Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-22

| o;os o ~ uy tlls body as an able, judi
| Guys ana pam1rlotlc State paper.
Rssotued. That the principles therein advocated
Or the restoration OF the Union the safest and
l9st P5actcaoe tnat can now be applied to our dis
| ordered domestic affairs. - "-
fesotUsd That no State or number of States con
federated together can in any manner sunder thei,
| connection with the Federal Union except by tota
spbversl9n OF our present system ofgovernment and
thatthe President in enuncatng this doctrine in hi;
late message has put expression to the sentiments o
an those who deny the right or power of State to
| ResotUed, That the President is entitled to the
thanks OF Congress and the country for his faithful
wise and successful efforts to restore civil government
Jaw ana order to those States whose citizens were
iatsy N rebelhon against the Federal authority
ana We hereby pledge ourselves to aid and assist and
uphoid him in the policy which he has adopted Ia
give harmony, peace and union to the coentry
M. Stevens-Better refer it to some committee
action upon to-day because there seems to he no
| until after holidays
Mr.; VOORHEES, had no objection to having it post
| poned ana would move its consideration after the
morning hour of Monday. January 9. Agreed to-
DELAGATE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Mr. Niblack submitted the following resolution
| which was adopted. :
y Resoi?ed, That the Committee on the District of
@ c0oumPia f be INSTRUCTED to inquire into the exped
INTO this House of delegate from said District with
powers and privileges SINH to those of delegates
from the organized Territories of the United States
| ~ - REPRESENTATION FROM ARKANSAS
| . Mr. Green c. Smith introduced resolution admit
ting to the priv ileges of the floor of the House Jas
| member
thlrty y-ninth Congress from the State of Arkansas
during the pendency of his claim thereof.
Mr. Stevens said if he would strike out the words
| the member elect he would not object
| Mr. Smith accepted the amendment of Mr. Stevens
He had known Col. johnson for three or four years
| ne was good loyal man, and aided in suppressing
the rebellion and by not allowing him these priyi-
leges i would be reflection upon his loyalty. 1t
was alu over under the rules debate arising thereon
| TENNESSEE REPRESENTATION.
Mr.. Smith introduced resolution that an rnucb of
the House resolution which refers the credentials of
the elect Of the thirty Congress
from the State of Tennessee the joint COMMITTEES
OF fifteen. be and the same is hereby repealed and
that the said credentials be referred to the Committee
on Elections. Objected to.
Mr.. 0'NeiIl introduced bill relative to the pay
ment OF the 500 bounty to the legal representatives
out bounty, and who left their commands without
leave, bnt subsequently returned and were killed in
battle or died from wounds received while in seryice
Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs
Mr. Jenckes moved that the House go into Com
mttee Of the Whole on the state of the Union pend
Mr.. Spauiding moved an adjournment. which was
lost. 80
PENNSYLVANIA WANTS REIMBURSEMENT.
Mr.. Myers introduced bill to reimburse the State
Of Pennsyvana for expenses incurred for the pay of
the soldiers of that State repe the rebel invasion
OF ISo3 This bill appropriates 100000 to the State
Si PennsylVania for that purpose Referred to the
Committee on Appropriation.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE on THE PRESIDENTS MES
SAGE.
On motion the House then resolved into the Com
mlttee OF the Whole on the state of the Union with
the Presidents message under discussion.
Mr.. Elnck, of Ohio, contended that the States late
y IN rebellion were never out of the Union, accord
ing to the doctrine of Thad. Stevens The Govern
They only attcmped to @RaW Front G6 he the
Union, which was resisted and prevented The law
of Congress provides that this House shall be com
posed of certain number which law was passed he
fore the rebellion. and is still the law and without
no effect Ihey had abandoned Slavery and m mad n5s
null their doctrine of secession: and now he thought
It was the imperative duty of this Congress to admit
n q farm alottn Al
Federal Union.
Mr.. Raymond, of New York. followed, and said he
had been gratified with many things that had fallen
from the lips of the gentleman who preceded him
Although not representative of his party. he was
of the sentiments of the loyal people of New York
who wished to restore order to the Government. He
was there to exert by his influence to restore the
Union to its old integrity and that independence for
which it was made to enshrine. He was glad to as
sumo, and he believed that there not dissent
ing voice in this House or any man in this country,
who does not wish from the bottom of his heart that
we shall have the great Republic once more He
considered that the duties laid with this Congress to
devise means to restore it. and to enact such laws as
differed with the gentleman of Pennsylvania, (Mr
Stevens) who reckoned these States as terrific
rles accOrdingEto his version of the Constitution That
gentleman had opened the ball and invited the dis
cussion, and differing with the views thus set forth
BY that gentleman, he would express his views upon
IN rebellion we're never out of the Union notwith
standing tLer ordinances of secession which Congress
admitted that those States had never left the Union
and they began the after the FORMULATION of the
decree of the Supreme Court, that they could not
sever their constitutional relations to the Govern
ment. They organized confederacy and the States
bers of such States participated in the rebellion and
they are the only parties that have incurred the pen
alties of treason
from which we have to start to understand the
are ne the States and T"rri"rAa with which
spafs Th a Tn shiss 5 s
denominates them dead States" to be subjected by
Congress Territorial rule having forfeited their
rights for four years, becoming, in fact separate
power and government and now to be dealt with ae-
cOrdng to the will of the conqueror, and disciplined
as the Government may prescribe If they were sep
arate, Mr.. Raymond asked how they became so. 1t
must have been at some specified time and by some
specific act.
The mere declarations of secession by State Legis-
atures amounted to nothing but wind and fury This
Government has made laws for the States of the
simply part of the United States at with the
Federal Government, carrying on the until it
reached such magnitude to call forth all
gies and the passage of severe laws to subdue them
The Supreme Court decided that the States could not
leave the Union justfablg, yet they commenced the
war upon this decision. We have no laws to punish
States for the acts they perform The Constitution
does not deal with States States but in few excep
tons, unless the President and constituted author
ties in order to form more perfect Union and en-
forcement of the laws for the of persons
but if these persons commit crimes against the Gov
ernment they guilty of treason. State cannot
be hung, therefore the organic law still exists A
State may always exist but it may not havea specific
is one thing, existence is quite another.
Mr. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, asked if State con-
stitution should be overthrown and DESTROYED and
practical operations close. would there be State?
Mr.. Raym0nd-If there be no constitution what
ever, there would be State; but this is not tho
case with the States of the South They always have
had constitutions, but their practical relations to the
Federal Government were all wrong. Their State
laws being preserved as guaranty, they still had
the right to assume positions with us 1t was his
view that these States still in the Union and
the conquest all have achieved is rebellion and
not over any independent power. If however the
gentlemen assert that the Southern States inde
pendent, he could not see, for the life of him why
sit here celebrating how to dispose of jeff Davis
for fragrant treason. We might as well suppose that
the States of the South could prefer such crime
against us for prosecuting them.
Our Government has denied that they were cor
porate whole, or that they could contract debts
to be paid of by themselves. If we acknowledge
them as an independent power. then must admit
their corporality and their solvent duties We have
come back to the Union. When they surrendered
their armies, they gave up not only their weapons
and organization, but some of their civil rights
Before they enjoy the privileges of liberty with US,
they should represent loyal districts. He would
leave the requirements to Congress.
He was interrupted throughout his entire speech by
the opposition who took issues with him upon nearly
every argument advanced.
He concluded by saying that he hoped the majority
nanimity towards these wayward States in permitting
them at an early day representation in Congress.
The Committee arose and reported. and the House
adjourned
Auuivaraarv Of fhe Landing of the Pill