, 1866-01-18
|FRoM wAsA|NlG;7 i ON.
IMPORTANT DEBATE IN
CONGRESS.
Speech by Mr.. Doolittle.
DEBATE In TIE HOUSE ON.
FREE SUFFRAGE. :
123 More Generals Ordered to be
Mustered Out,
the GEHEsE0 CONVENTION.
Illinois and mississippi
Canal.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
John Sherman Nominated Senator
from Ohio. -
The Hemerman Murder.
The Murderers to be Hanged
onthe 28th inst.
TEE SLAVERY SPIRIT
IN WASHINGTON,
The Negro Churches and Several
Residences Fired.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
TEE SLAVERY SPIRIT
IN WASHINGTON,
The Negro Churches and Several
Residences Fired.


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r,. ru.u,.,, sLNaaE. -
nah q WIN: 4; Graham, Senator elect from Nor1l
Carolina which were ordered to lie upon til,
tae!e' BE .srno<,v
mftise, reported resolution for the printing o
M Mlngoo copies Of the Late message Of the Pre.iaen
ea iPoa; I; 81 o. Gsnssas Gant and sehurz oa ID
AZ. M1LLEl, Of Vest W., introduced bill,
eeainE 10 the STAG Of West Virginia certain lands
qn1 IaI aeeGnla .. A3pets FeHy belonging to tht
commi,tee. >''~ '''@'1'"'
,,;'; Mr; CHANDLER, Of Mich, offered resolution,
Wnacn w adopted calling tot whatever lnfot1na
II isxs sGsseS T. g. 9asns a4
rEtEe The nigh. hank Of The Rio t;1sude.
Mt. "alsoN, ~ ~ ot Ma.s. called mp The bin to In
tue on'ted States. which wns read and passed d
o. motion q Nj. HOWE, of Wis, The bill re,
u ss.e 1a n. ..es
1np. and ~. DoOiI1ILE addressed the SENATE u
!tnEsh y oppo:itton TO The Ee.olutlon.
hts fenarks4 raid that two faticsi
ideas, radically false, bowertr. hrnorht
On ihts GsH WEI, which hae cost she nation more
srra*nr- fr*t, ,l.at Sta,es h.d Tisht to sscee ~
second. that elaseg IT, blessing. The surrender
Of those two 3deas BY the South Is DOW the bass oi
lefMaucnt Peace. 1hIs question. vhether these
S.atea atc sin staIcs in tie UnInn mis- ia Gers
s'tutton. is 70 ssin abstraction, no idea Wttsont
,mnedia!e prsctiesl md most arase consequence.
adopt IN nmeudmcut 10 thr f.cnsti.n1,,a
ii requires The 1atifeatiou I oi tu tWe1:y.eesea
practical tnpoPta,ce e uhethc, eIsxrr SIT .. no
i'm millions Of 1colle sl,n r. ts1e1 "a NIL
without Representation Of les i6an onthira -
the Parliament Of Gfcsi Britain IN .hssh ,SeS ss9
no representation, paseed INV tn ta1 thsI,' ~
claied The independence OF these Sta,cs Is !, n
20 pt.es!ss! whether hese eleven s.st
under repubcsn for1n oT oSe.,,1,....
onlyto the Constitution Of fhs Gniicd S,.tns ~
nhs,hez they shall be held :. sabe sssssis % iss
power Of Congress o. b. Tie swor3 Il T. " -
practical importance whether the fss oTonr cn,n.rT
lives, and which beam trtsrlx stars ~ an ehs. ie
OF a ruion Of 1hittytix Siates. sncscs nstnsea
truth or Is monstops fafschood' A1Ab These
and ulany like nnest;nns ,.aS 1nesS
10 thls dircms,3ma a'7s,1Ge ~ ts1e,a IT nFoisco
the answer to he fIrst TTis IL thS.fn-a -, apun ~,
Judgment question OF ibe arst marnitude !, ~ 1,: y
men nor particr csn sro or hi asiie II a..n5s
and viii ha1r IN anewar. # onrs;o ~, ,I1.
