New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-02
prMARKs OF Mr.. BANKS.

Mr. RANK (Mle8.) reU0rkeu tHut INC mr
discussion vas not fnal. bnt provisional He sad N
substance that nan who had deserted bis 1ag' and
res worn hs name avoided his share OF the ourdeh oi
resume bis high privileges except by authority OF aw
II the gentlemen from Ohio wanted these desertrs 10
avail themselves Of the prviegsso OF American cltIs,
and nrdcr what circumstances man VINO nas s'1 1
himself TO be an enemy Of the country In time OF aan
ger shall claim its privileges in time OF peace.
REMARKS OF MP. THAYER.
Mr.. THAYER Qa) regarded II tor the best lnteres,s
OF the country that we should have large mereante
navy He was at q loss TO conceive how any man couu
vote for the destruction Of any part OF IT, Genteeh
had said We shall in1ic punishment on shipownefs LOT
imaginary oenses But he could not CONSIDER the con-
duct Of those who transferred their shps 10 ioieBh
flags IN the character Of dcserti0n. He did no, know
that any citizen had interest in his vessel BENG
bnrnod by pirates. When the United States could
not protect our shipping these owners resored 70 or
cgn registry. He could reason why their inter-
ess should be overrlden and the common interests oil
the country impaired.
that tina bin but the carrying out OF the policy Oh
the Government from its earliest foundation aRd tat
the Committee on Commerce had carefully considered
the subject In view Of the letter Of the secretary
Rebels Secessionsts and Coppereads, too should not
eujoy full privileges, they desert the country IN time
! Of war.
| Mr.. GARFIELD remarked that the gentleman from
Massachusetts thlr Banks had said tina, tbs was a
10 operate upon who had deserted their
| haS. 1t not, however. law against men, but
against tunnage lie would vote with the gentleman
70 discriminate agails Rebels IL was the gentleman
himself who was disposed TO change the policy ofthe
Government The Secretary OF the Treasury was
every day allowing these vessels 10 be registered and
the bill now pending exclude him from 20 doing
The oil was then passed by vote OF " Yeas 10 ~
Nays.
TIE FREEDMES's BUREAU.
The House resumed the consideration OF the Senate
bin 10 eninrge the powers OF the Freedmens Bureau.
THE CONTESTED sEAT-cAsE OF DODGE vs.. BROOKS.
MIR. DoySrLLY was entitled to the floor, but Welded
% Mr. Raymond, who moved reconsideration OF me
vote. by which yesterday. on motion oil Ar. brook
certain papers In the possession OF tie eler III eat0h
the contested ease Of Dodge versus Br2oEs rom me
| icrred TO The Committee on Elections.
Mr. Brooks expressed himself lggrleved, and de-
sired @ learn the rcsson Tor me motion Of hs e9ease
question fary considered and desired that the subject
BE over for p few dave.
Mr. DAVIS said That the Committee on Elections were
about considering that ease and this delay would de.
range their business. Whichever might be the merits
Of the motion reconsider whether right wrong,
the House Ougbt 10 give tbs sitting MEMBER and the
contestant few Minutes To be heard.
Mr. RAYMOND SAID his only object was 10 obtain for
the contestant opportunity 10 be heard to-day or
to.morT0w. .I
TIE rIEIDMEs's BUREAU.
Mr. Eliot gave notice that tomorrow. at O'clock,
DO would move the previous question on the ffeednebs
Bureau bill,
slyFcH oP MR. DoSSELLy.
Mr. DcSNHILY iMinn.) offered an amendment to the
hiB giving the Bnreal power 10 open schools N every
district and furnish education "a Al persons who nay
tho freedman edse1 ION, that he could protect him
seif when the Bareau Withdrawn. We mast legis-
late In an charged national spirit and must not permit
The oppression u 80 South; bnt we must do ih9se
things oessary Tor the welfare OF the South, whtber
she demanded them or rot. The disease OF lhe
South radical he cure must 10 , rha,es y.
va las slate against the cause THE i.eOeon so
ns TO prevent tut are Tebsons After speaking gener'
alls On fs hisct Mr.. Sklnellv concluded by giving
abstracts OF the black codes Of the South Showing tAat
tie freedmen would la speedily rcs1sayed n The Gov
ernmcni did interfere The right Of suffrage u nee
essary 20 the negro for selfprocction be- cdncatln
. even more necessary. AS We have given him liberty
80 must give HIN al things essential to liberty II
We are Gtjlst the negro we may expect lHsl'ree'
tons. II sc give him chance. he WIZ h,ip 20 uo-
yeop the prosperity the South and al VII be benz
sftcd He mst b. either full slave or full freeman
There was no middle conditions there should be no
objection 70 the expense. No economy eoal con- PEN
would follow would swallow mp all the wealth and
prosperity Of the country.
SPEECH OF MR.. GARFIELD.
Mr. q tRTTi Ohol after expressing his loIei that
the pending bill necessary TO the condition OF the
freedmen said he not able TO agree win tho iresi
dent ~ the status Of the States lately in rebellion,
bat ho did moi admit In any large or comprehensive
that those states ar9 out OF tho Union In the
contemplation OF the law Of nations a State IS SOW
ereign aud capable OF doing all things "A sovereign eau
do The United States Ia sovereign State, as Great
Britain France aud Russia But what Is the State OF
Ohoi II hns not slneSc attribute OF State In tho
sense OF national law IL Is merely depart.
mcnt or a geographical sub division OF a State.
II IS called State by courtesy. perhaps. be.
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the name Of a State. What is the meaning OF the
phrase In the J'nionF Terrtorislly considered.
Utah aud all the territories Of the West are IN the
Union Ia the sense OF eminent domain and are under
It's control The Rebellion commenced by indlyid
uals and carried by the combined action Of State
Governments who threw ther power into the scale 10
break up thu Government. IL State ca levy war and
commit treason, was done not only by the people bui
by the States as States. lie repeated what hc had
lerctooie said that they lad forfeited their rights
tons They struck away their rights. IL was proper
after the close Of the that proper governments
should DO set up until Congress met and now was tie
time 10 make a declaration OF policy and principle
applicable 10 them. The whole subject was IN the
hands of Congress, which could DO with II as they
pleased 1t was not a question OF more power but OF
necessity and wisdom. lie proposed 10 take counsel
from the spirit Of institutions, and TO do all that
was necessary TO secure tho mon In The future forever
and ever, By ire net OF Emancipation; 1000 600 Of
persons have been added to the population cf the
SS SSs.d 1a n S y. I 'eSS '''iP
Constitution docs not give US all the definitions On the
no citizen shall be deprived of lfe liberty and proper
~ without due process OF law, and that the citizens
Of each State shall be entitled TO all the privileges aud
immunities of citizens Of the several States and we
must recognize the fact that American citizenship 10
shield to protect every msn who carries wherever nc
goes. A. To the lately rebc!lions states we should
listen to what they have 10 say on the basis
that, prisa (doie, the evidence Is against them.
Tho burden Of proof should rest on them. lie
would not vote TO bring them here unless as
before grand Inquest Of tho nation, or ss court
Let them come before the baf and show that they are
worthy TO be brought in When no knew them last
they were firing bullets at him, and were thrnsting
bayonots into our fellow citizens starving prisoners In
dungeons and burning our towns They hate tho Union
above all hng. and bound by bloody oaths to see
IL die and they mGst como before us and give
evidence. strong Holy writ. TINT they are
ht to be received into the Union. II
they had accepted tho result Of the so did Buckncr
at Font Donclson and Pemberton at Vioksburg. and In
no other way. far no knew In the course of bis
remarks he agreed that Congress was bound by the