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WAsurxerox December ls--The ra.aica, IN I,
opened in the House Of Representatives this
afternoon i'll committee Of the whole on fhs
usual reference of the Presidents message n
the standing committees. Mr.. Thaddeus Ste
,ens. in speech of nearly an hours turation
laid down the most ultra programme, even out
HCrosiug his famous Lancaster speech made
in September He was tened to with married.
attention by the crowded galleries and tho
members of the House, the latter crowdimr
;.youud the speaker, while a eoodly pronor.;on
Of the Senators Were also present
Mr. Stevens read his carefully prerare,l man
u~erpt. He started out with the broad tecla
ration that the States lately at war with the
Government Were not in the Union and that 10
the, We're admitted again they must come i'm MS
new States or conquered provinces after BASS
Ing through territorial condition. He elabOra-
ted The argument tina: the SO called Con federate
STATES were helhgerenis. and that during the
war, aes<Tc.ting 10 the decisions of the Tn tied
STATES r~r-feme Court and International law
tie respective parties - stood in the same re
iatian 10 each other rs il they were separate
nations Having conquered them as nnhlic
enemies. he maintained that the Government
had the right to treat them rs conunercd
provinces: Among the requirements which
Ii" advocated as precedent to the re admission
NJ these States, was the amendment of the
Constitution so that there could be an election
tor president and representation in Congress
ON the basis OF population. This by reco0
ni2ing the coiored people of the Souti1 won1d
give the new States an increased renresenta.
non IN Congress. Ii the present basis were
h"' .ii'thSe. ne charged that the Democrats
would soon lay hands on the White House and
III" halls of Congress that they would there
fore repudiaie the Federal debt and assume
The rebel one In such an event he claimed
" that II the Southern States should then re-
hHnlate the CONSTITUTION lately forced upon
Them, 1t wonld be right and Just
lie proceeded to assume that Congress should
controi the freedmen, for if left to take care of
themselves thelr present condition would be
worse Than bondage or the horrors of Ander
sonVilie- lie made light of the ratification of
Inc constitutional amendment aboishinc
slavery, by the Southern State Leeislatures
which he denounced as illegal and delusiye |
and declared that this was not a white mans
government. and looked npOn Chief Justice
fancy = virtual declaration that it was as the
most infamous doctrine Of all time He added
that it was fortunate that the whole question
OF restoration belonged with Congress
Mr.. Raymond, of New York took notes du
ring The speech. and at its conclusion rose to a
reply, but motion prevailed that the COM |
lnittec OF the whole rise, and further debate
was cut Off. |
MI raymond $ views may be gathered from
an article published in another column of to-
DAY DtsI"fot. They are worthy of common
ditlon. by chance, too, we had, before
receiving the above, prepared an article COM
rarms, or rather contrasting, Stevens and
RI ymond
The Sua's correspondence contains the fore.
GONG paragraphs. The .imerican which is
Republican, says
Several Senators and Representatives. who
lately had conversations with the President .
tate mat the President does not intend to :
ofce any issue with Congress, but to abstain !
rom whatever might lead TO conflict be- i
Wten the Legislative and the Executive
ranches of the Government A more cordial :
'ehns Is gaming ground, and it is expected d.
NAT sood understanding will be preserved