Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-18

Mr.. LAWRENCE, President pro tenn,
called the Senate to order at nine O'Clock
being the hour to which recess was taken
last evening.
REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
A majority of the committee of confer
ence to whom was referred the subject mat.
ter of disagreement between the Senate and
House upon Senate bill making aporopri-
ations to pay claims for local bounties, SAL
aries OF clerks, &C., reported, recommend
ing that the House retede from its first
amendment to said bill.
A message from the House announced
that the House had refused to agree to the
report of the committee, and requested 8
second committee OF conference, which was
acceded to by the Senate.
CALL OF THE SENATE.
Mr.. MAY demanded call of the Senate
which was had, and sixteen Senators
answered to their names.
On motion of Mr.. MAY, the Sergernt-at-
Arms was dispatched for the unexcused
Senators, to-wit: Messrs. Campbell. Co.
nant, Dangler, Dickey, Dowdney, Golden
Biggs, Kenney, Kessler, OnderdOnk, Stam-
baugh and Terrence.
M.ssrs. Biggs. Dowdney and Terrence
having appeared within the bar,
On motion of Mr.. GRISWOLD, all furs
ther proceedings under the call were dis
pensed with.
THE SPECIAL ORDER.
The Senate at the time of recess last even
ing had under consideration the special or
der for three and halt p. M. yesterday,
being Mr.. Dickey's Senate joint resolutions
relative to the sense of the people of Ohio
on the subject of the reconstruction OF
Negro States, impeachment of the Presi-
dent, the infractions by Congress of Con-
cfi and the nnpStinn
being on the adoption of the resolutions,
Mr.. YEOMAN said:
MR.. PREsIDENT:-I cannot permit vote
to be taken on the resolutions offered by
the Senator from Highland, without enter
ing my solemn protest against the sentl-
ments contained therein. l have once be-
fore, upon this floor, denounced them as
revolutionary and mischlevous in their
character. If there had been even rea-
sonable doubt that the author of those res
olutions did not intend to commit the par
ty of which he is member to the doctrines
they contain, there is none now. The
speech of the Honorable Senator last night
was as revolutionary in its sentiments as
are his resolutions. Mr.. President, l call
the attention of the Senate to the words of
the first resolution,
.sResolued 6y the General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, That this State soiU not con-
sent to the recognition of Negro State Gov
now III process of construction in
ten of the States OF the Union, through con-
yressional usurpation, enforced by the bay
)pet." @
Now, Sir, denounce this part of the res
olution as revolutionary and false as to
TACT, and that it is not supported by the
history of reconstruction; no hostile Sena-
,or supported it by proof or argument.
generalities and angry declama-
ions are NOT arguments,
Sir, what are the facts as to recOnstruc-
ion? When the armies of the South sub
nitted to the power of the General Govern
nent by laying down their arms, the
states that had attempted withdrawal from
;he National Government and the estab-
ishment of new Government, were with
,ut organized civil governments, as must
De obvious to the dullest mind. Their
State governments in operation at the time
If their attempted withdrawal, were in
to the provisions Of the Consti-
,ution of the United States; but after the
attempted establishment of a separate and
observation-disclosures government, were
changed to conform to the Constitution of
he Confederated States. The struggle be-
ween the General Government and these
states rested upon the right of such States
% sever their connection with the Nation
Il Government-of their own volition
hey affirming the right to dissolve their
citations with the Government, and the
through its Executive and
agents, denying this right. The
esult of the war sustained the proposition
hat no State had the right TO sever her
connection with the Government. There
ore. is il not conclusive that in the effort
made by such States to destroy their poIit-
cal relations with the General Govern
nent, it was success so tar as the civil gov
of snph States WAS oOnpprna0 and
S it not equally true that in the efforts
made by the General Government to pre-
'ent the consummation of such revolution
ry States, that the confederacy they had
ttempted to establish fell with the surren-
ler of their armies and is it not equally
rue that when the so-called Confederacy
that the civil governments of the
states that formed the basis-of the so-called
perished at one and the same
ime?
We, therefore, find these States without
civil Government, the citizens of the
states restored to their former relations to
he Government and also subject to the
disabilities and penalties growing out of
heir attempted efforts to overthrow the
government. Now the points of difference
'etween the Honorable Senator from High
and and between the declarations contain
d in these resolutions and myself, is that
uuu DcOplC Ice JOlCd W bHOll W
he General Government and subjected to
he operations of the laws OF the Govern
nent, whilst he finds these States rehabil-
tated and clothed with the same civil State
e!ations to the General Government that
hey had prior to their determination to
estroy those relations. He claims this as
he logical results OF the war. / submit
hat such is not borne out by the facts nor
" the established laws of nations in the
nf q cnhdnpd rahollinn in thn
reatment of d conquered belligerent power.
his brings me back to the real condition
t the citizens of the so-called Southern
states at the close of the war. They being
Without civil, State or any other form of
the Constitution clothes the
President with the power to establish
Military Government for the protection of
he people, and the preservation of the re-
tored supremacy of the Constitution over
he people. But in Congress alone does the
vest the ris hit to dictate the
erms and manner by which the people in
uch disorganized States may resume their
ivil relations as States with the General
iovernment.
The President in his appointment of VIM.
1olden clearly recognizes all the PROPOSE
ions that have stated and had the peo-
lie of the South properly accepted the sit
ation, and recognized the rights of all the
itizens of such States, then the Presidents
Ian of reconstruction would have been
ccepted by Congress, and the people of
uch States been restored to their position,
S States in the Union; but this they refused
o do, and enacted laws oppressive, unjust
nd anti-Republican in their character.
these laws were formed for the govern
nent and control of majority of the citi-
ems of such States, and because Congress
las exercised its constitutional power to
guarantee Republican form of govern
nent to these people whom the results of
he war had clothed with the rights OF citi-
.enship, Congress is denounced as forcing,
It the point of the bayonet, negro gov
rnment upon the white people OF the
south; and Ohio is called upon to interfere
o save a rebellious people from the
ust results of the war, and to hand over
o the men who attempted to overthrow
he Government, the citizens of such
states VINO stood by and aided in sustain
mo- the Government without HAVING fl ref