The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-10


Il committee Of this body or Of the gentlemen who
support the amendment It would well become him
r Fessenienl 10 that Mr. Hendricks opposed IL for
none but party purposes for Mr. Hendricks to say that
II was only Supported for party purposes
MT HEsDsIcKs, tdem of lDd.s interrupted Mr.. Fes-
sender to that he justified in saying the measure
was urged on partisan grounds because the Chairman OF
the Committee In the House sir. st vens urging its
passage did SO on partisan grounds and admitted so
much in his speech He iMr ndrcksl had quoted
Mr. Stevens language, In which that gentleman SAID 1t
necessary TO pass the amendment secure the r
petuy OF the party Of the Union. This Mr. Hendricks
SAID the lang age used b. class OF gentlemen 10
dcsignae their own political party.
Mr. FEssESDEs said he remembered very well that Mr.
Hendricks had quot Mr.. Stevens remarks. He could
my that his gloss was entirely unjustiiabe Tho words
pary Of the Union were used In no party sense Does
not tue gentleman belong TO that partyY
MI . T but sho no V es
opposes the admission OF the Southern States into the
Union.
Mr.. FEssE,pES said he might have had some doubt
some time ago about Mr.. Hendricks belonging to the
Onion party but he could have none now since he ir
Hendicks) said 1t very strange how everything
yan into PARTY considerations in Mr. Hendricks mind.
Mr. Fessenden, after replying to Mr. Hendricks asser.
tOns that the amendment was intended as punishment
10 the Southern people, referred to the speech OF Mr.
Buckaew, eight pages out OF sixteen OF which were de-
sSoxsp hat New England has soo much power in the
Senate and IN the country, and that tins
power and influence ought 70 be abridged. He
would not say that there was anything orig nal
In this charge against New England Such views have
been presen ed before quite orcbly and with about
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say that be did not despise New England New England
was happy TO know It; and he lMr. Fessendcn felt at
Bsckslew BE thought that all charges and remarks
upon the endeavors on the part OF party 10 keep
power were completely out Of place The nominal
power Of New England In the Senate, amounting to
swclye, might, with the aid OF one or two, carry
measure If all were present a nominal quorum
Judging from the patriotism Of New England here there
eould be great danger 70 the country she should
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argument against the political power OF New England
tnry could be had though the majority OF the
votes in the Senate must be In favor Of IT, Mr. Fessen
den stated that the committee being DESTROYS OF doing
something, produced this amendment believing Il less
objectionable than any they could present He could
MOI permit the censure avshed upon the committee to
Sbs two modes OF debate personal, the other dis
cussion OF principles He Mr Fessandeni thought tho
Scsonaty Of manner he did not understand One
mode Of parliamentary debate long and elaborate
essay prepared carefully in the study, printed and read
In Britain and IN Franco no man is permitted to read
speech in the Parliament or in The Deputies,
Mr. CowkN. trep) Of Pa, remarked that i was per.
United In France but not In England Mcintosh said
that they written orations, which exhibited nothing
but power Of argument and imagination.
mere words spoken exiemporaneously how ever bitter
ohey might seem, venal offences compared with the
sall distilled IN studious hours and 80 worded IN writ
He would wish notice the argument made under tho
heading of argument in the late Grafton OF Mr. sumner
haners and supporters Of the amendment, "Judas
kcariot with Ponius PLATE his back" He would
quote Tho good taste Of applying these flowers
4 rhetoric 70 his own political associates in cool pre-
paration not In the heat Of debate might well be Ques
toned Mr. Fessenden then said he would return TO
oenmderaon OF the amendment to the rights OF States
% DIX the rights Of suffrage within their own limts
There Is no power in Congress I'd interfere
Che Senator the clause 70 which he had erred
qur that rcpres natives shall be elected by the peo
PIE Of the States Now the amendment may admit that
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MI FsExDES said that no only claimed that the States
had power 70 nx the qualification OF voters The pro
1anchse class, but II would not deny their power It
BOW ands N the constitution; but the amendment says
20 q part OF n race in satc that shall
not by you be represented here.
Mr. YATES said that this new amendment had an or
gRnc acknowledgment OF the power In State 10 deny
the rgh of citizens TO vote IL they 80 choose because OF
Mr. FrsxSpEs again claimed that the amendment
simply said, N, In the exercise Of your constitutional
power you deny that race the right TO vote you shall be
punished for II by not being allowed TO enjoy an In
creased representation because OF them Mr. Fesscndcn
referred to the quotations Of Mr. Sumner from Coke,
Locke and Otis asking whether when they uttered or
wrote the sentences he quoted alons from them
20 indicate universal Suffrage; whether in Coke's
ss,tuiion, EnsIishmen all voted; and whether. in
spite OF his remark there not class EXCLUSION IN Mas
sachusetts operating against those who may able
read though they DO twenty years Of age In
form ~ with the sole condition that had been specified
In the quotation from Otis Now, though BY limitation
attendant upon their excusiy enes the Southern
etates through this amendment, would be shorn OF
part Of their representation they would I've represented
Just they might choose TO be, the choee with
them and they would being 80 represented be taxed TO
bear the burdens OF the governments debts expen
al The charge OF mmorality and traffic had been
made by the senator from Massachusetts against the
committee against the majority OF the Houre and Senate
but no man stood upon the opinion Of heated conro-
vcrsouaiist Mr. Fessenden satisfied TO stand with
the press the people the majority OF both houses
.nder the denunciaiion Of the Senator from Massa
chusetts
Mr.. sussD frep.I OF Mass, said, there Ia familiar
1ory, which the Senator cannot have forgotten, OF n
shield suspended In the highway, and two travellers
ing 10 Il from opposite quarters undertook 10 read the
inscription upon H. Each read differently and each,
hooking 1t the others face insisted that he right and
1traightway there CONTEST which ended In bstHe;
but last discovered that the shield had different
Inscriptions m two sides THAI IN the precise charac
tsr Of the measure before us II bs shield with two