Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-02

A-l-A 1LSA% = ~ ~ 80 F-AlA -
pafnter gnd tEaa pen pf aistoriAu. Tha|
seonsslidafaon nf the EagaarnaDd Wast-
'ern RomaB Empires, -oxzwo sach non-f
archi = es Russia and Austria, would
not have found g more absorbing and
im portsnf event than the return Of the
slave States after their four years Of as
complete separation from as and bitter
hostility 70 US, ~ was possible between
two independent nations az war. Nor
will the grandeur Of the work exceed
the difficulty Of doing il we'll
To admit the Southern members AT
once, without pradence or thought, as
Grseksswas admitted into Troy, would be
easy. But to determine before admit
ting them whether they represent the
people as tie Constitution requires, or
only Il class Of the people, whether their
State Constitutions, which in some of
the States exclude the majority from
sgfrage, are Republican, and IN Dem
ocraiic republic, safe for the next cent?.
ry-whssher, IN a word, the loyal ele-
ment in the Southern States shah be
disfranchissd and those States recon
ssrEcted exclusively on the Write or
rebel basis--ail this will try the wisdom,
6rmBess and courage Of the House OF
Representatives TO the utmost Nor can
IL dodge the question. IL must decide H.
No member Of either house Of Con-
gress cen exercise so large an infasBee
in controlling all the issues a. the Speak
err Of the House Of Representatives.
During several sessions past we have
learned that the selection Of Speaker
gives control Of the House. Ia the com-H
mittees which be viii appoint the policy
Of the House will b moulded and de-
termined The speeches on the floor
will merely attack or defend the meas
urea adopted IN committee. We need
IN the Speaker not only q presiding
ofhesg, Thoroughly acquainted sith the
ordipArg duties n the chair, aud wilh
the characters flneaa and capacity Of
every member Of both parties in the
House, bat we need equally man re-
ligiously faithful ~ the principles OF
universal liberty, which carried .us
through. the late contest We need a
man Whip will 60 into the House With
clear aud distinct conception Of what the
msjoritiEs which have been cast for the
Republican platform 10 all the Northern
States taean, and how that meaning.
which d The will Of the people" can
best be- carried into effect, always 70.
membering that the will Of the majority
fs defeated whsn that the minority i
obeyed Or compromised with. We need
man who will 80 brihg 10 bear
upon the question above alluded to,
the purest loyalty and mOst shining
abilities which The House Of Rep
resensatives con furnish, 40 that
the best statesmauship at the.
Nations command shall settle the
questions before u.s. Finally, we need
o Speaker who will in any event main
tain the dignity Of Congress as n CO.
ordinata and equalfbraheh Of the Fede-
raj Government, against any ennroaoh-
ment By the Executive or the Judiciary
We believe tho country viii mite with
us IA saying that no member Of the
coming House combines these various
qualifications of experience, skill and
tact as preaidiDg officer, devotion to
liberty, Union and true repablicaniam, a
knowledge Of the personnel aud cApaci. |
ties Of The House., familiarity with gnd |
clear conceptions Of the questions IN |
volved, and frmness in sustaining the |
rights 81 ConRras8--if q larger degree /
than the Speaker Of the last House. Hos.
Schuyler Colfax, Of Indiana. A tried
and trHsled friend Of the martyred Lin
colin, familiar with his views aud deeply 1
Identified with bis principles, equally al
acme among and tried and trusted on
he people, especially conversant with
he legislation Of the House during the
and committed 10 the doctrines
If the equal rights Of all men, which are
he foundation Of our republican insti-
.atioas, We can safely predict that hiA
slection as Speaker would be received
BY the whole loyal American people with
IN emphatic $50 far, well done" We
alter no word Of this because we deem
{ necessary in a political sense, for we
believe bis election is foregone conclu.
hon. We believe be will Be- elected with
title or no opposition.