The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-03

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The foregoing constitutes all sought by the resolution
% ar - remembered or has been found upon deigen
search. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The message MAS referred to tho Committee On
ublAr ArrAIRs RESUMED.
Inc House then went into Committee o. the WHO'S,
sundry bulls, which, whom The COMMITTEES rose, were
The bin providing for the removal Of certain stray
bands Of Indians from Wisconsin.
The bill authorizing the President TO negotars with the
lands belonging to them by treaty.
The bill for the extngdshment OF the Indian title 10
lands 10 Utah suitable for agricultural and mineral
ras PAY AND ExoLuAEsrs o. TIN LIEUTENANT GENERALS
STAFF.
Mr. WAsHaURSs, (rep) OF Ill.,, introduced Joint roso
ton providing that the staff officers Of the Lieutenant
General shall be entitled tolrsceve the same pay emolu-
nents and allowances the star officers or the
grace the STATS OF corps commanders take effect
from the day OF appointment.
MIR. WAsHBURNs said he had letter which, II desired
he would have read in explanation from General Grant
Nobody desired the letter to be read and the House
immediately passed the resolution.
MINNESOTA RAILROAD BILL
The House then after debate concurred IN the Senat6s
amendments 10 tho House Minnesota Land and Railroad
bill.
Recess It'll seven Pm
EVENING SESSION.
DEBATE on THE RECONSTRUCTION or THE REBEL srArm.
The bill to guarantee republican government 70 states
susvered ovsrthrown by the rebellion being under
consideration,
Mr. LoSaYrAs. (rsp) or Mich, argued that State Ia
the people united into one body or community for the
purposes Of govsrnmsut Sovereignty an attribute Of
government Primarily sovereignty 10 10 the people
States are erected through the forms Of government
These forms become living bodies by virtue Of the
reignty impaired 10 them by the pc ops The United
States government 10 the supreme state 10 which all the
people owe primary allegiance When . State OF the
Union becomes subversvs Of the ends for which
created, or seeks by virtue Of the sovereignty with
which has been invested TO bring the people Ia con-
o. wSso SUCH s. S
comes abrosated or destroyed by any means the sovs
Be by them d. and such state 70
exist 20 state q the Union. This contest 10 war and
oaersr the right 70 dictate to the The form q
they snail adopt The states IN their corpo
rate capacity may BE- treated ss foreign enemies but the
people, respect 70 their allegiance TO the national
enment be considered and treated % domestic
mics.
question Involved In the .oution q the question q she
must b made % give way cha. The
coAe Of the would simply restore to the condition
change that condition by the sxtrpation Of slavery
we would have series OF wars and rebeliions The
Presidents amnesty proclamation did not 60 far enough
that deficiency He contsnded that the safety Of
the country could not bs permitted TO rest solely oahs
them In committing perjury against the nation that IL
was the duty Of the North rsgenera.s the south
compel freedom OF speech freedom or the aud uni
versa education every where; that these
required by safety andthat could not permit the
in tho South before the He further showed
the importance OF the Union to the West and argued that
nation 10 spite Of all disasters that Il was the right and
necessity one West 70 reach the sea IN every direction
Mr. DEsSlsoS topp Of Pa, was opposed to the bill
Il was proposed st . time when we have not the
power even Il We had the right to reorganizs single
State The states bad been treated as IL they had
served rights All state constitutions had been tramped
upon, and placed At the mercy Of the war power.
act had been passed TO protect the military against
yesge OF State rights and the protection or citizens to-
Qether with al other powers are sought be centralized
in the general government This he prepared o.
by his vote The bill intended to legsze and
perpetuats the unconstitutional procamt on OF tho Pre-
sdent II had beou said thai slavery must be eradcated
in order preserve permanent peace but this wssshe
cry OF unreentins ana cruel fanaticism. II was an
attack on the weak The only reconstruction there
10 to spread the kindly influences Of the old con-
stituton all the land. He did not Justify secessioo
which was brought about oy foolish who deserve
punishment, and who preferred their own wicked pro
we're GOOD men enough North and south to wsm
both the aboonats and socessionss. and onca more
restore the glorious old Union Tho existing usurpatioo
OF mousrous military power should DO removed. Thera
does not exist more dsspotic government than This
earth and Abraham Lincoln u Rot merely a despos n
name, but n fact
Mr. STEVENS, (rsp q Pa, repeated the points hereto
fore made by him, vxThat tue rebels entitied 20
no rights under the Constitution and laws add could in
woke The aid Of psnhsr IN their behalf thai they were to
be treated during the begersnts according the
LAWS and nations that they could claim other
rights than those q foreign nations with whom might
be and were subject 10 all the liabilities foreign
begersuts that their real and personal property may
be taken pay the expenses Of the war and 10 relieve
While tue innocent should be spared the morally and pc
litically guilty should b punished He proceeded 20
reply the attacks made upon these positions, arguing
frou the crimes OF the bsiligereuts justified 10
exactpg the extreme demands Of war The people
the soveregns, aue there other govsrn
sns independent Of these ssversIgns When they made
any unjust war oil their property, both public snd
pryste subject 10 Tho Confederate States
were republic however bad might b the soveregns,
and they spoke for the eatrs people To allow them 70
return With their propsssy untouched would be rank in