New-York tribune., 1866-04-26

or any other body of mem but tooK
of the United States and faithfully to discharge the duties
OF that oaicc Which placed upon me- and, Sir, Goa
helping Iae will keep that oath. And, SIR, upon the
other ALLEGED subcc-that stand here msrerresenng
the views of my constituents the people Of Wseonsn-
VIII only say Sir that by no word OF NINE Leie by no
yoe Of mine this door, have IN t1e sHs'ss' ugtteo
dcyiatel from the formay-exprssed opinions OF the
Union party of Wisconsin ia its last Cohyeuil9h, upon
which this very Legislature was elected, as wen a. lc
Governor and State officers NO, s-not III oIc Va p
in the lotting OF an nor III the crossing OF b
Sir there were propositions brought forward III al
Convention, which by large majority were sci aSiaf.
The irst vas a proposition to make negro suffrage as II Is
called party in the State OF Wisconsin, ana
make friher est that representatives fonle s0nl.h
states should lc admitted into Congress; that tho states
Of The Soah shold not be- admi.ted INTO il communion
until they slould don't impartial negro sutfrage-suirage
Just the blacks Suffrage exists III iayof OF ho
whites. Ihese two propositions BY 1rf9 o. & 'e
Union Convention Of Wisconsin, were ald upon me i1o
Upon that vote, cause acted with the Convention III
iavor OF putting these resolutions upon the table, am
called IN question by certain gentlemen IN Wisconsin anu
elsewhere Aud, Sir, in support OF the acton OF ia tp
vniion which the majority assumed to take and which
advocated and Which, far as had voice and inu,
cuce admit my self 10 be responsible, what ava we say
We sad to the people of Wisconsin in advance OF the
election, If you adopt negro Suffrage as
part Of your party creed IN Wisconsin you
vii levofcd down by thousands Of the majority
The soldiers who have home from the hold four
GNhs them will against H. and the soldiers who are
still from WisconAn in The field will also vote against H.
What are tho facts Sir went into the canvass We
nut aid. negro suffrage rs issue aud what did We DO
We elected Union Legislature, Union Governor and
state officers, by 1000 majoriyi and what became oi
negro siragc' II voted down by 10000 maJony IN
the State of Wisconsin. Ii justified what the majority
sa in the Union Convention, aud what among them,
d. and when the soldiers OF Wisconsin came to vote
every i've voted against ~ and OF tho soldiers IA
the field out If 100 votes cast, how many do you suppose
voted 10, nrgro suffrage 1hreel Yet men talk about
pressing this suilage as potc question leioIe
hc people OF ho country and dcaouRce me because had
The courage % tell the people OF Wisconsin what
toll the senate here. Place yourselves upon that issue
Tar.. t,tf efyh hoy
buried in Wisconsin had they not followed my advice,
which served the Union party IN Wisconsin and elected
this Legislature which now undertakes 70 instruct me m
his very question what vote shall give and what shall
d. n other point was whether We in Wisconsin
should s as condition precedent 70 the admission Of
these de egatcs, 10 admit these States III fa communion
to insist prou negro suffrage at the South. The people OF
Wisconsin decided against Il, and they vii decide against
il a hun red times over.
Mr. Hlwr-l do not understand what i was that the
people Wisconsin decided against, according oIny col
Mr.. DoorrrrLr-I say the Convention said the propos
tou 10 +. sit upon negro suffrage AZ condition precedent
Of the igi..on uf the southern States should ay upon
no tail that the Unon party Of Wisconsin refused to
accept e Propositions and because they refused 70 90 II
they s sns themselves. Mr. President, do not pro-
pose to into hs quest on az presents only say ts
much. 20 because tbs Legislature whose members were
elected l1ou platform which rejected as party measure
the ns ing upon negro suffrage al the South as oonol-
lion pr dent 10 thrr being admitted into full coumu-
Mon Legislature elected upon tha' very Sronl'
and con not have been elected without H. Inns Lefs-
turc ch that Convention acting with no pat IN power,
o..,,r M ins,ract me because DO not follow their be-
hcs,.. Mr. Pr.s'cnt, Jet NE warn ny friends
here I wnrrcd my friends IN Wisconsin.
