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CHURCH, No. 3 Purk row, New York, Fublisheis PR AMERICAN NEWS COMPANY. Gosarsl Avanle. least one full page | tion to-morrow on the case of Mr. Smythe, Collector for FROM WASHINGTON. SPECIAL DISPATCHES, OUR GENERAL WASHINGTON AFFAIRS. The Merchants’ National Bank Investigation. — PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. A Regnlation for Trausporting Nitro- Glycerine, Appointmcn(s and Removals—Mr. Henderson's Bill, The Post-Office Appropriation Bill Again Con- sidered—No Decision, THE NEW-YORK POST-OFFICE QUESTION. s Debate in the House on the Plan for Re- construction, s Speceles by Messrs, Broomall of Penmsylvania, Shanklin of Kentucky, Raymond of New- York, Boutwell of Massaehusetts, Wilson of lowa, and Others, Mr. Stevens will Move the Previous Question To-Day at 3 0°Clock, ——— Further Oonsideration of the Tax Bill in Bvening Session, ———— WasninGTox, Wednesday, May 9, 1666, ““MY POLIOY"—SENATOR XNYE'S SPERCH. The agitation in Congress in bobalf of tbe President's policy struck a snag to-day in the Senate. The debate rolled, along by Messrs. Doolittle and Cowan with aggres sive insolence, was met and broken by Mr. Nye of Nevada in o speech which electrified the Senate. He impaled the Wiscouein recreant and tore to tatters the flimey pless for the President s policy. A speech of such logic, wit, sar- casm and pathos) hus never been delivered in the United States Senate. As a remarkable evidence of ite character, M. Fessenden, against the habit of his whole Senatoria) life, arose when Mr. Nye yielded 1o a motion to edjourn, and warmly shook him by the band, and complimented bim with great emotion. The Senator from Nevada will resume to-worrow his pulverization of the trailon to the war end to the Republicen party. MORE MONEY WANTED. Joe Jobuston's Counfederate Express Cowpery is vut of woney wgain, end is calling for more money. THE INTERNAL REVENU! receipts for the lust two days were only $1,035,708. SPEECHES IN THE HOUSE. The epeeches of Messrs. Bontwell and Broomall to-day in favor of the constitutional amcadments were the ablest yet delivered. 'The former was in that clear, concise and eloquent manner that alweys mekes attentive listeners of ke whole House, Both will be printed for general cir- eulation by the Congressional Campaign Committee. ‘The speech of Mr. Shankiin Of Kenluchy, who represonts the old district of Henry Clay, was remarkable ouly for the enlogies he paid the Rebels and bis admiration for their valor, &c. He was pretty thoroughly answered by bis colleague, McKee, the ublest man in the delegation. THE SEW-YORK COLLECTORSHIP. The Senate Committee on Commerce will take final ac- New-York City. There is no doubt but that s favorable report will be wade in bis case. SCOVEL. James M. Scovel was here yesterday to burry up the cotmissions for & number of his appointece in New-Jersey. | He had several more names sent 1o the Senate, and severs] were appointed by the Postmaster-General who do not re- | quire copfirmation. A number of gentlemen in New-Jer- | say are opposed te the absolute dictation accorded Scovel in Federal appointments, but as yet they are not entire able to checkmate him with the President or the Post. master-General. PROSPECTIVE END OF PROTRACTED LITIGATION. Arguments in the cases of the John D. Daniels, | Maderia, Good Return and the Coustantis, which have ' been in litigation for nearly 50 years, were concluded to-day before the Mixed Commission under the convention between the United States and New-Graunds, Sir Frede- to the several acts, for establishing the temporary seat of | Government of the United States, and to resime the legis- | lative powers delegated to the City of Washington, & A NEW-YORK, THURS District nf('oxnm)ninonlr arefrepresented, it having heen sud that those appointed from the otler Southern States bed not the means to pay the expenses of travel bither. ‘The presiding officer of the Couference introduced the delegates sevorally to the President, remarking they had, by & resolution unapimoutly adopted, come to pa their reepects to him. Alluding to the fiery ordeal lhnmg{ which the Southern people had passed, he needed not to re- Toiud the President of the diffculties which environ them and the poverty with which they were now suffering, though this might beascribed fo the small number of winisters avd delegates present at the Conference. He might coutinue Lis remarke, but foared to trespass on the President’s iudulgence. He, however, prayed that the blessing of Almighity God might rest upon the Prevident and that the Lord would him the requisite wisdom and strength to perform his importent datics. To this the brethren responded with ap empbetic “ Amen !” The President thavked the delegates sincerely for the compliment which they bad paid bim by this visit, He trusted that the prayer they bad offered would be heard and answered by the power to which it was addressed, and that ali the honest efforts of the Conferenco would be crowned