New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-10

Several amendments Seyg proposed by , Ms'irS
sCHENCK Gep ohs, Bh ,d rep, ~; l BuTEEE
rep Ohiol but Mr. sTEyi,Ns declined to permit any OF
The House seconded the previous ouesiion ny vote Of
50 TO a. aud Nh STEVENS being entitled to one h3r 10
oSio Who addeSsed The House in support Of the bill
He had hoped he said that when the Conlnlttee ap
pointed by the House had made report adherng 10 me
legislation of Congress ii would have met no serious %
lection among gentlelnen on any side OF IN, House he
had hoped that the spirit OF Patriotism would IN the con
sideratiOn OF this great question rise above tho narrow
spirit of party, that gentlemen wOud forget IN TINS SUI
preIne movement Of the Rcpublic that they Demo
Gratis Republicans and remember only that they are
Americans. and that ut least they had but one CGnst-
uOn, one country, and destiny He stood mere 20
strip every man of the disguise of pretended
who objected 10 giving to tho people Of those ten states
speak for themselves with tho consent Of the triumphant
organized nation: and yet Instead of meeting the question
IN That spirit gentlemen came here ana eXhibed mem
selves ~ the unenyabe character OF mere eaters up Ol
teri The gentleman from New YORK (Mr Brooks called
To mind the clustering memories of Marathon ANA Iher'
the heart OF the nation from the fields OF SIMON anu
stone River, Cdckalnauga aud the flights OF hchrshW
pagan antiquity but forgot the living present lie rcme
becd the republican institutions or the Olden tine' ana
forgot the gander republican institutions of the modern
time He remembered aud grew eloquent over the inas
Charta which the barOs, 600 years age, WruhS IRON
tho trembling hands OF AN imbece king ana forgot tat
greater GRINDER nObler magma oharta which Washington
wrDg from the hands OF George the Third In concus
ion Mr.. Bingham argued that the acknowledgements com
planned OF in the bin only temporary, ana wo not
apply to than $4,000 men, and that when those
whatever would remain. IT did not BECOME the gentle
man from New-YOrk 10 mouth about Democratic princ
PIES and yet claim that In South Carolina the minority
shall rule the majority He claimed that no human nge
nuity could torture the bill into anything else tlah D
to carry ont the will of the nation
Mr. FL BRIDGE Dem, Wis.) asked and obtained per
mission of Mr. Stevens to occupy the floor lie desired 70
have 20 minutes, but the latter would not consent 10
MIR EiDRIDGE said by grace we live move, and have
our being and by grace he allowed ten minutes time
only on tis important question lie hoped no was mot nOt
ircvercnt in returning his thanks 70 the gentleman from
with the gentleman that these ten states are not Nhg
states in ihc Union: and yet II all the blood shed and
then every state living State, aid, being IN inc
Tnion they are entitled to every privilege aud right
when the Constitution provided for oyery State. But 10y
tins bill il proposed 10 take away ana aDOgaoetcfy
charter of liberty not only own, hut the seni.bar
barons one designated as Magma Charta II said the
President stood in the way 81 carrying out the Ds mere
tofore passed. He would ask gentlemen Shat nhP. ,
ments The President had thrown ia the wayl Did he no'
appoint officers To take charge OF their execution hie
tGy moi an satisfactory But il said Tie President
called upon the Attorney General Tor his Orllo MneIe
else could he 90 for an opnionf These "ncers
ana the President called ON the Only law O.eeI ios au
vice known TO our practice end tho Government, NON,
nc asked, did the opinion Of the Attorney lpeus
the execution OF these laws No one mere lu %
word Of that opinion IL had been .ald that tc rIesI
dent had extended the time for registration In louisiana
but he had proposed TO oAteh9 the UNI nor NJ NJ
months a. long rs u was proposed III Tie ptuhe m MI
Sheridan had proposed TO close the registration IA New
Orleans the JOh Of June ana in oine OF the other t
that the time was short for registration, and that
there should he allowed for this purpose until the lst OF
Of Le law thisi II seemed o him there was nos lie
wac prevented from further remarks by the expiration OF
the time 10 which he was limited
Mr. STEVENS titcp, PENN closed the debate. lie
