Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-01-13
United States. 1t was reciprocal only

Cne united States. 1t was reciprocal only
| in name.
Mr.. Hale argued against the repeal of the
treaty stating that its advantages had been
reciprocal. MIR. Hale, after some further
remarks against the repeal OF the treaty,
moved to refer the subject to the commit
tee on Finance.
MIR. Doolittle explained why he should
vote for the resolution. The new revenue
system of the Government demanded the
abrogatiOn of the treaty.
MIR. Wilson said he had prepared an
| amendment that, instead of repealiag the
treaty, commission be appointed to make
| anew treaty. .-.. .,..-.e
Further remarks on the subject were
made by MessrS. Conness, Riddle and IIend-
ricks. the two former in favor of repeal,
and the latter against it.
A motion to refer the subject to the Ju-
dietary committee was lost.
The yeas and nays were then called on
the passage of the resolution, which was
adopted by yeas 81, nays 8.
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.
Buckalew, Dickson, Hale, Hendricks, Hicks,
Howe, Ramsey and Vanwinkle.
Mr.. Harlan offered a resolution instruct
ing the Secretary of War to suspend all the
pay and allowances of the officers of the
command of Col. Chivington, OF Colorado,
until an investigation of the conduct of Col.
ChivingtOn in the late attack on an Indian
camp shall take place, and that all articles
taken from the Indians by his command
shall be returned. The resolution was Or
dered to be printed
The Senate then went into Executive
session, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
IN ;nf, ,Iot; ,Ia L.,
bill to reorganiZe the rebel States, provid-
ing that none of them shall be allowed to
resume their political relations until the
loyal citizens organize Government re-
publican in form and forever prohibiting
slavery, and further providing that Louisi-
ana shall resume her political relations un-
der her constitution adopted in April, 1864.
The substitute was ordered to be printed.
The House resumed the discussion of the
proposed constitutional amendment.
Mr.. Smith, of Kentucky, felt it to be his
duty to lay aside all personal considerations
and prejudices, and devote himself alone to
his country, his whole country. Nothing,
he contended, was so destructive to our
peace as the ultra doctrine of State rights,
which had been recently proclaimed in this
House. This doctrine, if carried out, would
subvert all the principles of government
and republicanism, and bring us to the po-
sition of perfect despotism and ruin. He
denied the argument of the gentleman from
Ohio (Mr. Pendleton), that the right of
revolution exists at all times, but admitted
that any people would be justified in resort
ing to the right of revolution whenever the
Government becomes so oppressive or de-
spotic as not to be borne, and where there
are no other means of redress. Yet gentle
men here are bold and audacious enough to
go step beyond the most ultra southern
fire-eaterS. 1t was the duty of Congress to
pass that joint resolution, in order to afford
the people an opportunity Of passing upon
the amendment, and it was the duty of
the people to adopt. We should destroy
slavery. root and branch, as soon as posi-
Bile. We must have the Union without
slavery, and no vote of his should be given
but tor that which looks to the utter, abso-
Lutte, unconditional abolition of slavery
throughout the United States. lie thanked
God he had seen the day when we can wipe
out slavery, and Kentucky, acquiescing in
the act, will stand among the proudest
States of the Union. Mr.. Smith also spoke
of the advantages which would result from
free labor in the South, both in an economic
and patriotic aspect. ..
Mr.. Cox of Ohio said that the Administra-
tion party had made an anti-slavcry amend
litical creed; while the opposition at Chica-
go proposed, as their issue, the cessation of
hostilities with view to the calling of a
national convention in pursuance of the 9th
article of the Constitution. Regarding this
as the most practicable way of settling our
difficulties, the Chicago Convention waived
all other questions. In casting his (Cox's)
vote nominating Mr.. Pendleton for the Vice
Presidency, he knew that gentleman in
dorsed the cessation of hostfities and the
calling of National Convention. If his COL
league had been elected to that office, which
lie would have graced so well, he would
now be appealing to the people Of the North
and the South to call convention of all the
people. The North would have Yielded
Mr.. COX's information was that the South
would have held back. He proceeded to
argue why, in a state of war, he was oppos-
ed to making such radical amendment, al
though not questioning the power tomake it.
If he thought by voting for the amendment
he could save the Union, he would do
so though all the devils North and South
should eXpend their wrath against him.
But he would appeal to gentlemen to say
whether he was bound to vote for it if he
believed its adoption would prolOng the
war. He admitted the power, under the
guards of the Constitution, to establish
slavery OF free institutions, or an entire
Democracy; but he had no fears that the
people would destroy their liberties.
MIR. Thayer, OF Pa, spoke in favor of the
amendment.
The House at o'clock adjourned.