with suceess, e hoped the day was not distant when peace and prosperity would be restored to au un- divided country. SOUTI AMERICAN AFPATRS. An official decree from the Govervment of Chili decleres that peutral vessels which communicete with the ships of the Speish squadron, or which fornish_them fuel, provi- #:0L8, ammunition or any other supplies, will not be per- witted to touch or land in any point of the Republie. ‘The Department of State has been officially iuformed by the Spenish Government that fossil coel, the product of the mines of Chili, declared to be contraband of w the commander of the Spanish Squadron in the Pecific, will only be considercd such contraband of war in case of ith being dispatehied irom Chilian ports for enemy’s sbips. SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MAILS, ‘The Post-Office Department has mede a contract for the conveyance of the mails from New-Orleans to Mobile and back, daily, in suitable steamboats; also, to carry the wailé from New-Orleans via Galveston to Indianola sud back, three times 8 week, in suitable steamships, TRE WRST INDIAN TELBGRAPH BILL SIGNED., The President has approved the bill to_encourage tele- graphic comuunication between the United States and the West India Islands und the Bahamas, 1t provides that the International Ocean Telegraph Company, ineor- yporated under the laws of the State of New-York, their successors and aesigns, shall have the sole privilege for a period to lay, construct, land, maintain and operato teles graphic or magnetic cables in and over the waters, yeefs, islands, shores and lands over which the United States have jurisdiction from the sbores of the State of lorida to the Island of Cuba and the Babamas, eitber or Voth, and other West India lslands, ‘Tbe Company #hall at the timo give the United States he free use of said cable to a telegraph operator of its own selection, to transmit any message to wnd from ite military, naval and diplomatic or consular sgents, and the Company shall keep all its lines open to the public for the transmission for daily publication of “market and comwercial reports end i ligence, and all mes dispatches aud communicationnshall be forwarded in the order in which they shall be received, «and the Company #ball not be permitted to charge and collect for messages trangmitied through any of its submarive cables more than the rate of $3 50 for messages of ten words; subject, howeser, to the power of Congress to alter and determine gaid rates, provided that the Interstional s Telograph Company shall, within the perod of ree years from the passago of this set, cauge the said submarine telegraph cable, or cables, to be laid dow that the said cable, or cables, sball be in snecessful tion for the transmission of wessages within the vaid p noflof five years; otherwise, this grant to be nyll and voud. Congress reserves the power to at any time elter or repeal the above act. THE UNION PACIPIC RAILWAY BILL APPROVE The President has also approved the bill extending the time for the eompletion of the Union Pacitic v, Eastern Division, until the 27th of June, 1866, The time or completing each suceeeding section of 100 miles is to be reckoned from that date. This bill also extends for two years the time for cowmencing sud completing the Norflern Pacific Railroad and all its several sections. FREEDMEN'S REPORTS. The ofiicia) reports of the Assistant-Commissioner of the Freedmen’s Burean to the Commissioner, now heing 1 ceived for the month of April, shows a continned improve- ment in the relations between the white and black race in the States recently in rebellion. The freedwen seem 10 be gaiving a more correct notion of their respousibili- tien s well as privileges in their new charucter e and where they conduet themselves inoffersively the ‘whites are becoming more disposed 1o freat them civilly avd deal justly with them. QUARTERMASTER'S DEPOT. Jeflersonville, Ind., has becn aunouneed as the prineijal depot iv the Quartermasters Departwent. i rluw of City Point, Va., dircontinued. Capt. R. . Rutherford, fil\olflux.l Quartermaster, has beeu placed in charge of the epot. = PARDONS 1SSUED, ‘The President ordered warrauis of (0 be ieewed 1o pine persons to-day. Two irow Louisians, four from Missisrippi, one from Georgia, one from Alabams axd oue from Teuuessce, all property-owners to the amoust of $20,000, — XXXIXtn CONGRESS FIRST SESSION. SENATE ... WASHINGION. May 9, 1868, ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN WABHINGTON. Mr. MORKILL, from the Committee on the District of Columnbia, reported, with an amendment, the bl to - corporate the Academy of Mukic in the City of Washing ton. The smendwent strikes out the seventh section, which anthorizes the borrowing of money by the issuc bouds of the Association. PAY DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. Mr. Giames, from the Committes on Naval Affuirs, re- ported, with an amendment, the bill to provide for a better organization of the Pay Departient of the navy. NITRO-GLYCERL