Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-01-24
VOL XX-.:NO. 10.

the hlsIory Of the country has the thing oc-
Cured that the great mass Of the people
nave been taxed to support in idIeness a
class OF people who are too law and too
worthless to support themselves. Look
around these galleries at any time Of dav
and you will see benefeiaries Of this bureau
eroWding themselves together and listening
TO the debates of this body. How many Of
the honest handwriting white men ofthis
country are there who can afford to come to
the city Of Washington and sit day after
day, week after week, and month after
month listening to your debates They
cannot afford it. But under the uroteetive
care of this Freedmen's Bureau your 1aller-
les can be crowded every day By negroes
listening to your deliberations, doing moth
ing to support themselves, and being sup
ported out of taxes levied on the whole
people of this country.
4 The bill under consideration proposes to
enlarge the powers Of the Freedmen's Bu-
reaG It does enlarge them wonderfully. /
tnlnk l eaa demonstrate mathematieallv
IN mat TINS bill gives to the President of the
United States and those connected with the
discharge of the duties of the Bureau the
power OF spending ct least two hundred and
nifty millions of dollars.
Mr.. salisbury then reviewed the DIFF
ferent sections Of the bill alleging that It
gave patronage to a dangerous extent 10 the
President as well as mourning an immense
expense to the country. 1t provides for an
agent in every county, There were I.67s
counties In the United States. In every one
oi these an agent at $500 q year would |
amount to two millions Eve hundred and |
fourteen thousand dollars. Seventy. two |
clerks or assistant commissioners at 1920 |
year would cost $50, 400, and s,24a clerks |
Tor agents in addition to all these, making |
the total for officers alone 81, ,314, ,20O.s Hebee
lieyed that legislation OF the character now
under consideration would result in the
election Of the democratic party and demo- |
critic majorities in both Houses of Congress.
All he would say to the Democratic 5arty |
was I, Tor It 70 stand firmly by its principles.
Mr, FESsENDENJ. Of Maine, said that |
the Senator from Delaware had said that a |
continuance'of the kind of measures now
under consideration would soon put the /
democratic party in possession Of both /
nails OF Congress. He did not know that |
he should hesitate to do what he believed
70 be right and proper, even in view of sueh |
a calamity as the accession of the Demo- |
cratic party. Let US look back st the con
dition in which we found ourselves at the /
close OF great war brought upon US by
the Democratic party. The great mass Of
the Democratic party-the leading portion
Of it-was the Southern portion. I do not
say all Demoersts were in favor of bringing /
on the war. l acknowledge that a Tery
great portion of them have proved them /
selves to be goed and true patriots, as good |
and true to the country as any set Of men.
but do say the support the Democratic |
party gave 10 the South, in all its measures
OF aggression, was degree of encourage
ment without which do not believe the
war would have occurred. That has been
my opinion always, If the war was brought |
upon US by the South ITSELF and q result has
followed which may be grieVous- to them
for series of years, it is not for them To
complain. They initiated the war, and II
the result is disastrous and continues to be
oppressive, so far as the necessary measures
are concerned, they have themselves to
thank for it and cannot complain of the
Congress Of the United States. If the
Democratic party, as party, in its previous
course, is responsible for the condition of
things that exist in any degree, it is net for-
that party, as party, to complain of the
measures which may be found necessary at
present. They also have taken the con-
Ss,isSEsOo Of tilStI aCtiOu certain extent.
and think they ought to be silent upon
everything which is a natural and insyita-
Die result Of the consequences for which /
they are responsiD e.
the arrangement ofthe Democratic parky.
The Democrats, he said, had maintained the
Union from the commencement Of our
troubles till the last. They had maintained
the Union with their blood and treasure.
Mr.. FESSENDEN spoke on the bill under
consideration. In conclusion he referred 10
the subject Of reconstruction He had no.
nced that some gentlemen were little snx
lous TO discuss this matter before they had
the benefit Of the facts that the Special
Committee might be able to state and the
to Uh ah kba-r
come. That was matter for every person
to Judge by himself and for himself But
there was one thing upon which he wished
to say word Senators had in course Of
debate chosen to talk great deal about the
policy of the President and the policv of
Congress. cannot understand WHY the
gentleman from the other side Of the house
and the gentlemen of the same way of
thinking on this side of the house, shonId
De SO very anxious to get up the idea that
therels collision of opinion between the
President and Congress. We have all sorts
Of rumors wherein the wish is father to the
thought. One day we hear such a Cabinet
Minister is to be turned out, or to resign. /
This day something else is being done. The
President has said this or that. He means
to ostraeise those people who will not sup {
port his policy, &C., de-. Such rumors are /
without the slightest foundation, except in (
the wish Of those who invent them. He would
say TO all who wished such state of affairs
to come about not to hatter themselves
with any such idea. He had not as vet
seen the slightest indications, nor did he
expect 70 see any ever. Supposing fhereI .
was difference oflopinion to ascertain the s
extent, time and manner of accomplishing
a great work which all desired to see ac1
compished at the earliest possible dav. {
Did it follow because Of this difference of {
opinion that there was to be collision that Z
was talked about. He knew very well men I
nung around the White House, and endeav- !
ored to persuade the President that those .
who ought to be his friends were not doing
their best to sustain him, but paid the Pre-
sldent poor compliment when they init
mated he was. not keeping q watch e
on those matters himself There q
IS no collision. The President had c
lone nothing that his friends complain of, Z
and his friends done nothing he can COM Z
PLAIN OF, AS ommander-in-ehiefof of the army | a
ne had appointed Provisional Governors in h
he South, but he had not attempted to do :,
anything which, under the Constitution. +
belonged to Congress to do.
In conclusion Mr.. Fessenden said that he | t.
lesired full restoration of the Union as n
Peedlly as possible. He was opnosad - :,
ny imposition upon any people designed toI a
orm part OF the Governments, or derrad- u
uS INC couulIOn OF any. He would not da | :.
rade the South in any way. y
. Mr.. HENDRICKS replied tothe allna;ons =
tessenden to the conduct of the Darno n
rate party. That party has stood firm ~ | pi
ne Constitution. When the South secedsd st
lett The Democratic party. The De,no- al
fatle party had always held that domest;c m
lstltutlons of the States were under stats 70
ontrol. ''a'e "a "a
= Mr.. DAVIS said ne hal always bean. a ~
ing and had always been opposed to tha sl "
emocratic party, but the questions which ue
'ed TO divide the parties had gone bv and Sc
ere were now questions on which tbev na
reed. They were: Preservation of az
ynt OF habeas corpus, trial by iurv. the tn,
oordlnatlon Of military to civil power. and | sa4
eolenee to.the Constitution in everx "a -,
ect. He was now with the Democratai on 81
ese questions as opposed to the RepubIi- an an
Mr.. JOHNSON said that tba ron..;..-,. exa
. ndRsp dRpt Sg give the power to Congress- 10 I1v thr
Il. Slaytthe purposes mentioned in che sac
10 had f1r,,.--IIr - ing been abolished those the
izens, sns ns5ineriy been slaves, wee 'nC now b.
oyide ho,. We had no mora a,,soor;t,- ~ t{le
,ita citizens Ter the blaek 4bs.E-y 70 90
saIn.5 slr, CHSss nc Il stated thAthe bad been n
osSoiS4s 'ssasteTt authority that there illni
itat. he nfesSs.se shores Of Maryland Of
;olord soldiers had 6ee1Saedmen Of thss Ral
II thea killed By men beloRE~S 7ssZhien TO
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Pendins the discussion of the abovN sub I'F5 r.
ect Mr.. Raderson offered 9 joint resoluOssa ~