| do ~ all snceniy: IL Is rock upon
which = will split II you fill upon ityou VIII broken
1t II an upon you, and II wall grind you 10 pow
der r. il ton inst A. you please. Mr. President,
while assisted that il wrong for the Federal Govern
meut Undertake 20 dictate 10 the States, who should eA.
eTsisc r. night II suffrage within TIER BORDER, whls
vas scd 70 making negro su1nge part oi t9e pat
form he creed ol the Unon party of Nsconsn j. as
an uf dla did not object TO negro suffrage IN Wlscoh-
su. S.rf Because the class Of coOred persons who
rci.c thin State from habit and education,
,ranc freedmen among freedmen, capable OF exercising
that g. and advocated this night and voted ioF II as
N..,e y--How many adult negroes are there in Wis
Mr. pcoiiIrtr-About 800.
Mr. DootrrLx then discussed the question before the
Senate taking .,rouud apns the admission Of Colorado
on account Of the smallness Of her population.
NJ HOWE rose at the conclusion of Mr. DOolittlc's
speech. lie wished 10 few words IN regard to tho
conduct II the State of Wisconsin her Legislature and her
State Convention, which had been referred to- II was re-
ferrcd yesterday also aud lad been referred 10 before,
IN that seemed to demand some attention from
him Mr.. Hogc Io not here TO say that his col
league Mr.. Dootlcl not perfectly JUSTIFIED III his
own Judgment for each and every Of the votes he had
given hc had been representative OF the state Oh
Wisconsin here but said Mr.. Howe when he goes further
than that and not only assumes but asserts that
he stands justified for these votes by the action OF
the last State Convention held In tho State oi
Wisconsin, aud representing the ohion Party m o,
that State representing that party think he assumes 100
much and asserts, what the records oil that CONVENTION
will not sustain. There was nothing ~ reeohect the
action OF that Convention which would justify either Of
the votes which my colleague has gwen during the present
session of Congress which he has differed from the great
body Of Union Senators this floor lought not to speak
very confidently this point perhaps, because my col
league ought 10 bc presumed to know better than myself
what was the action Of the Convention. He was mem
bcr Of the Convention and believe he Chairman OF
the Committee which drew and reported the resolutions
adopted by the Convention He was, therefore an I'M
portaIt and prominent member Of that Convention.
was not q member Of II, at all lie saw the whole OF
it, sld he was great part OF 1t, and yet l
think ! cannot be mistaken, IN SAYING lhat
the resolutions Of the Convention cannot be urged here
a. an apology for Of the votes my colleague has
given heard this as thought asserted by my colleague
Yesterday on this oor and have looked for copy OF
these resolutions have not been able to hnd them but
found one of them in speech, which my colleague HIM
self made the Senate the 18th of January Probably
that resolution goes far TO justify the votes which have
been commented in Wisconsin, as any other. 1t says
"tba the anmus which caused the late rebellion against
the United States was born OF the pride and ambition OF
the asocacy founded upon Slavery, which the war; and
the proclamation Of President Lincoln has rghtfuly de-
and deem essential to the regeneration OF the
late slave but free citizens, that they would in good
faith remodel the CONSTITUTIONS not only by aboishlng
Slavery every State Constitution but by the ratification
by their State Legislatures Of the amendment to the Con-
stituton of the United States, submitted by Congress,
and now pendng which forever abolshcs Slavery in every
State and empowers Congress to pass all laws necessary
to secure liberty 10 all people, black, white, etc Mr.
Howe continued his anmadyersions upon Mr. Dooltlcs
alleging that there had been nothing done by the
Union party Of Wisconsin pedging against negro suf-
frage. ,
Mr. DooLrrrLE said he would not reply just yet TO the
speech of Mr. Howe; he would wait until the resolutions
OF the Wisconsin Legislature came here.
Mr.. LANE tlnd spoke in favor of the admission of Col
orado lie defended the Senator elect Mr. Evans) from
the mputaons he alleged east upon his character by
Mr. Sumner Yesterday IN connection with Indian
cres He regretted that the word white" in the
Constitution Of Colorado but did not think this fact su
cicnt Justify Congress in refusing to admit the State
after having passed an enabling act
Mr. WILLIAMS favored the admission Of Colorado. The
question Of negro suffrage in Colorado different from