The New York herald., 1866-03-07

may call a conquered people, Yeu propose
TO Charge the fundamental law Of tho land at
q time when onethIrd of the country and that
thrd which Is 10 be affected Djurousy by IL, has no
reprcs upon this to speak in behalf Of their
interests. Mr. salisbury then dwelt at length on the
various plans proposed IN the formation Of the Union
He maintained that all hope given np OF form
ing the United States, but the New Hampshire gentle
man came in doing away with all national IDEAS and no
menc1tur' and adoptng the title OF Congress OF the
United States instead OF National gslature He passed
TO the theory that oil powers not delegated ~ govern
ment so formed reserved 10 the states Each state
remained absolute He mantaiued that our present I'M
fortunate Situation was doc TO tho iol'owinB
causes our great property was Que 10 tne
ifee prn1ple5 OF the federal governrcnt seaur'
lng rights 20 the states separate political entities
He was tired Of sitting and seeluq, when political dlf-
ference arose between the President and his party m
toneres That minority should be called ccfrerheads
and di2unionsts. Some thought at the inception
Of the rebellion Il their duty To advise peace But
no; must ho forced bat those WHO wofc rcsponsi-
Bite for IT, tho who ready 10 claim that during
It's existence trey alone were possessed Of tie patosn
the time of the formation Of the unon though there
was then sentimental ueorsm opposed u It. Wen,
IN time a few men stirred up agitation on The admis-
SION OF Missouri when Rufus King, Of Sew York,
used the rrepreEsibe conflict sentence sinre atrbu-
ted TO Dir. Seward. Tho adversaries Of slavery,
looking TO unconstitutional means, sirove hard
10 force unconstitut ional legislation Congress
to force dsunon but Clay and few noble colleagues
had put OF tho evil day He alluded 10 the passage OF
certain resolutions by the legislature Of Massachusetts,,
and dwelt the objections OF that state antislavery
grounds 10 the adniss on Of fexas All blanc not
with the extremists this subject Of either section but
the aboltionists taught secession TO the S0uhaught
them TO resist the consttution--niormed them. by
threats that secession constitutional right Of a
State. 'In your Navy Text Book in your Military
Academy" said Mr. Salisbury you have put that doc
trnc Now cannot law be opposedl Cannot the consti-
tuition be Opposed in rebellion by pro slavery by
your paryY Did you not oppose the Fugitive Sa, law TIL
blood down your streesY The difference between
and the Southern people as the right OF secession is
that you taught IL and they acted itr This the
prevailing accusation running through this portion Of Mr.
Saulsburys speech The greatest writer constitu-
tona law, he said himself taught clearly and distinctly
that State had right to secede and whole States In the
EArf and rhAn Or sla AAra
theory for acting on which you have right now 70
wrcak vengeance upon thom by deprivation OF their
representation here. Finding that the pursued by
these rebel southe endorsed In their theory
OF action by all their own leading and hy leading
men and legislators In tho North. he could not
see how they could be punished In such a
way that proposed By this amendment
How could you guarantee a republican government to
state u abe don't want S Send army thereY But
TO s 10 TO somebody what they want not
what they are opposing Inequalities were recognized
its formation in the Union To claim that the duty Inn
posed OF guaranteeing ropub government 10 zach
State makes 1t duty to impose equality Of representa-
tion Is said Mr. Salisbury, absurdty He presumed
that AZ there Is for Fort Lafayette McHenry
under enlightened administration no might say that
when people not protected by the government and
government established their midst which has the
power punish them they do obey the government
de ~ TO- they committed no treasonnone In The eye OF
the lava law older than the government OF the United
States older than Blackstone whore II Is fully recog
nzed. He quoted how when George the Third could
not protect his colonis,s in fennsyiyania--how
their allegiance due to the revolutionary butde fdoo
government thcre and tho government OF PENNSYLVANIA
ds ffco hung men for treason TO itself Nr salisbury
then said that Mr. Cowan has said In his atc speech
there were but comparatively few In the South who
at all guilty original copspirstors yet by this
proposed amendment all the people 20 be punished
He thought that the ony 10 respect for such
an amendment would be 10 opcn the hag Of le saiion
10 the members from the South, asking oi them oaths
but that prescribed by the constitution then gass tho
amendments AS parties 10 treaty liable 70 bo kep, by
force rs individual entity acting the universal law
OF seifprcservaon right 10 ny 10 tho OF
inner mt 70 tho United States II there right
right TO do than compel II 90 Keep ,ts eoncbe
represented here according 20 the constitution Bu
there was no right 70 punsb They aid they had gone
OUT you said they bad not and could rot aud you
say they DID and cannot como N 70 this table fum
eleven rooms which YOU luck SAID Nr salisbury, inho
head o the naion " man whose theory u thai rcpr
seniaiion should bc accordngto population, and States
must det 'rmin' ther own votes hr salisbury main
tanned that thofe M intention On the part of conres9
70 aimlt southcrn members I'll aicr the Presidential
elccllon Ho weGid asA republican senaiop u they
thought The people would submit 10 the election Of
mi norty candidate through the exclusion of tho
Southern voters He did not know what would bs done
bnt he world NOT advise any thing Of The kind tob
AZ the conclusssn or mr sansbuiy's ca, H. Son
and said lac delirci address the senate
that subject but not prepared To do 80 nov He
moved the posponsfen orfurthcr consideration % tic
pending proposition Until one o'clock tomorrow, aud u
q cxnuSIcAroN rRoM rs,rsiDENr-rHg ORGANIZATION
oR Govras,FNTs N rlK LanLY KKrEluors srnEs
very lengthy message from the President Ia fesponse
10 Mr. Summers resolution OF inquiry In regard 10 The
orgGniza ion OF governments IN tho lately REBELLION
report OF operations Of The Frceimcns Burcauboth OF
which were referred 10 the Committee on RecOns;ruc
ton.
TIE ASsLrArIoS
Mr CL,Rs, trcrl Of ~ H., called up the joint rcsOu
ton To give t. consent Of Congress to the O
the counties OF Berkeley and Jefferson belonging 10 Nr
gina, 70 the State of West virg MIA.
Nr. HDpLE tdcin OF Del, moved 10 amend by hdding
prov.so that the question be determined hy vote Of
the people Of the counties.
Mr. CLARK said the people Of those counties had al
ready voted In favor 81 the exation.
Mr. RIDplK said that out of axteen hundred voters 10
Of the counties only thirty voted There thir
hundred voors the county now and Of these
one thousand hundred nity were favor OF
proposition which he lsfr Rddlcl had presented
Mr. CLsRx Eait II did not appear that th,re any
adopted 10 prevent full vote from being taken
when u was taken. The men who absent "a the |
rebel army ought not 10 have opportunity 10 vote
now
Mr. RIppsE said good many who went into the rebel
army from these counties were forced in
Mr. CLARK said II that he was anxious 10 pui 4
them into State which they would be less apt be
forced into rebel army hereafter The rebels ought
70 Be thankful enough 70 be permitted 10 live under The
government, Without attempting N control n.
Mr. PoxkRoy, trep Of Kansas, asked Mr.. Riddle " be
would accept amendment 20 bis proviso thai Il be
submitted 10 the people, without distinction Of color
fAughterD
Mr RiDpIE said no would not.
Ar Riddles prosiso not adopted
The joint resolution was then passed by vote 0f -
yeas against nays.
. S<rs-ses-r-. Davis. Guthrie scDougan. Eiddi and
salisbury
yxrcrTIvE sEsHox
Al four O'Clock the senate m0fion OF Nr Crime |
went into executive session, and soon alter adjourusd