The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-26

Justify
colleague has given during the present session q Con
gress in which he has al ered from the great body oi
Union senators on this door ought not 10 speak very
cohndenty on this point perhaps because my cQleae c
ought TO be presumed 20 know better than myself what
wa the action Of the convention He was member OF
the convent on aud believe he wa Chairman Ol the
committee which drew nm and roportad the resont,
adopted by that convention He therefore, an iu,.
poIion, and prominent member o. that convention !
was not mcfnbar ~ II AZ all He saw the whole OF a.
ana he was grea, part Of u, aud vet think cannot he
mistaken IN saying that the resolutions OF the
ton cannot be urged here apology for OF the
votes my coheOgue mas sYen heard TINS as thought
sered by my colleague yesterday on this door, and |
have looked Tor copy 81 these resolutions have not
been able TO Ind them; but found one OF them IN
speech which my col'eagu, himself made IN the
Senate on tue lTh OF Jaocary Probably that
resolution goes a. lar 70 Justify the votes which have
been commented on In Wis onan. any other
II says that tho animus which caused the late fcbcl-
lion against the United states was born Of III pride aud
ambition oi IN arstocra 70 inded upon slavery, which
lincoln have ghtfuy DESTROYED, and deem Il
ual 10 the regeneration OF the late slave but
ifce r'ates mat they should Ia good fdih remodel
their constitutions aud also not only abolish slavery hut
ikewis ra'ify in their state Legislatures the amendment
to the constitution OF tue United states submlttrd by
ConIess, and now pending which forever aboii ihcs
slavery in every state and empowers Congress TO pas all
laws necessary secure liberty all people black
white, Sc. Mr. Howe continued his COMMUNICATIONS
upon Mr. Dooliitles remarks, alleging that there had
been nothing done by the Union party OF Wisconsin
pledging against negro suffrage.
Mr. DooiurH said he would not reply jnsi yet to the
speech OF Mr. Howe. He would wait until the resolu-
tons of the Wisconsin Legislature came here.
THE DIRECT DEBATE REsrnED
Mr. LANE trcpl Of Ind spoke IN favor Of the admis-
son OF Colorado. He defended the Senator elect tMr
Evans from the mpuations he alleged were cast upon
his character by Mr. Sumner yesterday In connection
with Indian massacres. He regretted that the word
white" In the constitution OF Colorado but did
think this fact uccn Justify Congress in refus
Ing to admit the state after having passed AN enabling
Mr. WILLIAMS, Crcp) OF Oregon, favored the admission
of Colorado Tie question OF negro suffrage In Colorado
different from what il the southern States In
numbers that their rights were seriously involved in any
question OF rccon3tIuci5n. Justice ~ them, as the
greater part Of the loyal population Of those stat
them; but in Colorado there only eighty or ninety
negroes 10 be effected by IT, He believed the time mol
far distant whom The right Of suffrage would be conferred
upon all men by constitutional amendment
Mr.. HgNDRIcKs maintained that the enabling act was
fac'0 oc by the refusal OF the people OF Colorado to
come in Us state uudor II, Ia the FIRST place spoke
Of the alleged cFuarty Of the proceedings attending
the adoption u The state constitution and Of the popu
lation a. insufficient for State government.
Mr. HowArr, ircpl o Mcb said If he had been in
his seat when TIC yoe taken he would have voted
for the adniAs.cv Of Colorado He discussed the tWo
oe tions-n.ulcency OF population and the restric-
tOn Of the right Of suffrage 10 whites-a held that
they did not constitute sufficient grounds for refusing to
admit the state H. did nor regard the nabng act
f,cfus .bc,o but considered II standing plelpc to
admit the Torbry as state whenev'r her eli zens
81 cicd do 90 aud belle ell Congress 10 Toe bouna by
thai act nos IA 81 az at any short period
Air. EuMrAns, rep of w.. spoke against The pending
nca urc lie could not yuie for the Admission of a
State w3o,c conHjuon recognized the distinction con
tanned ia tue VOID white II appealed 90 the sens" Of
IA sr,iyrr ncu ! OF Mag thanked Mr Edmunds Tor
hts sqcoCr lie thanked bin FIR ialying The Senate
such al important question He thought tho nate had
bclier sco thls subject, ana NOV an adjournment
whi h mo. 800 vas lot.
