The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-13
Senator wilson,.- -

From the telcgraphic report of thiv s,,.o.,.
published in the Boston Journal, we msts :
few extracts: a A'
Mr.. Wilson said that stranger un.oc,,.,-.
ed with American affairs might, after jsts,.;,ar
to Senators, come to the conclusion that ala.se
en- sisters, clothed in the robes of renentano.
and humility, were supplicating for aflmissio,,
into the sisterhood OF free Common wealibs
and that their supplications were sternIy re-,
PEELED by other members of the family.
But strangers would soon learn that these
erring sisters were members of the family, and
completely subject to the rules and regulations
OF the household. This was not contest for
the restoration of the Union; that Union was
now one and indivisible. The county was di-
vided INTO two classes. One class demanded
the immediate and unconditional admiss ION of
the rebelious States into Congress. rebel end
foremost. The other class demanded the ad-
mission OF the rebellious States into Congress-.
loyal end foremost. . ''lo~-'e
% A loyal people with the clear instincts of In
tslIsent patriotism, saw amid all the excite
ment OF the present, that this was not strue-
gle for the restoration of rebels into tbe leois-
iatlve branches ofthe Government of the Unt-
TED States; not struggle 10 put rebels under
ne laa1s, but 10 nGble rebels TO frame the In,os
OF the country. Politicians mlpht deceive
themselves, but the people, who had given two
and half millions OF men. the blood of six
hundred thousand heroes and three thousand
millions OF dollars, comprehended the issues
Ine men who had stained their hands with
the blood OF our brothers, starved tbe c,,nntrv,a
defenders at Ardersonviile, plotted with the
secret lodges OF the Knights of the Golden C;r-
Gle and the Sons of Liberty for the ,,verthrorv
Oh tneir country, lighted the fires of riot and
arson In New York, and plotted the assassi-
na..on ol ADraham Lincoln were shouting
with exuitation at the present aspect of nation
analfs. Inc poor freedmen, who few
months ago were laughing with the joy of n w
FOUND liberty and invoking the blessino ~
Heaven upon the country that had stricken
the CALLING manacles from their limbs ware
trembling with apprehensions.
In hundreds OF thousands of the homes of
the loyal people who daily offered pravers =,
1864 tor the triumph OF their country and for
the election OF Abraham Lincoln and Andrew
johnson, there are hearts throbbing heavily
with anxieties and 1orebodines. Noble ,nen
and noble women, through mapv q wear.
year, have prayed and labored for the canse
Of hoerty, justice and humanity. They hoped
when the shareholders rebellion was cr,sbaJ
when twenty-three out of twentv-f;ve Stotas
were supporting the cause their hearts lored
and their Judgment approved, that the Adj
mlnlstratlon they had intrusted with power
Wouid give tnese iour years to patriotism and
/ haarfa
were now throbbing heavily with great sor'
row, for they saw that instead of SPENDING tha
coming three years in STRENGTHENING the nat
riotism, securing the liberties. and extending
the justice OF their country these wears were
to be worse than squandered in wicked wran-
giles and In the possible use of the corrupt and
corruptng patronage of the Government To
deeaucn the public morals and to degrade the
nation in the face of the earth and n heaven
| The spectacle was enough to make tbe neonla
hang their heads with modification and SHAME
and they would hold the men. no matter what
what positions they might occupy, to a stern
responsibility :
The President in his exercise of the war
power, had effected the ORGANIZATION of tbe
rebeiilous States. While making those organ
izations he assured the country that If thew
were not properly organized the power was
reserved by the Government of the Unifed
States to change and correct. 1t could NOT he
denied that the organized rebel States were as
completely in the hands Of men engaged in
the rebellion as they were when JEFF. Davis
was at the head OF the Confederacy. When
| Congress assembled the demand was made for
/ the immediate admission OF the Senators and
| representatives from these RECONSTRUCTED
| States, nearly all of when were unrepentant
repeis-men who could not take the oath un-
| sAA~J "SlS % IaioC Do Tie senators ana
Representatives who left these chambers In
1861. Congress, in order that there should be
unity OF purpose between the two houses. an
pointed a joint committee to inquire into the
condition of the States lately In REBELLION
the President had been called upon to fur
n1sh the papers and the evidence relating TO
those States, but he had thought proper to
withhold those papers,
| Possibly those papers might satisfy Congress
That the reconstructed States were prepared TO
take part in governing the country. The Com
mlttee was proceeding to take testimony, and
1t was to be hoped that that testimony would
soon be reported to the country. An would be
glad to learn that these States were prepared
| TO take part, not for admission into the Union
orthey were in the Union now, but for par
dcipation in tie legislation Of the country
The loyal people OF the country, who had pour
ed their blood and treasure for its preservation
were in favor Of protecting the people of the
rebellious States, white and black, loyal and
disloyal-but they had right to demand, be-
fore intrusting the legislation Of the country
to the trainers of the Confederate Government
and to the soldiers who had met their sons on
bloody fields, some security for the rights of
loyal men of every race, and some security for
money loaned their country to arm, clothe,
feed, equip and pay the defenders of the repub-
| lie.
| 1a The New Hampshire Election.