The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-09

Il nv Wutou fHIn tue E~nator rom WIrcOrHu MI,
Dooiit,lel had ssksd n he alluded V Tho present
tExsou,ive when hs spoke fthe sbuss 81 Executive
patronage, Frankly, be woald cay NJ did.
When the President commenced his plan Of re-
ccnstruction last summer re were told that all
would be right Well, to-day those States are as
completely under the control Of tho rebels as they
were the day JEFF. Davis was captured. What
kind Of delegates have they eleoted2 Three loyal
men in Virginia. not In my Of tho other States
down 70 Texae. with the exception Of one In Mis-
sissippi In Tex's the patriotic Hamilons efforts
will DO unavailing, and the Same kind Of mon viii
be there eleotet lie mr. W. knew that there
were men In this Capitol who had besought the
President to use the Federal patronage to build up
psrty IN opposition to consressI-a party which
died before IL was born. There were men going
ground this town promising the kingdoms Of this
world to the supporters of the Presidents policy;
| he meant the Blairs. There was this man Scoyille
OF New Jersey, who came here clustering that a
man should Do sent from New Jersey who would
oppose the Presidenes policy. What do you think
Of q letter written to q Government officer saying
that the. Secretary Of tho Treasury directs me 10
request you TO appoint such at the suggestion
Of Mr.. sooville This man Soovills now struts over
New Jersey claiming to control the patronage Of
that State, and appointments are now on our table
| made by his influence.
Mr.. W. continued. He thought that the present
aspeet Of Affairs, the result Of the policy Of the
| than the whole four years Of war He honestly be-
lieved that the present Executive had caused more
anguish and heartfelt sorrow 10 the millions Of loyal
men and women Of the country than any man that
ever lived.
Mr.. Howe said the President should DO tolerant
to party which had done so much for him Mr.
ii. read from the Madison (Wis) Union--a paper
which he said was vigorous defender Of the Presi
dents pelcy-a paragraph from Washington, copied
from another paper, to the effect that Mr. Eldridge
member Of the House from Wisconsin, and other
gentlemen, had been to the White House, and Mr..
T. had asserted that tho President had assured him
that all ofce-holders In Wisconsin who did not sup
port his policy should be removed, to make way for
those who did
Mr.. Doolittle said that up to the present timo
Andrew johnson bad not proved false to one single
principle Of the platform Of the Union party laid
| down In 1864. The Senator from Massachusetts
says that 90 out Of 100 Of tho Union party are OPP
| posed to the President He thought the Senator
was mistaken. He thought that before next fall a
majority of the Union party would be with the
President and perhaps even the Senator from Mas.
saehusetts himself Mr.. Wilson.
He Mt. ID had seen much stronger opposition
In Congress to Nc. Lincoln than was now shown TO.
wards Mr.. johnson. Neither Mr.. johnson nor he
Mr.. d. were to be driven from their platform Of
| Union principles by anybody. Professed Republic
cans might leave them, and professed Democrats
might come to them but that would not drive him off,
| he stood by principle. They had vanquished the
| Democratic party with the rebellion; that party
uuoondtionally surrendered at the same time that
the rebellion did That party now admitted that
the abolition Of slavery was blessing, aud adopted
the same platform as We the Union partly
| adopted In 1864. Why could not this great party
act to the fruits of their victory They
might retain in their hands the administration Of
| the Government for a quarter Of a century. He
Mr.. ID. reasserted that the President was the most
tolerant Executive that he had ever known; too
| much so, he thought. Newspapers from one end Of
the country to the other yilided him, and their
editors at the same time we've holding public Office
i They were now keeping out loyal applicants
from the SOUTH they were pursuing the exact pol
icy which Nj. Lincoln said would distract and IN.
harmoniSe their friends In the South. What right
would they have to appeal to the South for assist.
ance in case Of difficulty with Franco or Austria
This Mexican complication will have to be settled
and our own differences should be settled first. The
| Committee on Reconstruction have brought In
plan which Is not reconstruction, but obstruction
The people want peace and resolved TO have 1t.
Mr. Wilson rose in reply to Mr.. Doolittle, when
| Mr.. Comes rose to q point Of ORDER that the
debate bad nothing whatever to do with the matter
under consideration
Tho Chair stated that the debate having already
taken so wide range il was Of the opinion that
the Senator from Massachusetts, should be allowed
to proceed.
Mr.. Wilson said he was rather surprised that the
Senator from California Mr.. Connessl should inter.
ruPt debate when no Senator on this floor took up
more time than he did. lie Mr.. W would say
| nothing but would vote.
Mr.. Oouan said he had not intended to say
anything more on this question, but thu Senator
from Massachusetts, had assumed that his party
was tho Republican party and that there was no
other. lie fMr. O. belonged to one wing Of the
Republican party and the Senator from Massaobu.
sets Mr.. Wilson, belonged to another and he
would tell that Senator that unless he [Mr O. was
greatly mistaken his wing would DO swept out Of
existence next fall. Mr.. Cowan then proceeded to
speak Of the Republican party and the differences
between the party and the President.
Mr.. sherman called Mr. Cowan to order
Dali. 10. "a
ing,
Mr.. Sherman I shall do so; but insist that ac-
cording to the rule the Senator shall sit down.
Mr.. Cowau still continued speaking, and Mr..
sherman refused to reduce his point of order to
| writing until he weuld sit down.
Mr.. Cowan then took his seat, and Mr. Sherman,
reducing his point Of order to writing, sent it to
the desk.
The point Of order was, that the remarks Of the
Senator from Pennsyvania are not pertinent to the
subject before the Senate.
The Chair (dr Anthony stated that the point
OF order was correctly taken, bat that he con-
strained to rule according to the practice of the
Senate, which had always been to allow wide
latitude in debate.
Mr.. Trumbull understanding the Chair to rule
that the Senator from PeunsylvaEia [Mr. Cowanl
could not prooeed) rose aud said that he had never
known such ruling.
Mr.. Fessendeu called Mr.. Trum bull to order,
stating that the Chair had decided, and it was not
Mr.. Truubul said he had right to argue the
question.
Mr.. Fessendon said he could appeal from the do.
cisou Of the chair, but could not argue.
Mr. Sumner said parallel might BIO brought for,
ward to this, which historic and as a precedent
would seem to have settled It. In a discussion on
land appropriation bill a debate between Mr..
Webster and Mr., Hayne was finally merged into a
lengthy discussion on tho questions between the
North and the South. No one had called either
gentleman to order, and that would seem to settle
the rule that debate should be allowed a wide
range leaving It, Of course, to the good sense and
judgment OF Senators how far TO go.
Some further discussion ensued, when, by common
consent Mr.. Sherman Withdrew his point of orde
and Mr.. Cowan concluded his remarks.
Mr.. Howe replied briefly to Mr.. Doolittle.
Pending the discussion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, moved that the specia
order for to-day, namely, the joint resolution pro
posing an amendment to the Constitution, hithertt
reported from the committee on reconstruction, b.
postponed until the tax bill shall be disposed Of
The question being taken, the motion to postpone
was not agreed to-yeas 81, nays 80. 49,.
THE NATIONAL BANKS
Mr.. Washburne, OF Illinois, by unanimous con
sent introduced the following resolution!
ResOiVsd, That the Committee on Banking and
Currency be directed to examine into all the facts