Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-02-19
XXxIxth CONGRESS- First Session,
WAsHIsGfoN, Feb. ie!
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HOUSB; &
The House to-day Was devoted 70 speech making,
Mr. COAh, Of Illinois, argued that the plWer III
recoghSg tue secedoa Sta,es as being IN tne Union
roo'sd VITA Congress NDen The military pVwbf
can safely be WithdTawn and these States REMAIN
peaeodbly Ihthe Union Of their own accord and NOT
by iOIce, and the Union men aud freedmen do MT
require military iOce 10 protect them, their civil
government should hbe recognized: but no military
power could set aside the enactments and Judicial
decls OnsVf states iuLs ia tue unfom W hile thee
acts were necessary tne southern otHtes should not
Mr.. Law KENCE ofTe. cd the following. .,5
Re5okVed, rnat IT is the deliberate sense of tkis
House. that tho coalition OF the rebel = Ates fully
Juslh,s the Resident Ia maintaining the suspension
ot';he @rlg Of IT, aOeas cOrpas in thOso otAteS.
RS0t6ed, That II is the deliberate sense Cf this
House, that the cond ton Of tile reDel States fully
JusLhes the President IN mai Ataihing military
session amt control tneredf and TINT the President
IS entit tue thanks OF the naCiOnt0r empOylng
the war power Tor protection OF Union eitllsas and
the tree lmeu in those sta cs.
-MrCLAW rtEN CE,thea maintained that ofdfhah
ces OF secessin wee VOd that no State was out Of
the Union, but.IhAt all lawful State Government
was destroyed IN he rebel states; that when tueIr
CiVl Cove rDmsnts were OyerthrUwn tue people were
lett without otate Cos ornMGuts that IL Is tue duty
Of CVugrsss 70 Rnaraateo Il Republican State Gov
trnmeut and that until tins there can be no
lawful 0thte OOEdTnnIcAG. TTalJOTs win &C ronoe
control then, and tho nation could impose no terms
even judge when lt would be safe to admit Rep
resentAtVes. Ii the PiesldeHt alone may set up
State Government, wpnOut any control Iy Con-
gress. IL would be fearful power in hands less
Trustworthy tuan those OF our Chief Magist ate.
lie demanded, la the name OF the Constitution and
the people, that Congress, the agent OF the States
had n TIght " GUARANTEE them governments, The
War power had ngnt ~, and did set aside the
State Governments. IL any other otaie GoyerIi-
ments exist in the southern States, il must be be-
cause, e her, first that the Origi- al Governments
continued; Or second, tnhtth were suspended: or
third, that now 20, efnments had been iawt y set
up. lie proved that The Original state GOVern-
ments were abandoned on authority Of the 20 sti-
tuition, VI the laws Of nations, Of Madison. Of the
Supreme Court, ol Lincoln and OF PresideGt John
son. lie quoted many authorities " support this
position. Inc OrigI.lal Government could not be
resuued without authority OF Congress- for no state
Constitution provided mode for doing SO. Tho
nation has ght " live, and the incidental force
" sci up new Sta,e Cos ernmehts when destroyed,
as II means OF continuing toe national life. i he
President sustained this view by calling COnven-
tons in rebel States To SET up new ctate Govern
1nents, BY prescribing the qualifications Of electors
aud Ny requiring terms, anu he could not 40 tins ii
the original state Governments combined. i
.t MessIs. Raymond and uUBBELLr in their
speeches. considered that the President declared his
reconstruction an experiment. aud would abandon
AR. LAW kENCE said in course of his remarks
that it would depend on the people OF the rebel
states when reconstruction would be complete. IL
would be complete when lOJ atty returns wnen the
government is 50 practicable to secure obedience
~ law, with security Tor tue future assured. Then
constitutional reconstruction will be completed lie
would welcome the southern Representatives when
they can come with guarantees Of peace. secunty
and liberty. In the work Of suppresslng the rebel
IlUn aud saving the Union and giving freedom TO
race lie was prOud 10 follow the faithful Andrew
Johnson. Let each de artncnt perform its fuDclOns
now aud follow tue policy marked out by the people
aud The triumph VI peace will be sgual as the VIC
tories Uf war. epVwerUt Congress " decide when
Representatives should be admitted could never be
eLdcred. IL Is the ght Of Congress TO submit
tOthe people constitutional amendments for their
approval or rCJectOu, Tor thus can terms OI recon-
suuetIOn and peace be maue enduring. Letus close
the dUors forever Tor tnV approach OI internal feud
and 50 return " the ancient concord of national pros
perlty, and when We ave done this let us here in
this temple forever preserve honorable peace with
the wO,ld and eternal brotherhood with each other
Mr.. CUbDOM, OF illinois, said tnat the gentleman
from hentuCKy (Alr. uardlng) had on former Occa-
remacked that II was time there should be ait-
tie posting up Of books. hile making this declaTa
ton tne gentleman seemed willing to pas silently
over the rccOr- vi himself AID party. His zeal was
only equalled by his bitterness against the Union
party, Nh Gu he and his party had opposed for the
last hve years. Ine Union party were willing at ali
times, Wn,n called upon, 10 exhibit the balance
sheet, 50 that the loyal people Of the country could
see how the matter stands. MR. CuOm III, II proceed
Cd TO LOOK az the DEBTOR side. The gentle mans Mr.
