The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-07

railroad companies 10 Michigan and Wisconsin
was taken up and passed, with the pending amend,
ment restricting its provsions to the chartered
and projected lines from Fond du Lac, WIS, 10
West Kanawa, ch, and from Marquette, Micn.'
TO certain points in the same State.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
On motion of Mr. HOWARD, (repl Of Mich, the
bill to grant aid to the central branch Of the Union
Pacific Railroad was taken up.
Mr.. SHERMAN opposed extending the SUBSIDIES
further than under the existing laws. He had no
doubt that the eastern division Of that road
would eventually be extended to New Mexico wnen
the finances of the country were in . better con-
dition.
After further debate by Messrs. Morrill, and
| Howard the bill went over, at the expiration Of
| the morning hour.
THE RECONSTRUCTION DEBATE.
MT. DRAKE, Gep) Of Mo-, then took the noor
in support Of the Supplementary Recoas,Tuc.
connected with the name OF American
citizen--a honored and reverenced
| everywhere but where 1t should be most, IN
| the republic itself--he referred to the former
| friends of the republican party who had assumed
| the garb Of traitors and joined those North and
| South with whom that party was now struggling,
| ground with the foes of his country's prosperity
and glory. Whether open-faced rebels or half
/ masked democrats--one and the same in spirit-hs
I voice was still for war against them. There'comld
| be no peace between them and patriots. The
| democracy had crept back from its hole, warmed
into life by one who had betrayed his trust, and
now opp ,sed every act OF the uphoders VI thc
Union unconstitutional, and supported every
thing calculated to sap the base Of nationality. The
| Northern democrats were only another variety OF
| rebels. When the day OF their triumph came, II
| come it did would they not pluck the national
| goose together? II seemed to be denied, nearly
| TWO years after the Of the battle that had
died away, that this is nation. The only sale
haven Of the country was in nationality. For
nnety-four years the people have been one people,
and not thirtyseyen different peoples. state sove-
reignty had been the cause of the revolution OF
1913 in Virginia and '99 in Kentucky. He had
hoped that that dogma had been riven in twain,
like old Virginia herself. There were various con-
fcting opinions about what the Union was, and it
| was time TO dispel some OF the hereses on the
subject Never before had thirteen communities
of three millions OF people with diverse interests,
| institutions and governments, flown together IN
such a manner. Never before had a nation been
born in a day. He saw the hand of God in It,
| saw in it the fruiton OF liberty without
! lcense---a people overthrowing crowns and
bringing radiance into the habtations of cru
| city of the whole earth. The nation had never
assaied the constitutional rights of State,
/ but party had always existed ready to encroach
| In the interests of State rights That dogma had
| gone with the war forever He likened the demo-
| GRAFT TO the man Christian saw in the alegory OF
| Bunyan, with a muck rake in his hand, raking up
the dust and straw Of State rights, and refusing
the crown Of nationality which one above held
forth to him. The act OF the thirteen original
States in calling the new nation the United States
| told the whole story. Nationality meant, then, the
| sovereignty over everything which, in the judy
ment of the nation, of national import. II
| sovereignty was not there it was nowhere. Even
in that semblance OF nationalitythe first contede
| ration-ths principle was recognized, but with
such restrictions that it could not exist for more
than ten years. The present constitution was
made for other reason than that nationality had
| been smothered under restrictions that it could
not exist. That constitution conferred full power
1 to protect nationality against encroachments by
| the States. The present attacks of advocates OF
/ State rights should be met in the spirit OF COM
| prehcnson and unyielding nationality. No new
instruction could arise from adherence to the
| doctrine of nationality, whatever came from the
| doctrine OF State rights. Mr.. Drake went on to
argue that the governments Of the Southern States
| (tae only State governments the nation had ever
| recognized having been overthrown by the rebels
and others who aided the rebellionl had
| legal validity, that the people OF these States
were without any governments whatever at the
downfall OF the rebellion, and that those who had
engaged in rebellion had no right to force others to
replace them No Senator would claim that right
for them if no question OF political power
| before the country. The controversy was to be
laid at the doors Of the democratic party.
Knowing that those states were democratic
| when they went into the war, and would be
| democratic now If allowed 10 reconstruct them
| selves. That party desired to gain six or seven
electoral votes for President and Vice President,
which would be pretty fair stock in trade for the
! reconstructed democracy to start with. Never in
history was political action based on lower scale
| of man's inhumanty to man." Mr.. Drake
| quoted from speech Of Mr.. Davis the assertion
that the South would have been reconstructed two
| years ago il they had been let alone--let alone
! to re-ensave the negro and set up white mans
| government. Seven years ago Jef Davis had
! used the same phrase, and the devil had used il,
as might be seen from the Scriptures, many years
| before. He quoted the saying Of the man having
| an unclean spirit, "What have to do with
| thee, Jesus of Nazareth? let us alone" and the
verses commencing, And thou, Capernaum.
which art exalted" NC, and said it might be asked
| ii there was a Capernaum in America. The devil,
JEFF Davis and the Senator from Kentucky proved
that Solomon, three thousand years ago. was wise
man. lLaughter.) He went on to say that the
cause In the constitution empowering Congress
to guarantee republican forms of government hay
ing been fully agreed on IN this debate and his
views on that subject having been published in a
recent letter To Senator johnson, he would not
now discuss 1t; and proceeded TO argue that full
power was granted 90 Congress in that clause in
saying Il shall have all powers necessary to carry
out enumerated powers, and il was folly and wick
edness to deny TO Congress the power TO make all
laws and use all means necessary to that end
Should the power in those States been trusted to
rebels with tongues blistered. that ought 10 be
bistercd from the violation OF oathsg The seeding
states, once members OF the Union had given the
nation by their own act the right to q voice in
their reconstruction. Should that power be put
in the hands of the rebels! Why not? aaid the
democracy and for that, he said with great EN-.
phasis, ] say Down with the democracy" The
democrats were again rallyRg under the banner Of
state rights. lie adiured them to grepple with
tue rebellion and disoyaty North and South.
Mr. HARLAN obtained the floor at the conclusion
OF Dir. brakes remarks, about three O'clock but
yielded to allow Mr.. Howard 10 again call up the
Dill IN regard to the central branch Of the Union
Pacific Railroad.
Mr.. HENDRICKS opposed taking up bill OF 80
much Importance at such late hour, with few
Senator's in their seats.
Mr.. Howard, trep.l OF Mich, called for the yeas
and nays, and the motion 10 take mp carried
by avote Of IL TO IL, but Mr.. FEssENDES said that
Mr.. Johnson. who had the floor the subject
was not present and moved to go into Executive
Session.
THE HAvRE MARITIME EXHIBITION.
MT. SUMNER, trep.) OF Mass, urged the taking
mp OF the joint resolution authorizing the Secretary
81 tne NAVY 70 send one or naval officers to
the Havrc Maritime Exhibition 10 represent the
United States.
After considerable debate Mr.. Summers motion
prevailed, and the resolution was taken up. The
question was on Mr. CONFESS amendment proyid.
ing against any ate ndinr exnense- The nmend.