The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-06
SOUTHERN RESTORATION.
Extracts from Speeches Of Hannibal
namIin, Senator Sherman and
General Butter.
Their Views Of tho Constitutional Amendment
and the Powers Of Congress.


We have now arrived At that point when we-yes we,
the loyal people of this counryare to determine upon
what terms and upon what conditions those who sought
destroy this government shall be restored partc-
patton in it, believe, my friends. you will sympa-
practicable we will welcome back all the states of this
Union. wish the time was come when they could
their former position. But We dare not-I tho
words carefnlly-we dare welcome tn m back upon
other than those that will guarantee equality
of rights 10 everv man. In the OF tho
three hundred thousand men went down patriotic
honorable graves by all the obi cations that
the l0yal OF the South who stood by country
IN the hour through every consideration that
guide US rs statesmen dare bring the bel States
back until satisfied that this dreadful struggle
shall agan be hurled upon those who are to come
after wish II were now. am tired OF these long
and constant struggl l would welcome them with
arms, and IL the angua OF that great and good
man-ay, the who IN hearts hoie place
hardly second 20 that Of washingonI would speak to
them and would treat them ''with charity for ALL and
with malice toward none
Mr.. Hamlin then went into long and able discussion
Of the principles involved in the constitutional amend
ment and the necessity for some plan Of that kind.
Coming from Congress, represented the will Of the
people The cry OF rad casm would not them
away The States were not in con on to be received
on that the evidence was ample and cear-and they
submitted certain amendments the constitution and
this the issue upon which TO decide The first
section eubodes the civil rights bill, which says that
every child born under our flag shall be an American
citizen. am DESTROYS, and trust that all Of
arc that this conflict shall be ended. We wish that it
guarantees as VIII satisfy justly and properly, II Il be
until the last syllable Of recorded lime-unt hen we
do not ant the states hack again.
Extracts from n speech or senator sherman
Senator Sherman delivered speech at Mozart Hail,
Cincinnati, Ohio, September %, 1885, in which the fol-
lowing passages occurred
We adopted the constitutional amendment reported
first by tho Committee OF Reconstruction considerably
modified by the Senate OF the United states and it has
finally passed What are thc features of that amend
mentS Everything tiat radical which he objected
toll believe the President does not like that name-was
tho Civil Rights bill, namey-that every boiy--n,n
woman and chiid-wihoni regard u color should have
equal rights before The law; thai |, all there il in II
that everybody born IN IN IA country naturazed by
our laws should stand eqaal b fore the laws-should
State to State to ske contracts to and be sued
contract and be contracted With That Is the sum and
What Is the second clausei white man in souta
Carolina has twce the political power o. here but
unless all the States have come to a common basis Of
representation. the white IN South Carolina will
have a. much power three white men In Cincinnati
And whyf Because there 100000 negroes and
300 900 whites in south Carolina Under the present
constitution Il when slavery existed, they had
nve members; Under the constitute it exists now
slavery being they seven Three hundred
thousand popusiup the State II south Carolina have
mcrnberr white 1t takes eight hundred and odd
thousands in OHIO 20 have seye members Are Won
Let me appesi u any democrat, should be
present, II fh's Ia not one Of those inequalities
no romedieds There aas tue great nut wc had 10
crack, the mos; dincut Of the whole There was
ono way proposed that should provide that all should
vote. The result would be that the negr. would vote
loyal and the white rebel. That would not suit our
democratic friends Wa knew also that after ALL at tho
bottom OF the heart II almost every man, there is q
strong prejudice ,f has existed from time i'm
memorial. W also tina, every state bad claimed
tho power IL. elective franchise and we knew ~
we could not ~ifn0nt the amend
meni it would do 10 allow negroes vote We first
proposed that representation should be placed upon tho
basis OF the number or voters, that Ohio
would have the power in South Carolina
There one difficulty about that, because IN some
states they allow lnpauralized citiz vote, while
here he must be . resident I'VE years We could not
adopt uniform rule, and had 70 abandon the voting
hsss We then said 70 oil the States, representation
shall be based upon popuatiou every state shall deter
mine who shall vote; but any State, for any reason
excludes any portion OF It's population from the elective
franchise, raabe deduction shall be made from their
representation 80 The third clause simply
provides that rebel. who has perinrod himself
xas p nor nsse an o doing again was
had taken part in the rebellion from voting; hut we
fsis that !ba, would dsfrsnchss great number Of
bc and that weud he wrong then that all who held
ooe should BE- disranchised and that would be wrong
= ID would include nearly the whole population We
aAsass fair chance against the old broken down Jen
Davis politicians In the Of political life There
are about twenty thousand 10 the Southern states who
you can innct upou them
The fourth ella OF the amendment is 10 proven.
their assuming he rebel debt lam afraid 10 my
democratic friend; for the time might come when 4
corrupt Consress, or bad Congress, "copper"
hcad Congress- might the whole deb might nav
for all the slaves aud want TO put into tbs cons.
ton OF the United ststcs guarantee against this And
This Is not an ds dancer because there three thou
and millions OF thiSr bel debt II the simple holding
cf convention, silver marriage feast, raised the
price Of rebel bonds three and half pr cent what
might be the eject II Of golden doing feast
While We are dealing with such people IL Is best put
into the bond stipulation that this rebel debt shall
We paid Ihsy have only agreed that they will not as
should not pay y. rd not care about constitutional
guarantee bu ,nce se dsposng Of tho rebel debt
We Thought We would security tho national
debt for know he An rican people viii not repudiac
sn honorable cb'irsion, especially when Il was con.
tractrd the rnon These are the cous,tu,
amcpdments the Il thu result OF the widom Of con.
sress; and this tho ground OF nil the controversy be-
measures passed nv Congress TO which The President has
cbjecledevery Here u the action ~ Congress;
and ask you, my untrymen, Is there any thing In
dorsey IL IL not Ia itscf moderate. conservative for
bearing, kind, ibesa and generous to those whipped
rebrisr They talk about radicals; why, de Gated
every radical propo In that, perhaps We did
wrong nave doubt that a the sentiment Of many:
plant all amendments upon such foundation that all Just
and honorable neu ID accept them fair and manly
sentiments, that &c gave up every Disputed point and
only demanded protection 20 every loyai South
equal representation Tor ourselves and security against
those modified rebels
Extracts from the speech or General Butler.
Maj sDn-ersi H. v. Butler addressed large gathering
al Toledo. ~ OCTOBER l, upon the political topics Of
the day, 81 great length In the course of his remarks
afssr treating OF the provisions OF the constitutional
smendmcnt great length ne expressed his opinion ~
folows:-
And nov have stated an that Congress required 20
ng these INTO the Union. have stated TO you
further thai things which did agree
a. because ed that they did not far enough
speak party platform, but speak for my
Individual Opinion, which hope never shall wish 70
conc al Before these men are takca back, seems TO
NE tina, we should tell hem, IN some form, that
vho voluntary bofc for the purpose Of breaking
mp this should have ONCE vote under
the government
approach va some drcsd-soms fosy, perhaps, but
not enough - fcier me--another subject tod you
thai Were vat another portion ~ the Constitutional
srnendncni wtn which id not agree Mark you, I
pledge aobpeg ~ no pla form which now chle
oxceps myself eni to. that thinh a. DO Ia putting
the pFopesiqn y representa- lon Congress- said 90 tire
south. ~ you VIII agrte tnat negroes shall vote when
they a. Tor thcn when tney 40 vote lhcy shall he
counted . y0nr representation = This sort OF
orfcs 70 e.N ne ncsro y vote Now am not IN favor