Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-27

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states be so altered to recognize the existence Of
the supreme Bclng, &c- -
Mr.. Grimes said that without committing himself
10 this he was gratlied that the attention of the
prooIc had been called to- the necessity Of amending
the Constitution and he did not consider such at
temptS us those OF diSDrcaniZers had been charged
In a certain high Quarter. Mr. Il then referred to
despatch in the infcijtGepccy Of this morning from
Thomas W. Clagett, assuring the President that his
L. said he had the best for knowing that the
meeting at which the resolutions were passed, dil
not reflect the sentiments of the people OF Iowa, and
ms one OF her representatives,, he protested against
its being considered. This man Clagett had been
Il ssHessonis and had opposed the war His course
had SO enraged the loyal people of Iowa, that they
Broke up his newspaper Office and threw his press
Iuto the ri9er.
Mr. Lane of Kansas, moved to withdraw from the
fiq of the Senate the credentials of Messrs. Snow
and Baxter, Senators elect from Arkansas and refer
them 10 the Committee or the Judiciary.
Mr. Lane said that no Provisional Governor had
ever been appoutedfor Arkansas, bat that the loyal
poor'e there had i6Eme1 TIER soyernens as II the
count of the difficulties and trials which beset them
and said the two Senators elect were loyal men %nd
mad been opposed to slavery ior many years. .Hr
Snow had also l. ken The test oath. Mr.. Lane said 70
had always Deea his pride and pleasure TO vote with
The aiorityof the Scnatc and it would still be his
,,irasure To d. So but nc would tell those Senators
Stgtse should be admitted rithoat delay and every
ching hooking 70 their still being kep' 0ut would 4Ieet
his un4BSlilied and earnest opposition.
( divisiG4 Of the motion having been calicG Tor,
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Mr.. Trl!nbul sad It would do no good TO rete:
these credentials to :bn Committee on the Judiciary
as that committee bad a. eady unanimously reported
against the admission OF t4e Senators from ArRan-
sas I'M til Congress had Gec2rG& tho State Govern
,nent titled recognition. and u al question was
now before committee appointed by Congress. Mr.
r then moved that the credentials be laid IL the
table which resulted as follows:
Ayes-Messsss l;nthony. Brown, Ch9ndier' F clar'.
Grimes, Harris. Henderson, Howard, Howe, Kirk
wood Lane. of Indiana, morrill,, NEe, Poland Pom
Wiley Williams, Wilson ana Hacs-9.
Nays-MessrS. Buchaiew: Cowap, Davis Dixon;
Eansa 5 Moran, Nesmith, norton Riddle, ,sapis-
bury, s. awart, Stockton and Van Winkle-l7. So
the creden tials we're laid on the table.
Mr. iapc of Kansas, moved that the Segst0r elect
from Arkansas he admitted to the privileges CT the
floor, which was disagreed to by vote Of z TO IS,
the only change Som the former vote being Mf.
Wiley Of West NirI@}a, who voted 20 admit to the
Mr SUMNER PRESENTED rsGars in favor Of eqpal
rights and universal suffrage Wn,eh was referred to
to the Committee Reconstruction.
RESOLUTION AGAINST ADMITTING souTHEEE REPRE-
STNTAT!gEF.
The unfinished business of Friday, being rhe $3.50
luton providing against the atmitahCe Of southern
Representatives. was then taken NJ, % which Nh.
Sherman OF Chic was entitled to the floor.
SPEECH OF MR.. SHERMAN.
Mr.. Sherman said there could be no doubt that
Congress had sole AMI exclusive power over this sub
ject. The President was entrusted with executive
sowers only by the Constitution, Congress alone has
tie power to arm the President with the necessary
goxer to execute the legislative acts wherever the
dag goas the legislative power Of Congress follows it.
It may make rules and regulations for the govern
nent of the army and navy in foreign LANDS as wea.
aE at home and the President is bound by his oath
respect those rules and regulations. As Congress has
declared eleven StateG in Instruction it alone has
the authority to declare ppAn what grounds, and Un-
der what conditions these States may be restored He
would vote t0r this resolution with much more plea
sure if ii moGs explicit. lie thought /: better Il
exercise the power ISt declare their right to Do IT,
y this naut they nno re, ar exercised thor pUws,
TO reg lla;c the mode and ns.lncr by which the
could cE brought back
plan OF aztun, and If some plan was not adopted be-
fore the aG;o4GAment nothing could prevent eitheg
House from ada. .ting crlative$ independent.
of the other. The great mistake had been the want
Of harmony hetHee Sils legislative and Executive
branches of the GOver9sIeIt. Henry Winter Davis
had brought him the draft OF bi % reorganize hose
States which he thtr. 81 mad introduced here hut
final action was not had. Mr. Davis becamc subse-
duced the same bill himself which became know rs
very decided majority. II came TO ,ils Senate, was
!n6t agreed to here. committee Of conference was
appapted, the bill was finally matHrei and preSeIt
80 the President short time before the adjournment
and in consequence OF his failure to sign i, II
lost. President Lincoln had afterwards tss,ted i
proclamation 6tGjng his objections to this plea.
Mr.. Sumner Sa7s, with the permission of the Sen
atOr. he wOud stae ~ 1t he had lengthy interview
with the l7te Prestae.S sport time after, and Mr.
net accepted this plan.
Mr. Sherman s,1id the manifesto qS;se,i by Messrs
Wade and Davis Il Il not meet the a,,, fOsA(Ju Ot TIC
people. It was rcgil cd S an cndeav0r 10 inn aafa
other ssuas into the II esidential canvass Presiee.t
johnson was only carrying ou the plan Of Mr. bin
con, and twas owing to tho neglect OF congress HAT
some other plan had not been aGofted. Two sue
coejiHg Congresses had met, ana Gone nothing. 81
was th+'f GUiE 10 provide Il mode - when these
States could come back SInEiy amt UgyE tNelf OWL
merits.
