The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-19
The Daily n eWs.
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1866.
-u,,AukAnr.Esp SPEECH IN THE HOUSE
of REPRESENTATIVE

REMAhh "A AbAh n - u ANDAA -.
OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
HARR1s. OF MARYLAND, DEFENDS THE hlahr os
aEnpss1oN AND JusTIFIEs THE soUTH.-hh lni,nD 1,,
5THE souTHERN STATES GOT OUT oF.THE oNloN az anD
ARE STILL oUT.-ANDY JOHNSON MOI a In WV W
PRESIDENT, &C., 80.
.,,-...aauo,, rrhrrsdav Jnne IA The morning hour
% S sRsss order
gay WAS @ Io,nt 1omnlittes Gu Reconstruction enuHeo
M h to restore to States lately in tne'r
1a M posuil Harria Of Maryland MI Speaker having been
nm to this period Of the session asent MEMBER aro
choice deem 1t my duty now TO deoiare 1y ~
~ the poiticai questions which are presented 1or
sS onaideration of ,hi. FL use and the country
shonId consider most enoble at to win the support
Of Of any by the least conceament OF
r tban. sir declare that in principle now stand as
stood before the war; stood after war was
~ censre: as tond In prison and before that 1nerna
instrument of tyranny, court-maral Ana as ssana
In principle so will stand In practice whenever ocea-
sion may require. sz,.f -. 49,.
When Indicate that there has been no change In my
principles this House and this country posoly-loI
the svowa OF them has been attended ~ an une1pec
"A notorietyLmay inf what my position now 49,
an'an old line Democrat and bseve In the doctrine OF
secegeion believe that the several States Of this Union
have the right to separate from It, each acting for ITSELF
balteye that abuses and usupaon had been praottced
and threatened to great an xtent py sner
and partners Ia this governmental compact nas tng
southern States were justified in going OUT and sir
frther believe by their ordinance of secession that they
did 20 out and thereby became 10 this Union iorelgn
States. These convictions oanno' change' ana 10
not expect will ever be removed; will most asBuredy
proclaim them and stand by them as long as single
citizen OF the Confederate States Is In chaius or subject
30 penalty for asserting them There Is no political or
personal consideration which would prompt me to snoh
deserop, AS the right of accession Is the only thing
that aeenr them from the charg Of treason my voice
sha ever accord with my convictions and never join in
that erdior against them. should consider myself as
assuming Almost imam us position II DID, what Bill,
that believe them Eight that would have joined them
the sovereign State 6 Maryland had said so to desert
them now ii their Utmost nesd when can legitimate
ly give them suoh prqteoion as IN my power honestly
wSss lave sa Mr. Speaker this House win
rsaiy infsF a adyerae oshe reconstruction pol
aicy OF the Presidenttn4 contess Andy johnson
bus been Y adopting hs mode q CON
of the Republican party that elected snd with his
own declaration from the time he abanaoned the Dem
ocratio party and joined the These facts
fault that is now at issue with many Of the people
who raised hm to his present station In my view the
Southern seeded States have no right to representa-
tives on this floor In the Senate and by my vote
have heretot invariably rejected every application
which he's been made by any person claiming such
rght and, sr not only do believe that they have no
Representatives here do not think they hsve the
right to furnish with President YioePresiden
Being citizen of seeded and unreconstruoted Tennes
see, Andrew johnson is In my opinion only Presidents
de cto forced upon the country by their votes attend
ed by that very effective Implement their bsYonets
When cannot avoid it. like every one else acquiesce
in do acto governments and de dcto Presidents; but IL
It could be expected by any that oan cast yvot
at the next Presidential election for Andrew johnson OK
Tennessee for that high office then a least the status
Mr. Harris proceeded to define his views in re-
gard TO reconstruction. expressing his confident belief
the compact and be subject to the old Constitution CT
the United States II was mot the Constitution they
fell ont bnt the peverstoa Of 1t by their Northern
associates and their persistent designs to violate and
destroy important rights which were secured By thnt
instrument Those rights have been destroyed, sni
never be OF discord between the North AMI
States veacquiescsd IN it; and the is placed IN
the positon which you desired him to have when you
RssE9ksa ths K2e p a.
ern States shall vote against it. and think you muet
hope for such result, and they would bs sav,s
should they aid in bringing 1t about. They will reject
with the terms Of your proposed amnesty, ard
will await awhile the calm and consderae action Of tle
people OF this country to aid them In again honorapy
bocoming members Of this Union. What is to be gaa
e under the circumstances BY keeping those out WHIP
come In You will certainly not try to humbug YOUR
cnstuents by pretending to any fear Of the physical
strength Of the south The oenfederaoy has not ua.
dor It's CONTROL anyle cannon, single musket,
single round OF ammunition. ...555,,.
:. You are bent on schemes which seem to contain
nothing but the ssaenss Of mischief and revenge
Vnon and aiming at the degradation Of the white poo
pie Of the south This last you will not and say 1t
In the Of the American people, you shall not ao
oompish. +.5.. sz,z..=z =5.3
But there is something in the spirit Of the Southern
people which will thw.rt your designs. lftbey have
lowered the stand ard of their Contederaoy they have
not lowered the standard Of their pride-s becoming
pride in the estimation Of an honorable enemy
The Southerner has all around him, without speaking
durance, courage, and prowess Of his people-sad
spectacle though it bolt will not diminish ps tone
that he can on his soil walk the graves Of
1eary three hundred thousand Of his courageous
1nies, and zzsZ4zz
Standing on the Yankee grave, ~!
He will not deem himself slave"
Mr. Speaker all the efforts made here or elsewhere to
elevate the negro to equality with the white in
,ay, are perfectly idle. The negro must be kept in
subordination to the white man, no matter how eo.