The New York Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1866, Page 1

- WHOLS NO. 10,773. NATIONAL CAPITAL. Rnportant Interview Between President Johnson and Governor Cox. # Porther Explanation of the Executive Policy Relative to the Rebellious States, Speech of Senator Sherman on Represen- tation and the President’s Late Address. Defence of Mr. Johnson Against the Radical Assaults. The Republican Party Conjured Wot to Abandon Him. Proposition to Admit the Ar- kansas Senators Rejected. Another Constitutional Amendment from the Committee of Fifteen, Extended Debate in the House on Reeonstruc- ton and the President’s Policy. &. de. do, % _ Wasumaton, Feb, 26, 1866. MATERESTING INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT JOUNSON, ‘Tue foliowing important letter was read to-night by Governor Cox, of Ohio, to the representatives in Con- (grea® from that State:— Wassrratox, Monday, Feb. 26, 1866. General Gronck B. Waicer, Chairman Union Central Committee, Columbus, Ohio:— My Dean Sm—On Saturday last.I had the honor of an imterview with the Presiden, which I regarded as of suf- ‘Aictent interest and importance to make it proper that I should reduce to writing my remembrance of his state- ments while they were fresh in my memory, since he seemed to me, in a perfectly free amd unpremeditated conversation, to exhibit with pe- ealiar clearness the processes of his own mind in pag. weobernbatermarcng to express them with ech candor and entire freedom from personal feeling, that I could not but think that if he would consent to it good might be done by making his statements public. Accordingly Lagain waited upon him this morning to make frown what I had done, to ask his verification of the ‘ruth of my report and bis consent to, make the same ‘known to the country, although he was ontirely una- ‘ware of my purpose to reduce his remarks to writing, and I myself bad no such intention when I first called ‘pon him. Ho most frankly gave hie consent, and as- sented to tho accuracy of my report, which is as fol- tows :— ‘The President said he had no thoughts which he was ‘pot willing to avow, that his policy had simply aimed at ‘the earliest possible restoration of peace on the basis of doyalty. No Congressional policy had ever been adopted, end, therefore, when he entered upon the duties of his office he was obliged to adopt one of his own. He had fm some sense inherited that of Mr. Lincoln, with which beth it he agreed. and that was substantially the one which bad carried out, Congress had no just @round of complaint that he had done 60, for they bad not seen fit to declare their views er adopt any measures embodying what could be called a policy of restoration. He was satisfied that ‘Ro long continuance of military government could be tole- vated, that the whole country would properly demand the restoration of a truly civil government; and not to give 1% to the lately rebellious States would be an admission Of the failure of the administration and of the party which had carried through the war to prove themselves equal to the emergency, now the work of destruction TiS Ter and rebuilding naa vog™™ Military govern- ment alone would not pacify the South, At the end of a long period of such governm cnt we would De no nearer, and probably ot #o near, the end as now, and would have the same. work to do. Henco there is a real necessity of adopting a policy whicn should restore civil government fully just as soon as the febellion should be thoroughly ended and those condi. thons accepted by the Souch which were to be regarded ap absolutely necessary to the peace of th: country. One central idea had controlled him in the whole matter, and ‘this was that the proper system of pacification should be one which tended everywhere to stimulate the loyalty of the people of the South themselves, and make it the spring of loyal conduct and proper legislation, rathor than to impose upon ‘Uhem laws and conditions by direct external force. Thus, fm she caso of tho Freedmen’s bureau, he was not against the idea of the Bureau in toto, for he had used it, and ‘was still using it, It might continue for a period of more then a year yet. He bad contemplated that either by Proclamation of his own or by some action of Congress a condition of pears, the technical ond of the rebellion, U4 Deadly be declared at some period not very re- mote; and, as be understood the present law, the Bureau might continue a year from that time, Meanwhilo he could say to the South: —“ It depends mpon yourselves to say whether the bureau wball be dis. continued ai an earlier day, for L will putan end to it fast as s00n as you, by proper action for the protection of the freedmen, make it unnecessary.” Thus, said be, the hopo of getting rid of the institution stimu- Istes them to do what is right, while they are not dis- couraged by the idea that there is mo hope of an end to what they regard as @ sort of military ul If, ow the other hand, the bureau ‘were to be made @ permanent thing by legislation, which, on ite face, appears part of the fixed law ‘of the land, all the objections be had urged in his moa- gaze applied in fuil force to it, and, instead of encourag- Ang the Bouth to loyalty, would tend to drive them to Geeperation, and make their hatred of the government inveterate. The same principle of stimulating loyalty was shown in the manner in which he had held martial law over them. Whenever they should show vo peaceful ‘and law abiding @ condition of their community that martial law was not needed, it should be removed. ‘Their own conduct would thus determine the matter, and the desire and interest of all the best people be increased to put down disturbances and out- Dreaks, to protect Union men and obey the laws, because by no doing they would hasten the withdrawal of the @irect interference of the military arm in their affairs. In prec sely tho same way, and under the influence of the same ideas, ho had acted in regard to civil affairs generally in that section, regarding it as necessary and Pruper to Impose conditions upon the rebeliious Btatos which would guarantee the safety of the country, and regarding the then existing alMfure of the local governments as having duqualified themselves by their treason for continuance im power, He deposed them and established provisional governments; then he asked bimself what conditions ought to be demanded of them, ‘and how their digposition to accept them in good faith might be stimulated. The conditions—namely, the ‘famendmont of State constitutions excluding slavery, the aeceptance of the sane amendment of the coustitation ef the United States, the repudiation of the rebel debt, and the admission of the freedmen to various rights, fec.