The New York herald., 1867-02-19

according 10 It's means and opportunities II cannot fail
to secure the reconstruction OF those ten States
and their restoration 10 the Union through the agency
or loval men and by loyal means Ny objection
elusive eo trs on sh. Is ,nism Ss f0r9a%sn'at con,
O. those governments a once, through the agency Of
near 70 US II this bill passes ought 70 restrain us from
any action In favor Of this measure alshought allow
sns IN Of narcn 70 pass without doing anything, what
esvI lor tne restoration Of the government do not
believe nat the people Of this country are perpared 10
accept any measure OF restoration that looks 70 the re
~ .sr sstss o. a,soys men, first nts the government
country rus y mat 20 their purpose, say It is
duty, sePdns here With power in hands to-day 70
any such agency or with any such ssran results near
q hand pass over in this bill the provisions OF the
sscona secon oy which s power put into the hands
declaration that II the Civil Rights bin were 10 be s.
forced by the President according TO s terms and it's in
person and rights aud OF life throughout those ten states
and II that be then the necessity the passage Of
Military bill ior tns government Of the South arises
failed 70 perform In s fullest extent and by that remark
do not say whether he has failed or from any will
used the power placed In his hands for protection OF
the loyal people Of the ten States recently in rebellion
Until you have somo assurance that the powers
which the President already used in
behalf Of loyalty and justice and Of life Why rve him
additional powsrsf IWould give military power
TO the Presdentn these States uns have evidence
that he 10 prepared 70 exercise THAI with which he
already clothed in she utsrsst Of LOYALTY and Justice
and for the prctecticn Of life liberty and properly In the
South, frsm Jefferson Davis himself II be released
from Fortress Monroe, 70 the hunblea soldier Who
N sns srnes q the rsSscD or pracsed III.
OF suffrage Il provides for universal amnesty and rcsto
ration 70 political power The pending constitutional
oce but tho power u this government and the power
Of States s not 10 the right 70 hold ooa II ID in the
immensely superior power Of the people 70 elect TO oe
will hvy,
they are elected and thus tho REORGANIZATION or thoss
ten States be turned over 70 the rebels You give then
the places OF power Of influence, Of trus'
and do you expect after submitting oil authority
% them that you can reconstruct loyal stae
nourish the loyal sentiments Of the people We oug,t
70 see 70 IL that the under whose guidance thee
States are reconstructed are loyal We ouQhtto
from the business Of recons.rucns south Gao
lima for example. the Orrs, the Pckens' and the Nc
Graths and all those men, who par,icIrated in he
rebellion This bill leaves the whole matter OF recn-
strucon open 70 anybody and everybody in the Soth
who may choose TO engage in the work The result will
will resist reconstruction for time and when thew ,ee
II becoming inevitable In any Siate they will tke
the business into their own hands and will recons,nct
the government according 10 their IDEAS and yih
come mere with every condition precedent fully satisfied
according TO the lettsr Of ne law Thsy viii have the
whole control OF the StaU governments in their wp
hands. will have the oontnl Of the police and or he
military And do you ex,ect the negro unaccustoned
70 political struggles tim careworn broken dowr in
or ten years. Ne to ovetbrow these rebels and derive
them Of the place. OF The power which they possess In
shose governments In hs interest OF LOYALTY FOR pper
We exchange suthori for promises We neglect ouyowp
duty In the work OF rconsruction in the hops
men who have been !osis will do that in the interest OF
selves entrusted wh vast powers for ' the ' pub pub
BILE OF doing The, Mr. Speaker are in briS and
without smplincate, my objections TO the passage q
this bill They are great 90 enormous do they ap,
overcome them - the three million r Of saves @ Of
the South surrsnde1 again to the control a their
a.S o. e = sss
