to th e f a c t tlm t th e r e is no backw a r d flow of c o u n tr y n n d i t s cause above a ll else iu t h e w o rld, id e a s m o r e th a n o f riv e r s ; t h n t w h a t y o u s e e here honestly sny tim l I know tho p e o p le infinitely I to-day is u o t tho tossing u p o f shallow w aves on h o tte r th a n any m a u w h o sta n d s boforo h is c o n - th e c o n st, b u t th e lo n g su r g e , sw e e p ing from conti- stitucney beggin g for office. J. know th e h e a r t of n o n t to c o n tin e n t across th o m a jestic s e a of opiu- th e people of th e great. W e s t ; I know th e heart, of ion ? Y o u rem e m b e r w linl D o T o e q u e v ille says, th e people of N ew E n g land, a Now E n g la n d Sen- “ A new science o f p o litics is necessary t o a new ntor, a M a s s a c h u s e tts S e n a tor, t o t h e c o n tra r y n o t- w o rld .” Y o n lm v e dou e th a t w h ich h a s ch a n g e d ■ithst.'Hiding—a n d T a m b u t th e m o n th-p iecc f o r tlie e n tire policy of o u r go v e rnm e n t, m o d ified i t liis h e a r t, w h e n I say t h a t th e response given last | in s t itu tio n s , a n d altered th e w h o le fram e w o rk nig h t to y o u r position of th e past tho respouse t h a t will be m a d e to th e p r e s e n t a n d th e future. few votes m a y be lost, th e d u s t ; b u t th e great ca who oppose you i n this to save th o ir i b u t a ty p e of yo u r positioi r heads ill win. in tion, iv roll ii Tho m et society. Y o u have tak e n a lon g s te p forw a rd ; yoi cun ta k e n o n e in r e t r e a t B e fore y o u is glory ; bo hin d yo u is defeat, disgrace anil infam y . A n d so im p lore you, tb o action of th is C o n v e n tion u o t be in g closed, to tak e counsel not of p a lterin g , n o t of of policy, b u t o f stre n g th , of loyal- astitiicueies, en tirely ignore ty, of lib e r ty , of th o w a r n in g s o f tlio p a s t, of Un th e fact th a t th e y a re ta k in g aw a y from yon th e sig u s of th e p r e s e n t, o f tb e h o p e s of th e futuro. I o n ly c o n s tituencies y o u [kissess. W h o have you to 1 b e s e e c h o f 3-011 t o tak e such h ig h sta n d t h a t n il men back you V W lm t a re y o u r con s titu e n c ies ? T h e J m ny recognize th a t, w h e n you th r e a te n , you “ lay fo u r m illions of blacks, w h o , ns slaves, w ero y o u r I y o n r ha n d 011 th e liilt of th e sw o rd of G o d .” frie n d s ; a n d as freem e n a re y o u r sup p o r ters. 1 s a t in in th e C o n v e n tion yesterd a y , nnd, lienr- W lien you go back and say, “ I d e s ir e to sustain ''ig M a rylan d offer h e r resolution, bow e d m y fuce tliis princip le, to send th a t m a n to C o n g r e s s ,” w h e re 511 a n g u ish , h e a r in g in t h a t resolu tion th e echo of are th e votes to com p a ss th is e n d ? Y o u r votes, th e W h ito H o n se. T h e e v e n t b r o u g h t before mo y o n r help, y o n r sup p o r t, y o u r c o n st it u e n e y , aro no- sh a rply a p ic tu r e of th e w ar. A t F a i r O aks a regi- in th e m a sses of people four years agi vour hands. T h e s e m o n , in t h e ir desire -lection to-day. w o u ld p u t i t o u t of y oin nn election for all tim e to co le n t had been ordered to liohl n c e r tain po in t, im p o r tan t, iu th e cen tr e o f th o line. M a ssing his forces opposite, th e en e ipy p o u r e d upon th is p o iu t unceasing ly h is sh o t a n d shell, a flerv rain of in g —how yon neeountod y o n r lives of little w o rth I T h e y s a y t o y o u th a t y o u w ill je o p a r d th e Constd- d e a th . T lie lino h e ld firm , w h e n its color-benrer —how , dr.y a f te r day nnd y e a r n f ter .vonr, you I tutional A m e n d m e n t, p u t in p e ril th e plan of Con- a t th e f r o n t fell dead w ith liis flog b e s ide h i m —and gazed dow n in to y o u r graves, and saw no o th e r fto*8- I tell you th e C o n s titu tio n a l A m e n d m e n t, a n o ther, and a n o th e r , a n d a n o ther. As th e Inst p r o s p e c t—liow, th r o u g h these days aud y e a rs, y o u ] Hie plan o f C o i l t v - >0 b u t w aste pa p e r w ithout ,>ne fell, th e flng-staff w as sh o t awn.y. T h e Hue g a th e r e d T r u t h to y o u r h e a r ts , looked d e a th in t h e a constitu e n c y t o back von. W ith a m a jority in ! r e e led, t h e r e g im e n t w as f a llin g b a c k , w h e n a little eye, au d scorned to flinch— I say, looking in to y-our 13’o n r m idst, of m e n w h o m nko prom ises b u t t o ig- j fellow, scarecl.v m o re th a n a child, s p r u n g forw a rd, faces a u d reco g u iziu g all th is, I realize how there * s o m e th iu g s of w h ich it is b e tte r to b e s ilent th a n to say to o little. L e t silence, then, convey nd th e b n t b y courtesy, an d n o t by r ig h t— th e ir rig h t b e in g n o g r e a ter th a n th a t of Penn s y lvania o r Hli- nois—nay, r a th e r , I p r o test ag a in s t them , seeing how th e y have used th is courtesy n o t to sustain, b u t to oppose, tb e uetion of those w h o extend e d i t nore them , ta k e oaths b u t to brea k them , m e u w h o tero th e flag L o rn u n d e r tlie very f e e t of tlio ud- n e ith e r fear G c d n o r reg a rd m a n , backed by a vancing host, tw isted it a b o u t him , stood thero a _____ _ ___________ ______________ _____________ P r e s id e n t w h o i s capable of every th in g , and som e - liv ing flng-staff, a n d tu r n i n g h i s face a c ross, w h ich th e a d m iratio n , th e lovo and th e blessing w h ich I th in S worse—y o u r last c itate w ill bo w o rse th a n | b lazed th e glories o f th e n e a r e tern ity , cried , “ I ’m w o rds a re in a d e q u a te to contain . j o u r first. C o n s titution a l A m e n d m e n t, C o n g r e s - : g o o d for a m inute, b o y s I com e o n ! ” a n d so fell Yet, as I have sa t in th is C o n v e n tion, n n d d n y | sional P,an> 1115(1 .von yourselves w ill be overrid d e n dead, th e flag; h is w in d