The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-08

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others monthly a.
| when the news of the great southern
victory achieved by Beauregard over
| Mcdowell and the awful rout OF the
Federal Army on the plainsof Manassas
was borne through the South on the
wings of the wind as it were, carrying
| Joy and jubilation into every loyal south
ern household and gladdening every true
southern heart, there has been no news
received with so much rejoicing by the
people of the South rs that contained in
| the dispatch informing them the Presi-
dent had vetoed the Freedmen's Bureau
bill.
AIR. Eldridge. | rise to question OF
order. This being a part of the gentle
| mans argument, insist that il Is not
pertinent to the question under discus
| sion.
| The Speaker. The Chair thinks the
| gentleman from Ohio has connected IL
with the subject under discussion. This
constitutional amendment proposes to
give Congress "power to make all laws
| which shall be necessary and proper to
secure to the citizers of each State all
| privileges and immunities of citizens in
| the several States, and TO all persons III
| the several States equal protection in
| the rights of life, liberty, and property"
And IL the Chair Is correctly informed
| by the remarks of the gentleman from
Ohio as to what this extract is, it relates
to the veto by the President of bill
passed by Congress in regard to the
rights of certain persons, and if that Ia
the case, it may be within the province
Of Congress TO pass constitutional
amendment to secure those rights and
the rights of others generally, and there
fore, as part of the remarks Of the gen.
tleman from Ohio, this is certainly In
order.
The Clerk resume and concluded the
reading of the article, as follows:
This is the greatest victory they have
achieved during the war-greater than
any of the fea's of arms of Stonewall
Jackson or Of Robert r.. Lee; and it has
given them more pleasure than had
General Lee been elected Governor of
Virginia. They have found an ally IN
the President worth more to them than
the alliance of France or England, and
they now begin to see, even as they saw
foreshadowed at Manassas, the final
triumph of the great southern cause.
The Republicans have been jgnomini-
ously defeated and driven from the field
routed, horse, foot and Dragons; and
nothing can save them from total ami
hilation. All that is necessary for the
South to do is to continue TO hold up the
Presidents hands, and wage an un-
ceasing and bitter warfare against the
Republican Congress. True, that Con-
gress has numbers tut then it is only
a mongrel horde of miscreants, who can
| easily be put to flight, and with "their
| friends" of the North to aid them as
| they did during the armed struggle, all
that is necessary for the South is to
bring every man to the front, and push
| the present victory to full consumma-
| ton of their dearest and most cherished
hopes.
But in the general JOY Of the moment,
there are still few 'croakers" to be
found, as there were in the days of open
warfare, who caution their friends
| against too much exuberapea offealirg.-
lest 1t should prove to be that Joy which
kills. They say it is certainly most
brilliant victory, and has secured them
the President-who will be kindly well
| coined back, even as the prodigal SON
| and they will kill the fatted calf for him
but then much remains undone. The
| President is only one Of the Republican
armies that has been annihiIated, and
the least powerful at that. The Repub-
leans, though mean and INSCRIPTIONS,
are willy and determined fellows, and in
all probability their defeat, as did that
fire the northern heart" and willonly
make them the more determined to re-
| store tIe Government on 'heir basis.
| ihey VIII now iRall probability, draw
the SWORD, and throwing away the sca,,-
uard, wage relentless warfare aoai,,st
ne oouth TIL It acknowledges the neo-
PIE as the legitimate source of ali mower
ana Congress as its representative.
Mr. Rogers. / would like To kron,
what paper that is read from.
Mr.. Bingham. / will inform the oor
tieman. 1t IS an article from thu Nor.
folk Post, Virginia paper. 1t may he
the organ OF secession or it NAV not.
hiI. MARSHALL. 1t is proper that the
cal paper. :" '""'-
Mr.. Rogers. 1t was the Chronicle n
was read FROM +"
Mr.. Bingham. Mr.. Speaker. / do not
yield to the gentlemen. o'
Mr.. Chanler. | rise TO question If
order. 1t is not in order for n gentle
man to publish doctrines of a revoiu-
tionary and rebellious character i'm his
speeches. - 'i''
The Speaker. The Chair overrles
the question of order. 1t is not n noint
Of order. p0'"'
Mr.. Bingham. L make the discoverv
tnat 1t is not in order, in the iuIgment
of some gentlemen here. to warn the
people OF the danger that is impepdine
over them.
Mr.. Rogers. i rise to point of order
want to know if we have not n right
10 know what paper it was that that was
read from
The Speaker No gentleman has n
right to a floor except the gentleman
from Ohio, Mr.. Bingham, I Who is on
titled TO it for one hour. No gentlemen
has right 10 interrupt him without his
consent.
MT. Rogers. Have we not n right IN
know what paper was read fionP
me Speaker. The cenrts.n.' 4, hoe
only a right to know the speecl, Of ,ha
gentleman from Ohio for one hour
Laughter. 'o''
pr. Rogers. 1t was read from the
Mr.. bingham. 1t will be conied oil
over the country 1 hope, and / wish II
put on the records of the House. T wish
10 call the attention OF Representative
to It. 1t has been been already intimet,
ed mat the fatted calfis to bs killed Of
lie NORTH To yyaI.nf,,. eb