Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-11
HOI-SE.

Immediately alter the TeadlOg OI tne JOuTDdl, LOe
House resumed the consideration OF the Consutu-
tional amendment reported by the Reconstruction
Mr. RANDALL, Of Pa, addressed the House in
opposition to the measure. lie wished that the col
Ored in the Southern states were allowed TO Oc-
cupy the same position as 1t did IN hls own state
but as he wa not willing that the General Govern
men should interfere with the matter IN his state,
he was not willing that il shOHd interfere with it in
the South. The injustice and enrmitieS OF the
third section had been so thoroughly exposed by
gentlemen On the Repub can side that he deemed
tunneCessary to say anything auOut 1t further than
to express his he let that the intention was to
prevent the poss blity of any Southern state
voting for the amendment as whole. The scheme
was Of prOcras inatlOn add delay, looking
to the exclusion Of the Southern Staiei I'LL at
ter the next Presidential elsctiOn: The Pre- i
dents plan, on the contrary, was PLAIN and am
PIE, Just and effective, aud, aS he believed,
acceptable to the vast majority of the people North
and South The issue betweeI the President and
Congress was made up, and the appeal must he made
to the peop c. lie believed tn at nothing could avert
the spec possession OF the legislative branch OF the
Government by the Conservative men OF the coun-
try under the lead Of Andew Johnson.
Mr.. STRAU ~E, of Pa spoke on the same side.
He decared that Constitution was never intend
ed to be plastered and patched, and that Congress
should be exceedingly cautious about tampeunS
Mr.. BANKS was the next speaker. He regarded
this aS the most important question that could oe
presented to Congress or the country. lie believed
that tho organization Of the Cove nmen's IN the
insurgent States could only be safely made by at-
fectng a change in the ba is Of poll tlca society IN
the Southern states. Untouched and lett to
tue enemies of the country they would he in a
condition to renew the war: But he did not
expect the House to adopt his conclusions, nor
that the Government of the United States had full
authority b. extend the cleo i've franchise to the coll
ored people of the SOUTH but he did not think it had
the power. The public opinion Of the country was
such at this moment as to make it impossible. H5
therefore Thought it the Dart OF the comm t.
tee on Reconstruction to waive that matter in life
renee to public opinion. While he deemed the pro-
vision in regard to representation equitable, he did
not think it important. In hlS Juig nent 1t was OF
no co sequence whether the late rebel States had nj
" or ftty-eight Rep esentatiyrs in the House The
southern people, governed by force, their philosophy
was force, their practice was force, their tradition
was force. Whether few or many. they would have
poger whenever they were restored. While there
fore he agreed cheerfully to the prOpostiun both in
our Jose aud phrAseO Ogy il did not seem tn meet the
quest on at issue. He approved the proposition to
d,franchise the enemies OF the cou try. IL was
right in princip and necessary at this time He dI
u care much whether the extension Of the franchise
to the negrO coupled with IT, although he was in
favor of it. lie had no difficulty in regard to the
supposed notion OF disfcancnlsing disloya men who
had come within the terms of the amnesty prOcla-
nation for he he tn 1t in all the prOcamatiOns aud
military conferences the idea OF restoring pOtica
rights was carefully guarded against. de did not
agree with the 9 nuemin fro ONO (Mr. Garfield
as to the impractical of enforcing dsfranch O.
ment nor did he apprehend the rejection of the pro-
posed amendments. Thus far and farther were
twenty-five States represented in the House, aud
two more YOU'D give the n0mber requtsit 10 al 'pi
the Constitutional amend mont. lie believed that
Tennessee aud Kansas would ratify, aud that would
give the requisite number OF votes. Ii the amend
ment was to be defeated at all it would be defeated
by Republican or Democratic Sta es. 1t would not
be defeated bv any OF the insurgeut STATES II was
not true that tho nnetenths or any such large pro-
portion of the Southern eJple, were en- mes to the
Government Tue common people OF the South
would ultimately be found among tn trues and best
friends of tue Government. Switzerland, the wsest
government Of the East, had encOqqtered, in 1858,
difficulties similar to those which this government
had Just encountered. Swi zerland suppressed re-
belliOn and organized Government IN the CantJns
lust as Mr. Lincoln had undertaken tonrganize q "
ernments in the ) luthern States. IL maintained
power in the hands of its friends, anl DISTINGUISHED
its enemies until, after some time, permitted its
recreant sons to resume their political rights
From toat policy Switzerland was to-day as sound
and safe Government as there was on the contI-
nent of Europe. RI
Tue descent of the Speakers gavel announced the
termination Ut the half hour allowed 10 each mem
Der for di cussiOn.
The deba:e was continued by Messrs. Eckley and
Beaman in support Of the measure, and Mr. Ray.
mOnd against it. Es
tion, expressed the hope that 1t would be amended
by striking out the third section to which he haC
serious objections
MIR. ROGERS congratulated himself that he wa,
fortified in the position he took by onewhO held the
rens of power in the Pres dental chair and declar
ed that If he were q citizen of Southern State he
would vote to give the co0red people every right
cepi the right of nterma -rage with whites, and th
right to vote at the hallOt-bOX.
Mr.. FARNSW ORTIZ was the next speaker. III
expressed his intention to vote for the jOiut resau
tion as reported with the exception Of the thirt
section. The measure was not all he wished nor al
the untry eXcects but it vas not becoHiug legs
lator TO oppose some good because he oOnd not haF
all good. He was in favor OF having an article il
the Constitution forever disqualfying all leAdin
rebels from holding any once under the Unite