in g - s h e e t, ab o u t h im . B u t a f te r day listen e d t o y o u r sp e a k in g s —-the s p e a k ing s J a u fl tm m p led in th e dust. th e line had closed in , tho reg im e n t h a d pressed of V irginia nnd Carolina, of T e n n e ssee, A rkansas u o t d e c e ived, m y b r o th e r s . “ E v il com m n - forw a rd, had saved flag a n d flng-staff a like, a n d t h e G n lf States— I ig n o r e M issouri, M a rylan d m e n tions c o r r u p t good m o r a ls .” lie w h o w o u ld , field w as won. n n d K e n tu c k y , co m p rehendin g how th e y ore h e r e P 8 '\® ll5S shall lose it. S a id P a s c a l to his J a n - j So w ith these S tates. I lmve s e e n th e m go in g senists, while L o u is X IV . wns t h u n d e r i n g n t tlieir j dow n , g o in g dow n , le t t i n g tlio ir flag trail in th e doors, “ Y o u m a y c o m p rom ise y o u r principles, b u t d u s t b e s id e th e m , b r e a k in g b e fo r e th e fire o f th e to R o y a l.\ So I say to enem y . M a rylan d d r o p p e d w ith Pennsylvania, b n t K e n tucky w ith N ew Y o rk, w b e n a m a n . 0110 of th e t sa \e yourselves i n th e S o u t h n o r add m e u I see b e fo r e m e , w h o ho ld n o t t h e ir lives a t u pin ’s fee co m p a r e d w ith th e g r e a t cau s e n t stak e , lifted him s e lf u p w ith th e flag o f e q u a lity and tru th ab o u t him , saying sim p ly, “ I t m a y death to us w h en wo r e tu r n , b u t wo will s ta n d long enough a t least, before we fill o u r graves, for N o rth to close ab o u t u s n n d press onw a rd to vic to r y .\ B e fore m e I see tw o conventions. A b o v e you h u n d r e d s of th o u s a n d s w h o so pule lips say, “ D e a d in b a ttle ! ” for y o u nnd for m e ! m u ltitu d e s who ^ .• 'd w ith w o u n d s ; n o t to have these w o u n d s gen tly I K ing, beside w h o m sa t th e figure of a k n i g h t mag-1 f‘llter, “ D e a d o f s tarv a tio n i n S o u t h e r n p r is o n s ! ’’ sa lre d . n o t Lo b e laid away tend e r ly in lavender, nifioenUy arrayed. “ B e h o ld th y fath e r ! \ said I *o r -V(,u an<1 lo r m ,‘ I u ien uiul w o m e n and little b u t t o ru s h t o th e f r o n t r a n k s o f th e b a ttle im p e n d - Hie K ing. A n d B e r n a r d o , dism o u n ting, k n e lt to j c h ild r e n —p e rch a n c e som e b r o th e r , w ife, o r little in g ; t o s h o u t th e w a tchw o rd o f t h e h o u r ; t o cry em b race th e h a n d tlia t ln in g b y hi.« side, b u t fell | cl,5l(1 \ f y o u r s , w h o u tte r , “ D e a d ! th r o u g h the a lo u d i n a very fren z y of in tr e p id ity to those t b a t Lack in agony, f o r it was th e touch of d e a th th a t j ta u s e H int a ssailed y o u a n d m o .” I n th e m id s t I fa l t e r : “ W h a t ! a re yon a fr a id to die th a t you m a y | m e t his ow n , and so cried aloud iu despair, “ Ah ! how Uu-v h i m ' n o t m e rely W M lo • vote to , o u , p m e r ... tl.e K o r l l..” voices, b u t h a v e endeavored to overw h elm and to | Nny, ns th e .Spanish k n ig h t, yon w ill give ch o k e th e m — th e voices of m e n whose rig h t alone it w as, a f te r y e a r s of unp a ralleled suffering, to sp e a k —I say, us I have follow ed y o n r action, and have listen e d to y o u r declarations, I realize how th e p r in c iples nnd courage of Uie p a s t a re as u o th iu g to th e p r in c iples and courage of th e pre se n t a n d fu tu r e . I realize how y o u hav e come fro m th e h e a t and w eariness of p a s t c o m b a ts , cov-1 stron g h o ld for destructio n . H is fath e r in the h a n d s of th e K ing—B e r n a r d o del C a rpio rebelled fo r h is sake, took refuge in his im p r e g n a b le f o r tress, r e s isting all th e assaults th a t were m a d e upon it, till tho K ing, outw e a r ied, prom ised to release th e fath e r if h e w o u ld yield h is castlo. I t was don e ; and B e r n a r d o , leaving h i s em p ty au d de n ied cusUe behind him , r o d e forth to m e e t th e Sou th . W h o m , thon, are 3-011 h o ld in g back f o r? “ W h y do I ask f o r suffrage f o r tho black m a n ? O n ly b e c a u s e i t is liis r i g h t ! I nsk i t n o w , because yo n to o linvo ju s t em e rged from oppression, and y o u r h e a r ts are s o f ter aud m o ro easily ap p e a led to th a n th e y w ill be by u n d by , perhaps. Now is tho tim o ; w h e n th e wax is w a r n , place th e s tam p u p o n it to m a k e th e im p ression ; w h e n th o iro n is h o t is th e tim e to strike. W ith th e D e m o c ratic p a r ty — a p a r ty o f th e devil—slavery w as th e leading ele m e n t. L ib e r ty m u s t be th e po s itive elem e n t of th e R e p u b lican party. “ T h o nogKi pow e r is a g r e a ter one th a n m o st peoplo give i t c r e d it for. W e a ttem p ted to crash tho rebellion wiUi one h a n d , th e so f t r ig h t hand, b u t i t wus n o t u n til y o u called th o s tr o n g le f t a rm , w h ich had previously b e e n shackled beh ind j o u r back, t h a t you w o re successful in c r a s h in g treason. W ill you now b e so u n m e rciful, so ungenerous, as to refuse t h a t boon to th e blacks, y o u r f riends, th n t you are w illing s h o u ld b e extended to the,rebels, y o u r e n em ies, th e r ig h t o f suffrage? S u r a h , if the black m a n enn pn.v taxes, lu* c a n vote. I f h e c a n use th e loyal m u s k e t, ho can vote. “ F iv e centu r ies ago, th e proud Anglo-Saxou race jvoro slaves, j u s t th e sam e ns we black s w ere a few yenrs ago ; and see w h a t th e rnco hns risen to I I ho p e to see th e d a y y e t whon th e negroes of th e co u n try will be som e th ing —n o t a despised o r p r o scrib e d race, b u t w o rthy of th e sacrifices, tlio g r e a t sacrifices w h ich hav e been m a d e f o r th e ir r e d e m p tio n from bondage. N e g ro suffrage is s u r e to com e ; and I tell y o u , gentlom e n , u n less you inscribe t h a t m o tto o n y o u r b a n n e r , 1 e x p e c t to live to