The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-23
LOCAL DEPARTMENT

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MEETING OF RErunLioAN RErnEsHNrA-
TIVE hnD S9urhsnn psL ~ is;, ,,, acSora-
the Republican Representatives. In Congress
and the uoIegates from tne Southern States
again nssempieu ~ 'he Washington house ~
w N. yesteruhy' n., y,.
On motion o. Repr ws,,, Egs'es,Sn,
rom ohio, nj. y. Il WhitmeT, Iiom SCUM
SatoIna, tS0k the ehalr, anu CaptMn n. -
The GSair snnounSsa TIA. the meeting wa:
now ptepsrea 70 Gonsiaer any business 'ha'
might oe orousn. oe,o,s ~ -, ,,,,.,
.,ea M ~ ehi.ot ~ rs Ul
eonsonae,e we sontneIn hepuniieans nn9 70
secure une namission OF the Stsies 2. VIZ
ginia, m MI, ~ anu leaas Deiors me aa-
J0u.hment OF Oongress. surther anu imme.
a.s, ' s .h va , nceaea may y, y, tney mign,t
secure s tne avg ana innnence 81 INC hepresen,-
tsst senator e WILSON. he said Rsa prom iU
TO introduce bili, proyiding that Al me re
puUhessn 5 hepLescp,,atVes WIG sou'u .ake tns
s oa,h oI ioo1 snou'a DC humN'ea 70 sea.s, anu
seats IN Gongress malta. , ,,,..,..,,,
hmlised rs.nI,,inn 1yy,,y T ~ ~ nm
pointment Of COMMITTEES to draft resolutions
any present mem 70 'ns ,s ,0r Iat
whion was agleeu 70, mn tne onais appointeu
suon eommltIee, messfs. auese bsslieS'
Texas; s; 2. Williamson, Val and Q. W.
buckley, Ah.
Inc commit'ee then retired 70 form resoiu-
uvnst Mhen -. a.,
mr; buekiey, IRON Ala, stated thst ne was
mere W proueet the loyM peopie ~ tne soutp
err S. ~ nom hne UNJUST resu" OF the
hetion oi !he reDeIs, ana ne meant 70 nght
men anu ,heir aiuefs anu aDe'ois, even rom
andrew Johnson down. he desired TO see
some prscticabie line OF action laid down that
they might leei sense OF security against
rebei outtages In the future:
Coionei J., hallsback, OF mississippi, stated
INA, hsa ne people Oh his STATE no, been SUB
yee,el 70 hetuic OF reoel swords snu payonets,
and thus Kept away rom the polls, they could
nave carried me constitution and saved the
Legislai,,nire Of their STATE. Inc rebels were
and It wa. at the risk q his life that . loyal
man remained IN the state. He asserted, IN
ms remarks. tnat hve counties o. me state
Ussn ny Sra sn ou
those counties, they would then have the
state ~ large majority.
STATE tbsw haS he g nnin% ~ to 10 ms
eonstitution, and they hxed on Day Tor the
holding Of an election put General Schoneld
me tbs 1nd Iea ma thsy
thought necessary to hold for their own pre-.
se Ths onno.,,,o, war. ,.,oru,ns, IN ar,,
n.e t anu Scone,u iss9ea ms circular p9,
Congress- asking them TO override the sctlo a
o. zen a.. sSSoaem, 5ut they REPLIED mat the
tion to take up that subjectj SO nothing was
done, ana no election has been held 70 this
day: no measures were taken In the Senate
that would give them an election with an
eieouon they would succeed without one
shey would 1e defeated, and the rebels would
uon. They must have II to save themselv },
or the party would De lost.
renetM John ". fTemont was present, ana,
on Invitation from the CHAIR, addressed the
meeting IN a few brief remarks, in which he
hala ,hat AZ ne coula 10 mere was 20 express
his sympathy ior them In their endeayors to
secure immediate action In so important mat
tiers as were those under consideration. He
could assure them OF his great Interest In the
canse, and he thought 1t would be virtually
tion to save the States named here to-day,
h hese people ne ieit, could not night Their al
should have IT, Congress had the power to
give them this assistance, and It should be
extended TO them that they might save them
selves. ne hoped they would DO SO NJ once.
invlted 70 express his views concerning South
Carolina, when he stated that he had been In
thh State during me past SIX years, and that
ne hhd peen Studying THIS great question, now
OF so much interest TO all present. He was in
lnvor OF protecting the people OF the South.
The loyal people OF the south, he said, owed
muoh 20 tne eoiored people OF those States 70,
not be forgotten.
Lhe commiitee on resolutions here appeared
and reported the following, which were
adopted
ReSoipsd, Ihat the threatening attitude as.
sumed by President johnson, in his recent
message vetoing the bill declaring which Of
tho Southern States are not entitled to vote
in the electoral college, and the equally hostile
positions taken BY the Democratic party In
nominating LOT Vice resident man who DC;
clAres the reconstrueaon acts OF Congress nun
and void, and who advises that the army be
made TO UNDO me governments organized under
those acts In the south, compel US to think
fhat IL Is the luty OF Congress TO remain In
session until the people nave had an oppor'
tunity 70 again declare upon the questions IN
the coming nresidentiai elections.
Reioiped, That 10 the Judgment OF this meet
ing, Congress ought TO legislate Immediately
ior the renei OF me loyal people OF virginia,
Mlssissippi anu Texas IN such way as VIII
secure 10 those states civil governments
The following was also offered by the com.
mittte, and adopted:
Resolved, That President Johnson, In de-
olaring that Congress has no more power to
reject the votes oil those southern states that
have not yet been organized than to reject the
lion, has uttered opinions that arc not only at
Variance with his proclamation OF the 29th OF
May, 1850, IN which he declares that there
were no legal governments IN the southern
states, put ne has given utterance to doc
trines that arc subversiye OF every principle
upon which the Government IL founded, and
are, therefore, dangerous to the liberties OF
the people.
Colonel Mckee, OF Kentucky, wanted the
Government put in the hands OF loyal people.
He feared not President Johnson. He would
not have pluck enough to 10 anything unless
he WAS backed up by rebels.
Colonel Mckee asked a resolution enforcing
the fourteenth amendment. His State still
needed reconstruction.
Dr.. W. Clift, from Georgia, offered the fol
lowing, which, at his request, was laid over
to the next meeting;
Whereas the recent DroclamAtisnB of the