The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-12

w. according 10 the President, all the States are in
the Umon all but nine must agree TO this pro osi-
ton Now there eleven Rebel states, not count.
ing Kentucky and Delaware. Which of these state 8
will vote TO dlsuanchise themselves agaluf The
Committee propose that If the states will come in to
give them ten years 70 pay the tax. These states
have not raid the I'm ted States tax tor four Yesrs,
while we have been taxed heavily; BY the repuda-
hon Of the southern war debt these states would
come in wIthou any war debt, whi the lo'a States
have many millions. Why give premium for Re-
be,long They say the, are poor. We are poor, 20
are doubtng whether they can give money TO
equalize the bountes OF their SOLDIERS; We rcad
that when he prOdigu son returned the TAFT q
cait was killed; hut we do not read that AL the
veal was given to he runaway. tAppause and
The fifth exemp ton does not seem 70 be we'll un.
oeIstood. BY it all men are excluded from office,
out not from voting, who baye treated our soldiers
cruelty. IL seems as II TINS proposition was put
forth by the committee either or effect that thew
were carried away with seeming justice every.
body in reading this, says that II s right But no
are they gong 10 be eXcluuedY Each man cannot
be tiied practically. There has been but one man
upon whom the operate That was
Wuz, and he Is now beyond the enactments of Con-
gress. these observations the speaker said, were
rot made as an enemy but rs a iroudj but the enc
mes md opponents of Congress would meet these
propositions IN different manner.
he will SO, that the States are in rhe Union (;
and, in consequence, these amendments being sub
mi tCd 10 all the States will be rejected here
the present action OF Congress a cunning device
10 put on the whole question of reconstruction
until after the next Tres denJal election. Let uS
nov turn, he cOnunued, TO another plan of recon
situCtiOn aid reorganization. The first proposition
IN the plan is au amendment TO the Constitution
which shal provide that no LEGISLATION shall ever
b. had o repudate or set aside the d. bt OF the
United states and that the debt incurred IN any
war or rebellion against the United States snail
never be paid by the United States single State an
association of States, or an individual Applause }
This plan differs from that Of Congress, it calis
upon the southern States TO accept debt and
pudate Their own a. q necessart condition to beng
readmitted. Again, II is not pleasant TO see the
soitt ning which the Committee speak Of No com.
pensatiOn for involuntary labor why not thunder
It TO high heayen2 Whv 10 ne IT down that there
shall be no compensation paid for emancpated
slavesY (App ause then let us put the rlght
words into tie Constitution when it is amended so
that hereafter the democratic Government of the
United Sa'es recognize properly IN man.
tApplauSe.) The second proposition of the plan
i that no State shat establish OF nam.
tam any qualification which does not bear
upon every male cidzen OF the State and does
not exclude ary citizen from voting; provided.
however that all PERSONS who had the qualification
TO Ote the LIST OF December 1860 shall not lose
that right except on account of hIs own conduct.
BY th's proposition the rteht o. no man IS taken
away the pTnclp es OF equality, of right, OF law of
protection III der the Government, are lived up to.
There are ali the amendments that this new nlan
proposes all rendered necessary because fathers
winked at the single SIN of slavery IN our country
An act of CONGRESS- tins plan further proposes snail
be passed trOvIdng that soon as one State puts
isel in uroT shape she shall be received back and
her representatives have seats in Congress W tn us
In conc usiOn the lecueT SAID that he Thought that
the plan, in addition 10 that proposed by the com.
mittee, would suit the loyal people OF the North.