see th e d a y w h e n th e D e m o c ratic p a r ty w ill d o it. Com e it w ill.” T h e r e w ere, p r e o e d in g n u d s u c c e e d ing th e above, m a n y m o r e good w o rds u tte r e d in P h ilad e lp h ia d u r in g th e C o n v e n tion w eek ; b u t wo have room for these rem a r k a b le ones only— such ns th e y are in th e incom p lete nnd ga rb le d versions of th e daily new s p a p e r repo r ters, w h ich we hav e been ab le to am e n d b u t slightly-. S P E E C H O F IIO N . I l l A D U E V S S T E V E N S AT BEDFORD. FA., SEPT. 4 t H. M b . S tevens addressed h is co n s titu e n ts for th e first tim e i u th e pe n d iu g canvass on th e 4 th iu s t., n t B e d ford, P a . H o review e d tlio actio n of Con gress a n d discussed th e problem of recon s tr u c tion . W e givo th e m o re im p o r ta n t p o r tion s o f tlie speech. H e said : * * * * * W h e n th e w a r e n d e d , th e w o rk o f reconstruction w o u ld have n o t lie m a d e su b ject to o n e im o o s ed on ! ,., ,1 i„ . T l . , .1 ’ l'ic clerg y o f th e whole r Ite gives w a rning th a tA u o th e r g r e a t c risis • 1 p e n d ing, as follows : ' “ C lergym en ot th e N o rth, I beg y o n to realize th a t the nation * o p p o r tun ity s till continues ; th a t h o u r w hich dem a n d s absolute justice us o u r only them by fo— ....... . ......... . c . uihhi b y a fraction o f th e ir fellow-citizcns. 1 T h e C liiof-Jnstico is r ig h t. N o t a reb o l S tate lias th is day a law ful g o v e rnm e n t. T h e y a r e m e re te r rito r ies c o n q u e red b y o u r a rm s from tlio “ Confed erate S tates of A m erica. ” W h y , th e n , did n o t C o n g ress g iv e th e m e ith e r te rrito r ia l governm e n ts o r e n a b ling acts so th a t they chuld form S tate gov ernm e n ts , and com e in to th e U n ion witli C o n s titu tions securing e q u a l nnd im p a rtial rig h ts to every h u m a n bein g w ithin tlieir lim its? E a r ly in tho session I in tr o d u c e d a b ill to give th e m enabling acts ou th e trao principles of R e p u b lican govern m e n t. I t m e t w ith b u t little countenance. T h e republican m in d had n o t exam ined, and was not really to accept so radical a p roposition. A n d so tlie session wns sp e n t in inaction. You may find m y proposition to g e th e r witli th o reasons f o r it 111 th e last, nu m b e r o f th e Globe; I w ish i t m ig h t be copied in to y o u r excellent paper so t h a t you may ju d g e of it. I tru s t yon w ill exam ine it well, so tlm t y o u can inform u s of its propriety. I sh a ll re new i t n t th e n e x t session. , ........0^.^ u u . W augite u m o re decisive In m y opinion, C o n g ress w as de re lic t in an o th e r blow . I n d e e d , lo n g b e foro 1868, i f C o n g ress bc- p a rticuinr. I lmve a lw ays hold th n t while b u t few 11rays such tim idity, such d istru s t of th e people, safety, and holds th e natio n ’s h e a r t ready for~the w ,ed - i ’olit,cian 8, w h om th e storm o t lo b l started f o r one m o m e n t o u t of th e ir self- seeking, are settlin g back again in to th e ir old cun- u m g schem e s for p e rp e tu a tin g th e ir own power. K n o w ing well wlmt the n a tio n ’s h e a r t requires, they seal th e ir lips, nnd treatin g i t like a sick child, offer it 011I3' w lmt th e y th in k its an s tr u n g nerves will bear, w ithout f rettin g against th e physician. M e anw h ile, over t h e heads of these gam e sters iu th e Capitol it r/nlheriiu/ a blttcker cloud, than that o f 1861. B e n e a th th e bo a rd on w h ich these R e p u b li can and D e m o c ratic dice ure throw ing, heaves already th e volcano of 1868. Unless tlie people are w arned in to vigilance. 1868 will r e p e a t 1861, under the lead o f a m o re d a n g e rous traitor th a n Buclm uan, since, enlig h ten e d b y tlm t daw d ler’s experience, J o h n s o n know s ho w to strik e a m o re decisive of th e belligerents should suffer th e e x trem e p e n a lty of th e law, y e t th a t a sufficient fu n d should bo levied o u t o f th e ir p r o p e r ty t o pay th e expenses a n d dam a g e s of th e war. Congress in Ju ly , 1862, d e clared all th e ir pro p e r ty forfeited, and directed tho P r e s id e n t to seize i t for the benefit o f th e U n ited S tates ; m o re tlm n ten billions of prop e r ty th u s b e cam e vested in tho U n ited States. Proceedings ag a in s t m o r e tlm n tw o b illions of property, includ in g th e aban d o n e d estates, had been \instituted a n d w ere in progress. T h e P r e s id e n t has restored some fatal blow m a y be attem p ted . • • T h e P r e s id e n t conspires to su r re n d e r tho r e public to its foes.- H e asserts that the people agree lo his policy. “ C on o a ess does not deny — dabes not , it WOULD HKKM. TO DENY THIS. “ I call on yon, whose place it is to discourse of absolute righ t— fling i t dow n never a t a n y b idding of self-interest— to speak on t a t th is in s tan t.” If th e people in th e ir conscientious sim p licity— ho illegally given away half enough to pay th e Na- i w E E T 1! ? * ‘,U* U to * ' £ T ,n thnt co“ “ tionol debt. H e has\ enrich e d traito rs i t th e ex- from « « * “ «» P h i l i p s , then o u r p o h b - § 1— 1 ------ . l ^ . . . . leal f u ture is e x c e e d ingly d a rk. I n s tead of addressing them selves to those “ th in g s t h a t m a k e for p e a c e ,” p u ttin g in m o tion once m o re th e disjointed m a chinery of civil governm e n t, these political moles y had all th e d e p a r tm e n ts o f got of lo y a l m e n . A n d yot Congress, b o l d _ was, bail n o t the courage to reverse these proceed ings a n d com p e l th e E x e c u tive to do his duty. I tru s t t h a t o u r c o n s tituen ts will give us m o re courage, so t h a t a t th e n e x t session we m a y c o m p e l th e P r e sid e n t to d o h is d u ty aud execute th e laws. T h o se a re om issions w liich I frankly confess a n d sincerely