—everybody is familiar with. To stimulate them to accept these conditions, being wach aa, ‘ening his best jadgment, and In the absence of any Con @reesional plan, be thought the nearest right of any be Gould frame. He engaged that on their seceptance, with evidence of goot faith, he would permit them to Feorganiae their State governments, elect Legislatures, 1 the Biter i heir desire to cooperate with him in THE NEW YORK HE &c., and, s0 far as exccutive acts could do so, would restore them to their position im the Union a, Navs— Mears. Buckalew, Por ‘ameay, Sherman, Sumner, fivey. Wikinuna, Waa f tae28e wan, Davia, Dixon, Voolitile, of States, They had so far accepted bis con- | Guthrie. Hendricks Johnna, Wane ois susie, Lorgal, New . Norton, Kiddie, Baulsbury, tockton und Vi Aitions that he did not regard the experiment | Winkei?. o, Ramlarary, Rewast, Seana 2H Mr. Lax moved that Messrs. Snow and Baxter be al- Jowed to take seats on the floor, as had recently been done in the caso of the > enators elect from Colorado. Mr, Wabe, (rep.) of Ohio, moved to lay Mr. Lane’s motion on tue table, Mr. Lane calied for the yeas and nays, which stood yeaa: 3, nays 18. So the motion was laid upon the & failure, but a success. He had, accordingly, reorcan- ined the Post Office Department every where among them, had reopened trade and removed restrictions thercon through the Treasury Department; and, in hke mann-r, im all the executive departments recognized them as States in the Union, only keeping enough of a military hold to protect the freedmen, as he had before stated, and to indace them to do something more thorough in that direction, Now but one thing remained in which thos States did not exercise the full rights of States, and that was re} re- sentation in Congress, In this he had advised that the same principle of stimulating loyalty be applied as im the other respects which he had named. Ho woul! admit only such representatives as are in fact loyal men, giving satisfactory evidence of this. Whenover a State or district sent a loyal man properly elected and quali- fled he would think it right to admit him the same THE INDEFINITE EXCLUSION OF BOUTHERN REPPRYRNTATIVES At one o'clock the regular order was taken uP, being the concurrent re-oluton declaring that no <n! or repress: ious States shall be at from the lately re received in either Louse until such State shall have been declared by Congress entitled to representation. Mr. SuekMay, (rep.) of Ohio, took the floor, He com- mene d by remarking that the Senate had decided on three oc asions that Congress had the power asserted in the resolution. Tho olject of the resulution, as it was made to read, was to close agitation on this subject, If he believed it could have this effect he would vote for it mach: ipod cheerfully than he would terwuet but = did not believe it would close agitation. He re Sotenen Creer are ead assertion of a right opportune momenta. mere as if from any other State, and he would admit | that could not be disputed. If Congress failed none but such loyal men, #0 that other States | '° agree very soon upon a of reconstruction he did not belleve the pending aesolution would prevent either House from acting upon its own responsibility in tho reception of its own members, What was needed was a plan of reconstruction from Congress upon which the Southern States could be received back Into the Union with safety to the country. The Wade and Davis Dill, Mr. Sherman said, was the only attempt ever made by Congress to provide for civil governments in the rebel states, The fate of that was well known, and it was also well known that the manifests issued by Wade and Davis after the bill had been vetoed did mot ineet roval of the people, Sumyer, (rep) of Mass., interrupted Mr Sherman by saying that immediately after the proclamation of President Lincoln respecting the veto of the Wade and Davis bill, he bad an interview with Mr. Lincoln, and ty (dr. Lincoln) expressed his regrets that he had not ap- proved it, referring to the lately rebel Statos, Mr. Sumzuan said they were Stats still, They had deen In insurrection, but every branch of the govern- ment had ro; ed them as States whose relations to the or districts might be thus indaced to elect and send similar men, When they had all done this ther repre- sentation would be full and the work would be done. Such was his plan. He did not ask to be the judge of the elections and qualifications of members of Con- gress or of their loyalty. Congress was its own judge, and he had no dream of interfering with ite constitu: tional right; but he felt like urging upon them and upon the country that this mode of finishing the work, 80 nearly completed in other respects, was the only feasible one which had been presented, and that tt was impossible to ignore the fact that the States were exercising their rights and enjoying their privileges within the Union—were, in short, restored in all other respects, and that it is too late to question the funda- ‘mental right of representation. ernment been disturbed by the war, The firat I then remarked to him that I heard it suggested that mn 4 of Congress was to provide for taking these States back one by one, and each upon its own merits. Mr. legislation could properly be made by Congress, purely civil in its character, providing for the protection of the freodmen by United States courts of inferior jurisdic- tion, im all cases where the States did not do so them- selves. He replied that such an idea would run exactly paral- lel to his plan, but he bad not thov cht it yet time to fix his own ideas of the precise mode of accomplishing thie end, because we had a margin of time lasting till after the next session of Congress, during which the present Freedmen’s Bureau could continue in operation; and if before that time the Southern