New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-14
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Mr.. HOLMAN (Dehi', ilu' 60 g. ., face with
fisDe offered by the President as 10 tbG paSIs oI
btab the Union shall DO roconstfuc'eI nc 1919 ~
that the President either as a bos Tho newer
Nc Army and Navy or as civil officer mas tnc ~. 60
., Nv he terms OF reconstruction IT was MS uVy 10
syeonte aud not make the laws, not TO assume ~ cn
hnctons of Government for II was reserved "
s 20 admit new States and TO guarantee arepuoo"
IN Of Government. The new state G0Yerhhch'o, ~
,ordng TO the Presidents idea, were 10 DC
uot less than Onetenth Of the voters on ,he -
nrescribed by himself This was indeed Degutiu %
or pcrpctuating the grand old Republic OF c. T
I. ,ouid not be Mon of free end equel Hta..s' ~
~ ,bn Least tSe President proposed IN innovation on
Tie fundamental principles Of goyernine" I'M III; 70
lie utter subyersion of republican hDeIy Io III -,
uorted N,.Mr Davis NIaryand was 10 carry out ,n9
doc,r;peSf reconstruction excluding the institution 9
Slavery Though this was ohJectiohaoie ne Nouiu, .
he had tn choose prefer II 70 the pm % h Prcent
alone States thus constructed would De the STATES "a
Abraham Lincoln, and not of the american peoP;S;
The sending Of an official youth TO IlorIda, hhyiDs -
view such a reconstruction, and the WITHDRAWAL vi J."
part of Gillmores forces TO that quarter 70 ehsaS
HE hostties which resulted so disastIously IneIy
yrotifv the base ambition Of unworthy iayorteS % w
President were sufficient TO stamp That WHO'S Pm .n
with condemnation. If IL were not Tor tne II. Secs
efforts to abolish slavery Ielnesseo a ad fins great
would be brought back by loyal men, anu nus b.hon
moral power would be employed against inc ~ ,i
Mr. HULBURD Un, N W argued thar, as Wv l,s', ~
tntion of Slavery has been proven 70 NC ~ o,r
Snnthsrn strength and means vi pT0longng the war
II follows as a military necessity thdt We hdIe -
10 remove IT, We should therefore sDl'o tuo tiyo'
Drit;sb ntsrv commanders as far back rs the Revo'
luton issued proclamations declaring saves H ~,
Washington and others of that day alu o quysVn
the exercise Of this beigerent right Hspeh gIocana
tions could be issued then, why not now Inc rvs.
idcn stands the supreme military head OF inc Army
of tho Union and the Constitution imposes upon MN
the responsibility of conducting the pre- crbng no
restrictions but rendering him subordinate only 10 the
laws of nations and of war lie quoted hIeiJSs
has opened the door 10 100000 Of slaves and enabled
them 10 walk in the light OF liberty 1t were better ior
man he had never been born than 70 maze 40 is'ue
between Slavery and Freedom and 70 argue that heeI
men must he returned 10 bondage The name OF suen
q one would become a kissing and reproach ara ms
name would be clothed with iniamy 10y inc honest
wisdom Of Abraham Lincoln and the providence Of
God all the slaves Of this ccunlrv Tust become free,
and the effect Of the proclamation cannot be reversed
The parchment may be destroyed, but the decree was
passed beyond the control Of man. and will continue as
long as law and Union endure.
Ar GUY0ST (Un, II2j noticed the remarks
OF the gentleman WHO mad heretofore complained that
the original purpose OF the had been perverted 10
abolition. He would like TO know when this same gem
teman yielded vigorous support to the Government TO
put down the Rebellion The idea that the South would
enter into negotiations short Of recognition OF their
bogus COnederecy ridiculous. 1t was an insult to
the living and the dead, and if man from loyal state
would give such proposition his sanction: ne "ouiu
have reason TO curse the day OF his birth and call upon
the rocks and mountains TO hide him. There were
traitors in the Free States Of them runaways ron
the South, where they were known as poor white
trash These among the most earnest against the
war. and maintained that the holding OF slaves was
Confederate Congress If the Rebel scrip would purchase
much bread and butter creenbaeks. Such men de
served 70 be elected TO the Rebel Congress for sery
rendered He noticed the remarks Of MI Cox and re-
ferred TO his book The Buckeye Abroad"
Mr.. Cox Dem., Ohio said he was tired Of hearing
such slang uttered here 10 a slim House.
Some reminded Mr. Cox that the speech to which
he objected was from Democrat
Mr.. Cox replied that MIR. Dumont a renegade
Democrat lie then referred 70 gentlemen coming here
Ike sehooboys and rehearsing the slang aud trasl
picked up during the week and sending it to tire
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stuff reiterated about what he wrote when he wac
boy 1t did not prove that he favored the political and
social condition of the negro. None but an idiot or
fool would draw such a conclusion.
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Davis called Mr.. Cox TO order
aud required him TO observe the rules
Mr.. Cox said he would do.so; but why did not the
Chairman call the gentleman from Indiana 20 order FOL
his personalities. Since be made his former speech
he had received proofs of the progress of msccge
nation, and said such men Us Cheeyer and Claiming
who prossed so much love for negroes excluded them
from their churches.
Mr. bliss SI, e@ 2a92 IN hc e for
many years adherng strictly to the letter ana spit OF
The Constitution and thus securing 10 the nation the
blessings it competent 10 bestow lie attributed
our troubles 10 the election Of sectional CANDIDATE Dy
concentrated fanaticsm which sought TO abridge the
constitutional rights Of the South. The Presidents
plan OF reconstruction was as aDtIePublcan a. IL was
absurd and impractcable
MIR. GESSrLL Un., Iowa. noticed remark which
Mr. Cox had made concerning hinl-namely that he
would express his asOnshmcnt At anything decent IRON
him (GrinnelD He (GrnnelD never raised his arm to
assault man in bis life but he now rePeed as foul
Islander the audacy and base remark Of that member
MI. HOLMAN reminded Air. GTinnen that MI Cox
Yves not in his scat.
Mr. GRIyNELL said he knew that but had left the hall
like q coward.
terms IL Mr.. Cox present.
Mr. GRINNELL said the lance of Mr.. DumOnt had
severely pierced he gentleman from Ohio, who recently
had appeared in Brooklyn to support the speech Of an
apostaie petticoat against Miss Dickenson Mr.. Grin
nell said that Mr. Dunont had exposed the Democratic
renegades and that was the point. They had OPP
posed the soldiers voting.
Mr. HOLMAN controyertcd that point, but
Mr.. GRINNELL said Mr.. Holman belonged to very
ANAL paIty-the War Democrats. Not with the
larger portion Of them. He briefly spoke in derogaton
OF Gen Mcclellan, who, with his Democratic friends
were leagued with Slavery and would go down to hol
She Committee rose, and the House at O'Clock,
adjourned.