, 1866-04-30

WASHINGTON, April g.
The Senate Is not in Sess,ou to,dsy.
HOUSE.

renderce. For This sta1e Of tnines three
have befe psopossd h =
to nrnlsalIze their votes BY ealta,-
chsing lie b. cks; and. thtrd, 10 make the ropu-
lalon minus the dstfanehised easses, Or lhs num-
Der OF votere, the bas1e Of representation. &c ad-
ycta,eI ,he tbsd proposition. claiming that 1t
the Republican plan Of recou: :t1uctton. The delay
IN reeobsnueton is 10 be attributed to the opposl-
tton of The Democrats. 1hey fought asa1nst Ill re-
construction that did not allow the relsu Of their
iorg-moufued friends, more t1aleyolent .han be-
lore Ent there was 70 need Of e. a. haste, The
tnttc ed seas and could they not now tatry as quar-
antlre for tlngle session.
Ros5 IN as not
% now TIC isu of The ana in tSe+e STATES. The Dem
this, and il they hnal1y seduecd him. bis friends
could rejoice that The past Is at leaes secufe Tha
Presidents pa;1iotle thoughts Of tie ast hye yeaB
proposition 10 admit loyal Representatives. nom
semmes had hung out ths Union dag as a:eoy 10
p!ra.e emblem when lie haa secured Cd bis bis
sIcIim.. A1r, sconeld replied at length to
as e.. 81 esens aes t1e
with the policy advocated by the opposition. Il
the latter were 10 sncceed, The Conseaesates would
bare eich.y votes in the next Electoral College,
sud would need only ecsenty-seven more to elect
l1eeidcnt. Of these, they clsIred thlrty-one from
emf-Contederate statea. and expected the Demo
s 10 make ID e he remaining for ys,x. The uoysin
mont would ilen be run entrely in the interests Of
The rebels, and then would be tcal'zcd whst The op
pnacp Vas n tbe esee d abe MI 10
the rebels to become the rul r. Of the nation.
1fr. nfGBf was the next speaker Relerrins to
sirue1ion, and lis reporting some constitutional
amendments and large mars of testimony, he said
be propos Cd now IL direct bis attention to the le-
port made d. .hat COMMITTEE On the 9Th Of March
h1x]f5r f1F
admission Of The Stats of Tennessee He must not
be considered cpl,ous II he dire1aa Win fileca Of
T Is ss t'i + s: @
iat!on p sspo;,Ssd S 1y t1s cs8n1ttse; s H., one
Con.lsul,on Of Tennessee ~ republican ID form, m
und another was the declaration that The only
mems by which The State could have any repre-
akns poer x IL untcd @ l. sases. al Tbe C rons
tntion Of the State OF Tenncseee provided re
should be entitled 70 the elective franchise, and II
in a!ost every teetiop, and the elective franchise
ttose VIZ hsd been engaged IN rebellion
essourh Of tss whole G:1 popaaien SIe 'a1d aa
,ak;pr relative eentz1outions q Tennessee 10 tie
ae G s Il e whols nSs
II that one fourth were to hare exclusive poll teal
eanism IN IL II. lie held, however, y ibss It the Uni
K1ehtp Bit giving civil fJehts 10 the co!ored pco-
pie. eas thom afto political r,ehts. There would
69sf ae. ssf ss e sff: % po S 1ss sI u
project thcfe rights Ii there people werG Citizens
| of the Unlted states where did inc power lie to
tske az ny The e1eclse tr:lnehre from them2 That
| wat 70 power under the Governments to deprive him
OF that right, bu this joint resolution would only
tlon to vote, and would exclude the eo'oEed popu-
| latiuu altogether. There waa no element at Rc-
pubilcaDi- N II II, Ihst Go.eEnmeut was not
spghissn @ n @ Knlep exesaed apce psF
control Of the matter, and waa lts duty to declsre
that no Conetilution Or Government. Il republican
@ 1Ry pesfR 9 II
1t: MAKD1NG, Of Kentucky. aiten.sed ihs
question o. recons's1e1ion irom the Opposition
fsous 10 tic country. one stshe Sossh and one % It
the sou'b. Although differing widely On tome
peints, tley haa been yet, in reality, leagued to-
Constitution and dissolve the Union. The rebel
lion at the South Mas ended. The people bad
abandoned and repucialcd secession They had re-
enee to The Const ution and the Laws. and anxlou-
y desired Iestotasion oi the Unnn; but tie
Serihen rebellion vas still rampant and detla,t,
Union unt,t that rebellion was also knhdued or
@nt at 1eas. 1cdueed 70 . centtollsble + miaaiey'
b!e la esh.usssn M s ". 70 keep eleven sta,es i'm
going ort Of The ,un'on, and nowtt had Eooa
through four months, and was threatencd with totr
ihe*e eleven State. ont, and prevent fe.to1atioa
Of the Union There conld be 10 such Thing ~ re-
constructing the UuIon uD!ess 1t had been broken
thcrefo1e Of the Northern revolutionary movement
calico rccnne truc!ton, was disuuton. 1t rested on
the assumption that the Gnion bad been dlssolgsd.
apd hnd no other foundation OF support The
war wsged BY the Southern insurgents 20 take ~
StAtee our Of lhe Union WIS failure The waron
the part Of the Government 70 keep them n "as
HShr tNu<n nfrY& fhH$f fftH
were cut 0! the Union vas 10 eay thar nat q! IT. r.