Mr. CrANDLER introduced a bill t prtation of nitro-glycerine or glo ferred to the Commitfee on Cotme: It makes it un- lawful to carry this article ou steamsbip, car, wagon, or other vehicle for the trausportation o/ passengers by lund or water, uud makes the killing of any person, by the violation of this provision, murder in the first degree. DINTRICT LEGISLATION. Mr. MORRILL, from the Committee on the Distriet of | Columbis, reported with amendments, the bill, in addition regulate the trans n oil, It was re- the Levy Court of the District of Columbia. The bill ewbraces 102 pages, and the amendments are numerons, rick Bruce sitting as Umpire. These cuses involve, in the whole, $700,000. Only oue-half this amount is claimed from New-Granads, the other half having been heretofore recognized by Ecuador and Venezucla. The decieion will be rendered within eight days. CONCERNING PENSIONS. The Commissionerof Pensions has decided that in the filing of claims for pensions, the last clause of the sixth section of the Supplewentary Pension Act of (July, 1864, provides that in every case in which & elaim for pension shall bave been filed more than three yoars after the dis- charge or decease of the party on whose account the claim is made, the pension, if allowed, skall cowmence from the date of the last paper iu suid case by the party prose- cuting the eame. Mauy cases bave arisen in which minor childsen, after the death or remarriage of the widow withe out having received & pension, have filed a claim more than three years after the death of the father, but le than three years after they were first entitled to make claim under the law. ‘The Commissioner decides that | all such cases the law does not apply, provided an applic: | tion made within the prescrived time by the widow was | alrendy pending, but the claim of the minor children must be made within three years from the date of tho widow’s | | death or remarriage to be exempt from the operation of the | limiting statute. THE MERCHANTS' NATIONAL BANK. The further the investization into the affirs of the M chants’ National Bank of this city extends, the more 18 the complote rottennesss of the concern exhibited. 1t hus ! transpired that, in addition to Government lossos already | published, there were 0 deposited by T. J. Hobbs, the disbursing clerk of the Treasury Department. The in many of them merely verbal. It repeals the City Charters of Washington and” Georgetown, und provides for their governieut by Cowmissioners. APPOINTMENTS AND REMOVALS. Mr. HESDRICKSON introduced a bill to regulate appoint- ments and removals from office, which wes read twice and ordered to be printed. 1t is as follo BecTioN 1. Be it enacied, That whenever an, have been appointed to civil office ander the tates, upon th ation of and with the advice and consent of the Senaf of such oftice is ot limited by law, such persos henoeforth be removable from his office at the wiil of the Pres. ident alone, but be may continue to hold and discharge ties of Lis oftice, unless otberwise provided by law, until removal ahall have been consented to by the Senate, or his st cessor been sppointed, confirmed and qualified, as time be required by law; provided, 13-: the Heads of ments, kuown as the President's Cabinet Minister any time be removed by the President witbout the consent of ted the Senate. Spc. 2. That whenever any person shall have been appoin t of the United Statel and with the advioe to s civil office under the Governm upon the nomination of the Presids consent of the Senate, and it is declared by law that the term of »uch office shallbe for & fixed period and until » sucoessor shall be appointed und qualified, such person shall be re- woved from office by the President aloue before the expiration b fixed period. 1 the legal term of office in such bascs o pire during the recess of the Renate, the President may appoiut & suceessor, who shall bold his office uutil the end of the next succeeding session of the Sonate, unless said office becomes vacant as hereinafter provided or the incum- Dent be sooner superseded by the appointment of anoiker per- son to said oftice with the consent of the Senate. SEC. 5. 1n cases where, by law, the lemnlmnl ander the erument, s aforesaid, shall have been conferred on the dent of the United States alone, or on the head of & de- sud appointments ehall have been person shall vernment of President, by g 3 T partment or other oftice Tunde under such guthority, the persons so appointed way st any time be removed at the will of the officer making the i is suceessor, unless the power of removal in pointment, such cuses be expressly denied by law. Brc. 4. 