deplore. B u t o u r c row ing sin was the om ission to givo hom e steads an d th e rig h t of suffrage in the rebel States to th e freedm e n w h o lm d f o u g h t our b a ttles. W e have left th e m th e victim s of the rebels w h o every day sh o o t them dow n in cold blood. A t M e m p h is, 48 w ere m u r d e r e d u n d e r the direction of th e m u n icipal au th o rities, and n o t n man prosecuted. B e h o ld th e awful slau g h ter of w h ite m e n and black— o f a C o n v e n tion of highly respectable m e n . peaceably assem b led in Conven tion ut N ew O rleans, w h ich G en. S h e r id a n p r o h o r rib le th a n tlie m a ssucrc of F o r t n o u n c es n confined them selves to th e ir leg itim a te sphe T h e r e b e ls w ere subm issive, and asked only to bo allow ed th e ir forfeited lives. H a v in g lo s t nil by treason and th e f o rtu n e s of w ar ; hav in g destroyed tb e i r S t a te go v e rnm e n ts u n d e r th e C o n s titution an d volun tarily severed th e i r co n n e c tion w itli th e U n ite d S tates, aud th e r e b y lost all claim s to p r o tectio n u n d e r tho C o n s titu tio n ; h a v ing declared them selves alien enem ies, an d in th a t ch a r a c ter hav in g waged a w ar o f savage ferocity ag a in s t the having slaug h tered n e a r ly lm lf a m illion ■nt' Pillow . E v e n th e clergym a n w h o opened th e pro ceedings w ith pray e r was cruelly m u rdered. All tliis was done u n d e r tlie s a n c tion o f Jo h n s o n and h is office-holders. I t is th e leg itim a te consequences of h is “ p o licy.” I n d m it C o n g ress becam e dem agogical last h o t days, w h en all m a n h o o d w as m e lted o u t of and m u s k r a ts s tealthily u n d e rm ine th e f o n n d a tions of th e whole fabric. W e m u st look a t th is pesti lent crew as th e y appeared years ago, and judge of them by t h e ir works, as seen in th e devastation of civil w ar. T h e y w a n ted slavery should b e forcibly abolished, and had th e ir w ish gratified a t an in calculable cost. Now th e y have o th e r objects to accom p lish, and already tell u s tliat over the Capi tol is “ g a th e r in g a blacker cloud th a n th a t of 1861.” T h e •■nliyhteued patriotism of th is land m o st show th a t th is is false. S P E E C H O F G E N . H A M M O N D . G en . J . II. H ammond addressed a large m e e ting at M a con, M o., on th e 13th n it., in w hich he made th e follow ing statem e n ts relative to P r e s id e n t Jo h n s o n and th e condition of the S o u th : I t w o uld bo inqiossible to s tate step by s tep how the changes o c c u rred in th e m u n u e rsof the people. I had, when I w e n t South, lieen approached by a F .n i im s in to o n r \ r.nks. T h e — right, | h ^ S L t a L T t o m i S S '.111 ‘ l’ P ? I \ * “ W *1 *° id'h U I v nivHelf w ith tin s subject, _ _ I p a rty of th e South. nost e ffective argu m e n t (if nrg u m e n t i t ci Confederate M exico, a n d w itli th e rebel said they in ten d e d to u n ite and control th e cou n try and governm e n t by o( o u r Citih.1.., n l ih i l i a M . o „ t ..I m o r e t . | « l U d ) . h i d . . i l l b e M M h r o u r o p p o u o n t. j ■ o t , „ d ^ „ ^ izodon undoV ■ e ffort m u ,lo by tlio S c p n b h c u . to p r o u q tu l p,t o n w , „ „ J ! * * * & . o l t h T p r o n d o n t '^ right-, to every hum a n tieiug, even to th e A frican. , ,„ v rionhtx M Ih* n n v ihiliiw r la test m a rtyr, slain in th e live again ? ” to tu r n y o n r faces, covered w ith th e j D o n Ba:i Dii sw e a t and blood o f conflict, to these fresh and w o rn ones, and th n n d e r , “ Follow 1 W c stand read y t o do, to suffer, t o dare, to die. W e of the S o u t h stand r e a d y to lead ! A re \ o u o f tlie N o rth ready to follow ? ” H a v ing f o u g h t f o r yourselves an d th e R e p u b lic, you pause b u t to rem o v e th e »vil h o u r d id s t thou beget O rleans, wlio echoes back foi thoi th o u a r t dead, and I havi strongho ld for thee, und now I have lo s t a ll ! ” M y friends, g iv e u p y o u r citadel, y o u r stron g tow e r of defence, y o u r C a stle of T r u th , and it is b n t destruction a n d death y o u w ill receive in re tu r n . I f you g o dow u in to th e S o u th w ith o u t this from tlie eter- “ L o t th e good stain s from y o u r battered arm o r a n d r u s h forw a rd g u a ran tee of safety, yo u w ill go as th e S t a te pris- to th e c o m b a t f o r hu m a n ity aud th e w o rld. | o n e rs of L o u is X I V ., into on iron cham b e r w h ich, T h e c o u n tr y lias w itnessed m a n y strange s ights b o s looked u|k>ii m a n y m a rvelous scenes, w ithin the la s t s ix years— n o s ig h t so strange, no scene so m a r velous, as tliis of th e S o u th p leading for justice, again s t th e cry of e-rpediency from th e N o rth. E v e ryw h e re you have m e t o b stacles in th e shape o f W e s tern G o v e rnors, N ew E n g land Senators, und B o r d e r S tate delegations. Yon have been assailed on th e streets, b u tton-holed on corners, intru d e d upo n in com m ittec-room s, by these m e n from the div id in g S tates and from th e N o rth, saying, “ P a u s e ! r e flect I consider ! L e t us h o ld back the event w ithin th e expedient. L e t us furnish the rev o lu tio n with o s k y lig h t.” Y o n have everywhere heard th e plea, tho jiruyer, “ N o t so fust I n o t so far ! You w ill h u r t o u r e lections. You w ill p u t i n jeopardy N o rthern au d B o rder S tate votes.” My friends, os o u r a d m irable C h ief-Justice once said— “ N o th in g is m o re profitable than ju s tice.” T h e m o sses of th e A m e rican people like pluck —a fairly inode fight—a p p lau d h o n o r and courage. A n d if 3-011 s ta n d face t o face w ith tliis greatenem y ; y ield in g uo in c h of g r o u n d , ba tin g uo voice, com p ro m isin g no principle, w ritin g upon y “ L ib e rty , E q u a lity, a n d F r a te r n ity ,” I tell you tlie m ig h ty h e a r t o f