The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-02

ton OF american liberty He alluded 70 the spsnesr'
MT fAEsswoRrH, lrep OF ILL.,, inlerrsI;y: laying thai
TIA so- hsd been made several times that the
sata Illinois prohibited free negroes from gong into
that SANDER that that old relic of barbar,.m which san
been tho tate book Of Illinois had been w,ped out
| Mt RoGnz-Ba. i wa here once. was Il noti
mr. FAIRS worIn-Cerainly
-, Mr.. ROGERS Then Twas right simply instanced
he tate OF Illinois a. evidence Of .be soundneas of my
sryumeD that tie:o g ~ constitutional power In Con
gress 10 enter tho domain OF State for sh purpsse
a. IN contemplated by this bill In tho course OF his
speech 10 said that e was willing TO trust the southern
people s believed that the OF the people of the
toathern States when they nghtng AGAINST the dag
Of the country, verc moved by high Conscientious
which Jesus Christ exercised when he gave up his own
life as Precipitation fallen word-he willing 10
invite these Southern NEE 10 back into the halls
Of Congress and participate "a tho passage OF laws 10
govern the four millions OF people who havo been habit
tated within their lines.
Mr. TnArnn, trcp.I Of Pa-The gentleman has told
tne House that no progressive man. In favor az The
expansion Of human liberty ask him whetbsy he voted
Mr.. RooxRs-No, SIR; thank God never did tfaurh-
teri could not 60 home and lie down at night with
clear conscience before God had been guilty OF
bng the people OF this country OF thousands of millions
Of dollars, invested in negroes under ths constitution
adopted BY fathers for the protec,on pro-
persy-for which Revolutionary fathers fought rs
much as for the protection OF any other rights laugh
Mr. NIBLAox, (dsm) OF Iad.-IThs gentleman says he
dd not vos for the constitutional amendment absshng
s',yery want 70 ask him 4 he voted against ~
teri II had been here would have voted against H.
but had very good raason for mot being here ire
may throw out am clear In my consrIsnce before God
and am willing TO appear before Him at tho Judgment
assertion which now make, that II had been here
would have cast my vote most unhesita tingly against
''st m Seo wxsa ana unjust measure @ssne ~,
In listening to the remarks OF tho gentleman from
S Ssw Sas DC had been %
70 deprive somebody OF some rights. He was sorry
the gentleman had no. informed tho House what
rights were To be taken away and from whom. He Dfr.
Cookl had examined the bill with care and
had not found anything II tending 10 take from any
body, white or black any right which no enjoyed
under the constitution and laws of the United Satos
This general d,nunciatou OF the bill did not enti
tied 10 much weight. Four millions Of human beings
had been by the proclamation Of the President
and by the amendment Of the constitution, and had be-
como sef.depcndent They were now required to take
care OF themselves Many OF thom had been engaged in
the defence OF the country and with their aid the
eminent had succeeded in suppress ng tho rebellion
And now what u be seem In nj least six
States Of the Union laws had been enacted by
the reconstructed Legislatures so malignant in
their liberties that the President OF the United states
the commanders acting under hs authority, had set aside
those laws and prevented their execution General
Thomas Mississippi General Swain in Alabama, Gen.
eral Sckcs South Carolina and General Terry In Viz.
