New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-13
ILLINOIS.
SPEECH or SENATOR TRunBuLL ,
Special Dispatch Go The y. Y. Tr,hu..


QUScT H. PriB,,
The hall called the Academy Of NJ.
holding nearly 300 persons wa denssl, ~.
hear Ssna,or Trurnbul He v1s listened g., 70
less attention for nearly three hours a. h. -.
by and In an Grgumentstive manner VIM 10
ul ,ind names II vas a dispassona;e and c65vi.
lie reviewed the Inauguration Of the -, !.
rcl-A1us States II was known -,
col was cic'ed, TIE war. and the hual surr.rse,o
Showing Tat AZ this surrender the retssIio,s -, -
orgauyol Cover ntnts that our Gotrr,-s@. oeA ii
three paf's the Executive Who hAs no r,v- o. d.
iae eis.a'e who have power 70 make tat ns ~ 4s ls,
tie judicial Who have not The power rale ~ 'si ~
interpret the avs The three fold pove- - ees, a.
some check mon each other safely prrssr,sJ - w.
.le'e Ie'.yas Saies oeine IN such dsorsAai1od - Y d
the Executive id appoint Provisional GoSse..eatsass
Jet 10 the approval Of Cougrcss; AZ ..sot n
pointed Provisional Governors becars. asr -
GOveFnmeut there. The organized Governs. Va =
the Rebellion broke out had ali been over,hruxkesl s
and N ISIS the rebei0us Government which ~ - b<A
IN hostility to the United StasS was m -. tea ~ -
the Union armies Mr.. johnson Instructed Al. naera
Governors 20 call conyCntions and when they ,sr. na
johnson Ieilrl tlat tley should DO certain sin, - u
Ltr't That they should declare nEl ard VOID iu.s.
Second. Thai they should repadiats the Rel.ls.A,
IhTd That they should rluiy The Coas,iu,ior.,
ment abolishing Slavery thruug hont the Und $50, sak
Informed these states through their government ~ ~
they I'D these things they should not be Recognized - 49,
harmony WIKI the Government OF the Urifo So sxs
These States then proceeded 70 reconstruct tb,,
eruments soe " them complied with the.e oansR N
oiLers did not al Of them ntify the Coastitstss -
Georgia passed an ordnance which said As ,he H~ksa
has abolished Slavery Il IS abolished but thew !. a -
tbs ordnance 20 GebI US hereafter run elairai.,SS
ton ior our slaves These states Instead Of dsis,sA
20 represent them in Congress chose tsosS wfSt1
leaders IN The Rebellion Now Congress hss ~
what Government lie States have who s'ec- r. -
10 their body CongroSsio,al members ere &C.,.
pie and the Legislatures o. these States ven ~ & -
70 send members 70 tSngress and Congress had ,s.e
mani certain g-arantees Of them before they voab
Their neU. and here comes IN the issue between n. ~
i've I'D Congress. II these States wsr, 10
TO rs.iy the Constitutional Amendment with regar ~
&sy can also ra'ify the amendments proposed css
Fret: That al persons born in the i-ptoS a. -.
excepted are citizens Of the United State al 49,
wherein they reside. This coners civil MOI 80 ne 81
and docs n6t sye the night Of suffrage for Poa nSS
citizens but tier Arr no. voters Coneresssee VEGA
tbs question Of suffrage to be seted by each nj, s)
The next proposition i perhaps the irlrr, ~
relates representation IN Congress ReprS.r,, ~ ~
gress based perhaps you are all aware b 49, 20
stitston upon the free people and thrcehnAsof 81 -
The three hhs " oil other persons mean. 80 ~
the slaves The white population Of the United Sa,s
100000 The slave population 3950Om gor s. ~ ~
free persons IN State Is entitled to reprssep,s, ~
gross aud thTeehs OF the slaves counted v1b %
BE- about 300 600 This gave the SHAREHOLDERS Is 100
tiyes in Congress. Now the Constitution has hesn
that slavery is abolished and there are no rs. ssfo
counted As the Constitution stands reprsser,,,,a
based all tie free persons Of the United ssss
include the coored people and instead Of having ,oe
ton OF three ffths they will have 94 0o ana tsr
members in consequence OF Slavery being ablSAi
Free States will lose 70 members Now can Tn n 80
fair think not and hence Congress proposed an snenS.L
that hereafter representation should not e bsed ma,
ton as is now but in any State should xilhi ~
night 70 vote from any OF its male ciii1ens ten the
ton OF that State should be diminished he sns rr
that the number Of male citizens EXCLUDED from yons 49,
the whole number OF male citizens In the Sa TIE 49,
that is place representation hereafter up@ yo Al a.
