, 1864-05-05

shir, through moderation, had crowned the ytcto-
Tes OF var BY The Victories Of peace and kindness;
the conduct Of lie wsT on sneh policy as wonld
not cecnge our system Of government into cen
tr1ltz ~ 1nd19 ard 1m9ll,tssy d..p t.m- T.,
tsyor Of the bi i. He mid We have tho right to n1
Eulee md conditions for the admission Of new
s1asea. Mheh the li!l under con sae5a on pro o:ed
eha1 be on rspnbl5cen principles. and Tsat 20
state, either from the territory from the West, ~
aei esaens nom Mexico or any 81 the eieyea e.
y NOT republican accurding to ou ideas; and We r.
tend TO naintain the doctrine that wherever slavery
e11ste te rGsaolg9nlsn re- is not. and where s'avss1
e11stt. ms ponlican ttrm Of Government nneeft INC
~ under consideration to ali the resotsd ststss
lions that Involuntary scsytuds sbsll cease to ex-
~ T1'htn your districts. In the course Of h1s
marks he sdYocated the setting apart 0: South
g1oes, giving them the right Of Suffrage. Their
numbers would Increase By cmigraslon from
NoE.hern Sta,es and hey tie right by
cause OF the country. lie asked that Justice he
none the pegro race, and said 1t was our dusy 10
elevate them That they may enjoy the fruits OF their
Mr., DAVIS. ofMd:. rose to move the previous
question, tut yielded the floor to Mr. Peudlesoa.
the provisions ofthe hill and to expla,n In detail
1beir opesatione, to show that they ware no, only
without authority in the Constitution but in d.
to the Statc. lie claimed that the original pre-
tenses. urdcr which the Republican party came
INTO power, were now abandoned.
It nppears now clearly that the party "a revOtu-
t'oraEy, that 1t seeks to the powers Of the Co.
ernnent to overthrow Ito change It's spirit and
character and make It what our fathers refused to
and electuates generalization It strikes at the
very, elemental principle OF confederation. Il
and they 6y tue
stone, haze been proven by experience and IN prac
uce TO be all that the trainers Of the Government
be uss hass &c S
the citizen consistent with the extent Of our terri
tory and the magnidcence Of our imperial domain
that 1t 1e authorized BY the provisions Of the onsti-
tut1on, which guarantee to the States republican
form Of government The idea, that this clause
fore, and Mr. Madison answered It as It was hoped
for ever in The fcderaltst As long therefore as the
republican forms are continued BY the States they
Tdess stases are either ID or out Of the I0niea i
they are in the Union they are entitled
to the benefits and subject to the duties imposed
they are foreign 10 Us. and the Federal Govern
ment has no power over them except as 1t anhju-
ii. DAVIS, OF Nd, offered come notifications
6e ns 20 eaed SIe9 States pubic
Bss sy II au 81 ses
rights Of war, and further than this thoy are not
| entitled to representation III Congress. DC. The
bnl provides for the appointment Of provisional
Governors, and as soon as the military resistance
shnll be suppressed that measures be taken for
calling Convention for tho formation OF a State
constitution. Certain classes OF pcr<ons who have
voluntarily borne arms or held Offices under
the Confederate ueu1patton arc excluded from vo.
| The conditions On which euch States shall be ad.
nitted, incindea a provision that any Involuntary
ee.v,.uae ehall hs prohibited and freedom forever
usurpinE now er shall be recognized or paid by the