New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-07


Mr.. STEvENs-C did not submit the Amend
ment to Tennessee ALL Tennessee did this before we
passed tle resolution OF had II resy 4 " S t inn;
petuOus young gentleman who is Governor OF that state
things 70 assist in what great many Thought 10 be
very foolish thing-the admission OF Tennessee That Is
Mr. NTBLACK-Sfy recollection Is that the Constitu:
tiona Amendment was transmitted TO the Governor OF
Tennessee that special meeting Of the Legislature was
called for the purpose Of acting upon II tlat.{he House
waited in breathless anxiety for the action Of tennessee
that question: and that when the OF the Adoption
Of the Amendment received by telegraph, the hous
made haste admit Tennessee putting its action on that
ground. That is part Of the history Of the country.
Mr. STEYENS-i have not that recollection; but 90
not undertake 70 contradict the gentleman on what 40
not rcoect All that sayis that the Reconstruction
Committee recognizing Tennessee as state agreed that
she had done all III forming her Constitution that stage
required 10 do; that she presented herself fOr ads
sion, and that, although there was no enans Iac we
enabling act, but with good Constitution treat her
as state and we did treat hera state Ihat ioIhs ITO
petex however for the admission OF States that were
never recognized as having Governments at all Not one
OF them has State organization known 10 us lhey are
our captured provinces and in their capitals they have
certain municipal institutions for the purpose OF going on
from day 80 day, which have not yet disturbed but
which propose to disturb in my Enabling act Nowhere
has this Congress recognized them States but always
OF the eentlemas spaldings prospects at heme do
not know what they are would ndt do So II could for
think there arethree four OF HIS colleagues who were
as odd Oh the stump he think that several OF
them were heretlcs in the natter. Uaughter.l
Mr.. MAYNARD psep. Tenn. Tho state Oh Iennessee
having been referred to, ask the gentleman lr stevens
whether If any of the other States that have been IN re-
belonwere 10 do those things which Tennessee has done,
and which are rected in the preamble TO the joint resou
tiOn by which she restored TO her relations to the
Union, 10 w.t. provide by law 10 secure her freedmen IN
the enjoyment OF her civil rights provide by law for the
exclusion Of the Rebel element from power in the state
and prove In the manner here designated her loyalty 20
in the OF that State was taken In the case OF len
MIR srEvFNs-I don't expect that the Rebel States VIII
be kept ont forever although they to be getting
and worse, and further and further OH every aa
aud do not know when they viii get to the turn IN tner
long lane When those States form Constitutions as Ten
nesee did here and present them, and when Con-
shall believe them TO be republican In principle ana
founded principles Of Justice Congress will be very
glad to admit them to representation / may, however
say now, for wish TO coar what call my conscience IN
the matter Qaughter that shall never vote for the adj
mission of another state retaining one Of the provisions
Of the Tennessee Government The gentleman tAi"!hId
knows suppose, what that Is
Mr.. MAYNARD-I confess do not.
MIR MAYNARD-With reference 10 Tennessee so far ne
her treatment of that portion of her population and Of the
impartial That Is 20 say she gives TO the freedmen and
the late Rebel population the enjoyment Of all civil rights
and denies them only the right 10 vote TO hold otce ana
90 serve jurios The probability however IS that she
win very soon adopt the plan thar we have adopted Tor
the District OF COlumDianOt OF universal suffrage not
Of negro suffrage, but of impartial suffrage giving the
suffrage 90 all who have been loyal TO the Government
irrespective OF race color.
Mr. sTEvENs-That is part Of the Constitution Of Ten
nessee 20 which shut my eyes at the time That vote was
taken The idea that loyal Niger Is to De Put upon the
same footing with Rebel Iaughter The laws Oi Ten
nessee do that, and II is an outrage.
