The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-05-10
The First Sign Of "Cavhag Ia by the YAM
kee Congress

zhe First Sign OF "Cavhg Ia by the Van.
kee Congress
Tho news brought to this city by the Bal
tlmore papers Of the 5th, contain the pro-
ceediDgs Of the House OF Representatives Of
the Yankee Congress Of the 4th inst, in
which appears the lrst sign OF caving in by
that body. "a bill guaranteeing Republican
Government to the Rebcllious States" was
on motion of Mr.. Henry Winter Davis, OF
Mo-, 60 amended as to require ,s.ajority Of
the voters Of seeded State, instead Of
"one-tenth." As In the origina. bin. to re-
organize State Govcrnment-aud go as to
allow those who have held ''merely instru-
mental Offices under the Rebel Government,
and those Who have held inferior military
o38ces 1n the rebel army, to participate in.
and hold office under the reconstructed Gov.
esnmeut." After thus amending the bill, it
appears that ruthless preamble proposed
byetsveps, Of Pennsylvania, was rejected -
This preamble declared "that the so-calIed
Confederate States are public enemy.
waging An unjust war, in which they are not
entitled to the privileges and immunities Of
civilized warfare" After repudiating this
sweeping preamble, the bill passed, IS TO 50.
This action Of the Yankee Congress Is the
fret sign Of concession from the uusparipg
policy which has heretofore marked its
measures. But this We conjecture is partly
the result OF the feud which has ariseu be
tween the Lincolnites and the other parti.
sans Of the Black Republican Organization.
Lincoln has been eesayiag to bring, several
States, occupied by hia troops, into the Uni
on, With view Of getting their votes for
himself - President; aud his orders on the
subject to bis military representatives, pro-
vided that sss-tsnM Of the voters Of any
State might proceed to reorganize the State
uoyernment, and bring It into the Union
Anti Lancolnites have evidently determined
TO set their seal Of condemnation upon this
trick q Anensh. and deprive him of any
ben-nt to b derived from it. OF course the
peace. or eoOservative party, aided them in
their opposition, and they took no doubt ali
especial pleasure In voting down Steyens's
preamble II was quite on advantage gained
TO them.
Winter Davis b one Of the most relentless
enemies OF the South, and could hardly be
anlmated By auy sudden clemcucy towards
a. A. most, he may have ayailcd himself
q TIE revetses sustained by the Fedetal,s,s
= nAks tbs successiul move against Liz.
cola, whom he y opposing with bitterness.
4 few months ago stevens's preamble
would have rejected the policy, as We doubt
NOS u now reflects the sentiments. Of The
majority Of the Federal Congress. Davis
and his c0rtrercs would utterly aun,h,la,e
the South " they could. But as they desire
power, oftces. and patronage, they hesitate
not TO take advantage OF the embasrassmcn,e
ADD military disastsss of their own Govern
rsat to advance their own party interests,
lhsae diAcords are encouraging to US. the
mose especially - we know that they are
c1se1J strengthened by the inyincib cour-
ageAad sLaaggtng resistance Of the South.
TT " had rather their feuds would not
lnd - IL exhibition Of Clemsncv tova,as
- LII them contiSue their barbaroua
ne1teykhAir unconditional surren.,ern nj
1na1q0. We assnse them We are no het,e,
tAoo ~ have bcen-that va hate them ~
mneo = ever-and inGnitsly prefer their
beoltl(ey - fhsis forgiveness, aud the inya-
- - thsis ARMIES 70 that ~ their traders.
pelftlsfasas md pAtlaathropists. In short
vsfes - obdsfate ~ We prefer anything