, 1866-02-21


NEW HAVEN. Conn. Feb. so.-Ihe Democrats
herr are lrtng guns and Otherwise jabfla:ing oves
the Presidents ycto.
n:9 9rISS q gay,qa
the tfeedmen'e bureau llt thta sftcrnoon. dItnf
one hundred GINS. Nj. Val!andtghau made brief
,51S nat f 5 Sss
By him. He announced mass meeting tn futurc
for exA}tatton. 4 Gag 1oAts from Nj. Nallandts-
hams window.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE. -
WASHINGTON, Feb. a0-
Ms. HENDERSON presented tie petition OF etsi-
zens Of Mieeorr On 1he subject OF tecon:.nct!on.
II estab!shlnc CIVIL governments IN the South, md
10 secure equal nights to oil without distinction on
account OF color. Referred 10 the Special Commit
Mr. WADE introduced the following joias .cso-
tuition, proposing an amendment to-'ht conafitu"
Resp,red, Tna. the following ars,c,e to proposed
to the legielaturcs Of the several States. IS az
amendment to The Constitution Of The United
States, which, when fa'ied BY thrtciourths Of ths
esia Legislatures, shall e valid % stt OF sa'd Con-
Pscsidcnt ot the United stases. Of America. ny
shall no. aca1n be rlig1ble 10 Tint oee during lhe
tet1u Of lis natural lle- In cssc Of The removal Of
the President trom ofcc1 or OF death, Indignation
tie lid oice, tne same tha}l devo}ye on tne Vlce
President aho shall pot hcatn he eligible to o:aee
Of President during the tcE1n Q! hts natural ill.,
e7~e Of removal, DEATH trsienaton or Inability both
Of the lresideui ami Vice pI:aden'. delhftng Whist
Officer shall then act - President saeh officer fhal
nut again BE- elC1bk3to the Office Of President dur
ine the Term Of bis natural life.
Mr.. WADE said: viii etate TINT this resolution
new idea Tor have been an Advocate Of II for
uany Year,, aud bare derived tho very strong i'm
prestiont have On the subject BY L very carctnl
observation OF The workings Of our Government
through such periods as haye been III observer Of
fean able to clcc1 President Of the United States
who bAs not been tempted TO use the v1st powers
given 10 him. according To- bis opinion to aasanse
as asuIs Tho bs1e sna ~ P9eeedsS ~ e
ID ID no sttenpt te depseciate .he morals
Q! those men. because e. Constitution s,,
expect lha. hunan nature win ,esist apd IN ne
long run It will not resist Washington himself.
WHO wa4 exceedingly sa=stfons in he WORKINGS Of
rrmetl,ed. lie sav il early, BE saw that nan
cn'rused With ,hee more ,han TT, poTsr. a.
ssa ~ ''s sne.s 1ss Fl Fl M 'se .nse ~
t ,ns so 81 It j. hops ese neneen s5sn ehesx 3
these i, temptations. emp We might t1sce ibis had We
o9 81, X
Ton upon On he mind Of a1moe. every President We
haze ever had How wls II. ss, IN ths present case!
es1ac nnsf in1o g @ oes 1e II %as gseey ..ns IN hs
mind, and strcerc tnt truthful in his opinions
What we're rome Of these optuionss Why. stE. he
spoke aud reiterated every aay sor fwo m1nths tns.
to be punished; that ii uauxt BE- rendered o1,ons,
and that he the man 10 do this. DC ea1t It 10
words beea1oe e1eIeotyped on .ne mtnde Of the
whole people. flow. tlr. has be performed that
pledecs dae he punished anybodsE Why, sir, wc
hsve the unheardof spectacle Of one Of the Ercat-
tst rebyllons that Cursed mankind, 1nrolEIug
more people, more lives. nor expense. than all The
rebelons that have occurred In history; md yet
sr, no man has been punished In consequence Of IT,.