Hardlus'O pa " had long been IN power, and wnen
MIR. LIncOn succeeded tU Inc Presidency he found
the country dIyiled AID Southern Cuniederacy ex-
isting men Tho Union party took possession Of
the government, treason, avOWed and secret, in-
vested al ngu places andscattcfed its deadly poison
among tn" peUp,e, uutIi thc Union and liberty had
almost persisted, II was then that We heard
TO Tenve the starving garrison at Fort SUM
ter would . uscltss, and would ony excite tue
SOuthe heart. In the Legs ature, in the Whie
House, almost everywhere, it was urg by the
eulUcr atc party that 1t was unconstitutional 10
wa-e war " Pt down the rebellion, because Presi-
dent BucLauah had SAID that States cauld not be
cry Capacity tS o. Inc t md IN &
their being, we're organizing armies to operate
agdInst the national Government. The people knew
tue hOlOWness and rOttenness VI these tureAts and
the nIOn paey declared that they could not permit
treason anu secession to trump, aud that all at
tsmpts " overthrow the Govern ent should be yls-
lied with ali It's power The Union party, with their
Executive, declared that the country could not ana
should not be divided. The war began, and he
neeued not " Say what mas Leen the result. ID s.
union, when MAS organized in South Caro-
iina in loIl and 1889, though put down by
the heroic Jackson, was matuTed by Pierce
and BucLanan auu tue Democratic party. The Sc
cessIonsts O 1851 sought divide the country and
erect on part VI the runs new COntederacy, hav-
lnS Tor ITS corner stone the divine Institution Of sA
very. IL rev ewing the ac,S Of the Republican par
ty, he said that pea:e has been conquered slavery
forever prOhibitel and private justice performed,
aud ne men'lOned repeated instances in which the
Democratic patty had opposed all measures called
Tor by tue public safety and benefit. Mr.. CullOm
SAID he was willing to ret the whole matter in the
hands OF loyal people to decide. They would, he
said, be slow to believe that the Union party was
false and hypOcritical in the shaping of its policy
and III announcing declarations OF its principles
The notion has been yindicated aud the problem
SuiYed NullltlcatOn and secession have beeu tram
pied IN the DUST and Congress was now charged
with greater respOnsi bties than ever before since
the formation OF tue government. The Democratic
PdiNg hoS HeSbllNc party IdluoC lLidn OutTlt "
principles, and IN addition to their opposition
10 Utner benehcent measures, they say, there
is no power under the Constitution to pass
the Freedmen, Bureau bill. He, Mr.. O.. took it
for granted that the President would sign it,
de spoke in relation tD the question Of reconstruct
tInn alleging that the Congress OF the Unted aes
had tu power to reOrganiZe rebeOus States, TO ad-
nit them tO representation when in the judgment Of
tue National government, through / Congress, il
shall be deemed SAFE 10 do so, looking to the loyalty
OF tue people and guarantees viii are demanded,
to secure AL tnat equal ris ht which is so mperi
ously demanded. IL was not pleasant for him 70
look upon tile dark size of the picture and recount
tue many act, OF treason and Of Darbarty which had
characterized the rebelllOus people for the last four
years. but he could not fol get the dreadful struggle
through whcl we had passed, and the winter quar-
ters Of the millions OF brave men who had been slain
in the tee ibe contest for national eXis steute lie
could not forget the dreadful night in April last
when that great man, ttly stJ led the Savior of
his country was stricken down with the bloody dag
uf "A brute and Nye nrocped in tho nf