Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-05
Tns Yankee Congreaz-A :. Copp.rhsaa D,cu ssioo

Tns Yankee Congr.s.-A :. copp.rhsaa y Discass'oo.
The Judiciary Committee of the Yankee House has
under consideration bill for the reconstruction of civil
gov. rnmept in the rehe ous " States, drawn up by
Mr Yeaman, OF Kentucky. It requires that the gov
ernment shall be Republican In form ard compatible
with the Uuion end Constitution" and leaves the eff
iect ard validity OF OF Congress and Lircons pro-
cama tons to the judgment OF the courte" in the
House. on W edGesdly, discussion took place in which
! the slavery question was introduced:
| Mr.. Brooks New York; in addressing the commit
tee said there vas in tie message 'wo starting points
first, that tie must go without attempting any
negotiations and the econd, thai it must be prosecu
ted until slavery universally abolished AS slave
ry seemed 70 be the great Stumbling block 10 the way
OF peace be asked Why it should be under form OF
government like Ours which created to tolerate the
widest differences Of opinion in matters far more in
portant than savery-nameIy, religion.
He would advice ard beseech the Houce not to be
too intolerart On TIE subj ct OF savery. He warned
them not TO enter into any usade CT civil var IN the
spirit OF iGtOler8rce TIE Saviour Of the wOrIG was IL
tolerant that subject ard Why should not be toe
rant the .uaI principles OF tie Constitution p
w are tolerant to the Jswe who do not believe IL tie
Saviour and we exhibit the extraordinary spectacle of
tolerating polygomy which is prohibited in the New
bat not in tie Cd Testament. There is rising among
ia Mormon State OF 125 900 persone--
While tolerating this we keep up slavery,
which the Old Testament especially sanctions and the
! New Testament permits
! Ey,n to couquered Greece LIFT her Archons
Ephore, ec, with many other c1nfederations than the
! Dpbyc,iCn;C Autonomy, not homogeneity, was tbs
general law Of Rome. II this homogenety be persist
ed IT, peace he had only after the suhjdgaon OF
the S0u,b. There two ever prevalent With
tie Administration first, that earnest civil var like
ours would be short scOrd that the conquest OF One
rasa of men by an equal race over such vast terrific
~ ours, s possible. The Peloponneslan war OF
IKE lasted t8entyscven years, and ruined Greece
be York ard Lancaster civil war OF our ancestors
lasted thirty years our Revolutionary yGar7,
nd Irppf Rental in =.
jugaion Of such territory AID Of suca climate as
re fghti, IN s impossible, evca If lobabtted by
only oEe,half Ct the existing people
kir. Wilson (CGnrecticut) asked Suppose the Go
vernu!fnt adopted q plan for eudIng the war, end it
failed, would the gentleman from New York then be
ready to urge The var uni the rebellion shall be
crushed or would acknowledge the independence Of
The Suuth
Mr.. Blocks replied that he n3ver would acknowledge
tie independence OF The So1>h God has made Us one
people.
Mr. Wilson repeated If oil means Laoa.d fail, would
the gentleman wage war for the Suppression of the re-
b2!!oD.
MIR. Brooks replied God made tbs county for
one people Int MT tie civilized remedy for
the disease. Our Gtst du'y is TO try concation -
He then cited at length the resout'oos moved IN the
British Parliament 1874 to 1887, by Chatham,
Burke Fox and Others to show that these great men
were tor compromise anl hcnorabla concessions, and
that what they begged 30 be- given at the start, Lord
North had to eff III middle, while IN the end indie
Z
now History va but repeating itself. Ii we attempt
negotiations and the Souh reiu2e to hear, the South
will be divided and the North united. TIE will be
by the hallot-LOx the SoGiberu country Our rem
e(Iv il net tie ggOrd and t' CITcrid box This is
Cfra''qn era. We are Christian people, and profess
Chr. .alty; ard w1en we differ we should refer our
dsput to delega' In convention, with view to con-
Citation When convention shall au to restore peace,
then he would be ready to mark Cut tho be would
pursue lie desired his voice to be heard in tie South
as we'll us in the Nor'h. If the UnioI could Dot &c
restored ex lcty ii was in the Same words ond let
ters he prepared tor ether bargain, sa afa2
tory to ell sections Of the country.
Mr.. Wilson (lowa) asked whether, IL any event,
be would be ii favor Of mantainIng tho Union by
war
hlr Brooks replied that "a tnr himself under no cir
cuostances CT which be could conceive would be Coz
sent TO q severance Of the old Un;on Of States. He
would never agree 10 sho1 passport to visit Mount
Vernon, Monticello, ach TO visit Bunker Hill
lie would never surrender tie Eee Navigation OF the
great rivers and guilt Bat il government Of States
b. thought the ortiz SHIT baVe what u wanted,
ly peace ard union and the South what it wanted
peace with honor and without degradation.
During coloquy with Mr. Wilson (Iowa) Mr..
Brooks said that Wiz the o0uth refused all prof.!
fers OF paacc once aud forever he ready sanding
on bis reserved rights to nautaln tbG proper c0GetU
tional authority by to:c9 OF arms.
Mr. kas30n (I0ga) inquired what evidence thu gtn-
teman had that ire south would eon3 back on terms
consistent with the Constitution.
Mr. Brocks-I cannot Communicate with anybody
South.
Mr.. ,Kassor-But the gentleman said peace can be
restored.
Mr. Brooks Suppose We try. AZ an early period
of the war Vice Presd Mt Stephens made tf0rt to
BIZ heard but refused, and other attempt was alike
unsuccessful. All can soy ia, try! Ii succeed,
honor will rest on effort II ta, the reapo1gi
biy will be On Southern men.
Mir Kasson-Did I understand you to say any au-
thorzld commissioner had bean refused to raat for
peace?
Mr.. Brock1--It was understood Mr.. st phens was
AUTHORIZED.
MIR. Kasson-That was denied by the rebel Cover
ment.
Mr. Brcoks-It waa re- affirmed 10 Mr.. Stephens
speech
MIR. Kaesen-I did not see H.
Mr.. Brooks, in cooc!usion appealed to New England
Deu everywhere, who low governed this country, to
rise above sectilnalm and province s and remember
what John Albums did when be made George Wash
ngton OF Virginia, commaDdern.cief Of the army OF
the United States to initiate this patrl9tisCn, this IL
ustriou8 example. He especially appealed 10 the keF
England tD1G now, part, resented the Eacinc
coast IL d" Z ,ress to he three New England mem
bers from Iowa TO Ohio New E0land men to Wa-h
burne of Illinois to Thaddeus Stevene, OF Pennsyl
vania-all New England men-tO rice above the party
and passions of the and re.unlte the country.
He made passionate appeal to President Lincoln,
once follower of Henry Clay who thrice in bis life,
by craftsmanship alone snached the country from in
pending civil wer
THE CURRENCY BILL.
On Friday in the House, Mr. Anderson submitted