The New York herald., 1866-04-29
THIRTY.NINTH CONGRESS
First Session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

WASHINGTON, April ~, 1866
The House met to-day for general debate the Presi
dent e annual message.
RADICAL PLAN or RECONSTRUCTION
Mr. scorTELn repl Of Pa addressed the House the
subject Of reconstruction The prep!ses WHICH he ~
sumed that the disloyal population Of the South
would not exceed i've millions; tim. this population
was 30 distributed that II the Rate seceeded States
admitted without conditions they would be able
elect twenty Senators and eighty Representatives
thus permitting oneseventh of the whole population Of
the United States 10 control than onethrd OF MS
legislative power and that this control would be ed for
the destruction OF the government He argued thai
seeded States came back 10 the Union only by coercion
that a forced bridal thai the original OF
cession-hared Of the North and its anti slavery major
ues-was much stronger than In 1851. They
did not even profes themselves 10 IN favor
Of the Union, though untruthful men from the
North prevarcated for theu. II they could they
would revive the confederacy at once and they world
use their power provoke with Great Britain
pendcnc, For this stale Of things three remedies had
been proposed FIRST Ia disanchiss the leading rebels
second TO neutraze their votes by enranchising the
blacks and third, 90 make the population,
minus the disfranchsed classes or the number of
voters, the basis o. representation Bo advocated
the third proposition, claiming that was the republican
plan OF reconstruction. The delay In reconstruction he
attributed 10 the opposition OF the Democrats They
fought against all reconstruction that did allow the
return OF their long mourned and
more maevolent than before But there need OF
great haste The rebels bad been for FIVE years out
now tarry quarantine for angle sessionY The Presi
dents policy, exhibited IN his correspondence with
his Provisional Goverors not inconsistent with this
plan HIS breath even now the law Of the land In
these States. The democrats were pursuing hlm with
unrclenting friendship and II they finally seduced him
his friends rejoice that the at least secure
The Presidents patriotic thoughts OF the last hve years
would stir live although only 70 reproye MN me
proposition 10 admit loyal representatives from the south
he iMr sconeldJ regarded a snare, Just az semmes
had hung the Union nag a decoy 10 unarned mer
chant vessels replacing Il with the pirate emblem when
he lals
10 the leading objections made 70 the republican FORM OF
reconstruction, contrasting with the Pooy aasoc.d
federaes would have eighty votes Va the next electoral
count and would need only seventy seven more 10 elect
a President Of these they claimed thir'y-nne from
semi States and expected the democrats Of
New York New Jersey and Connecticut 10 make np the
remain M 0ry-sx. The government would then ' run
entirely N tbs interest Of the rebels aud then would he
realized what the opposition fn ldncreni phrascoosy,
constantly asserted wss the object OF ,he wa nancy
compel The rebels to become The rulers % the nation
ruE NEGRO suITRACg ouSsu0S-rsSSss~Ak AID rHE ~
CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE
Mr. HIeEY. irep of Cal. was the next speaker Re-
ferrng TO the appointment Of the joint Committee on Re
construction and tO ~ action Ia reporting some contt.
tutonal amendrents and large mas testimony. he
said he proposed direct his attention o. the report
made by that committee on the oth Of harrh lai and
the joint resolution then reported or the admission o
the State ol tennessee. lie must not be cou-ideret
captions he differed with fifteen cf the wscst men N
Congress Ia regard 70 some natter introduced ~ TINT
report Two thing 90 be observed w the JOINT re
solution reported ~ that committee ono va That ths
committee endorsed The constitution ~ tennessee
republican IN form; and the other wa Nc De- hon
that The only by which state could have any
rcpres uiat0n IN Congrs was 70 ~ through The law
making power q The United states rhe consti.
1 tuition Of the state of tennessee pres nbad who
| should b. enuued to The elective fIano1isc,
| and would be fouud that the word "eAiie
was used In almost every section of H. The elccve
franchise wa limited 70 the white loyal citizens " the
states those who had been engaged IN the rebellion
being disfanchi-ed The .olored population Of Icn-
nessee than one ofourth o the Whole popuIa
ton and, taking the relative contributions of tennesce
o. the federal and the rebel srmies data on which 70
form cmate The loyal white population did not az
coed fourth the whole " that one fourth
20 have exclusive political control u the STATE there
would DC 90 repeble anstn ~ IL ne helh, h'seter
that The Civil Rights bii, giyHg civil rights ~ the
co'ored poOrie gave them also political rights There
l would be nYthng effected by giving them their cNii
tights unless thej zoe saed the political power 70
pro,sci thoen rights n these people citzens ~
TIE United stats where id tbe power We 70 take away
| the elective franchise from them, lie quoted
| Worcester and Webster the definition oi
\ citzeu and ai-o from kants Commeniaucs IN
The same sihlect and oon,snicd the, = t.1sn bal 4
right % vote ana that there was no power under tho
government 81 deprive him 0f that right but this ilint
resolution vorlf lniy permit very sfnAi portion q mo
ciudc the coorcd population Altogether There Was 10
element ~ rcpublicanlsm u That government was
not republican form which excluded large para ol ~
cltizcns from par raton IN Congress had control u
the matter and duty de are that ~ coffsti
tuition of government wa rcpablosn 70 form thH el
eluded any portion Of s citizens condtOnaiy rom the
elective franchisa n the joint resolution wa pas-eh
two points would be established by iinr, the es.n.
OF colorrd citizens from participation 10 the govern
rnont and second The gvina ~ the voting IeppafAt
twice the nlmeer q regresen's'ives had 'aaotrt 70
| The people Of the loyal states wcpss,cal rssrr.
| such ssrrhcs -, discsxsd The question of
| oossrEvArvs ~ Opposition point cf view Ne
1 Mr HARDiso IN two rrbeions IN the country y-ope
recnnssruc,,nd ose at tho sou,h. AhAoush dincyirg
said M some points, they hsd been i-ssusd ,og ther
ssd esss .,Tns % no s, ,se ~ one s,S .ss
stdsd the people bad shsndobed snd repod'sse1 -
es,s,on they returned 20 their allegiance ns- Yielded
ofesbos 70 tho cepssiiunon ssdtps s-. sos sa1ovsJ