New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-10

Of their houses or their lands and from the day kpy
Smith surrendered his army to this hour, no person ron
the Rebel States has asked favor nom me or s ~
Of mine that have not freely given it; and mean soge
both oct and thought and everything have in the future
10 elevate improve and build up that blasted sectou
country; and, SirI believe that what say OF in!sen
can of the great Of the OF the Free Sate
repeat we would send and build church, erect scnoo
house. send capital send aid everything in our power, 70
bud up the worn warwasted places OF the S'
Mr. Wilson next adverted to the effects OF the president
policy stating that Under that policy nearly all the men
elected Congress in the South were Rebels VINO eou
not take the oath prescribed for Senators and members VI
the House, Under Mr.. Johnson's Reconstruction poic!,
every officer elected in the State of Virginia was traitor
10 the country and most of them unrepentant traitors
One man among them he believed to be ray 70! man
they had not elected single representative VINO codu
take the oath and not elected in Florida could; nor
could from Alabama; and possibly only one hom MIS-
ssipui or all tle Southern representatives elected five
he Thought were as many might possibly muster courage
to take the OATH and he thought two OF the nve eoaa
take II with clear conscience but Dc doubted u lie
Others could. =,
MI CowAS in reply, thought il sorry day for The
country and for the Senator Mr. Wilson, If men were 10
become slayish as to be able to surrender her
If this be free country, governed by great prhci
pies Of liberty Of which he heard so nch ne 'nouen'
opinion must be Free Men must be as free to dissent as
to assent lie wished TO in what the President hsd
proved treacherous to the Republican party What dld
man agree to when he joined party To the principles
established in National Convention as the platform OF
party But he thought any gentleman might chaIge LIS
rrncipes and leave the party without being guilty OF
eschery; and as to matters to which man never
assented-maers not established or declared to DC prh
cpes Of the paryhe had understood or heard tha
man change his opinions thereon II majority OF
the party choose TO do lie considered tnat the present
positions assumed by Mr. Wilson simply yerhcatoAs
Of tho Democratic predictions He was himself mon
nan-had faith in the Union and in the people OF the
Union North and in the Union people South According
TO Mr.. Wilson's remarks he would soneinde una, Una, Hy
He remembered that the Chicago platform had declared
the failure, not because II was means 10 restore
Union N Democratic opinions ~, tho besch and
as be Mr. COw8n) understood Mr. wilson, inc iatei Ut
clared that il had The Democrats, who madethe Cmcaf9
platform, did not believe The war failure gecause u
not spill enough blood and k enough people or because
great battles not fought but because they ihoug
il would intensity the hostiles between me
speech went TO show that the Democratic prophecy
vas fulfilled. lie (Mr. Cowan did not think that
Democrats less honest IN their OPINION than MI
Wson himself He could not consider that because 81
their opinion they traitors II be thought hall the
in the North traitors and all The men ID tne sOuh nc
wonld Ike 10 leave the country lie preferred tne ahh-
ness Of Wendell Phillips whom he called the typcai man
of Che Radical pary-who whatever might be said must
be allowed be open and uDdsgused IN the avo"a
of bis opinions and frank in the statement Of his
In the course OF his speech, Mr. Cowan referred 10 MI
Cresswe as having offered In country meeting IN Mary
land few years ago set Of resolutions that looked very
much like Secession. .
erred to; he had nothing to DO with them a.
Mr.. EDMUSDs asked Mr.. Cowan whethes the poluca,
Mr. CowAN said treason deserved exactly the punish
ment prescribed for it. il could not be punished by an
n post tdcto law. Tie way 10 punish oiime wac 10 ap
peal 10 the law but it fashionable to appeal 10
the Committee Ut Fifteen.
MIR EpMUsps asked If il was not justified by the law Of
nations To exclude from political power men vho were
dangerous 10 community from the commitiai OF poId'
cal treason. -. .,.. -
Mr. CowAN said it must be remembered that this was
not Government OF absolute power IL was Govern
mept Of law ard there right to impose any pehay
not provided by law. An sitempt had been made, spu
being made TO create an opinion that tIe ieslueh.
was deertiug the platform which be elected In not
punshng traitors But be (Mr. Cowan would say In De-
half OF President he would say for the President TO the
Senate Get your tribunals and live hundred or hve tnou.
sand you want them, of the leaders, with Je DAVIS AZ
their head ready for you. lie supposed mat Soud
not be oonteDded that the President should turn
into public prosecutor. There were citizens enough,
with intelligence enough and desire enough TO brng them
through the ordinary channels within the clutches OF the
law And he added say the part Of tie President,
can have five hundred Of them, or five thousand, to-
morrow; and you need not be particular about the see-
throw the blame in this matter upon the President
But ey1nus not be tried he thought, by military COM
mission they have been declared e1imudcisl by the
Mr. DooI TITLE rose at the conclusion Of Mr. Cowans
speech in brief speech reviewed the relations OF the
President 70 the Union party Aegng that MI JOHNSON
was adherine TO the Baltimore platform, upon which ne
waseeeted when undertook 10 charge him. the Pfes
dent with deserving the principles of the Union party lie
hurled back the charge Al thein
Mr. NYE replied TO Mr. Dootte. He was not going to
be led into the error of saying word in derogaton OF
the President. He would watch and pray that he the
Presidentl would do nothing to bring stain upon the
great Union party As the difference between Congress
and the President only charged that Congress had
done nothing SO that its sin was one OF omission only
IL could be expected that after the upheayngs OF the
past years. peace could be brought about in day OF
week, or a month. II he Mr. Nye) had any fault 10
find with the President il that the President bad
established what in his message he called an experiment
that he seemed determined to make II fixture, and 20
ALLEVIATE from the Union party all who did not agree with
him. He did not say that the President was going to ln
lure the Union party but there suspicious crenn
stances about it. Why was it that the Senator from
Delaware who few months ago was denouncng Mr.
Lincoln Lad got song put into bus mouth and was
defending the policy Of the Executive Referring To
Executive pado Mr. Nye said the President so far from
making treason odous pardonng Rebels as fast as
they presented themselves He Mr Nyel called on the
President this morning TO recommend the pardon of man
who had passed dollar in counterfeit treasury notes
When he left the White House. the pardon had not been
granted but there plenty of pardons for rebels aid
traitors
Pending the consideration Of the subject the Senate at
$50 p u. adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.
Mr. RICE lMassl from the Committee on Naval Affairs
asked unanimous consent pass bill TO allow Vice Adj
mral Farragut Secretary, with the rank pay and
Allowance OF Lieutenant Of the Navy. He explained the
necessity for it, saving that that eminent and conspicuous