The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-12

a n impeaehment Referring TO the general subject he
declared that The President was obsruc.ng me
OF tue law, Under The fear a impeachment tne rfcSr
dent had appointed true men Is commanders in the
South but when that fear vanished he snupped ursnt
Sheridan, struck the epauet,es from the ho,,y
sckles and brought Ord and Pope to the sne fate II
the President weasd the people 20 the adoption OF bis
policy. and II all tho fruits or he war we're lost mem.
bers who voted against impeachment would have only
themselves TO blame. Referring TO the speech OF Mr.
Brooks on the nferory OF the negro race he said that
10 tire negro's hair, the thickness OF his lips,
tne sire Of bs nose the shape OF his Jaw and had even
kot down into the dust and measured the iengh or ms
heel He had made no objection on the ground OF color
a. there we're many coors among men; but the dlsnc-
on seemed 70 o. one OF heels y ns' was 70 DC sne
committee 70 adjust scale OF rights on that basis But
the biacks had the suffrage now and would not surren
der it, Woe 70 the man party that sought to wrest 1t
from them He appealed TO the opposition TO rise above
the party level and aid the republicans in restoring
peace the country. The South was starving; hun.
dreds Of Thousands Of Northern iaborers OUT OF
work, business dull, capital tmd ano finances dis
ordered. Sound reconstruction needed at once On
it all other questions hinged With that accomplished
the work of essening the public burdens and bringing
back speedy return to specie payment would be easy
AMERICAN CTIzESsHiP-sPEEcH OF AR. KERR
MIR. KERR, (dem.) Of Ind. next addressed the Conn.,
mitiec and proceeded to discuss the principle, involved
in the question or American citizenship which was now
justly asltang the public mind Il might become the
duty OF Congress TO make some authoritative and expi-
s snna az on ne svgo s n s
unquestioned control Of its own domestic policy had
necessarily the right to regulate the principles on which
Its citizenship might be acquired lost The right Of
repatriation original God given right and was
that in which the American nation had its BIRTH When
American citizenship conferred other nation
had right TO question s completeness II aliens did
not when naturazed become Invested Of all other allie
glance then the absurdity would follow that such
persons owed twotold allegiance. He was, however
unfortunately compelled to confess that the practice OF
had not been In harmony with his opinon; for
Chancellor Kent had laid down tue dlctum that
American citizen had no right 10 cxparia.e himself and
tha rstti nnf
however he attributed the great respect cvnced
IN the United States for English Jurisprudence Still he
DID not mean TO assert that II certain duses and obliga
individual that individual did not by repatriation dis
charge himself Of them; but when persons innocent
Of crime and free from Obligations,
to the United States and admitted TO
when they returned to the country OF their nationality
TO suffer them to be denied those rights which
corded 10 the citizens subjects Of other nations. II
became the country, not by the vain ceremony OF law
OF Congress- TO make good to nauralized citizens the
rights guaranteed 10 them, but il the duty Of Con-
gress TO put I'M the hands OF the Executive the power
necessary TO vndicate those rights. Let this be DONE
and Great Britain and every other nation, II not
concedng the principle, would at least concede the
power oil the United States and would cease 10 attempt
those outrages on American citizens which had lately
aroused not only the American people, but the friends
OF the country all over the earth This should be done
not as threat, but with dignity, with rmness, with
vehemence and await the results in the subsequent
practice OF nations
The Committee then rose.
THE ALLEGED GOVERNMENT LOUIS.
MI PILE, lrep) of NO. referring TO his remarks OF
Thursday affecting the reputation of Dr. Fowler in
neclion with government contracts in st. Louis said he
had since been assured by Mr. Fowler that he had with
drawn from the hrm before tho majority the frauds
had been perpetrated and that be responsible
for them He deemed 1t just to that gentleman to make
the statement in the House.
The House, at half past four O'Clock, adjourned.