Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-01-27
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Ga TIE bin (H. r. No. 1881 10 aan;s the
State of Nirgsniz 20 representation In
the CsarreSs Of the Uaisci States. -
Mr., STONE, Sir. Speaker, I do no,
pscrese b aisccss n shi. bate aav the
general sahiecs Of reconstruction The
domiasas party n this House has long
ago determined that question. Rirh,fal.
" or wrsHgfally. and think most wroas-
fuify. that party has settled that. aud I
do nof aov inteua 20 discuss il further.
l propose only to examine ,he bill as r..
ported from the committee sud now b.
fore the House. 10 apply to i. the test Of
some plain principles Of constitutional
lsu not Involved in the previous acts Of
Congress upon this subj ct. scme general
/ principles OF public faith. and some OF ex-
pediency merely.
First. this bill in my judgmen; violates
IN the nost inexcasable manner the SOL
EMMY pledged faith Of the Congress of
the United States. faith that was Night
ed BY the d'minans party OF this H"asc.
After long aud careful examination
o! the whole subject. = previous Congress
declared by a law now upon your statute
book, both TO Virginia aad 20 tho world.
the terms upon which she should be re.
ceived back again into tho family Of
States. This Government gave its word
To Virginia that rs soon as curtain thiuss
were done by her she should Do heard
again in the councils Of tho nation, and
stand among her own children. This
Government alone prescribed those con-
ditions. Virginia herself had no voice In
them.
But Virginia accepted these conditions.
relying upon the pledge Of our Govern-
ment, aud she carried ou. in letter aud
spirit the conditions imposed upon her
| The President .. the United States has
| declared in his annual message that she
nas fu iilcd promptly ani in COOL faith
every condition prcccir 20 her almis-
sion. and no man has been able to show
1 he. failure 80 20 do III any one single par
| ticuiar. Having undertaken 10 comply
with the act Of Congress. that nob'c old
! Sat. dii :, ~ she has ever done every.
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! promptly. faithfully, aul thoroughly I; AMI
: having done 30. she especially but firm
I iy points Congress - lis own laws au J
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