The New York herald., 1868-05-15


Mr. BINGHAM said he wo,id accept thai as a sub
stitute for his own amendment
M. RABa. (rept of Ill.,. asked leave TO offer tue fol-
lowing amendmeHs.-
And Ia hereby nse shs duty OF The President within ten
1 s ssa b. 0sf hs Of shsr said
TO issue proclamation xraeuncns that fact
Mr. SsEyENs-I agree to that; it is part OF the bill
Mr. BaoMwEIL, repJ Of H., made some remarks
IN criticism and condemnation OF the democratic
The question was taken on Mr.. Woodbrdge's
a1senoment TO strike out Alabama ami IL was re-
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Mr. STEVENS then closed the debate. He said:-
Mr.. Speaker, | do not expect to be heard this
House, but what say will be said In such manner
friends the other side OF the House to-day pur-
sued the same tactics which they have pursued par
have been pleased to call argument for the last eight
or ten yeaYsthat Is, not arguing the question, but
arguing the man. For ten years no man on that
SIDE OF the House has risen on any important ques
tlon, but that person entering the gallery would
think that was on: trial for some offence Four
ftfths OF the time Of the gentleman from New York
(Mr. Brooks) IS always consumed in attacks, II you
choose to Call 1t So, on the gentleman from
pennsylvania. not on his measures or on the one he
eQ aNyor hi,rb ipsla al
man here to say whether that course of argument
long and so persistently pursued Is an honorable or
need not natter themselves by supposng that take
to myself their remarks.as fattering uncti0n to my
os 9 eas Suppose ene 70 De intended for the
us being equal, that 1t is intended as disgrace to
them 1t is intended under pretence of exaltlng one
New York Qr Brooks) believe, for such Is his argu-
nment, that by appealing to the envy or AM
action because / happen to be on a particular
courses Does he suppose that this excessive and u
necessary and unjustlhed praise OF individual ia
so 10 excite the ambition rather the envy of the
rest OF the members as to induce them to forget
arts, the low arts Of low cunning OF low argu-
low language9 For the first time in the course
OF ten years have alluded to this unfair this ofYen-
sive line OF argument on behalf of gentlemen on the
other side Of the House. Excuse me- therefore, il
when have said this shall pass 1t over and prefer
init three.fourths Of the same kind Of what the gen.
tleman from New York thought was argument |
have doubt but that he thought it was in his TRADE
against one individual and In depreciation Of
one hundred and forty Now then single word as
tening to the clamor Of outside gentlemen trans
formed for the worse from democrats into the
from them for months and months past loud com
plants because the republican party refused to allow
Congress We have been told that ali our acts were
1legitmate and would be 30 declared, 80 much so
that the radical gentleman ut the head Of the gov
ernment-for he was as radical as was the last
time talked to him, just before the 22d of Februa-
ry have not seen him since, and take no reports
about what he has been doing since--Obeying this
eleven military governments In those outly-
II Ing States. Congress some time after, not
ed TO rule there, took upon It to assert
Its prerogative and TO pass laws called the
men in carrying those laws into execution, and to-
day we have heard the most bitter denuncia ton
against Congress for establishing military despots.
How consistent all this s leave to other gentlemen
TO Judge. IL does not require much argument. But
there is great complaint that negroes to be let
In to govern this city and that In framing these con-
stitutions there were in some places riots and in
Others stung of the ballot boxes regret that these
votes had not been taken before the testimony was
taken and published In the case OF Dodge against
Brooks; for it showed precisely the same kind OF
conduct in that district which the gentleman has de-
Mr. BRooKs-in that case they turned me out of
Congress- and In this they admit all those States
Mr. SrEvENs-Tbey turned the gentleman out be-
cause, suppose-f do not know-1 hope not-he
eltncr uld or dd not head these fnODS We let these
States In because the loyal voters did not head the
mobs and were headed by men who were afraid of
negro rule. But the gentleman protests against these
constitutions because black men were allowed
10 vote. l advise the gentleman TO become q
dramati5t ana to make second play of
Rip Van winkle, now 70 well played by that admir-
able actor, Mr. Jenerson. Has the gentlernan been
asleep for the last three years. Does not he know
that when he went 10 sleep this country covered
and call TO him his dog Observation-Disclosures
let him look about and he win ind no despotsm-he
viii find no slavery-he will find no bondage within
the broad limits or this fair land which God made
free and In W Itch man made slaves, and which again
God has made free through the agency. Of
and which I trust the Almighty Ruler will never
again permit 70 be made slaves. In other
cratic party to gain the ascendancy for just.so
as il does the same spirit Of despotsm which dis
graced this nation for centuries will again not for
II ~ rank In th0ir breasts towards every coored man
whom they call their inferior aud who would yet be
inferior TO them II they could WELD the lash his
we do mean that every man In this republic whether
he be black or white or rich or poor, whether he
come nom the East or nom the West, nom. the
North or from the South, from the rising OF from
the setting sun, is free and much his own gov
ernor as the gentleman from New York or myself;
and am sure there Ia not one who Ia not as worthy
to he either OF US. Letitnever again be heard In
these halls that we object to constitutions because
they allow beings all beings win Immortal sonls IN
which they are to serve; under which they are to
live; under which they are to rear their children;
tlrat have apology TO ofYer for the admission that
we intend that these men shall have right to COM
pete in intellect In science, In religion with the gen.
flenan from New York and his constituents OF the
Five Points, with myself and my honest yeomanry
around me and with all the people OF the nation,
and let him who is the most worthy who climbs
highest on the ladder Of merit OF science, OF intel
lect Of morality, be the ruler according to law OF
all his other suggard neighbors, no matter what
may be their color, no matter what may De tneir
pretentions, no matter who they are, whether
they men OF nobility or whether they are men OF
Ind M nOprt
any man Of sufficient age and intellect s TO De stricken
out Of the governorshp the ruling OF this country
Never again. trust--never again, Ibelieve-wiu that
Infamous day be for which the gentleman from New
New York so ardently prays: Mr.. stevens snen went
on to explain the bill In the course OF his remarks
he said those gentlemen Of the democratic party arc
fearful that some OF those Senators would be admit
ted before we orIsted the first military despot OF that
region. There is not much danger now and they
NAV AFFORD to let "a In. They know, j suppose,
whother that gentleman Is TO remain longer In the
White House or nOt--I do not. But at any rate we
can admit no Senators In time to operate on that
question.
Mr.. stevens spoke In q tone OF voice and with
NJ m afia