The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-11
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MONDAY.,........ DECEMBER II, 1858
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Admisaisn Of Seuaherm Representatives.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York N,cs, under date of December s,h. SAYS .
There was report yesterday to the cGeci
= gr~~t show OF maRhanfn,ity by admitting t.
their seats the rrpreswnt atives, first from Ten.
ncssee, second from Arkansas, and third from
| Virginia: provided those from the lattercar
take the test oath. I was inclined to doubt tn.
truth OF the report 1T nrst, but after inyesti-
cation believe IL il welt founded What Oh,
object in view can be does not yet appear. II
cannot NJ that the Radicals look upon il as ar
accession OF strength to their party, for il will
he the reverse. There are three (so ca ilet) Re-
publican members from Tennessee. but they
are no more Republican in their feelings thar
Andrew johnson is. All Of the three members
| from Arkansas six of the members from Ten
| nessec, and seven Of the members from Vir-
glnla, are Democrats. If the whole nincteer
| members from the three States are admitted
| sixteen will certainly vote with the Democratic
ana Only tnrea with tAr Radicals. The strength
o! parties In the House viii then be: Radicals,
! t|2 Democrats and Conservatives, 81 Youl
| readers can see that the Radicals run no risk
in the admission of the representatives from
! these three States. They will still retain ap
| Overwhelming majority, although the Demo
| Gratis will receive large accession to their
| numbers.
| Thaddens Stevens resolution will meet with
decided opposition in the Senate. 1t is under
stood that Reverdy johnson and Senator
DooIttle will make strong arguments agains,
| IT. The most strenuous efforts will bc made
! to amend it. and faint hopes begin to be enter
out amendment. There is no prospect how
ever, that any of the Southern members will
be admitted this session, except those from
| Tennessee and Arkansas, and possibly thos,
| from Virginia.
| OF the same subject, the Washington Sta,
says:
! The Republican members OF the Senate yes
| terday We're in caucus upon the resolutions OF
Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens relating to reconstruc-
| tion. They are not likely. to pass that body
without important amendments. -&
| 1t is reported that prominent Republicans
in both Houses favor the admission of the
Tennessee delegation. I..
The Washington correspondent Of the New
| York Tribune writes:
1t is expected that there will be a strong op-
| position to the passage Of the Stevens resolu-
tion in the Senate, mainly on the ground that
it would make the action of that body as to
the admission of Its own members dependent
fact, was the objective trait urged in a caucus
of the Republican members Of the Senate to-
day. But whatever modification it may
dergo in point Of form, there is no doubt tha,
the principle of the restoration will be adopted
and that the investigation viii be ll;,i.
| About the meaning of that resolution there
can he doubt 1t is declaration on the part
of Congress that the representatives of the
people have a word to say with regard to the
reconstruction of the States lately in rebellion :
that they mean to investigate the case for
| themselves. and to act upon their own judG
ment. The resolution involves neither a direct
approval nor n direct censure Of the policy fol-
lowed by the President but it does, indeed, in
dcnte that the results Of that policy will not
be accepted without having first been closely
scrutinized, and that the national authority
will not relax it's hold upon the Ia e rebel States
untilthe guarantees given for future good be-
haviOr are clearly understood to he satisfacto
ry. 1t is rumOred here that the passage of the
Stevens resolution was received with little
favor in Administration circles but, in fact,
! the President has no right to complain. That
/ the final closing up of so tremendous revolu-
| tiOn as that through which we have passed
should be cOn1ided to the discretion of one man,
could not be expected in country in whicl,
the exercise of Democratic government has be-
come a fixed habit with the people. The Pre-
sident has assumed responsibilities almost
without precedent in the history Of this repub-
| lie, and even his nearest personal friends will
hardly ask for him an unqualified endorse
ment without q close examination of the case,
where the stake consists in the future peace
and happiness of the nation. There was way
! for him to escape this responsibility. He might
have called an extra session of Congress imme-
diately after the close of the war, and the legis
| lative and executive branches of the Govern .
lnent might have unanimously proceeded to-
| gether in an attempt to solve the great problem
| before them. But the President undertook
the business alone, it cannot be surprising to
him that the National Legislature, when at the
regular time entering upon its functions.
should ask for an account Of what has been
done, and insist upon being heard concerning
what is to be done hereafter.
The National I,,telligencer thus argues specially
for the admission of the Virginia members:
When the body of Virginia seeded, the
northwest and eastern sections refused to de-
sert the Union, but they proclaimed themselves
loyal community at the outset: and these
relations with the Federal Government have
never been suspended, but have continued I'm
interruptedly, without intermission.
What is recognized as Virginia was even be-
| fore Tennessee in the abolition of slavery an d
the adoption of the constitutional amendment,
and in the acts of repudiating the rebel debt
anthof declaring the ordinances Of secession to
be null and void.
The Alexandria Legislature was entirely
loyal. The Senator's elect, Messrs. Segar and
Underwood, are everywhere recognized as
loyal; the Governor of Virginia, regularly
elected, is of indisputable loyalty; and we can
recognize no technicality which, under radical
reasoning, should exclude Virginia even for an
instant on the score of the loyalty OF the State,
| since it first unfurled the flag of the Union in
a community of armed and defiant secession
| lists v ..e-
We are becoming more and more sanguine
that it is out of the power of politicians (eNen
if they shall see fit to manifest strong will to
do SOY to defeat the speedy triumph OF restora-
tion now nearly accomplished by the Presi-
dent.
MEETING IN Baltimore FOR THE BENEFIT OF
PkEsBYrKRIAx MINISTERS IN rHR SoUrH.-A
meeting was held on Thursday evening, in the
/ Central Presbyterian Church. to adopt mea-
sures for the relief of ministers of said church
residing in the South A large audience was
present, together with n delegation from each
Of the Presbyterian churches in the city The
meeting was opened by the singing of an an
them, and prayer. Honorable Judge Giles was
called to the chair, who, upon assuming the
position, stated briefly the object Of the meet
4, ing. The Rev. DIR. Dickson of the Westlnin-
ster Presby yterian Church, presented Il pream-
bic, setting forth the deplorably desOlated con-