Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-01

ruuate he said that the country did not un
derstaud more fully the true nature of th
issue Had IL been understood in the Mort
that the struggle was between tae DemOcra
cy and the aristocracy nine-tenths Of tn
people of that section would Eave Rad Z
sympathy with the rebellion. Speaking O
the condition OF the Southern States he sal;
IL mattered little whether they were tech
nicaliy in or out Of the Union. It wa
enough for him b know that the people o
these States mad foresworn their allegiance
to the Union government, and sworn allie
glance TO the opposition government. With
ont gazing further in the specifications thii
was the attitude Of the seeded States wheI
tho result of arms decided that these States
or Territories and the people were of and
belonged to the United States. and were tC
be dealt with precisely as cxigeucies of the
case demanded. That these States had de
molished and broken down their own State
governments and superseded the States and
the fundamental law is te, hnically, the0-
retically and practically true, for it viii not
be cDutended that state gOvernm't can exist
within the boundaries of the United States
in opposition to the Con. tit, tiOa Of the
United States. No State government can
exist that does not accord with the COnsti-
! tuition and is not sub0rs mate to the supreme
law Of the land Neither the President.
nor Congress, nor any Department of the
| Government has vet assumed that these
| seeded States could reinstate State govern
| meuts under their old constitutions They
hav. been told by the President that new
! constitutions must be made. They have
| been told the same by Congress. The peo-
pie Of these States are well aware that the
old fundamental law was overthrown; that
| the pretended new governments set up in
] 10 r4Il of IN afH hoT IL lTeh had
and that the conditions of citizenship has
| been immensely altered. Mr.. Nye said he
! had heard it asserted that States could not
! cemmit treason. He denied this, and main
/ tanned that a State could commit treason,
/ and that a majority of the people could, by
/ acts of hostility, subject themselves to the
penalty of death. He was proud of his citi-
zeuship Of New York, but he was not now
/ citizen Of that State. Under the auspices Of
modern Democracy the northern wing of
the rebel army had appeared there to burn
asylums, and by raising mobs to ensure the
defeat of the { Union army. Referring 10
the history of St Domingo, he said it
might be profitable to contemplate the
history of the French arist0cracy in St
Domingo, for we might yet live to see
a similar policy undertaken in our country.
Though the blacks as a race are naturally
peaceable, they are capable of being goaded
into evaporation. The blacks had been
promised freedom. They had been taught
the use of arms and could point to honora-
ble scars received in the Union armies.
Absolute impartiality was the only safe
guide for the nation. If II was claimed that
universal suffrage would lead to a war Of
races he would advocate universal suffrage
as means Of national defense. He would
oppose the admission of the Southern Rep
r.4=l Z f4f nd nov
here IN the persons of loyal men represent
ing loyal Constitutions, which they did not
represent at present. He felt that he ex-
pressed the sentiment Of majority in Con-
gress when he said he hoped to see the
southern States represented here at the
earliest possible day, consistent with the
welfare Of the whole country. lie was no
more a friend Of the North than Of the
South and no one would be more happy
than he to see peace and prosperity resume
their sway in the lately rebelli0us States.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Maryland, at the close
Of Mr.. Nye's remarks moved that further
consideration Of the subject be postponed
till Jo-murrow.
Mr.. FEsSENDEN deprecated the slow
manner in which the debate progressed.
He asked how many speeches were yet TO
be made on the other side. He said that
tomorrow ne would ask the Senate to sit
till 1t passed this resolution, however late
that might be.
Mr.. HENDRICKS. Of Indiana, said the
proposition of Mr.. Fessendeu was unfair.
Several speeches were yet to be made on
his Hendrick's) side OF the House.
Mr.. JOHNSON Withdrew his motion to
postpone.
Mr.. STEWART, Of Nevada addressed the
Senate on the pending concurrent resOIu-
tion. He did not beliye the resolution was
very important in itself, at any other
time, but in the present perturbed condition
Of the public mind, it was Of vast imp)r-
tauce, considering the breach between the
President and Congress.
This resolution was ikea rivulet trickling
down the mountain side, capable now OF
being turned aside with a spade, but which
it was possible also, 10 augment into a cur
rent Of discord, dashing down into an ocean
of trouble.
Mr.. STEWART proceeded to discuss the |
Presidents policy, reviewing it at length, |
and advocating it, preludng his remarks |
with .he statement that since dilatory res |
olutions had been agreed upon, speeches !
might as well DC made upon the pending
resolution as upon sny other lie denied
that eleven States had been declared in
insurrection. Mr. Liucoln's proclamation
declared the people 20 be in insurrecti0n,
not the States. Il was Mr.. LincOln's the
Dry that the people might rebel, but the
States could not. In conformity with this |
theory he went so far as 20 authorize one |
tenth Of the people of any rebel State to !
form a loyal State government. The war, |
Mr.. Stewart said, was prosecuted for the |
maintenance Of the laws, and the integrity
OF the Union and the Constitution He had |
campaigned in that issue and met copper |
heads il it, and did not propose to chaw his |
words now. He denied the power Of any /
State to withdraw from the Union.
Mr.. CONFESS asked Mr.. STEWART how |
many loyal men were IN South Carolina |
when Sumter. was fired on, or how many |
when Sherman marcLe to the seaZ
Mr.. STEWART said be had not taIen the |
census Of South Carolina. He was discus |
sing the general principles. If there was |
one loyal man in the State ne had right |
to the protection Of the government.
At $40 P NJ, Mr.. GUTHRIE moved 10 |
adjourn.
Mr. FESSENDEN demanded yeas and |
nays on this motion. Yeas nays 10. A
quorum not voting.
Mr. CLARK moved that the Sergeant-at- |
arms requestthe attendance of a ut Il en-
bers.
Mr.. HENDRICKS moved that the Senate
adjourn, which was carried.