The New York herald., 1868-02-01

amendment which refusal he justified on
leaders and the friends Of others not less guilty and The
would no. DO guilty Of treachery. He claimed
that his colleague was himself guilty In botrayns
tibuted for republican action was that the
blacks wore loyal and the whites were nos.
This By the assertion that the blacks were dis
loyal during the and the majority Of the whites
wers loyal but dragged into the rebellion. The Senator
emphacaiy denied these assertions, and said tho
groes had been accustomed TO nothing a their lives
but obey the orders OF their masters; yet they were
stigmazed for being led into the appearance Of wrong
doing while the whites excused He referred 70
tho example from Roman history OF the treatment or
1atum cited bv hh colleague and said the rebels
treated fellow czens and tho citation had force
The third reason attributed for the policy OF the repub
icsn party by Senator's to gain party
dancy He had no respecs for the head or heart Of
party had entertained th purpose there had been moth
ing 70 prevent their making overures TO the whiies
OF tue South as the President had done. These
the answers to reasons assigned by his colleague him.
self who had set upon a windmill Of his own manu-
acurc and assacd Il furiously The Senator said his
party sought TO givo the blacks suffrage because thorc
was no other way under heaven to make their lives tol-
srable. other expedents had been tried. Among them
emancipation and colonization-ss In tho case OF
the slaves or the District OF Columbia--whch
had failed, for they could not 10 colonized
In 1866 the governments SGT up by the President had
them unsafe and not 70 be trusted Then Congress
came 10 the deliberate conclusion that the blacks
have voice in the governmsnt Such bad always been
the Senator's opsnon, and such should DO 70 the end
He denied that the black men would DO safe In the
power OF their former opprcssors who would always
contrive modes Of doing them injustice Inhuman
laws had been enacted by ths rebos the war aod
been set ASIDE by the military power. He read
tract from letter OF Mr. Macon which, be sao ind-
Gated the purpose OF the rebels n restored power
10 reduce the blacks 10 substantial slavery exterm-
nate them. The senator claimed that the only way to
qualify the negroes for the ballot TO place II in their
hands. He urged that there the authority 10
exercise legislative power South Carolina
New Mexico Congress had committed the prerogatves
Of States 10 certain committees which not indo-
feasible Louisiana, Southparollna, &C., had not the
right during the rebellion 10 send Senators here, and II
their relations 70 the government then merely dis
turbsd, ths senator from Indiana said yester-
day, why could they have been denied adms-
sion TIE only answer would have been TO
saw you were In rebellion, ana revoke
the authority gave you to have State
ments State bad neglected to require It's officers
10 take oath OF allegiance 70 tho United States the
remedy could not have been military force, or legal
proceedings but the resembling such States authority
10 have government under the clause OF the consttu
tSn which gives Congress power 70 make all laws
sary for enforcing Ne provisions The SEINE remedy
would alone reach the case Of compact beween State
ana foreign Power which not followed by hostites
or armed resistance He claimed that the imputaton Of
the Senator from Indiana that republicans wished 10
place the gsands OF the white soldier baoks was
uniair and untrue Those with whom tho senator
acted had never shown any anxiety about the gaands
or the soldiers who wore them. Mr. Howe
said all on the o,her slde Of the chamber
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