It is a striking tribute to the strength of the Constitution and of the Government that the orderly administration of affairs was not interrupted by a tragedy which in many countries might have been the signal for a bloody revolution.
Blaine reflects on the resilience of the U.S. Constitution during a time of national tragedy.
Share
More from James Blaine
That is his work and it cannot properly be taken out of his hands.
But in the treatment of the colored man, now proposed, there was absolute heartlessness and rank injustice.
The deep-seated prejudice against color is assiduously cultivated by the public journals and leads to acts of cruelty, oppression, and murder, which the local authorities are at no pains to prevent or punish.
An avenging God cannot sleep while such things find countenance.
Other voices in this conversation
