New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-12

and had peculiar difficulty Of deciding against those
whom he wished TO decide against by letting item
down easy. His colleague came To the same cOnciuioh
as the gentleman from Pennsylvania and although ne
did not step from the prccipce 10 the abyss ne
reached il by degrees Jlc (Mr. Delano) then lnineu
ont what he considered the fearful consequences OF hat
theory, arguing that the concession OF Oegereni HE
and the ruling in tie prize cases did not convert tH
into foreign enemies. lie some months ago heard tl1
key note Of the gentleman from Pennsylvania VT
Stevens. that the property OF ten millions oi Veop.o
should be subject TO confscatOn and disposed oi N a
for the pay ment Of the public debt, for the location
the emancipaied races and 10 increase The pensions
those who suffered IN the late wal. lie was snocheI
with the ennncatiOn of that scheme oi sbNels"'
pmnder, and be felt II America would lose ber Iei
taon before the nations OF the earth II We sA9uN
adopt il. But il was based on tbe theory ol o-a'
States and conquered provinces. The man VINO ~.
forth this theory had intellect sufficiently clear to TF
ont the proposition IN all ITS logical consequence
The Duke of Alba executed the DEGREES OF oigoie'
monster while in The Netherlands but this tlsabs
scheme of plnnder would make the Duke OF Alba bush
and admit that he not rObber or murderer d. 10
be respected in America. Refer 10 CrOmweFs invasion
OF Ireland devastac that country and witness there
the Infamous scheme OF punder and all this faded mo
usigncance before that scheme Of ylunder proposed
hv member of the American Congress Dead are they
There are certain animals who would Ike 10 hud the
dead carcass There are birds which ny through the
blue sky seeking the feeuent dead on which 10 iels
their nav, and there political Corm0raGts VINO
would gladly satisfy their appeiites on The remains 81
dead States. Inuumerable numbers Of men would be
seeking for appointments, in order 10 iatten on tue
Sonth If lie was the only single mon man, be
vond never no never, sanction the effort 10 govern
these States a. dead States in order that political
cormorants might fatten on their remains. lie iheh
proceeded to defend the character OF states a.
those pertaining 10 tie Union, and inquirer
into The condition of those South, saying tiey
IRE and he trusted they would AWAY i've as an
integral part Of the county He showed thht oy leeh
laton o Congress and the acts OF the Executive oef
Staes had been regarded States IN the tnion lbs
Congress IN july ls1l, declared the object OF the Wal
and what end it was prosecuted II was not "ae.I
in the spirit Of oppression or 10 oveTthio" OF
with The rights and established msulutiohh ei W.
States but 10 maintain and defend the supf,Lac1 81
the Constitution and laws, ard his colleague NJ. sne.-
lab0rger. was among the ~ membeIs "Lo 'o'e" ''
! the resolution.
Mr.. STEVENS DEFIYTs MS POSITION:
| Mr. STEVENS said he was absent from ne Han he'
the gentleman made allusioD to DID Hhu ne N.'s'
now 10 observe that be never held TIE docte 'ha Af
Sortbcrn states were dead but had argued II made 10
diff renee whether they were ln o. os oi ile non as
10 the question OF reconstruction. He held that uete
s.G were T eS5taSa aaSH n.ioCR Siyy l. p
ston az 10 cOIsc1tOn. lie tld hot ADVOCATE
sweep but that the lands oi a large hLm',' ol iue
rebels ought 10 be conhsoated IL ola,I 70 ,, -
penses incurred IN putting Gown tN' i'eo'''O1' "' "
increase the pensions OF soldiers. -,
Mr DrL,yo replied that Ms recollection was mat the
gentleman IN hs sleees. l,iC,'s1 - ,,or
ead The nancy disir hutei no The way saf"L ~ ]"
the return u these States be would Dot consent tr
tloy showed they obedIeni 10 TIE laws anu WIZ
Mr WAKp asked whether loyal mca could represent
! a disioval constituency g.,
/ Mr DrIANo replied hey must $40" tn'I ~! "".,
and that they are ohedient 20 law lie eid h'' @tHl
tle dutv Of 1overnment to protect TIE GoWhil1u i't
/ bat now emancipated race. They WeIe not EHI.I' H
! de- reach of hs heneyoeucc he would admit .off
men from TcuIessee. whIsc cons T." tWof .<'' -,
Nould not put ns foot on the nfchs 81 If"-' 3" t"'
state Her representative. should be admitted "na pr
| v,o,id admit Arkansas lie knew tome Of leg lo'h
men lie would keep back disoym states uti+' lAes
took care ~ 'hc freedmen. ly thus hcNuf ic ""'A
/ srEiCH OF MB. WILLIAMS.