States should recognize the necessity of passing proper laws themselves, and pro- viding a proper system of protection for the freedmen, nothing farther on our part would be necessary. If they did not do what they ought there would then be time enough to elaborate a plan. He then referred briefly to the fact of men who have been rejoicing over his veto message, saying that If these men in good faith adopted the views of his policy he had himself held and acted upon, and which he had go fully elaborated in his annual message and ex- Plained to me, the country surely could havo no cause for sorrow in that. If disloyal men and rebels every- where, North and South, should cordially give their ad- herence to the conditions of restoration he bad uniformly insisted upon, he thought that was precisely the kind of pacification loyal men everywhere would rejoice in. The more they were committed to such a course the botter he ‘would like it, for if they were not sincere thoy would at least diminish their power of dangerous oppo- sition in future. His whole heart was with the body of true men who had earried the country through the war; and he earnestly desired to maintain a cordial and perfect undorstanding with them. This sentiment and purpose be rogarded as entirely consistent with determined opposition to the obstruction policy of those extremists, who, as he believed, would keep the country in chaos till absolute ruin might come upon us. Such, my dear sir, is the conversational statement of the President on this important matter; and, if you Sherman next compared the reconstruction policy of President Johnson with that of his predecessor, Presi- dent Lincoln, showing that the one was a continuation of the other, with the exception that the plan of Presi- dent Johnson was the most severe in its requirements from tho rebels. The principal objection that had been made against tho President was that be had not included the negroes am those whom he declared entitied to vote in the South. It should be remem- ered that colored men were prohibit'd by Jaw from voting in the Souther® States as they were in every Stato of the Union, oxcopt six. The prejudices of the army were against it also. In making laws the ee of the people must be taken into consideration, fr. Sherman next referred to the speech made by President Johnson on the 224 of February. He thought that no man who was @ friend of the President would be unwilling to wipe that out of his history, It was im- ble to conceive of a more humiliating spectacle than t of the resident of the United States addressing such a crowd as ee him on the £24 of Februs: regretted especially the paragraph in tho speech made by Ton Presldent om thas day tatervig. by unase to Menten Stevens and Sumuer. But it should be remem dered that President Johnaon was @ very combative man, and that he had always been noted for his force in repelling assaults made upon him Mr. Sumoer bad recently accused him of “whitewashing,” aod while no affront was {ulended, this language was evidently con- strued into an affront. It could not be forgotten that Mr. Stevens proclanned Andrew Johnson an “alien enemy" in the Baltimore Convention, aud that he re- cently said in the House that for certain uage aed KA him (the President) ‘a British king wonld have lot his head two hundred years “fo ’ These facts must be taken into consideration making up a judg- ment upon this unfortunate spocch. Tho most inju- dicious paragraph in it was that which charged cortain gentlemen with conspiring at his assassination. This was simply ridiculous, and he believed there waa not aman in the country who thought diferently. till there was mucti In the epsech worthy of consiferution, prompted as it was by the President's anxiety to noo the Southern States 6] iy rostored to their constitutional relations. He (Mr. Sherman) did not approve of the veto uf the Froedmen’s Bureau bill. He voted for the bill aud against the veto, but still he recognized the veto ax no extraordinary or unauthorized act of the President, and it was nothing more than hia constitut onal right. While he (Mr. Sherman) was anxious to see a mode adopted by which loyal men from the South might be admitted to Cougress, he mever would consent to the admissien of any man who bed taken partin the Tobollion, and he never would vote for the repeal of the could meet his straightforward, honest look, and hear Psaatorod Ho veg haar gr oo Cie country ern chang Ps the hearty tones of his voice, as I did, Iam well assured | 1, Keop the rebel tates from com! k here withdn- that you would behove, with me, that although he may not recelve assaulta with the equanimity and forbearance Mr. Lincoln used to show, there is no need to fear that Andrew Jobneon is not hearty and sincere In hia adhesion to the principles upon which he was © sepnbepeeery cs shad un on goentncned Would be voters, aud hot population, altuongh ho 6 vote for the proposition ‘now nding In Benete, which recogni wialide an the baste, He did pot believe that Mr. Sumuer's proposition to de elected. Very truly yours, 4D. COX | ciare sufirage by an act of Congress was practicable VISITORS TO THE PRESIDENT. Mr. Sherman in conelnaton:—I hava sho», Me eal sident, endeav: to show that ta Usa hour no act baa Among those who Lad interviews with the President to-day were Governors Cox, of Ohio; Sharkey, of Missis- sipp!, and Parsons, of Alabama; Generals Steedman, McCook and Saxton, and also a number of old demo- crotic members of Congress from the State of New York, who are temporarily in the city, The '--55 axpressed to him thetr approval of 215 policy for the restoration of been done by the Presiden, ineonsistunt with his obll tious to the great Union, pariy that elected him. Differ- ences have arisen, gut they hi sen upon new ques tions not «\.nin the contemplation of the Union party, or tie Union people, when the President was nominated I have also shown that be Las acted iu pureuauce of a policy adopted by Mr, Lincvia aad approved by the y , aut that No event bas yot transpired thal with preciade him from a hearty co-operation with the grest mass of the Union party !n aecuring to the country the objects for which we conducted successful That events have traasp.red, that utter made, tending in that direction, no