The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-02-06

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u the Senate, while the new amendment
ns under consideration, MIR. FERRY, Of
Cnnnecticut, having made furious speech
ora;nst "the rebels and the reasonable
nsmncracv Of Connecticut -
Mr. DIXON asked whether he denied
,,at the State of Connecticut is an indie
rendent republic.
Mr.. FERRY: do, most emphatically.
Mr.. ONION: Let US see. The State of
Connecticut provides in her State constitu-,
,;ou that her electors, before voting, shall
tokc such oath as shall be prescribed by
law: and part Of the oath prescribed is in
hose words: "You, A. B., do solemnly
wear that you will be true and faithful TO
,he State Of Connecticut, and the constitu-
,;nn and government thereof, as a free and
;,5rpendsnt State" | took that oath, and
the senator took it, but he seems TO have
FORGOTTEN it.,
Mr.. SUMNER; What is the date Of that
constitution So, sos !.
MIR. DIXON; 1918.
Mr.. FERRY: My colleague refers to the
ordinary official oath taken by citizens of
Connecticut, in which the relations Of Con-
nsc,icut ss State to the republic of the
United States are not obScurely indicated,
and in which it is clearly made known to
whoever takes the oath that the United
S;stcs is the only independent republic
here in any appropriate sense of those
words.
Mr.. DIXON: What did my colleague
mean when he swore that Connecticut was
free and independent State
Mr.. FERRY: My colleague makes mis-.
take about our official oath. Neither nor
he ever swore that the State Of Connecticut
was free and independent State. We
svore TO be faithful to the constitution of
Connecticut and to the Constitution of the
United States.
Mr. DIXON: I ask the senator now
whether Connecticut is free and indie
PENDENT State
Mr.. FERRY: In the sense Of those words
As used by my colleague yesterday the
State Of Connecticut is not, and has never
been, since the adoption of the Constitution
O. the United States, free and independ-
eut republic because its independence is
limited By all the provisions Of the Consti-
tution of the United States the exercise OF
which control the functions Of sovereignty.
MI. DI-NCIN, II 81 ppcit Va SSa1O tAuSpOao-
ence, and 10 show that it was not new,
quoted from the Constitution of Massachu-
sets adopted l7SOl the words:
THE people OF this Commonwealth have
the sole and exclusive right of governing
themselves as q free, sovereign, and indie
pendent State"
He then reiterated his views as to the
right of each State to regulate suffrage
within its own borders, and said that the
Rev. DR.. Bacon, of New Haven, q promi-
lent advocate Of negro suffrage, took the
same view.
In answer to satirical remark by Mr..
DNoE about the extremel rapid progress
Of the Republican party,
Mr.. NORTON asked him whether any
body had charged the Democratic party
With making any progress whatever since
the beginning Of the war.
Mr.. DlNDN replied that much as it might
surprise the senator, the accusation had
been made. He had seen il charged in q
late paper that the Democratic party Of
Connecticut had abandoned its old doctrine
IL regard TO the payment Of the bonds, and
had declared in favor of paying them in
gold. Laughter This was the accusa
tion but he would not undertake to say
that the party was guilty. laughter
Mr.. NORTON thought sne party had
made progress in another direction, as
shown by the fact that neither his colleague
.Nr. HENDRlCKsl nor the senator from Con-
uecticut Mr.. DIXoNi had ventured to say
word IN this debate against the amendment
upon lis merits, but had confined them
selves to opposing the proposed mode of
submitting it for ratification. He thought
those senators felt the pressure of public
opinion.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. H0LBR00K, the delegate from
Idaho, having obtained the floor from Mr..
buTLER, proceeded to discuss the Indian
question, and in the course of his remarks
used these words:
1.-THE gentleman having charge Of this
bill beast BUrLERl saw fit to silence the
delegates here by raising points Of order
and making assertions which he knew at
the time nc made them to be unQuallfiedly
false"
The SPEAKER interrupted, and called
The delegate TO order.
Mr.. HGLBROCK was about to make
some remark, when
MIR. BENJAMIN, interruptiDg, said he
objected 10 the delegate proceeding until he
reiracted what he had said.
Mr.. HULBRUUk. | do not propose to
retract one word that have said.
And then, after much ado, Mr.. HoLBRooK
wab formally censured by the SPEAKER,
and was not allowed to finish his remarks.