New-York tribune., 1872-04-13

were ondoayorno 70 Keen back the throng, that there
was objection to permitting the hihhg up o 'no
| aisles The Senator then resumed:
CONTINUANCE OF POLITICAL DIsABIITiEs
was about to INQUIRE when this interruption TOOK
place what it was that gave dsquieude and uneasness
throughout the country There are several causes io
the dissatisfaction OF the people, which can only preny
aude to upon present occasions and shall not ouch
upon many which ought to be discussed before the peo
ple at large But OF complaint which produces
alienation ia the late insurreconary States and Keeps
alive the hates and animostes engeDdered by the war;
is the continuance Of political disability, atter
| the occasion for them has passed away. In con-
sequence Of this continuance the governments In tho
late nsurrecionary have fallen into the hands OF
inexperienced and many instances Of corrupt adven-
turers who plundered the people OF those states
scarcely than you in the city fNewYork have been
pundered by your former city government lApplauseJ
Why are disabilities continued Why are they not
removed and all the people enfranchisedi think there
are two causes which prevent it-onc mercenary and
the other political fApplause.l The mercenary ono
that these adventures might enrich themselves by
excluding from the offices In all these states the
former leading who, although traitors during tue
war, were not thieves nor punderers.-lLoud cheer
ingl This exclusion has thrown these govern
ments into the hands OF men who have used their
power to plunder the people whom they rule and
the debt OF tho Southern States have been swonen'
IL some instances, tweDtyfod, from what thcI
were before the war began. Tue oeo. VI
Alabama was lees than $G00o,oo0 In lscO ana
at tho present time its contingent and absolute DEBT is
near s4oOoOOOO The debt OF Florida, whlch was pu'
200 900 at the commencement OF the war; has been
swollen to $4,000 OOG that OF Georgia from OOocoO 10
sa OOo0 and they don't even have what you hau III 'ho
City OF New York to show for the money expended Tor
believe you had carpets and some furniture Ior
your money These people have very lttle 10 sno" o'
those vast debts which have incurred and put upon
them ..
PARTISAN RECONSTRUCTION
Another reason for continuing these political dsap
ties is as said OF partisan character The men IN
authority use political disability as so much captai
unon which TO trade To illustrate what mean, VIII
refer TO what took place n the State OF Georgia rev
wears ago. when named Bullock was po'erhor'
When the Legislature OF that state was ABOUT u DC VI
ganized, IL understood that certain persons had
been elected who were aborng under political dsabi
ties They were given TO understand that those oi them
who would sustain the Governor could have their
political disabilities removed, aud those VINO woud not
could permitted take their seats IN the Iegis
tlre and the result was that the political disabilities
were removed from such acted with the Governor,
and the others excluded He thus obtained con-
troll of the Legislature, and succeeded IN fastening upon
the State debt, the discovery OF which caused MN 10
flee the State to escape the punishment wheh Wowd
have followed the frauds committed Go II
ia with members of Congress elected from
these Southern States They promise TO remove
political disabilities from adherents Three cheers
were here heartily given for Horace Greeley, who
was espied on the platform Iam glad TO hear snch
cheers here honor OF the first champion beieve' 10
the country-and proclaimed Ii boldly-of universal
amnesty. Renewed cheers.l One great measure then
which is demanded In the name OF honesty, 10 the name
Of peace and the best interests OF ALL IS
the massage OF general bill removing polit-
zeal disabilities lCirea cheeringl Another cause OF
complaint among the people, is the way In which
the patronage Of this Governhent Is used-nsed as H
was so much money carry electonsnot In the inter
sat hat hfrhH Hi0uif q
hut In the interest of faction Of party. Great ap-
New York for It has recently been dlscosea "
yosgatng 0g1me Is T aed with men, who, in
stead Of having hs,r e tHef fhsr aS
and OF their capacity TO discharge the duties OF their
Sonted because Of the influence supposed they
exert primary election or state Convention or
po D saeh@s SSs Ts y service 60 system of
the parent Of many very many evils cannot stop TO
taxed portion of their salaries for party purposes and
removed they DO DO not perform tne rssg %sc vd 5S
occupy hour to discuss properly come to another
which S%s Gffss % To the Sp
ton Of ant power by the so Federal Federal
Government. [Cheersl barring the war extraor-
dnary powers were to exGsGd by the
| IN my opinion, there never any occasion at
any time during the war TO exercise unconstita
6eeve that the Constitution confers upon the Federal
Government all the power necessary 10 be exercised
even I'm war in rebellion such We had because 1t
authorizes Congress TO pass laws for putting down
and rebellion and when Congress has the
| authority TO pass laws for that purpose, all the
power necessary give effect TO that authority given
also I will detain you few moments In pointing out
how the Federal Government has encroached upon
the rights OF the States. 1t Is doing IL by legis
| iation to some extent AT almost every session
OF Congress laws are passed taking away from your
state tribunals Jurisdiction OF the person and property
of the citizen and transferring ~ TO the Federal Courts
of these laws that have been passed Tor that pr
nose have been declared unconstitutional Bills are In
into Congress creating additional districts
throughout the whole country, with new Judges, and
| YOUR grievances not in the Courts estab
hshed by yourselves In your own cities and
| pointed by central power whom you have no
control Encroachments also made and perhaps the
most alarming Of all, by the military power OF the Cow
ernlnenf. The military power has come TO assume the
duties belonging TO civil officers OF late and that in de
gia 1t had elected Legislature in 1863 Some diiicu
ties had arisen IN regard to Its organization and IN
persons who had returned elected to the Leg
sature Of Georgia by Gen. Meade, who At that time had
command in that military district should take certain
oath and qualify members OF the Legislature.
oAnd the law provided that should be felony punish
able by Imprisonment the Penitentary not less than
with any member thus elected III taxing the oath aud
participating In the organization OF the Legislature
statute book the military officer in command in Georgia
issued an order pIoh6itinS certain men , to 81. I t9e
dec eeneS ana Of the act of Which should
subjected that officer 10 imprisonment not less than
two years in the Penitentlary Was any notice ever
taken OF III Yes the matter referred to the Com.
mttee the judiciary In the Senate VI the United
States. and report was made by that Committee dawn
the expressing In mild terms that the
Committee were constrained to say that the action OF
and that Is the only notice takeno that outrage
of that encrOachment the rights OF the Legislature
| and the people Of Georgia
ARMY OFFICERS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Souv fher1a