The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-11

have power In this nation, unless they CHI n0e their
BY the recent action OF the Democratic Convention
Mr.. Blair was as restless spirit as a ina raised
nomination as often as Caesar dS me croMp. -,
accepted 1t at last. No unsound' man po,,c,caIiv
could be- found s, t ara same W Ae that 600 demo-
head of the democratic ticket fcks9'g 70 Gian. tne
meeting in the city q ew YORK. thu, the law Of
that . mob could inyoF Invoked bya nation, and
quick The mo aS ca NJ Me M ~ idea
n SSod sna the s1s ss Of
enough troops 70 take care Of The mob and him too
I neRsrs the DAVIS remark that under their
SAID LET Akm that putteh on his armor boast not
mn .a patteth 1t on" There would not be enough
Mr. left TO surrender IN ,er,v in
o. course of which he sad according to his recol-
p.<ctiop, Hammond, Of South Carolina, has been
been presented at the Convention. He reminded
the Senator, no matter how rebels hand may be
reeking with blood OF the Union soldiers, the radi
fessed repentance. He pronounced Grant possessed
OF none Of the qualities Of soldier but courage and
will, and asserted that but for an accident and
! for an ADLER man than himself we never would
have heard OF him as candidate for the Presidency
up any other government in the South than those
now organized. Everybody knew that there could
be at present no freedom OF election there.
Mr.. MORTON had defence OF General Grant to
make, but wanted to bring back the Senators to the
issue presented by the New York convention name
ly:-peace or war. Less than week ago General
Blair wrote letter to a member Of the Convention
| in which he said:-"If we elect our Pre-
United States to overthrow the State governments
that have been elected over the South by the action
to go before 1t upon this principle. The question OF
greenbacks or finance, OF taxing bonds and all that
are unimportant compared with this" That gen.
tleman went before the Convention. Upon that
letter he nominated unanimously upon the first
ballot That issue was not to be obscured by attacks
past; it would now be more important to talk Of
the future rebellion threatened by the demo-
party b e vS who NIKE to haes onn
dates upon this ISSUE The logical result OF the plat
form was the same as that of General Bairs letter,
declaring 1t did the reconstruction act null and
void. There was escape from this conclusion,
and he called upon Senators not to attempt to OBJ
scure, but to meet it boldly and bravely He asked
them whether repugnance could be pointed out be-
tween the platform and that letter.
Mr. DAVIS replied that the letter goes further than
the platform goes or was intended to go.
speech of last night for answer. When the people In
their sovereign capacity should pronounce In favor Of
the reconstruction laws they would be doubtless
acquesced in. In his opinion the world is governed
by moral power and the popular judgment in the
coming election would be eicaclous to terminate this
prOracted dispute over reconstruction. In the case
supposed OF democratic majority in the adherng
States there would no longer be any attempt muz-
zle the Supreme Court, and they would have its
Judgment upon the legality of this system which has
been built up under military force. lie believed that
when the people had pronounced upon this subject
there would be no turbulence and no necessity to
resort to force TO carry into execution the judg-
ment OF the people. He had no doubt these
would be acquesced in even in those ten States.
lie did not coincide with General Blair as to the ne
cessity OF overturnng the reconstruction laws The
point made by the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Nor
tom was met by this platform itself before the can
didates were selected, in which judgment was pro-
nounced upon reconstruction without any intima-
ton OF violence or revolution. These men were free
men, loving the Institutions OF our government and
DESTROYS to maintain them in an orderly and legal |
manner, and had submitted the question to the |
never before been submitted no elections having |
been held upon this question since 1860, since which |
time the reconstruction measures had been passed.
There was no necessity TO array men in arms against
each other; the constitution gave peaceful solution
OF this question. They asked nothing more,
they expected nothing less; whichever side |
was beaten must submit. If the decision |
was with the democratic party all the contrvances
OF the political majority OF Congress must go down
go down. The Senator from Indiana would raise the
spectre of war to prevent Just popular Judgment on
They were not alarmed by that spectre in former
years, but went forward and executed their pur.
b Be- the present year. That SIR must go
to his people upon the merits OF this
ginning to end. The will Of the people was funda-
mental higher than the constitution ITSELF and they
were not to be alarmed by this Outcry.
The bill and the amendments were read.
Mr. CoNxLINe rep) OF N y, called attention
to the fact that this was the 10Th Of July,
nifty for political speeches at the hustings.
He explained his proposed substitute as being
substantially the same proposition both the Others
attempted to make 1t would be remembered that
no form of civil government exists in Texas, Misss-
sippi OF Virginia they not having yet accepted the
could not, therefore, be permitted TO vote In the
Electoral College unless they should adopt that
question of the right OF Congress to recognize
State government, quoting the Whale
Island case and claiming that the right OF
the two houses to decide what votes shall be received
In the Electoral College necessarily follows the
former. He insisted that there was no reason for
adopting Mr.. Edmunds' proposition naming the ten
States which were TO be required to have done GER
tain acts as a prerequisite to being counted, and
urged that general plan should be adopted rather
than partial and temporary one. II a temporary
provision was to be adopted he preferred Mr.
surrecton shall he entitled" &c. That would in.
cude Tennessee, but not Maryland, while Mr. Ed
munds provision included neither.
Mr. DRAKE asked when Maryan was In rebellion.
Mr.. CoNKLISG replied that General George H.
Mcclellan had with the acquiescence OF all the loyal
people OF America swept away the Maryland Legis
Iature because Il ana the state were really in open
rebellion against the United States although not
declared by proclamation He denied that there was
any want OF precision o. force IN his BILL AZ asserted
by some senators.
AR. HOWARD, (rep) of Michigan. called the sena.
tors attention TO the fact that the President and the
democratic party claim that Congress has recognized
the provisional governments established by the Pre-
sdent.
Mr.. CoSKLrNG read the language Of his substitute,
government recognized by Congress as regular and
permanent and not provisional
Mr.. HOWARD said the President and his party
recognized those governments as not provisional,
but permanent Would the senator leave that ques
ton openS
Mr.. CoNKLiNG said the recognition required was
by Congress, not the President. lie saw no reason
for doubt rs to the meaning.
Mr.. DRAKE opposed the amendment by Mr.. Conk
ling on the ground that while based on the present
existing state OF things II fails 20 recognize II.
Mi. Conklings amendment was then rejected-19
to 20.
CORPORATIONS UNDER UNITED STATES LAWS.
Mr.. CONKLING introduced a bill IN relation to the
formation OF corporations authorized by the laws OF
the United states Referred 70 the Committee on
the Judiciary.
AT five O'Clock the Senate took recess until half
past seven O'Clock.
Evening Session.
MT RAMSEY called up the bill establishing certain
post routes In California Delaware Minnesota Iowa
and other States. which was passed.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
message from the President was read, enclosing
further account from the secretary OF state OF re-
In Ia pnfo