1f at any time during the recess of the Senate, and befure the o ay bo logally superseded or remaved by the President alone, evidence sball be preseated to the Praeide nt safficlent to satisfy biw and the Attorney-General of the United States, to whom the facts in each case sball be submit- dications are that tho wreck is complete, and the deposi- | tors will get little or nothing. SECRETARY M CULLOCH'S VISITING. The visit of Secretary McCulloch to Jefl. Davis is still a mystery. The subject has uever been mentioned in Cab- inet meeting. ° EXAMINATION ORDERED. Secretary Harlan has directed 4n examination as to how meny clerks in the Interior Department were drafted here ted, that such officer is incompetent to hold the office, that he is corrapt. or dishonest, or that he Las failed to d harge saitbfally the duties enjoined on him by law, the President may temporarily s such officer from the further discha the duties of his office, aud iu such case the Pn:fiem i to hoid the office way appoint & un- il 30 h{- after the commeucement of the next seasion of the Senate; but within ten daye alier such commencoment, the President shall lay before the Seaate the facts upon which he based the suspeusion to be made, logether with the opinion of the Attorner-General on wuch facts. "1 the Senate onun ex. to § 2 putin & plea of non-residence with the intention of sub- stituting soldiers for them. VOTING ON THE RECONSTRUCTION REPORT. i Itis not certain & vote will be bad tomorrow in the | House, ou the Reconstruction repoit, a6 there are & good | many yet who went to speak. Te the Amocisted Pr LR ";mmon, ‘Wednesday, May 9, 1606, INTS VISIT THR PRESIDENT. | The Prevident to-day, by appointment, gave an avdi- ence 10 delegates of the Bou3 '‘Conference of the Metbo- dist Protestaut Chureh, now_in ion in Georgetown, Noyth Csicling, Alebama, Virginis, Marylaud sod the amination of suck faots, or any other fac all coucur with the President in such » on_by dirsct vote, or shall contirm the appointment of nomisated by the President. such person shall stand permavently re- Seuate shall, by vote, refuse to concur in hall refase or neglect to ponfirm his suceessor within thirty days as above uswed, the officer tius suspended sball be entitled to resume aud continae the di ehurge of the duties of hie office; but inno case shall auy such & salary or other compensation during the time he may Lave been suspended under ‘h provi- s e e vil offce, the ter C. i A bl of wiiich may ha % een or shall hereafier be vominated by second term o the ssme DAY, MAY 10, 1866. al) neglect or refase to tuke action and shall adjonrn without consent) thereto, then such ofiice shall be considered and is hereby de clared to be yacant, immedistely after nch adjonrnment, and po mouey shall be drawn from the Treasury or from any fand or appropriation to pay the ul-rfl of such ofticer for eivices Tendered after the creation of the vacavcy Lerein Bat if the Sen; on such nowination, lared SEC. 6, rson, who may bave been nominated to a eivil office by the President, and whose nomination way bave been rejected by the Scoate, shall, after the adjournment of the Senate and during the recoss thereof, be appoiuted and com: Thisstoned by the Presideat {0 hold the rame plice, nor ehall by any ufticer any monev he drawn from the Treasary of the Government in paying salary o cowpeusation 1o sueh erson. ph'u'. 7. The President shall not be authorized durlog the te to appoint or comwission any pereon to ce under the Governuient, unless bappened during such recess by on of terw, or other casnalty not ction of the President- Provided, se shall be construed to have bLap- thereof is first brought to 1be know- recess of the S fill up & vacaney in a civil e Mg ox depending on the wil that such vacancy in_ofti ned when actoal notice go of the President, THE NEW-YORK POST-OFVICF, The following joint resolution wax called up by Mr. D1x0X, and passed; going back to the House for conenr- rence in certain verbal smendments Be it resolced, 4¢., That the Mayor and Postmaster of the City of New-York, the Dietrict Atlorney for the United States st New.York City, tie President of the Chamber of Com- merce ity of New-York, and Jackson 8, Schultz Chas. 11. Russell and Moses Taylor of New-York City, be appointed & commission 1o eelect a proper site for ths accommodation of the United St Courts in tbe City of New-York; and that they report to the Postmaster Gi and tbe Secretary of tl Interfor, at their earliest convenicuce, the selection u) which the; ‘majority of thew, may agree, and the pricd at which such site can be purchased by the Government for the parpose contemplated in this resolution, if a new site should be selectod, and that if said report shall mect the approbation of the Postmaster General and the Secretary of the Iuterior, they all commnnicate the seme, withoat additional suggestions, a8 they may think proper, to Congress MORR PAY. Mr. MoRaAX presentod a petition from the builders of the iron-clad Keokuk for additionsl compensativn. Jt was refesred to the Committee on Navel Afiairs, THE TARIFY. Mr. COWAN presented 21 petitions for & protective tariff, which were referred to the Finance Comiuittee, COLORED THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE. Mr. Wapg, from the Committee on the Distriet of Coluwbia, reported a bill to incorporate the National Theological Tustitute of