Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-01
4 SENSIBLE SPEECH.
Senator sherman Coun-
sells Moderation.

4 OenabOf 0ucflnau1 VI Ohlot AauS 1On1e
very sensible remarks in the United
States Senate on Tuesday last, ,-on the
concurrent resolution sent to the Senate
from the House, that "no Representa-
tive from any seeded State shall be
admitted to Congress until such State
shall have been declared entitled to such
representation;
Mr.. Sherman took tie foor. He
maintained thascthat resolution could
confer no power-not- already vested in
Congress. / A similar resolution had
been adopted at the last Congress asaE
Mr.. Sherman spoke in favor of the
Presidents reconstruction. policyi yet
he was n favor Of the Freedman's Bill,
and voted for it and against the veto;
but be considered the President exerted
only his Constitutional right in exercis>
ing thezveto power.g While he thepght
that there was much that was ridiculous
in the Presidents speech of the 22d,
thfre was yet much In 81 for coRsidera-
ton, prompted as itwas by desire to
see the Soutbern States speedily restored
to their Constitutional relations While
he Mr. .Sherman) was anxious to see
mode adopted by which loyal Southern
men might be admitted to Congress, be
never would consent to the admission Of
any man who had taken part in the re-
bellion. and would never vote for the
repeal Of the test oath. He also favor
ed voters and not population as basis
for r presentation, though he should not
PROBABLY vote for the proposition nowiin
the Senate recognizing population as the
basis He did notgoelieve Mr. Summers
proposition to declare suffrage BY act of
Congress was practicable.
He referred to the speech made by the
President on the 22d Of February He
thought no man who was a friend Of the
Presidents would be unwilling to wiPa
that out of his history 1t wasimpossible
ocouceiyelof amore humiliating sDecta-
cIeJhan that of the PfesidantoftbeUHited
States, addressing such crowd as cali
ed upon him on the 22d of February.
He regretted especially the paragraph
in the speech made By the President on
that day, referring by name to Messrs.
Stevens aud Sumner, hntite should be
remembered the President was a very
combative man, aud be had always been
noted for his. force in. .repelIing assaults
made upon him. Mr.. Sumner bad re-
Gently accused him of white washing,
and while no afront was intended, this
language was evidently construed into
an affroDt.
1t could not be forgotten that Mr.,
Stevens proclaimed Andrew johnson an
"alien enemy in the Baltimore Con-
vention, and that he recently said in the
House that. for certain language used by
him (the President), "a British king
wonlo have lost bis bead, 200 years ago.
These facts mast be taken into consid
GRAFTON in making up a judgment upon
this unfortunate speech, The Most in
judicious paragraph in il was thai which
charged certain gentlemen with conspir+
ing at his assassination. This was sim
ply ridiculous, and he believed there was
not a man who thought differently. Still
there was much in the speech worthy of
consideration, prompted as it was by the
Presidents anxiety to see the Southern
States speedily restored to their Consti
tuiional relations.
Mr. Sherman said, iu conclusion "I
have thus, Mr. President, endeayored to
show that 10 this hour DO act has been
done By the President inconsistent with
his obligations to the great Union party
that elected him. " DifereHces have
arisen, but they have arisen on new
questions not within the contemplation
Of the Union party or Union people
when the President was nominated I
have also shown that be has acted in
pursuance of a policy adopted by Mr..
Lincoln, aud approved by the people, and
that no event has transpired that will
preclude him from party cooperation
with the macs of the Union party in se
curing to the country objec'ssfor which
we conducted successfully great war
That events have trauspired, that utter
anees have been made tending in that
direction no one will denyss The surest
evidence Of. it is the Joy Of the worst en-
emies of the country over our divisions
/ find ia recent paper this significant
paragraph
DAYTON, ONO, Feb. 20.
a'che Democrats Of Dayton had q
/ ioIli6cation over President johnson 8
veto of the Freedmen's Bsreau Bill this
afternoon, firing 100 guns. : Mr.. VAL
Iandighan1 made brief speech, saying
the Democracy did not elect Mr.. John
son, but tits now their duty to stand by
/ him. He announced mass meetingyin
| the future for exaltation. il A flag floats
from Mr. Vallandighani's window"
Mr.. Poland-May ask which q g it
| WASP @l = s-s'
Mr.. Sherman-I don't know. The
/ dispatch don't state. .rs
Mr.. Nys-If be Asw his own Hsg, Il
was rebel flag. ssaiz : - 54le
Mr.. Sherman-Now am aware of no
calamity more disgraceful than for as,
by our divisions to surrender to men
| who we're enemies to their country in
time of war any or an the powers Of this
Government. He who contributes 10
any way to this result, deserves the ex-
ecrations of his eounsrymen. This may
be done by1thrusting upon the President
new issues in which the wen known
principles of his life do not agree with
the judgment of his political associates.
Il may be done by inviting controversies
of personal character. Ii may be done
by the President -tnrning his back upon
those who trusted him with high powers,
and thus linking bis name with one q
the most disgraceful in American his
\ tory. that Of John Tyler. feel an abid
/ ing confidence that Andrew johnson wiz
/ moi IAN not do this; and, sir, who9wiI
danFstbat the overbearipg and intoleran
will of Henry Clay Contributed very mucl
TO the detection Of John Tyler; that tn
division Of the Wing party was an even
II insignificant in comparison with the evi
: results OF a division in the Union party
! Where will be the four millions OF slave
d whom, by your policy,s you have emAncI
pated? iMhatIwpuld be their ineviIabl
fate if now surrendered to5the custody Z
the rebels of the South2 Will you, b
your demand of universal suffrage, des
{ troy the power of the Union party I
protect them i'm their dearly purchase
!, liberfy7 Will lyon, By z lnegzissue
l. upon which you hnow you have nc
q the views OF the people, jeopardiz
i these rights which you can, by th
= aid of the Union party, secure 1
d these freedmen q We know the Pres
e dent can not, win not, and never wi