Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-30

into treason, and were never odious a.
traitors.
Mr.. Grlder asked whether he would
not admit Mr.. Maynard and other loya
Representatives from Tennessee2
Mr.. Mckee said he did not want tC
separate East Tennessee from the other
! part Of the State, and I'm retiIzn asked his
/ colleague whether he would vote to ad-
NIT Representatives from South Caro-
| lima?
Mr.. Grider replied that he would vote
| TO admit the Representatives of those
States which had been reorganized under
| the plan suggested by the President, pro-
vided Represented credentials showing
that they were regularly elected. If so,
we have no authority 10 exclude them
If they were unworthy members If, as
his colleague said, they were rebels and
traitors when they got into the hall, the
House could operate on them.
Mr. Kerr, Of Indiana, replied 20 the
remarks of Mr.. Kelly delivered on the
previous day, and denied that Congress
had the right and power Ia go into any
State and there regulate suffrage 50 as 10
secure the right TO vote 20 every citizen
OF twenty-one years who had lived in
any State in the Union. He opposed the
adoption Of the Constitutional amend
ment. This was not the time, nor was
there any reason for il. Amendment
would not equalize representation, as he
proceeded to show. The power 10 regu-
late suffrage still exists in the States and
WAS never surrendered TO Congress. No
advantage 10 the country was 10 be de-
rived from the pending amendment. No
class or raee was TO he benefited 10y ii. !
Advantage would inure only 20 the Re !
publican party, should they succeed in |
obtaining the negro vote.
Mr.. Kasson, of Iowa, said that on 3 /
previous day he had declared that Con- /
gress had no right, either by the Consti- |
tuition or the declaration of James Madi- !
son on the ninth of August, seventeen !
hundred and eighty-seven, to 90 into /
or Iowa and say what
electors should control the Legislatures
Of those and other States. The gentle
man from Pennsylvania, Mr. Kelly, haV-
ing controyerted his position, and read
from debates tosuppOrt his views, Mr.
KasSon now proceeded to reply to him,
and 10 show that Dir. Madison, in the
lebate in the Convention, was far from
that. The gentleman from
claimed to have cautioned
Is against the dangers of an encroach-
neut on the Constitution. He pointed
lut the distinction made by Mr.. Madi-
iOn between the right Of Suffrageand the
node of suffrage, and showed that Mr..
Madison was scTupulOus to urge the
light of suffrage itself
Mr. Wright, of New Jersey, said he
understood tn pending proposition, aud
hat il contemplated a radical change in
he organic law, and in character and
quality Of the voting population. This
continued tinkering with the COnstitu-
ion was pregnant with danger in the last
Iegree; its tendency was to thwart the
resident in his plan of reconstruction
o force Southern States to q collision on
legrO suffrage or equality of the races, in
rider that political power may be kept in
he hands Of Radicals. He represented a I
constituency, who We're not
repaired to sanction universal suffrage. |
ie apprehended that if the Democratic
TniOn party We're in power I'm half of the =
tates, the leaders would not be 50 anx-
)us TO press the resolution 10
Ote, as now they were, in order that il
night be presented for ratification TO the
now in session. Instead Of
aving a speedy, eftectual and perfect
astoratiOn of the Union. were here. en-
aged in tingreconstructiOn which {
aJriOts SO much desired, While giving
l. views against negro suffrage, he said
adopted citizens ara obliged to undergo .
how much greater necessity :
'as there for negroes 10 be educated
hose bodies had been enlancipated, but c
hose minds were still in bondage. The
louise meets tomorrow i'm Committee OF {
ne Whole 10 hear buncomb speeches on
lie state Of the Union. 1t is the under
anding that no business will be trans Il
tied. l.
The proceedings in the Senate were not \
general ipol,orfauee