New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-05
XXXIXrH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON. Saturday. March 8, l'i6.
POLITICAL SPEECHES

The Uouse sat in Committee OF The Whole on
IN. Presidents Message.
General debate was the only thing n order
There was not a score OF member. IN the hsI while
tie journal being read, and the audience III We
gallery was correspondingiy slim.
No sort Of interest was taken N The proceedings.
Among the reports OF private character made yes
ierday was one By Mr. Wsshburn oi Massachusetts
from the Committee on Claims adversely on 10 petition
for damages arising from the raids made IA ',nl' 1871
by the Rebels in the vicinity Of Fort Stevens. Washing
ION and an adverse report by MI sloan rem tbs Com
mt.e on the House bill 20 provide for asccfianing ~
adjusting the claims against the "overnmen' iof the ~
mTy or destruction OF property BY the Srmie- o the
United States or by the military Authorities during me
late Rebellion.
| Mr. McKrr (Ky) then proceeded ts address she
House at length in support OF the ainendment 10 the
Constitution which wss introduced on th. I9th OIL 3D.
rusrv and which lad been referred to- Judiciary
Committee.
eued that the union of the States and e existence OF
The nation were distinct things Tn. Union .. the
States might be DESTROYED without cncesng the eIst-
enco u. the nation When the eleven Southern b.aies
EN- cred into Rebellion and inaUguratcd civ war. the
union of tho States De se dissolved Just az much
~ If The Rebels had proved victorious and had their m
dependence ackpoy lodged. They bud held no political
posit OIL snce their revolt except that 0 rebeons tnb
ects He con,ended that they should no. be restored
their former condition IN the Union until tae ro
cal power in these Stses confined exclusively in
the hand Of LOYAL oSons til equal rights and priv
lrgss were n tended to all their inhabitants until their
people gave evidences o. hsta 20 .oo Ss1 G "nu
erals Eebel banners snd Rsbe! debts ropudatsd
and until the love OF Justice las and order 90 firmly
established the minds Of the people aste give uhlaes
tionsbIe assurance OF enduring peace Thon but rot
l,,tors would be vote " readiu them into tks Union
Mr. TtORsIOJ Qll) mex, addressed the House. Tie
great question 70 b. settled was in one view question
of Union or disuE0B and IN aDeher view qIestos OF
centralized despotism or Nstionsl GoEerHmeft VIVA
slcg s,ed powers c0nsis,iDg OF StateS. the States
70 ssccde were ost OF tho tnl0n either
IN fact OF in law then the war hal failed in its nvowed
object II they ware not ous Of the Union then the
of the General Government being resstabshed
,bsy wore entitled 10 be representa- 10 Congress- .
Sata cond be reduced 10 territory az pfnslh1enf
for rebellion where vas the limtatont As val. might
refractory Stste be reduced 70 territorial condition
so, sishter offence Any set Of Legislation declaring
states 10 be territories would siolss the Consttnt0n
Snch An At would make the Government % odion and
a. destructive OF the liberties Of the people 40 6ecss
lion hed besu succeseul Tie States O. the Union nc
Stand TOYS there. or the Union would perish and be.
ccms " sctool.boys tale. tho wonder Of an hour" III
he ties which bonnd tho States together were severed
the Union would become g.,ty ccrpss TOR tho ., sou: .b
ia In the Union the Union OF the States car
never be rent ssunder Congres conld not drive the
on, OF the Union close the door Of Union
sgansf them 10 do this would DO TO destroy country
,Ss hrehtsst in the history Of man. and 10 daken
nrht OF hope now dawning upon H. In the language OF
Henry Clsy ~ an within the Union, and defy any |
norton of tho eondsracy 70 eIpc me or drive me Out
Of Inc Union" II the Rebellion had been successful
tAs sscsdod States would not now form a part Of the
Union But they did not succeed; they had been kept
in tho Union and therefore they had not been out o. H.
and were NOT out Of It, either in fact or In law. i
Mr. THORNTON cited the scts OF the Executive aod |
40 support Of his position that the Rebel states
were rot out OF tho Union for any purpose whatever
denial Of 10 them a. an attack upon ee
opipions Of President Lincoln To do It, stutifed the
isbyTyuth Of inconsistency from which there was no
but In the most base dshonor He believed that
tAs p9usy Of tis Py0iaeU would b sustained y fne