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THK IKX13ilt;JTOX WMUIiKY CAI C'AWIAWhat is It?Xm.y and ihein we Kerr gentleman suv that “there i- but III fie diffcrem e between conservative copperhead* and radicals’*-—! hat in former times, im*v all in te I f get her. Suppose tlm did ? That was. according to their own sinn nitnts “in firmer times.** That time is past ; the measures then he fore the people, like the questions of bunk ami tariff, and river improvements, are dead. The thrlst is not to reins lave the negro, or dissolve tlie^l'nion. \Vliat‘is wanted how is reconstruction, not obstruction. The living and healthv” tomeasures of the day, are what should engage the attention of patriots. The dead are buried, or ought to he. The negroes are free, and we cannot help it. If we omiM, abuse of any one would not restore them to their old position, The questions prominently and livingly before the people are, shall the States he reorganized im before thewar, with equal rights i.» all sections,to all State's, and lo all peoples? andshall the Congress of thelTiited States infringe upon the rights of the severalStates, lv giving to the negro the right to vote, to equalize him with the white man? These are the question*to he settled, and not who freed the negroes. We all know that the Radicals did that, don’t wo ? we all know, too,that they are nor satisfied with this nn-ecuistiuuioiml wrong, but are anxiousto enfranchise the negro, that radicals usuv be continued in power that themrule mav never be reversed, or anv compensation given to their late masters. Those who take the view thatt*i*!I*I♦111II#;t*\ii* i(iti2i'tIttIIII
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Lexington Weekly Caucasian
Lexington, Missouri, US
Wed, Jun 13, 1866
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