New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-04

Mr. INGFRsOI.L hoped the gentleman from New-Hork
RR0oSS only repcated 10 show that Such reports
were no reason for dsfranehisng loyal states hkc III
Mr. INtiERSOfL remarked that It notorious that
Kentucky had furnished great many troops 70 he re
rents had probably from the South had onea Ihs
Rebels, while 10000 men from Illinois had shonucron
their uskets and crushed the Rebellion whose supporters
asked admission here to-day, -
Mr. BROOKS diselaimed having anything to say
against the state of Illinois. and went to argue against
the proposed action OF the House , 1T,
Mr. SCOFIELD rep, Pa asked him whether nc World
consider the fact Of having been in the Confeee
rate Congress, or Confederate army, Disqualification
MI BROOKS said that that question would I've found
answered in the course Of his remarks There was
nothing on which differed 81 much as on the question
Of lovaltv and daoyay He believed in loyalty to the
Constitution. Loyalty he regarded as hdelty 10 me
of law But If disloyalty consisted IN inndety 70 the
Republican party t v8ang % ' Then he Was
disoyal, and of that species OF dlsloyaty getenen
might make the most they could me 81 Which Sad
supplied the Government with men ana ia1Iey ~ paU
down The Rebellion The DGm9eoauS ra gg1iy m5orIies
received by all the Kentucky members In reference 70
he was authorized say that in form and substance IN
idea and spirit and y intent they were false from Desn
IN the Federal army; and, as TO Mr. TrmDle, ne hid
been member OF the Hast Congrgss ANA no Peis IIn
appealed to the Isuse not 10 decide the question III par
tzan light There nothing important no question
SO grave nothing that so closely touched the foundations
Republican institutions as the rig OF the people 70 DC
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it would be proclamation the people Of the ten states
the South, that matter what they might DO IN car
elected officers the Federal army their representa-
tyes il would be all in vain II the adverse majority III
he House did not approve Of their choice OF representa-
yes He begged Of the Chair to his influence to pre-
vent the from establishing any such iaal ana ui
Mr. INGERsOLL contenGed that ct least primo tacle
made out against the members eds CO. mon
with exception that Of Mr. Adams composed oi ne
who take the oath under the Constitutions anu
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might have fair vote on IT. 1t was SIMPLY pr9Poseo ~
LEFT the case OF each individual member be examined ana
inquired into naDy OF the delegation were found worthy
ported, but any had forfeited their rights TO
represent constituency the committee "oua QUIT, T h
so report and the House would sustain that report y
excluding he member or members 80 proven 70 ne uI
loyal He glad that the House nsd 10 met t nss
vital question al the Threshold Here was case 10 t9ss
the sincerity of the Union party IL was undoupteuy
that TIE patriotic heroic SyS ON 5e ed OF ba
e and it also historical fact that IL had become
Sbond preserve country maintained and perpetuated
by loyal men, That was his doctrine; he eanneu tlat
| the House had right to refuse TO receive nm,
and to send him back to his constituents.
the Unonsts OF the South and work them up and crys
talze them around the principles OF the Union party,
they could not do e6ectualy than by the action
here proposed But they admit men TO seats who were
charged witn a h Imam aa nsrtv II his words Sonnded
partisan he could help that He saw through the
anlenanee and CONTINUANCE in RowsLT OF me OH ss%
tt1roIIgh il the firm establishment of the
R&1 e aSph Of right Of the downfall lie ad
United with the gentleman from Sni bIOong
can Revolution had done great work for humanity This
revolution in favor VI liberty in favor OF Justice IN
favor Of the universal rights OF man. and he would say
let the revolution go until these grand principles are
contaminated. and finally established as me M
question put to Mr.. Brooks by the gentisoa nom PENN
yvana r sconsdI as TO wnsef M no SU"a and
whether he would think him eligible 10 seat Ia tnis
Mr. BROOKS would reply by asking question whether
the gentleman from Illinois had voted Tor the ADMISSION
| of Mr.. Stokes from Tcnnesscef
Mr. INGERSOIL said he thought he had voted for him.
Mr.. BROOKS said: Then you can guess what my ah
| Mr.. iSGERsoIL said II Breckenridge had, Mr..
Mr. Stokes had made atonement for his irst error by vol
unteering in the Union Army fighting on the side OF the
Union for years he would support his election to Con-
lie went on 20 say that the raising ana ettng oi
other act Congress would perform during the session
anxious TO see all the states returned into the Union
the principles Of justiee and he would admit such
the Republic but il they came spotted with
he would them that Notwithstanding their people
had also It's Constitutional right to inquire into such
representations and II they were found dlsoyal he would
vindcate the of the Republic by sending them back
Ia their constituents. -, .
cussiOn wish 10 draw the whole question to conelu
sion and vote IL seems TO me that that when nave
proposed plain and prOracted the persons claiming 10
be members from the State OF Kentucky being called
that the oath might be administered to them ana mat
scented the House protest in the case OF one OF Them
which protest charges, among many other things dis
member elect who thus presents himself be in,
ls a public enemy, or has been a public enemy,
he occupies very different position now; that he has
been aiding and abettng the Late Rebellion and actually
participating in IL as commander OF Rebels rading
against the lives and property OF Union men In the state
ofKentucky Along with that protest ana present ahd
Wits or pars 10 sure for this all a this stage could
be sustaining this charge and OH this state OF
facts ask that this man shall be permitted now 70 De
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shall aside until these charges shall be with MS ere
dentias which referred to the Committee on Election
10 and report to the fact whether not he
is thus disqualified and that the Cpttee s9a nave
make that investigation The gentleman from
Mr. Brooks and others claim that though man should
sent to the House his certificate he must be
admitted on such presentation; ,ne gehn!in9-
nstraohs, it would disable US here from refusing the
oath jefferson Davis himself II he were to come here
gentleman to say whether he would vote for or against
permitting Davis TO Do sworn In under such eircum |
stances. He viii not say it in reference to John C.
10 any traitor. can understand that because Know
sus6 between the men who have sustained the Govern
ment in the time OF trial, when Rebellion was rampant
the country aud overthrow the Government, and tram
pie the ss which , belongs s to a pSy yash %s Sie
did not organized community, and as one OF the
~ With the other states and State which
went red handed into the Rebellion In her whole character
IA a State, organized people ana as nuyluuale lie
belongs to party which has not discovered even that
there has a IL you may judge from their per
sonal documents, and the sort Of arguments which |
on oil these subjects, they present 20 the country.
n ia true as he says, in the midst OF a
luton but when did he discover III Not when red |
handed Rebels were trying, to destroy the country;
but when IL all and undertaking TO set
tie foundation OF the Government then he discovers
that because some OF remedies are little sharp
are In the midst OF revolution, wish that he and those
who are acting with him had discovered that years
ago and then perhaps instead of smpathzng with the
Rebels and giving them all the aid he could except
actual physical help should have had them in with
the rest OF the loyal people of the country and should