, 1866-05-29
FNOM WASHINGTON.
The Reconstruction Debate in the
Senate.


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neudcd hy the Committee Of Fitlccn, passed
hc House. Senator Sumner certainly might
lAvc had reason, were he not so hard TO
please, to he satisfied with the close adherence
# his House 10 his favorite theory, that the
greater the delay, the more acceptable the
character or tic reconstruction legislation Of
congress is sure to bc1 Yet, in Justice to the
Senate, !. should bc said, that the constitu--
ionu, amendment would have BEEN taken up
,c;orc yesterday but for the indisposition of
s1r. Fcsscndcn, TO whom, as the Chairman Of
.hc Committee Of Fifteen, the privilege OF
cadlng oil In the debate fairly belonged.
MIR. Fcssendcn, not feeling yet sufficiently
strong, notwithstanding the delay to open |
he discussion, Senator Howard in his stead |
made an exposition Of the various features OF |
tic proposed amendment OH behalf Of tie |
COMMITTEE, after preliminary carsory de- |
ba;e, participated iu by Messrs. Sumner, Fcs- |
tendcn, Hendricks and Couuras, upon the
question Of considering al the present time,
or postpun1ng The consideration Of the SUBJ
1ect. Mr.. Howard had but little time to pre-
pare himself Tor Its etiort on this memorable
occasion. Nevertheless X WIS fiuc succcss
and worthy of his established reputc ns d
Gncut, elegant speaker, nna close, los4cal rca-
first SECTION OF the amendment, relative to the
meaning OF the Term " citizens OF the United
States" and 10 the scope OF thcir rights and
iu.munitits under tie Constitution, nnd to
tile question of the constitutional provision
that the citizens of each State shall be en-
titlcdto I'LL the privileges and immunities ofthe
citizens III the several States, was very torcibc
and well put, aud commanded the close atten-
tfon otthe Senate- Wllat hc said concerning the
rcasous OF the Committee or recommending
the secoua section, ~as u plea in favor OF thc
policy Of cSpediency, that rather surprised
inc, coming Us it did from d man Of such lcci-
dedly radical views As the Senator from Mich
iean. BY c0Dtcntling that not even qualified
suffrage was i1npracticablc, lie stepped behind
the recommendations OF 70 Hndoubtcd Con-
seryative US the President himself (vide the
famous letter 10 Governor Sharkey1 and ar
gued in entire forgctfulness Of the fact, that
it WAS never supposed or expected by any one
any OF the rebel States would voluntarily
extend political rights to the colored race,
hut t!lat 1t was parL Of the Radical policy at
the opening Of the session to exact concur
rcuce in Constitutional amendment. confer
ring thcm absolutely or qualihealy, by insist-
Ing upon their concurrence Is condition
precedent 10 their rc.admission in the Union.
Ills argument against the third section was
much eounder aud more convincing.
Amendments were severally offered by
Mcssrs. Wade, Clark, Buckalcw and Wilson.
been published and widely discussed. Nr.
Nilsoits proposes tU strike ont the second
and third sections OF tho resolution and Insert
il lieu thereof:
| slcT.uSa. Representatives :ha!i lie arrorttoned
among the sesvznl ,,ue> accoeiin. 10 their 1e-
spectise hummer hui 1t in *ny Stq:c the elective
sapcll:t OF snai! nc denied 10 a.y OF it, tltlao-
i'unss, ic'ne n..9a citizens Of The uu:ted Stutcs
rnore The age ot lncny-o }cIr-, for auY clu~e
| ccpt 1pAurr3c ior or rebellion a.ansi tnc Uniied
S.ulct. the ha-fs Of representation III such state
.faA h. Ta'ced IN the proportion Which 'hc NUM-
| whole numhsr OF Maie citlzrls OVER twcnsy-one
| Fcsr$ OF age.
SIC :. 40 pe. SOU uho has resigned p+ abandon.
ID, or mag resign U anando a.iy Office uuttr lllr
tHittd stales utsd has tascu or mag sake par, IN
/ trtc1iion against the Ghyerumcni thcfeo', sh1ll
re eligible 10 any Office uader the United sta.es OF
| ot any stale.
MF. Clark's amendment proposes to strike
ont thr third and fourth sections OF tho rcso
intion NM, inscrt the following:
sc, j. No par.on tia ,c Sfitatnr or repre-,
-r.ta.iyc IN toucrc--. or rcruli,,t.n % hn1d a1y
olscv nndc1 'i,c Gusc:nt1roE Q. tnr tntcn ota'tS,
aho- iS.sn: l,trs'tmts1y tak~n IN oath 10 support
se constsu'n ,iict. Of, :;,al have carcd nauy
suhurr c'Ian 0r Trs40n n.atn.t the GMlted states,
Ut .tr:n MI ur comfort thereto.