rebel generals wholave been IN the neld and OF the
civilians who have en acting In shsr councila II you
Frssi6ent made srsn odous-have ycu not done YOUR
best 70 make IL resStxbles e1 f'--'- IA "
q 1saP n s SENATE
uuivsrsai suffrage "a no did undsrsta16 The Eng
liah angu.gs 4 mot enfranchss every 5bsl in the
bands Of rebsis this bill passed, ~hsrs. q asked,
They would 20 und He preferred ths ds(IN Of Che
bin rather III. shs. art ,.sssssgs = % n The sasp; came
vss IN favor q io} or of dsloysi moa consroInv ths
governments q urebsi state2 II It IVES in favor Of
disloyal men, she1 should pass this bill
amsndmen,s q fsenaia he said:-Nr Speaker
n,s IoSss fsT .ircs son: 70 tss Senate bill 70
profesed but sls obsct-the projection Of the oys
men at The soutapm ths anarchy The oppression and
murders % which Y s.siy day kno~n % Be perpetra.ed
attempt the hdquestion Of reccnstructine in those
States civil govets1ta Tns House Thought il wise to
leave that questso DO settled BY the Congress which
is about TO come thus leaving longer time for ,ts
consideration re is not IN The bill single phrase
Of those Statea hat has the Senate donef II has
sent az back amendment which contains eyerything
else but protect Il has sent Us back bill which
raises the whequestion In dispute as 70 the best
mode Of reconTting those States, not by immediale
Legislation, but distant and future legislation which
70 execute W power has this Congress 70 say TO \ |
future Congrest when the Southern States have done
certain thinsSu shall hal admit them and receive
NOT assuming y is impudent in us and must be
which strikes eye in this bin is that we take the
management bose States from the general Of the {
army and putEto the hands Of the President Of the
United StatelNo man doubts the constitutional
authority Of 0css TO deail tor particular service or
70 authorize d 10 detail for particular service par
this bill love Sw because the President is TO execute
II hs has ated every other law OF Congress for the
las. few year. permitting The murder Of loyal men
that Congrdcsircs That seoms 70 be the sweet
Ingredient hs bill for many OF our friends /
about thes$h,'r meetings thsi are talked Of
think that in.sg'naton But u thers were just
such meetis bin ss returned TO US from the Senate
would be thbprfng OF such conversations What IL :
the NTH se{d the billi Il In that We must pledge
this Rovernt In feture 70 al the rebels 10 rebelaom
that thoty BE- no escape whatever from IL Con. |
Rrees naH ubg 70 do with that-nothinc 10 do with
the hodind 70 them pledge promise that II they
do certain b they shall be admitted 10 representa-
tion IN C(ss, and their Representatives shall bo a
allowed tokth ~ know, Mr.. Speaker that there l n
10 an impds 70 bring In these chivaric gentlemen
lest they "a bot be here In time vste for the next o
President V United States; and therefore, gentle q
rnen pose the regular mode Of bringing up that u
question put II In . Police bill, that u may DO a
carried TIM In time, and that their friends may have
an oppoty 70 be here a. the time specified Sir y
while al favor OF allowing them 70 come here y
soon AZ tire fairly entitled 10 do prefesg
TO be impatient 70 embrace them. I am y
not vertxious 70 go their votes cast along "
with otto control the election OF the President
and vioesident Of the United states; therefore "
IL 10 my impatiencc 10 not great AZ "
Others. re was timo, Nr. Speaker, when that good :
man wi now more, carried, as I thought his | =
idea OF Instruction Of loyal men rather 70 an ex- m
treme ire was doctrine held that these outlaw s.
States-je States Of robbers traitors and murder y
ers conhso far as the real State concerned Of
the oyen OF the State, and that the others for
nothn( don't think that ] held that doctrine not y
being flf an extreme man. (I.aughtcr) But IL was
by cenlcn all around me. II held by the late a.
PrcsIdbf the United States Now the doctrine is that
tho st composed OF dsoyal traitors and we ignore 9
whotore the loyal element all OF these States q
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