Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-02-19

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All out certain classes from the nyiyilaao.sss
h9lalns Office, but it recognizes the ripSfs of
al other classes. The class -exelnds5
Iets from three thousand to five thousa6d1 IN
Louisiana, (Ee had instsnced that Stots h..
cause ne thought it arerlecopstrpc,;oI, ~
any other. and they are those who have la
anG controlled the State in its political conrs,s
ana h'ied all the Offices for years. Inf,ssS -
might De SAID that twenty-five OF fffv rnen
nave controlled Its policy. TIE process he
S"Sesteu Would exclude alithese heretofore
leaders anu turn the State over into the CON
trolling power of the masses of the Sreo,sia
We would also secure fifty or sixfv tlnI.p.'i
loyal colored votes throughout tho Stare ma
the city OF New Orleans the FederaI c,S,s.,
was certain OF retaining, The men who had
assalieu the Government aud threatened ito
existence would thus be Invested of nil now.
er. The reconstruction of Louisiars, and ~, (,
influence of ioyalty upon the government Of
the States of the Mississippi Valley vonI5
bring to US loyal people and commnnitI
which could be relied upon in every cmer:
gency.
Nir. Shsllabarger, of Ohio, said tho CON:
s'tutionai amendment neither DISTINGUISHES
nor entFauchlses any one and he could not
understand, therefore, how the fruits that Mr..
banks claimed cOuld be gained upon tho Ia.
Sis of that amendment
Mr. Banks said tho amendment deprived
certain classes from the privilege of HOLDING
once, and law running with it could be SO
framed as to take from them also the right of
voting BESIDES, under loyal governments
emigration would set in, and new Influences
would be exercised upon the opinions and
feelings OF the people. New England and
tho Middle States had populated all of tho
great States OF the West, and carried their
sentiments with them, aud it was this that
held the West true to the nation in tho la,o
connict OF arms The history of this nation.
could be written in three woras-Ebertv ow.
lgration and the census. This emicrat;on
would continue to flow on. BY this process
OF creating division of the ConFedsracv wo
would bring IN the most loyal States and keen
Dack those whose tendencies were to disloyai-
" Inc course suggested by him would neY.
lect the Union by bringing all the States of
the South under the loyal influences Of the
States of the Mississippi Valley. He was
wiling that the loyal people she uid all be nro.
tectSd, and protected even by the strong aynr
OF the military, if that,Eas desirable but ko
expressed surprise at the views enuuciated
yesterday by the gentleman from Ohio. TNIr.
Garhe!d, aud which would tend to the crush
ing out OF allloyal sentiment.
Mr. Garfield asked NIr. Bapks ifbe ala M, -....,
the bill, ms reported from the ReconsirpcIioD Cnn
mI'tee' rs saordiug protection to the loral pso-
pl". Ps"-
Mr, BsnSs replied ,bnI he regarded it as just tho
opposite He wanted To afford protection, nor in
such way a. to repress them bnt to restore Them
to rover THIS biz was TO repress loyOtty,-
Different States would be reconstructed nm I,Esss,
bases, all depending upon local ca1scs efrr,. ~
laws. History is pregnant with iustt ucliuns upon
these points. Nf
Mr.. u. then referred to the abolition of .Iovs-v-
ana the emancipation of slaves in the West Iudi,
IsInnds, and said all communities tLrouyh Ibeir
wnik tended To the same, ret they or,.ruted Fro,,.
different canses and tor different reasons. soon NE
would see the working at different elements of nov
er in the rebel States. Educational interests ,yonlJ
be prominent in one, rel Ginn in another and Other
elements in another; but Overshadnwei bv a Invnr.
influence, mll would lead to the sam. end IL =,
he had suggested would produce order he c,,nII
see nothing IN the future but anarchy and dis
order. We must not shrk the action 6sE,ra ne =
For the reasons he had stated he trusI.d =, n LiI
as reported ould aot pass because nnony O,ba-
ohjtcts' 1t IS military bill, embracing ! code Of
cI'll Iaw' and II was adverse increase of nvaI
sentiment, and tended to repression OF LOYALTY
ar. stevens SAT- that yesterday, when he chilled
the previous question on tie iii. The reniiemnm
INF. Banksj tnd inlimared thar IL further debate
we're allowed n plan would be proposed wherein ~
departments OF the government nd The tcupIe c,,i
harmonic. lie had no doubt that some plan would
be presented; and in order that he nsvht know
how TO govern his ncIio lie Womb I.ks ~,
know how long the ehnte was 10 Commune be;or,
Inc pan spoken OF would be presented The gentle
man had not yet proposed any definite plan
MIR. Banks said he had no, used exactly n. ,,,-
guage attributed to him by Mr. Stevens What he
had said was, that he hoped that before dentr cos
ed some such proposition would be suuprs,ed and he
had believed proposition to hnrmonze all elenep,s
wonld he made. His idea was based upo, noThin.S
exc pit such Information as every gentleman of lilo
house had access TO. lie believed tIn, tn. dTieuJ.
~ could be solved in hnrmOny md II M, ,L., I,,
was III fnvor proceeding nUie suluInRTy ~ easnres
and consldcrin2 the condition of the country ron,
different point OF view. lie had felt din fence,
IN proposing anything himself, lac did not Uitet,
9btrude original bIls upon the Housc. In a long
ptFfB IN IL I.t,1 A
pro:aiE cnt IN ir I5I9 when nc pronoEcd
bill relative to the ton OF rar1ad from,
81 Louis to the Pacific coast and anoiheT iast scg.-
sioD when he proposed a bill whereby Canada and
the British Provinces could be to tie Unitcd
states Both these propositions had been received
with dcrisiVe sIniics but he hoped 10 live To sc ,J
Day when both would be accom- shed. Anticipn-
n"g, however, some such question as that put 10
him Wy Mr. Stevens, he lad last nj yht hastily
pared bill EPon the subject OF accommodation
haklngit applicable TO the State RI Louisiana
TIE clerk ihen read the bill proposed. IL ao,.
I"rtn mat the form O. government now c1iatipg In
Of the United States and that il f4i!s to secure
rights 70 loyal cillIenn; and provides commits
S.on Oh 'n,ee PerG1"T one to be appointed by tho
senate one by the House of Representative and
one by the Secretary Of War, who EhaIi be nutfor
zed to proceed to the State of Louisiana, with au-
toil to replace tie political rganization now c1
isting there and to reconstruct civil goyernnnc1t
proposed by the fret session Of the Thirty-binth
he Commissioners sEail without DELAY. seeB,.-,
rcEistry Of all male citizens twenty-ne vesTs
Of without distinction of class, coor or foTme
condition Of slavery. All go rcgisteTed slaii be a.
lowed 10 vote, provided they haY est4tcs vaiueo a.
500 or upwards, or can read or write, or were
born within the State. or have contributed, by nav.
IncDt of taxes, TO the support OF the GoveTnnient
Exception ia made in the next section gainst every
person who, ar a-meIaber Of Congress or oIker OF.
Grer Of the United States or'meEnbcr of : STAG
IegIslature' or Governor ola State. or had held a
judicial Office, bad taken oath to support tho
Constitution Of the United StatcS and lad subSe.
ouehtly engaged in rebellion against the United
States or had he Office underline late ConfcdeTacy
or had participated IL any pretended seccssion con.
Vsn:ion, but Congress ay, By vote of two thirds
Of its members. remove such disability.
After the registry sIa have been cSrnpleted tIe
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