New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-31

VIII ,hey consent that these slave lords OF che
Sonh shal come IN and once more tet up 10 -
Institution and make them bow 10 ~ NcyerJ lhen NO.
arc indeed bound stand by this Ramp Congress ""
viii Applausel Frthei considering this great cues
ton Of reconstruction, We felt that there were oihsr aI
yC!yne upon us BY Of the We felt mat 9 ~
duty TO the loyal population OF the SOUL
and black the protection Of the law ard having es n
1000 eco Of people felt IL to be bOnnden usJ
II tina they did in their transition e
desoated many parts Of the South by the me
poorer classes OF the people Of the Sonb VINO ID "S s
ties deprived Of their usual means OF 10
open new fields enterprise and establish ior , @
modes fsuppor Hence was that we pesdmev Rates
should adopt some such as the
bill No measure in the history Of toe country mas Uee
msrepresented; have not the Ux examined it in
detail 1t provides nothing more t6an naeniheiy 20.
direction OF the War Department Sha Amy NJ and reDgeSs
throughout the Sout-not only the poor Daek people uu M
poor white peopewth that and ,bs Freedmsn
Bureau B all ts provisions was desShed 70 eneet morn
ing more: 1t was to continue az IIe
Iaops 10 the Government Mr. Cresswel went on 10 say
lot the question had up What Is % be done with these
States Daring the whole bad been argued that the
war Itself unconstitutional by tie same men who now ~
sisted that the State bad right TO eject their
10 Congress They had endoayOred TO cover with The gloss
OF LOYALTY the ground that was only designed 70 admit
Iowa into Congress; but Il would DC ound V eAihhhs
the records Of the House Representatives that CUES
on the test oath every one OF these men voted 70 Jay
tyes from the South shou present themselves at the Clerks
desk oath would be ignored and that all tat we had
been fighting for should be surrendered ILa SO
admitted az all they Unst be admitted loyal dsoya De-
canse they the right representation at a beng hep
els they send Kebelto represent theni anu u y was
prescribed 10 them whom they should nominate tie theory
was exploded and there was no night Of Iepesentat99
awarded 70 them. fere evidence that thew oonld
be safely trusted 10 participate the Government he would
not objects but when tho immense debt oSyhe country was
considered and that every aboTng worked two honr ou
every ten TO pay his share Of that debt behooyed them 10
be When they said that had no night TO Impose
conditions upon them they denied night TO carry on ne
way the right carry the included tie right 20 the
adjustment Of the questions involved N the var Ihe ffe
dent had started lis eectiOneeTinc tour making silp
speeches He had said that the SOU people were ened
10 unconditional representations but would now den7 that
had himself President eaimel The power 10 impose con
dons upon them and though he had appointed Military Gov
them, and declared prerequisite mat ti{
should adopt the Constitutional Amendment before they could
be RECONSTRUCTED Iftbe power impose conditions rested
ouywherc in Congress. The Constitution reqnfed me
Of government Who was the United States Was the Pres
ideni No; II the people Of the United oS'eS tonng
through Congress and Congress only REQUIRED mat te
should organize republican form Of goyernmont npon oye
basis and when that done they won al DC admtsu
Gen. DIX whom he lad always esteemed sad az ne fla
hs Convention that because the President bad sad 10 he
Southern people tt when they had done certain things they
would be admitted and ley Lad cne those tr 0bec
tons their admission Should not he carried t en- He re-
eed any such theory the people were the only dicttor N
this country The head OF the delegation claimed 60 be loyal
mem Alexander H. Stephens had SAID In 1864 that rather than
submit; proesed terms of reconstruction i Tie
duty Of every southern 70 die il the field He looked
NJ on Alexander T. stephens Of the In tie
Rebel ConiodeTacyi he lad snned against light aud
knowledge. Such should never be recognized ~ Con
gress or taken into the councils Of the Government He de-
MED that Congress desired 10 nGuguTae system Of universal
cousoaon Notwithstanding The assertion Of Andrew John
such idea could be found in any emgnarg
Congress Nor could act OF Congress be pointed oat
which tended 10 the esab Of negro suffrage though
Andrew johnson had ieDeGiedy aud formally committed him
self to that policy Tie plan Of Congress was simply
first that every man white black should have
the protection Of the laws Tic States alone have the power
confer the night Of suffrage Referring TO Tic stand recent
" taken hy Con Custer Mr. quoted tie passage of Scrip
turo commencing Swear not ct an &C. and said thsi G.p
Custer stood convicted by TIE testimony gwen under bis
solemn oath Tie second pQsol assumed by Congress
basis Of their representation H. the National Congress 1.-THE
peope of tie South I'D not choose allow tie negro vote
II ey should moi lie WED 10 vote for tlevcs Arf the ne
e any otter and when ley cice they could own The void
should he to he Condition Of slaves great de had
been ssd BY Andrew johnson about making treason odol
offices the and lie presumed thai many present wuCd be
wiling 10 be made odious 10 The same way There was
bcllon 81 ANY man TIE very nan lior whom s2,CoO
reward bad been offered as al ASSASSIN, heo been re-
JEFF Davis himself II he released eye thing indicated
he would might back to the Senate q United sa'e
gres however said Let tLeee vote but they shall hot
hold the power Of tts Govern after having cresworn
poposo1 was hat the payment Of tie National debt should
be teoured ard The Rebel debt IepCeated The President bad
scSa be ttconsnccd but lad hey done & Il was toa
that they had done in their State Constitutions bat dd not
coSS amend hose Corsi;ns What was there to preyen,
their saving that our soldiers should receive
paid should be paid Wac not night that when
those into Congress should be able 70 cay TO
them There Consuion Of the land where that thing
settled forever Andrew johnson bad appealed 70 ne PEG
pie Let ihe IesLe se'i', Ne ,u'og Y! ~ nm - ';
OF whether conditions sho-..s be Imposed upon them
lasi as Andrew 1onnson did before be could Ieeof
ne le~ AZ reconstructed pa t.s Co.il'1 Una yra.
.~.v0dmeut impose upon them any unieGsonabs isins
or humiliation Noiblng
Of the Kind generous proposition ever sno
ntied by any nation earth aer pa;ting down reDeon
MI johnson he'd claimed That be had chosen 70 WED TIE
power conferred upon Lin by The Freedmens Enreau MI ne
could have made himself dictator bat he should fespecGy
protest against tie term dictator wa not t4.ted 70 oar
poitca! atmosphere and Nj Andrew johnson fhoad at
Tempt any such thing with tue assistance Of the army
and nayv he would rising ia The land that would ttrp
from him he power the devil was Llled from TIE bae
nents OF heaven. Cheers
Nj CIeswe n en- concluded his remarks with an eloquent
peroration which from lack Of space We arc compelled 10
omit. A.,
Resolutions were item adopted ndorsng the Constitutional
ooIdemug the policy Of tie PRECEDENT aud IN
LIZ that II lie had the night 10 remove loyal men from once
congress Lad the night exclude doya Ten from paiepa
ion IL lie Government