o surest evidence of it isthe Joy of th pur divisions. I find in a recent carrying out the same, Among them were Hons. Isract T. Hatch, of Bufulo; A. P. Grant, of Oswego; John B. Steele, of Ulster; Elijah Ward and George Taylor, of New York, and Mossra, L. B. Crocker and F. 8. Carring- ton, of Oswego. THE RUMORS OF CHANGES IN THE CABINET. Genoral Stecdman was telegraphed last week by his friends to come on to Washington at the earliest tine practicable, for consultation with the President on the phaze of public affairs, He arrived this morning, and had an interview with the President during the fore- noon, Many profess to believe that In the event of a Cabinet dissolution he can have the portfolio of wal The wish is probably father to the thought. Ohio ts already represented in the Cabinet, and it is diMeult to believe the President contemplates the removal of Post master General Dennison. TH@RTY-NINTH CONGRESS. paper Darrow, Obio, Feb 2. The democrats of Dayton had « joi \foation over P to of the Freedmen's ou b 1 Mr. Potann, (rep.) of Vi.—May I ask which flag it ast Mr. Siemwax—I don’t know; the dewpateh don't state, Mr. Nr, (rep.) of Novada—{f ho flew his own flag it was & rebel Mr. Srieamast—Now I am aware of no calamity more disgraceful than for us, by our diviaions, to surcender Lo men who were eneraies to their country in time of wa any or all the powers of this governinent, He who ov tributes in any way 0 this result doverver the execr tions of his couptrymen. This may be done by thrust ing upon the dent new issues, fu which the wot! known principles of hia life do not agree with (he jady ment of his polities! associates It may be done by {inviting controversies of a personal charkoler. It may First Session. be done by the Prosident turning his back upon those who trusted him with bigh powers, and thus linking his SENATE. name with one of the mort disgraceful in Amo rican = hator and that of Jonn fyler. I feel an ‘Wasurxatow, Feb. 26, 1966, RECOGNITION OP A GOD AND THR DIVINITY OF CHRIST. Mr. Grimes, (rep.) of Lown, presented the memorial of Citizens of lows, asking for such an amendment to the Constitution as will recognize the existence of God and the divinity of Christ, In presenting the above Mr. Grimes said, without committing bimeelf in favor of this particular amendment, he was glad to see that the peo- ple of Iowa were awake to the importance of making once that Andrew Jolinron will not, cannot do this; and, sir, who will deny that the overbear ing and intolorant will of Henry Clay contriated very 10 the defection of Jon Tyler? But the division of the whig party was an event utterly ineignifieant tn comparison with the evil resuita of @ divivion tn Union party. Where will be the four millions of saves whom by your policy you have emancipated? What would be inevitable fate if now surre custody of the rebels of the Bouth? W demand of univeraal suffrage, destroy th abiding con 7 ot them im their purchased suitable amendments to the constitution. He did not | Union a XY coe ae i . eine | tee agree with the theory enunciated ine certain quarter on =e hve ae ie "eee te 4 , jeopardize Thureday last, that those who were in favor of amending | thane his which you can, of the 7 Union party, secure to these freedmon We know that the President cannot, wi!! not, and never did agree to uuite with the issues of woivernal suffrage and dead Bates ach dogmas were ey ated when, his herolc services in the cause of the Union, we placed him side by side with Mr Lincoln as our standart bearer Why dwell upon them? Why not complete the work »o loriourly begua by our soldiers by securing Hiberty to ail men without distinction of colur, leaving to the States as before the question of suifrage? Tho curse of God, the malsdictions of millions of our people and the tears and blood of now made freemen will, in my Judgment, rest apon those who pow, for any canen, mroy the —_ of the great party that has led a4 through the wilderness of war to peace and repos. We must now look to our public credit. We have duties to perform to the business interesta of the couutry, in which we need the assistance of the President. We have every motive for harmony with him and with enact: and for a generous, manly trast in bis patriotism oll come when I can no le in bis devotion to the principles upoo which he was elected L will bid farewell to Andrew Jobneon with vn affected sorrow. 1 will remember when he stood In th very spot Ove years ago, repelling with uvexampin courage the assaults of traitors. He left in their hands wile, children, property and bome, and staked his ail on the result, I wil remember, when a retreating gene ral would have left Nashville to tts fate, that ag with herole courage, he maintained his post, 1 will r member the @ rce conflicts and trials through which be and be fellow compatriots in Kast Tennessee maintained ‘one canse in the heart of the confederacy; 1 will remem ber the struggle he bad with the ariateoratic element of Tennoses—never ashamed of his or gin, and never for earie of the people, Sir, you must pot sever the constitution seek to subvert the government, called attention to a despatch in the National Intelligaver stating that a large and enthusiastic meeting had bern held fn Keokuk, Iowa, for the purpose of endorsing the vote mesage and the Presideut's administration, He had reason to know that wat despatch waa forwarded by « every measure for the prosecution of one press was thrown a the river 7. oconal cited crowd for the pul n dist ctcale ig Uo have this de ye sentiments of Lf the Senate the papers in the cases of Monsrs. rad Raxter, Senators from Arkaneas, and refor them to the Judiciary Committes. After rome remarks from Mr, Lane, asserting the loyalty of the Arkansas Ftate government, he concluded by alleging that unless Cony immediately admits the loyal representatives of the Kouthern States it will make a great mutake. He said he would every motion looking to the post snement of the reception of loyal Senators from there Lang, (rep.) of N. HL, called for a division of Mr. motion. Me. Tacunvrs, (rep.) of Ill, said he understood the referred to were presented = the ine session. see no objection to their withdrawal Mi crimoton to permit, Measrs. Daxter an Snow to withdraw their