The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-05

and unconstitutional legislation pro
nosed. after all the sacrifices of Union
man TO nut down the rebellion. They
had been told by the gentleman from
| Pannsylyania, Mr. Stevens, and by the
gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Shellabarger
and other men, that the Southern States
are out of the Union, and that the Con.
stitution must be amended to keep the
Republican party in power. He looked
! upon Northern and Southern secession
! lists rs the same. He held position
from which he could not be driven,
which is that every citizen of the United
States owes paramount allegiance to the
general government, and that such ale
glance, when given, entities every such
citizen to all the protection which could
be afforded. The war, he repeated, was
| for the Union, and was so declared by
Congress directly after the battle of
Bull Run; but now they were grayeIy
told that the Southern States were out
Of the Union. -.-
He referred to the refusal of the House
to- admit the members elect from Arkan.
sas, even to the privileges Of the floor,
and to the members from Tennessee be.
ing denied admission to their seats
These men were earnest and efficient In
support of the Union cause, and some OF
them had rendered efficient service in
the field.
Mr.. Delano, OF Ohio, made an explana-
tion which was called for by remark of
Mr.. Rosseau, and said he lepudiated, as
entirely grouudless, that the Southern
States were dead. They live, and by the
blessing of God will live as long as the
United States shall live, as part and par.
eel of our common country He was
ready to admit the members from Arkan-
sas and Tennessee to this floor, and it
was due to the country that this be
speedily done
Mr.. Rosseau concluded his remarks,
denying that the Southern States are
out of the Union, Secession was bau at
the beginning of the war, but we are
now told by some gentlemen that it was
a good thing. The very ground that
Jefferson Davis occupied that the
States could secede was now oc.
cupied by gentlemen on this floor, but,
said General Rosseau, we will appeal to
the people to come back to the old plat
form Of" the Union the Constitution and
the enforcement Of the laws" loud
applause.)
The House then took recess until
half past seven o'clock.
EVENING SESSION
Nj. Shanklin, of Kentucky, opposed
the bill, and in reply to those who had
defended 1t, said there was, as q general
thing, no hostility on the part OF the for
.mer masters toward those who had been
emancipated on the contrary, there was
feeling OF kindness, unknown to the
people of the North The hostility, if
any, was towards fanatica! abolitionists,
who came to the southern country and
by promises, persuasions and misrepre-
sentations demoralized the negroes By
bringing the negro policy into the con
test, the army of the rebel government
was strengthened and that of onr own
weakened, and it way the means of pro.
longing the war besides the eXpendi
ture of thousands OLIVES and many mil.
lions of money, aud the ,lesolation Of
large portion Of the country but for this
the war would have been of shorter du-
ration. While he had always detested
the acts of secession as political heresy,
he was compelled also to denonnce as a
political heresy the doctrine Of aboli
ton one was as damnable aS the other
Several Others spoke against the bill,
after which the House adjourned.