, 1866-12-06

mind ii the actsf 1862 conferred any additional
power on the GFe.ident. though be was no! pre-.
One Of !he most important. questions 10 be dc
however, was whether the President
By Sot no Of eop Oa e
important question that arose WIS, whether in
tas ,he pardon Of pslesa5 'nisldgaI restored
import ant question. It had been vesT scaznedly
discussed fn the Supreme Court By the sepa'or
ho tst near him NJ J3;ohEsona 3;s Who held 1st
nal to al the rights he bad before.
MF. GRlMES-fes, eir, that where the eult was
@ ihce n Isye Sad seE to 99 aasa aesy
sary consequence of the pardon. He {Mr.
Crimes thoncht there vas no necessity for In
he President designed to hike 'pa practical lei
amnesty for The Southern people. and be dit not
appfehcnd thas such was the iae:. II there was
hut at present he would vote to send It 10 IL:
~: Dixon; tcoa.ervstiye) OF Conn. a.,d that
s1ns IBIS blli to the Judiciary Committee, shey
would bare leen dlspelled 1y the remarks OF The
scna;or feGm Niehiea1 d Ihat Sfpater Ind made
70 make in his place against lie Tfesideat of he
United Sites. He pTofessed to have no personal
knoNlceee on tne subject; hut wonld taSe
charge. The Senntor had been mistn.
formed most grossly. The President
Of the United States was not guilty Of the crime
proper to s!iow such charge 10 pass without
some ,srlyi e WAS aof psSpared At ,his time to
weight, d least, aR the charge: He was snrc the
Senator f:om Michigan would be glad to hear that
,he charge was utterly unfaunded.
pardons had been established before lhe Court.
Ills Information had been received as he had said,
from one Of ;he Judges lie would, however,
matter 20 TO the committee.
Mr. TRCMRULl. of Illinois said that eiuee
there was no objection to TIC rsisrenee. he would
not desire tie impression 10 20 Oft that those
who favored the reference Q! this bill were OPP
hecn thought necessary during The war TO- have
Copftcation Bill. but he had done all In his power
to prevent the insertion Of this clause. H would
90 quite ae far as the gentleman himself IN pre-.
venting the restoration to rebels Of properly h.ch
had been taAen under this Confscation ACT, but he
thonght that al thelr business should be done de-
Gently nnd IN oroeF They had rules iof ne purpose
and .expelienee had shown .ha: Tue hest way to
isc'lliate wns The oo.erFanee ofthosc rules They
libefate'y: thev should see wnat their duty was,
@ is .hs ii! ,o.Say sad + i P5s;;a; ssyssS; f
should have hts support.
The bill was referred to the Committee on Judi
ciasy.
lnesident'e Message referring 10 1 ioreisn ~ naions
Mr sI:NEEn 'r1.nsreeJ ~ soqiet X ne t1.s.
dccia,;nc ihn nrinriniss ~ rs.. y. o
jurisdiction ur tonctees over The Whole snI5ect-
lie leFaliIy Of csis'ing tovcrnm,ats Ia The rebei
egal Govsmsnss ara sln, from 5spressntation i9
amsn,.dents nhe resolutions DECLARE that al
ppn9i T.. Ee"tt.. ~" @ ~ .seons unc'oA ol.El.
IL Inv inia IT. ~ e natals o.
t1Y. sai ,nut l t tI . pec9mss capee
iasy o1ene1sG WIEN II seis aside tne tgndamenaal
saE common - seate wsvn it UNDERTAKES to derive ~,
T9pn,,tat1on Whish haS last occh eneafcd u armed
Ieus!lon. ano maj ai governments having such
10 a i nat i
teenhstsnctIof, and 10 mis- cnd II must assume iu
taea,ctlo1 o. the S9tes lately IN rebellion, except
aa asea
| loyal STATES or ahose Sts!es hayiGg legal and
valid legislatures, az ellltea to representation ~
taESs eE q 4aiss IN the adoption Of e0's
MI. SUMNER vas not disposed 10 discuss ]le
fesolallots, onl l'c "onId tay thai hc raw nc
did i's dnty, BY assuming Inr'siltetion over ths
! whole 4latter: The. resolutions recited
briefly the duty OF Congress-, tn tha!
Icgasd ano assigned reason therefor. ue Lac
cause 10 Texas. &c important IN its hearings 91
tie 4gestions involved III the resolutions that ht
"onld 5caa II:
NJ. MeDou6ALL called Tot the namc of tht
"rtef:
~. sGMN NEh said ne would not give The sig
naIuse, ioE tne sciy Gnou reason taat he "oult
e&nosg tns MHtGs @ 70 Hotc4ee or deaah; l., :,
sir. LAWS; tpem.,l Of Aj., asked II It was Il
ofds- % q 3IfI! 5ead !, 1ette.s s ,,
Ioe rHESiuENl neetdcd mat i Was.
ar: LAWS ASKED II IL was n order foF tue sen
a,of 'rom Aassachasests 10 maSe speech II taas
III lie PRESIDENT decided thu, It was In order
oi thst sna t:nre+nmanTa rhfc3 hacr ~. ~ T.; ~
snnth wcrc shnm fnvrTsnt. us. srH a.nu ~
oA'A c.onu,v % nir,un. ~ the ennait;or s
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siavsrr "asA'' ~ 's''e'e ths teta''on'
m1 suaSEK s;1 sasd @ mat : 'h1s & letter ~as 1r9m
st,n .Mnrs nna rhnsc chasnr,n @ 10 notr ras, II
aud ~ wn,,ii % M, ,,aSe 7eai i, had h. ny he.,
| .ntisf1cd ~ 10 t,,ni rhs esrtr .Ns ~
taHu tn1iiGsncc IF W H. nsa s9e, w,s ana r. r.
! nnt disrrnrI- fJr ihourhf thnv shonfd f,iInU
~" "s .Ecssions - hnse n,trio; I1ninns. aops snt
e1a:e tlioss t:osssuments ua..er which snch ont
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eef c i1os "a fSn .o AZ f 1nhei
they laG hecn Organized, precisely q
ID ycsJs past they Ind rone fortj
10 msct Tho rehrIi1on' ihc conflict VIVA m 1anre
m ti,e dr;S nf ia.tc ,,ut in tS1s chnmhet ~ aH H.
ehamier At tbs oiher cn.l Of tbn csnni' fSc strf
1sas sryeTe tn, !, hnn H.. NM. ,i,c i,ss s,rcn,,
ans If fhc strcnno,,sness Will nrhi. We I'm y1rsnry
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