| Somethlnr Is wrong. II this ts nil right. then
tie abo1e syetem Of renient'afca throEchoat Inc
Union ought to be abolished: Sly. sht P.esi,
wae 4 great crime and ought to 9e rendered
odIous. Why did he not cary out this declarauon'
What has oscuIsd to change h1s pos1tisn On this
has tempted ali Who Lave gone before hin ~e1ched
on his mind to tempt him, hut u la exceedingly
e n % ,a1
Who est, u shy period Of The worlds hlstosy, ever
cuuniT, men and placln. hi.n in the position OF
Governor of STATE sho IN. eou"hr 10 overthrow
tho eosernmcnr Of tho In'on and who t. !,
Is ,hat the way you make treason otl.ous among
mankind l. that the policy about winch re !fse
heard 20 muthf Nobody mas been aoe 10 teu ~
box ever. eaw that II was kind policy that suits
rebel ana svfss @ s1s5
,ne spa Someee. we Ii. Is ibst policy sss s.eone
devefoped We all now set precisely *hsi II IL, end
why 1t waa 20 grateful to the ears and lieasts ol
this: thsi thesc sts1es should eulIes nuthng. nol
forfeit no;hlne, hut that they should bs
| admitted unwashed, and red with the blood
! of tAeis cpuutrymen INTO full communion with hon
| nsR may tlf nd
| What has brought abort this chAueei Sir, It al
points 10 this fact that it wil not do 10 tempt net
s',a ~ ,n, xss ths ii fsl 4ebs,sn
irca.on In their hearts y no better than treason It
rclL lay down the Tule here. cir, and defy con
low who Is ap advocate for bringing traitors INTO ID
councils Of the radon that 1aaut traitor u hs hear
els an enemy to the GoTernusnt and The M qa'Ioa @
ard nothing can make 1t appear different. Hc VIII
the councils Of the analioo TO psrtctpnte IN bel
dclIhcsatons ia no better than ,a re9s e 1; and +
devolycd Epon us o11er from the policy that wou1'
he announced from the tane place By JeG Davis
Wers he. tomorrow, placed 1n H. same q position
tnau tint his eoeonspiIatoTs should 20 rtstofsd +
tic aans possssen that toey had when they lei
.esc tallsl Why tif, " all ;1a ko~ ts hi't9,y
men Gret re'elled, How was itl Whe
ibey went on they ll4d the Government all in thel
own h.nde. md TO .bc mf.mE X Of sst ths 1eo1a
ibcif cin1et here m The senate chamber, there
bu, one man ffom their side ready 10 protcet asant
I'D sn:e T Dsoss .s 16e san;, yGs bs
ard action eutosned by the $onthe1n febc's;, 9n'
before thcr went cut Of Congress the7 lad II =
IT. sna a., {o5b nj " H. sss f
NOR more iatsi Than The blundess Of The batt]
"ai Il tsf conR sedsf "hrn e ssS h.a o
alHls iii IL ,heir own hands. Now, sfs, suppose the
| had Kept on here inst a. they ~ 1nsited to eou
n ram.1.tsa IN tonr1ess 20 ~ % 10 p1esent m At
proT1eiou being made for arrestlng the proGre..
, trrasou you could not have e1liste soldier. a.
LEI I*moGaic M party woald have s,ood y .hem =
voted down cycry measure, as they undo
to Sote them m, dSSn %S.oe,1e ser +, r.
| reso'utiou up, md shsI ihen press 'he ac,ion
! Congress 10 8 yusc upon it Some gentlemen =
r ftom time to ti1ns: and do not vonaer At it. II
Government haa been nonndefing through chs
: | snch as never Government cncountefed before
y hAs been tined Ia all Its paris. Il there Tas q
wcakucse in ii, it has beenrevealed by the very d
dculties tbat We have oserrome. This ancnc1e
,hst lnow propose is 10 remedy the greatest DC
| ctcncy left By The fathers who made thls Gorer
nent. Its no dlspangtment 10 them that We y
their work not adapted TO oGr time It would
more than mfsac]e If 1t were othcr *tse than q,
!. which "a. madc for people and nation scatter
, over snalI part ut the. country should be In
lis sss s psee xseR r. sen - ass
,e tncnt Just ae vel expect that the cloth cut for
1s Infant would be The correct pa.tcru for him yst
~ Il. md nd at 1nca have seen Mcm Il is very ted.
e IN the history Of eonutty that ~ otnnity
~ arises hope ssey body y;S S,'' ,ka ION
= Viii y ion !in. a. Jackson, I'D Washington,
d. a The great statesmen before him did herr hl
i'll The satisct1o OF believing Will have the aid
ct aseE.tupce Of al parties, because Il IL rncsi
- Mhtca, heretofore, has mel The approval o. eve
II % H. GUTHRIE, Of Ky., reponed bill 10 lss
taie the settlement OF the accounts Of the Tstasu
Of The Tinted States, and 10 secure ce1tnin nun
TO the people Of the United States, ~ o5 to ne :
n- b. Mr: Spinner, tnc Treasurer. mainly
o. authorize i settlement OF accounts, III
.e ol them wsnanis Of thirty years standing, from
Id but ebn remain outstanding under the present
The Treasurer can only 1ecelre credit for u
dratlE when properly endorsed and paid Inc
e. spf{miGs Wmsos i1s4odaosd tia .fonosine re.t
a. ' Rs.o.usd, th.t the Committee On Reconstruct
BE- instructed 70 inquire into md sepes. bow iaF
e.; ;n Staies lAtely To rebellion have complied ~tth
PROPOSED by tas Psiasal t. to fasis resI1
ve mt that The scrern State Constitutions eho
no Sc amended by the insertion og pzest.
!" 4bo]lkhtDg slaFc5y; second tnat INC scsGla! p
Conventions ehonld declare null and yoid the
on she tsonledsfacY: thir that the several State
i.latnre. should r.tity The amendment 10 the
sbolishnE aisSet; to15tn s5nn,i
Int 1rnndfsted: ffth. thst civil rights 'thould bs
10. ~ - .nrHrshte alSf to whites aud hla
ne NJ. SUMMER said IN. something ago the r.
dent ~1s requested by the Sepate 70 sonmual noiit
bas il I'll hanae, or ought to hare, copies or
l. correspondence between himself and he to,ea s
n.a Governors OF thesc Statcs. 4 resolution 9doi
Il by The Senatc called upon the President
nd supply copies Of tbat Correspondence With
'D0 Prrsideut. For eone featon known TO h1ns
ral ha. not becu aurWered BY the President
cst tha Information T. in his hsnds. and nos N
lQr al fhfa think IL