SIC. l. Debts irt.iTrrd III 2in O! r"he!.ion or Val
ssan.s ihc tnl'e'i ,.a'ss a1e fitEa' snu so:'.
,":S hr the United states e. auy sial-. or bs Il:
nn,,sarsty; nor sls. asy can7ca as,on laadc ~,
/ ,fr lore or emancipation OF :ny fiave.
| Mr. Huckalcw IS amendment proposes tt
atll Il Hew section to the resolution, is FOL
I lows.
>,c Il. THIS amrnllrncn: shall b. passid upon I.
! zach ~ia'e ht ilU feri$la'a'c Ihcft0s which shal
I r. chn=tn, or The mt1nhcs- OF The mot pnputa
iraDcb OF Inch sall be cho H. n. xtafstr the lib
mission IT tho amendment. and nj liz Gra &c. sou
ann no accsp anee r jcctOn etall he r.ron-Idesrl
or again tIIM.lI H. Question nj my subsequent
Zion, shl! any ncc-ranct OF tic amendment d
valid II sd. alter three years from The passage o
| this resolution.
THE UNIVERSAL arRESSnC
The so-callcd National Union or Andrew
johnson Club, of this city, is an institution
established and maintained by ot]iccholders
lor tic utavowed bnt obvious purpose Of dis
tiun In its ranks supporting the President
policy. that Is TO play rule OF rEiu part du
, ring The coming State elections. I1cnc
.. [ you will not lind nc easily disposed 10 su!
. atght IN its favor. But Think It ought to u
given general credit for its perhaps not dlsiu
mystery that has so iar, 10 the great vcxatiol
0f the general political pubic, cnshroudct
e the relative position or the several member
Of the Cabinet in regard tu The rcconstruc
: tton differences between the President m,
1 Congress. With an Ingenuity worthy OF
: cxrcdicut Of Extracting fOrmal expressions {
n opinions npon the matters at is$nc, from cac
ri them by he use Of sort of moral turccp
\ in the form ri serenadc all around. TIL
;, time for trying the experiment was succe:
sNei! nAeu ~. sc'eIal evenings .. - ~ees a
> pn,, some lcasou or Nlncs, IL Mas nvA ~ ae
:. ually made until lust evening. That 1t wa
;. ers nclor'' this could be written.
Music, like wine, looscns men's tongue
:. nh'oeks ttsc mrsl htuuen secrets oy H.
. iNsc power, ns stlnM" 50 sts'NalSt ~ u
ielnasas WIN IN whicn the au.cs! s!ra.ns s q
t'c Marine !sand inSfa'ftd the na)ofMi OF y
D. tahtnrt- All who exposed then,selv,
T. rs seuaetave charms yislasu
sc INC inspirations o' The Ecnilc mus
IN NESTS. sissd ana ,. ,iatian, 1naispoS:Ga
- sFah, nlu 'cel1'S w u"un. tMels lhansnty
or Ie>is' "hen o1ec dFaNn "ithin the ranGc
1t US SWEEP. irfestst'olc persuasion, dccllncn !!
i, ing WIN the rest Of thctr cotlcasues IN grai
,e t!1ng 1hc cnnns'tF OF inc SroWt!, led
ne schrmmg POLITICIANS, 1"nt. "nl nance MOT
h. 1honshts nIAIn cnaSinE them oF the mlIdest
nv 'aeans lato cn!aP[omas'ns nltstanees.
=. VI @ .ns merits Q! tne remarks % extracted
d. Inch, stant"n and Dennisent your readers a
rs competent to jnd:.c as myself. Tltcir c'ir
IT, | slr,n flhfnhcrs of Congress has bceh decide
b The aggressive, tcnunciatory inlsu'nations
n the Secretary Of lhe treasury nave F7oduc
he deep and Crncsal indignation among
,.s fn11calS- Ills direct and violent abuse q
-. | majority Is not likely to further the succt
III, ri Tue various schemes, before ConCre
by whch hc expects to have his nlrca
~. snst p1wcrF over the financial intere
at' Of tic country still more enlarged.
~ Nrllt~' hricf exrectornt1on LIS not eSrecta
w. auected thG ncrSeS oi anybody. Mt, Den
S"n sss't. otEs IT, 9pon luz Enat is';
IN. r,s., =, vnod t;roi af notmnncv hv III,
.ad that rcn1izc tho divergence Of the rreon-tr
.rs. tive practice Of Congress IRON tho thcoi
adyanced IN the early part 81 lne session: