The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-19
railroad iron. i. va. referred to the Committee on

STEVENS RROOy3TRUcTi0N Plan.
The House then proceeded the consideration OF Mr.
Stevens bil tho pending question being
on Mr. Bmgham's motion 70 refer % the Joint Commit
M. DossELLY rep) OF MINI. spoke In favor or tho
DiL lie said that the government had the same riUht
TO subordinate the WISHES OF the rebels the welfare
o. the nation that il had during the war and Pre-
Johnson was right when he asserted that the rc-
Ueen nad deprived the rebel States Of all civil govern.
aia ont upon The ground He claimed that It the
au.y o. CONGRESS TO commence at the very foundation
only as the people 10 whom circumstances might have
| gwen temporary ascendence but must deal with the
or desires OF the rebels any more now ha il did when
DESTROYED their government aud their armies slavery
having censed the blacks became pert OF
people, and Congress should recognize no aempt az re-
construction which ignored them. as insisnced the
Of South Carolina where the blacks largely
the whites In numbers yet proposed 10 place
all power the hands Of the white minority to oppress
American people would reach the recons.rueon Of the
rebel States basis OF impartial justice and equal
slan.s and a attempts AZ reoTssnsaton on different
American people would not long Tolerate the OF
violence and murder now raging in the rebel States The
government which would pespetuae such state OF
Strings would DO monstrous barbnrism. He argued
that no could safely trust himself to the
strained power Of his fellow The history Of slavery
showed this Neither could any trust himself 10
the merces Of community where all the laws were
cd The terrible prosecutions 70 which the freedmen
we're subjected, and which wound continue so long
/, a share in the law making power Unless Congress
organized tho rebel States upon the tass Of equal rights
and justice to ALL the nation would present the aspect OF
great free republic with cruel desposm in tho midst
oft II would carry death In iis breast The doctrine OF
the equality Of all men before the law was simply uni
versal soshness regulated by sentiment OF universal
4 ijs'lce II fair play, recognized a. a common me-
ce-s Without this there must be either anarchy or
| despoism. II would not avail man to appeal TO tho
Tor protection II the laws under every Hterpreta
| ton we're sganst him. To deprive human being OF
hr h ana 70 10 @ S
victim was but lately bondsman and his oppressor his
N as the case s %as f f s more @
was the friend and tho opprcssor the enemy OF tho
government Congress- had every nducement to protect
him. The position OF Congress found parallel In Tho
English Parliament OF 1859, when called upon to decide
upon iung The throne Of England made vacant by the
i, SAFETY of the country Parliament was not governed
by purely technical arguments Congress must do
just such steps as will insure the perpetual liberty and
safety Of the country IL was the duty OF the govern
uSr II cauno, be- reunSc s'a the WHIT nan and
despotsm to the black. II must become either all re-
public or all despotc. So long as u was hybrid OF
both Congress must expect only confusion and disorder
such reigns la tho South.
Mr. ELDRDGx, ldem) of Wis, next addressed tho
House in opposition to the bill. He knew that of
little avail To offer any resistance TO tho settled decree of
the majority or the House. but sad to al, silent
and see the repub c 90 ruin With the passage of
this bill must die every vestige Of constitutional gov
eminent. II the bill Itself did not proclaim the fact
that s was ana 0sy Hs
!Mr StevcnsJ VIII appeared 10 be law to This
L Congress
pie submit to such dica'ionr Revolutionary
this hill was. Revoutionists break up and divide
the Union The people OF the South were willing that
tho republic should stand, but the gentleman (iIr.
