The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 14, 1856.

take up the Dill 1or the admission
of Nebraska under a suspension o
the rules. .--
Mr.. Sumner was opposed to tht
bill referred to by Mr.. Wade. The
Constitution of Nebraska had (
clause containing the word "white.
IL was a constitution creating &
white mans government. He sale
he was against any such govern
ment. He enTeated the Senate
should not undo the good work ol
yesterday, of enfranchisement in
the District Of Columbia. He ar.
gued in favor Of a bankrupt bill
which would carry repose and tran.
guilty into the business of the
country. 'rm1 fs
Mr.. Wade said if the Senator
from Massachusetts was the sole
judge in matters Of this kind, he
should have no more to say, but as
he was not authorized to decide for
this body he could not defer 10 him
at this time. Some men W .uld
strain at gnat and swallow a cam
ell. The Senator had committed
himself already upon the merits of
the bill, and no Jesuit could draw
the line of distinction between his
vote on d former measure and the
vote he was asked to give upon
this. When the Constitutional
amendments were up during last
session the Senator voted for them.
He would ask whether they COM
PEELED a State, before it came into
the Union, to abolish slavery.
70 No; the only requirement was
that those who We're excluded from
representation should not vote
Precisely II same case as itwould
be in Nebraska if this pass, except
thai in one case he vo ed to admit
a rebel State, while in the other he
voted to admit a loyal State.
Mr.. Sumner-No, sir; 1 did not.
House.
DECEMBER 14.-Mr. Wentworth,
of Illinois, spoke at length on the
message, the result of The recent
election, and the past and present
action of congress. tnt.
He commented on the action OF
the President in relation to the ad-
mission of the Southern represent
atives, and said that instead of do
ing his duty in the premises, and
leaving Congress to do theirs, he
had gone SO far as 10 denounce SEN
ators and Representatives, by
name, for their fidelity in carrying
out the wishes and purposes of the
people. He had used every means
to have his views and policy un-
derStood by the people, and the
people had recently uttered a sol
emn condemnation of them. The
President had said that he had
done all that he could for the ad-
mission of the representatives from
the disloyal States, and what re-
to be done by Congress. If
he had performed his duty why
could he not be quiet2 a5i |
The Constitution, which defined
his duties, also defined the duties of
Congress, and Congress had per-
formed its duty, and could not now
change its policy without proving
false to the expressed will of the
people. The President had com
plained that the Southern States
were taxed without being repre-
'ented; but he could not see that
heir condition was any worse than
that of the people of the District
Of Columbia, of Colorado, of Ne
braska, or of any of the Territories
who were taxed without being re-
presented. The States could all
come into the Union when they
had complied with the terms pre-
scribed by Congress, and there
was no real cause of complaint
When these States should ratify
the Constitutional Amendment he
would be willing to give universal
amnesty for universal suffrage. aqo
MIR. Hise, of Kentucky, then
briefly addressed the Houseiin de-
tense of the President. He be-
lieved him to be actuated by high
and patriotic motives, and that the
doctrines of policy recommended
in the Presidential message and
other communications to Congress,
were characterized by such mod
Grafton and wisdom as were pecu-
lIarly needed in the present cir
cumstances of the country. He
said he had determined to discuss
somewhat fully the bill to take
away the appointing power from
the President. hut he felt ba oapld