th e people w ill respond, Arncu. S h a ll th e m e n of M a ryland a n d K e n tucky silence th is voice ? N o 1 T r u e , o r fulBe, y o u r enem ies | w ill c h a r g e t h is princijiie upon you ns a weapon of j attack . L e t y o u r f riend s be able to use i t f o r you I n s a shield of defence. If you a re to have th e title, tak e also th e pow er. I f you a re to lmve w lm t y o n r o p p o n e n ts call th e disgrace, take th e profit os well u i th e s h a m e . I f y o u ure to b e considered os d e voted to n e g ro suffrage, then, I 1103-, in the nam e of com m o n sense, hike th e a d d e d stren g th of negro suffrage. My frieuds, three w eeks ugo we lm d a C m vou- j sufii tiou iu th e city of P h ilad e lphia—a C o n v e n tion tlm t, g iviug seats to A leck Stephens und D ick T a y lor, endeavored to save itself in th e eyes of the world, preserve its reputation, by exeluding V allan- diglm m and W ood. I t said. “ W e c a n n o t stand un d e r such a loud ns th is ; we cannot give s c a ts to such m e n as those.” W ere th e y saved th e r e b y ? E v e r y sensible m a n and woman, from M a ine to California, knew th a t theso m e n were indorsed, th o u g h th e y were e x c lud e d ; knew th u t tlieir principles were adopted by th e C o n v e n tion, by* som e devilish ingenuity of to r tu r e , contracted ab o u t them d a y by- d a y nud h o u r by hou r , till t h e y i -ere c rash e d a t last. So tlie iron w alls o f porseeu- tio u nm l oppression w ill c lose you rou n d , m a k ing you die every day y o u live, a n d an n ih ilatin g you a t lost. I p r o test f o r y o u r own sake, f o r th e sake of the N o rth, f o r th e sake of th e 4,000,000 of hap less peo ple w h o have s tood y o u r frionds nnd ours thro u g h years of blood and conflict. W h ile w atching th is contest I have boon s o rrow fully rem in d e d o f a sto r y told in th e early days of th e w ar, of a b a ttle field near th e b o r d e r line of K e n tucky, to w h ich, thro u g h th e shadow s of niglit, cam e a black m a n , in p u r s u it of som e suffering souls th a t m ig h t need h is uid. H e bandaged a lim b here, pooling w a ter on fevered lips tlu-re, and a t lasL found one of our m e n w o u n d ed, bleeding, alm o st dying, who said to liiu i: “ 1 a m from O h io ; I cannot w a lk; I cann o t move ; lif t m e up , an d carry me to m y cam p .\ I t wns n e a r th e border line, you will rem e m b e r, T h is slave, s till 1 w ith the m a rks o f liis s e rvitude, lasli a n d iroi him , placed thin soldier upon h is shouldi carried him , r e e ling and alm o s t f a inting 1111 load, m iles away to th o N o rthern line. T h e n e x t day cam e a voice from K e n tucky, a voice from his m a ster, sa y in g : “ R e n d e r m e b o c k m y slave. ” And regim e n t to w h ich th is soldier belonged, y reg im e n t to w h ich ho wass returned, dram m e d tliis block lie th o u g h th e i r seats wei him dow n to h is m a s ter in K e n tu c k y , t o to r tn n and detktli. My friends o f the South, who have suffered, who have strug g led for th e rig h t, m y friends, to-day th a t slave s tands a type of four m illions, t h a t slave stands a type of those who have struggled fur, d for you, as none o th e r s could o r would. T h e i r rights ure in y o u r h a n d s ; tin th e ir future are w rapped up in y i K e n tucky cries, “ G ivem o th isv ictin O h , great s p ir its ! 0I1, tried and heroic so u ls ! I be seech of yon th a t yon cry aloud ns w ith one voice, “ N ever, while a loyal h e a r t bents iu our m idst 1” I protest, too, for tin* future sufety, w e ll-being a n d peace o f the c o u n try. T h e s e m e u , y o u r o p p o n e n ts, will re tu r n to pow er, not, us in tl». part, the col leagues of m e n who held them iu cheek. T h ey ill com e back pledged to m a intain every ub nities, th e w o rds of h is d y in g lip fig h t go on ! ” T h is C o n v e n tion is n o t y e t c losed, its action not y e t ended. Ire la n d , to w h ich y o u havo sen t g r e e ting, sta n d s listening. T h e cra s h e d m illions of th e O ld W o rld stand listenin g . T h e g r e a t loyal ■misses of tlio N o rth , th o w rongod, persecu ted and suffering o n e of th e S o u th , sta n d listening. O u r m a rtyrs hover near. G o d stan d s listenin g for y o u r w o rd to declare th n t th o good fight shall go on. SPEECH OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS. T h is im m e d iately s u c c e e d e d th e above. 111 cam e in to th is room th e o th e r day w ith feel ings of respect an d adm iration f o r th is C o n v e n tion, and I am f ree to say, how e v e r m u c h I m n y adm ire you f o r y o u r wisdom a n d m a g n a n im ity as a C o n vention, I like you b e tter as n p u b lic m o o ting of th e people. I t is alw ays th e w ay in these conven tions : a few m e n elect th e officers, a few d o the talking, a n d a few d o th in g s t h a t th e m a jority came n o t th e r e to cjo ; a n d , finally, we find t h a t we come th e ro for a p u r p o s e e n tirely different from w h a t we supposed we bail assem b led for. I w ish th e otlior C o n v e n tion w as half as true to th e ir c o n science ns th e people I see before m e now. “ I t is n o t f o r m e to enligh ten you on tho priuoi pies of ju s tice aiul lib e r ty , v h ie h should udnru y o u r b a n n e r a t th is tim e ; in d e e d , I have 110 now tru th s a p p licable to tb e p r e s e n t Htute o f affairs to press upo n y o u for y o u r c o n sideration. T h e r e is no such th in g as a new tru th o r an old tru th . E r r o r mny b e new : i t lmd i t s beg inning, m id m u st have its end. B u t tru th , liko the g r e a t G o d from lose bosom it em a n a tes, is from everlasting to •rlastiug, u n d c a n n o t pass away. Such a tru th hum a n liberty. M a n wus born w ith i t ; i t en- ■ed in to his c reation ; tlie title-deed is prescribed all th e faculties of Hie hum a n sonl. A n