New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-01

zion reported back the joint resolution proposing an
amendur1t 20 the Constitution with amendment so
| as 20 ronl az follows;
R,oel, BY tie senate end House Of Representatives Of
TIE United states Of America in Congress assembled TWO
thirds o. 'ssh Houses concurng that the following articles
ancpdmt 20 the Constitution Of the Uuied States. which,
when iAsd by hreefourths Of the said Legsaare sha'
Representative. shall De sppooned among the several
states wch be included within the Union according 10
their resecge number counting he whole number Of per
whenever erce franchse shell be denied sbrlged m
any State account Of color all persons therein u
s,ch color .ha be excluded om ;be bas OF repre-
| sentatiou.
Mr.. EIDRlDGE inquired wherein the resolution just
reported Uttered from that heretofore emanating non
tie Comm tee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. Sr .iNs replied that tho Committee had merely
omitted 10 words direct taxes leaving this for
future M ltnent. JncY did not wish 10 en0arTass
| the suhico.
VI. wa Hr suggested that there could be- no a..
pTppIety N aging the report Of the committee tie
table Tor Sc present that gentlemen nay consider
what u IS icfore they are called upon 70 vote.
| NJ. Sic ySs said that gentlemen cer,aniy knew
teo had merely omitted the words direct taxes. and
there was no propriety in onger detainng the Hols"
! On his motion the demand lOT The previous question
was seconded. - against ~.
| Mr.. STrvISs rave vay to Mr.. SciFs,E who sab.
mted the following as substitute for the report N the
Committee;
stl,es M n may b. sdrd ,his niof &c .oft.ns
;le NUMBER 81 .e CITIZENS Of he United stres Over y
be most namsro1s branch % tbe st,e Le.eirres Tie
'ougF,'' g tbir Tst .e,son a'~r ae Flaeaon q -.
tie actua enumeration 81 such voters and such actual
rhs bo .epi4,-ly made in ,airrs crnsgs II
the pow atom Of d. , sies ,y'l very .ub.~luet term
i ZEN yes IN uch niuner o. frrss may boy s~ direct
TIE nhe OF Re- reenfsres sa rot -xte-i for ruTy
?5 On ofe.ilsl population be Zach state man ave 81, lsesi
,nc Rsr-oselt,tive
REMARKS Up NJ. BENJAMIN.
Mr. BsyJANIS aid tho State of Missouri would be
more c;ed by re proposed ndment Of The gentle
man 90 Ohio than any other STATE. Her representa-
tves s'd 20 opportunity 10 express TIER eNs % me
eent1titu based On ihe number Of voters - D. de
terminal by the laws u Che respective Stles II was
! known sat Missouri bed eracayosed and LA snc-
Gee Jed ia placing that State IN loysl hands;
! ia Other wf-ls. Lad onhHuoblscd The Rebels
AID % doing 90 lrl i.-cnsran A.,ed oue.half
Of Tho voters ri ihe state Ly the adoption o'
/ Offs amen lrout. therefore. ihc kepTe3en a.yeS
ON tlnf state would pc scleed from rine 10 not cN
rrcin. Our m0ablr m THIS House ~ was virtually
SAYING that SJa's 1nless yo1 remove ihe restriction
90 ne Rebel element. ana ldmiJ r. 7'bel delegation
here rpl sh hryc only tfG small UCuh"guf members,
and ;.e thing said ID every state and io Lon.
aIl l1le's t1l ain!t ihe l"lcls Co. vote J0l s'a''
have fgl one -ciltrr. H. pre-. ntef Missouri re.ol.
sfr.ct0l asa lI'el. Whenever any Rebel STATE bell
come here. amer doing a. Missouri. lal done. pac.ng
tfs Goycfnmeut IN oval hludf De was yea iy To- vote
/ Der sdm,sior. 10 concluded by saying it would be
imprac.cabl' 10 cary cat that amendment ~ Mis-
/ Rr'rAHKs oF ZIP. sTEvIgs.