ar Crus Will tcp1 Of Nd said he voted against the
a.ngi ssion - ICuradJ when Tho subject last ur,
and, u he u,cnGcl to change his vote he deemed I
any To say icN ~Oriis tu te reasons which
urged him To make the change II p objections in The
lTs place not The emalinesr Of tho ropuat on
to Il word white INT 10 the character OF the populn
The population OF an adventure and ing cbarac
Ter ~, hat noe learned Ctin official statements the
clr3cy of this Idea, and convinced that there
large agricultural aud asiufa interests IN tho Ter
ri,eay calculated 10 a,trsc; large population.
M. Juins dem Of Md opposed the admission VI
cooiaaoon tie ground " iBsuii. tent population 10
cquay, representation hc faid, wat admitted ~ The
Constitutional Snnycnion 10 d" a mischief, and ihc
lage staicF only consented 10 the unequal rcprcscia
tion the Senate after they Ind become convinced that
without u there co Id be no Union. II WIS 20 nd I'M
po ihc except uIon the basis Of equal representation
in The senate io form the Inon ihcrc we're then but
thiucou states existing, they had gone through the
rea OF revolution tosoih and thog were inipcied ~
this "a foEcthfr, and the larger States were
Wiling to make concessions 10 the smaller ones for the
sake OF the innn.
Mr. GHmfs interrupted Mr. johnson To move an al
joummcnt
lir srreAr sad Their was lmpoian, bgsne's being
dc ayci Tor this Ito hOac would DO pressed
to q yoi.. re cgled fog the yea aud nays
The senate refused 20 a'iiolrn yeas u. nays 81
Nc JcGN - rcsam"i tho foor IN conliiaaton OF hs
TcHaTgs lnc largctt ori mate nf tho population 81
Coord pas 20 900 or these lcast co 600 the
Or sgr.l i,toll,,rts al tc Terttorv Way.ra who
M, $50, M ~ site ,ovcrrsrrni rho senor,l c.f,
"'' w n, . 1850, -, IL ~, = ~. = ~ III e,oa
Bot eupro-o $50 900 - Nrs true the constitution
~, ~ -, ,r nutntrr of mi etitauf. Tor State but
a. mon Who made II .ontentietei
s,, -, Al, u, go Nos. uropoeed they would have n,e
s.rit'd T, Thog /, nuir1d IA, 100 O5o rrn giollf be
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Tntrrt Tor tlr f"Nt thts ltrrt lad 90 NtAlo TDv
eminent aud tiry protected II vas not rcI uh.
,.t la rttrttufe "a rive fifteen or tweutv thoitant
M ~, -, Il, ~. SITE M, 80 n, 40, 4,
'i' ~ wv ., - -. y
~ w" or Wv ~. ~ N's.p 1870 ~ ''.'
one Tue fohth'ii 0tt htfH' al'F Nifif hiinlffl w
illnk d Lcc"r.ary ~ pfry Of iner own 10 make nov
St.tes by Il yl,lur fnine 81 the prrssEL ones Va Y
MI ht nuke a. Texas tnur. nnd y Georgia az many
more Then what would Fay one ~ Ne" England IT,
did not m' ut0n this a. "a threats ior De-
hoped ihrcais were throw away ~ uif
lodyt bot ho monionri y o. iact ilat
oprht e. he taken INTO confederation u determining TIC
question Wealth was not The t'tt ~ ~" formation ~
o State. u 10 vas, New YORK city M Rht make f0riy
state. Il vs' nc citizens not The wealth. that made