The New York herald., 1868-12-16

NJ. kpsNAps moved " a,neld ~ excepting vir-
ginia, lczas aud ki.s1eslpP'
ton Of Consress IN snaefiag The prohlhltion ma
been wise he vas al . l0ss - know xhAt had oc-
CURED since then 20 MAKE the proposed repeal rro-
per az this umc The recent transactions IA .oue Of
the southern states nad not. he thought shown me
local militia 10 De very wise instrument of the
government On The contrary, much evidence was
before the country that great wrongs and onirages
had been perpetrated BY the local militia, and for
tary power Al ali he preferred that ID should be by
that Kind OF military power which was the best
regulated ami under the most control-the regular
army.
Mr.. FEssESDKS, Irepl Of Me-. thought that the rea.
son for making the prohibition was that a the time
sr s' ssSgs % s ss sss
Sa ass S y s @ a. ana D were not
present state governments being loyal. and they
had right 70 have, like other State governments
Senator from Indiana had % spoken S'Tn of ns abuse
gross outrages that were constantly being commit.
ted Tor want of loyal power 10 prevent them. He
was IN favor OF allowing the organization OF militia
In all the States lately In rebellion: and
there was no state which ~ had i'slors more
need Of militia than Texas. The ciyll power
INA, ~ az those states was weak i might be that the
committed there on loyal people, but he could
hardly believe that they could countenance state
and property unsafe, and he believed the difficulty
to be owing TO the extreme hurry OF Congress- 10
economize by reducing the army below the force
necessary to keep the peace In the South
Mr. EDMUNDs said the objection to Mr.. Wilson'S
bill was that Il would even allow the organization Of
Mr.. CoSKIiss, rep, Of 4. Y, was astonished TINT
tne senator from Indiana should oppose the organza
ton OF alocal militia In the rebel States when his
party had complained 50 loudly that the employ mept
Of United States troops there an outrage aud an
oneroqs and unjustifable tax upon the people.
Mr. HENDRICKS replied that the democratic party
had complained of the emDlOyment of the a,tnv ar
the South because II had been used to set up mill
tary governments instead OF civil governments
which were IN operation aJ the time OF the meeting
OF the Thirty ninth Congress. He wanted TO see the
Southern States govern themselves according TO the
American idea; but while they had military govern
ments he preferred that they should be sustained by
the regular army rather than by local force which
would be welded by the minority for the oppression
Of the majority.
Mr. FEssENDEN said that what the republican
party mad done was to put the governing power OF
whole people, instead Of entrusting to the majority
to do
Mr.. RICE rep.) of Ark favored the bill. The ex.
perence OF the loyal people Of Kansas had shown
that local militia was necessary for their protection
Let Congress put the power In their hands and they
would protect themselves.
Mr.. SAWYER, (repJ Of s. c., said that in South
people were unarmed while the opposing parsv Sad
plenty OF arms and were not scrupuous in the use OF
them: The government Of South Carolina was not
he said, government OF the minority, but was sus
dlsfranchsed.
MI. BUCKALEw, (dem) OF Pa, in reply to a re.
mark Of Mr.. Conkling that the President hau de.
nOunced the law which 1t was now proposed to re-
peal said that the President had done because he
believed 1t to be violation OF the constitution The
republican party had refused to allow the OrRanzia
ton OF the militia when they feared it might be used
against them, but were willing to allow 1t now when
they hoped 9 Ito, TO control aantcos II; .,.. =, -
at the South under the present State governments
wore gray uniform.
Mr.. DAVIS dem) OF KY, said he had voted
matter upon which Congress had no right to legis-
late, and he would vote against its repeal now for
the same reason. Besides, he believed that this
Mr. SAWYER replied that the pol policy cfi q the loyal
men was 80 liberal that under the present State
government Of South Carolina every citizen OF the
State could hold office. He desired this prohibition
to be repealed, because militia was necessary in
the Southern States, and because II their govern
ments were real State governments, they ought to
have the power to organize and call out the militia
Mr.. WARNER rep) Of Ala, replying to remark
OF Mr.. Davis, about carpetbaggers, said he was
ging In the South under General Grant. The repub-
lican party In Alabama had acted and desired to act
with the utmost lberality towards their opponents
the presence OF troops there necessary at
all, and as soon as ,. that party would agree
con the for Would o
The carpetbaggers, he said, had brought the state
into homogeneous relations with the Union by the
organisation ion Of 2 state government and they would
fOrcibly II they must.
Mr. DAVIS thought that If they were to receive no
aid from Warrington their government would have
the amendment of Mr. Edmunds was adopted and
the bill was then passed.
ADJOURNMENT.
After some discussion OF claim for property de.
stroyed BY General sherman's army at Decatur,
Ala, the Senate adjourned.