The New York herald., 1866-03-08

precious words Of the early English writer who de-
scriong the good sea captain tells that he the
image Of God neyerthelosA His image cut In ebony a.
u done IN ivory But the good statesman must b. like
the good sea captain; his ship Is the state which he
keeps safe It's rack he too must see the image OF
God In all his fellow men, In the discharge Of his
responsible duties must get his face forever against
any recognition or inequality in human rights. Other
things you may do but this you must not DO
Mr Doo,e said that when fathers placed the clause
In the constitution by which they determined repre-
sentatives should be apportioned among the several
States which may be included within the Union according
20 hsr respective humbers-which shall be determined
by adding TO the whole number Of free persona ncud
ing those bound TO service for term OF years. aud ex
Guiding Indians not taSed hreehs of all other per.
sons-hcy expected that In n very brief period OF tno
all persons in the United States be free In this
they were most grevously disappointed. Slavery not
only continued, but by It's fostering care the number of
slaves increased beyond all expectation And now
that the day of crme by OF force OF revolution
OF civil war-now that slavery Ind gone down In blood
stricken down by the hands OF those who were is pro-
tossed lriends-for they opened this civil war which
brought slavery 10 its end-now the question arises
whether this disturbance Of the basis of representation
by nn act of war, by the crime Of the South,
quires an amendment 10 the constitution
The apprehension which lies at tho bottom and which
leads many persons to seek for amendment IL sub
stantally bis:-They say the South IL guilty Of this
crime OF bringing on the civil The slaves have
beon set free AS consequence OF tho And shall the
South reap benefit from its own wrong dongY Shall
the South go into rebellion against the government in
consequence of which her population set
the basis OF her representaon increasedS shall she
reap advantage OF her crmef That the question
NOW Mr. President bofore 90 any farther desire TO
call attention 10 some facts which, think, Will show
that this apprehension OF OF the basis OF
representation will prove without foundation The
destruction OF the population both white and black,
within these States during tho civil war has been most
enormous or the white population there in those
sIa,os sccoIulne 70 tho census OF 1850, 100000
males OF twenty years OF and over; un-
doubtedy onethird Of that whole white population
or male persons over twenty years OF age have perscd
As 10 the oack population have not the specific facts
upon which we make positive and emphatic cacu-
latfon; but we have facts stated upon the very
highest autbority-estmates made by gentlemen who
g-ifil is 1lain for an
human being 10 knowthat the actual OF the
black population since 1850 has been least twenty
per cent or the whole population High officers Of
army state this and give their opinion without any
qualification, that at least twenty ve per mil
lion out OF the four-have perished already Governor
Aiken OF South Carolina, who was recently In Washing.
ton made statement upon this subject aud his OPT
Is entitled TO The highest consideration II s known by
all that he was OF the largest Shareholders In the
State OF South Carolina II not the largest He has lived
IN that section OF country during the whole Of this
civil war, and his means Of knowing very
tended He states most unequiyocally that more
than million Of the blacks have pershad
than twenty Ave per cent The Hon Randall, Hunt OF
the city Of New Orleansand refer to him because lac
Is Union man and has been, as understand, during
the whole Of this roubswho has lived there hs whole
cent OF them have perished Mr. DoolIttle having
shown, as he thought that the representation Of the
South would not be increased argued In favor OF repre-
sentation according u the number of voters
rn NIL To ADMIT COLORADO.
MT hohHnI rep OF Me-, rose 70 address the Senate,
at O'Clock
Mr. Ramsay, (rcp) OF MINI. moved that tho Senate
take up the bill FOR the admission Of Colorado
Mr. sussu--I hope II viii no, be proceeded with
now
Mr. RAeu-I hope We shall at lea / give Il one read
Ing al present and thus proceed from time till
we get through with H. Senators here waiting for
action of this kind u IN due to them Ia give IL one
reading nj east
Mr. CLARK, trepl Of n H., did not suppose the bin
could be considered in full tonight The Senate ought
10 set an early day for it, consideration.
Mr. RAssIi-Ihis Is the earliest possible day the