the District ot Columbis, which was passed, The object of the Tustitute is the education of colored men for the Christian imnistry, COMMANDER HUNTER. Mr. GriMes, from the same Committee, reported a bill to restoro Commander Charles Hunter to bis former rank in the Navy. Mr. Grimes explaived that ifl the early part of the war, Commander Hunter pursued & blockake ran- ner and run ber ashore and captnred n the coust of Cuba within a marine league of the Ielan Spanish Government took utobrage at this as & violation of neu- trality lawe, and Commander Hunter wus cachicred at its demand. The Ll to restore him was passed. . PRINTING. Mr. ANTHONY, fiom the Committes ou Printivg, re ported a revolution to print five thous f repoit of the regents of the Smitl for 1865, The resolution wae adopted. DEPOSITS OF PUBLIC FUNUS. Mr. GRiMes introduced & resolution, which was adopted, ipstructing the Finance Committge to inguire into the ex- dicucy of providicg by law, that no public cfficer shall posit public funds except in the Uited States Sub- Trensuries in eities where there are ruch Sub-Treasu and in the United States Treasury Departwent in Wa ington City. CHOLFRA., = The resolutions under copsideration yesterdey, for the prevention of the introduction of choleraiuto i ports of the United States, were taken up. Mr. CHANDLER, #peaking in favor of the resolutons, aaid he did wot p 1 to kuow a8 wuch about the cholers a8 other Senators who had spoken yesterday. He L only had the disease twice in bis life [lughter], and only spent three o four years of his life wiere it was. A coumission of the best medical wen in the world had been endeavoring to determive the nature of cholera, but o if they bad heard the debate in the Seuate yesterday they would have learned all about it from the Sen; from Peposylvania (Mr. Cowsn.) He |(Mr. Cowen) had solemnly declared that the discase wis Dot contugions, bat was epidemie. ‘That was more than the greatest phy- siciaus in the world knew. THE POST-OFFICE BILL. After a discussion by Messrs. Morrill, and others, the joiut resolutions were w, and the regular order, which wus tbe Post- opnation bill, was taken up. The pending question wis on the amendmnent of Mr. Trambull, that uo person appointed Copgress to fill & vacancy occasioned, ¢ " resignation, or expiration of term, shall receite compensi- tion for his services until confirmed by the Senate, MR WiLsoN, who was entitled to the floor, said the eountry clearly understands why the amendment proposed by the Senatoi fiom INinois, s needed; it grows out of an #.cbension of which thero aro signs daily, tbat Execative pad onioge 18 to be used to influcnee the” judgment of the couthiry and influence the public sentiment upon the great question of recoustruction, It seems to me, Sir, that it is b[lllw-l»mul!nu;fl for this propos:tion, under the present action of the President, that the condition of the men who made him President of the United States should be dis- cussed in this body, sod that nothing can be more in order then that. 1 propose to-day, Sir, 1o notice very brietly a few of the observa'ions made yesterday Ly the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Doolittic), and the Scnator Penusylvunia (Mr. Cowan). The' Senator from Pe vanis set out with the declaration that I had charged President of the United States with the betrayal of the Republican party, and, r, when 1 repeated it to | him that 1 had made no such chirge, the Senator ow, Nir, the record repeated it, aud reasserted it. the shows that 1 made no su Large Against President of the United State 1 have pever sought nt. 1 bave endeavored any controversy with the Presid atall times and on all oceasions to prevent any disagreement between the President an Congress, any disruption of the tics among the wen that brought Nim into power 8 year ago. Within 30 days after the assassination of Mr. Lincoln, 1 learned from “various sources that there was a class of public men among us who hoped to have & new cast of the admiuistration, a reorgas- ization,a reconstruction of political partics. It wassaid, Sir, on the one hand that the Radicals would besloughed off and that theextreme men frow the Rebels too would be sloughed, and that there would be a great politicalorganization com- posed of the congervative men, and the belief was expressed y those managers that the Presiderft of the United Statos would be the founder of a great party, as wus Jefferson and Jackson. Rir: I confess that these hints gave me rome alarm, uot in o partisan sense, but alari for the eountry. T am among those, Sir, who believe in the fuith and creed, in the motives, objocts and purposes of that great political organization that made Mr. Lincolu President of the United States in 1860—carried the country though the war and reélected Mr. Lincoln in 1864, Tbelieve it to be liberty—loving aud patriotic orgunization, to be composed of the " moblest, truest and best men of our country; that an wvervhelmin{ majority of the thoughtful, reflecting, conscientious, Bible-reading, God- fearing