The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-12

Z was dissertation, ~ thoughts on the P.,s ,s 2,
very reverse purpose 70 that which had been saered
for six thousand yssrs He would ask by what warrant
the war was nader Was because Of an inherent pciL
dominate over anotherf Who he asked, would dare TO
avow that theory upon the floor Of the American senaeS
The denial Of any inherent political sovereignty was the
very OF the American revolution. He con-
sdered that the for the the constitution
and the laws The people Of the rebel States had bound
themselves TO that constitution and had assisted In max
Ing the laws They seceded-sought to avoid their duty
to those laws and We claimed the right to compel them
to stand upon them. We did compel the recuaantH, the
rebels the traitors to lay down their surren
der TO set OF men, not 10 the President not TO Con-
gress but tho laws We forced them TO tender their
willingness to obey-not the Senator from Michigan,
any number OF Senators, but 10 oboy the law Our
arms compelled them 70 surrender 20 the constitution
aud the laws And be thought that when hey had sur
rendered the Senator from Michigan would not have
lifted hand against them o did not believe that the
Improperly committed by the Senator from Nevada tr
Nye) when he sad no would hang Mr. Davis without
trial. He thought that would be murder Mr. Cowan
thought that 10 execute individual vengeance upon
man. 70 hang him without law murder, and he who
committed il a murderer The law Is supreme and TO
the law alone he thought We bowed He said we owed
all glance to Congress Presidents in this country
and he thanked God for IT, And he hoped the
day. would never come when wo should be
held to obey anything but the law.
We but slaves, when wore the
collar and harness Of men and over we did he thought
should be unworthy sons Of Revolutionary sres The
States, sad Mr. Cowan are corporations and tho ct-
zens are corporators When corporators undertook
10 prevent the purpose OF the corporation IL WAS lne
duty of tho United States to step in and protect the
other corpoators In the enjoyment Of their right Gen
tlcmen talked of the President restoring the states He
would tell them that neither the President nor Congress
could do anything Of tho kind The States must do
that for themselves There were two ways OF dong T.
One for the States 10 continue they We're on the
other hand II was right for the President, II he chose
10 aside the rebel government unaithfu and ap
point persons to take the trust as would have been done
by court
Mr. HOWE, rep) of Wis, asked him where tho Presl.
dent got the power to appoint governors
rouA gnfA hn cot frtnp IA m
mandcr n-chief or the army He got from biz duty 10
that the laws were executed He had q right to
arrest the rebels traitors and he had right To appoint
persons to watch over the trust 10 which their ow pco
pie had been unfahful President Lincoln chose the
latter alternative. Mr.. Howard had asked whore the
President had power to confer political rights Nobody
pretended that the President conferred political
rights on anybody ne orr cowan. w0@a 90 'u ndSe
Gates Of this doctrine that Congress cannot confer
political rights upon anybody What power has Congress
TO confer political rghts2 Thank God, the citizens Of
the States held their rights from higher than
Congress- What had the doneY Had ID repealed any
laws. destroyed any constitutions Certainly not
Now the cessation Of tho brought back the Southern
States TO thor sots geo ante beiim The war was con
Quoted on this ldea but that party that fore
urc, and It's leaders wore declaring dsunion 70 be
fact The Senator from Michigan advocated a plan
that would never secure Union, though IL
might secure conquest There WAS never such mn
pqiitur that because the Southern people not
loyal. Though they might send loyal men 70 Congress
those men would nothing but carry the treasona
bio desires Of their constituencies Tho Secretary OF
IL.
than lie had received al the hands OF Mr.. Howard His
rank n statesman and his position before tho world
entitled him 10 this. II happened that Mr. Seward
agreed with the President and disagreed with the ScDa
tor from Michigan. Az many o! your new recruits and
| zcao,s you can hatch out Of these turbulent
times may here and attempt 10 asn the motives
and designs Of william II. seward and tho American
people viii remember him and abide BY his coun-
sells, or ] very much mistaken. There Is no
reconstructon except that which comes obedience
20 tho laws Tho doctrine advanced by Mr. Howard Is
disunion II shuts the door Of hope He tMr Cowanl
tandpv two
Union soldiers and that they were no men who said
there Union II faction In power here who
said that the southern people were unht 70 come ~ ana
why? Because, In they u,ay, they Will never
| join with these extremists. However, much he tNr
Cowan) might deprecare the accession o. party opposed
him. he still would how in submit SION TO the will OF
the people not TO do 10 be- ssccssioni- Ike tue
sccessionists Of 1890 II said that cannot
trust the democratic party. IL was then said we can
hurt the republican party
A. the cnncIuslon OF Mr. Cowan's speech the question
was taken upon the following amendment -
Tina. no person ereeisins or performing or 1ndssns
execsc or perform any duties a. any once which ey sw
shall before confirmation receive any compensation
vacancy occasioned by daa,h or expiration
daring the Of the senate and shos It's last adj
journment
The vote was a. follows
derson, Howard. Move Lane Of Ind morrill, Syc, Pone-
roy Ramsey, sprssas sumner. Iru%6ull W.de-IS u,.
Edmunds re..anasn Fossr Gu.hre Johnson LAM s q
x..% no, s.osp noS.s. cr,ss
yaiss"i6 ''
50 the amendment was disagreed to. end the ~ was
s1ncvrive ssr,os.
Tho Senate quarter past four O'Clock west .fio
executive .esson, and soon after adjourned.