New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-04

tiOn Of the Southern states hal lOrce1 % u
country the question OF immediate dissolutM
or blood" He said the situation Presents b
the whole family OF man the question wheth9
a constitutional republic or democ-aci-a se~
eminent OF the people by the same psopse-eo
or cannot maintain its territorial INTEGRITY
against its own domestic foes The .nessae
was temperate. but Mr.. Lincoln asked .or FpW
men and proper supplies
Tho labors Of Congress at this session vas
mainly confined to measures Tor saving u
Union from destruction. Besides Young troop
supplies etc, however. II revised the AoHu
protective tariff by adding various war ouuo
to. imposing a tax on tea, conee NOES u.
the retcfore free and raising the duties on cne0
calls. sugar. wines silks and other luxuries -
sides voting a direct tax OF $200coWD upon ~
States and authorizing a loan OF $2JoG0M
The war to save the Union conducted ~
Republican Administration lasted four yesn
ending in April, 1865, with the surrender OF Ca
eral Lee and his army to General Greh' AZ ~
pomattox Courthouse Va. on the s'n' aae
General Johnston and his army to Genera ss9
nan. in North Carolina. on the 18TH
This terrible and unnecessary rebellion, inds~
and managed by the Democratic slaVs-n"'N.
of the South. and encouraged by vas' ooW -
the Democrats OF the North, brough, uNVS
rebels under arms against the Fedefa' "''s.
ment and the Union OF the States, ana ~ sn
different times, a total Of nearly -,V''"" @H's
men to enforce the supremacy OF the !a"A y
cost the South 1873, 900 lives in the nesd ana =.
home nearly 100000 men crippled. "ouhoe0 s1s
shattered in health, besides intlicting nesF"
he whole
South reducing them and their states 70 ""
erty. II cost the North 100000 lives in the nee
and sent home wounded. crippled and ska''e"
in health 215,000 men, besides prooaoiy as n'As
more ruined in physical yisor for NE ~ -"
the North, further the enormous sum OF s"'"'"'
OCO, 900, expended in actually suppress!hs inc
bellion, to say nothing Of certain sums PEN |"
the several States lin bOunties alone s-'o'""
OCM which were never refunded by the genas
Government and il buriened the Vhoie Sou"H'
with further Obligations for pensions anu ''S.
in the war which have since amounted 10
with the figures above quoted. 10 the ehV'n""
grand total of over IS, OO.GOO.O0O.
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION
The second session OF the XXXyIIth Congres
began on December .. 1861, ending July H. iS~
1t was constituted as follows:
senate-Republicans, 81; Democrats. 10; Uns
Democrats, I; vacancies. =; total. ~ -.
House-Gausha A. Grow. Of PernsyNsHs
Rep), Speaker; Republicans. lo': Dsms
Gratis A.: Union Democrats. -; yacsneisA
total, u.s.
The fifteen seeded States were no, rcpF
sented. except that the loyal people OF Teams"
had sent Representatives OF their OWN. 10 S''n
were given seats. Representatives u nan
were also admitted to seats
At this session the Republican party enacs>
among other public laws. a number o. msAsu
of admirable character and far-reachlng m"'
ance 10 the people OF the United sta'ss
majority Of them beirg measures 70 waiSn
party was pledged in its platform hers
some of them:
INSTRUMENTATION O: the slaves In he ~
trct OF Columbia. and provision for pN'ns
them at not 10 exceed $500 a head aPp. a
April IL, 1862. Passed by the Repuo y. ~
the Senate with little opposition. PaS.u pa -
House April II, 1852 by 81 yeas ~ hevSTs
licans, 3 Democrats. Unionistsl 10 >, "s s;,,,M
Democrats Is Unionists mostly from lhr - av
Second-Forbidding slavery In the Ier'S Ss.sta
Approved June 10. 1866 Passed ~ ,ne "a
by % yeas ca Republicans. ! Dsmocra., 49,
nays G Democrats, 3 Southern Cnionistsh
in the House by 81 yeas CS' Repun,,l , r.s
Unionists) to 80 nays C29 Democrats. Il o'"
lists. mostly from the South. ,shisf
Third-Prohibiting the Army from es's"-"
slaves ,r,,d 4
Fourth-Incocporating companies 10 noi' s,s.
railroad and telegraph line TO the Pacihs O.shK
the companies receiving ten sections OF UNA
land for every mile OF road. ana loan ~ ~ ~
Of $4,000 per mile or the plains al
mile through Utah and Nevada, ana .tnsns,vS
mile through the mountain ranges. ApwSsM
Juiv 1862. Passed in the House on May. ~.
20 yeas (G Republicans II Democrats u 49,.
ionstsI TO ~ nays us Republicans i u 4.
Gratis. 13 Unionists). Passed IN the Ss'"
June 20 by 81 to D. .,,., RI.
Fifth-The Homestead law. giving ae'us M
,,srs ITO acres OF land each, free OF cost NJ
provisions in the law for keeping tne pN..o.
or6s ont OF the grasp OF spectators and noS mn
lists Approved on MAY ~. l>,i2. PasssS u