The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-18
meudations now Gle FROM ten Of the leading sgI
cultural States Of the North
THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
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First Session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


RxNossIRAsoE ENVELOPE MANUFACTURER
Mr.. KErcuUM, trep.) OF N Y, presented the romon-
STRANGE Of r 8 wynkoop and ethers. paper ana en-
veope manufacturers and dealess and sniioners, OF
Duchess and Columbia colnties, N r., against the
passage OF the bill to authorize the Postmaster General
to sell stamped envelopes at the value OF the stamps
thereon Referred TO the Committee on Post Offices and
Post Roads
STATUS THE soumRRs STATES AND REcossrRUouox-
THE REfForIvs POWERS AND DUTIES on TIM rREslDEsr
CONGRESS-
Mr. Cook, (rcp, Of ILL.,, said that every individual ci
q each stae had rights in every state derived
through the constitution o. the United States and which
such state Of the Union, state governments po
cal corporations and the people controlling the political
OF The State government may become trators in which
the relations Of the stae with the Union brokon
ana snsrs 10 SaS Ts acnS 'no
when the relations between State and the Union have
been broken how shall such State b restored 70 s for
rea ions to aud power In the unioni Hc contcndcd
that II could not be By the sole action OF the state ITSELF
BY the sole action Of the Prssdens but IL must be
a length the case Of Luther vs. bardo seventh HOWARD
A. which he Id decided that the right decide what
government established In a State WAS In
Congress, and that its decision was final and
conclusive upon every department Of
has has only military 'I poWo, Tho soSsrnnsn.s soi
up by law wero military governments; the Pro.
yisonal Governors were military officers Ne contendsd
ary govcrnments that the acts OF commanders setting
aside legislative enactments In South Carolina Assis-
sppi and Virginia show that they are governments I'M
itself is under the control Congress 50
military governments. Any State rghifuy under a
military government righfuy under tho control Of
Congress- or the axoms OF tho fathers were reversed
military power safely be withdrawn, and these
States remain peaceably In the unon OF their own ae-
cord and not OF force and Union and freedmen do
not require military force to protect them, the civil
government should DO recoe nized, but no military
power could SGT aside tho enaetmcnts and judicial de-
cslon OF States fully in the Union. While these acts
necessary, the States should not be recognized
Mr. BnomALL, trep) Of Pa, offered the following.
Or Nay sepson %Ss sas ssa
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has in is revolutionary Ircsr'ss the people %
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Mr. LAWRENCE (rep bof Ohio offered the folIowing--s
Resolved Ths, = Ia The deliberate sense @ THIS House that
in maintaining the suspension Of shs writ Of habeas
Resolved That 4, the deliberate sense Of this House tina.
the condition OF Inc rebel States fully The rrs,dsn,
that the President Ia entitled the thanks q The nation for
and The frseamsn "a these States
Mr.. LAwRKscE then maintained that tho ordinances
Of secession wero void; that State was out Of
tho Union but that all awfal state government
destroyed In ibc rebel states that when tho robel
State governments that Is the daty OF Congress
to guarantee republican State government. aud that
ment and representation In Congress- II tho pcopls
without law may resume State government traitors VIII
terms nor even Judge when woad 10 sao e admit
representatives IT the President alone may sct mp
State soysrnment without any control By Congress
IL would DO fearful power In hands les
trustworthy than those Of respected Cbilf
Magistrate He demanded In tho OF the constitu
| States. had right 70 guarantee them governments
The had right 70 and did azide tho rebel
exist In the Southern states II must be be-
| cause eaher-nrst, that the original governments
or third, sh.. new governments had been Law
fully act up He proved thai the original State govern
on OF the laws OF nations Of Madison of Supreme
Court OF Lincoln and OF President Johnson He quoted
| nal governments could not be- resumed without
tho authority OF Congress; for no State constitution
rSh. 70 vs and iSs % fore. 70 Sc, up new
State governments whom destroyed. a. means Of con
nuing ths usoual lie. The President sustained this
view BY calling conventions In the rebel States 70 vet
State governments. by prescribing the publications
q eeciors and By requiring erms and he could not do
Raymond and Hubbe In their speeches conceded taix
me President declared his r policy
4 pertinent and would abandon u n necessary. Mr. law
renee SAID IN the Of his REMARKS, that wauld
dcpend the people OF the rebel States when
when loyalty returns, when ,hs government Z 20
| practicable ~ 70 secure obedieDce To law with
's Ss ea.s ia"rS .sas verae can
Southern representatives when they can come
With gsarHntees Of pesc" sceary and liberty 10 Tho
work OF supervising the rebellion and saving the Union
and giving frvedom TO he proud 10 follow tho
faithful Andrew Johnson Lot department perform
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