Stevens and his party determined that the revoIu
ton should subside until all the incongruitics Of
the constitution as he had expressed It, were removed
Mr. Eldridge read from Mr. Stevens speech In opening
the debate which he had denounced the republic
the decree Of the supreme Court in the Indiana
spirscy Mono but despots or vioiators OF law
would denounce court and It's decisions None but
W rovil0 their native land
could do So Future generations would honor and re-
and the law his MEASURE also appeared from
Mr. stevens speech was 70 reduce the President to sub
Objects IN this b,o sci aside the SUPREME Court
and its DECISIONS to remove the President from power
TO red ten Of the States Of the Union into terri
oria condition. Thoro was no constitutional power oI
authority for this BILL absolutely Its principles
were false in theory and in FACT and as obstructive o
MED every assertion in the preamble, sxcep
that the federal arms had trumphcd. Al
false He utterly denied the abominable and nfamou
doctrines laid down BY Mr. Stevens that the conquered
nation absolutely a. the viii and mercy Of the con
queror under the law OF nations: and he also deniet
that the law Of nations fixed the san Of the confeder
acy In the late war The constitution stood as the su
preme law Of the land in war % well a. in peace, and
covered with the shield Of Its protection the Supreme
Court had declared all classes and conditions Of men
land, who would punish with conAscation and 6ansh
ment and forfeiture Of AZ evil rights those who mad eel
terIzed q despotsm- lit possible that ststs
could By It's own act forfeit It's ghis whore would they
had not an attribute by which would exercise tho
rights OF State. The constitution still 10 vogue,
while % wss might rage ,Sd fanatics no~
abominable Doctrine than that which asserted the
right Of the government 70 hold the late 70.
| belous States conquered territory. II persisted
overthrow the republic and establish dsspotsm us
State But Il was absolutely impossible for the United
states make conquest Of Of the States
OF which 1t IL composed. Its power and jurisdiction
were to defend protect the within the Union
II could derive power but by and that Was By
70 prevail 1ongress would before many years under.
take TO form constitutions for all the states The reyo
was TO be expected that this be done In peace
and without tho shedding OF blood Peaccabe consoi.
caton imposs bic ms peaccable secession. The
source OF sovereignty was The people,, and Con-
| gress not, IA Mr.. Stevens affirmed, the
people. In the conflict that was coming liberty
would DO INDICATED and mslefactors who aimed
its life would be punished. Reconstruction the only
Neutrality-suspicious. passion tnd counsclied. long
an opportunity which rarely occurred in the history 81
tho wordthc oPporiusiy 70 speak peace harmony and
recono'aon kainer .nan 'na1 ns sais q ,n n
the example of the monstrous Duke Of Alva and send
| twenty thousand victims 10 tho block. G.
| BEL TO rrovIDR A srsxiSo rrsD TO Par rnE
49, TfaNAL DEBT.
| Mr. RAypALi, tdem.) OF Pa from the Comm tee on
Banking and Currency reported bill TO authorize the
issue Of Treasury notes not bearing interest 20 be used
providing sinking fund for the extnguishment OF
national debt II ordered u be printed and
mitted The following Is the bill =
Be enacted &C. tina. from and after the passage OF this
act shall be unlawful for Individual association
corporation to any bill author.
zed by Of Congress: aud the Secretary OF the Treasury
Is hereby authorized the credit tho
states suca suis may be necessary for the act
forth In this act not exceeding the aRtrezte $500 10000
OF United states notes not bearing interest, OF such
nominations az he may deem cxpcdlent less than S6
each. which said notes shall be lawful and legal
tender for debts In like provided IN
ton OF act entitled AN act to authorize the Of
United Saes notes and for the redemption an1 funding
thereof and for funding the floating debt Of the United
StAtes passed February ~ 1854; and the
sixth and seventh sections OF said hereby
and applied 20 thenotes herein authorized
SEcror That the notes issued under the act shall Be
used only In exchange for the circulating
national banking associations under the provisions
Of Congress approved March 1854 entitled pro-
vtdo national currency secured By pledge United
states bonds &C. and for the purchase Of such amount %
| true intent Of this
sEo That all circulating Of psonal banking ssso.
cons which may hereafter b. the Treasury Of
the United 6taes shall BE- retained the Treasury