Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-10

The people did not will it So and when the Presi-
Geht GloSSed the doors of the temple OF Janus and
demands of the popular will Replying to the as
Eertlon thdt the President had power to appoint
PtQTisonai Governors he maintained that his course
were wise and udicious Whence this cry fIor1 the
radical camp? Had General Buter and men Of his
stamp been appointed. should we have heard il .
Then all the wolves and iackalIs who wait Urti tbe
shock Of battle Is ever. to lob the dead and wounded
you'll MT nave Tnared at the e9ulso of the Pycsi-
and grin and gbber at the pleasant prospect opened
to them.
These States are in the Union. and nothing hut
re7ouu0nary powers eau close the doors of Congress
against them. If we are 70 govern them by miIitar,
power, it Will carry Us back to the days of George
But we are told that this policy viii be pursued for
snort time only; that it viii cease as soon as guaran
tees for the future obtained. Under this sreciou
plea wholesale cOntiScatCn, negro suffrage urnscriT-
ton OF persons, and manifold untold evils will be
one single moment would be admit The iustica ar no
cesity OF such policy Peace and obedience to the
laws are the only guarantees that can rghtf1ly be
required for the future that any government can de-
mand Of its people.
The Constitution should not be n dead ettc- f,y
the future, because in the last four years have
lived ID total disregard Cf it. lie commended the
action ot the Southern States IN adopting the slavery
amendment Abiding to the fears concerning the
war ueht OF the Southern States, he said every one
kne" 1t would never be paid all histories of Tevoii
tons Prove It. No instance is known Of the victor
a7summlng such debt, and no such idea IS Gt to be
entertained outsidc of an insane asylum The i'm
p0yer>hcG and hearth broken people of those States
are anxious to nury the memories of the past, aud
look hopefully to the future and are deSirars of
living hereafter in peace and concord with their late
enemies. The refusal admit their rcIrescn
arises from sense Of power, not Of justice Harlec
terms are now rendered to a defeated pecpl- than
were held out 10 defiant eu,rny.
The proclamation Of President Lincoln had defined
ne terms OF restoration. and he challenged te com;
mlttee II fifteen TO rcaoct IN its favor IN 1853 MIR
Seward had informed foreign powers taat the seats
we're ready for the Southern Senators and RepTe-
Fentat;vcs the moment armed resistance to the Gov
2rnment should cease. Iha cry ~ now 'Iouk -,
GPngITess!% The popuaoe of France, drunk with
hi"9d maj 'f,h rage Ad rIo, anu tbi' sting for
slaughter, cried. look 20 the Assembly! Lex not tn,
advocates chaos and darkness rereat this cry let
moi tins Dcdy entail weight 0t for generations
to come, upon he country. Why should their Eep
rCsentativas be now rctdsed admission? Durac half
he period Of this Louisiana and Tennessee hgd
ginia were harc, with her fierce and able Icn then
oroathlu$ dehanc,. her cannon within sound of
Capitol Hill ber plains shaking under the tread OF
armed host', a2a now when peace reIsn> supreme
Mr.. Eoorhccs elaborated the question or the pay |
nent OF the pu5'ic dcn and the relations of the
I" the II on The tariff gursrionaprrrying Of the |
ireSideatS position this issue-aud concluding |
Mr. Bingham Of Ohio. said he WIS asreeaby sur
prSed to hear the gentleman from Indiana speak in
support o1 tire PTe-eu but he could not forget tina.
when the great body of frec'aeu were crying with F!
the present Executive IN their honest andeavors 70
pat down the rebellion the gentleman from Iudiapi
and The party he voted Wi h. carrying you cannot
save the Government by force Of arms for they were
the supporters of that consalacv which assembled NJ
Chicago and DECLARED the a failure.
He MIR. voorhees, had this day attempted 70 IN |
dGctr3natc the House with spirit as foul a. that
perpeuate it. what vas the position 0 the gentle
TIE "a. nption that once a State always
a State 1t was that p2sition that strengthened the !
"rms 0f the c0LSprators-@ position that four years
caHnGt restrain them by law pow.
Mr. Bingham aliUdei to that portion Of the Pres- |
dent@ ne sage securing equal ahd exact justice To-
all men, showing that it was time now to take |
security Tor the future from the ~ogt5c.n States
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