eredentiais from the flew of the Senate was to, apd the question then came up on ther reference to the Judiciary Committee Mr. Chank moved to lay the credentials on the table, Mr. Tevmucts said at the last reesion the Committee 1 from thie loyal element of the vad thet Messrs Snow and | the great Union party from this loyal lst in Ce ee a seats 0 the Senate, Subse. | Southern @ates, No theuries of possible utopian ¢ 4 riya em oh eum the croton | Ch oven “har, ene ta yo to ewe Mr. Boow were referred to the Judiciary Com: | pee sg great ‘element of reform, snd time mittee, who in favor of & postponement until Congress should set upon the recognitign of the State government of Arkansas. It would do bo good not refer to the Judiciary Committers after (hat decison Mr. Lawe, of Kansas, anid that there was rome oon in the formation of the Judiciary Commitice since He called for the yeas and nays on the lay the credentials on the table, with the for is on your side, I remember the homely and encouraging words of a ploneer in the antl slavery cause, an expelled Methodist preacher from the Booth who told those who were betund him in opinion, “Well friends, 1'lt block awhile: we must all travel together So leay to all who doubt Andrew Jobasa, and ho wish to move more rapidly than he cau, Awhile” —to consolidate their great vietory h NEW YORK, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1866—WITH SUPPLEMENT. sacrifice a posible cood to attempt the impractieablo. God | Brandages DiininA Bandy, Cake vs S8ir Knows that I ¢o noturg’ harmony and oon<olidation from | (00. Ca & ok, Cubb D ritug. ot . pg Peper = ae the in ithe ‘a rie-gl [my motives, The people of my native St pres.) owt Hester, | Jucobin committee and a body t o wike sted me with a posite » extending four y counts 0 France were 0 beyoud the termination of tue Pres’ dential Oflice of the peg aE xe egernssagst so reg 4 Ran Provent incumbent “He can grant ie no favors If T were now in aded by thet committe. eee lieved for # moment he would seck an allian 6 with Be , AULD stave of Ris remarks Mr. Rogers, carried away by the heat of decia apreker when Mr. those who, by either urns or counsel, or were against this country turn over to them the high en by apathy, ia the recent war, and would powers intrusted to bim by the fon, hal turned tis back tot @ Wasnuns, of Ind, made the point Gio, Lyueh, P. Union party, then, sir, Le is dishonest, aud would rec ive mee nection’ Barend Seedaa vt | and nos the eeitg geetomad Route aParye'the chals no assistance from me; but [ will uot force him into this | Md., Thomas (Je) of Muy Trowbridge, Washbure of TIL, | Mr, Roukns apologized for th onal disco attitude. If he shall not prove false to the declaration | W shburn of ind, Washburn of Mass, Welker, Wentworth, (ony si4e1 for the unlutenti lid made py hin in bis veto that his | Williains, Wilson of Lowa, Wilwon of Pa., Windom, Wood | Mr Kesey propored, t “strongest desire was to secure to the freetinen . Ruarige, Finck, | Teeover hs extiaisied eve he fal thlorment of their freedom and pro. OF Ky. Hogan, | #how (hat we are »” then Twill not quarrel with him as kK Phelpa teu. | by any of the dan, Hy 4 to thé means used; aud while, a: he telis us In th # same Ghaukis, Brnith, | sutjecied under She Freach pedple were message, he only asks for States to be represented which Mr. Rowems yb mB ip are in an attitade of loyalty and harmony, and in the KRPORTRR OF THR ASSOCIATED PRIM Me Keitey ro mW OFY & page illustrat of representatives whose loyalty cannot be On motion of Mr. W rep.) of DL, the | ing tho manner eure hom Rey pt, qnestioned under any constitutional or leval test, Sure- | Speaker was author zed gn a desk on the floor of | de-er-bing him at quiet, reticent, toughutul “44 Jy all ought ot to separate ‘from him until at least we | the House to the reporter of the Associated Pres, and olmerving, but vpening his mouth who ope, whit rcribe a test of their loyalty upou which all are will CLRIKH OF | COMMITTEES. Was all deep policy. Aflor thy reading @ tae exit he ms, stand. We have not done it yet. Iwill not try Mr. Rees, (dem.) of Ul, Introdueed a resolution direct | remarked —“Our Bonaparte does not wait.” ina by new creeds—will not denounce him for lusty | tng the standing end solect commitices of the Houss | | Mr. Rourke—Mr. speaker, we have no Bonaparte is uttered In repelling personal affront, Tae hin | having clerks t report to the Hoase whither #.ch | We havea pious man, We Mave & man who tian come Yet surrounded by the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln, | clorks are nceasary ; what portion of their time ss ocea~ | up Crom the humblest walks of life, We has « pursuing bie policy, | No word from me shall drive him | pied by their duties, and what porvon tn attending ‘0 | who has never allowed himself to be put dows by the Jato political fellowship with thove who, when he was one | the private business of members of te commitiees aristocracy, We have a man who Is the « ut of of the moral heroes of the war, denounced him, spat | Mr, ASHLEY moved to lay the resolution on the table, | civil liberty. We have a mag wiio bol evew u upon bim and despitefully used’ him, Tho association must be seli-soaght, and even then I will part with hitn in sorrow, but witn the abiding hope that the same Al- which was nogatived—yeas 45, nays 54. The resolution was adopt d. PROPOSED DONATION TO A PATRIVUT WHO SENT SEVEN BONE ernment #as made ‘or t white women of the country ft of negroes or negro wen VOL of te white ad not wt all for mighty Power that has guided us through the recent war INTO Tite UNION ATM, Here thera wan some a 0 TH a f 0 galleries, wh. mu Se neti in Pa new dill nies path every On motion of Mr. Hanonxa, (rep.) of Lil, the Commit. | was promptly sappressed by the peal on ne ahacaa tee ne eae ite i Seen nln, 8s fellowship, | tee on Pensions was instracted to inquire into the x Mr. Rookn:, resuming his denun iation of the Recon. snd until oar netion, paris i sind Se tered Among | dicncy of making a douation to A. Zegler, of Port Byron sirucdon Commitier, declared that « more fatal and c e p vi nding even sons into tb uh loody torn id" not te r whew Lau Washington, Clay, Webster, Lincoln, and hundreds of | United States to quell the late rebellious my MO | ye proctaimed, “1 sen the ‘State.’ Neto bn ° thousands of unnamed heroes, who gave up their lives for \ts glory. At the conclusion of Mr. Sherman's speech Mr. Taow- BULL, |v the course of some remarks on & motion to post- pone further consideration of this subject until to-mor- row, said he had heard it said that there were men in Congress in favor of keoping the Southern States out in definitely. Ho had never met any man, in either house, who was not anxious to see these States readmitted at the earliest possible time consistent with the safety of the country. Mr. Wank, (rep.) of Ohio, rose to reply to some re- marks from his colleague (Sir. Sherman) in relation to what was known as the Wade and manifesto. He understood his colleagne to say that he and Mr. Davis had been censured by We people for their protest against the President's action on the Reconstruction bill. Mr. SuekMan said he did not eay his colleague was cen- sured. He said be did not believe his (Mr. Wade's) course was approved by the people. Mr. Wane, after explaining the nature of the bill vetoed by Mr. Lincoln, said that Mr. Lincoln having issued a proclamation on the subject, be and Mr. Davis felt it necessary to reply to him also with a proclamation. EQUALIZATION OF BOUNTINE, On motion of Mr. Owns, (rep.) of Ind, the Commities on Military Affairs way instructed to report a bili at an early day providing for the equalization of bountl THE RIGHT OF CONGRESR TO FIX QUALVICATIONN OF RLFC: TORS IN THF SEVERAL STATER, Mr. Drrners, (rop.) of Ind., offered the following Resolved, That it ts the opiutom of this House that ¢ gress has no constitutional right to fix the qualifications of electors Ju the several Btales, Mr. Wiaon, (rep.) of Pa., proposed to debate the reso: lution, and it accordingly went over. CREDENTIALS OF A NORTH CAROLINA MEMBER The Sreaxex presented the credentials of Alexander Hamilton Jones, member elect of the Seventh Con- reasional District of North Carolina, aud they were re- rred to the Committee on Reconstraction, DIRMCT TAXES IN VIRGINIA The Srmaker laid before the House a communication from Governor Pierpo.nt, of Virginia, transmitting the Joint resolution of the General Assembly in reference to the direct tax levied in 1861 by Congrem and now be ug collected in Virginia. It was referred to the Committoo on Ways and Means deeper fecling against the Koman people than ii mittee did against the rights and liberties vf the Av peopler When Charles T sent his soidiers ities Parliament aod arrested five of ite members for their oo tapoken soutiment of | berty, he did not begin to defy the prin iples of coustitutional freedom so openly an they were deurd by thin Jacob n ‘ omin'ttee, Mr Ravpaxt, (det) of Pa, inquired whether the gon Ueman was at liberty to mm BicAle bo charactor of the tyranny of that c dangers were with which it Unreal Mr Rocrns replied that he was not privil of anything exept wh House, but if the gent tonal ndments proposed by that fee that they were the embodiment of tyrauny what were they al! designed (ort for the purpow of keeying & Union; for the purpose of blotting out eleven of th florious stars from the banner of the eountry Ho re forred the gentlemen from Feunsylvania to the ovetite- tioual amendment prohibiting @ Bute from paying ite own debt, There was as wich right to prevent Now Jersey paying hers. To the constitutional am: Ar. Lincoln having appealed to the peone, they felt that fepeteesaac i das aacamman declaring that po State sball retan oF pass laws inking : : . Tho fresxen sunounced the intinont of Mr, | Sny distinction between people om account of rae oF Further consideration of the concurrent resolution was | Niblack onthe Committee on A, sieananens in place of | color, and the constitutional amendinent »trp portponed until one o'clock to-morrow. the of the Southern states Mr. Voorh and of Mr. Washburn, of Indiana, on the tog peop! THLHGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH THUR WHET INDIES. ek pespens Claims in piace of Mr. Nibiack ious of dollars worth of property inv: On motion of Mr. Cuaxpuen, (rep.) of Mich., the ‘POSTAGE on Tus ‘eotbumae’ Mumoniat '? the constitution of the United Stacen, Senate proceeded to the consideration of the bill to| wr Coneuina, (rep.) of N.Y) preseuted « potition | that no Southern State would « Dect ibe authorize the establishment of telegraphic communica- o he said, | would see the liberiies of signed by Generals Grant, Meade and others, asking “ that the document known as the ‘Soldiers’ Memorial,” of which he exhibited specimen sheets, be only charged Relegraph cable from the United Stutes to the Island of Se) ous) Deaee. HDemee uty Pameeeg te the Foo Tote lolanda 1s cuthortzas the couspaay to lsaport toe | Conse, Commcteas with leave te report ab any time of duty all material to be used for the construction of | C°VR**MENT #TORN rom Tas naman ecm the line provided that at all times during war the United Statos shall have froe use of the line, abd that tho cable must be Taid within five years, or the grant ie null aud void. The privilege Ws exclusive for twenty-five y tion between the West Indies and Ni trampled down by favatesw, I am wi pio of the country, (0 take the sword and cannon to Jefend those liberties agaiuat any body of wen wl im tend to destroy the unily of thie great natlon Mr. Kaw of Venu , again inquired why the gen. Uetuan was pot at Liberty to anawer his forme: quortion, and whether any additional tneasare of secreay Lad been impecod on bien by the commition ir RoaEns replied that enough had been done to show the leelings and objects of the comm The Heman from Penosylvania (Mr Stevens) occupied, ia York. It authorizes the Internatioual Ocean Tels ph Com. Incorporated under the laws of New York, to lay AND FAILOWA’ ORPHANS Mr. Scmmxck introduced a joint resolution, which was ro adopted, authorizing the Secrotary of War to trans! the National Home for Boldicrs’ and Sailors" Orpha Washington city, certain stores not needed for the gov Congres reserving the right to repeal, alter or atnond | grymout opin only other logical groand in (he w . Ta wrren — controversy —ihe on exactly iv opposition to Uhat oo this mutter. He did uot believe Congress had any more | was referred (0 the Commitioe on Printing, for printing | &found tenab Hight in the premlaea than the Stata of New York bad, | thiray thousand copioa of the addrew of the Speaker ai Mr Kxuis inquired what debt the Mates were pre wnd if it Jurisdiction it ought not to grant an ex. elusive right to any company. Mr. CHasnuen beld that Congress had full Jurisdiction, under the ng mag clause for the regulation of com- merce, to pass this bill. The Committee on Commerce was inatracted to inquire dioncy of the measure.’ Wo Aid bot bellove nu mise for | i2to te expediency of making a8 epprapriaiion foe Congroas to confer au exclusive privilege for tweuty five | {mprovement of Manitoowoe er yor npeR, Any ong company. He concurred in the : inion of Mr, Grimes. Mr. Crarx, (rep.) of N. HL, bray oy the provisiens of veated from pay Mr. Rowrne—It is to prohibit the payinent of the rebel debt, Boch a measure ia the very emviern and qUintersence of deapotiam and tyranuy Mr, Keiuey leave to ark whether New Jersey contracted any debt in support of the lave confederacy Mr, Rourns— suppose the genticman does wut waut to insult me. Mr, Kaiacy—I only ask the question beowuse the gen tlemen invisis that we bave Bo right to proveut New Jersey (fom paying ber devia, of the eulogy on Henry Winter Davie pronounced by 22d inst, and that they be Senator Chap on the printed in the Globe. IATROVEMENT OF MANITOOWOO HARROD, ANOTHER AMENDMENT TO THE CONMPITETION Mr. Buvauam (rep.) of Ohio, from the Committee on Reconstruction, reported the follow! resolution the bill gave too much power to the company. It gave Mr. Roveme—I used that as an argument to ehow that the right tothe company to enter any navy yard or any | [" ng au amendment to the Now Jarsey stood iu the same position as South na. jand on the coast over which the United States had jaris- | United States, b.) New York stand: A diction, and gave It exelusive contro! for t i y-five yIVAnIA stands where Sout! Carolina eta years He moved to strike out the word “sale” before tee saree say that Konth Carolina has as much right to eo ° Pir Coeuek (rep.) of Cal., spoke against the Dill, argu- | Ue rrovoed to th Sevens saatven to Pennagtveoiat naa ing that it was unwise to coller the exclusive privilege | Shen ratin Mr. Kevimy—I am satiefed, (A laugh ) contemy m it, Mr. Rogan: then went on to argue the conmtitutionality be ralld Mr. Clank withdrew bis amendment, and moved to re Auricie —The Congress sbal make all laws Domm ites on Comme: which shall be nace nd re vo the eit * ow commit the bill to the Committee on Cinnmerce, Which | ni thal Me, eran, Sty it eee. 5 jinauited whether the gentie, The Se: tc , tigens of the several States and to all 4 th the ger man rom 5 1e fever uf aullify ing & _ @ Senate ataquarter past four o'clock P.M. ad- | cent Mates equal protection in the righia ef ile, Wberty and | Congrem before the constitutionaliy of sei law had been pasted upou by the proper Wibunal? journed, Dropercy pom a —— Amey cea att . Wier a to sland bere and provent seewen ve es eon TATIVES, PA Mita Signin in minor of MPMI” vee ate oe sha VSSEN & setcsconsetnt Wasmsorox, Feb. 26, Sit ys = - How could you have represptation from m 1006. | 0 a8 to enforce the constitutional requiremmnte in every | tl, Cia. before the leat vath is decided lo le un Blats, the rebellion which bad charred aud blackened (he THE PRRVOMEN'® BUREAU land ‘would have been an impossibility The proposed O Mr, Basan, (rep.) of Mich, introduced « bill to con 9 The way to get them Into the Hoare i (0 arm it imponed no obligation any Bate tinue ia force and tv amend an set to establish a Bureau | Sade te entree was oi | fepenl that law, to recognize im the aprit of Clrat arty for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees, ow énjoined upon them by the ae loter ¢ jd ome the = : An 4 Raat aaa i an . e — It authorizes supervision over all ioyal refugees and | ti constitution It Heol nse aiready | fields of the Kevol.tion, Kepeal this obuoxions and « freedmen, and all matters relating to them, to enable | in the constitution enjoining this great duty ow just law and lot every one of ihe Mates of the Unon be min them as speodily as practicable to become self-supporting citiaems Of the United States, #0 that their freedom may be rendered available and beneficial to the republic. It peveral States and on the several officers of ail th States, Bat it was equally clear that by ew abr tion of the cunstitution—ite eo uetion-—that great provie.om contained in R—Ate you opposed ty every alte ts (Laughter) thorizes the appointment of two additional assistant | the second section of the fourth article, and in a poruon Se baiertets wal pain ad A eiviaion, ef: iidta tone eubaie., | one oe amendment adopted by the First Congress i . pemamm tnishor ven gdh Pin yepach ;: rf mill of righta hitherto de “1 » tricia bot exceeding tho number of connties and partehes | 1759, Sa el ene cevetel Maren The Mouse, | other groved to thet ail ata of the cud It allows details of military officers with. | Hi tution in the district. ave a tendency o world knew that all legislative, ont increase of pay. If agents are taken from civil life | ph. prt pepo ws pind rcven oy Oye i | their salaries are confined within the limits of $500 and | 1 ial : nye a Bngpi Boge ye A p Saget tor ‘whieh ont. geldians oe yr ona arog eddy teat ovo ype A oo peal ion, the enforcement oF was | Rogers spoke fo our ands jail, lis time having misstoners may have three clerks each, and each nt | view % By cones of bere extended . and | the Committee on Be ' f Mr Hie. (rep) of Cal, got th» floor , | of giving wo whole people a irep 1 of Mae atu San the general gove without whi Brant tonight It te va ity would cease, be would 4 clerks such ses ent on the House, and t “ the products of shal service in the arm Ce ee ison at ta ¥ | the exposiion at Fi @ rebellion. All loyes are placed ee eee ies hte te military furiadiction. It zes the Becretary of | country. He sutin be q " ts Sane w imegeelthet the War to insue medical and other rtores only to persons un- | uals JY nc ggee ed eS. Se eames by proper industry, to Koep themesrives, aw \ a e. hb ad tom sired witht th re gives the Presitent power, under the homertead laws, het hed Senmapres ave S ms oS Soe dhes onal to aasign to loral retngers and freedmen pablic lands, | time had ¢ Q and not exceeding three not exceeding foriy acres rach of acres in all, in the States of Florida, Alabama, » wot vay hie by ssieippl, Lotisiana aod Arkansas, subject to annual ; imide rental. he’ also contems for three years the lands | smonday dment of vast \ at 7, with bad velleved that the ag requires tno most careful cut pment fn As | | bere agaiuet that instrument otis ( ce aaauee to ok 0 0 for ‘exchange with other lands In oer th ahd be ge more rexpert enter ned ud orf cus vijeciions quires the eo operation 5 resnlut ‘a town meeting, was to come so.kd hot b> better lo have It tele « eperial [cart een acorn ego He was oppret to the proposed amend jor day coriain =| take ths Pres farvlsiog of ehes and bulldiags for | be Toand "tobe the sania of 8 vinci lof portale. 