The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1865-12-05

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great question ~ reeons'r"''0H Sn7 con"
Tie EFFORT on the part Of the Tennessee
ldelegation to be he ard was premeui,aVcu,
| II was Intended to afi ord an opportunity W
make the points prest nted s,lDseq,,e',viy Wy ~
Mr., Brooks, but the naJorty VIZ INV l'''l y
| ling 20 allow any disci lssion OF these q9es-
tions until they had SO, 'ureu 'ie ors"'''1"
The proceeding to-da Y were OF digni.
| fled character with ON eS'ePLicn' I.u w.
lexception was the derish l9ngl1,uI VIZ thn
which the nomination of lr' BrooRs as tlle
Demoeratic candidate for speaker whs Il, ~
eeiyed By the Republican sit We ol Ihe iiS1Iv no r.
| Mr. Brooks was the caucus . uomlnee Oh !he
Democratic members, and tn, 5m nohlhai1,lon
was surely entitled to respect iul conslHei,
alton, however small may hay 'e pee" ''ie"
minority. a.,
After the organization, This 'd; Stevens
caucus resolution was adopt S oy 1't ont
House, but IL was swallowed wi IN eNiuehl
reluctance and many grimaces b ,.s laise
number of the conservative Rel ,up',e9tis ..iti.
It certainly will not pass that bo, " WIZ ~,
out IN amendment which win d e'e''' III
whole purpose
This resolution contains a pf0visi on tlat
all papers, applications, &c, relating 70 thc
admission of members from the Sou lhelh
States shall be referred without deb "e l"
the committee proposed to be raised. 90,
sight TO unlimited debate, aud Is unwill ing
to part with this privilege upon a subj, 'ct
| of SO great Importance to crafty the inol W.
dinate ambition andpeculiar privilege evel
of Thad Stevens.
On this ground the resolution win be OBJ
jected to lii the Senate by some OF the most
radical ofthe senators. There is very serious
doubt whether the resolution will be adopt
ed IN any other shape than simply to au-
thorize the joint committee to report upon
the condition of the States lately In insm'-
rection.
Many of those who voted for it are op-
posed to its purpose as since developed.
| They voted for II merely as a caucus reso-
Tuition. without being aware IL was intended
| as only the first of series of steps, on the
part OF Thad. Stevens, TO place the Republi-
eau party in Congress In opposition TO the
| policy Of the Administration in regard to
Reconstruction.
| Since the adjournment Of Congress to-dny
lthere has been noticeable some consterDa-
| ton IN the Republican camp.
| II is stated That the Presidents message
lwfll be firm aud uncquiVocal upon the sub
lject OF reconstruction, aud the admission of
sith Southern Members as can. take The
oath, f..L i..--.......i. ,7.f5
| II Is Known also that Mr.. johnson has de-
clared he will confer the Offices at his dispo-
sal exclusively upon those who support his
policy. The Republican leaders find Chem
Executive patronage which has been re-
served for this occasion, and also OF ere
Eating division of the Republican, party,
(which win place the radical faction, not
only In a minority in Congress, but in an
/ attitude of hostility to the Administration,
while, by q coalition in support of the
Presidents views, the Conservative Repub-
llicans and the Democrats win constitute
lmgiority party IN Congress In favor OF the
Administration.
The radical Republicans have deceived
themselves as much in this respect as they
Ibid IN regard to the negro suffrage question.
lThey have mistaken the unanimity with
(which Thadeus Stevens resolution was
i adopted In caucus for an, expression of
Unanimous hostility to the policy OF the
! president, ti ...-...., ...ri4..... ......
1 They win find after tomorrow that they
lhave counted without their host Y.
| Prominent Republicans, who have hith-
lerto been classed as radical, srepndiate Mr..
| Stevens programme. and Will stoutly de-
fend the Independence of States rs quite AS
essential to a Republican Government -as
the sovereignty of the Federal power.
The ball Is not yet fairly opened. The
time between Thanksgiving day and the
Christmas recess will probably be devoted
to skirlnishing; but one thing is certain,
the attention of Congress will be devoted
Exclusively 10 this reconstruction question
until il Is definitely settled.
In the mean time, 1t is hardly probable
the House will pass the resolution TO admit
the Southern Members 10 seats on the
floor pending this discussion. The opinion
has been expressed by some of the most
sagacious Democratic members that such
of the Southern men as can take the oath
will be admitted, while the final decision
upon the report of Thad. stevens commit
tee will be protracted TO late day In the
Session, and thus the break between the Re
publican party and the Administration will
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