The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-11
RemnrRs or The Hon. Geo. n. latham
of the I'd West virginia District, I'm
ConEress. ON Monday last. z. Z -,.s--

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OF the I'd West virginia District, I'm
Congress, ON Monday Hast. - x 's9-
The Houseresolyed itself into a spe-
cial Committee OF the Whole on the
State of tho Union, when i'.taiv-, g,
Mr.. Latham made. speech arguing
that the rebellion was never limited by
State lines, but itas authority was e4-
tended only as far as its power could
carry Il. He therefore protested against
the use of the expression that the States
were out of the Union. 1T was a por-
i.kion of the people who inaugurated q
l'goYernment nntagonistic tonthnt of the
United States; the States Sof Virginia,
Tennessee and Arkansas were no more
in rebellion when the rebel hordes ops
Grated in them than were the States OF
Maryland, Pennsylynnia, Kentucky
and Missouri when they. were invaded
and placed in similar circumstances
The rights ofsprotectton to loyal cltl'!
Eens everywhere were the same under
the constitution. The House had been
told by Union men par excellence, that
the States lately lin rebellion were
out of the Union; but look on the
Stars and Stripes (which wave over
this Capitol. Did the. House endurei
s'flauting lier In its presenter The
number of the States. Of the Union is
represented on that flag. s-Soneiare de-
favor of restoring the State govern
ments US they existed before they were
Oyerthrown by the rebellion, subject
only to such changes and conditions rs
would make them conform to the pres
ent state Of the. National Government.
They had not less than twenty different
propositions presented rs guarantees.
He did not know what they We're he
could not see the necessity for so much
constitutional atilendInenL If further
amendment We're necessary Ii would be
better to have a convention at once
That Instrument should not be changed
for slight causes. What he Objected to
was the discrimination on the part OF
some OF the members of this House 70
refuse repreSantatipn 20 these Southern
States until the amendments in ques-,
ton were SECURED. He wanted the DOM
inane party TO continue their control Of
national affairs, qs they deserved 10 do,
md they would perpetuate their
p5wer II they should act wisely
and justly But Il they prevented the
loVal minority, from participating
in the affairs of. the Government
until the amendments were made, the
constitution, instead of being the char.
ter of ffberEy, would heconle m instEp-
ment OF bpnressiotis The people would
stitution merelysto benefit or advance
the mere interests of a party. BE re-
peated he would admit southern repre-
sentatiyes, but the appl icants must be
loyal, loyal all the time, and all theway
through, and, must take the test oath.
This, however, would not be a bar to
further investf lions. He must also be
satisfied as to whether the constituency
We're sufficiently loyal, and whether the !
States from which they came could
rapport republican government in har-
1nony with the government OF the Uni
ted States, without the support oflthe
military authorities. Each applicant
for n se1t should stand on his own mef=
its !; such as are Qualified should be adj
been retarded, and the question coinpli.
Gated bysciVil power beng re esta biish-
"a TOO soon with w iteWa rebels. "a