o ther h o w a retu r n e d , I g r e a t tru t h is th e equal rig h t o f ull m e u to life, t of th e cam p , s e n t jH’erty and th e p u r s u it o f hupp th e D e c laration of Independence. Now, 1 d o n ’t ask you to ad o p t th e principles o f Miss Anna D ick inson. I don’t ask you to ad o p t th e p r inciples of y o u r hum b le servant. B u t I do want you to adopt th e principles o f yo u r R e v o lutionary fathers ; a d o p t th e principles a d o p ted in yo n d e r hall, proclaim ing liberty th r o u g h o u t a ll th e land. “ L e t u s ciinin buck honestly o n c e m o re to first principles. O u r country has ju s t em erged from a fety and Hreul rebellion ; a rebellion unlike a ll o th e r rebel- T - h - llH ’ 11 rebellion un d e rtak e n to redress no great io - iiu j w rong | h, iillirii, no g r e a t h u m a n r ight, b u t 11 rebol- (lestroy ! ” | lion un d e rtaken f o r th e sole purpose of e stablishing class iu tlie U n ited Staten—carrh m o tive th a n perp e tuating slavery as an ius'.itution o f th o South. I t w o u ld seem t h a t we liud suffered enough for th e sacred cause o f liberty-, b u t i t ap pears from w lmt I lmve heard th a t It is n o t so, tlm t the struggle is no t ovor. 1 noticed th a t th e reso lutions y o u have passed insist upon equal rights an d justice. I n th e nauie o f G o d , 1 a s k you, w h at do you m e an by i t V Any honest m a n w o u ld sup- vacaut ou i u floor. I th e people have sw o rn to destroy, Tlmy will build pose th a t i t m e a n t to give m e n of m y com plexion I t is a poor rule th a t dona no t work b o th wajra. I th e ir pU o a an d |<owar U |am the ru in s of lils-rty righU .^am l^oxact^ justice * * E v e r y oppo n e n t m th e land, from M u iue to Cal- ami th e destruction of tho republic. T h e n shall I w ords!' W lm t d id they m e an b y i t ? If you ifom iu, w ill say t h a t th e Republican party, and wo ga th e r in th e blighted h a rvest of th o bloodiest nmau an y thin g by equal justice and proto th a t th is Convention, buvo com m itted them selves ’ sow ing of th o fields tho w orld eve; ''' billio n s of dollars ; they w ere w illing to ren d e r th e gov e rn m e n t of tlioir c o n q u e r e d te r r ito ries to th e i r conquerors, to bo governed by such law s a s th e y chose to im p o s e ; to su r ren d e r th e ir estates to reim b u rse th e expenses a u d dam a g e s of th e w ar ; to suffer such f u r t h e r flues' a n d im p r is o n m e n ts as th e ir g r e a t c rim e s deserved. T h e harm o nious action of th e go v e rnm e n t w o n ld have secured all th e s e , so f a r a s policy aiul justice requ ir e d , and by th is tim e th e several S tates w ould have b e e n in th e U n ion, w ith C o n s titutio n perfectly free. A p o r tion of th e p r o p e r ty of th e g r e a t crim inals w o u ld have been applied to pay o n r N a tional debt, to pension o u r soldiers a n d to p a y th e dam ages suffered by loyal m e n . Som e of them w ould no d o u b t have been in th e p e n itentiary for a term of y e a rs. A few, and b u t a few, w o u ld have suffered th e ex trem e penalty o f th e law, for o u r law is a m ild one and m ildly adm inistered. T h e blood of half a m illion of o u r citiz e n s w o u ld lm rdly have been • a v e n g e d , b n t peace and retu r n in g good will w o u ld be now s p r e a d over th e w h ole laml. B u t th e am b ition and folly of a few weak an d dishonest m e n have reversed th is w h o le picture. I n criticisin g C o n g ress I w ill try to h e im p a rtial. I w ill n o t ask you to bestow uuiniuglcd praise. I feel t h a t we om itted some im p o r ta u t thin g s which we o u g h t to have done, aud f o r w h ich om ission we deserve th e censure of th o peoph*. W h ile it was im p o ssible, obstructed, ns we w ere, by th e P r e s i d e n t and th e copperheads, to m a k e th is a republic of “ lib e r ty a n d eq u a lity ,” we m ig h t have ap proached it m o re nearly th a n we d id. W e m ight have treated th e rebel S tates as w lmt iliey are, in fact, conquered provinces, and. th r o u g h en a b ling acts, we c o u ld have fixed tb o q u a lifications o f voters so th a t every loyal m a n could particip a te in tho form a tion o f \their organic laws. W e should th u s , w ith e n tire certainty, have secured th e governm e n t to loyal U n io n m e u , hav e form e d in every one of those States co n s titution s g iv iu g equal privileges’ to all, au d w h ich w o u ld havo curbed tlie rising sp ir it o f rebellion w h ich is now r a m p a n t in every one of those States. For, 1 a ssure you, from irro - , „ ,,¥ futablo evidence, t h a t traito rs are now trium p h a n t I jinVs of any S tate to th e contrary notw ithstanding, in e v e ry C o n federate State. No R e p u b lican d o u b ts A n d to-day also as before th e w ar all pow ers not th e pow e r of Congress to d o w h a t 1 have stated, conferred l>3* th e C o n stitution ou tho G eneral gov- N o s o u n d constitutional law y er believes any one o f em inent n o r p r o h ibited by it to tbo S tates are re- tho o r g a n izations now ex isting In those S tates to served to th e several States o r th e people thereof. b e leg itim a te governm e n ts. Fo r m e d b y th o do- •* T h e U n ited States a c q u ired no now pow e r ; no 1 *v oi-cos o f a m ilitary conqueror, w ith o n t C o n sulting I r ig h ts c ith e r territorial o r ’o f civil a u th o rity w h ich lowiug specc. th e people, they can be tolerated only us tem p o rary jt did n o t possess b e fore tho w ar broke o u t.” ) B rothkh S o arrangem e n ts, u n til the law -m a k ing pow er provides I T h is strange, wild and wieked ieked do oc c trine was self f o rtunate t ■xpressed^ m y d o n b ts as to th e p o ssibility of com- ch schem e . , Cing Mr. J o h n s o n to nny suc h sured m e he w as already com m itted, an d tlm t he h a d evidenco in his possession to th a t effect. T h is, recollect, was e arly last