New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-01


Aludng to the position Of tho President he sad; ~
east no imputstion on the President Of the Unitel
States. believe him 10 be honest frithfu and potr,,
otc; and pray God that dscord may lie quoted. a1d
that the President and Congress. acting together
irmlv, Inanfnv and for the right may preserve thp
great party OF freedom on which depend not only IN
liberties of this Republic, hut the Existence OF free
principles and Christian civilization throughout the
world ! believe this amendment not only justiiabe
m, nj with as mneh shrinking and hosaton as any man
on this floor But the age Is en- OF progress. five
would meet the obligatons which we owe to our oonr
try must pass amendment OF this or OF similar
| Mr. BISGBAY (Ohio) said be apprcs ched the discus
sion OF the question that wss utterly imrssne
for BIN to do Justice 70 it ~ the me a wSh; ~"
had uttered words that ought TO be considered ara e.
cepted by gentlemen when he said that the action 81
this Congress the future prosperity of the coanly
would be felt by generations come He believed thes
the people had entrusted TO the present Congress ro
care Of the Republic not only for the present bne i'f
all tie hereafter The Committee on R.co1strne-
ton would not have recommended this pI9po
stion bat for their i!encc that Its adop-
lion and ratification were essential 10 the safely OF
all TIE people of every State presen ana to come Ip
repeed the suggestion made in the heat Of DEBATE hft
the Committee or any Of its members sought in aly
orm the Constitution. or to take IRON any >,sr
rights that belonged to 1t under inc SoHstIullo. ~,
was simply proposition to the Congress 81 thc
United States by the consent CT TIC people WIN oneF
enforce the bill Of rights it stood IN the Cons'u
ton. II had that extent, 10 more.
10
Mr. BIYGHAy declined 10 yield. erd said that ger
men who seemed to be very dcsrout Of stending wei
with the President Of the United staes,recent con
verts-wo1ld If they looked Fovly TO his Messag"
al the opening OF the session ind THIS very prop9soh
yndeated and approved by bo for he then told Coz
gress that WAS tue reb OF ever nen 10 oc secure ~
life liberty aud property, but that rested on hi[her
authortv--1n the authority Of tie people, speohlm
through their Constitution. When they declared that
the citizens OF each state should DE enluea 10 a.. W.
privileges and immuntes Of citizens Of the otifsd
States in each State, and that no person should " de
prved Of life liberty or property WITHOUT due process
OF law he argued tnat the proposed amendment d..
no.. n any way interfere With the reserved rghte ct
States.
Messrs. RoerEs and HALE each sought TO ask 1nes
ton but Mr. BINGHAM peremito''ir refused 10 Dc j."
erruped and referred 10 the statement Of the genie
man nom New-jersey OR. Rogers that he was op
posed to It because it came from JOINT committee
moro tyranncal than any tyranIy xn,ca used.r oI
he Binghani) lid thai that was any oDjoctlo"
to IT, though tie gentleman seemed 10 think was re
tMr Rogers must spoken sportvey or ironicfJ
Probably he woui not have spoken at all bnt ior thc
that somebody else at the other ond OF the ayenu
had SO spoken when he denounced. III spsS1et
20 party Of the eentlenan's choosing this lolae
Committee on Reconstructior, raised by 1oth
Houses as being dietaiorial unconstitutional,
and 81 law If II" s saTs wery So
| be would have made haste TO "itsdraw hlinseh
from all connection with such comio"tec
tee. 1t wonder that ne did not shake the iu't
from Off his feet testimony against IT, and iitin,
Up his hands thank God ha be was not made axe oti
or men AM cyclam, My soul be not hou united WITH
them' The House had heard the orher extraordinary
| ARGUMENT made by the gentleman from PenDsyivaBts
MIR Randall that however Just the anenoment mght
be- IL should be passed IL the absence OF the repr
sentutives vi the eleven Staes lately IN receioD MY
Bingham referred in this connection to the fep1s
of Mr. Madison, when asked in regard TO TO"
