The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-01-28

The Speech of Hon. A. j. Rogers.

The Speech OF Hon. A. y. Rogers.
The mdicals are exulting over the
passage of the negro suffrage bill.
They say the Senate will pass it, and
the President will not dare to veto it.
They make no secret of their design
to impose negro suffrage upon the
Southern S ties in the same manner
as theyare trying to do upon this dis
trict. The great event of the day in
Congress was the speech Of the Hon.
A. j. Rogers, Of New Jersey, in op-
position to the bill introduced by Mr..
Thadeus Stevens, providing by an
amendment to the Constitution to
have representation aud taxation upon
population. counting negroes, and
allowing them to vote The speech
of Mr.. Rogers, which was a most
brilliant and eloquent one, was listen
ed to with marked attention by the
members, and by the crowded gale
rles. Mr. Rogers demonstrated the
impolicy and unconstitutionality of
such an amendment. He exposed and
denounced that malignant hatred
toward the Southern people, which
was continually seeking out such
methods as this to punish them for
their unsuccessful attempt at revolu-
tlon. While he was far from being
an advocate of secession, Mr. Rogers
demonstrated that the Southern peo-
pie We're no more to be blamed for
their attempted revolution than Wash
lngton and his compeers. Success
alone had saved the latter from the
stigma of being traitors, and the
Southern people had only attempted
to exercise the same right for which
our revolutionary fathers fought
the assertion of the right of self
government. Mr.. Rogers clearly
demonstrated that the effect of the
proposed amendment would be to esta-
blish taxation without representation,
which was one of the great evils that
our revolution was fought to deliver
us from. He exposed and denounced
the attempts that are being made bv
the radical party to change the form
OF the Government, and to consoli-
date all Legislative power over the
States in the National Government.
In this speech he drew beautiful
picture Of the grandeur and power of
the Republic as it might with all the
States restored according to the Pre-
sident's policy, so that the strength of
the whole nation could be put forth
to expel Maximilian from the halls of
the Montezumas. The floors of the
House and the galleries rang with ap-
plause as the honorable gentleman
took his seat.
Washington Cor. Ne,o York Ne,cs.
New York Nor PROSPEROUS.
Syracuse Courier thus notices the
message of Coy. Fenton, of New
York. 1t VIII be seen that it presents
a parallel to the condition of Indiana
under Republican rule; only New
York did not have an extra session to
vote 3, 900 to the State Auditor, co.
900 to the printer for single Job,
etc. Extra sessions are nice things.
Money in 'em:
That census shcw- decline in the
population of the State:
and yet Mr.. Fenton makes q pane
gyl1c on the increasing prosperity of
our agriculture. The report of the
Canal Auditor shows deficiency in
the canal revenues of the wear.
amounting to S1,716,15 of which
deficiency $1,24O, 900 must be met by
immediate taxation, adding that
much to our already heavy burdens;
and Mr.. Fenton writes a message in
a strain of congratulation. The Su-
penntendent Of the Banking Depart
ment shows that the majority of our
banks have passed out of State con-
trol, thus exempting their property
from State taxation; but Mr.. Fenton
sees nothing in this to disturb his
hacyon dreams, and entertains the
taxpayers Of the State with a eulogy
on the national banking system. The
State prisons show diminished re-
ceipts and increased expenditures.
The State debt, which was in rapid
process of extinction, is swelled bv
military bounties to $50, 900, 600, the
bounty acts passed by the last Legis-
lature increasing it $27 100000.
What is to be gained by the early