New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-26
ZXXIXTn CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. c
WARRINGTON. Saturday. Feb. q, 100
The louise went into Committee OF the whole

The louise went into COMMITTEE Oh INC Who'c'
MR.. CLARK on RECONSTRUCTION. .
| Mr. C.aRK Admitted his views on the subject OF
reeonstruuop. lie did not consider it important 70
The Iuesti,n OF dead or living States but 10 LOOK
forward u such measures requisite 10 rrstofr NJ
the earet practicable day those states to ther orgi
nal harmonious rlatons "a faithful ana loyal states VI
the Union with all the rights and immulites OF tbe
most ord Staes insisting upon such as demand aa
mission that thy establish nEqnestionabe Loyalty 10
their representation and constituency. He was WiiIins
10 vote or the admission Of tennessee and ARKANSAS
al any hour sbeu he COmittee shall submit the qnes
ton 10 the Hour, uncss unexpected developments
should show these stoies unqaalihed ior sue1 anns
sion He proceedhd IN liberal and temperate, yes
firm view 10 allocate distinct manifestation Oh
LOYALTY as the cbRf requisite Of Teconsruciion OF Tue
States and Sid thdr representatives sent here ni DC
loya men, who can,ske the oath required OF hehoe'S
spEicH OF MR.. PLANTS.
Mr.. PLANTS nextnddressed the House In tle Olen'
ing Of his remarks ALLUDED To the amendments OF inc
Consitutiop and declared that it needed modification
az the nation progressed. though the progress 81 the
country could not restricted even II the CONSTITUTION
not amended. The Constitution was the r. SUI, o.
the ideas 0i eighty years age While the Cohrtitu
ton OF England wasthe outgrOwth OF thOusaiu years
While the Democrat were IN power they deliberately
perverted tho Cons tuition to uphold the interests VI
Slavery. lie yields ~ one ~ his admiration VI the
Constitution but be lid not submit 10 every interpreted
ton Of II. The evilsoi the compromises with slavery
were now apparent The agitation Of the negro lues
ton here on the Democratic side served only the inter
e,ts az political aims Tie leaders Of the Reoe non
were the leaders Of the Democratic party. ana Hneh
they went Rebellion they coonted on and received
the support of the Northern branch oi that Piyi "b
dav tie Democrats were responsible for all the out
RACES In the South end for the obst ices IN the way
restoration of the Union. They seemed 10 possess w
ingeuuity Of tends ia inducing these ontraSes ehu
asablshing thee obstacles He said TINT be bid iuI
faith in the wlsdu and patriotism Of Congress. WIFI OF
without the aid al the President and concluded us
speech with peTOrntion the future of Tie country rs
established on the bfoai basis OF freedom.
SPEECH OF Mr.. BEAMAS.
Mr.. BEAMAS was tho-se,t speaker. He said that IN
Apr last the country Was electrified by tho decara,
Tons Of Andrew johnson, that treason was crime ana
must be- mace odous and that mercy 10 the individual
was treason TO the State. Those sentiments met the
appreciation 81 III The loyal NORTH but for expressing
tao same sentiments now denounced az innatl-
cal and even ns traitors lie wond askw ho were the men
gus abusing for these oincns and where they wes
when armies were hang raised 10 pat down the ReOt
lion when NoIlanligham was arrested. aud when VI.
yrlt OF habcas corpus suspeldcd' they were the
same who cried pence IN lr and isOi al me sac
rce of the national honor There was nothing bc 30
NJ uch desired the adu sion OF these southern states
but be was not willing - ELECT tnat cad without secnr-
lug guarantee a the good faith and loyalty oil theif
people 10 this Government Tho Democrats who were
30 lately ylying and inducing tie President were
now biz champions and simlrcrs. sr. Heaman then
0cecded show that III s0-callcd southern Loyalty
consisted mainly In hating the Government IN kllins
L mon men and IN Aiming tue freedmen. leu,
nessee was yriua Js-is di-oyaL She bad
passed an ordnance of Secession aud been VITA
out representation bore since lsJ and The greater lor
that the Statu Government was loyal lie thcn rsaa
evidence To -hox thn' thert Nes disloysi sentiment
..utiug IN Middle and Western Tennessee, ana tnn
[ mon soldiers indicted BY Rebel GraDd Jufle'
for acts committed ~ long ago ~ when Gcn Kose
Grams IN that State. II was the duty oi Congress
a. protect the loyal Of Tennessee. bat Congress
had tie higher dGty ofdeiending the national welfare
Mr. Bearan then read IN extract from TIE hRoro'h
nag Of the 18th inst, stating that the loyal men %
East Tennessee stood by the Radical party IN Congress
aud declaring that the Eebel' Of toe South supported
President johnson Mr. BeimaB said that this e1irso
cam. iron Gov. Brownlos's organ. and he did not
think that IL was very strong Recommendation Tor The
rrprcso ntston 81 Tennessee n Congress Mr. Beamar
concluded his speech ty -eynr that the question here
above parry and power ind he wonld not consent
TO the representation Ia Congress Of the millions
Rebels now IN the late insurIg iiouafy states.
sPEECH or Mi. BEpNWflL.
] Mr. BRoNwTLL Lex, addre.od toe House All loya
mer be said. agreed that theT, should be some gnaran
tee obtained from the people II thesc Inslrro,onary
districts WHO had been overcome by the Union arms
lie ccnended that the whole question Of restoration
belonged IN the hands ofCOngmss. H' then proceeded
10 elaborate the alignment nt he insnigcnt states bad
forfeited of their rights by tie violation Of the
compact which made item srnberl Of the Federal
Union. The naked question befire this Congress was,
whether these States states VI whether
they Territories within sui iect 10 the
eoutIol OF the United Stats TIE issue was II the
hue been violated could the yios,ors o that compact
retain all OF their rights under IL lie contended thai
Alabama and other southern States had violated the
compact and thereby forfeited their rights IN IL. II
there were ~ States IN the Union ss hr. Seward re
Gently announced. he You'd ask whether the State
Governments Of l-6l. or those OF l-bd IN the Southern
states the latter being made by single stroke oi pen.
were Iecognizedt lie sontonded in conclusion. that
the states which had rebed bad not the right 10
into Congress sndto participate on any equality with
the other States in the legislation OF the nation IL was
true that these StScs hLd sent 10y ii represents
iiYes here bat they had been forced TO do through
fear OF The bayonot. rhs constituencies when they
represented were discysi He urged rcstor-
s,on IN enduring biss Of security and freedom for
the future
Mr.. MCKEE tKy.) thcn ,btaincd the floor. and ut 4
D. the House adIosrn,