The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-02
EXTRACT From A SPEECH or SENATOR JAMES T. 200
LITTLE. Al PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER "a.

Fellow citizens this In the question involved in the
present. ssrusse Inc constitution o. ,ne n,,ea STATE
sha be entitled TO its proportion Of Representatives.
and also says that State shalt be deprived Of us
suffrage IN the seDate or the United States where
each State Is entitled 10 have two Senators But Con-
gress says that ten States OF this Union shall have
Representatives whatever and senators whatever.
Nov, fellow citizens, the simple question Is. whether
the constitution the will ~ Congress snail be
people for their decision. know thsre who
say for the purpose Of avoiding this direct issue, that
those States at the south are not stascs in the rnon
and therefore, having ceased 10 be states in the Union
they have right representation and In order be
logical there u other ground which possibly be
lincoln aa 'nH os upon ssss direct po n
first Of al, ] ps,posc TO condemn the GFou nd
on wbch co1s'ess ,eeGs 20 stand ont o. ,'s own
Congress proposes submit 10 the several Staes and
which, N Is assumed by many, must he adopted As
Statns In congrcss-this very constitutional
menf that they States proposes
consultation Of the United states tAppsnscD three
onrfhs u the Legislatures OF all the States ia
ratification of an amendment 70 Tho constitution Of the
United staine IL rs adopted oherw se, Y not adopted
ra'ifod Now tate IN its action upon this qnes-
ton % changing the constitutions OF tho tinted States Is
performing lfhe highest possible legislative function Why
feilow citizens, when the Legislature OF part
In ratby ng constitutional amendment, IL egslating
not only for tho people particular s,aie bul for
te ople 81 All .hr other states II = an az OF lecisa
tive authority Of far higher inportane than any ord
nary piece Of legislation YET thesr gentlemen that
the legislatures Of these states changing tho
consultation o. the United States, hut cannot elect
q United States senator. just think Of iha, for
moment How ILLOGICAL, how absurd. how preposlorous
II n for three IN say they not states for
purpose and States for another purpose Hut
cAcuso Tor uot allowing -s,ss OF the roa,h TO have
t.ir Representative. under the contribution Iney say
tn. before allow them W como 10 with their Soma
tcrs nepbcrs OF the House Of Representatives
must have guarlntccs, that vc must change the
constitution and put new royisons IN me constitution
before allow them 10 come 10 n "tbsr words
they tnOeo <~f.fcE OF south
tina. constitution which fathers made and which
We have sworn support, but taey Will impose now
cona,,uIop. an smendes conslla,Ion whsh shall he
Seposod . condition rreeedsns 10 Their having any
rights-,ii,f of representation or any otncr-in tho
unt.d states government Thcy soy. givo
euarsatsex Guarantees for wnaif Why, nrr Of
an that they win not rebel again 20 INTO
sto that any his sober senses can
belisve that the people Of Tho South. BY any
andnoni, give any such ggssniec az that which
thcy have already gwen thai they viii never rebel
asain lAppsuse.l what guarantee have they sircady
gwen They hare gone into against the govern
sen Of the nltei states and IN the course
ihc- expended blood and treasure beyond all cscu-
Whit population Of th~ ,ush have pen-hed IN shls con.
viii tho government and snppose, from the best
sn1bsry witch have, thai least fourth Of The
whole coored population below the Potomac have per
seu The terrible uphcaving Of roc!cy. The speaker
ssd thai The southern people hsd lost by the
prosery Ia slaves, that their country had been
rssag1d. tnd they had been compelled 10 suffer
mpch. We 10 Pennsylvania knew scarcely any
south 4 caascqnsnre q thiss war, and -
necessary 70 exact guarantees from The States ~ shs
3su,h that they would never rebel again against the
government or the tinted states hss 70 vas 10 Insiss on
guarnsssr from who had had the small pox that
he poue pot ag1in take ~ Among Tho guarantees 70
CURED by those IN the effect that rrbsi
debt skossd be sswurncd: bus could any HE
sobo ssppose, for ono moment. fbai any mem
her ~ Congress from the Northern would vote In
fsyo~ ~ ssuulng tho r~bsi debt n the sossh
ing, pestspg ~ I've az tnv~s thousand millions Of
dollars rms propostion the pcskss ncoussd a. unnsrcr
nd that he
sserbsisnciBg majority ~ tbe North 10 the national
councils would prevesf the likelihood 81 ~ being
cvrlcd out Bssides, u~es rebel bonds vess made
psy able 5x months amer tho United States shall have
seknowIcugcS she Independence Of the rebel sssfex"