The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-03-07


OF the Or Masters duties aaa Will tcl Your
readers more OF the plains hereafter.
II. L. 7.
OOncihatOry Speech By Senator Sherman.
In the Senate on the 26th uh., at l
o'clock the regular order was taken up. be
ing the concurrent resolution that no sen
ator or Representative from any seeded
State shall be admitted until such states
shall have been declared entitled to repre-
seniation
Mr.. Sherman took the floor. lie mala-
tained that the resolution could confer no
power not already vested in Congress. 4
similar resolution had been adopted at the
last Congress. lie spoke In favor Of the
fresldents reconstruction policy. YET ne
was In favor Of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill,
and voted for IL against the veto. Buf be
considered the President exercised only
constitutional right IN exercising the veto
power. While he thought there Was
much that was ridiculous In the Pres
idents speech of the 22l. of February.
there was yet much in il worthy Of cOnsl-
see the Southern States speedily restored
10 their constitutional relations. While he
,ShermaC) was anxious % see mode
adopted by which loyal Southern men
might be admitted into Congress ne never
would consent TO the admission of anv man
who had taken part IN the rebellion, anu
would never vote for the repeal Of the test
oath He also favored voters, and not pOpu
latiOn, as the basis of representation
though he should not probably vote for the
proposition now IN the senate recognizing
population As a basis. He did not believe
Mr.. sumner proposition 10 declare suffrage
by action OF Congress was practicable
He referred To the speech made by Presi-
dent johnson on the ga. He thought lha
would be unwilling 10 wipe that out OF ni-
history. Il was impossible 10 conceive of q
more humiiiating spectacle than that Ot the
President Of the United StAtes addressing
such a crowd as called upon him on The I'D
He regretted especially the paragraph 10
/ the speech made by the President Ou thai
| Jay referring by name L. Messrs. Stevens
and sumner But 10 should be- remembered
that President Johnson Was Very com
batiye mal. and that he had always been
noted for lis force iu repelIu- assaults
made upon him. Mr.. sumner mad recently
/ accused him Oi Whltewlsning a-d while uo
atirOnt was intended, The language was evi-
denty construed into an alrOnt- IL could
not be forgotten that Mr.. Stevens pro-
| claimed Andrew Johnson an alien enemy
IN the Baltimore Convention, and that he
recently said in the House that for certain
language used Oy The President, q British
King would have lost has head 200 years
ago" These facts must be taken into con-
| sideratiOn in making MP Judgment upon
this unfortunate speech. The most lnyii-
| iOus paragraph IN IL was that charging
certain gentlemen with cOn-prny al his
assassination This was Simply ridiculous,
and be believed there WAS no, q man in the
oe"nf-g- 'rho thonnht difiaranfls ~tiii tiiei ID
was much in the speech worthy o. cUu-id-
Grafton. prompted, as IL was, by the Pres
dent anxiety 10 see the southern states
speedily restored 70 their constitutional re-
laiiOns Mr. Sherman said, in conclusion.
have thus endeavOred 10 show that. 10
this hour, 10 act has been done by the
| President inconsistent with his obligations
70 the great Union party that e.ec.ei him.
Differences have arisen. hut they have ari-
en- upon new questions not within the con
temptation of the Union party or the UniOl
b people when the President was nominated
| have also shown that be has acted in pur
: suance Of policy adopted by Mr. LncOI
and approved by the people and tbat 10
event has yet transpired that Will preclude
him from a hearty corporation with th'
great mass OF the Union party in securin.
10 the country the objects for which "
conducted successfully great war. lha
events have transplred, that utterance
have been made, tending IN that direction
20 one will deny. The surest evidence q
it Is the JOY of the worst enemies OF u
country over our divisions. find I'D q re
cent paper THIS significant paragraph;
"DAYToN Ohio, Feb. The Demo
Gratis OF Dayton had a joliica,ion Owe
4 President JOhnsOn's veto of The Freedman
3 Bureau bin this afternoon aud the firing Z
h 100 guns Mr. Vall4ndigham made "a brl'
speech. saving the Democracy dii no. eleC
! Mr. Johnson, but IL j. now their duty {
e stand Dy him. lie announced d mass NEE
/ ing in the future Tor e1ultatlOn. 4 la
L floats from Mr. Valandigham's window
81 Mr. Poland-May I ask What lag il Was
! Mr.. Sherman-I don't know; the dispatc
don't state.
l. Mr.. Nye-ff be flew his own fac. it was
/ rebel dag.
n Mr.. Snerman-NOw I am aware Of z
o.. calamity more disgraceful than for Us,
our divisions, 10 surrender 70 men vi
we're enemies to this country in time
ls war, any or all the powers OF this G0yerl
le ment He who contributes in any way
this result, deserves the eXecratiOns Of b
y. cOuntrymen. This may be done br thrgs
= ing upon the President new issues in whit
e the well known principles Of his life do NJ
10 agree HIL1 the Judgment Vi his polite
associates. Il may be done by iBFltil
controversies Of a personal character.
may bs done By the President turning
back upon those who trusted him with hi.
powers and thus linking hls name WItb O
OF the most disgraceful IN American histO
that Of John Tyler. feel an abiding CO
lieHce that Andrew johnson vii m
cannot do this; and, sir, who will deny Ii
the Overbearing, lntOleraDt viii of Hen
81 Clay contributed very much 70 tRe deiecu.
TO OF John Tyler But the division Of u
: Khig party vas an event utterly inslgnl
. can't ia comparison With the evil results
= division IN the Union party. Where Y
'e be the four millions oil slaves wnOm,
Id your policy, you have emancipated. VI
er would be their Inevitable fate II now 80
rendered 70 the custody o. tle rebels OF Z
." SouIh4 VIII you, by your demand OF uI
:! versal suffrage, destroy the power OF q
Id Union party 70 protect them IL their dear
ID purchased liberty, VIII you, by new iss1
10 upon which you know you have DOT q
- views OF the people jeopardize those righ
which you can, by the aid OF the Ini'
le party, secure 10 these freedmen We kno
OF that the President cannot, VIII nob q