Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-06


time had come at last when all conpromises
OF human rights should cease, especially
f there should be no three handed cornnro-
, mise which, after degrading the oonstit1
tlon, renounced a bene6eent power and
lastly, borrowing an example from the times
OF Pontius Plate turned out whole race 10
sacrifice. '---
Mr.. SUMNER then proceeded to his arpu.
ment on the powers of Congress to.proc1re
equal rights and began by exprsss;n.
heart felt aspiration, that the daY miob1
soon come when the States lately in rebel
lion, could be received into the .copartner
| ship Of political power and into the full fei-
loWship Of the Union. He saw full well
that 1t was vain 10 expect at this day, that
which was SO much longed for, until we had
| obtained that security for the fu-
! tSTe--Whleh was found -mly in
the equal rights of all, whether in the
courtroom or al -ball0t-b0x. The bow
| ers Of Congress- on this subject were as am
| pie as they were benifcent. From special
founts they flow, each sufficient for the pur
pose, ali four swelling into an Irresistible
current, and tending to ons conclusion.
-flrse-the necessity the casa-by which
secerding 70 the analsgy, those States hav
ing no local government lapse under the
aasshority Of C0ngress.' - : ( -
( 2secOndl y-The rights of war Which do
not expire or lose their grasp. except with
tns e. establishment Of all needfnl guarantees.
1rsia-asale. -, ~
and flai1 1Gf 1F- alIoas $50 7alf
q q FOurthly- -TheconstitutiOna amendment.
BY which Congress, in words ofPeeuiiar en-
ergy, is empowered to enforce the abolition
OF slavery, BY approPriate legislation.
All these powers VIII lead to the iuris-
iction Of Congress over this whole subject.
No matter which road you take, YOU ar,
rive at the same point. The two first now
ers of Congress avealready been discussed
and exhausted : the latter have been less
considered, and itlis on these fhas he pro-
posed TO speak to-day. He proposed, with
the permission of the Senate, to show the
necessity and duty Of exercising the iuris-
dletlon OF Congress 50 as to secure that es-
sennal condltlon-the equal rights of all,
and ne put aside at the outset that. meta
physical question worthy Of the school men
n the dark ages-whether certain States
are IN the mon or cut ofthe Union. This il.
/ question ofform, not ofsubstance- -ofworda
'nly; and not of fact, fer the subsistence ia
Lear and the facts are unanswerahle. All
re agreed, according to the authority of
resident Lincoln in his latest utterance
'efore his lamented DEATH that these States
ave ceased to be in practical relations
VIth the Union, and this is enough to sus
ain the Jurisdiction Of Congress, even with
utthe plain words Of the Constellation in
wo separate texts, necessity sud duty COM
Mingled, II what is necessary, is not always
eeording TO duty. Surely duty is always
necessity. On the present OCCASION thew
mite in one voice for this great guarantee;
IS at once necessity and a duty, glane
g at the promises Of the fathers we should
xhibit first, the overriding necessity of the
mes, and secondly, the positive mandate
the Constitution, compelling the United
tates to guarantee a. Republican form of
OEeTnmeat E-e.r - 81 7F
Mr.. SUMNER continue at great length.
nd without concluding the Senate went
Ito Executive session, and afterwards ad-
urned. e-s-t