Fall. I was d isquieted by W e shall h e a r repeated, ten thousand tim e s, the cry, “ N e g ro E q u a lity I ” Tho R a d icals would th r u s t th e neg ro iuto y o u r parlors, y o u r bedroom s, a n d tlie bosom s of y o u r wives an d daughters. T h q r w o o U even eieke j e e r reln o leat d e w l i t e i . I te u l i r e o U p p r a S t e i s n.errv W eek m e n . A n d th e n th e y m i l « n , l c p th e „ j t a J , j , ^ dree d ebonrn Iron, eveiy fonl (ten e t, •• .Ntsger, , conU th „ t tiTO„ s d u „ t nigger, n ig g e r . ow n vnth th e n igg e r ,t,e trreeonebl e, rebellions sp irit tn e ietaiee l„ r t y . ire ere Ior th e w lute m e n e party. I b e o U , „ v„ , nn,l th n t th e ,l,m .,g o g o » e n d te u t o n uimmnvornble a rgum e n ts w ill r in g in every low b e t- | , h e ro on |» m r ( u l u n i ready f o r evil nnd lo room, e n d be urm terl u every blackguard .h i n t |,,o J , Lp d „ u a n t i o n m iu te n r . poet, th r o u g h o u t n lnn.1 whose (uudotuental m a n iu u , ,f h e ^ , h „ 1 e v e r h e e id an y th in g like - . t i l a n u Aim < u n .,™ . M i l l T h e c h .el p e e lu | ^ >llcs fro m „ . „ „ „ , B u M e e tf c e e m and nn.tem ,.l thin ehjng e o u .i.la o ( tw o o r th r e e d if f e r - , * ^ 1 ™ , In M iu h tep p i, in t a m m , K e n tucky, e n t ehuacn The un p r incipled b n tw lnig deme- L — * , ^ , n d « gogne, ponn-nn.l o f .om e ........ .. bnt no eon- w h o d id n o t g o into th e (W d d a r i n g th e loot .......... • 'nl“ n e Hteee w h o h a v e mi im e q u .l m m . ' lind „ „ „ to get n p A nother ; u n i lu r e ,,I rogue a n d dupe, e r o tl io low . Ignorant, .Hit- , lk m l,. W iev. te n t the u o u e e o l tho S o u th wonld erole . . n t ™ , ne w olloe .ore.gnem , who dwe l a b o u t ^ d q u iet i l they k a d n o t been goaded tl... p u r lie u , o( o u r (ow n . e n d ciUea, und livo b y treason by t h e ir old m o tio n , th e nkveholding p ille n n g e n d •• o d d jo k e politicinna, who. w ith th e te u to n , in tho N o rth who I In- 1 r o te.ln n t w.ll lr.to .. to „ devout .crm o n , „ in b„ k d u r i„ e lho m I' th e t e s t “ O t one blood m a d e he all th e no- oiti,w an o th e r w ar and rebellion. tio i u to t th e earth, an.l go forth to tho nest p o h ti- Vm. c a n n o t renlize a s I do, who lmve lived a m o n g eel tin g to nl.m .t “ D o w u w ith th e negro I teem , th e Amount o f talk then- i . About war. It 1 h e C a tholic w ill listen annuaU v to th e reading! js treated as a th in g certain to occur, and certain from th e a ltar of th e P o p e s Bull denouncing 1 j(1 i,reuj; out in the N o rth betw een tho R a d icals slavery, and go forth to s u p p o r t th e slnveiy party , anj Conservatives or C o p p e rhead D em ocracy ; and an d sh o u t “ D o w n w ith th e negro. )(| , ; jlow th e y gloat over th e prospective transfer W lm t a slmmo th a t th e countrym e n of the Do- ((f th(t w ar t)J N o rthern soil. W h a t v isions o f ven- elaration of I n d e p e n d e n c e ; w h at a sham e th a t th e geailco t,i be glutU-d. and all w ith th e assistance of countrym e n o f th e im m o rtal O ’Connell should ever Andrew J o h n s o n and the C o p p e rhead allies. T h ey oust a vote on th e side of hum a n bondage ! have th e im p u d e n ce to call th e U n ion party radi- * * * * * * cals, rebels und disunionists. und u r g e a ll th e old laid down nn elaborate p a rty creed or plot- j lies of am algam a tion and negro equality glibly form of principles for th is conglom erate mass. ii ..;..., t I t . . , - , il..,ir rt.iipm ml.tilled th e Presi- Moreovor, the expectation of recognition B e in g tra ito rs , the y o f course udopte d th e Presi- by tlio P r e s ident, th e Robel representatives t d e n t’s views. the C o p p e rhead m e m b ers ns th e tru e Congress, was Hero is th e ir fundam e n tal a rticle to w h ich all th e j a u d is freely a n d constantly expressed, justified n n d o thers c o n form . M r. R a y m o n d ’s address says : | wished for. T h is treasonable m e a sure is regarded “ T h e C o n stitution of th e U n ited States is to-day | as a C h ristian act, a n d su p p o r t e a g e rly prom ised. precisely w h a t it was beforo th e war, th e suprem e j ------------------------------------ .f th e land, an y th in g i n th o C o n stitution o r | S P E E C H O F G E N . W A D E H A M P T O N . A t a m e e ting h e ld by tho soldiers of A nderson D istric t f o r the purpose o f form ing a Soldier's As sociation, G e n . Wudo H u m p ton was w aited upon by a com m ittee, an d iu response delivered the fol- v A n d erson : I deem my- . . . . . . 1 r - \ V ' I ------ strang e , wild uiul w d trin e w as j s e n lo r m n a io t h a t a c c ident h a s g iven m o th e pleiw Tin in m , it ' • i1' ' ' 1‘(l, 'I '1111' l nl unanim o u sly adopted by th e conclave. W h a t I sure o f m e eting w ith you to-day, and of |nirticii>nt- i hi.'f l n . l i . It.ni'i . v V . 1 , . 7 , 1 S >A m illion* of n-l>cin who had renounced the Con- ing in tlie laudable objects (<oiiteinplaUsl bv vour (blest and fuini.1 ,il “ ***** ‘ i l i t a l i n i . w h o lm d m u rdered five I m n d m l thouaaad I mweting : a n d th a t p l a m i r in greatly enhunced th e follow ing opinion. T h e Chiof-Jm tic “ f consider th a t th is is no C o n stitution, because y o u r C o n v e n tion was n o t a legitim a te C o n v e n tion, and had no pow e r to m a k e a C o n s titu tio n for us, or to a lter ( h a t w h ich we had and h a v e ; and th a t i t can n o t b o m a d e a C o n s titution, even b y p o p u la r sanction. If these positions he correct, it ought to bo rejected by th e people os the easiest, sim p lest a n d m o st efficient m e thod of se ttin g th e p o ints nt rest, and avoiding m a n y perplexing and dangerous questions before th e judiciary. I object to th e o r g a n ization of y o u r bod y as a C o n v e n tion, because it wns called w ith o n t tb e consent of th e people of N o rth C a rolina