The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-15
The Opening cf COngress-The Organi.
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We give below the comments of the
New York Herald, on the first days prov
ceedings of Congress, and its views of the
couEse the Radicals are pursuing:
The proceedings Of the first dav of the
Thirty ty'ninth Congress are before .our
readers. 1t will be seen that the pro
gramme Of organization agreed upon at
the Saturday night republican caucus has
been carried out that the members
elect from the late insurgent States, in>
cludIhg even those from Tennessee. were
excluded from the preliminary roll of the
Clerk. and that the caucus resolution of
Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens for Joint com.
mlttee to consider the condition of the
excluded States Is before the House. in
the form Of a bill.
1t Is apparent, 100, from the House vote
on the suspension of the rules, in order
10 introduce the bill at once, that IL ia
the purpose OF the majority to bring the
president to the test of signing it with |
out loss Of time. The bill -reGuirea the
action OF both houses and the SIGNATURE
OF the President. and then it will become |
a law OF the land. The proposed exclu
slon OF the Southern members subject to
the acton OF the two houses, could have
D0'H Saiheo py eaeh mouse acting indie |
pendently OF the other. In this form of |
action the President would have had
nothing to do in the matter. Hence. we
infer, this bill of Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens,
AS the first business proceeding of the
House, 1t Is manlfestly intended as a re-
buke to President johnson in reference
to the reconstruction policy which be has
pursued, and as repeal which he is to
be required 10 endorse. All this, too in
advance of his message, as if to cut him
OFT without s. hearing. SO much for the
hrst day in the House. What the upshot
Will be few days will probably deter
mine
The proceedings of the Senate are 'as :
strongly Favored with the intensest rad q
cansm: That body, being already Or v
sanlz-d' was at once prepared for bus,
ness ana business was immediately com. O
nehced oy Messrs. Wilson, Sumner and n
" ade, IN perfect avalanche of radical L
'ils and resolutions levelled at the late 2
ebrHIous States. The schedule presen c]
ed by Senator Sumrer is of itself abso al
!teIy astounding. 1t comprehends "a W
III TO carry out the principles of a res ga
uoHcan form OF government in the Dis W
'lct OF Columbia "a regular overhauling tv
o doubt, of the District laws making ST
scrImlnati7rs between whites and tr
lacks bill pRscribing an oath TO th
Antaln republican form of govern- vo
ent in the rebel States a bill to mt sp
execution the guarantee OF a rennh- Of
IAN FORM OF government in the consti sol
tion OF the United States (this is. per- bio
lps' sort of territorial bill for the ter
uIh oil to enforce the amendment
the constitutional prohibition of sla- viii
y series OF resolutions declaratory the
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eedmen) In the rebel States. and a ira
les OF resolutions touching the dntv on
congress with respect to guarantee. lslei
national security and national faith in car
rebel States" This bill probably in in I
yes a little seasoning of confiscation pro
Is Is Mr.. Summers schedule for the am,
'plng day Of the Senate, and we think ter
nough for one day. His colleao1a mar
Wilson, with his bill to secure tho of 9
,dom of the Inhabitants of the States be a
lared IN rebellion and Mr.. Wade. of our
o. with his bill to regulate the eiec. and
,.Ira9chise IN the District of Columbia. to %
owed IN the same direction. The sire,
stloh recurs, ''if we have such things iuha
ls green tree what shall we have in ton
Lhese proceedings in both knoy
ro,oI,'t;tyU luUlcate an ultra radical ayen
tr,,ot;a.-y system OF Southern re- are b
,ruetIon SIS the policy resolved nnon atior
he radical leaders of the rennbI;pon acco,
ority of this Congress. Howavar n,rt
rooable and visionary we NAV 'bsUa irasb
inclined heretofore to consider tbo Va
orseless propositions for Southern 70 -
tructlon OF such fanatical leaders as a-
ems OF the Houe and Sumner If tbs al, ~,
te' weare now brought face to face III,
the danger of their enforcement Iakes
10 opening proceedings of the two nair :
es OF this Congress foresbadow tbo in n,
sicaI reduction of the exclndad is:ava
ra W tne status OF Terrific. quire,
in 4 sto.o I'm e foreign enemy and degre
Is nothing here but coercion = season
radical leaders of this Congress seem its dn,
enraged at the conciIiatorv exner;- first v,
Jobnse1 @tioh ADOPTED by Presi- sively
Gjo19nson, and which, in preparing were
cbanoa ~ .Ie 9outhern people for the the sc
ban bUnange which has come upon them. seven
peen attended with such wonderfni and .,
ss LIS patient and patriotic labors 6I the
;" GO OF the earliest possible restoration cemhe
South to lay and order, industrv AFFORD; %