men of the country are in its . Every breath that that organization has breathed has been o breath for liberty, for patriotism, for justice. for humanity, for the elevatiop of ever{.bdng that breathes God’s air and walks His earth. Feulta it has; 1do not pretend to claim that its public men are better than those of other parties that have gone before, or existed at other times; but the great mass, the rank and file, of the men who gave the votes and make up thoe organization, are swayed and controlled by s lofty motives as ever animated the bosom of haman- il’. And, thus believing, Sir, T felt it to be the daty of patriotism, and of liberty, to Iabor by day and by might to prevent’ the rupture sud proserve the integrity of ¢ t organization that had swept over nud{’ | the States of the Union, and had con trolled the Union. Animated by that desire, during last Autump, for six weeks, before vast throngs of men in Penusylvania, New-Jersey sud New-York, I maintained n publio and in private, everywhere that there would be no difierence among us; le that there must be no difference ; that there should be none. I ecamo here animated by that same spirit, resolved that no word or act of mine should precipitate the dis- ruption of the great Union party. And it was only, Sir, when the Civil Rights bill—the dearest measure I ever yet supported in the twelve sessions I have been here—was vetoed, only when the 22d of February speech was made, and a detormination urrived wt to continue & policy that had been, when begun, declsred to be an experiment, it was only then that I folt the time had come for a real cause for this dilference of opinion. Now, the Sevator from Penusylvania seid another thing, and I choose to no- tice thut now. He spoke of the hate that animated some of us. Now, Bir, 1 can ray, before my conscience and before my God, that' during these thirty yoars of struggle botween (he irrepressible forees ti-Slavery and Slavery in America I ave never entertained suy senfiment of unkindness toward mi‘ conn- trymen of the slaveholding States. And, Sir. as T have looked on the graves of neighbors, of kindred fallen in this war, I bave never had » feeling of hatred. 1 o folt, Sir, that the struggle, which was o contest of ideas, of thought, of bope and act, and finally ended in bloody struggle, was a logical and philosophical coutest, was a coutest between men on one side trained in the spirit of liberty; that spirit which embraces in its affections all the children of men of every clime and race ; that spirit that pulls not the highest down, but elevates the lowest—and wen, on the other hand, trained in that spirit, the dark, malignaut spirit of human slavery, that shrivels the mind and debuses the soul, For two hundred years the oue side had been trained to freedom, to the love of freedom, jus- tice and bumanity, The other had been trained in the spirit of caste. 1zmy were both powerful; it was 4 contest of giants; it was an irepressible conflict; it camo to blows; aud when it did come to blows it rocked the continent with | its power— We have triumphed. m-nrz dies & traifor's death, and leaves o traitor's name in the bi y of the Republie. Liberty, patriotism, justice, humanity—all that is noble. all that inpires men tq clevated deds, were vindicated. | 1ok upon that contest’ as oue that could Bot be svoided. Tt came upon us. We have trivmpbed. And for oue, Bir, 1 want 00 wore blood, 5o Wore couficaticn; I waut ogy of their bouses or their lands; and from the day Kirby Smith surrendered his army to this hour, no person from the Rebel States has ever asked a favor from me or an act of mine that 1 have not freely given it; and I mean togive both act and thought, and everythiug I have in the future, to clevate, improve and build up that blasted scction of country; and, Sir, 1 believe that what T say of myself T ean say of the great mas of the men of the Free States, 1 ropeat, we would send and build a church, erect & school- bouse, send capital, send aid, everything in our power, 10 build up the war-worn, war-wasted placesof the Rebel States Mr. Wilson next adverted to the efiets of the President’s policy, stating that under that policy nearly all the men elected to Con, in the South were Rebels who could not take the Msh preseribed for Senators and members of the Honse. Under Mr. Johnson's Reconstraction policy, evory oflicer elected in the Stato of Virginia was a traitor to the country, and most of them nprepentant traitors. One man among them he believed to be a traly Joyal man | pow; but even he had taken part in the war, In Georgla, they had not elected a single representative who could fako the oath; and not one eleeted in Florida conld: nor | ald oue from Alabama; and possibly ouly oue fiom Mis- | sissippi. Of all the Southern representatives elected, five | he tiought were es many a8 might possibly muster courage | to take the oath; aud, fie thought, two of the five could | take it with & clear conscience; but be doubted if the others could, Mr. Cowas, in reply, thonght it was a sorry day for the country and for the Senatge (Mr. Wilson) if 1 were to bhecome so slavish us 1o be able to surrender their opi If this was to be a free cnunlr{, govemned by great prinei- ples of liberty of which he heard so much, he thought opinion must be free. Men must be as free to dissent as 10 assent, He wished to seo in what the President had proved treacherovs to the Republican party. What did 2 WD sgree to when he joined a party ! To the princ established in National Convention us the platform But he thought any gentieman might chauge his & party. 