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


THE RECONSTRUCTION BILL.
The House then resumed the consideration Of the Re
construction bill, which pending at the adjournment
yesterday.
Mr.. BROOKS Dem N. W, as the minority Of the Com
mee which reported the BILL addressed the House i'm
opposition to it, He reminded the House that % years
ago man who was now fed by the British arstocracy
had in Faneuil Hall in Boston proclaimed the Constitn
ton Of the United States to be que with death, and
covenant with hell" After the Rebellion, to which that
doctrine had led, Mr. WIN. Lloyd Garrison had sense
enough to withdraw himself from the country leaving to
the party which he had founded policy that sought now
after emancipation, and enfranchSing four millions OF
blacks 10 disfranchise and put letters on eight millions
whites The first section of the bill declared void
the government of four OF the original States OF the
Union, and six Of the later States. IL not only
declared their governments Illegal, but void
lie had been the Plains of Marathon and at the Pass
Of Thermopyla. but he filed with enthusiasm
as at the tomb Of Washington, the home of Monticello
and other places of historical interest in yrsn" And
vet this State with record thus bright in history was
10 be struck out of the Union and South lana
of Pinckney, Of sumper and Of M9ron ana Ge4r N
ssnpi were also 70 be struck out of the Union AS 10
Arkansas and Louisiana, part OF the Louisiana p9rohaSe
tbe faith of the treaty OF purchase violated ny THIS
hII and lac believed that France had the legal authority
to claim that the rights OF the people OF thosS states
Guaranteed by the treaty, should DO recognized ana as
sIrcd If human genius had been taxed i0l inonc 10
Cypress and rampe upon the people OF the so1hefn r
the purpose 'thon the extraordinary edlcts u lye
military officers. which, no matter now Offering ~, ~
GeoiS SPGl Legal and valid fhc Third secon authorizes
the Boards OF hegsteIS composed OF %e any 70 fs
them registration without subsection on the paI OF
The onrfh section struck at the very Government Of the
United States in depriYlng OF all JulsaNHoh asainsl
nor uriy the Courts of the state but the Courts
az be Tinted states Tie knew not what the Pesldcnt OF
the Tinted states would do but he knew what he himself
MI do hpfn
would send sheridan 10 Massachusetts, ana Maine ana
PM tbcv Threatened TO impeach the President, and -
nut in hs place the President OF the Senate et mem DO
So II he were President johnson he would never allow
the Constitution OF the United States.
Mr. GARFIELD Rep Ono s2Hg KF 70 slted fbs me
gentleman from New-York had IN the Outset oi M
remarks intimated that he desired not 10 he interrupted
Mr.. BROOKS continued his argument against the bill
If there was anything that grteved him more thsh any
thing else in these late tmes u Mac ~ c s Mama
Charter oyerthroWD Thn semi balbaIous oMohs WHO
wrcsted Magma Chara from nS ioAn nag VERY.
1918 that 10 freeman should be deprived "a nie,
OF property without due form OF law but here IN lSo
Of PTSgP Were 9SsS4 81 G merS OF Nil f aS SS
caprice Of FIVE military despots lie quoted rom INC
other states show that the people Of the North were
EoD MI stevens had at FIRST proposed
only confscatiop In the South but this bill placed not
ONLY the property but the lives liberties, and personal
OF tn 6 was In The face and eyes Of all written
6story and m inter violation 0f every natural and
national ~ aW e sRa us t SaPp thew lad ever given
sanction or support Even the Tatars, when they con
auced China did not destroy the Institutions OF China,
INT assimiatcd them to their There paral
lei in history for this act except In the Dhunan conduct
the Duke Of AlOa. This law was not rs tespecablc AZ
the rule Of the CzarOr the Emperor Of Austria for when
the Hungarans were subjugated, their civil rights were
respected The least intelligent OF all the races on this
continent had been selected TO 30 into partnership with
the white race ia the government Of this country The
OF This bl for allowed 10 hold real estate or
take any part in the Government there; All history
showed that such experiments as thls; OF comnlngg
races. disastrous. IN conclusion ne declared that
THU was the prondest honI IN his pnoG nc, Men az
Infamous principles Of this military yIhnnieal Dli.
Mr. GARFIELD referring 70 Mr. Broohss illusions 10
me ngrarianism of Senator Wade reminded bin and the
House that that Senator had dlsclamcd the sentiments
Nh WOOD Dem n. " then took the floor in opposi-
ton to the bill. lie reviewed the history OF he Recon
expressing doubt TO the Constitutional power OF
the President TO do what he had done in establishing
Provisional Governments in the Southern States at The
close OF the war, but claiming that the President had
simply made effort TO give to those states govern
meufs cOpsOnaut with the Constitution, and 10 ca1y ont
practically the intention OF Congress, 50 fr as ~ was
then understood. Congress had waited for two years
before a had passed any law the subject OF Recon
sTction aud the question then "sncc the passage
Of the military act OF last session as 10 what It's proper
the law differed among themselves a. 60 Us construction
and Cen schofed had come from MS district 70 Wasng
ION TO consult President johnson az TO what his dues
were under the law. Gen jackson wonld nave gwen 10
those military commanders ms own view OF Ine NV
. S sp gs"f johnson did no such thing He called
upon the law eer o. 'e pG to Se district
i1 IN ninon hieh that law officer had giyeh
What was there wrong In tha General st
that this Session called by W Soenintions IA
beTv and dsrespectfu and scurlious resolutions nav
beef, AIMED at the Attorney General by Ne gehuennn
non9tv of the law i'm general and detail when state
oeTs were removed as provided IN the second seotio
n" Ss tba then became Federal officers the Con
situtiOn placed In the President alone the appointment
Gen sickles acting imperial despot, required the
Gum Of half million Of dollars TO carry ont me regstTa
op pr0pramme the act, and demanded also mat the
SSyy of the United states shall be subject 20 his orders
Powers over f liberty property sd maTd tSe psa
despot Mai Gen. Dan sckes. Was that so designed
II so he wanted lt plainly stated in this bill.
40 ala not want 20 have another constructive act made
necessary As the third section, regulating registra,
ton he did not why such roundabout means shonh
be rcsorcd Why not simply appoint select commit
tee 10 say what should be resored to Why not sllnpy
nDoiut select committee, who should be Members OF
Congress That would be q shorter aud simpler way,
and gs as fair the eO onT Dl section places the
district commanders and all their subordnates above ibe
laws no matter Thst eaSs & that mo- civil
court Of the United States or OF any state should my
any S t s oydf Which provides that no district
commander shall be relieved from the conihdhu
thereto he showed that OF those officers no
matter what crime they committed cond De removed py
s gre and Congress 70 adjourn III, ~ a. i.w
days, not TO meet again, he hoped, until Decem ~
he south are entirely indifferent to whetLer or not
Won allow them TO vote They want bread they want
security TO life liberty and property; they want 10 De
them rest Grieyously hare they erred, admit pus
grievously have they answered IT, Yon punished mem
5Tn0 me war Won punished them at the close OF inc
war and You have been Furnishing them every hour
since the close OF the Your military satraps he
among them The people have no rights me hsslJIos
can butcher them and do butcher them Whlte Iehhles
are left at the mercy of the brutality OF their iore
slaves while white man inicts me least p enSy,r'
nnnjsbment on negro 1t is sent abroad TO the county
and used argument for further expressions anu haet
the INJURIES let all this stop let this people come
fought esthDubii