The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-20

Visions Of the writ Of hsbeas corpus shan be saspepdea 10
rszas Alabama LOUISIANA Mississippi aud AIsansas AM
for and during the whole term aforesaid.
Mr. sTgvEss lrep.) Of Pa, accepted the amendment
Mr. KooNz, rep Of Pa, addressed the House IN sup
ment Of rebels and the reimbursement Of blacks !,
Mr. ScoFELD, ,rep.l OF Pa, said that strong as the
republic n could nos afford 70 leave the people Of
the south in chronic state OF discontent 70 let thas
section Of the country be TO the United States what Ire
land TO England and Poland TO Russia He gave
credit TO both parties for desire 10 reconstruct me
Union but they 70 that end by different roads
The democratic party however seemed to have come to
rational amendment abolshing slavery and in ,he Civil
Rights BILL was right At least no one seemed 70 have
any disposition 70 take the back track the conea
found that the lost would take the place In politics
that the slavery question had occupied The republican
L had buried Slavery by q constitutional amend
nent That amendment was adopted by Congress-
-four 70 one and ses Ses u
pledged 70 carry IL out Only three States had given
negative answer-Deaware, three counties arge Mary
land deceived by her Governor. and Kentucky,
which never during the above assembling
neutrality. What, them stood IN the vayS Not the
stitution nor the laws committed the question IN any
way 70 him Not the democratic party, for u was viz
tualfy dead A perhdious Secretary, one c,d man
charged by Law with declaring the adoption OF the con-
sti,utonal amendment, who sought 70 preserve the
debris Of ths conference.-the stands in the way he
that the viii OF The twsntysx States II It had been
%on: Of eSeisn the late States SANCTION
It. How does he Expect 70 ignore that docrinef Does
he expect TO get tip sanction Of the peoplef No. sir
doh' That has faxed also But the Secretary proposes
to associate with himself one other old man. who hap
q of''i nine judges dsrssd with the decision Of
questions Of law This Old dpiSmatist 10 IN, n,
o. tss T hs he Is y
An Engshman once exhibiting the quality OF his
kennel TO American traveller came upon an Old dog
sis the best dog in the pack he lame and blind deaf
and old but still the most valuable animal have"
good and his sense Of smell is still perfect and take
him 70 put the psppies on the TRACK and then return
him" know M Speaker that i ,s hardly dsnsd
Comparison com %. saS the noS!sman, have owned the
the hand that fed him or barked upon false trail "
daughter and ayp'ause)
order Scones mistakng the Object Of the Speaker.
inquired whetber his time was out mo" suggested
stevens in low Of voice, 'heis only calling you
to order doing injustice to the dtg The witticsm
was laughed At by those near enough TO catch 1t.
Mr. scoyED resuming, said that this old judge, at
the direction Of this old dip,omas undertook 70 de-
eide that e people OF the country had no power In it,
ana undertook, oy single witch ofhis gown to launch
into the govnmens tne Sso ms O me IKE
chosen without authority Of law, TO send
the amendment to the Confederate States,
as rfecedent for his judge He vas trying 10 get all
the branches the executive department to take action
interior was Instructed by him to send 70 the rebel
communities agricultural scrip whichtan only be given
States and the treasury and post dce departments
shape or other, Q recognition nod But what the Secre
tary relied upon was the continued existence and
federation OF his pet governments BY Congress- He
would say that the executive department had recognized
them as States and that Congress had his little
state governments running down there year, year
and half, or two years. and had lone nothing % set
Mr. Mr. cssfxn, tdeml of Tenn, asked Mr. sconeld
Cueib tMr McPherson) forward the constitutional
s.aendment to the different States before II known
that the Secretary Of State had forw areed IT, n
Mr. ScHcFlELD said he not acout that IN
cuson he pointed the House 10 the spectacle Of the
by the tnks Of one old mas's bell and he rustic Of
other old mane gown
s 70 s a aS1 aeon,
Committee on Recons,rucon might b SiSassed He
Of 1861 he said differed from that Of 1867 In
thstbat the first voluntary while the last was in
was peacs, rsposs~profeund, hsaishful subsssnsai
peace Peace was indispensable 70 the maintenance OF
public credit 70 the payment Of the public debt 70 all
the material interests OF the country Could that peace
be got by itatonf Could the wounds Of the country
be healed by irraiionf No Perfect peace Cd repose
Speaking x negro Suffrage he said that The present
status Of the negro reminded him Of picture he had
seen, representing woman beating her HUSBAND Win
broomsick, while in the back ground negro was kick
ing dog. and sayng:-"Alassa ticks me, missus ticks
me, mssus ticks massa and lick you, you internal
dog ~ So Congr bosses the Freedmens Bureau the
Freedmens Bureau bosses the darkey and the darkey
bosses the white tIaughter) He appealed against
treason must be made odioua The penalty which the
people OF the South had paid for going into civD
punishment enough The children IN the Southern
States crying for bread, and Congress
ing that cry BY denunciations OF vengence--
Alas, for the rarity Of Christian charity
Not only did Congress refuse them bread to feed the
having recently adopted resolution forbiddng the
sending TO the Southern etaiee Agricultural College
scrip. God had said, 'Let there be light" but this
House. by its VOTE had said "Lct darkness prevail
He closed his remarks by appealing for peace and con-
cilatiou.
M nlrr, trep) Of Ohio, spoke support Of Che bin,
while favoring, however, the reference Of the bill and
substitute TO the Joint Committee Reconstruction.
He took strong ground In favor Of annung the existing
State in the South dsfranchsng the rebels
and enfranchising the blacks
Mr.. MnLm (rep.) Of Pa, indicated that be would, al
the proper time, oer as an amendment an additional
section providing that State should be admitted to
representation In Congress until ratified the consttu
tiona amendment He said he understood that the gen.
tleman having charge OF the bill had objection 70 the
Of the bill and his amendment He declared that II the
Southern States did not adopt the constitutional amend
ment they would have 70 stay out Of the Union forever
no far Is his vote was concerned In reply 10 in
that select committee on the war debts Of the loyal
States wa under the terms OF the resolution entitled 70
should be discharged.
TIE House then. al halfpast four, adjourned ill
Monday