The New York herald., 1869-02-27

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na. lne onices should be reserved for the white man.
penevlng that 1t was not wise TO reject half loaf
vote - avrss g coId not get whole one, ne would
terence, 4 nothing better could be had But the re-
saar sa "a = .n,s case would be warning to him
again 70 entrust any important measure In the hands
OF "a COMMITTEES OF ofconference
- Mr DooL,fILE tdem Of Wis. also believed that
constitution should never be sent to COMMITTEES Of
conference. mere G ne appealed to the republican party
to abandon the attempt to amend the consttution.
and fall back upon their past avowais that the right
10 regulate the suffrage lies with the States
rather than snss %oSs
he wished to make e senae ons
clearly the position in which the adoption OF that
woun pace er ne @ s n The
reproach that the republican party put the negro upon
one platform In the North and another In the SOUTH
They had met the charge BY saying that II only
| few weak minded republicans who were afraid to
stand mp for equal rights in the North well as in
fairly submitted TO the great national republican
party 1t would be decided by putting the negro
| but here was an amendment proposed which
pleaded guilty to the charge and for what reasonf
saa that more h 9
there would be risk IN any case, and that whatever
| risk was 70 be taken had better be taken for the
right, and he put 1t to the conscience of every
| publican Senator whether he did not believe that
every citizen had an equal right with every other to
vote and hold oilce. The advocates OF this propos-
ZION SAID that after all 1t meant that the negro should
have the right to hold ONCE because the
right to hold olce. But II that were true why not
say 30 boldly In the amendment itselfa He, too be-
| have both rights secured to him by the Inexorable
1 logic OF events, but not by this amendment.
G x,s saa 1t u was very easy T TO say ar
| the right; but the difficulty was that no two Sena-
tors seemed to agree exactly as to what was right.
/ male suffrage. The Senator rom Vermont tMr,
Edmunds and others wanted to give the negro the
vi trhf IN hold arNl
i (Mr. WILSON, desired that no discrimination should
| be made on account OF nativity. Under snch cir
/ cunsfances the pending proposition seemed 10 be
| the only one upon which an agreement could he pos
| sbly secured, and unless it were acted upon now
the opportunity TO amend the constitution at all
would De lost because the session its close
| and the chairman OF the Committee Appropria-
tons had announced his intention to press the bill
from that committee against this and all other
measures
| will be no chance for the amendment in the next
| Congress, because there will not be twothrds in
/ favor OF 1t in the other house,
1 Mr.. STEWART-Yes, IL viii have no chance at the
next session. because we viii not have two-thrds in
| the House. The Legislatures are now IN session
waiting ready to act upon the amendment. u we act
upon it now 1t can he ratided, buff we disagree
and ask for another conference all Is lost. This
! only one that could now be had, and its adoption
was absolutely necessary to meet the state OF affairs
| Mr.. SAwYER-l ask the Senator from Nevada what
effect he thinks the adoption OF this Will have on
| Georgia.
Mr. srEwART-It viii place In the hand OF the
black man OF Georgia rod OF power, before which
oil politicians quail ana 50 w WI E protect nm m until
| Of the oppressive rebels there.
Mr. DAVIS, tdem-l Of Ky, to comfort the Senator'S
be quite so desperate as they seemed to fear because
easily expei democrats enough to give the republi-
cans twothird vote. tLaughter.) AS to the pro-
because ne did not believe The negro was ut either to
vote or hold ONCE. but II he could believe him nt to
vote he certainly would not think OF denying him
the right to hold once He believed, however, that
| 1t was mere demago1lsm TO assert tnat either OF
was asy he ea probe% was ~ not whether
negroes, Cinnamon and Hottentots were entitled to
vote and abe TO DO 50 Wisely 6rs whether sae wnl'e
/ MIR. HENDRICKS thought this debate more extra
ordinary than any preceding this subject because OF
the character Of the appeals made to the majority
OF the Senate and he asked republican Senators to
| consider how those appeals would be regarded by
the people. The Senator from Nevada mr. Stewart)
mad vehemently urged the adoption OF the amend
ment, IN its present unsatisfactory form; but
bad taken mis- chief reason for L from the Senator
from New Jersey (Mr. FreiInghuysen. and sach
reason that the republican party would not have
two-thirds majority IN the next Congress-.
Mr. FRELIN0HUYsEN said he had since ascerrained
that the republican party would have Clear two.
therefore i, he withdrew the reason.
Mr.. HENDRICKS said that the withdrawal OF the
principle implied in the given oy the senator
| from New Jersey for immediate action upon the
ssnatoT aS been true it would Be az exceiens rea
/ son why the amendment should be delayed until It
could S passed upon by the last S elected ss
was that the win Of the people should govern; but
the desire Of the majority now seemed 70 be to take
| amendment upon them before their voice could
be heard. The whole tenor OF the debate
have I Started 'Drs' IN this business and we must
have something altered whether our judgments ap-
to consider SO grave q matter as q constitutional
| amendment changing the form OF our government.
HIS colleague had expressed his willingness TO take
half loaf II he could not get a whole one but it
was the people OF Indiana and not his colleague who
would have to eat e. ~ me oFeso ns he @ Mr - inc
ter but merely desired 70 represent the VIII OF the
NIX. DnAKF, rep Of No. inquired whether the re-
suit OF the Indiana election last fall might not rea
sonaby be taken to indicate that the Senator lMr:
nendricks did not represent the wl Of the peopleo
Mr.. HENpRrcKs replied that the republican party
had succeeded last fall IN deceivng the plan honest
| people OF Indiana by telling them that IL was
sander say that that party meant to force nero
sieratons he might desire that the republican party
| should force this amendment upon the people, ana
he believed that I the question whether tney would
ing OF oice were to be submitted to the people
OF Indiana they would refuse by very large majority
-sMr. Hendricks spoke until four O'Clock, when tho
Senate took q recess until seven P. n.
Evening Session.
| Mr.. VAN wISKLE rep.) or w. Va. as chairman OF
the Committee on PENSIONS, caiisa up oiis. winch
| were passed. granting pensions to the following
| nnmed pcrsons:-Josepn NJ. Hudson, Charlotte Web
s,er W. H. johnson, II. W. Warner Cithariae Brier,
catharine o'Connei Mary j. Hunter, elizabeth Rat-
ran Harriet n Nci Julia ID. Han Jacob Iiuegns.
Jno. n. Haun, Henry Raymond Julia A. Fisher, Jno.
| Castrer cyrus Hail. Bessie :. Chapman, Lucinda
| a Wiley. Nary A. Almond James II. Mctnire,
| Richard nucke, William Mcdonnell and several
| others.
The President appointed q new committee OF
| Conference on the Consular and Diplomatic Appro.
| priaton bill Messrs. sumner. Frelinghuysen and
Whyte.
| Oh notion OF Mr.. STEWART, the Senate then re-
| sumed the consideration or
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Mr.. PoMERoY raised the point OF order that the
committee OF conference had exceeded their powers,
and thar having been appointed to confer upon the
disagreeing votes OF the two houses they had made
report striking out the words ..hod once." IN re-