, 1866-12-14

VI 0al2 Auu QlEO WAL AHQlGCDAl ltE1Al1QQ0 Was
necessary 10 enforce agai1st such associations tbe
Ths unfinished business Of yealesday wss then
District Or Columbia, lhe question being on \ he
amendment Of Mr.. Di1oa. requiring those who
haye mol heretofore voted in the District to be
Mr. GOWN N W. % not c IL os1 tsVor s Of tic amend.
meal. uc did not think being able 10 read and
write would accomplish the end aimed at. He
who had aided the rebellion, and he had besn IL.
formed large number OF rcgroca OF this District
had rtvcn direct sid aud sympathy 10 The re-
Vice President FOSTER then took the door and
argued It length tn tavor Of educationM quali1ca-
tlons. Hc was In favor Of enlarged sulraxe was
capable Of exefc1.tug it. Reading and writing
Pcnn+ylvaIia (Covanl and ihe Senator from
regret. bis friend nom Massachu.e eta {Wilson)
had chiacd In with ths views Of these senators,
md had expressed his wish to abolI.h all edn-
favor Of Ignorant men c1ereillne, Tho right Of
scnsior trom Ma.ssehuses,s 1Wilsoa) wants 10 10
So protection. What protection viii il be 10 him
more lIsy., iSe'y e g. use the ballot t9 h.
not concur IL the view that We owed this 70 ihs
negro. He did not think ,xe ahould RVS. them
that - easse oRsa nss
dangerous. i had bean said that these needreo
woa1d know their friends md know how 70 vote
for particular candidates. Tbs very Inierest that
tho Senator from Massachusetts iWllson) had
eeea xs,5DE asaiqs! for {saFs you'd be strength
e ssse '' ssas s os:' 'as ss n a'ss; s.s e,
TEe Senator t,om lassschu.ctts, himself Gaa
acd court Them. Ihets eusce pslble natures voald
Yield to this. sud they would be more under l.cIr
eontrol than sye5, and the senatos would Ind
d1ine dsy. BE {Foster] 1ouIi, howeser. aove 10 ts
those who had borne arms IN The service of tAa
NJ; fRELNGnursEN said there wsra certain
aosoluso and certain conditional rights: Tho
n1:9n ats away x9n'd hi, h'Ts II. no s,,bo5; ,, to
ssse 4 i vonis e,y The "hes! Mhele S.uoasi sis
debt; but there could be no doubt or The right oi
ths nalion to declare that man could not hold
age, Of To rote until he was twentJ-one or more.
distinguished lawyer snd Senator had said be
could not vote for this bili beeauae i WAS uncon
po iaeto IN % ID; dccfee s. IL. i.w .: Fl 11s5 g
signed BY Washington, every person guilty Of
treason was doomed 10 civil death. And what
was c.yil death but deprivation Of ali civil psiyI-
moue, and Il mel In proper spi-it by the Southern
people. perfect harmony could be restored. They
Ishs Tfrs wiling tG e1,eaa e Tsiofnsa
\
white mans Government" and be admitted Il
vas dt Iocto aud be Nas moi at al fearful becsnse
Of the 6enehlse. being extended, that 1t would
would II Be until tho color of the negro was
eh2nEtd. 1t vas said negro suffrage had not been
submitted 70 sbe people but Il had bcsu, and the
pleItcn. He siould not be able to vote Tor Tho
hil, unless the educational qualification WIS in.
Mr. CowAN regarded the speech Of the Senate.
from Connecticut o. most 1hle, and one that the
Senate should pohder well upon. He still, how
ever, maintained that .le proposed amendment
NJ. WILSON said that while Ia the present eon-
dillon OF the country he Was opposed 10 N king
Ieaairg and w1ilng test. still he thought educa.
considered otthat cla~s Of men who desired 10 ex-
slndH !. II he test vas applied to this ey TIE
and write. and tho government Of ibis caty
s1 ,Ss fo: ;, ~ s,t hid qeas
had done In Maryland. Ftratnia. and al the rebel
6tatcs-buIn down the school housea-but they
.ion Fl. il he power % of tae ao9nana r.ee e'tS q
keep The freedmen from the ballot. The CRY
about impartial suffrage y lhs present coadiuon
freedmen wonlid tins b. pnt Al the mosey of theis
GT. HENDRICKS, OF Ind, felt It bis daty to
tunc,,on ofll was that ihe voter should be erner.
