The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-19

Mr.. HARRIS, OF MAINLAND, DEFENDS TIE NlohI of
SECESSION AND JUSTIFIES THE SoUTH-HE THINKS
THE SOUTHERN STATES GOT OUT OF THE UNION AND
ARE STILL oUT.-ANDY JOHNSON NOT LAWFUL
PRESIDENT, So, &C.
wAsuINaroH. Thursday. Juno IA Tho morning hour
day consideration of tho bill heretofore reported
from tho Joint Comnttoa Oh Reconstruction entitled
ga bill to restore to the Satesliely in insurrecton their
full political rights"
Mr. Harris. Of Marylaud. Mr. Speaker. having been
up to this period OF tho session silent member from
choice. deem it my duty declare my views upon
some Of the political questions which presented
the consideration Of THE ii aud tho country. I
should consider it most guoblo to win tho support
or Of any by tho least concealment
then. sir. declare that In principle now stand
stood before the war; stood afto- declared
Of censure; stood In prison and before that internal
instrument of tyranny court-martal. Aud as stand
In principle so will stand in practice whenever occa
sion may require.
When Indicate that there has beon no change in my
principles, this House aud this country possiby-for
the avowal Of them has been by unexpect
ed notorlety-may mfr what my position now Is.
accession believe that the several States this
have the right to separate from it, each acting for itself
and hreaeped to great xteut by their
and partners in this governmental compact that the
further believe by their ordnance Of Secession that they
did 60 out and thereby became 10 this Union foreign
not expect will be removed will most assuredy
proclaim them and stand by them rs long single
to penalty for asserting them. There is political
personal consideration which would rompt suoh
that secures them from tho charg of treason my voice
shall ever accord with my convictions and join
assuming most infamous position If did. What sir,
that beeve them right, that would have Joined them
them now In their utmost need, when legtm lte.
y give them such protection as in my power honestly
From what have said. Mr.. Speaker this House will
readily infer that adverse to tho pol
has been in ad"ptng his of reconstruction con-
fistent with ho views of the ato residcnt with those
own declaration from the time he abandoned the Dem.
ooratic party AID joined the Repubcans These facts
fault that he is now ut with many of the people
who raised him to his station In my Wow the
ttves on this floor in tho senate, aud by my vote
have hereot re Invariably reject d every application
right and SIR not only do ibeleve that they have NO
such right in their presenposon send Senators and
right to furnieh with President Vice.Presdens
Being citizen Of seeded and unreconstruoted Tennes
de deto forced upon tho country by their votes attend
ed by that very effective mplement their bayonets
in de cto and de fasto residents but
could be expected by any that can cast nv vote
Tennessee for that high Office then at least the ,tatus
of Tennessee herself must be completely changed.
MT Harris proceeded to define his views in re.
gard to reconstruction. essng his confident belief
that the Southern States willing enter again into
tue duu 10 old Constitution
the United States. 1t the Constitution thew
ieh out with bnt the of by their Northern
associates and their persistent designs violate and
destroy important rights which were SO ured by TINT
instrument. Those rights have been destroyed, and
can never DO source OF dscord between the North and
the South Slavery been abolished and the soceded
nave acquesced In IT. and the is placed in
the war You know your proposed ThSn
ment OF the Constitution be adopted If the South
believe that It win receive their assent Yon car
never hope for such result and they would be slaves
with scorn the terms OF your PROPOSED amnestv ana
will await awhile the calm and consderate action of the
becoming members OF this Union What is to be gain
ed under the by keeping those out whom
come in You Will certainly not try to humbua your
by preendnS any fear of the physical
@ der its control single cannon, single musket, or
single round OF ammunition.
You are bent on schemes which seem to contain
nolnlng put the elements of mischief and revenge.
leading to continued and indefinite separation OF the
pie of the south This last You will not and saw r.
IN the lame Of the American people, you shall not 40.
But there is something the spirit of the Southern
people which VIII thw,rt your designs. If they have
Lowered the Htand.rd Of their Gon.ederaoy they have
pride In the estimation Of honorable enemy.
hs mers ell ss
durancs courage and prowess Of his peoplesad
he his s n
nearly three hundred thousand OF his ene
miles, and
Standing on the Yankee grave,
He will not deem himself slave"
Mr.. Speaker. all the Efforts made here elsewhere to
elevate the negro to equality with the white in
the Southern states either cyilly socially potl-
cally are perfectly idle. The negro be kept in
subordinaton to the white man. no matter how elo-
queny you may deck off the theory Of equality In my
opinion there is, as declaration war betwe
the races 1t is true active hostlities SUSPENDED
and the negro ia under parole to keep the peace but
when ana VINO they Approximate q to anything like
equality In numbers the sword Of power must held
them There too many un cherished feel
ngs and interests of the white involved to relax
that power for single day The negro must know it
exsts and II necessary he must feel il. cay this with
the kndest feelings and sympathy for the negro race
Full equality ofrRhts will exist between races
dssimilar tn cannot socially amalgamate especially
when they live together In large numbers When ANAL
gamaton takes place. when marriage can be
ted between them. when the white woman shall bring
forth negro offspr without O biush, and the white
grandsre shal afrctiouately pat his nappy.h headed
grandson, then equality may be said to exist between
tae races You may then with safety grant equal rights
OF all kinds and possibly prepare Tor the millennium
Why, then interpose such obstacles to a reunion2
But these are not all the difficulties interposed: some
favor an almost 1ndehntte postponement urging with
zeal that the South s too ignorant uncivzed to
be trusted vii any share IN this republican Govern.
ehould be moro extensively spread among them before
their admission to representation will to be dam
,Igerous. The honorable member from Minnesota MIR
ponnellyl takes the lead In that position. In speech
delivered some time snce he declared The great bulk
of the people Of the South rude ierate eemicy.
,ful to any semiciyiized people, and is such as to
render republic Government resting the intei.
gent judgment Of the people mpo sibility But let
pa oritcse somewhat further this Phsrseeisn, this