1 rmn»ll-- aud leave the party without being guilty of reachery; aud as to matters to which a man never ussented—matters not established or declared to be priu- ciples of the party—he never had understood or Leard that aman most chaiige Lis opinions thereon if a majority of the party choose so to do. He considered that the present positions assnmed by Mr. Wilson were simply verifications of the Demoeratic predictions, He was himself & Union wan—had faith in the Union and in the people of the Union North, and i’ the Union people South. According 10 Mr. Wilson's remarks, he would conclude that that gen- tleman considered the restorationof the Union impossible. He remembered that the Chieago platform had declared the war a failure, not because it wal wesus to restore Union in Democratic opinions, but a meaus of weking it wore difficalt. They said it would wi the breach, end, as be (Mr. Cowan) iinderstood Mr. Wilson, the latter de- clared that it hed. The Democrats, who made the Chicago platform, did not believe the war & failure because it did ot spill’ enough blood and kill enough people, or because great battles were not fought; but because they thet ght it would intensify the hostilities Letween —the sections in feeling; and be thought Mr. Wilson's speoch went to show that the Democratic prophesy was fulfiled. He (Mr. Cowan did not think that the Democrats were less honest in their opinion than M. Wilkon or himse!f. He could not consider that because of their opinion they were traitors. 1f he thought huli the men in the North traitors and ull théwen jv the South, he wonld like to leave the country. He preferred the frank- wess of Wendell Phillips, whom he ealled (be typical man of the Radical party—who, whatever might be’suid, must be altowed to be ever open and undisgused in the avowal of bis opinions and frank in the statement of his designs. In the eourse of his ech, Mr. Cowan referred to Mr. Crosswell as having offered in @ country mee land a few years ago a set of resolutions thut wuch lik eAsion. Mr. CRESSWELL #aid be nover offered the resolutions re- ferred to; he had nothing to do with them. Mr. EpsUNDS asked Mr. Cowan Wi & the political eriwe of treason did not deserve the foifeiture of political rights. r. COWAN said treason deserved exactly the punish ment prescribed for it Jt could pot be pinisted by an vu post facto law. 'The way 10 punish ciite was 10 ap peal 10 the law, but it was wore fashionable to appesl to e Committee of Fifteen, Mr. EDMUNDS isked if it wos ot Justified by the Jaw of ations to exelndo from political power men who wer dapgerous to & community from the commitial of poudi cal treason, Mr. COWAN said it wust be remembered (Lat this wis not & Government of absolule power. v ment of law, and there wos 1o right to impose auy not law, An sitewpt bad been mi | was create an opibion that the President ‘ wa deserting the platform o which be was elected in not unirhing traitors. But be ‘.\ir. Cowan) would say in be- Balf of the President, he would say for tie President to the Senate, * Get your tribunal; and five hundred or five thou- «and, if you want thern, of the leaders, with Jeft, Davis at their heid, are ready for you,' He s:lspflml that it wonld not be -nult-mlnf that the President should tumm | into a public prosecutor. There were citizens enough, with intelligence epongh and desire enough, to bring them | through the ordinary ebauncls within the clutches of the law. Axd, he added, I say on the part of the President, if | you fix your tribunals and get your machivery ready, you | cun have five hundred og them, or five thousand, to- morrow; and you need not be particular aboat the sel tion; you ean select thew youselves. Aud uow, Sir who can throw the blause in this watter upon the President ! But theymust not be tried, bo thought, by 8 military com- wission, ws they have been declared estrindicial by the Supreme Court. Mr. Dool ITTLE rose, at the couclusion of Mr. Cowan's speech, and in @ brief speech reviewed the relations of the President to the Union party. Allegiug that Mr. Johnson waa adbering to the Baltitmore platform, upon which he was elected, when men undertook to charge him, the Pre: dent, with deserting the prineiples of the Usion party, buled buek the charge at the Mr. NYE replied to Alr. Doolittle. Ve led into the error of suying & wond in derogation of the President, He would waich and pray that he (t