GINA had issued positive orders forbddng the exccu
ton OF laws passed by the Legislatures OF those States
In relation 10 black vagrant laws had been passed,
which, under pretence Of selling coored persons va
grants, were calculated and intended TO reduce them
to n state Of slavery again. laws 40 abhorrcnt TO
tho spirit Of the age had been aside by military
power; but tho Zine when military power could
protect them must II Idle to say that
they would be protected by the States. The con
elusive answer 70 that was tina, the States had
already passed laws virtually RENTING them
OF slavery The gentleman from New Jersey fr Rogcrl
had declared mself for the protection Of these men But
he opposed To every practical measure intended to
protect them. He was like the In the State OF Maine
who said he favor Of the Maine Liquor law but
was opposed 70 enforcing H. He tMr Cook knew no
by which hsse people could be protected except by
tho action 81 Congress eher In passing this bin ora
constitutional power. When gentlemen told him that
thsy In favor II tho liberties Of thcse people hut
no should moss respectfully doubt shsr aasmcns in the
matter II tbs vagrAnt acts 10 which be referred had
n0s oI ~ s hs h
propriae remedy He believed that Congress bad tho
constitutional power to pas y, and 'hs, wa. II. duty
faith, OF want Of honor and OF common honesty "
abandoned these men who had sid~d the government
and thereby rendered themselves obnoxious 20 the vho
Of the South, without protee,Icn For his yar he
would never consent " DO u He had shnddercd "a he
claiming ,6s, he was speaking thinking ,hs sp,r,
which animated the Saviour Of mankind when he nsde
RovsrsI was srsins 70 have these people si utterly do
fenceiess IN the hands OF men who were constantly de-
visng means 70 resnsiare ,hsm For hm.slf be
men would be protected, that Congress would
say TO them because on our call you AIDED Us
~ m.isia ysar Freedom Ana redeem ihsi pIodss.'
unsl tomorrow.
y, s' ~. ,,.r ,s ,ss', wy Egos . ..I T.. ,,
rsoiaous o. I'D New isssy Legislature relative % ihc
bounty 70 New jersey soldiers -lsrsd into the service
ofthe United states which referred 20 the Commit
TIls vorsnxss ~ THE rSi,s anxr.
Mr. FARSswoEru offered resoluton which was adopt
ed directing the Secretary War report the number
regiments furnished by each Stats during the war how
asrbuif during each year " service, IN what battles
,hey ws5s en- aged tbey ss.resss strength on entering
tho aggregate al each battle where engaged aud
the number Of killed aud wounded at each battle.
why the Illinois troops whose term Lad expired we're
not must red out Of the service
PATENT oFycg sATTrRs
Mr. MyERr rep 81 Pa, introduced bill regulating
appeal. 10 the Examiners in Cbcf Of the Patent Once
which was read twice md referred 10 tie COMMITTED on
Patents.
rny ypsorH ooSrFsr,D FScrnS oa<
The srrASrs presented the paper. IN the Missouri con
tested election Of Boyd against Keso and they
referred 10 the Committee on Elections.
uscrLLASEDus arTorruArroS ru'
The House into Committee ~ the whole on the
state % the Tnion on tho miscellaneous appropriation
biil hr. Wentworth In the chair
Mr. BxSJAsfs moved amendment pro,iso that
part % the appropriated BY the al should be
expended In violation Of the provisions o. the act IRE
some debate arose on the amendment in the coirss Of
which Mr. BRooEs (deml q ~ Y, referr "a % he J
allegations eEags EXECUTIVE 0l4cers n. dsper-a with
the the late rsbc states suggested that ,hn vas
the proper way remedy the evil hut that rentlr
who made the allegations should demand an I'm.
parchment OF the President Of the Unltcd states
Mr. srEyNa lrepl Of Pa infatuated that tho trouble
with the Postmaster General, who cDild hnd only two
thousand persons % OIL thouEand Offices who could
take the oath that be could hnd loyal N
sustain Tho Presidents doctrine OF reconstruction Tbat
being the dcluson under whirh those gentlemen had
been acting u probably right adopt the amend
tor the purpose Of defining clearly wist Congress
meant
The amendment was agre'd n
NJ WfvDow (rcp.b 81 MINI moved n amend By
striking out an item ~ forty thousand dollars for
moneys advanced hy Brigham Young "a fndiAnsan old
claim lie claimed that N snch moneys AL
yancsd by him II for hiring the indians ~ attack
anlzrsnt trains and massacre the emgrant insiancing
nn stark made upon b. Indians aid NY NOrmons
a. 20 scd Indians when a hundred and twenty %,
women and children murdered IN the most horrtd
manner.
NJ defended The appropriation and denounced
the spirit innnencng this movement the which
Caused the murder o. Joe smith and the expulsion ~
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