Andrew johnson came into Office and retained Tie
entire Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln and for all they
knew every act which he had done had received the
approval Of that Cabinet There might be some
doubt upon the veto message which he HAD recently
70 Hpt talyn atV
an that, He had continued the Freedmen's bureau
IN existence and put Gen. Howard, most ft man. at
Congress has passed He then referred to the Pres
dents proclamation lost May. and said that at one
rebellion. In his amnesty proclamation, he had
more than trebied the exceptions of Mr. Lincoln, and
if there was any departure from Mr.. Lincoln Is plan.
1t was against the rebels. He had imposed direct
taXcs upon Them and he should have thought of this
wn2n he denied the right OF Congress to tax them
without representation.
He had laid down reputation Of the rebel debt
acceptance Of the slavery amendment, and insisted
upon the test OATH. He had approved provisional
governors Th5 could not take the OATH but he did 50
because tay Wcre not officers recognized by law, and
ne though 1t rEdI % ma lie of them if he could.
Now whai arc the objections to the Presidents plan.
One 'helrCe exercise OF tie pardOning power, but
he did uO thin it right TO ageaigu the President on
that the proportion of the WiGte ag;Gber is so very
small, and twas impossible Tor then 20 know the
particulars o. all cases brought before hin another
objection IS that he did net extend his cage q 9t
able bodied men in those States. That is the plan
the Senator from Massachusetts.
Nh. sumner-Are able bodied legal men.
Mr.. Sterman-An abie-bodied loyal men. Well.
in those States before the there we're Jaws against
universal suffrage and the President die not think
he had the right to do it, We all know that the,e wa:
the late slaves exercising the right of franchise win
all tbeir Ignorance. In Ohio, New IOrk and Penn
.syySaia qualification is required and although h
tAr Saerman) did not see any reason Why a maj
should pat vote because his color was black. be still
thought 4inAt something was due to the preiudces o
the people Who were to be governed: why Congress
had not the coage 10 give the suffrage to the intel
HgGnt cCloled Esh4 OF this District where they had
absolute control Ineg had never extended it in thu
Territories where they hal the same power, and ye
they were dissgtsted because ,ie President had no
extended il to for millions DETERIORATION uneiucate
blacks. They dis not wish to grant II the North
and he Mr. sherman did not think it righl -or then
10 desire to impose u on other people.
Andrew Johnson Lad proyed repeatedly that IL,
was actuated by the kirhlies, feelings towards tn
ncgIn' his mcssL-as and speeches AZ! showed it. II
had been born and educated in slaye State, ha
ned slaves; ana was II 70 be expected that tae rreju
dices of life time would Eaeit away at onccg My :
then read from opinions Of the President to prove
that he was in favor Of gradual negro suffrage up to
yery late time. lie did mott nk that Andrew johnson
Aad acted inconsistency Wi IN tbs de he Dyed to til
great Union party, but with regret he felt eo4 pel!e
in The discharge of his duties as a representative
the seople, to express his deep disapProbaton c
some at his recent acts, and particularly that speed
drew Jo,ason must regret that he descended TO pan
der to the ,l9b which so fercely clamored round tn
Executive IN .a-sion.
1t is true that he might feel aggrieved at the haste
Congress in appoints committee toinqure into tn
condition of the late HeSellouS States but he shout
never have allowed hiasslf to assall a co-ordinat
branch OF the government, Sne mention members q
IL by name. Mr.. johnson had &2t the easy, GOO
nature OF MT Lincoln, against which, sl assaults lei
as on n cushion. Andrew johnson was NJ noted 70
ms good nature, and 1t must be urged, in % ~ ton
that the gentlemen named had alluded to him - .
way to sung ana wound his SensiVeneSs Wendell
Phillips had declared him an alien enemy and NOT .
citizen of the United states. Mr.. Stevens had in
speech in the House, said that King of (Irao
Britain would have lost his head Tor assuming tht
same position as the President.
Zone other part OF the Presidents speech he (Nr
sihXman) thought was more unfortunate. lie mean
Nh0 fusion to threats of assassination. II had rea
~ pa. If all shades of party opinion and had neya
TT%AvIht slightest intimatiun of such Il thing. II
\ thee as;uere. Leaving out these two incidents
\fhis with ah in the speech that be could Sympa
Senessee ann Sherman then alluded to the case o
kele the war aimed that she was reconstruct
~ei az loyal as ans over that her representative
thdommittee on Rp this floor. lie thought tina
resnilon providing OBSTRUCTION Sliouu n,inS III
tne states. he was hoe nllHeu! s "ursI.Hp
guEs deep and rs broad st. III h taoO ~ 80 All IL
twIn the Ioyai men and heehaIs hea e W N'A' w
I'm regard to the veto ms ueIs- 9 Al, . !, l..
hehr. Sherman) was willing Ss, bis guy 49, 80 sto5 i
nenueed by the country, but IT, i.,o ,iS 80 ~
INSANE rlght TO the President N 49, e. ~ - ~
Hthad right to veto the bill Ebe tb ~ hd5e'.
AZ ne must CONFESS that after the order eytanf;n,
tq III! OF the Freedmen's Bureau for ono wear
5e regarded the allusion TO direct to xo+;o
Sute to stump speech They taxed fhe neorI io -
thE District and Of the Territories and rpIed phan
aI40D fely, and yet did not allow them renresenta
u,n. 1hey weru bound to take care Of thSsn re-?
taGy hSd freed. The white peOple could take ~ ~