htch there IT, and there can be 10 comnromt.e Ind
tic Coussttton. 81 they IN mi ~ umon n"a n9sef
the one or the+ot1er. We nonst stand nn,n t nna -
tdc, r1pPoz9isa= thc Lincoln md johnson poicS Of
e,itution TO he ppbzokeu, or We must taEe onr
stand with tho Senator from Massachu.ects nonn
,he ,fst othes I'D maintain that ,he Cnoa i broken
Gnen IT, q = uss 70 'adg ssssp :ss s. s. e IS
Fiji sali 10 mind l. sSs ' ssnsnase sstaot 81
E141xdf f[nn,S ~
any Of she States of A1kanea., TENS Lou,s,sna -
Mississippi Tsnne.ses Alabsns, Geofga, Fio1ida.
persons, not less than tenth In nunber Of tha
election Of The year Of orr Lord ISL .arh
bnstng smec violated il, being q qualified voter
by the election law Of tne Sia,s e1,sfinc
Immediately M before she eoftyled se1 Of eeeesso1,
wte cou:1ayeniac sd oasS sneh sSs ~ rec ~
n.zed !. the trne eovstnmsn, Of he sate. aud IL
vision which declares tani The Tnited S:a1es
thall guarantee to every state Ia this Upiop I'd.
publican lorm Of roveInmcnt. and shall protect
Ar Doo!lit1e detailed ut length President Liz
COINS reconstruction policy AZ lint applied to Lou-
[slana. and .howed bow II WAS approved hy the
country who rcnominatea LINCOLN 1t baltimore and
elee1ed hin President BE argued that # va. not
only 9atn,sl @ bnt almost 'lece4sarr. that Nj. John
cessor. The President o1id have t,ee1 a.c TO lie
frNss seposcd in him. End talse to those Who ttct-
Cd h'I7, had hc done otherwise Ie repudated The
2dhe11De to this policy OF reconstruction, vas
ready to belE1y the Union cause OF the greal m.A.
.u1ef Of The Union party, lie said that II The |
,ta1es lmciE IN rebellion had gone out |
y one % more ,at' ot "'S. .hrse aa'e Ks2s: sGse
Int BY peaceful secession, by voting md resolve
1<anFt f14f+ E~.
4on hy fighting thelr SSay ont to epcessful 1ndc-
,endence@ or third, they have been put out b. |
lcf ot Congress. Leading men ot the south hive
maintained that the nrrt way was always opeu to |
hem They eeeer1ed the right Of peaceful ecce,.
Ion II was a1Hays met, however. and 1t was n1- |
Says y oye1powcrel By the logic Of AE. Webster IN
Jackson dErinS his administration.
In their fol1y md nadnes. the people Of the |
,onfh appealed 10 nrms 10 dseuss lie same lua. |
*Hy. namely, By way Of revolution, t. cut their |
say out With the e~ord. Tint for tine the5 made
ai H. psoefcss IN mat direction no one denies;
1are affirm II The CTrHt generals were found al |
asi capable OF organizing and welding cur immcnse
oIceT. lhe brave men under the1s command |
,and Of rebellion. and th1. II II .he 1T S% buaa nj
znown 10 mankind, decided, md in euch wny "a /
Q leave 40 donht In nny sane mind North or South,
'cacesbie secession By way Of successful reso.
1!,on They neither haye right nor power 10 do Co. |
Mr. poolttuc said It remained 10 consider
" be would call with no disrerpect TO h1s hpporo.
&c friend from Massachusetts,, ..the sumner Way.-
y y Ststes to GO ont Of The Union: namely, by at
uou,et here upon the dca.h OF Jrdrr Co,lamcr
aken occasion 10 announce his theory Of dlsun1un.
%a1tlins - great measure the honor. II honor
rom the Union:
Mr. Doohtt'c then showed tho Southern
n IL hair IL