Federn1 Government vas a. failure. "a Ia nat tae
failure Of The southern rebellion wss its success: f.
This important discovery had hen % made by ne
superior wisdom Of the Northes9 rebels: = %as
wholly npknow IN thcSon,h II the eleven states
ont o. rs nion t1n ye pagil nv aaa ce:
but owed 1t TO the EopTdera'e noFefnMsn. hon =
hls long imprisonment WIS an act OF cruelty. y
tssp ss1f ths eesen 81 siatos IN ae os
they were already ont; butt wns a"as Of mere
conques, and sublngatton. He called upon ths II;
The North and rally round mud support the Prs
ient In biz noble stand fot the liberties o1the peo
II Gr. MooRuEAD next addressed the House OF
Tie hDaucal condrion OF fhe country. Ample
apiled. T6s South IA should abandon ,st IN e.
eeo@ea: .hoaa 3epaais's, :, !1s.. NE ,;an 5see
9Sa z he
of the conrtut,on, that which Inc VAR mad s-t.lee
ln conformity with the purposes q IT. nnmess ,.a
nssaE aas,6s s@ 81 h bs a.tispa sS a1a f. day
CONGRESS 10 project 1.a eycsedness and IL the SAINT
TING 20 to distribute the bnuheus Of the nation Al
couragcGenr Of its labor, and lie Improvement o
the condition Of 'he people He closed BY an ap
peal on bebalf oftahos, from which the country IA.
,bor a''eai9 sinks, sf' the "'sa natoa MS 81
Iabor ristf. the nation rsscs, in al
the clement. Of greatness and powe.
ton Of reconstruction. lie Insisted .haf Con:ts.
coud exercise no powers not delegated 7uder th
Constitution, except such as t'erc necessary 7
10 iLc country otaJ eamc f1cm different dlset
tlonf. ii lay IN the strong aoa well ol::anszed q
t. ess'Sy ss zn! 5ss Of nc 's, qnh
system. A part o{ this attempted revolution wa
adenla' 10 eleven States q The uni9a q i!'t ihel
f!Ghs 81 cna.lon: Tic - seGasdsa ~ ths w 1
and nr' an invasion Of tho n:t rights {
The Sta'es II there ras any thing whscn The pcopl
Of ali .he deiezders of ftee government, il vas i
cherished r7cht or each Sta:e 10 REGULATE AMI col
1rol lis OWL demes.c athJrs, unchalleoeeti and vi
the United States. lie warped the american pe'
pic that alinon.h the rebellion had bsen eut
pses:.d, dansers n moSt t., 'hIsassn,as % stn :,
ihe mere questions enumerated in It. 1t t.
solyed the right OF The General Gosernms1
10 declare tho laws and Constitutions Of u
J | States which exclude negroes from voting Al
holding fl;ce Illegal and to set aside ami pHnls
The >,atc au'horit1es fos executing them; II col
gre 3 could regulate the ciy1l t'shfs of The peop
Of The staea ii could. BY the exercise Of the saH
power, regulate and control thetr political right
Il had ns 1nlch power IN one che as 10 tha oihe
a1 IL po6a 5Ss aua 4 4
Constitutional rtgbls Of the states. and said
wond be always found supposttus the Geaet
Go!ernmsns an,a a. iS s,S the esme Pc
:ssRs: 5ss he ss no. 9s s9sy fsis Il eoess
r. aSs S Msoaa 20 be e' ssa
: Zee nIsc ard liberal policy p:acii=cd toward Il
co1ored people Of the severn! State.,
oi tte New Ergauo capitalists VINO hal been so1.
Mba, severely feasGtet upon III: other slay ~ J,
. Wentworth IN The debate oa the Sortleta Fasl
spss's ss q snsss. Ssz FDsaaa ssa: s1h j.
g5!se ,ev n uhss 4se esg srgafs a ,sst sst
7 enterprise hid ever been nndestaken by tds peop
: Of Massachusetts that Lad no tn view: ana beyon
9dsan,ages the wsllass O., nc ;S Go:sf
9 ship <nnaa. If the cause Of. Intervention 81 Ens
anIned, il Nould he iound that The real ob1ect y
e to gam control oi The great lines q natural 81
d mnnica,ler--.he Amazon md no dc IL 4 ris II,
AHefiean continent 20 that The object of tae FL
France t. gn sDnsI0l q H. H. 1f a,
sSssa,ssa ss.e;ssa i
narrow lsthnns Fof ,Senty i,y ychd IA ;S,s nbiect
:; yitw. When Napoleon entered On this Me1lc
IS scheme be believed that the American Goyetnme
d turbed occupation OF inc posttion. Hls letter
d Msrsbsi Forey, and his declarations TO inc frt1
. people would bare been made good, pame,y u