Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-02-26

WASHINGTON, Feb s4.-The Senate isnot
in session to-day.
HousE.-The House went into committee
on the whole.
Mr. Clarke, of Ohio, submitted his views
on the subject OF reconstruction. tie did
not consider it important To argue the quts
lion of dead or living States, but To look
forward 10 such measures as are requisite 10
restore at the earliest possible day. these
States TO their original harmonious relations
as faithful, loyal States OF the Union He
MAS Wiling to vote for the admission OF
tennessee, unless unexpected developments
should show tins State TO be unqualified 10,
such admission. He proceeded in a liberal
and temperate, yct firm view. to advocal,
loyalty as the chief requisite of reconsiruc
lion of the States, and 81 Il their repre- scnta
lives sent here must he loyal men. who can
take the oath required OF members of Con
grcss.
Mr. Plants of Ohio next addressed III,
House. In the opening of his remarks Il,
alluded TO the amendment of the Cunsitu
lion and declared that it needed modifying
rs the nation progressed, though the pro
sress of the country could not be restricted.
even If the Constitution was not amended
The Constitution was the result OF the ideas
OF men 50 years ago, while the Constitution
of England was the outgrowth of a 1,O0O
years. When the rebels were in power the.
deliberately perverted the Constitution Il
uphold the interests Of slavery He yielded
10 no one in his admiration OF the Constitu
ZION, but he did not submit to every inter
prctaiIon of il. The evil of the compromises
with slavery were now apparent The agi
alton OF the negro question served onl,
lie interests Of political aims. The leaders
pi the rebellion were the leaders of thu
Democratic party. and when thcy went into
he rebellion they counted or and receivec
he support OF the Northern branch of tha
,,arty, and 10 day tie Democrats were re
iponslblc iUT ali The out.ages III the Souti
md for the obstacles in the way OF the re-
-toration of the Union. They seemed II
POSSESS the ingenuity OF ficnds in inducing
lhese oulrag..s and establishing these obsia
lies. He said that he had full faith in thu
wisdom and patriotism of Congress, wi l.
ilc aid of the President, and concluded his
speech with a pcroration on the future OF
ne country as established or the broad la
SIS of freedom.
AIR Bea,nan of Michigan, was the neX
pcaker lie said that in Apnl last the coun
~ was electrified by the declaration oi An
rev Johnson, that treason was Il crime ant
ought To be made Odi0us, and that mercy tc
he individual was treason 10 the State ThOst
sentiments met the appreciation Of all Of thu
oval North, but tor expressing the sam,
,enlincnts now We arc denounced as tanaf
rs. and some rs traitors He would ask
slio were the men thus abusing rs for thos,
opinions, and where were they wien arinits
we're being raised to pu, down the rebellion,
when Valhndgham was arrested and whcl
he. nf h.. led
They were the same men who cried peace il
1868 and 1864. at the sacrifice OF National
,oncr. There was nothing he so much dc
,lr,d as the admission OF those Southern
yates. but he not Wiling to effect that ent
Without receiving guarantee of the goo,
nth and loyalty of their people 10 this Gov
rnment. The Democrats who were s,
,tely viliying and traducing the President
we're now his champions and admirers.
Mr. Btanan then proceeded IT, show that
he so called Southern loyalty consisted
mainly in hating the Government, killing
Jnion men and in abusing the freedmen
tennessee was prind fdcie disl0yal Sh,
rad passed an ordinance of secession anc
DcCn without reprcsen tatiOn here since 1863
ND the greater portion of heT people wer,
lislcyal. though admitting that tue Stat,
government was loyal He then read evi
ence to show that there was disloyal sen
imcnt existing in Middle and Wcscrl
tennessee and that Union soldiers were in
ictcd by rebel grand juries for acts com
nItted as long ago as when Gen. Rosecran.
vas in that State 1t was the duty Of Con
srcss to protect the loyal men of Tennessee,
tut Congress had the higher duty of de
ending the National welfare
Mr. Bcaman then rcadan extract from III,
knoxville Wig Of the 14h inst, Stain.
hat the loyal men of East Tennessee sioo,
y the radical party in Congress, and declar
ing that the rebels of the South supported
President johnson. MIR. Beaman rea.
his extract from Governor Brownlow'
rgau, and he did not think that it was
!rry strong recommendation FOR the Kc
reseniaiives OF Tennessee in Congress. II.
oncluded his speech by saying that thu
question hele prcse ated was above authori
and power, and lie would not consen
low to representation.
Mr.. Broowell, of Illinois. next ADDRESSED
The House in which he said all loyal uer
agreed that there should be some guarant,.
.ulalned from the people of those inssus
dictionary districts who had been over
come hy the Union army. lie content,.
that the whole question Of Restoration be
'onged in the hands Of Congress lie the,
titNcCucu ~ cAtuldtc tue bT.utIlcut, til;
be insurgcnt States had forfeited some o
heir r.gh's by the violation of the contract
which made them members of the Fedora
Union. The next question before this Hous,
was whether these States were living actua
States or whether they were territories
within our own subject 10 the control OF
the United States The issue was il the CON.
tractshad been violated could the violation OF
nf that contract retain all of their rights un
Ter it. He contend.d that Alabama and
other Southern States had violated the
compact and forfeited their ri hts. Ii thtH
were thirty.si States in the Union, as Mr.
Seward recently announced, he would ark
whether the State governments of 1861 or
those Of 1866, in the Southern States, the
latter being made by single stroke of pen,
were recognized. He said, in conclu
sion, that The etates that had r belleti had
not the right to come Into Congress and to
participate on any equality with the other
States, or any iegisfation Of the nation. III
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