said confess that small portion Of the blame for the
is chargeaLlc 10 the use OF improper lfuguhge
in the HILL aud that II was OWING 10 an IN
distinct knuwicdg, Of the condition OF the conn
try which We are legislating for. II we had all
agrved have since agreed, that the stat lately IN
rebellion conquered territory. aud subject 10 THIS
nauon rs c0nqul ga territory ana IT We hd a..t ,in
accordingly, We Should have had but very niue Trouble
the admission OF new States But We were n3t ~ PIT
fcctly prepared for II u Understandable u the laws OF
thus wandering in views. Will STATE what suppose
to have been Our real condition. The nation was anrcied
With ,Nl war which Tor tne wa an lh1uttes,,p 5
which s.. dcd It's sway some lz"pNO OF inh'.'ni,s
caimc at they 10 longer belonged 10 ms Union my
set u m Independent Government; they formed al tlie
maclitrJ 81 GoNerninsit hoth OF S',r anu Ui ia
tional Government; under that national govern
prefeusiops We at that period when We declared
blockade. admitted them 10 be not an independent ia
surrocion and entitled 10 all the privileges" eun hu1cct
To al tho liabilities OF AN independent b'nstith
fhcn In short there can De- doubt ct the fact We wcle
then &C a- two udcpcudfnt uatioh'. ~ OH
whether ho -hou punish hun l9r oidiyn q" lLg .o.II
what did We conquer! We conquered the Jomcl'Fhi
G0Vcfnncnt-Wc conquered Al the states Io.hlls ~.
Confederate Gov, unucu we coiputied" -1'.1lIl,'
which, hy ~ OWh u''.Idli9n- NJ, tI Z. ,,,iI
the Government OF the United states Ihal t",y oNlu
Constitution, which they had thus iuHdiatc" anu ~
tempted 10 destroy and That they were SUI ST., ",,nin
Wisconsin Cur. Edddgci' looks to ne IKE
bold absurdiy; yet that va ne du,uine OF
hghtlng about We declared them 10 br conquered
provinces. We were treating them under military law
from "A foreign iudependent bclgcrcut when you con
quer from a foreign nation or from an indelch ~ p,
military power by the COnmandcrinChei OF lie army
who in this case was the President until ne legislative
power OF the nation shan have spoken ail dueeel Wb
laws shall govern But. the moment that the fgsal\c
power of the nation inieiplsrs, ihc lni2It altluts
has To- say ~ ~ Than corporal iH ~ IAntr ne
has 10 say just what that legislative lnW' "i''rs mn 10
him 10 do ana he can do nothing else i great deal Is
sia about the President acting N, Conmander,ln.
authority 10y Congress | have no iauit 10 ma WIN
his maintaining military rule Bu. ne assumed 10 exeI'
else legislative powers 10 assumed 70 establish govern.
ments; ne assumed 10 appoint clvl Officers; he assumed
that that conquered territory should receive back pre-.
10 All lie priyegcs they ever had. No part Of that came
within the poWerof the COMMUNICATING OF the Army
II COngcs sends army 10 qucl the indian war IN Me-
b SKA Congress orders them to go there what 90 the
Officers do! They pass no ret OF legialaIoa thy go
retreat they drill them; they put them through all
tho military exercises; they can DO no act winch looks
M regulating Tho object Oi the wal or Tho object of the
army. The Constitution takes express reservation 20
show that there can be no such power expressly De.
clarcs that Congress shall have power TO make and
regulations for the toyeimIht 9l ln9 iai anu .aIdl
forces OF the United States The Executive has nothing
Congress Il the only power Congress has enacted rules
and articles Of war Can the President OF the United
states interfere with hem Can he add new articles
rules new regulatlonsl No such thing. Tie military
officers that sont commanding IN these States
were enply appointed agents OF Congress. To be
sure originally the hill provided military supervision
simply and we had intended 70 follow II up with law,
putting reconstruction into the hands OF civilians That
x what should have done. and what had been pre-
pared foI; but IL We chose 10 adopt officers OF the army
h Congress chose To ikc them from te army ana assign
them 10 that duty, they then became agents OF congress
and neither the President any person under him has
fine right 10 interfere do anything but exactly what
Conars has said It be reduced. think to plain
propOston that Congress- and Congress Alone the
powcr that can reconstruct was the power that can
admit these outlying States | deny that the
President has any right TO call on the Attorney