, 1866-05-31

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THURSDAY, MAY 81, 1866.
KFcoasTRUcr1nN 1NTHEscN,Tp
"uen the joint resolution OF the Housc n
representatives to amend the Cons,,tn,1o,
IN accordance with the report OF the Commit
Zee on Reconstruction, came ber,rc th
stnatc, MIR. Fcssc.dcn illustrated a no,nt
winch he desired to make, in tic folowiu.
manner:
nsns1 .a'InE pape1 n the West vczy 1mporsau
nsps[, within snor tin'e aI,cr The appointment
os tn!ee r eek- affer1ysId, bnt it may have bepn
no2in :, or 'wo-ez1ne out win All article headcd
reey Nv wan,ec aud ba: ed tonsress ez
3 apois5 on his snojcct The arrumcus Was I6a
H. lFes1ocns had defined bis poiacy. ana ihs
20 Fo.ey; that ii mssi al once brinG II ,eun -,
1cs'tn* hxlnE what II 1nsenu. to do and have
u H. ses,ied. l 1hoc.h1, It WAS taih,r uusind te
Comment IN Tic style i. did upon he pnce,d1nos
Q, soIS.css without kncwin:: uhat inc diiGcuiucs
nne, o. ITALY wha' 1hs qEcss.ons and bow
conclusion But, sir. Il wenl along puIii aiont = =
t9,S sh:o M age e5 le WIN tAc same paper came on;
hr'rs ahou. tht husirc>. take lime: ,hcre "a ~ nn
tienhi about It.; ihc e,rntry is gatnin. by del.y
, ha.e the thing we'll understood and well nasnrc,i
.nr sane p:lct; whether 1t was wfii1.n },r ,,e
ssii;S la' CT hnt1 do not krow. Where ;hci,. NJ.
~ 1o "shs ciLeEeat opinions. and IN the sane pres:,
LOG, st.E otser. con e to The CONCLUSION whtrh
eSites:td tvt0tc, 'has We nlay ju.t shout a. vel
eassc1c o;1 oNn Judgment ana DO the best We csn.
1no wave the Results TO The futu c.
Without nrroGating 10 ourselves tie decree
OF importance which Senator Frssepacn is
pleased TO attach to us, We may assume that
1ic chlcaAo TR'DrSE is tho journal referred
10 Ill tEefemarks quoted above The inconsis-
teueS which the honorable Senator seemed to
hnd IN the two articles docs not appear, in the
light OF subsequent events, to have been very
grave. At the time the former article was
written, policy IVES very urgently wanted.
Something Will always beat nothing. Tho
tres'cent lad given US his something, md
very miserable thing it was. But It WINS
positive and aggressive, and it was making
serious inroads upon the Republican party.
The veto Of the Civil Rights Bill, and the
Iessaec OF that bill over the yetu, gave the
frst check 10 the Presidents raid. Although
lie result OF accident, tins was a Handsome
gain for Congress. It YVES someth,ng. In
calling Tor policy we not only echoed
very general, il not universal demand. of the
Republican voters Of the country, int we
did. MS We still believe, clothe common
sense idea in respectable English, and bring
it to the attention Of Senators who
v+o,3 =, r,.a - A..
l;,,1s enco,,,, a.,,an. 9uus.a1, "
dptv. Af,rr tho C,e,nrn,ttoo ~ r;1.. .nsn
made their report, We thought that some
,,,na - g. <ha5 ~ ,-,ss. ,Ae isPofa
1.t.nred fo- That ,ra n.ata.sot t :. holIa auu
H. r1,.,,cd ,hro,,1h .ritho1, ~ so'a , NV
,nrn1. Th;e annsors ~ b. ,7,a r;s,r Ae. ~ ~
Senate ard ~ TN hano..,,a So =. VIC
E.,,o ,s ,,.a1, ~ -,,..a,.a. oo. .~o.a ,1ou
now a,.t ~ 1,,;.s ~ w Iuu .nen
o}u.ion ond on,ons;.,., - ~ a.,.a .as
fhopp1 No, aaont;n~ 1hs r,-,n.,,nI ~ ;,,es.
1.1 snfFr,on o1,ic1, 1,o ,1o.;,. ~, ..p -.
h.x;s of raoans,-rot,oa c. r--.1.-. A's
Tha ,-a.d d,,,aa. 49, 80 ..' .o4 eA eua'
or5 u,,,ot, .r;t, - ~ 1.,.,;,:, .1e se'u,e'
rcor;.;,. tvn.4,;-ds 80 .aas;..s ~ e...e ne
-,ranosi,;ore. tba+ ~, 1891. +oaa
;I;,s ;. 49, 11,:."s 80, ''oI1' anu
.;,;sans ~ ~ Tn,,es 1870 SUI sn.as w. oesmea
1tc s,,tes .rharo ,1,v,. sid, . .,,..
,t;a,, in co,,aro:s 49, 49, r,.,,,Saa,
t,o,,n.o .1,o11 ho ,.osaa ,,nar ~eto.z, :, 49,.
ra1,a,s ,r,1. ..1-a 49,, 49,, 49, ~ sAas
n su,y., 40 rans,s,n4;o,, ~ ~. I-.;.e1 49,
S,,trs w,,c,her 49, n,e,nher. " ~ 11r;,oa
s,.trs c,,,-rees nv of1;cors t,r ~. or,r,- ~, =
uHtS OF TIC EIlllEO ELltCc, or sl4lScla Uf Tho
+, vr7el States shall mi IL, cli..in1c ia of};ra
b,,r,f,c- u,;,.ss their ,,isa,jt;tv sl,ol, In ,o
moved by a 1wo-tlurd, votc al courress. =
that al, rebel war debts shall be void, To
these Is edIcd an important clause in the IN.
p1,jps act prescribing that thc rebcl STATES
fh.lt lie admitted II representation in f,,n,
.rrss as tss, as ,bcr r,tifr t,,c amcna,ocn,
WEiis we look upou this policy as merely
pustuoaine. and not settling. the t,rcs, o,rs,
lion at iasuo. namely. whether man shall lave
hi ri-..ts irres,,cct;ve or Tho co1or 1T h.s
sk5u-ncet non,nr II at 4he rcrx +;r,e .rbs, !,
l. noss;blc ,o ectt,c n md ,t;onrn;,,o u -,
DcI;od Of d3uh,. nern,cxjtv ond: ranaw.;
etru.E.c-wc can sec and admit that III,
-.ra,,,,,.,,,,no,, hn,,-. tho ea,o,. w.. -.
which vii eorso ho+,, 49, 1r,.nsa., ~:
thc Connc,hca 1s to stumble ma do., >,, ho
t,rccn th,s and tbc c1ectf,,, Two, ro,,s
either support the amcpdmcn, or onnos
II. r. tb.r s,1nnort tr,rv r,c,1 tho;
orn ,,os;,;ar tb,, tbo roe,d;,a e.a,a
1r. 7r..,,,,, =, 4,a JT-,,;, .,. -,
k,,, nm, oc t.onrr,ss hr ths .. .,;sur;on;.,. ~;
~, ~, Vel, v:o,a,..,..- .,e,,