New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

was carried
HOUSE OF REPREsENrATlVEs
TIE NEW AMENDMENT.
The House resumed consideration of the pro-
posed constitutional Amendment Mr. DAVE az; y
being entitled to the floor, Mr.. stevens (Pa) asHcu nun
20 yield in order that lie might have al Important
tocun en-, read.
\ PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
lfr RoGTRs v. J. rose M THE same time to per-
rona 1pl nation He said that lie was represented ny
the Associated Press as ntorsing. III us speech on
Monday. the rpeech OF VIM. II. Seward ~ Nev-YorE
lie did net nGorse hun his speech, but Henry y.
RAYMOND No name having been mentioned, the re-
porter naturally fell into The mistake. He had not yet
rgOtton the tnslinc Of Nj Stewards bell and shond
be ashamed 10 ndOrse INN ana has Speech and iet IL 30
5,fOre his constituents
Mr. STEVENS pa He did not indo.se Nj. Seward
lie ina reed me ana Mr.. Ra, mond lLaughier.I
MIR TD6ERs-I am again represented IN 1HE NV
YORK TRnl W as wanting the Confederate debt paid
falluding to a heading ~ me 1RIBi NIL 1 ana nov
make any such argument. simply stated tnat eacb
State should be ten 10 DO as pleased about the Rebel
debt Bat am now here 20 say, aud wish TO be so
reported a. at II had the cO1tro OF r. would oppose
the payment of the Federal deb, in toto.
Sc, eral menbers--The Federal debit
Mr. RoGpRs-(C orraoiing himself amid much laugh
ter } ] mean the Rebel 1ebt.
Mr. w tsliBuRAT QlInoi)-Tho gentleman desired
TO DO reported distinctly as opposed to TIE payment OF
the Federal debt Laughter.
Mr. RoGFR@-i am not; i am opposed to TIE pay
nent OF the Iebe dett; but am H. favor oil axibg
the Federal dent.
lTE AMENDMENT.
Mr. STgvTNs nov wished 10 have his uoehment'
which had been sent 70 the Clerks desk, real.
Mr. DAyIs refused 10 .ed tor the purpose.
Mr. WAsnBURy Oi.)--It - merely n dlsplteE stating
that the Un.on members ~ tho Pennsylvania Legisa'
ture LAD q caucus last highs. IL Which they unahi'
inousv indcrsed the action 81 Congress.
Mr. DAVIS spoke against the Constitutional Amend
msni ne o,leyel the southern States were out OF
The MON ard had Loot any OF their rights as states
", contended that the decision IN the prze cases did
not yer the principle which mav members sttrib.
MED ,t The fct that the Rebel states were declared
ercm es did constitute every ctZu IN those states
al a.iencneIny. II Tennessee were territory the
President Of the United states oo4id not pr0Necne .
claim IN any Federal Court without running the RISK OF
tepg non. suited the plea oi his being an alien
lie bad no sympathy whatever for any man "no 'CAn,
taTy took uparus against me ederai M a1a
he uoad never consent that such should tatc his seat
In this Hall "a representative. But loyal men cane
from those States Congress he would be ready tp vote
f,r their .lmisson With the anBbilatiOn u Slavery
al real distn,tio between the two sections were
yped away, and there should be no fur,her
cause for enbtternert Two and half years ago
Horace Greeley. and Other radicals were Wiling 10
make peace and say nothing n I'll abont the abolition
az slavery That abolition had come. and has created
a radical change in southern society Such changes
never took place without leaving great dissatisfaction
and discnntent That natural Bnt the North
shond cvince magnanimiiy 10 the conquered people 81
tho South Mr. Lncolns entire pohey. anu thai oi
Congress and OF the country during the prosecution OF
the war To bTinI back ne seclGed Ntdrsi VIC" 10
allow one Of them 20 20 cut. The war was not prose
cuted for subugation. lie might summon from their
honored graves the countless thousands Hho under cue
flag OF the Republic fell in defense OF freedom md the
I,,oyetnment-tne thousands and tens 81 tn ls1nds
who persisted 0f cruelty and slow starvation IN the
PRISON Yards of Libby and Acknowledged ask them
t,s what they Ind died. The answer would COME from
one aud all - W. died FOR the Union. unbroken. nndl
yided AMI al peace. And yet todfy the sacrifice fO
Union ard peace was spurned. II even one loyal Re
preseniatiye from southern district were
admitted nore be would form n nucleus around
which al the loyal citizens OF that State
would rally, and the process Of restoration
would 90 on until every state was restored 10 ll com
munion with the General Government. with all its
tights under the Constitution which would be acknow
edged everywhere as supreme ana uehehcent. but ne
did not believe that cruel and prOscriptne policy
would ever restore the SOathcgn states 10 condition
OF loyalty Loyalty would no, grow on such soil Ii
should be encouraged by kindness and couclliaton'
Mr.. WOODBRIDGE Nt.) ODaiued the iOor.
Mr. STlyENs sent up 10 the desk ana had read The
dispatch in reference The Of the Pennsylvania
Legislature. and asked unanimous CONSENT to have II
referred 10 the joint Committee on RecOnsrnctol
MIR. EANDALL (Pa.) Committee of Destruction
laughter.
reference useless the dispatch being already ia tie
hands of the head of the Committee.
Mr.. SIEvTNs-As there is is difficulty about IL,
viii withdraw The document.
Mr. WooDDRIDGE (vt) addressed the House in sup
port OF the proposed amendment 10 the Constitution
Ne said grave responsibilities rest on members OF TINS
Congress. We are not writing history, which is DIM
cult bu We are making history which is more dinicut
rocks of the mountains. Natural and political con-
yus.ons may repH6!cs may rise ana it system
of government NAV b. originated ana DESTROYED OUT
never so long as the earth rolls viii the FOOTPRINTS
which the Congress makes he wiped from tue HISTORY
OF the earth There has not been day since the foun-
d,ion of his Republic when all the cahdor. the calm.
ness the dcberation the foresight and the wisdom OF
Congress have been 80 hyperion y demanded as now.
our fathers transported on an unknown sea IN ship
Of state made without model had doubtless antci-
mated that during the voyage tempests might
arise which would test the strength of the shin,
and develop It's weakness, II any existed and that re.
pairs nj ht be necessary. For many years propitl0us
,es filled her sails For many years she sped on her
yay in peace and seiety. The breakers on her lee
shore never seriously fiettcd her. The waves had
never beaten upon that one false and rotten plank
which covered her sides. But in the providence Of
God the tempest came. The rotten plank has been
her rldder TO her bowsprit But, thank God she has
rolled out e. the wind And now she needs, in my
Judgment, some slight repairs Tie plank Of Slavery Is
TO be replaced by plank of Freedom And told
that not the tue TO make this species of qpma
ton that we are surrounded hy Influences that have
has the majority 81 the house has unsettled the
camncs OF their reason and rendered IL Impossible Tor
them TO give that dclberaon which the greatness OF
the subject demands Sir the general In time ~ oatte
scoDest aud brayes The sailor may rest 10 me cal
but the winds and the breakers are aheau every
man must be at his post The ship must De saved
although here and there d sailor l0ses his me- 10 neet
the new condition Of things many nMehangnts IA.
been proposed u the Constitution. Many OF taein eic
in my Judgment utterly improper END most OF ,hem
that the proposed amendment was proper and neees
sary. The soaekes had been knocked oil OF millions OF
human chatels and they haa become In an hour iviag
moving lonshlc beings aud citizens OF the United
people their condition would be worse than IL be-
6re because the accumulated prejudice OF centuries