The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-20
NIB. STEWART on THE ADMISSION
OF VIRGINIA.

~ the discussion winch tO"k pIhce IN
,hs Senate on the l0th inst. over the
resc!urion admitting Virginia. He
esems to have led the debate and to
have acted as the champion of the reso
luton; ard he performed his self np.
pointed duty with great credit to him
self We have before Us the Congress
.ionsl GLOBE of the llth inst. and that
papers contains, in fall, the opening
arguments upon that question. We
regret TIA, cur limited space will not
admi, of ,bs publication of the entire
debate; for il is full Of interest We
must cont-ut ourselves with the follow
ing extract from our Senator's remarks
70 support of bis motion to ''posipone
all prior orders and proceed TO the con-
sid-rs'ion of the JOINT resolution de-
c,ar;ng V.rg nia en- tiled TO repre- enta-
ZION IN tae Congress Of the Uni Ell
s,ares" In concluding the first re
marks which be N ,de upon the subject
he sad
Ithas been suggested that Virginia may do
as Tenns ssee has dane, or as G ,orSia has
done, and violate faith. Because we fear that
they will break faith is that any reason we
shall set them the exAn;p pie ; Shall we viol-
ate the faith of the Government when we
pledged that on performing :hese acts which
have be, IN perflrmrd they should be received
4 . frsa frnp .atn
.hs. il is extremely dangerous for US to break
faith with this people now-rxtremelv dan
s.erous 10 the Cause We have the pledge of
she State We have the pledge of the great
body Of the people to enforce equal tights
and protect all men; and am disposed TO
take that pledge There may be some way
Of finding a remedy if they should break it
bet If We break cur faith now that viii be an
excuse for them TO break theirs. l for one,
when participated in the passage Of these
laws. desired that the people of Virginia and
cvery other State should comply with them /:
and If the Democrats, if the rebels do it, i, is
:rAtif, ing to me. 1t reenforces thn~e ~ho de
sire exact and equal Justice; it strengthens
the Government; aud II the Democrats have
agreed tn protect all men in their rights, have
ratified the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
msuts, have gone before the country with this
pledge upon Esnner, guaEantying equal rights
and f,voring the Thirteenth and fifteenth
amendments, is il right for us TO keep them
out . Are we to say thar we will not receive |
them n,ws DOES ans body doubt that they |
would be received ii they were Republicans
Suppose the Republicans had C ,rrieu tue State |
ana done the same things. dues anvb,dy |
doubt that they would have been received az
once We hive a right To see that every State \
has a republican firm of government but
,-e haze no right to- legislate to make them
belong to the Republican party as such
Here is n State that has done all that we
repaired. They NAV deceive us. but it the,
,io 1t sill be worse for them. But We cannot
AZ I'd to deceive them. We cannot afford 10
,,ro,nis to let them in and then deny or de-
lay their admission. This bill ought to pass
al once.
Again. in reply to Senator Sumuer be
said:
Id, not believe in legislating unless see
.one practical gocd to be effected bv it.
suppose you iegis!ate the minority party in
ri.s iniaia into power, il will only sta,
here until the next election, and then all
,our reconstruction will he uDdene. Let
IS secure the fifteenth amendment; then We
.sn secure equal suffrage in that State at
Ill events; We can DO something then to
,,otcc; the colcred people there; but if we !
rive up Virginia now We lose the fifteenth
if we break up the existing
'-g.nizstinn there, if we spnrn these friends
no have come to us to help us out, we lose
he AsuendnenE and are set back for years.
Cn.re is no Practical good in our breaking
nth i'm this way, and there is no reason for !
=. Es-ry consideration of justice and of ,
sr;y polly concurs against such course.
n w these views strike "a as being
e-ie'e with strong, prsc'ic,! sensible
.asesm sustir- Mere distractions can.
'ot wiih.tsrd such commno sense sreu- s
,sl,s "a these. We hope HDi b-liev.
ast wien We s1sin come into teie-l
'rsphic coumanics.lo2 with the East ,
ne earliest news h:ch reaches rs will
~ ;ast tho State OF VirciuiA is full,
cs or; d 10 Ter relations with The Uniot
ID should such oe the case, our rep
s'nt.t,,es in Congress (fGr We see
hat Senator Nye and Congressman
'iicb sgree w!rh Senator Stewsrt) ina, .
es. assured that their rrdeavcrs in
ebaif Of resrcra,ion snd Uaiop will he
earthly appl.uded ty constituency
hose political views they 50 faithfully
. preseat &
.ULf:. uAHaisGSOS, seTvsnt giri
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