Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-05-05

are guilty, and which the gentleman from Ohio (Mr
ssHLEY charges upon them it is thought convenient TO
give the operation another The bill reported by
The distinguished gentleman from Maryland Mr. DAVIS
representing the Committee the rebslious States which,
by the way 10 composed 10 considerable extent OF the
Pomeroy private circular committee for understand that
the gentleman from Maryland Mr. DAvIs,) from Ohio
Mr.. ASHLEY and from Missouri, (Mr. BLOW,
befs OF both these committees is bill which could very
properly have come from the Pomeroy mmittee 1t is
bill which should have been entitled "a bill for the per
maneDt dissolution of the Union to dsfranchse the whites
epr ,ncbe the negroes prevent any of the States
from coming back 10 time to vote for Mr. Lincoln for Pre-
sident and to prom te the ambition OF the Secretary Of
the Treasury" 1t bill which requires the Of
Congress Tor the readmsson oil any OF these States to the
Union.
The gentlemen proceed 10 their DISTINGUISHING bill upon
the preeI that the usupaon of the rebels for the hour
has destroyed the States or that the forces OF the United
States to drive out and overthrow the rebel power
which held the State and National Governments in the
South alike in allegiance to be considered conquerng
forces, extngushng The local constitutions the nanon Is
bound 10 guaranty Looking to the root OF the matter,
the Of all disasters proves that instead OF
siderng the State abolished Congress would
best perform its functions by amending the Constitution
OF the United States ITSELF to eradicate slavery from
our whole system This simple remedy, which can be at
tanned by adhering to the forms of the Constitution itself
supersedes the revolutionary schemes Of those who would
convert the States into Territories and assert absoutsm
them regard to their future admission into the
Union. The founders of the Government the lurking
evil in admitting the savetoera clause in the Consti
tuition they ,retold It's fatal tendency, Our present
Chef strate before he thought OF for the place
h. held predicted that This Government could not
dure permanently hall free and half slave" And there
Do better solution Of the danger than that furnished by
the Senates bill incorporating Jefersons ordinance OF
freedom with the fundamental law Of the Dation7 Ia it
not better than dIsanchsng States and robbng loyal
men OF their rights putting them footing with rebels
already dsfranchsed by their bloody treason7 Our sol
des invoke the loyal citizens of the South TO join their
ranks and patriots every where would call the loyass
Of the South to renew the glorious association Of free
States Of the North and South by joining with It's armed
dsiverers in the election Of the who frat organic
ed free government whole country and has thus
earned the high privilege OF uauguratng the renewed and
most suspicious career OF the Union.
MIR MORRILL,. dislike TO interrupt the gentleman
from Missouri but il to have all these questions
discussed upon personal explanation this discussion will
take weeks time. therefore constrained TO RAISE
the question that the remarks OF the gentleman are not In
order.
Mr.. BLAIR. / will say to the gentleman from Vermont
that am simply endeayorng 10 show the motives which