1 make this ous. houres | fr'ure constitution, as the gentleman (Mr. Mieghem) 7 tarther (hee may be justified by caret t Th secures to freedmen the enjoyment of all rig! immunities emjoyed by white persons under the comimou law, including the fight to testify, hold property and | farms, and accords them military protection nati! the wered this inatter, why in thie time of great Aerment attempt to engralt upod It aa amend } ich carries into effect no powers but thew: that mtained int. The framers If 1 cam be made the pe in! order for wed wert stated that Haun pe the Man restored and the States reprerent Penendad te gave to Colagreal ations of freedmen are punished | oe et cuter in tate an & nd divect ie lean pend oy eadfee g 18 Committee on Reconstruction nin regard to the rights and pr gee of cath Kes MED CRIPPLED SOLDIERS AND ee cecum, ome) of Pa, dente grate eogyected (hat (here wae Mr. Trownntpor, (rep ) of Mich. o, Mee, OND.) SS, ; og ih, tnaseneeh as the Benate would man in connection with bis alle > dincume it aed all wher meascrer Me which was adopted, instr tary Affaire to inquire into th the effect that the artiGetal le sallors crippled in the service of their « | whother he war not the mame Andrew Jobnevn oo | when « Representative, 16d no jem than amendmenta tothe ‘sacted instrument” in one vesou! Mr Koueme—That may « 1 am not here ae ae op) that the @ Mr Rogers) be allowed to fertor make and quality, and oe defective anes os advocate of Andrew Johnson, hut # the atvorate of the have to be resorted to, and to report what further sctlc Peete ee ae ece ef ovactuaaleasl Weerty wpich Be a ie 5 Trae torgax® t fun SOUVUNGS start own. What was the use, be asked, of thie rte fol in view of the bill to rey Sem ) of Mo., offered the following —~ OS oa ae stim te f this Howse (hat the © | forther extended v ary 0 eee jecting speeches . from Voounyivane in orter to give ne foyel eit Jesting spoons, Sia tur Wagers) it patursl got personal | Mr Kevpait, @ Pome , alan olyncted. . Mr Keneey eupgented that Mr Rogers Gen it * of | on ecrount of face o leave (0 proceed, ms ae t aaveey “The pe Vr Rocere clined, theling on be aoret rrete nwere of the general governawnt, another a It he eoraha ab aremned to oy mperial deepotumn anther atep towarda bi A aa ane La ned by palitie t | the mations! fag the stars emblematic of the Staten, sind tue He f ’ filindustry of tue federal government greater powers . dda Resolved. That it be referred ts than are ciaiined by the Crat of Russia of the Kanperor + Howne to take wp : w an whe lor « If the amendment were adoptet end ratified ¢ maee pnd? ~ = Con could euact under It a law extabiiahing wieege : arom on {impose on the general g7vernment, Hist, i be degraded by marrage with persons of negro [mot ae ly ony be inatructad to report Uy bill or othe blood. marriage cortarnly came under the mate Wr ‘Bonney goa Mr. Fixcx, (dem) of Ohio, moved to lay the resolation | gemersl sar ve o on the table” Tia motion wae negatived—yras 22, nays } back rye bs ree Konean A eraphr € Mr. Scwevee, (rop.) of Onlo, moved to refer the renoia- | Remsen Ame vee baptred’ pat coat ton, without imeteuetions, to the Commities on Recon. | great might be pened a peony a: t i" “ aeerd thie Moves almort ADMIOROOW OF CERTAIN MACHINERY DOTY Free | qaned from the Federale that on, (rep.) of TIL, igsrodnced a bill to pro |. powers reserved to the several Mates extended sine i ieaietts. Uehiane the theese in, duty free, of certain machinery | el! the tatters fh peneern z ~ A oa for the period 0° oF | ant propertios of the people, ieee sorbing ob atdent that no euch expendite’@ the Cotnmitiee on Way 8 Fier linprevenment apd proapenty a. : PRPOT AT MOUND OTT, the | Thin amendment propomed to - i “ Mr Kovarsoatt, (top) of b urodaced 9 bill te | t 9 Matas and the gv ; ertablich a navy yard and depot at Mound City, Ili | tion of ail the . i Cn Ke Be Which was reverved to the Commies om Navel Affaire | er betreen crimes oumenitied oy back man | we haere , py a A - fl D B ay ap padorved to abe LW iansemem, of Til Theat wan the ont 4 the Affaire o \nquite inte the expediency of paying to enw sino referred Wt w sane | diets and their heirs when deceased ail wages and brn | laws | wing ss ay Ay = 4 és ties withheld from them by reason of the jadgment ; ae naan, | Ane Soren Gomes S nge-veaed ; any court martial of of any mibtary order ‘ . ' o prnaand . : ‘ SOMENT OF THE INTERNAL REVEROR £07 He spoke of Mr Keward 8. = oH the Journ u) of Til, the Cor Vhert a emt n payne lence tes te | , am yriee pice with wr Be moved & eenpent be Fates ¢ oo ve pediency of amending section niesy o } ore myth Me wee | tring ep the pot tom relauve viv — willing | exponie the Internal Revenue act of June 9, 1866, # a# 6 : fi * lieve auctionsers from taxes on sales of property mat tbe Loa pa Pe. a. " Mt... we. tarrety ot dee a om thet by virtue of Jadgments of decroos mare; sod oo, team bof c (erlty of geardints, Capeuters ov vote sun @) yous squinet 63 nage Mr. Preem called for the yeas ond pays, and the motion geet preein was agrerd Ww by 8 vote of 108 yous against ZT nays, 8 | and Ber © * ” waieen follows tong and wo * Mr Weems wknd bear wheveon, Aabiey, Raker, Riltete, | Come ie ems “ 7 tone STM Bingen, Blow, | ermmeet eo (naden wan mate, 6 lowing result: — bes " @ vet . P y that reason and the Almighty will contings th apn Meas, AaOey, eee’ ponen, Ur og wk. All wisdom will not die with ua The highest , howe, Ku Lumen wisdom is to do aii the good yuu cap, Vul A