W. S4l- ia lPt) aid they had been Informed by
frb aui r.v frjaeh pnnli q, TIE Other cnI o. tic
Capitol o. % u was better not 20 amend tAc Cousu-
too. 5ui ist II sinsd - it "a he held very az
fsreut rirT stnssL ami believed that tia Congress
hid ln'FHs j ts q high daily 20 less important and
I'D as ef cat flr il1 wc' wnc % th' country man
/ if@ one rur"i % 'hai august aodF Who Ieade me
J t'..... -0lis. ina'' tnfof'~ a.H la = 1t i'nr
] ffr.v omitted fo rrris' fhaf hrt tnfv 81 a1n-ed o.
thry unad H lri f1 lc.0cnt tY Gins and ir1lt' gen
rfaf.uas gLI bf . tlf world ~ favor o. '10m lnd
/ trai ta,r llm.s would go down 20 pofi"r'iy WIZ
ths Same fratrr cd! rpl4.o 90 Coudr uL@l rs sloy
dlfpl ~ fl 70 rc SEP hce'rssry 10 ~ if"dted 1l-
.HHa. |HH"
lDur ffhoss made a Defamation o., iuIcpead-
rn,a. ltat wat--lri vtaf they intended 70
sio1l tc-.hc foundation ~ our Government
lfitr Cos c-rent hfi ho'n placed on The principle, NJ
THAT ..ialrtIu The Consultation acYcr would have
needed utlInrnif o.; this time. iur every humnn BE-.
Ing would pave been equal before tie .aw aud conld
not haye been nteTssei with except through usui pa.
,.s,c. a., ,rineinle. In orrr IN the hans al oraal
law The institution Of slavery hot from he'll. appeared
among then Increasing IN volume since that time and
nIstrgc.ng 10 their movements md refs. AMI prevent
ng them nom carving ont tho principles Of the Decar
uion OF Independence ~ Tie organic Jaw OF Tie Nation
B4 Ia Der ban have DO harmony among Themselves.
'h.y compounded tcir principles for what they deemed
q greater guod believing thu IN short time Tue IT.
70. imeat uoui Do purinei which they rlmted 10 be
elosccl and dafs with the Institution OF slavery At
hs time only uncty bales OF cotton ciE The country In
single year. bat low th.ee miliions then but few
slaves comparatively existed md there pOpula-
ton offhree millions IN he entire couur, Of nll CLASSES
Now tho bac.s iuyc exceeded that entire number and
We have among iOUCOO Of them, either 10 b. treated
AZ our fter. Isclllcd tLcy should be treated op-
pressed by infamous tyranny that would deserve tie
eaecration of the humah race. lifetime had however
come when they could the Constitution such
1.-THE 2 Intended IT, The time bad come wLcn through
blood every stain lad been washed out, unless tley
chose 10 res. tablsh slavery. which God forbid. The
/ gentleman Il "a New York (Mr. Raymond AID those
ab0 him had snd the Constitution needed no amend
mcnt Mr. Stevens hoped never To live 10 see the day
| whom lie wOn,d be dsgraced by such n sentiment.
Now the lcstor VAS, when everything was In their
| power when the Rebels had lifted their parr!-
citli bands against the country lad been
ynnuuishci. md had cut Themselves off from every
right by the aw Of nations. and repudlated the Con,
sttuon cf The United State, should they 10 rebuild
the sacred odce as 10 place II on broad iOrndnon
| OF human rights or cut of portion Of those nights
and crush beneath their feet four millions OF immortal
beings This the question presented To theui aad
yet they told no amendment was necessary
| Mr.. RAYMOND here remarked that II the gentleman
from PENNSYLVANIA understood him as saying that be
would disturb the Constitution and that IT was
better without amendments than win them, ne mis-
understood HIM. lie had explicitly conceded that on
the very point OF representation some amendment was
necessary.
TO The gentleman from New.Yort. but TO gentleman
10 whom perhaps he had right 10 refer hose author
lied they all respected. but whose opinion
he did not indorse. He believed hc was right in saying
that the proclamation the command OF the President OF
the nted States made and put forth by his authority
ut TIE time this House was cgslang on the ques
ton, was In direct violation OF the privileges OF TINS
body. Made In that way few centuries ago 10 iala-
ment BY british king. IL would baye cost him his
head but are tolerant OF usurpation ana abuse OF
power. He wanted Christian men 10 30 among the |
freedmen and teach them their duty rs citizens. which
they know much better already than their late masters
and tho latter would take notice Of what the former I'M
| derstood. lie was understood 10 say that he did
not desire the freedmen TO exercise suffrage
until they became qualified. which he thought |
would be In four OF five years and until the Constitu
ton was amended so to comport with the Declaration
of Independence. Tho amendment OF the gentleman
from Ohio he SAID proposed 10 base representation on
the basis of male citizens by this they would make
crusade against women In the Constitution OF the coun-
try Were those who favor its amendment ms afraid OF
the gentlemen the other side were afraid