ally able to read ard write. and thus understand
Ing, he should vote for IT. IN the Northwest q
great many men could not rcad. but they 4shsain
knowledge b communion, one WITH atotee-, anI
became vesy Intelligent Intelligence aud Virtue
wete certainly necessary for suffrage and he would
ask II the mannrn!tted t1a,e NAs competent to *
crclse tho power Of .votluc for 1egsslsios.. lii
,honeht tho objection sound, that the with
holdtn. Of au8rs2e was IN rJposf fle'o law. l,
appliyt1 ii Il case Of oeec,.csa and oibers. Waa
not this thctr punsshment: The people Of The
I,iststct, b. 1argr majority, hal decided agsiusl
condnei 10 it. Should Senators disregard III
xiAbes ofthe people ofthe Dietnes because they
MI. LANE, Of 1Ed said 10 understood that I'll
Int powers of government derived their .powel
from Nc sonsent Of the soyeIned: 4: wo9ld con
Err born" There was no doubt as to sne
eas.Ss Gsnsrfs s to & sa sr p s,es tsa
Good citizenship md loyalty were the gTcls teet.
Of the tight Of suffrage, and tho blacks hare had
| inEoithed more soldiers % the Goserrmen; dur
ing the late = n than the whites bad. As for In
tr1!tcenec It had been reniteutiary offence t.
| teach the neEto TO read. and he would vote fo'
the measure H M That hey might now bo able to pro
M1 SUMNER ssid l,c had voIed against striking
| out The word "malc," and he would vote aEnIns
thls amendment for The same reason.
| The syre sud noes were called on Mr. Dt1on'l
amendment, With the following reault: ayes, 81
On @eiien q Nr. WlIgeoS siIetSS prov1.o wa. ada
s1eted two year.. Se ind;ctsd upon my pc1soa m
faeneing voters, and imprisonment not e1eeedln:
one 5 5ea, n; 1ar seeesE'in;; bEsoe:
the nrat .sctiop hy striking out the words "is
citizen of before The United States, and iusesln:
! the words "hom In,"
uacnt By adding the words !" or patura1tzed" nt1e
the vorde "bofn IN the United SiaicA-" Agreed 10
After tnndsy min possant amendments, lh
by vole Of . ayes 10 - noes.
1he senate taen adjourned.
HOUSE.
! Mr.. STEVENS introduced hill 10 estahlIsl
civil government In North Carolina. Referred /,
| After = lopE preamble. the drst section psoTIde
~ the holdine sf eearentioa 4 i:,1e.sh, on III
ioya1 citizens aud delecste,, to ff1me constitn
! tIou. to be submitted to Congress for approval
| mobilization, orErJeesien.
1te second section provides that all na.le rest
or 20 own s1oe, shall vote, provided that no on
heretofore cnse..Mcd to .ose ssau be daqua'ide'
The ttird, section pro1ides that The quallaca
tone for del C1tc. to The Convention ahall be th
tanc a. required fot he members Of the House 0
Commons. I, "a that tie cath TO be adnlnistese,
III, Or tEe 4;h 2! Msrrh, 1854, a.a at all time
M thereafter, ! would Willingly havv complied wit
he fres,denis q the un1sa s''is sa.ss issre'
on tho ssh Of Deoemtes, 1sGa, had
safe opportunity for 10 doing been offered INC
! that WIS opposed to a Continuance Of tbs rcbe
| lion and the establishment Of the so-ealied Con
fedesate Government, and voluntarily gave no ali
or encouragement theFrso, but earnestly desires
Cn,ted States, &c,
seeuon provides tha. the tndse adm,ni.tcrlu,
I thA oath If hr -
qniEc other evidence. Fa1se sweaz11E Il declare
perjury.
Gata SIZE. Il xso :hs s ap5e.a
Section { provides compensation for the Ma,
Section declares the present State Govern
men: OF North Catolsra void, aid tho functions q
Section gives tho President power to use Ii
military and nsyal forces 10 execute this lAw-
1Ee credentials Of the Representatives, from Al
tsa .So r Committee
southern Overland mali to Califosnis Vss n n
fcrrrd.
Tbs uoEsc resolved TO sdJourn. honl the aot
! A bill for the appointment OF Internal Revcnu
STAIRS, was Introduced md REFERRED to lie Wiz
4 bill e fsoreaaize the Department Of Ass
nnittec on Expenditures 10 hold eeseion in Nc
f9.s, 1a sna s.; @ during & e. recess Secs. .,.
agreed 10, Iequcet3nC the President to eommun
cate 70 the House all docnuen-s IN possession 0
H. Go.sr.nsn1 fel.use % she t,i.l q cEaEfoss
murder Of Union soldiers In south Cssolina.
Mr.. TAYLOR, Of Tam, introduced rc.ol1
Secretary Of Var tor any Information In Eli po:
| session relative to the New Orfe1ns 11ots In Jul
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