, 1866-02-06
RECONSTRUCTION.
Meeting OF the Chicago Arbefter VeFetn
Adoption Of Radical Resolutions.

The Chicago ds1t1fer 1treia s.e..s ~
soc41tjou) at their last regular meeting, adopted
resolution, calling speeial meeting 70, last eTen-
part Of the Government in the matter Of 1ncoustuc-
uGn Of the Southern States. This society numbers
rome eight hundred members, handed together 1nso
the advantages toI mental 1mpFuycnent to be
founed In an excellent library and wcn supplied
h7, r. a.ys Past s
even In adyance OF the most radical relos1nert. In
the tn,cresss OF tusttce and liberty. Among Its
czens or chiesso md its @ ut1sranees sre 9, Vel oI.
thT OF Yttpect.
The n1ass meeting called BY tho vcrrln YVES held
IT T. tass a, and Wss ss'snded py
Col Q. K1ooelsdori TO act as secretary. In tsktng
te f he neS shoa nPoa m
be lnauGuated. Measrs. Z. SchlsegeF, e. Iausner
and a. Pick were appointed a committee TO dsaft
MI. E. SchlEcer addressed the meeting In Ger
man II considerable length. II. referred to The
e1tstIng breach between the radical majority IN
ern Statee As Territories. and the eouceseton OF the
night Of KniEe1ral suffrage on one band, and Irtat
dent johnson On the Other. assuming the powers
belonging to the esnsa q ~
Statea wtib tho purpose Of securing thei. electoral
votes tor h1s reelection. The speaker then A. sued
ta ae &c esd me aa 70 nd
his belief that they should not only In justice take
ihis aenou, hut fhou,d oamcnd The constmton that
ss fend b aad
be Made ihe duty Of special committee to report
npon hts unconstitutional course and impeach hin.
lenr1h. md tLe nstionsi bsnE sSe,em deaounee % "a
dangerous to The best interests Of the country.
With respect 10 the tariff question. the speaker X.
p.rseed himself In taEor OF 4 tal1n which should
sield the largest possible amount Of income and At
the ksne time should be so directed rs only to pro-
rect those branches Of home tndnstIy Of which
not to sas ea's sracis Ii 5ianehes u ,ndn.
which must ever be dependent upon tar1f for shels
support.
of St Louis had set his bal rolling, and their
brethren here who believe tt the ete1nal principles
Of iber,5, equality md fraternity, have taken ii up,
and ,hey ~ upon r.deals esesywhere 70 s2me for,
petitions show lie real mi of the people IN regard
10 thu 1reonetruct1on policy-not only sustaining
9 ut sns sa Ras, o 20 she9 y G
radlcal reaeures, IN Its noble duty Of inausuasIng
impartial justice to a]t "a The only tTue mems Of
osa e he1ester sat od
cur national homer. .....
Ar. Pick, from The COMMITTEE appointed on reso.
1ntion. On The eonel9:lonof Mr sshlasEeE. adaee::
iin Germany which nay be literally taaslased aa fol-
WHEREAS. In the present national c7isi. It i, the
iationa q ihss1 viii 10 or renrtbsa &er rap1e:enta-
ttsea in the struggle, carried on bT them against
The President md 6is react1onar5 encroachnehta;
5aofs md that dignity, the coase1onspess ii whlcb
ought ne1er 70 hu the high law-naktng power Of
n1 sas1a .sa9 Th.t # would end.usez ths Onion and
Union men In the Honth, 10 allow tho former alaye-
holders TO retain The poaez thst they held before
1he war and are holding now. that the sneceas o.
Of % ihas zane cd aristoe1scy foi Vhoee overthrow
fbs North las sacrificed 20 many lives and money
Resosrtd, Tbat It Is the duty Of Congress 10 de-
clare null and weld the Southern 'expe.tment'' Of
ohneun that he now t1ee TO torcs upon Gongrrse as
IN accomplished fact By 1nesne Of an innense
conquered Souih ~ Territory Of the United States.
and not TO admit a. States Into the Union before
lbe principles Of The Declar1tiou OF Independence
abenable rights" etc. have been explicitly reeo&-
nlzed by the Constitution, Congressional and state
lass.
of Conrrexa "fo guarantee to each StAte republic
can form Of government Congress fs bound 10 de-
cree universal rufi1ge without distinction Of taea,
10 sesnse fbe esrrcse of it p 1peeeh md Il fes
pYeg8 BY Federal la,ss.
Resofral, That amendnents 70 the same end must
The repeal Of those aws b. fubseQueps coagrass.
Rtso{ped. That We constder the amendment re-
cenly parsed By Congress, In real,on to the basis
Vi 4eptesentaoun! AnH 'acSasue{ ConpA ~
right OF kudssge Of colored citizens BY appealing
70 The tcla.hnefs Ct the South. by putting pr.
tn,1M On tns e1eiGse 81 ant5. NnNT Iaat eee13sS
SufS. f ~ =" ouIns .oISS nna - " a -
Y xusEisss. .as., a. teueHoee ~ 3o'' oao "
Rtsoired, That The highest interests Of the Ms
ti0n, and the self respect Of Congress, do require
the appointment Of spens1 committee to es1ab-
lsh n m olctal manner the repeated violations Of
q r. legislative branch O. soVesnsnsnt os m pass
q ne F1ssleens aaa % mose sof ane punsnm9ns
tntteot, bJ Wy OF impeachment. Inat We eohsldef
- aucn saonuons s3e aPpoaaH9ent q f1oMs'onai
-. s,, .aE y! ae s9anG pasit. anu
re pntnng e. up O. }nat Whon @ maen,nG m o. Eecou,
.a M a III tsa9 & ns w1len nay ne sesn n re
Glses oL Mu.1 aAa o!as1 t{as1s !Gt neip, u iae
,ule5seence o. eFen fene1A Generals agalnst the
naek EHoss o. ss recent
n sMsoms ana Il 29n9 S ee!o4aa IN H., y ,9s 3 eempnn snpn
si.s f. !sxis:s,!oa q l:ad. t. Pssden;d PUT,
'otaelfeu, Rttofo1ng 10 the AWs OF me lAud Inc
Ief1f1Ang o. teps!s ~ o1seInoFe, Gon,faI5 10 the
eSbnea. enaGtMents o tae !aM o. t1uiy, !sos-
" ~ "ne @ ae , III o. =, III Iii Is,
f. 'os second te.n pe'os a1f .oo. o. an evn, ana
.3a the Malo eg1Lse o. 'ne seasuaRag nahEusIes o.
sistis ~ , wv. Hns9uE ~ eaa9IE = " "
,nsiaae o. tne Hepnpheaa paat5. M soies' aes
musL nesste!y Speculate On US c!ecfotal tolss o.
tee uctn Sou.ae.n s'asS auo tne Nor.neln
GIeS.s IetaS ~ tosn ~ meaAsn ano u&uoJ Luz
!aaestsa - y. @ he 1a.puoleae Pa1y. AZ 9epsrssa'eo
Ut @ peseaI y s, 1ne %Hs3o1y Hoy o. Gongfe*s -. ,,.
meS9s 10 1eH.ea5 III uauas u.AnenSe q tas h1ecH.
ttse q coneu.ah9nal anenamenle, respeGaf'e!T by
abonealnC ennfe!5 tne eseenase 1faoeh Or ne
toseamsnt - n9w eonstli'ated, "a saosaltu11pg T
Copgrets. ~ u the Republic OF sMlt1eT!and.
hesoactd+ That Il Is me guy o. me people 9FerT'