The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-24


ma ssesni a,si aid that whatevor law tney might
"a, y must be 80 hedged about win guards ana pSo
s.a, suu pe 20 plain and clear that wayfarlnr man
1911 @ iool need not err therein Thcy lad adopted
constitutional amendment that slavery @ sho"Id no,
eAss Vu' ihey found that in the south tos. made ,s
whs-'ns reduced to slavery again Tor every ps,tv
seemed 70 cunning rebels had cvaaea no p'ty
y ought 90 be Iif,r nyery man we're rSmoysJ z.
The negroes OF tho right Of sunr-llion was mo-, -. %
pcfty qualification or, " education ws,JsS, a. o'i
pes.ing law excluding them from tho schoSSsts-uso
preventing the negro from possessing tho required quail
ncallon nv no act OF Mi. even BY Implication would
bs ay State has right 10 disfmnohlss the negro. II
wa. unjust and The principle OF republican goyergmen,
prevented t. The people who 6ont them 70 this House
were moro radical than they were thcmscvca In reply
to question, asked by Mr. smith he sald that in hn
opinion the States which have been In rebellion arc not
necesey TO ratfy an amendment 10 the constitution
sir ssrg rep of Ky ooniroverted this view, hold
ing that AL the States being In the Union u required
ihree-fourihs Of them 10 ratfy oonn.stonal amend
nent
Mr. FAssswohru asked " the Southern States wcro in
r.baon for ton yeas how could their votes be counted
L those states stu in the Union why did not Their
Senators take their seats
Nj ssfrn-Because you will not lot then.
hr FAKsswoRru concluded by saying they took np
theft hats and walked on and might they were here,
Mr BAKEn mentioned his objections to tho resolution.
Itfulsd o provide and by appropriate modes TO secure
alton IN this properly correspond
Ing With the of suffrage on which II rested
undcf Us operation three contingencies arse First,
In Aai csse tho proposed amendment 70 the con.
suiuNpn sas AL right Second, such State might
deny. or se,dge the elective franchise ~
race c0lori aud IN that case the amendment would
op-rat 10 exclude from the basis OF representation all
persoss of ali rsccs and color aud ,hnr e.c dis cnd
proporNi by the committee Third State inight
deny o. abrdge the elective franchise other
count AZ Tor instance, property OF intelligence In cnso
veryNsfee number Of people were dis ranchlaod yea
under tho operation OF the amendment ,hcy woold all
be couptsd IN tho basis OF representation which would
b, unjust IN It's leaving obnoxious things standing Ia ine
way ~ our system, which II the object Of the
amendment 10 extlrfate The Houss should prevent
state from dcpdving citizens of suffrage ana al tho
time give her the bssis OF representation.
Mr. iEsCxss gd that az thc poniing proposition cam.
from arvoct comnitiec OF hiieon 10 was TO DO feocyes
with greater sOlcmuity than any other They sfked I'M
mediate action The House had right 10 suppose that
u was portion u the plan Of rec1nsrutuch Tor ,l.
action 0f this CougeS' ana that tho committee Thought
that the best thing o De done was ~ act upon tho plan
In deian Tbs opposition to The amendment. s-s based
on several grounds " % be supposed THAI nhic
proposed To heal ~oand thoy would have pre-
senicd not only cyApg criticism but NJ least
based the principle Of iusre, Tho amendmnHt
did not contain the principle Of justice which required
that the qunAston o electors of members of ths House
and iol fte-la,s.L IN other words, INC Two poruai
the amendmsat should 50 oto effect four millions OF
freedmen three hfsls OF whom ony have benn counted
berctofgo, would not ony bt excluded fom the hssa Of
representation, bat excluded forescr n The siocton Of
representatives w. would exclude an entire race suaons
uR II We exclude them cxeads imfniFfAn'h
south Carolina might exclude Inion men u the loyal
exclude those who took part IN mo rebellion
riiuion made IN the day and that 'ed nous souls
H. asked hs friends the other side before hoy ,oos
r seaest e,'' aron % he eonscqaeness i would have
upon no people ia eS.ry se.uon d mo eoan
wy Wy. %ss ;sss@ S WIZ wou ''s ssaa no
thfx mnenitnentWas operate for veal o. WOO upon
people stny rebellion who have no voice 10 plead icf
thcn nA ~hoes repre- cbtailve4 nls admitted " ht
rgbtf snd pri,ilegcr o. this noor. Would Il na to vel
and 10 tke rpr " harmony and concession V val uht
Mr. IxsoI, lropl OF Me, asksd why ,be-s men wsre
Mr rs<xrrx replied tina, ,heas Stases have nshi
upier tn eons,ia,ion, 20 representation Ths.r nsfn
bars arohsre With the broad seal Of nsu rai.s bu'
IrTi,rn-wbo.e fault ~
NJ InfwnK You have closed fboas doom N nat ten
Why are hrasrT Maynard St0tos ,oopfr, hNr kDt Aod
olNgs. thO fought the battles - tlrir cslntfy, tepi
1 Out,
\ Mrrsscs--pocs uo gentleman know vhJ "foe'
NJ ,sys.yss: bulI ,rus, 10 sas,ssas e..s.- %.
m~as IN hitarfa tt.ma ~ th"9c gsnfo'H~n ~ fftnf
they we're Ia bad company They foa1ni fof tns men
Saisr Colonel Hswilns was unfof IRE 4tly 0ng days
a. Charleston, ard ADMIT b. ffel ln tal CpuJaay
Nr Trmbie concluded by adfeItiB. q tho pfincipsa
heretofore declared thr 0boci ~ the a1d acJ
that there vas ~ posef und'r us e1u'tiuuoa " o.
pToy tie insstaupn u syefy much losa 20 srfanchiss
the property OF which the sonhcrn -atss hsi u.sn DO
! prved Jbc peuiing proportion va tn alsab uVon
the ircstnt and ths plin iplo ia9stl ~ thAi asNn
4 EIlshef msn
Nr Lnppssn dem - ONO moved that no Tou- ss
into Committee Of the Whole ~ -fais ~ ~ vnon
and ihsttbe debate therein bg ncic 10 cset fsakfl
twenty m inaies
| Nr sfIy,s- objected
ar L,~Ht .oE trc1 of Olio moved ihht No
T. appofioh direct suiou aaous the -aiss arccfding
20 thr prtrr;y eac and eecOnd. % aUrsri on sIr.
soLtAiion among tn Siaisa The Nats ~ "a 40 male
voters who may BE- cli1eug u The Gated siaica
Mr. MssHgrHss, trsp.l % ~, ohscet Ana nc hoess
then a'li0grncd