by tho P r e s id e n t of tho U n ited S tates, or u n d e r liis o rders—an act o f clear and despotic u surpation, w h ich could no t give the body any autho rity to bind th e S tate o r its inhabitants. I f it be said th e P r e s iden t or h is satrap—h is G o v e rno r o f a Province—d id n o t cull o r ra th e r consti tu te tho C o n v e n tion, h u t th e delegates w ere elected by th e people, aud thereby th e body wus d u ly c o n stituted , 1 den y it directly aud positively. Mr. Jo h n s o n required a C o n v e n tion «> perform cer tain specific a c ts; to annul th e ordinance of se cession and te n d e r a r e tu r n to th e U n ion, o r claim its coutinucd existence under th e C o n stitution of the U n ited States ; to em a n c ipate slaves a n d ordain th n t slavery shall n e v e r h e reafter e x ist in this State, and to rep u d iate th e S tate w ar debt. All these were done, tin* tw o first p r o m p tly and ill satisfacto ry term s, and tin* th ir d a t tho last m o m e n t, u n d e r subjection and in conform ity to ordors after having | o n c e refused to udo p t tlio m easure. All was doue, j J say, Unit was required, and M r. Joh n s o n p r o claim ed tliut he lm d g o t ull lie w anted ; tlm t we wero buek as a S tate und m ig h t c h o o sit o u r K eprc- | sentatives in Congress in conform ity to o u r righ ts State, and to o u r law r e g u lating elections. ■itizens who had loaded tho nation w ith , by seeing a round m e many o f th e brave m e n whom d e b t a n d drenched it w ith blood, w h e n conquered, ( it was m y good fortune to com m a n d d u r in g the lmd forfeited no r i g h t ; liad lost no jurisdiction or w ar T h e s e m o u n tain regions gave to Uie a rm ies civil a u tho rity ; a n d those oonquerors h a d a o q m red of Uie S o u th som e of o n r best soldiers, and it is because th e re was a C o n stitution whioh. ! d u e to them th a t 1 should declare, w h at I do her.. •ted them , b u t wliioh they w ith infinite gratification, th a t I had in m y ranks vliilo they had discarded and toi an d to rn torn to pieces by wur .-1 m mo u a i.k ., ... _ ___ ........... it before a hum a n brain frenzied I d f th is and the-adjoining districts. I n y o u r pres- cnough to engender such folly ; o r a hum a n front once I desire to te n d e r to th e m m y h e a r tf e lt thanks brazen enough to u tte r it? No principle in na- for th e ir co n d u c t us soldiers. \T h e y have Uio tioual law is clearer than th u t when belligerents proud consciousness of having perform ed Uioir in a u g u rate a w ar w h ich is acknow ledged to b e a ; d u ty t o th e State, and th is will bo some eouipousa- public war, all tin* form er o b ligations, treaties a n d tion to them for the resu lt of tho war. And, com p acts betw een th e parties becom e null and j b r o th e r soldiers, whilo wo acquiesce in tho result, void ; nnd after Uie w ar ure to be renew e d o r re- 1 lot u s n o t a d m it th a t Uie c ause of it was uujusUtl- pudiutod as the parties agree, or os the conqueror i a b le o r wrong, I accept th e term s upon which wo decrees. I f cith e r p a rty is u tterly subdued, his laid dow n o u r arm s in good faith, and it is o n r life, liberty and prop e r ly are a t the disposal of | d u ty to observe those term s faithfully ;G m t while the victor. W h y does not th e E m p e ro r of A u stria 1 d o this, 1 shall n e v e r say th a t wo lm d n o t rig h t say to the K ing of I ’rnasin, “ I lay down m y arms, j on o u r side—I shall never hold m y S tate a s guilty mid all thiugs will rem a in as before the war.” a r .\Io r h e r sons as traitors. Tho cause is uot to bo ■ ■ I : . . . u . i i«v imooeas o r failure. .Success d oes not in- truUi o r justice, n o r docs I, w rong o r falsehood. If _ dwnys insure success, P o land, H u n g a ry and 'Irela n d would n o t now groan undert theC heelM of thok oppressor,n nor would tlio of tho w ar, 45,000,000.' W h o doilies th a t this i** S o u th be reduced to tlio sad condition in whioh th e law of nations except the advocates of treason rig h t to make thorn pay tlio expense o b e tte r, braver e devoted than tlie meu „ . ______ ._ befo ro th e w o r h e r sons T h e Prussian would answer, “ y o u ure as b ig a judged by m fool as the President of Auicriou or Uie traito r's ovilably make ngn* < league.\ No, sir. T h e w ar has changed every- fa d u ra always - tap 'ly e th in g old treaties a n d leagues lmve ceased: Veil-1 the justie -*.* i ■■ > U m m . - I l|.\ I . o * - * . d besides you m u st pay 1|.‘,(' Jlm th tm reduced to th e sad oonditioi she finds herself to-day. H u t «ad «s is Uio c o n d i tion of o u r beloved laud, we m u st not forsake it. She has n e ed of nil h e r sous. You know th a t in >f the i if it The, oniiio, try it again, cost aud damage o u t against eouttscntioi i inhuman. God willing, I ^ th a t f U p p rcs- 1 o u r lib e rties, you m e a n th a t Fred. D o u g lass shut! I d o t W< ju s t passed y o t were inhum a n , eion \n m m . * ! V,;,,lir*it d n tv to sland bv your colors. So now it a n d se e if th e y d o no t pay p o rt o f the h ighe st ilu ty U smm i o v j ^ uiiges of t lie war bcfpD' J , , • ;1)Hi ,7 the m a st a n d le t us stand o r fall wiUi m r laws. T h e CkmstitnUon urn h u im . nr u || (ho yoH cnl, al„, if H,1H Invert exist* ; Uien all th e p r o ''lN|(* ^ sinks, u t least let us go down w ith her. F o r theso I., the rendition of tegiU v re tee reasons I havo discouraged emigration. 1 believe he., every traitor turn a to « t «te»B «J 5 hlgbe . t d u ty to assist ... th e re-.-tabtisl.- ............. .. ................. .. ............ * , « the representative o f U ee Uftlis of n ^ g ^ ^ oe . t), hulp tll0 widows a n d th e re any thing m .nv for that ( '..nvention to all the slaves h. s .de the \ ( Ql0 aeehU orj.hans made by the war, am i to Oudc.lVOl' to niuw thoy c h o sen for a n y o ther p u rpose, ’ forgive Uio am iable und fneilo a u th o r oi uio uecm o i
