The New York herald., 1866-09-29

involuntary servude forever prohibited, ana tno
No debt State coofederate created By under the
s ., the usaps power sha b. recognized Or pa
The bin further provided that when constitution con
ainng these provisions shoud have been framed by the
convention, and adopted BY popular vote u should be
recognized the government OF the saiey And then
Congress declared, BY every act which could make u
more binding that those amendments being adopted
the constitution should be ratified in Congress Mr. Lin
con In the message IN which he gives hls reasons for
not signing the blwhich that II presented Tor
his approval ess than hour before tue sne de ad
Journment Of Congressgoes 10 make proclamation
saying that tho provisions therein acceptable 70
him Congress did not claim then that the southern
States should adopt amendments TO the constitution,
which they claim should be adopted and that was
at the Close of the session OF 1854 But Congress at the
last session passed making necessary for certain
other amendments be adopted by the Southern people
They no where say that when those amendments are
presentation in Congress. On the contrary, bill
was introduced In Congress declaring that whom
these amendments adopted by the states then
they should have representatives in Congress-and
that bill defeated In the House Icome therefore,
TO tho question Of these constitutional amendments,
because they important amendments in this canvass
The chairman OF this meeting has SAID. and said very
properly that the question is not now whether consu
tonal amendments shall be adopted, or whether they
shall not be adopted Wc are not called upon In this
upon that question He has stated very
States shall have represenaiion. independent Of the
question Of the adoption OF these constitutional amend
ments- desire 70 say single word upon the amend
adopted these states should have admission. Now these
amendments are numerous There are four or five Of
them, and II Is the first time think, In the history of
the coantry that attempt has been made 10
qre States to adopt Of amendments to the con-
stitition one time One or these amendments and
very serious amendment which Ia talked about TO the
people great deal by the radical orators and speech
makers going about Is the ono that declares hat here
after representation shall only be allowed TO the
voting population OF the Statcs or, in other words.
that wherever mails persons above the age Of
he calculated on tho basis Of representation.
You md these men asking the people ana
you ind people asking you II the Southern States only
had certain ainonnt Of representation when ~ the
blacks slaves before the rebellion why they should
have any greater representation nows And IL s ques-
ton which strikes very forclby. They say, per-
haps JUSTLY am not disposed now TO dispute the pro-
positionha States which have been in rebellion should
not c1me back into tho Congress Of the country with
greater representation than they had when they COM
menccd That Is practical and important question II
say that IL tho amendment alone, and satis
fed OF the right OF Congress 10 exact 1t condition 10
the adm ssion OF these siates would give my hearty
approval But first deny the right o. Congress 10 re
qfre the adoption OF that other amendment as
the condition precedent Of tho admission Of those states
to representation In Congress They will tell you u -
part and parcel Of tho necessary 70 bring
abont perfect peace and harmony throughout the land
condition, there was sense In that. because all
mon, by virtue OF the force OF circnmsanc Is, adj
m tied that the institution OF slavery which had
been the disturbing OF the war and OF so many
lrrtatons, was OF necessity wiped out by the war, and
therefore, necessary measure for the suppress
son OF the of the war, thers just co In
cxactng ii; and whether was constitutional not,
the paoplc Of the South acquiesced In IT, st 50 IN re-
gard 10 the Reputation OF the southern debit would
not do 10 let people pay debt contracted in the SER
vice OF tho rebellion while Of prudence de-
tnded that the country debt should be pad incurred
In putting down thai rebellion But sen these sulects
out OF the way, there nothing eft neces ssary
for The peace and harmony Of the conntry And When
repres ntaiion in Congress they do merely 10 rer-
petuae their own political power IN the body n which
they are acting tAppaase-"Thats 80 y Is not II 50
