New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-21

Tie srEAgIg stated that there precedent known 70
the oldest member where after bH had been ordered 20 b.
engross ana the question occurred IL p4Ii OF
could be passed and part rejected. That WIS utterly
possible The time 20 vote for or against pFealbis vas on
The previous question wing been seconded the passage
a. the JOINT resolution Mr BSGHiM close tho debae
but yielded half hour Mr. BOUTWELL, proceeded 20
address the House Against the joint resolution.
Mr Bot WELL said that after the most careful reflection
through tsun aud eers lie st deeply convinced a.
unwhoeome and dangerous Of this proceed
ing He was conscious that his voice reached unwilling ears
II seemedt be- the fixed purpose of the House in the
presence OF great political struggle to adopt this measure
first and then to he coored people Of
whole revoed and still reboous secod Of the country ne
not troubled about the action Of the Tennessee Leg
ure. That seton although Informal in respects, would
be controlled by the certificate 10 what the LetuIe
1t was tina, the Government Of Tennessee was not
in fact republican government What was tue House u
ndsp e5 II Ss nss S c eGs d that e Con-
stution which than 5000 Of the male citizens OF me
prived Of all part Of the State was re-
publican ia FORM" On the contrary it an arisocraey
ian ogarchy" He aid question for moment tue power
Of Congress enanchse the Of tennessee and Of
the whole South but he would reject Tennessee and Nota
Carolina and Arkan's until they themselves ula .u dS'
and proper thing They had the authority OF PRESIDENT Ian
con of President johnson and OF many acts u sis sa n
precedent for the admission Of these States to
pSssec with 100 900 able male ctzsns and with gov
crning placed the hands OF less than 900 OF them
male citizons were dssnchsed and ooorcd cit
aggregate oo mon were thus excluded from a
Forward as the State; and this House was solemn re.
solving the presence of tho country and with the ght
That ' tSat va, republican form OF government.
What did they invite aud invoke In the iatnre Did mem
suppose ho5e 60 dsanohscd Rebels would rest
p their OF s T1 Tss There eo Mosa % co%
ns spbp JSsS n.y. a aHhsed eo1cd men and
the 90 900 Rebels and they would oveturn the
y Err 81 @ would bS hereafter invited the
other ten Sstes Of the South There was Dli one o,aef
owe, he border compete with the white OF the North
labor Justice and expedency were united ndsoo
b ard the North toad not be unjust to the former
slave race without themselves suffering the bntei
penalty of that injustice. lie was attached to party
that since 1886 the Jewel party had been consistency
based And tey abandoning justice ana
warnu political parties but IT might be asked were those
TO 5 o ~ 30 n aSd Tes
Congress would but demand Impartial Justice he people OF
test demand H. fght fr it and Ultimately it, His
firm conviction was that the House today surendrng
up Of peope-urrendeug The cause OF astioede'
grading itself an tho great party which had ooproned me
courtry in tho most trying thai IN The history OF tAe world
Mr HiGBY OCal) stated why be should vote against the
Joint lie would have yielded his objection 60 h
nessee ,ef but be found examining the Constitution OF
Tennessee that The voting power was confined exclusively to
would be admitted under the Joint resolution wh ,he
number Of Representatives that she was entitled 20 pc
fore the war; whereas she should ONLY have the number to
which ho would be tatled under the constitutional Amehd
mcnL ,,., .,... y,
painful regret gentleman hitherto supposed to atend
well w. S1yn cso a~S p we . Ss sc the
desnes ~ the Government ~ the nands Oh le dsoJ9 ma
iory. Tito gentleman from Massachusetts bad conpIned
Of fo haying dsfrancnised those who had d!an
chisel themselves bS stirling II the National
Mr. BOUTWELL, epl:0 that his objection was tha nc oooreu
people disir lnchised. go "a
NJ BINGHAM relicd that Mr. Boutwell, had spoken f the
ri yotes a rcnnesse a. minority and be claimed that
IL e. nDl voters under the constitution aud laws repre-
senled OF It's white population. which was as Two 90
t, had sreued that tennessee could be admitted be-
she lad no. extended the eeetye u,ache 70
o>ens Bot that principle why not inoIude nilsson,
which her lao population aai Ter h9oel p'Pu
NJ FcS Ohio interrupted say that he attached no con
sequence T. the act Icnnesse Legislature He dd nov
biievo expression Of the will Of her peop Bat inc
great paramount question bore was "ne'hef OF ho 'aa o
ought 10 bo represented In Congress , ,,,,.
Mr. BN0u,s said he thought so too and hoped hts colleague
Mr. EDaiDcE (wis) asked whether no time for discussion
% to Sc 20 s % , as aS Of Ii. He
asserted Tennessee wns Republican "a Massachuset
the PRINCIPLE that the n)riy whether blick or white had
the right to control po power That the principle
which the gentleman from Ma achuses repudated 20 day
prlnc pie uneas the rs isfFanchsed Rebels set
II Tennessee .dmt black to vote. neither dii
Union Tennessee e|iasn.y e"'lsd 60 be rep
resented here any STATE in the uaon $50 hsa sa,ss
fortunes Republic There was no member on ths upos
who bad any go assume for hi@7 fsr 10 create, s2sS
Loyal leading man q Tennessee represented "a
Tenns,sc to do justice TO al nr WY not an ssn as
inevitably BE- trusted subject TO TIE great guaranty that
IL they their privileges the inherent aud universal
right OF the people Congress will by law redress tho great
wrong II tennessee rot republican IN form neither
New York Ohio II she Was not entitled TO repre-
.ena.ioo neither was Masachus!, nor lsdnna Mha ~
Tennessee had ratified good faith the Constitutional
monument and given evidence to satisfy Coneesso the re-
OF people TO hoir allegiance she is entitled 10 repre-
The House proceeded the passage Of the joint
resolution During the vote the Gbsence Il many members
on account Of Illness etc. was announced
Mr Finck and several otaer Demolrltie ms%bers while