Mr. MAYNARD-That Is doing great deal more for
them than Is done in large portion OF the United states
thew not lifted to the same level Rebels
believe that, In the gehtlemans own state II Rebel
from my country comes then the doors OF political friend
p are I rho 70 % Viii te s 50
Mr. SrEYENS-The gentleman Is right Sir. Pennsyl-
vana ought blush and many other free states ought 10
blush for the Infamous exclusion 10 which the gentleman
has referred But VIII her bushes whten the conscience
OF TENNESSEE fIaugher.l
Mr.. MAYNARD-Perhaps they win make her suffuson
Mr. sTEvENs-I have nothing further to say on the
point All mean to say Is that while feel kindly
toward Tennessee do not expect 10 vote for the admi
sion Of any other State having the same features In her
Mr.. MAYYARD-I win say that Tennessee recprocates
MIA, and feels very kindly toward him, ana there were
great many regrets manifested recent occasion that
le not OF party who found II convenient to
! spend the holidays IN that part Of the country.
Mr.. STEVENS had no prepare tons for burial down
there. lLaughter had not my shroud ready-aughtcr
and thought would stay at home until got ready.
The Winter hard and the ground difficult t. break
/ a yery pleasant ope-f was going on TO say that the
gentleman nrohio orr speding has made the most
aud his administration that have heard made for the
last few years, ana unst thht tue genti,ine %" inc
In the shade IN comparison with that grand cuiocy which
bas been delivered upon Andrew Johnson and his donrs
aud his Cabinet [Laugrrl understand TIE geutlmAn
eVslteb President of urs mas d9re iu h H. rrrfecfiy
satisfied with everything done by the Secretary 81 The
Treasury. wonder whether the Secretary has removed
| his Collector.
Mr.. WAsIIBURNE rep, Ij-IIe has removed mine
! Mr.. WENTWORTH (Rcp, Il)-And mnel laugh
MIR. STEVENS do no, know whether he has removed
the gentlgnau's fNr Spalding- Collector hut n he has
he must have put him back again friend beside me
saws he turned the Collector tho request OF tie
/ gentleman from ONO. Very wcl-served him right.
lLaughterl At any rate out or h. II Is perfectly salts
factory TO The distinguished gentleman from Ohio; but
my friends were slaughtered, ana was not satisfied.
dd feel grateful do feel toward the Secretary
Of the Treasury who for earth bat the build
ing up Of party and the formation OF political
organization turned the best IN my district Just
the gentleman does and II only shows how much more
/ a Christian the gentleman T. than am, and give him
credit for it. fEaughierl The gentleman is afraid OF
radcaisn What does he bye adicalismi lie said
| he was a Radical himself. Well, Sir, radical means
root goes down half an inch ana sometimes about foot
How deep his root goes do not know. soars of laugh
br. sPALDING-I desire to say 10 my friend from
Pennsylvania that the less he aud say about roots the
better oars OF laughter which the Speaker Yaihy eli
Mr.. sTEvESs-The gentleman means that we should
say nothing about the little roots. lROas OF laughter,
tho Speaker hammerng Justify with his gayell Tie gen
tleman Is afraid that assaults will be rashy made upon
the President In This House ana that there VIII be at
tenpts OF impcn chment without examination, without
del6eration, ar' ndscreey but the gentleman had no
have said or done nothing IN this House that looks to
impeachment; and the only thing perhaps that can re-
! back so long, and that nothing has been done to
Never can It be administered so as 10 protect the lib
critics OF this nation until there Is dferentI dare
not say II exstly II might DO supposed was In favor
Of impeachng the Presdent-I mean Sir, until the Presi
Dental term j. out, langer and he thereby becomes
removed for he IS an obstruction TO all loyal action aud
he cycsore 10 all loyal men, except the gentleman
| from Ohio The gentleman will excuse Ine for noticing
MS remarks IN reference 10 inc DNt
wished very faat way fix the attention Of the Adj
mnsraion the audabe efforts OF the gentleman
the Cleveland District did not however rise 10 make
speech I'm this connection 10 say anything OF the gen
teinan but simply 70 vndicate the editor aud mysetm
defending him from the proposition which the gentleman
made, and In which think the editor right have
nothing more 10 say
| CURRENCY QUESTION.
Mr.. BUNDY, qlep. Ohio) took the floor, and made n
speech the subject Of finance arguing against the
tament Of the currency and against the resumption OF
specie payment He permitted Interruptions by Messrs.
Kelly Maynard Price and Others for the purpose OF illus
| tratlOns and strengthening his own views.
PROTECTION AGAINST REBEL PROSECUTIONS.
Mr. MAYNARD subsequently took the floor and
spoke OF the necessity Of Congressional action to protect
eodles and officers and loyal from prosecution and