Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-22
Senator Guthrie Of Kentucky, on d
6'nr1ena RaSOInffnY
VIM. III. SEWARD,
Secretary Of Stat.

senator Guthrie Of Kentucky, Oh the
Caucus Resolution.
We extract the following from the recent
Senate proceedings, as embcdying the views
| of SENATOR GUTHRIE:
Mr. Guthrie wish to ask the friends
Of this resolution if it is contemplated that
| this committee shall take evidence and re-
| port that evidence to the two Houses. If
they are only to take what is open to every
member of the Senate the fact that the re-
| bellion has been suppressed; the fact that
the President of the United States has APP
pointed officers to collect the taxes, and in
some instances Judges and other officers, that
he has sent the postofiice into all the States,
that there have been found enough individ-
uals LOYAL to the country to accept the Off
ccs; the fact that the President has issued
his proclamation to all these States appoint
ing provisional governors, that they have
all elected conventions, that the conyen-
tions have rcscinded the ordinances of Sc
ccssion, that most of them have amended
their constitutions and abolished slavery,
and the Legislatures of some of them have
passed the amendment TO the Constitution
on the subject of slavery-if they are only
TO take these facts which are open and
clear TO us Ill, / can see no necessity for such
a committee. My principal objection to the
resolution is, that this committee can give
us no information which we do not now
possess, coupled with the fact that the loyal
conservative men Of the United States,
North South, East, and West, do most earn
estly desire that VIC shall so act that there
shall be no longer a doubt that we are the
United States of America in full accord and
harmony with each other.
81 know it has been said that the Presi-
dent had no authority TO do these things. |
read the Constitution and laws of this coun-
try differently. He is to take care that the
laws be faithfully executed ; he is to sup
press instruction and rebellion. The pow
er is put in his hands, and do not see why,
when he marches into n rebel State, he has
not authority to put down a rebel govern
mcnt and put up n government that is
friendly to the United States and in accord
ancc with it; | do not see why he cannot do
that while the war goes on, and do not see
why he may not do it after the war is over.
The people in those States lie at the mercy
Of the nation. | see no usurpation in what
he has done, and Il the lrork is weH done, l. for
one, an ready 10 accept IT, Are We to send
out commission 10 see what the men whom
that they are not to be relied on; that they
have been guilty Of treason, and VIC will not
trust them hope that no such ideas will
prevail here. | think this will be a cold
shock 20 the warm feelings of the nation for
restoration, for equal privileges and equal
rights. They were in instruction. We
have suppressed that instruction. They are
nor States Of the Union and II they come here
according 10 the lars Of the Sdtes they arc en-
titled, IN nay Judgment 10 representation, and rc
hare no right 10 refuse IT, They are in 4 mi
nority, and they would be in n minority
even il they meant now what they felt when
they raised their arms against the govern
mont; but they do not, and offhose whom
they will send here TO represent them, nine
teen ont Of the twenty will be just as loyal As
any of us-cvcn some Of those who took up
arms against Us.
4" | really hope to see some one move a
modification of the test oath, so that those
who have ropcntcd of their disloyalty may
not be excluded; for | really believe that
great many Of those who took up arms hon
cstlv and wished TO carry out the doctrine Of
secession, and who have succumbed under
the force of our arms and the great force of
public opinion, can he trusted great deal
more than those who did not fight at all.
"To conclude, gentlemen, | see no great
harm in this resolution except the procras-
,ination that will result from il, and that will
give lis nothing hut what we have before u.s.
Posr OFFICES ORDERED To- NJ 0rENEn,-Post-
master General Dcnnison, durinS last week. issued
the following important orders:
SrArE OF TFNNEssEE.-Rcopcn the following,
and make appointments
Ccrro Gordo, Harln county; T.. Tucker post
master vice u. II Machin
Lemons Roam county; Elias Walker postmas-
ter, vice VIM. Lcnoir.
Mcmillan. Knox county: Thomas Smith reap
pointed.
Ncwmausvillc, Greene county; Jacob Bright re-
Randolph. Upton county: Thomas Carson post
master vice J. + McFaddon.
rockford, Rlouut county: Thomas T.. Ellington
postmaster. vice /. 4. Oldham.
Brick MIL Rlount county; James 4. jackson
postmaster, vice J. A. Mckanny.
Troy. oblon county, Joseph johnson pastmas-
fulton. Laudcraalc county p. A. Crow. post
master.
The REWARD FOR THE CAPTURE OF
BooTH.-On SATURDAY evening the members
Of the detachment Of the Sixteenth New
York Cavalry regiment, who Joined in tbs
chase for the assassin Booth, Immediately
after the murder OF the late President. met
for the second time, in their hall, Ninth St,
for the purpose Of taking measures to present
their claims for the 100000 offered for the
arrest of the murderer This is the regiment
10 which Boston Corbctt" was attached
As the claims for the reward have TO be filed
by the first Of January, il was deemed neces-
sary To present them in proper form with
cut delay, and Captain Schlaefer was author
lied TO take the necessary steps He was
requested TO prepare the applications which
will he signed by the members to-day, to-
morrow and Wednesday, whereupon they
are 10 be forwarded 10 the War Depart
ment. The regiment was originally COM
posed of one thousand and fifty men, Of
whom four hundred are left to claim the re-