The New York herald., 1866-05-10

The gentleman from Ohio (Mr Ssheuekl hsa spskese
1erday about treating them he would reaA an oneno
ing child thrash him and put him into corner. and m
pout and get over II at his leisure Iai might be
to Be m and sHs II Ssy "S
nize the people of the North as standing IN keo rar
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government and unless the whole principle lying u the
base oi the government were discarded was necessary
that they should be treated friends not enemies
The history Of Ireland of Poland Of Hungary Of Venice
showed that people could not be coerced into fendl.
dating the rebel debt he had only to say that had
voted for 1t once and should've for 1t again. The NTH
section, giving Congress power carry out the other
provisions simply necessary coroary from ali the
rest He hoped the House would the wisdom Of
allow the other four to 80 to vote They would receive
his hearty support
Mr.. MCKEE. (rep) Of KY, spoke in support Of the
measure He proposed to amend Mr.. Garfelds motion
TO recommlt with Instructions by striking out the third
section and inserting the ioowlng:-
who voluntarily adhered 70 The ase
States are forever excluded from holding any oce OF as
profit under the government Of the United States
He held that the adoption OF such an amendment
would obviate the objection made to the praccabty OF
enforcing the article. II he were asked to choose DO.
tween giving the elective franchise TO disloya man and
to colored he would say that he preferred the
meanest black who wore the chains OF slavery
10 the most intelligent traitor who wars against tne
Mr. Wusos (rep) Of Iowa, rose to question Mr. Ray.
mond in reference TO his position on the Casi Msn @
being Consumed IN that way saying that he informed
that the House to be brought " vote on ne oms
The sprxxEs said tha. he soundetood, adding ths
that thirty gentlemen desiring TO SPEAK o
Mr. ELDRIDaE, (dem) Of Wis., spoke against the joint
resolution and denounced the Reconstruction Committee
as having entirely disappointed the country The reso.
simply report whether the late rebel States or any q
them entitled TO be represented in either HOUSE O
Congress- Had It done soY Had II reported whether
any of these States were not entitleo
to representation What information had 1t given 10 the
House that subject? That committee was not charged
with the duty Of changing the fundamental law Of the
land It stood resisting the restoration Of the Vnion
it. 1t had rendered itself unworthy its high positisn-
Seeing the handwriting on the wall, noting the change
IN ana @ Ihe so nS
q compromise among its own members. Why had the
gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr Stevens given up bis
plan universal contiscatonf Why had others given
up universal sufrage Why had others given up their
plan Of universal butchery Of the Southern peopisf
their party in the fall elections.
Mr. WINDOW, (rep) OF Mimi, wanted to know whether
the genemans home organ at Fond du Lac represented
the democracy Of Wisconsin.
Mr. EIDRIDGE replied that it did not and no paper
| presented the democracy Of Wisconsin
Mr. WINDOW wished to read article from 1t, but Mr..
| Eldridge would not permit him.
Mr.. wlSDox then stated that the paper referred 70
denied that jeff Davis was traitor, and asked Mr.. Ell
| bridge his opinion on the subject
Mr. ELDRIDGE expressed his opinion that he was and
said that that proved that he did not agree with the
organ He asked Mr. Window whether he thought that
anybody who was preventing tho restoration OF the
Mr. WNDoM replied that under certain circumstances,
he might be.
Mr. ELDRDGE remarked, significantly, that he thought
SO too
Mr. boutwell,, (rep of Mass, the next speaker.
He did not feel surprised at the gentleman from Wiscon
Reconstruction The troubles of that gentleman and hrs
friends very likely TO increase. The policy Of the
democratic party easily understood and compre-
hended II was policy in which 1t had been consistent
1t was policy laid down as early as 1855 In the demo
IL he h Of
| to be admitted into the Union with such in--
stitutons as il chose to establish The same doctrine
was held by that party to-day. 1t was tho
doctrine held by Alexander H. Stephens who declared
that each Of the eleven States had to-day existing
ment OF the country; that that s continuing right
which had not been interrupted by Of the events Of
tue war The democratic party ntained first that
State Of the American Union cannot, by its own acts,
separate itself from its associates second, that the
of the war; including the undivided organised
and public acts Of the peo,Ie aud governments Of the
eleven rebeious States had not in changed the
constitutional relations which, previous 70 the war; sub
sisted between these people and the states ON the
| one hand, and the national governments o.
the other; third, that those States respectively
and the loyal people have all Immediate aud unQues-
tionable right Of representation, provided always That
in every the person elected E and heretofore has
been loyal to the government and supports the consti
tuition Of the country fourth, that Legislation q
amendment OF the constitution Ia necessary, or even
proper prerequisite to the full Of the right
Of representation in Congress by the people and
States lately in rebellion SO far as there any toe
tinony before the country, traitor tn the SOUTH
and every sympathizer with treason In the North, s,
tanned these POSITIONS and he asked wherein the Pre-
sidens policy differed from that ancient and consistent
| policy Of the democratic party.
Mr. RANDALL, (dem,) OF Pa said the gentleman had
shown the great consistency of the democratic party He
should like show him the Inconsistencies Of the repub
| lican party.
Mr. BOUTWELL, declined yield the floor for that pur.
| pose He asked the gentleman from New York mr.
Raymond whether he did that IL those positions
sustained by the President there would be the ut
most danger TO the country: whether their
ut fapI fhq da-tr af rnTnon
These democratic positions raversed by the policy
of the republican party The doctrine OF the democratic
party pregnant OF woe and in this hour of national
peril their sad misfortune be compelled To admit
that he who secured the suages Of the people for the
second Office in the government accepted rs his policy
He (Mr BoutwelD accepted a that those eleven
states not to-day represented either In the Senate
vpi tbe n"ouay Of epresenasor vas Ho
accepted the statement made by President Lincoln in hs
last public address, that those States were not Of their
proper practical relations the Union and they could not
get such relations unless by the consent OF those who
represented the loyal citizens Of the country In refer
the third section Of the proposed amendment he
freely confessed that is adoption necessary.
HIS views would have led him In an op-
| positc direction. lie should have preferred
the government rather than exclude its enemies but
as mcrs we're not prepared for the former in the gov
erning force Of the country he safety fer the
present except In sort OF exclusion OF Its enemies
He believed the government had to-day the constitu
tiona power 20 extend the elective franchise 10 every
| loyal citizen OF the country
Mr. srAIpIsc, trepj of Ohio, the ncxt speaker.
| tion Committee did not come up 10 the stan.
| dard which his own imperfect judgment had
that very few things Of public mature could be
pshed without abnegaon OF ones own notions Of
others Believing in the wisdom patriotism and sagactS
| OF the Committee on Reconstruction, he would avail
himself thereof and would vote for one and all Of the
measures reported without the least variation He depre
Gated regretted the unbecomng assaults made In the
House upon the President the Unned states because
however much they might differ with the President he
should at all times under all circumstances treated