Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-20

WndJ was lbf lOuCSITOJ JIlc NOI-
fly, never. For what have all these lives
pended? Was It for the purpose of de-
stroying States? No; it was for the pur-
pose of preserving the Union of the States
That is what we have been contendin& for,
and to establish the fact that the nation
can lit its own head above and beyond in
ternal war, treason and traitors at home.
When Me rebellion in Massachusetts loas put
dolcn, did that put Massachusetts out Of the
Union and DESTROY the StdteY When the re-
belliOn in PeRRsylUdnia acaS put d0lon, did that
deStrOy the State and put IL Om Qf The UnlOnI
SO when the recent great rebellion was put
down, the Constitution and laws OF the
country restored the States engagedin IN 1t,
The rebellion being crushed, me tdIo restored
and the Constitution dckROWled9ed IN them,
they stand in the Onion constellation a part OF
the glorious aud bright glid1y 0f STATES
Loud cheers.
In passing through this ordeal what las
been done in them under the direction OF
nv lamented predecessor? We commence
cd the work of reparation. We succeeded,
before | came here, in restoring the rela-
| tions which had existed brtween TenneS-
see and the rest OF the Union, with one eX-
| ception, and That was the relation OF repre-
| sentation.
came to Washington and, under extra
ordinary circumstances, succeeded 10 Tue
Presidential chair. The Congress of the
| United States had adjourned without pre-
scribing any plan. | then proceeded, as l
had done in my own State, in the recon-
struction of the Government, and to restore
the other States. And how did we begin
We found that the people had no Courts,
and we said to the Judges, District Attor-
neys and Marshals, go down and hold your
Courts, for the people need the tribunals OF
justice to be opened. Was there anything
wrong in that? The Courts were opened
What else? We looked out and saw that
the people down there had no mails. They
had been interrupted and cut off by the
operations of the rebellion. We said to the
| Postmaster General: Let the people have
| facilities for mail communication, and let
them again begin to understand, what we
| all feel and think, that we are one people.
| We looked out again and saw that there
was a blockade: that the custom-houses
were all closed. We said: Open the doors
of the custom-houses and remove the
blockade; let the pursuits of peace 90 on
and it was done. We thus Travelled on, step
| by step, opening custom-houses, appoint
ing collectors, establishing mail facilities,
and restoring all the relations that had
been interrupted by the rebellion.
Was there any thing undertaken to be
done here that was not authorized by the
Constitution, that was not justified by the
great necessity of the case, that has not been
clearly cUnsonant With the Constitution,
with the generous spirit of our Govern
ment? TCheers What remained to be
done? One other thing remained to show
the civilized world thar we had passed sue
cessfully through the third ordeal OF our
National existence, and prove that our
Government was perpetual.~ great prin-
ciple was to be restored which was estab-
llshed in our Revolution.
When our fathers were econtending against
the power of Great Britain, what was one
of the principal causes OF their complaint
1t was that they were denied representa-
ton. They complained of taxation with
out representation. tCheers.l One Of he
great principles laid dJlgn By our fathers, and
lohich fred their hearts, tcdS that there should
be no tdrdtiOH lgithOut representation.
How, then, does the matter stand? Who
has been usurping power? Who has been
defeating the operation of the Constitution,
and lchdt noC remains 10 be done TO complete the
restoration Of these States TO all their former
relations under the Federal Government dnd 10
finish the great ordeal through lrtch ne hare been
paSSiRgp IL is 10 admit representation lcheerS J,
and when we say admit representation,
what do we mean? We mean representa-
ton ia tho constitutional aud law-abiding
sense which was united at the beginning of
the Government. The Constitution declares
in express terms that each House, the SEN
ate and House of Representatives, each act
ing for itself, shall be the judge of the re-
turns, election and qualification of its own
members. 1t Is for each House to settle
that question, under the Constitution and
under the solemn sanction of an oath. And
can we believe that either House would ad-
nit any member into its body, to partici-
>pate in the legislation OF the country, who
was not qualified? They have the power,
not the two Houses, but each House for
itself.
The Constitution further declares that no
State shall be deprived of its equal suffrage
in the Senate OF the United States without
its consent. Where do Te stand? All that
is needed to finish the great work OF restUr-
alton is for the two Houses, respectively, to
decide the question.
Oh. b,k some one ,5iH say traitor might come
in. The answer tp that Is. that eacH House
must be judge, aud ita traitor presents him
self caiuot nelp the House to know that
he Is traitor. aud il he is a traitor can they
back, saving TO tn people who sent him.
'sYou must send Us loyal man." [Cheers.l
Is there any difficulty about that? No, no,
and cheers.l
II a traitor presents himself 10 either House,
cannot that House say 10 him, mo, you cannot
be admitted into this body 90 back, ,oe totlL
not deny your people The right Of representation,
bUt they must send loyal representatives. p
[CheeTs.
And when the States do send loyal repre-
sentatives, can you have any better fidelity
to the Constitution and laws? There is no
one learned in the Constitution and laws
who will say that if traitor happens to
get into Congress that body cannot eXpel
him after he gets in. That makes assurance
doubly sure, and conforms the action of the
Government to the Constitution OF our faith
ers. Hence, | say let us stand by that
Constitution, and by standing by it the COW
enant will be preserved.
While have been contending against
traitors and treason and secession, and the
dissolution of the Union, have been con-
tending at the same time against the con-
solidation of power here. | think cOnSOli-
ddtton of po1oer here is equally dangerous loiti
separation. [Cheers.l The one wOuldrun into
anarchy, tvtiLe The other tcOuLd concentrate and
| euentadte in GnlondTchy.
But there is an idea abroad that one man
can be usurper. Mr.. Jefferson, the apos-
tie of liberty, tells us, and so does common
sense, that tyranny and despotism can be ex-
.ercised by many more vigorously and more
| tyrannically than by one. What power has
your President 10 attainp What can he do
What can he originate? Why, they say,
he exercises the veto power. Laughter.
What is the veto power? A voice, "TC
! put down the nigger,n laughter.l Who is