the same number Of electoral yobs az ~
number OF votes in Georgia Alabama sns ~
States That Is the effect Of this amendment nov 49,
adopted why then the voters In the Slave States law u,9
Influence than you and In the State Of South c6aa ~
white population is 2O 90 and the blacks i2Ooo Nov
the Constitution stands South Carolina has -four Rpr~sS
tives-two for her white threefAs Of len -
population But Slavery being abolished she a -
entitled four Representatives nom her blacks The ts
fifth rule being set aside II she has but represea.arss
three hs Of it she gets but two but with all her black p
ton she will have four tina, would give her an dtorAG
instead Of four but the amendment proposed by Conva
part Of the plan Of reconstruction carries Instead ha
she will lose unless she allows her hscs 10 ~ ~
white population will alone be counted just IN aSk n
she viii have but members In Congress Is not the, H
Tell me what right the Rebel masters have In South Cs
10 represent the negro No right at all To let the sa6
represented, they must let them vote Now II yos M
represent the coored people in South Carolina give a
right to vote il they do not have the right 70 ~
YOU have right 70 represent them Why have not M -
pie in Illinois Just good right TO represent the Blacks &
people in South Carolina and while few white men los ~
resent them, will they give up that poweri CAr
does not propose to give the Blacks the night 10 voe II
State can DO they please about that bat neither dos O.
ress propose that they shall be represented unless h Do q
the men who represent them have greater influence =
Government OF the United States than the same number -
pie the Northern States Is It right tina; they should -
ton three times as great as a Northern man hast he -
clause of the Constitutional Amendment Is "TAa =
person who has been leading Rebel or ha -
office under the Rebel Government, having once beion ~
Office and taken oath support the Constitution h ~
office under the Government OF the United Staes ~
another clause Is that the national debt incurred pz
down the Rebellion and the bOuntes and the pensions gs
soldiers shall all Of them be paid and that the ked ~
shall be pald by them anybody else and that no -
shall be paid for his slaves freed by the Emancipation ~
Mr. Inmbul ably reviewed the action OF the PhAsa3n
Convention commenting upon Andrew johnson sercA
which he Uohnsonl said that the resolutions there -
equaled by the resolutions In ITO and upon the dexafa
there Philadelphia that the Just closed had Len ~
Rebel States with equal dignity rights and authority ~
paired showing how untrue THIS is about this Phlstah
platform being accepted adopted by Springfield Do
cratic johnson Convention also the resolution saying a
abolished and forever destroyed and how would oo's
with the past when they feared the bugbear abolition bog
a Democratic procession with banner besri4
words Slavery is abolished and forever destroyed " and -
IN this same seventh resolution they affirmed q
person and property" The Civil Rights ~ -
nothing or less than adopted BY the Democny -
He also commented upon Mr. johnson, saying thai
become Dictator. He also deprecated the folly OF m,
Government into the hands OF disloyal men, Sh
be the unless the Constitutional Amendment sU
He reoiced that the elections OF Tuesday last show 49,
that tho Union Republican party viii carry the day ed
only be question of majority Senator IrunDul aso
how the Freedmens Bureau bill had been misfePresen'
the officers who carried out its provisions were army
and not entitled TO one cent more ~
when acting agents OF this charity than when they
be also appealed 20 the yonng men OF the DemocrAne
and eloquent way calculated 70 make pfooLn
preston upon the minds Of all young mes- upon
Government really rests, as 10 their weighy espoh
the protection OF the Union. xsx~
lie followed by our able Representative In ms
he Hon. A e. Harding In few remarks confirming w -
II \ nd no ~ nvfn