Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-05-18

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Freedmen's Bureau bill? That veto had
awakened the admiration Of the Demo-
cratic party and joined the Senator from
Delaware with the Senator from Wiscon-
sin and the Senator from Pennsylvania
| (Cowan) in sweet communion. This was
the first marked deviation from the Pres
idenl's promises. 1t was followed soon
after by the veto of the Civil Rights bill.
There never had been such rejoicing in
this nation since the morning stars sang
together, as there was over the passage of
the Civil Rights bill. 1t would stand as
a lasting monument to the glory of Con-
gress. He hailed it as an announcement
of the fixed purpose of the American
Congress. The Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. Davis) had advised the President to
put this Congress out. 1t woaid aeyef 60
out until its constitutional term expired,
and when it went out, in every case those
who were true and faithful, would receive
the endorsement of faithful constituencies
of " well done, good and faithful servant"
Speaking of the Presidents speech OF
February %, Mr.. Nye said: In this birth
day speech l see the birth of something
strange. " / repeat" says the President,
am for the Union" That's good. 81
am" he says, " for preserving all the
States" So am |. q am for admitting
into the councils CT the nation all the rep
resentatives who are Enthusiastically and
unquestionably loyal" So am l. The
man" says the speech, who acknowledges
allegiance to this Government, who swears
to support the Constitution must necessa-
rily be loyal" There is the trouble
there is the mischief; aud as PROPOSE
ton / deny it. Breckenridge took the
oath, while perjury black as hell was
smouldering in his heart The President
of the late Confederacy took this same
oath over and over again. Wigfall had
taken it. And were they loyal? Sir,
deny the proposition that swearing makes
a man loyal. These rebels have commit
ted double perjury. They have not only
sworn to support this Government, but
another, and they have broken both. Mr.
Nye read further from the Presidents
speech, to show that he (the President)
was in favor of the repeal of the test oath.
How the gulf has become impossible =
Here he must part with the President
here he (Nye) must stop applause in
the galleries.) He never would cast a
vote TO admit one of these rebels. He
would not have that sin to answer for on
the judgment day. He did not intend TO
follow the example of the husbandman
who took a frozen copperhead into his
bosom and was bitten to death for his
kindness. In discussing State Rights Mr..
Nye was interrupted by
Mr. CowAN, Who said, What State
right are you opposed to?"
Mr.. NYE. Secession.
Mr.. CowAN. Imean except secession.
Mr.. NYE. / am opposed to all State
rights that mar the harmony of the gene
raj government. applause in the gal
leries) What State right are you in ia
vor of?
Mr.. CowAN. All of them.
Mr.. NYE. l thought so--including Sc
cession.
Mr.. CowAN. Secession is not State
right
In conclusion Mr.. Nye appealed to the
Senate to stand firm and see to it that
there could be no recurrence of the re-
bellion that what was done be well done.
, In the name of the immortal dead and the
mangled living, he demanded this. Be-
6 yond the grave we shall meet an army OF
100000 dead that will never again answer
=, to roll-cal on earth but, sir, on the day
] of judgment they will be there. In theil
name, by their memory, by the immorta
!. deaths they died and lives they lived,
> demand that Congress and every depart
r ment of this government shall tread eau
= tiously upon this great ground of recon
= struction.
| SENATOR DooLTTTLE's REPLY.
?? Mr.. DooLITTLE. I" l. too, have stoot
d by the graves of loyal men, who hav,
Il fallen in the late war; | have stood b,
b, the grave of my first born, also a victim
j. to that terrible struggle, and resolved nev
lie er to give over the fight until rebellion
: should be suppressed and the Union res
ID tored. Now the war has ended, and mus
d we continue to make speeches for it
? maintenance There is nothing in Chris
D. tianity and statesmanshiy to justify spir
T. it Of unrelenting vengeance toward tn
IN Southern people. l do not doubt ther
h, are men to whom extraordinary punish
at ment should be meted out but how man
D. will the Senator from Nevada (Mr Nye
= and those who act with him, choose t