The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-02

no objection 10 the expense No economy could oou..
would follow would swallow up all the wealth and pros-
perlty Of the country.
Mr. GAKrinp after expressing his belief that tie pend
ing bill ssary Ia tho condition of the freedmen,
said he able agree with the President " tbs
status OF the States lately In rebellion bat lac did nvt
admit IN any large comprehensive sense, that tho.s
states arr out Of the Union. In the contemplation OF
We Law OF nations state Ia sovereign, and c.pabe ~
uong all shings sovereign can do. Tho United states
sovereign state, Great Britain France aud Russia
But What Is the State of Ohoy II has not single nj
tribute OF state In tho sense OF national law II "
merely department geographical subdivision Of
state IS called State by courtesy perhaps because
rom me origin OF our government II obtained the name
Mnons r VIVA, ,he meaning Of the phrase In the
ononr ietttoriaiiy Considered Utah and all the Ter
rtores OF Tho West are In the Imam In the
sense o.! emaen. domain aud under ia
control The rebellion intnenced by individuals
and carried lay the combined action Of State govern
mens who threw their power into the scale TO break up
the government IL a State levy war and commit
treason II done, not only by the people by tho
States States He repeated what he had heretofore
said that they had forfeited their rights but
relieved themselves OF their legations They struck
their rights II proper after the clne Of the
that proper governments should he set up until Con
grcss met and the time u make declaration
Of policy aud principle applicable TO them The Whole
subject In the hands Of Congress- which could do
with II ~ they pleased II WAS not question Of msrs
power but Of necessity and wisdom. He proposed "
take counsel from the spirit o our institutions and 10 d"
all that was necessary 70 secure the Union Ia ths iuus
forever and by tho act OF Emancipation -four mil
lions persons been added 10 the population o ths
country and Just that they should be protected in
lie, liberty ana properly. our cVhsat"s"" e'os
not give US all tho guarantees the subject.
must put them In ithat instrument so thai ne
citizen shall be deprived OF He liberty ana property
without due process OF law and thai the citizens of zach
State shall entitled 10 all the privileges and immun
Of citizens OF tho several states, and We must recog
nze the fact that American citizenship Is shield To
protest every who carries II wherever lac goes ~
to the lately robcous States We should listen To what
they have To say the basis that prlmd Jler Tho
evidence against them Tho burden OF proof should
rest them. He would not vote Ia bring them hero
unless before grand inquest Of tho nation or As
court. Let them come before the bar and show that
they worthy TO be brought When he knew them
Inst they nrng bullets at him. and wer- thruhiins
bayonctH fellow citizens, starving prisoners In
dungeons aud burning towns. They hate tbs Union
above all things and bound by bloody oHths 10 ~"
IL die and they before US and give evidence,
strong holy writ that they arc IL TO he rrceivcd
the Union If they had accepted the result Of tho
war did Buckner at Fort Doneson, and fembcrton
vicksburg and In no other way far he knew. In
the Of his remarks he argued that Congress ~A~
bound by tho constitution TO guarantee 10 every stat"
republican form Of government, and that tho right a.
suffrage should DO given 10 every individual who by
education may he fitted to exercise H.
The House adjourned