Year: 1866

sections meet as friends, and the future of
the American Union will be hailed with
the love and praise of all its citizens.


The above are some Of the points which
we're elaborated on by the honorable gon-
teman, who, after taxing his seat, WIS
warmly congratulated by his friends


Mr.. Binnham, of Ohio, expressed his
surprise at the speech Of the gentleman
from Indiana, When the rebellion was
rife the President had no support from the
gentleman and his friends. He had not
forgotten that the gentleman was accus-
toned in his place to join in the cry
"you cannot sustain the government by
arms. When the war was rocking both
hemispheres, and when the land was filed
with lamentasion and death the gentleman
was With the party among the conspira-
ors at Chicago who in conven ton declar-
ed that the war for the Union was fail
ture. He would have remained silent but
for the fact that the gentleman would in
ndoctrate this House and the country
with the same fell spirit which inaugurated
rebellion. The gentleman's argument
could not be mistaken. 1t was carefully
prepared and considered. The gentlemans
position was the same as assumed frs and
last by every man who entered into the
conspiracy and if maintained must lead
to the destruction of the Con stituton.


1t is simply once State always State
with all the rights Of State with full and
equal representation and local legislation.
Wherein did this differ from what was
maintained at the commencement Of the
great struggle which happily had ended
so well and no thanks to the gentleman or
his party bat thanks only TO God and tn e
grand heroic armies Of the Union who
stood as wall of fire in defence OF the
country.


Disguise it as he may, it was the posi-
ton assumed here. at the other end Of the
Capitol by the conspirators who struck
at the our Gag and liberties. The posi-
silion was that the people Of the United
Safes under their Constitution had not the
lawful right TO coerce seeded States
This embraced all the gentleman's argu.
ment. You could coerce neither by arms
or by law. Tha. they might make war
on the Uuion, seize the forts and custom
houses and arms aud munitions, and hunt
to death true U aion men. That was the
position then as now he asserted to-day,
aud challenged contradiction, that when
they became nationality by the more
perfect Union which sprung out Of the
adoption of the Constitution, declared
themselves armed with all the power nee
oessary to MAINTAIN their nationality, ant
| their supcemacy Of the law against al
elamors, whether from seeding States Of
the conspirators or their allies beyond the
waters for Great Brilian and France were
particepS crimini,


He asserted the right by virtue of the
Constitution to exercise all power to sur
press internal nsurrcction and foreign in
vasion.


Mr.. Voorhees, Mr.. Bingham yielding
the floor said he expected TO be sooldet
for what be had declared. The American
Union being one of States, once france
be did not know Of any power III the Stat
or Federal Government to destroy th
States. Ii that siguiied oucc State alway
a State, the gentleman was right.
hard epitheis applied 10 him they also sp
piled to the President for the Presden
declared the true theory was that all pre-
tended acts of session we're from tho be
ginning null and void that the States al
tempting to secede had their vitality i'm
paired but not eXlinguiShed and thei
functions were suspended not destroyed
but the gentleman said all the States tha
passed ordinances of secession were dead
who killed these States! Who dealt th



blow! Did jefferson Davis kill them, o
the eleven Confederate States? Wher
is the destroying angel ! He held ther
was 10 element OF destruction ia them; a
in the beginning SO now, they are livln
States in the American Union, lie re
pested be had asserted the position of th
President. and every assault upon hlr
was an assault upon the President


Mr.. Bingham resumed. The gentlema
from Indiana had notified the House an
country that the President held that ouc
State always State but the Presider
had asserted no such thing nor did tn
President assume shat the rebel States
having surrendered to tho victorious Unlo
army are entitled 10 representation with
out let or hindrance. Would the gentle
man undertake to say by tho meresI plat
tude that five thousa men in South Ca