The New York herald., 1870-05-17

4 was tha unanimous opinion OF the Senate that
the p0litictl disabilities Of he SJuthe IA peoplo
would rens.n lor more tnan Two years ionger. AM
me nors OF thus character, as the re.na ung pro-
W tons provided sufficient remedy fof the exstiag
evils.
Mr. MoRroN ,rep.) Of Ind.. hoped the section would
not be & cken OFT He mad failed ID ses the pro-
pity o. ne s", oa ,n %sr a@ Of tue south
ieal authors OF all our mis- 0rtunes 10 share III our
polltis rghts. The p opo u on was snbversive OF
ev ~ principle or justice, and 10 would be cruel 10
the coun ry There ss3mel to be Il de irs 10 d.vest
the rebellion OF every feature Of Grim nalitY anu "
rega q Il as merely sectional contest. or an
unpieasAAtness.n lt was now prOposei to
relieve the old politicians OF the South as
means OF conclliatton; but the Senat might well
class Of men had been cast IN the mould OF REBEL on
and those who sought to conciltte them by renov-
ing poiis1cs disabilities would Ia retnra con.
mr. Ferry tnat IN two years al disabiat es
wonld be removed, no would say they could
bill had rec nty passed The Senate. with.
0ut an objection, repealing the iron-c az
e Ha e a%a @aep e
teen n amendment, could occupy seats In Congress.
That bill was now ~ the Honse, and was likely 80
be stopped there. II passed, and the policy ndcat-
ed by the Senator n, IN Connecticut should prevuil
the men Who were foremost in rebellion would come
MT do thea to talk about rebels. Personal con-
sideratiOns would prevent that. The only distInc-
ton & then s, between Union and rebel soldiers would
OF the former. and those would soon be with.
held - the very best m as,re for concilia-
elapsed since the adoptiOn 6r the fourteenth
amendment, and the Senate was urged not TO en-
LORE Iorse ~ MISUNDERSTANDING that Ia almost every
Southern State IL noC in All men were nov holding
oflice in open violation of that amendment.
mr. FEERx replied that the Senator Mr.. Morton).
had entlrefgnisaken his position, and character of
the amendihent, as he had SIMPLY moved to strike
out snpernuous section, the purport OF which was
substantially contained IN a prec ding section. lie
Slll tnat the removal OF ttlc1l abilities ulI
been ASK q ior ey republican conventions In al the
reconstructed States, and that the success OF the
republican party south was mainly dependent upon
this fact. He had Witnessed with sincere grief that
the Senator rom Indiana had for months past, been
ness, ana, II possible light again the fires OF ha.
when hau pegun 10 die out under the beneficial ad-
mintstration OF Presideu Grant.
Mr.. MoaroN, replying TO the remark by Mr. Ferry
tnat the natoaai flag was now honored every part
of the country, SAID that the men whom it was now
proposed TO relieve never would noaor the nag lie
was present last year at Stac fair in Georgia,
when the committee having charge or the arrange
ments refused to host the fng For himself he
would say he never would consent that any parei-
pant IN rebellion should ever come into the Congress
ot tne united States or take part In the government
unti ne nau given evidence OF returning loyalty.
The policy OF cancellation would sacrifice the Tn on
men o. the South TO conciate rebels. The simple
proposition was to Ignore the condition OF things In
the South and 20 shut eyes to the truth. The
ony saie course TO pursue was to recognize the
truth and deal with the enemies OF law and order In
the South as justice required
Mr.. WARNER. rep, OF Ala thought the best inter
ests OF the Souh coud pe secured by the ascendancy
vi the republican party. 1wo-thlrS OF the iNteh
gent republicans OF the South were convinced that
political disabilities were hndrance to the success
of the plrty.
Mr.. WILLIAMS rep.l OF Oregon inquired whether
they We're not constantly clamorlng for military
force III the South to protect loyal men from dsloyal
lie would ask the senator Ii he had not insisted
upon an Increase OF the United states army TO aort
projection In the SouhY
Mr. WARNER replied he did, and went on TO show
that the political disabilities OF the southern people
was the real cause OF the difficulty.
AZ twenty minutes after five O'Clock the Senate
went INTO executive session and adjourned.