The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-05-25
NEW ruNlsnMENrs.



Said the Speaker:
But new punishments are sought for.
They seek to keep the late rcbcllious States
out of Congress. by what lnwy God even
called Adam before sentencing him. Nd
am where art thoug Come forward and
defend myself These punishmcnts are
sought 10 be inflicted simply because they
are In n majority. Andrew johnson Is not
willing to act beyond the law, The COM
mon thief Is tried first Sy grand jury, then
by petit jury; and the President and Ills
friends are opposed To the iniliction of any
penalty upon the late rebels except after
trial and conviction by law. when those
on trial are convicted by law, then, and
not until then, let them be punished; and
the law says that when man Is con-
victed of treason, he must meet the punish
mcnt of treason"
THE NEGRO VOTER.
ON this point said Mr.. CowAN:
"Onc of the propositions of amnesty Is
that the negroes shall be allowed To vote.
The speaker was opposed to that. APP
plausol When n proposal Is made to u
gentleman, of course he can accept or re-
iect IT, The United States can not do SO.
She can not enforce it. If we did, what
thcn2 Why, we should be wrong, and they
right Suppose they accept 1t, To coverty
they remain bound by itg"
TnE CONSTITUTION
Said the Senator:
The speaker was opposed To any amend
ment whatever to the Constitution of the
United States. II is MS hallowcd rs the
charter OF our libcrties. IL has given ms
such prosperity rs the world never before
saw 1t * sacred. IL gives us at present
all that we can desire; II in the future we
become really united, If the instrument
needs amendments then will be the proper
time to do IT," tProtracted applause.
TUE CoNrrsr-PERsoNAL.
Here Mr.. CowAN stirred up the genuine
feeling of the enthusiastic mass. Said he
This contest Is among our own party,
The leaders are Hon. Thaddeus Stevens and
Hon. Charles Sumner. Long continued
hssing.l With these gentlemen the speaker
had no quarrel. They may be honest aud
sincere. But, On the other hand, we have
the President " the United States, lap
plause. aud for the sake Of ourselves aud
common decency, we should respect him
No man can doubt his patriotism. APP
plause.l II was easy for Stevens and SUM
ncr at their homes TO play the patriot--ii
was difficult there 10 play any other part
hut for Andrew Johnson TO play that part
In Tennessee, in the very fires of the re-
patriotism. IL Is hard that such Union men
who often carried their lives In their hands
are so badly treated.
with the President Is William IL. Sew
ard, whose love of law and liberty !
known wherever civilization exists N,
man stands higher than he. This man, u
least, ought to receive our respect " w
expect foreign powers 10 respect us. lila
lac not shown his love for the UnionY Why
Inn al Oh al
by the knife of the assassin, Is piteous
and, as he sits Mt his desk every day, saving
us from collision with foreign powers ht
too, Ia with the President. Loud cheersl
lis he equal TO Mr.. Stevensg Is MI
Sumner his superiorp Hong and continue
laughter and applause.l Is there any ON
who would feel less safe led by MIR. Sewar
than by Stevens er Sumnerp [Cheers
There Is also Mr.. Stanton, Secretary {
War. Does anybody doubt his ability, hi
patriotismp and Gideon Welles, an homes
man, who, against his own interest recon
mended League Island here rs site for
navy-ynrd. tCheers. Gideon Welles Is wit
the President, heart and hand. Applause
So Is Hugh McCulloch [Checrs. Nor
than this: Generals Grant aud Sherma
are with him. [Deafening cheers.l You
own Meade, and Hancock, and Crawfort
and Coulter, and Sheridan are with him
and SO are every one To whom you are Ii
debted for victories. [Cheers upon cheers
Who Is against himp Benjamin Butle
Siegel, Schur1, Ldeafening gr0ans and som
confusionl. A voice, "Iow about Gearys'
The speaker dlsclalmed any Intention Of o
Tending any one, or using any personalit
whatever. The opposition TO the policy
the President Is this. There will be ility
eight members from the South II the Unlo
IL restored. and u number of men now ha,
ingeyery thing their own way will not ha,
SO good u time rs they have now. The
men say II Is dangerous TO admit them. "
have vanqulshed them In the field. Can
fifty members Of the Senate from the Mort
manage twenty-five members from Il
Southp
There Is where the shoe pinches. Tn,
tell ms, even IL the members are loyal, Il
constituencies are false A man who d
monstrates that the people of eleven Stat,
of the Union are untit constituencies for q
Congress of the United States, once demol
atrnted the war 10 be failure, and the III