, 1866-02-26
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-
WARRINGTON, Feb. II.
SENATE,
The Senate Is not IN sesetou to-day.

| AUUSE.
The y Moate H wsnt i9to Committee Of the Whole
| Mr. CLAAhE, OF Ohio, submitted bis yiews OF
he eho]ect Of recon -tTncfto1. lie did not consider
i important to argue the question Of dead or yjnr
sates ant to look for*asu to such measures as are
fequltte 10 restore at the earliest practicable day
toose States to their original Harmonious relations
as hi'hfnl and loyal States OF the Union, With ai
the lights anc mmpnities Of the mott favored states
establish unquestonable loyalty In their reptesena
t1on and constituency He Waa willing to vote For
,a ne ADMISSION q Iennessee and Arkansas at any
tton 10 the House, unless unexpected develop
mtntF should show those States unqualified fos
such admission. lie proceeded tn . libcfai and
temperate, yet htm view, to advocate distinct
manifestation of loyalty as the chief requisite Of re-
construction Of The States. and said their sepesea-
se1 hesJ must NJ ne 19ya men Who can lake
NJ. PLANTS. Of Ohio, next addressed The House,
IN Inc opening Of hts remarks he alIudet 10 The
amendment Of the Constitution, and declared That
i needed mobilization a. The nation pEogreased.
Though the p!oercss OF the country could moi Be re-
st!ctea, even II the Constitution was NOT amended,
eighty yeats ago, while the Constitution Of EuQIsnd
%as the outgrowth Of a thousand years. While fhe
ne pemoe1ss were 10 power they deliberately per
slavery. He yielded to no one In his atl!fatlon Of
The Constitution. but be did not submit to
every Interpretation Of it The evil OF the compro-
m!ses Win slavery were now apparent. The agtta-
s4aon Or The negro question on the Democratic
S!de served only tho 1ntertats OF political ANS.
1Ae u me fFoealton were the leaders Of the
@Repocaue @ party, and when they went INTO rebel
!ion they counted on and received the support or
ihe Northern branch Of that party, and today The
nemoetat1 sere responsible foF Ill he outrases n
tae sonth. and Or the obstacles tn tbe way Of the
restoration Of tho Urlon They eeeu,ed 10 nnssess
tns lnerpHity Of aends in inducing these ontragea
had full faith IN the Wisdom sud patriot1s af on Nc
ETese,w1th ihe AID Of the President and concluded
AA epeefn Win perofat1ou On the future Of The
country as established on the broad basis Of tree-
By: RE4AMANs, Of Michigan, was the next
speaSes. s no sa,d that in April Last the country
eon ihat tssason wHs crime and nnst be made
od,oas and thst mercy to the ipdtv7auai was frsa.
baon Or ii Of he loyal Noh bat To-! fo1 .ao spp5
the same sentiments now We ara denounced a.
maauea! UNA a md exen as ttaitors. He would ask VINO
md Nher~ They wereswhen armed men wefc beMx
raised 70 put down the rebellion, when Vallaudis-
hsm was arrested, and Khen Tie writ Of 1a6ea,
who u is sad Isl ISL Il III he sss sssee &c
Of the national hoaor. These was
sdsson sGtalRf be .; = ,1s.a ssh ssa;ss s
bit he Ma not willing to effect thaf end without
.,1 o. tne,, II people to the GoyeEument- The Demo
president were now his champions and nimireEs.
III; Heaman then psoceeded to chow that The 90
Sa 0{ e n manly in hating
d1s!oya. She had passed an ordinance 81 socession
and an ts hesa without representation hete s'nee 1863
was h:' sea iss Stssi I'd ssssass sSss
sns in asdd Mdde ,1S " ye,. 44sDys
see snd that Union soldiers were Indicted by rebel
E E1nnd Il 1uHes for acts committed as long aeo a.
duly Of Congress to protect he loysi men Of Ten.
ncssee, bqt Congress- had the higher datY Of de-
isndfng the national welfare. n. Beanaan then
1s1S 1s1S a. eSffsst om he Knoxville A II
nee;ee stood BY the radical party in Congress, and
oeelar1s that the South supported President John
from Goy. BFown1ow's orgnn, and be aid not thinE
ot Tennessee n Congress. NJ.
question here Tose above authority aud Dover. and
9c would not cepsent now to the representation Of
lhe millions Of rebels now In the ate inaurrecpon-
;, sir. BROMWELL Of Illinois, next addressed the
aonSs, All loyal men, he ea1d, agreed that there |
p .aond M DC como guaranty oeained from the people
overcome by ihe Union arms. Hc contcnded that |
ne Whole question Of restoration belonged Ia The \
@ he ei ne .hen to abo
esled come q theiE rights by the violation Of The
COMPACT which made them members Of the Federal
9n,on be naked question before this Congress
u Mhtther they were Ttrrilories within our ares |
INFECT 10 the control Of the United States. The
sene was. !! The compact had been violated, could
be S1olafoEs OF that compact retain ali l
i ihe!r rights under IT. He conteuded
nat Alabama and other Southern 3tates bad no 4
ated the compact aud thereby forfeited their rights
+. i there wers thirty-six States In the Union,
. ~. seWard recently announced, he wonld a.k
shethet The State governments OF 1861 Or those OF
ehb IN the Southern Sfatea, the latter being made
y a single stroke Of pen, were recognized. He
ontended+ IN canclusion, that the states that had
nd 10 participate on any equality with tho othes
tates or my legislation OF tie naffon It was ttue
hat those States had sent some loyal representa-
iEea he1c. but they bad been found to do 90 tbrouRh
be fear OF The Dayonet. The constituency WhIeh
her represented were as dfsoyal as ever. 1e
rged reconsuuction on an enduring basis Of &C.
urfty and freedom for the future.
Mr. Mckee, OF Kentucky then obtained the door, |
nd at p. N. the House adjourned.