The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-01
HOUSE OF RxPRzsEHrArIvER


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
wAsnnoros, Feb -, loed
THn coxsurUrIoGAL AMENDMENT sncuRu0 EQUAL RsGmIg
TO CxTSErg IN ALL rms erArrs
hs House resumed consideration Of the proposed
stitutonai amendment.
Mr. DAvn (rsp.l ef n r., bciog entitled 70 Inc noor
Mr. sswvsn <rcp) Of Pa. asked him TO vieid in order
ssas hs might have an important document read.
Mr. Roans (dcm) Of n j., rose at the same
time 70 . personal explanation. He said he was
represented by the press endorsing, in his
speech on Monday, the speech Of william II.
scward in Now York. He did not endorse him or hts
speech, but Henry ,. Raymond'a No name having been
mentioned the reporter naturally foil into tho sasc
He had not yet forgotten the unklng VI Mr. sowards
bs and should bo ashamed W epdono him or his ech
and let II 70 before hIs constituents
Mr. srEvKxs-He did not cndorsc Mr. seward; he en-
dorsed me and Mr. Raymond rAaghter)
Mr. Rocws-I am again rsrresen'ed IN the New York
to heading IN the TSts~n<L DID not make any such
argument nmply stated that each state should be left
70 do as IL pleased about the rebel debt Bu, am now
herc say, and wish 10 be reported that II had
the control OF u would oppose tho payment OF the
federal debt In
srvr~aL MExxxs-The federal debls
hr RooErS tcorrcc.ing himscIf amid much anghter,-
mean the rebel debt
nr wAsasvnsE, trepl Of III Tho sen,iemsn desires
the federal debt. nAughter.,
Mr. RI Ens--I ann not; ! am opposed IN the payment
OF the rebel debt but arm la favor OF taxing the federal
Mr. sxvExs now wished to have his document which
had been sent 10 the Clerks desk, rad.
Mr. DAVIS refused 10 yed the purposs.
Mr.. WA.HnuRsk, u hL-It h merely despatch stat
ing that the Union members OF too Pennsylvania egs
xture had caucls last night, IN which they unnni'
mously endorsed The action of Congress.
Mr.. DAVIS spoke against the Institutional amend.
menl lie believed that the Southern States we're not
Of the Union aud had not lost any Of their rights
States Ho contended that the dec sion la the prize
S ssr. ar nSs SOssu " we @ that e rebel states %ee
declared enemies did not constitute every cit zen IN
those states an a,en enemy u Tennessee w.re Ter
ecnte clam In any federal without running the
rsk OF being the plea of his oong an alien
enemy. X had sympathy whatever for any man
who voluntarily took NJ arms against federal govern
eni and he would consent that such should take
men came from those 70 Congress he wunld bo
ready for their admission With the annihistcn
slavery all al Distinctions between The two sect ns
were wiped away, and there should be no further
cause for efnbIticrmcnt Two and half years ago
Horace Greeley and other radicals willing 70 mskc
peace and fsy nothing Of all about the abCl ON Of
slavery That abolition lad and has created
radical change IN toutiern sciety such change never
content Tbaf was natural hut the North should
mAgnanmlty TO the conquered peoplc OF the South hr
Lncons entire policy, and that Of Cones aud o, thc
country dur ng the prosecution Of the 10 bring
back the seeded States not allow % thcm 10 70
out The vas not prosecuted for snbugaiion He
might summon Their bonofed graves The countless
,houeand. who under the naE of tue republic, foil Ia
defence Of freedom and the govenment-the hoIsands
and tens Of thousands who perAhea =, e'nev an Nv
vlle-snd them for what they bad died Tue ansNer
would come from one and ALL We a'ed -,
the rnion unbrokcn undivided and ~ pence Ana ygt
10 dag the sacriDce for union and peace wW rpurned
If loyal Representative from South IN as
trct were admitted here he would form nucleus around
which all the loyal citizens Of that staie would faly
and the proce~s of restoration would 20 on until esey
State restored 10 full communion with the general
governments with All ~ rights under tho constitution
which would be acknowledged everywhere m supp me
and bcuccsnt Bat he did not believe thai cruel and
proecrptive policy would ever restore the t04ihefh
States 70 condition OF loyalty Loyalty would not grow
on such soil tshould be encouraged BY Kindness ana
Cancellation.
Mr. wooDurmss. frep.) ofvt, Obtained the acor.
Mr. srxvEss sent up 70 the desk and had rad the ie
patch In reference N the of the Pennsylyan L
aisIAure and askcd unanimous consent 20 have u 70
fered 70 the joint Committee on RcconHric'io
Mr. RAsDaiI, tdem.l Of Pa-commiitee 0f Desiruc'
M. cnAsIss, dem Of ~ ", objected on the ground
that the reference useless the despatch being al
ready Ia the hands Of the head OF The committee.
Mr.. Hrxvws-As there IN dinculty about u L VIII
withdraw the document
Mr. woopsrnaE Addressed the Gouss IN support of tho
proposed snendmeut He said grave responsibilities y
tory which " dlfcut but making history. ~hch
IL more difncult sun The fo0tprns of this Congfcas
viii be on the rocks OF the mountsins. Natural
rise and fan systems of government may b. orgi
mated and destroyed; but never - long a. We
earth roli win the footprints which this Congress makes
be wiped from the hisfofy OF the earth There ha M,
been sdsy since The foundation Of this public when
all the osndor The caimnes the elaboration, The Tore
sight and the vision q Congress have been ~ mper
unknown In ship of st@ts made without model hsf
Doubt - ansicp~ted thsf during the voyage temp
might ~ss which would ts~s the str.nxsh q ihs ship
might BE- seos~sery rw msny years prvpliicas gales
Slid her sails Fos msny years sbe spef on bee wsy ~
pescs and safety me brcske on her Joe shofs neysr
thsi false ana rotten pi.nk vhich covered her se
bu IN the providsnce of God, The tempss cane the