Weekly national intelligencer., 1864-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.
Extracts from Our Daily Reports.
THE NEW JERSEY RAILROADS.

. a Edtrdefs from Our Daily Reports.
~ TIE NEW JERSEY RAILROADS
The House resumed the consideration of the bill de-
elarpg the Rartan and Delaware Bay railroad be post
and mlbtery roads OF the Unit States
MT STARR, of New Jersey, spoke in opposition to the
DILL considering it vioative of the laws of that State
Mr.. ROGERS, of New Jersey argued that the lepsa.
nn DOW proposed attempt transfer the iursdc
on over the State railroads tn the halls Congress and
'. set AZ nsugbt the decision of tho courts There
nrerr'y Tor such legislation aud if there was no au
thory could be found in the Constitution of the United
states 70 authorize the representatives Of other States
TO uteriee with the local railway system Of individual
States. "The lobby" had come to washington 10 6Ii
their pockets at the expense of the loyal people of New
jersey by pretending that this is political question He
iurlber opposed the propo iton under consideration
Tue was not disposed at the expiration of the
mornng hour.
FOREIGN MAILS
Mr ALLEY, from the committee of conference made
reporf on The dsagreei0g sm-ndmens OF both Houses
the ball TO provide for carrying the mails of the limited
States TO foreign ports and for other purposes and the
report was coDcurred In.
The principal disagreement was adjusted by authorizing
tho Postmaster General to suspend iii in hs opinon il NAV
b deemed proper) much Of the eighth section of the
act of August 81 1852 authorizes the conveyance of
letters otherwise than in the mails.
GOVERNMENTS FOR REBELLIoUs STATES
Mr. DAVIs,of Maryland called up the bill, reported
by him some weeks ego from the select COMMITTEES the
rebellion providing republican in States over
thrown or usurped by the rebellion
MI DAVIS argued that the constituents of gentlemen
would Judge by their votes this bill whether they believe
the Cause of the rebellion slavery shall be rooted out aud
whether they think the pending measure one adequate
and proper to sccomphsh that object 1t proposed the
exercise, not Of bitrary power but power within
iair constructor Of that part of the Constitution which
imposes the duty of securing republican government to
every state Secession not :" domestic violence"
within the meaning OF the constitution nor was it inya
sion. There could be government within the United
States which redudaes the authority aud constitution of
the cHntry Wien military government Ia suppressed
Is time to think of another therefore the constitution
declares the right of republican government shall exist
and what IS opposed to republican government shall b. put
down.
What he asked the condition Of the rebeIous States
Not one OF them has bern brought under the undpued
supremacy of the United States There is not State in
rebellion whose soil is not pressed by rebels in arms
There s no portion of the rebel States where pc CO ia 80
far restored that military power can be withdrawn for
moment without instant insure con. There is no rebel
State from which troops can be withdrawn aud the
people therein trusted Onetenth ought not TO control
tve tenths nowhere exist and if they did, they ere not
70 be tru ted West Virginia ia the only State wresed
from the rebellion You have nowhere in the rebelous
States free, Independent and loyal population willing Ia
confront the rebels in and to fight maintenance OF
the constitution We have heard much about the oysl
masses of the South. What was their temper formerly
ano now Aitnongh they voted against secession they
acquiesced IN the decision Of doubtful majority Thew
wanted Union with peace but when war ensured the,
preferred disuOlon 1t extraordinary fact thar il
tnr ooutnern states where great revolution naugu
rated against their wishes and votes not sword was
drawn by Them 1t was revolution without martyr and
WITHOUT coniessor excepting the mmo,ta Pettgreyv OF
We near o tho people being exhausted and for
peace TIue-hey anxious for peace bat they want
peace with Independence they are not for peace with
po There was no respectable authority cr the asser.
uoh hat any portion of The reoAous States are willing 10
accept the terms Of peace which our political opponents
offer them dov Seymour had said that peace could be
procured ON Reasonable terms 1t only with that gen
tieman wlsh-a good-natured hope What then ar, we
to do We must not erect Government on shifino
sands to be supported by arms aud for The peoae 10
arh AGAINST US when we are driven away withdraw 1t
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and reign supreme
Three ucdes had been proposed to settle The question
one was 10 prohibit slavery every where. This right
ana went To the root of the evil But it doubtful
whether threeurhs Of the States could be secured b.
pass the amendment TO the Constitution Tae next wss
me amnesty proclamation Congress not pledged tn it's
support but merely she Execute The government pro-
Posd ey IT was something unknown to the Constitution
s the rebel Government Itself which reuss TO recognise
IT, III The proclamation ia not valid the oath is not of
legal sanction The oath adds nothing the validity
and I"rce OF the proclamation 1t provides that State
Governments shall not contravene the proclamation of
emancipation, which that freedmen shall not be re-
enssved, while slavessha remain 1t does what the
constitutions of the old States do and the ex
istence Of slavery Therefore the constitutions Of the old
States do not eoprayene the proclamation of freedom II
wts merely Judicial question The time had come when
we should not only darm rebes bat strke the ettsrs
from the slaves and thus the of the rebel
lion This the bill under consideration proposes to do aud
to gye republican government to States which have been
oyrrthrown or usurped by rebellion
Mr. BEAMAN, o. Michigan ad Iressed the House to,boe
that the rebeous States have asked su existence under
the constitutions that where the local governm mt cesses
the Federal authority may be substituted that while he
approved 81 the Presidents annssty proclamation as
step in the right direction to safe re
construction; that the proclamation did not provide for
an amendment OF the constitutions Of The seceded States
thus leaving the institution Of slavery existence nor did
provide for any amendment Of the constitution and laws
excluding traitors from the exercise of the elective fran
chlse The remaining ninetenths might overthrow the
other oneenth and thus defeat the Presidents plan there
being no legally provided TO prevent it, The re-
construction pf these Stass ia the nature Of admit
ting new Sta.as bat this belonged to the Lesstve aud
not TO the Executive department lie also argued that
there was nothing in the proclamation stent with
the provisions Of ths bill the latter was intended to
carry oat the former, differing ony extent to which
The power should be exercised aud making the object to
be secured more effective and permanent He maintain
ed that none OF the rebeous States should be readmed
unless they provide by organic law that slavery shall
be for YER prohibited for this the cause of the rebel
on and there could be permanent peace as long as il
wac suffered to exist The Consitu Of the United
States should in hs respect b. amended in order give
ret dom the national sanction and to remove the rccur
renee OF such those which are now passing be
fore
The House, at four o'clock adjourned