adoption of the Fedora! Constitution by ninc OF tb'
10 original States, by what lisht II should be mado
binding: the answer being The right Of the people ~
self preservation uties IT, IL rests upon tae trauscen
dent law OF nature. and natures God. mat riglt Dn
IL. Tbs uerl oil la
arguments Of the Gentleman from Pennsylvania we'
logical Congress could not have passed single OIL
during the past five years affecting in any sense the ~
teress of the IL Rebel States In that objection u"
gentleman had simply been borrowing another crys
mcnt from the President who had set forth somet1ng
hke it IN his Veto Message. Then the House nah
gentleman from New York (Mr Halo In opposition -
the amenGmcnt. reiterang the old CRY Of state rgs
| lie (ir Bnsham) would Ike to know waere nc lsh
Halo had ocrei the notion that any state had righ'
Ia deny the citizens Of any other State any OF nr
privileges immunlties OF citizens OF the Unltch
States. II nor. how could the right OF the STATES
! he imp,Ired by giving to Congress the power
10 enforce these provisions II TOOK IRON
the States rights Which they he'd But II they con
,pired together 20 enact laws refusing protection 70 c
liberty or property it AIMED Congress with the power
20 hold the legislators TO an account before tho
bar Of the Federal Constitution. He did not uonotu rt
this very grant OF powcr would haze been IN me cor
stitution originally if il not that was incompai
hie With The existence Of Slavery IN any state FOR
although slaves might Ne admitted TO be ctzeDn
reason there fcer on the foot Ct me nation:
Thank q od that etter had now loen removed; IL had
been tugned 20 dust before The breath OF The people
speaking the voice Of Co, declaring that slavery
was forever prohibited within the Republic TIE pee
PIE hid coniiei grcat trust IN Ibis congress, 2no,
t;ol Lclp rQ hiu he wOlid betre- IT, even rhoTg',
men in high rllc showed n disposition DO So Whas
he as ed are given out in these days On
the trst place the uteianees OF the geptean"
ghoI We elected President OF the United States,
and OF whom have been accustomed to speak bereto-
tore in terms of Difference and respect. The totse
and the country will remember that declared az mo
Op3nIng of these troubles tina: II the issue was made
batw een the President and the representative a. the
people it 10 made by bin and not by Us L. pas
beer made by him trust in God he Will retace h's
stems Bu. whether he does not. trust the Amer
can pe0pc Will Eot strike the word Forward from
then vocabulary bat win right on 10 the eonsa-
nation Of the great work which Providence has con-
mited To their keeping; mat i, the enforcement OF
the constitution in every stale. IN every TerrfOT,,
and on ever whore our fac ioats What say, me
Presideat Ia h. speech, which received with Ia
menta,inns ever where and OYER which the gentleman
from NowJersey (Mr Rogers and his purt! seem 10
hold a general Quotation 1; He say:
and et as 81 5 ~ r n5 sit Who n NOW rce her
,eincc nd axe the oath be ADMITTED into THIS ro1 aa,
Take the oath, What od'hi Not the OATH - the
Constitution which they have broken bat the oat ne
scrbed Dy the President himself and which, except 10
military tribunals has no more oGee ana ehecI l1ao
the paper when 70 is printed. Aye tl.e tie JAN
Swear him and iot him go 1t would he about rs 'u,e'
cib!c az il would be TO swear the emblem o: Sortt
Carolinas treason ;he Eaesnake end let IL go among
the Representatives OF the people. Whom mex have
We touching this great issue before the people We
haye tbo venerable Secretary OF State being ~ Now
York makng another speech there and entering Oh
the high duties Of prophet. lave bceu accns0mtd
10 sus am aad Uphold that gentleman IN the past ana
accustomed row 70 speak Of him reyerentiav
for the great services has rendered the country bs
supreme skill a. diponatls and by bis andJubted
fidelity 10 the interests OF the country. What Say OF
him now say in regret and sorrow. Dot in anger
trust he will pardon me, and appreciate my utteranees
when say him in the language of one Of Englands