Let us see take 1t Tor granted that there Is one
hero who fears that the few members OF Congress
who come back from the South are going to be
ineni, II they had the disposition, AGAINST the
monse Northern majority against them, Bot the
the conservatives and keep them OUT Of power and
they want amendment Of the constitution 10 dinnin
ish the southern representation See where this leads
you. Is II not startling position 70 be taken that
constitutional amendment must DO adopted 10 Keep
mere party In power2 Some day New England may
o. gh tariff and tho great Western states 50 much cx
ercised aainst tho high tariff that whatever party can
get controlling majority Congress for tho time being
reuresentation OF Tho other ssrron New York might
take into its head Think will this fa to over
throw these radicaistchocrs and iaughterand elect
ative ticket and the radical members Of Con-
gress suggest that Us representati In Congress
shall BIZ diminished Now, this IL not absurd; am only
showing Just where this argument leads you IL can
lead you nowhere else because there be motive
for thc amendment have spoken OF bring insisted upon
condition precedent other than that OF securing
political and partisan power Appause) Nevertheless
# u were in the power OF CONGRESS- to impose this
be willing approve to remove all the difficulty
la the way Of the admission Of the states heard South
l., our people sboud adopt Il day il would end this
ceoseless and erna agitatonnct checrfrl but they
would adopt IL "But'-here comes the rub-'Con-
gess never meant when they suggested those amend
nents that the people OF the South should ever adopt
them" will tell you why. they add another
sndment which prnscribes large class ~ the people
OF the South forever from any share the government
os the nation Of the states They proclaim by these
amendments that no man who has taken he oath a.
an 0Hra n fAT A.
turc shall ever again bod seat M Congress although
he may have ben member a the Lcgsaturs %
that who have been In rebellion sa not have seats
in eongressi but 4 Is not very well 70 say that any
people shall be asked proscrbe b. tner a, TIE
men With whom they have In intimate ASSOCIATION
all their lives. II IL not ali very wei 70 say that
family shall be called upon 20 proscribe is
head. n order TO secure the ngns Of repre-
sentation IN Congress- or ttat father shall pro-
scribe bis son. Il is not very well to claim that ths
country will over have peacs aud harmony as long
there largo number of mcu in The Southern
States prescribed from all participation IN the govern
rneni and ts aslrs And this radical Congress knew
W. "A Won know that there i no people on he face ~
tie earth xho would ever consent 10 constitutional
amendment which would proscrbs their own bro,hera,
lail- red and suffered Bot the radcas knowing this,
intended olo this and represent the people
Of ths 30 ia ref sing ADOPT reasonbe anne ndnena
10 tie constitution ard tide this election and the
next Presidential c cion and thns feeure 10 themselves
are any soldcrs here. any sailors here, or IL this
town. who would this question discussed "a lang age
ei'ar beautiful and expressive that u makcs
yor feel how language capable " expressing Ia the
simp ~t way tie most powerful argunens et Dim read
the address OF the soldiers ami SsIors Convention
which assembled in Cleveland seyeni days ago; and
tr-N the gentlemen controlling the organ zalon of
this district VIII put In circulation. aud see
that II is In the hands Of egesy voter In the
district II is full Of sense is uranseerable IN
arumeni, IL 10 coasincing and conclusive, and no
man can reason assinsi i for a moment Now, my
friends, FAR We have discussed these amebiment@
We cnne 10 another practical subject, aud tlst u.
whsthT the people who ars represented ar sincere Or
not Tie radical mamb n, claning 10 represent the
people Df the North when thry ay that ali thai keeps
The south out Is their usa ~ adopt these amendments
sincere The best evidence can give upoa that
IN the frst place, is fact stated In tbs New YORK
Tlsas. viii read the paragraph IL sayA-"Iberr is
the sliyht difference opin on far a.
In the Union parry, and very ite where else,
20 tho wisdom Of rasif INK the constitutional anrDd-
meni proposed by congfes8m Well my Trend Rlyrnf nd
h.d doubts about II when lie The Philadel
pa address and read u bui tie circulation Of bis paper
has been mpeded the radicals who did not Ike