Year: 1866




Nr. WARD said he ,hOuld not now enter into
the discussion Of the question to whether the States
hy tie treason of their people and officials hed de.
stToycd their union with Tie other States lie assumed
that the legal relation Of the states 10 the Union was
not destroyed and would stand upon the declaration Of
the arnented President Lincoln that they were ont Of
their practical relations with The Mon and deal
with The question practically. They have become
traitors and outlaws and should not be- allowed 10
control their own State Governments or 10 come
into power ia the Union, unless they gave see
curity for the future. That security demanded that
We should hand The government 'o these States over
10 tie LOYAL men residing there 50 that their protect on
should be seeure. We should establish IN the funda-
mental law that II would be beyond the caprices of
Southern legislation the principle % the equality
I Of al races ana classes, and 'est them with all
the franchises and powers necessary 10 defend and
protect that equality He wOnd punish certain leaders
Of the Rebellion for treason 50 that that terrible crime
should be odious in all time 10 come ne would before
allowing these To come back 10 help make laws for
the widow whose husband they had slain and for the
orp,an whose father they had murdered require all
this And when tie Republic IA RECONSTRUCTED on "A
sound and just basis, ana the southern States show
sense Of returning patriotism then be would take them
by the hand and M them up 10 higher national lie
and united We woud conduct the nation TO IT'S imperial
destiny the greatest and the best OF all governments
Of the earth.


TAXATION or GOVERNMENT SECURITIES


Mr. Rogers gave notice OF bis intention 10 Introduce
a bill 10 repeal all acts Of Congress cXempting Govern
ment securities from Federal and State taIstOn aud
10 prov de taxing them by the Federal Government
ana authorizing the States 10 tax them the same they
tax other property. He also gave notice OF his nteh.
ton to introduce b giving bountes 10 the soldiers
of IsGl and leG2 equal 10 the highest Government
bounty given any time during the war and also to
equtlize bOunties.


POLITICAL RELATIoNs o. THE SOUTHERN STATES.


Mr. DFLlNo examined the present political relations
of the States lately in Rebellion and said that its
solution depends the present happiness and future exist
ence of the Nation. They ought. he said 10 consider
the question with proper appreciation OF heir honest
diffcrenoes whether among members of Congress or
between them and other departments Of the Govern
ment His purpose had been IN all his examination 10
be Drbearing toward those from whom he asked like
exercise OF charity He sincerely believed that II they
we've all animated hy this spirit the threatened clouds
would pass away, and they would find Themselves ad
ustDg these measures IN harmony and with tie appro
baton Of ALL and thus would be sustained and preserved
by kat party which lie believed thank God raised
up 10 do great work in this land of liberty. There
class Of persons who insist that the late Rebeous
States States IN every OF the word in the
Union, and are entitled 10 the right TO de
IOaud representation on this floor. He did not
iVes whose hands yet red with the blood Of
slaughtered cOuntrymen. He did not belong 10
that class He believed that these States are States
with the right Of local and domestic egislationyc he
dad not believe they in condition as 10 de.
mand the admission Of their members Another class
maintain that these States are dead and CONQUERED
provinces and are subject 10 be ruled by the law of
Congress in any other Territory. lie had no more
faith in this theory than he had In the other for he de-
MED that these States have been destroyed and nre
dead and that Congress may thus govern them. He
did not beeye and would not follow this theory of the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr Stevens. This an
nouncemeui startled him when II was first made for
be saw the logical consequence that If carried ont
would lead 10 tie destruction Of the Union. He was
sorry that the gentleman MIR SteTenG was not alone
in tia, assertion. lie panied TO hear the same
scrtion froa his colleague (Mr Shella5argeIJ


Mr.. SHELLABaRGER eXp planned that be did not There
Rad occurred state of things in The Rebel states by
which they had lost in the language OF President Lin
coin their practical relations 20 the Government.
Where State Government. by rebellion rs utterly
swept away. there does not revert TO Congress snch
amount of local control 10 secure protection 70 the
guarantee clause during ihe interim and establish
loyal State republican government within the territorial
States wherein the Government was entirely destroyed.


Mr. DrLAHo REPLIED saying be used u have an old ne
GuaiDtapce who was pIcsident n = rdlIOQd complDy,