J Nj WuIIAN- reviewed tie pact suursc oi congress
with regard to ihc southern States. lie thd iutt -
ar az armed resistance was concerned ne "4I ""' d"
| an end. The combination whch dched tbs ho''Ih
men, now las helpless and their country s rp" rus
M onr fertile would lot ssy deprived of civil 60 'in
ment but certainly without the old organization o
their relations 20 the Mon lie territory MtNi i'
under the law Of the cuIquesog Tie inference ne.
was that TIE military power ONLY remains o. hold ~
Territory % our authority The supreme IAfcltit
who j. Commaudcrlu-Chlcfo Of thc Afli' ana Navy
feeling that they were not in condition y" o. tiu'ie
,ritL vil norel after emerging from the Rebellion. nut
without waiting oT ihc assembling ~ iie fIit'rLih
tiyes Of tie people proceeded 20 appoint be eDcLah
and prnconsuis With the ail OF tie army ulde
the arbitrary code known a' marital a" tar'e >,A''
have ceased tO be members ~ ihc tLhn' ma Ah''
uassed into the condition oi tefFitoiI's II ll',
wero States within The meaning oi The CoishiLioi
then II would have been necessary foI TIE IHecnf'
10 withdraw the nImy. and they would iLen have -
sumed aH thcir former rights. There c"lld be 10
IthDvt civil gOffli flrff. II" AfIftstA Af'
Presidents Proclamation fDr the restoration % ia's
States because il contained falacious doctrine "LcI
found favor among the aIsaitCted 81 lie Norm ana W
Rebels Of tie South IL was not sound N pslrci!'
that these states never ceased te StGtes Of To-
Union THIS the theory Of ever! traitor Norm sh'
south The question was not how theN were 10 10
governed until they were IN condition 70 ittlFl pu
hs 10 the agency aud forms ON which this eto was
be- consumm0ed. To-day their remains were HIhi
around " like those Of The cities Of IhduI, ard IA
myra and they should consider how they should coec
a.. al at
they might be reunited. ard how The h.bes MlcLt b'
restored 10 the privileges which they rejected ant
despised ILere never wa, Trn'onso" io,a
States proved true 10 themselves III Was hi
arithmeiical problem, Of which solution was Wlthn
the reach Of everybody The armed Rebellion j. o'ei,
but We tread on the ashes Of the uncXtnguished Yo
| emo The gronud still heavD and ifombles, ana me
fire surecs ai feet and while The smoke oi battle
had scarcely ceased to darken the heavens. WITHOUT
moments pause 10 survey the held oi lulH ana iouh
forward IN the future with childish lupauenee We
are urged 10 go where anFe's would tear To trchd.
Fsiaa IeHtf is the motto Of the statesman century
is but a day in the life Of nation. II We would 90
wei! we must mbibe nature, beginning az the bottom
and work up TO the top. Some statesmen would have
waited until the meeting Of Congtess but Ills Iriyi-
| legc was denied to us The President acted on tie
| prev alent idea that II was his duiy 10 take the
.nitiaiOry steps, and accordingly he indicated his
plan Of like tenor with that OF hs predecessor. The
maintenance Of States by the aid o the millr power
was utterly ircconcilabe will the spirit Of or
institutions without the will of the majority Of
the people. He (Mr WillamO conld DO exist
ence Of republican state \ Government bv u
minority of the people depending upon hayones
would be the merest mOcAery. While Tie Executive
held the territory IN his grasp did Commander
inc hef Of the army. 1t idle 10 talk about tie
restoration of the civil power because the President is
supreme 1he man who 50 rules i essentially dctd.
tor 1t is Indifferent whether this policy il for good
OF had purpose. We know when the fat went forth
10 the synod Of North Carolina they told to make
haste that Slavery must be abolished and the Rebel
debt repudaed in obedience 10 the orders Of the Com
mandern. Chief II was also known. from the recent
message Of the Rebel Governor OF Mississippi that be
was paroned specially to qualify lin for the place and