President) would do nothivg to bring tain upon the | great Union party. As to the difference botween Congress | and the President, it was only charged that Congrees had | done nothing, so thst its sin was oue of omission ovly. It could not be expected that, after the upleavinge of the past five years, peace could be brought about in & day, or a week, or & month. If he (Mr. Nye) had euy fauli 1) find with the President, it was t the President bad established what in his message he called an experiment ; that he seemed determined to make it & fixture, and to | slienate from the Union party all who did not agree with him. He did not say that the President was goiug to io- jure the Union party, but there were suspicious ciren Stances sbout it. Why was it that the Senator from Delawsore, who & fow monthe ago was denouncing Mr. Lincoln, liad got & new song put_into bis mouth, and was defending the policy of the Executive' Referring to Exceative pardous, Mr. Nye said the President, so far fron making treason odious, was pardoning Rebels as fust as they presented themselves. He (Mr. Nye) called on the President this morning to recommend the pardon of & mau Who had passed a dollar in counterfeit Treasury notes. When he left the White House, the pardon had 1ot been grauted, but there were plonty of pardons for rebels aud traitors. Pending the consideration of the subject, the Senate at 530 p. w. adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT. Mr. Ricx (Mass.), from the Committee on Naval Affairs, asked unanimous consent to pass a bill to allow Viee Ad- | miral F ut & Secretary, with the rank, sea pay and allowance of a Lieutenant of the Navy. He explained the necessity for it, ufl;in that that eminent and conspicuous officer had no stal had to attend Eermullly to all his correspondence, although bis eye-sight bad becowe very much impaired, gnlnimmu consent was given and the Lill was reported an | | | He was not going to r PASSPORTS. : Mr. WiLsox (Iown), from the Committee on the Judi- ciary, reported o bill to repeal the 23d section of the act of the Thirty-seventh Congress relating to passports, which repealed the then existing law in reference to persous liable to military dn?. ‘The bill was considered and passed. RECONSTRUCTION. The House then proceeded to the consideration. of the special ordar, being the amendment reported from the Re- construction Comnmittee, Mr. BRoOMALL (Penn.) said it was to be expected that the joiut resolution would receive opposition from the up- repentant thirty-three. It was therefore useless to waste argument upon them. It was also to be expected that the six Johnsouian new converts to Democracy would vote against the measure, commencing with the gentleman nom New York (Raymond) and ending with the gentle- wan from Kentueky (Smith), who had the disease in its wildest kud most amable form, On them argument was useless, There must, therefore, bo 39 votes against the measure, and he wanted there should be no more. So fur from treason being made odious, it was the most popular justitution of the South, Treason had been made popular there and loyalty Lad been made odious. The loyal man in the South was compelled by public opinion there, fos- tered and encouraged by the Administration, to stand aside. Probst, the murderer, was to be hanged, and Alex- ander H. Stepliens, one of the chief conspirators in the Re- bellion, was to have a scat in the Sensteof the United States. What a mockery of justice was this! The time would come when the poor, misersble Dutchman would be brought to the same bar with the Vice-President of the so-called Southern Confederacy, who had aided in murder. ing two hundred and pinety thousand Northern men, and thon these things would be made all even. He (Broom- all) believed IE:I there was & nmuil{ for & future world, in order that the immense inequalities of the pres- ent world might be rectified. Y 2 Mr. fimmmg(mnut took the floor in opposition to the measure, He said that the first proposition con- tained in the measure struck at the reserved rights of the States—those rights which the founders of the Constitu- tion belicved essential to the existence of Goveroment. It proposed to strike down these rights and concentrate all er in the General Government. The second proposi- n disfranchised the mpla of the States which bad suno into rebellion until ‘chains of oppreesion could be riveted on them h all time to come. 1f those peo- m-mma o the posed upon 'fla"z:“‘ to cqme in the Union eud ought w0 o powition w8 frce Amenicap Giligeus. ) | port it—h form recognizing by implication the right of | day | pre | gested in reference to Gen. Grant be | allowed 1o cleet members of Conzress snd | had | ticucs! | man and colo PRICE FOUR CENTS. , They might have been disloyal, but their history shawed them not an inferior people. had been overcome by numbers, but not by superiority in wisdom and A He admitted that they had erred, but they had believed the{ were right end bad acted on that belief, Mr. RAYMOND was the next speaker. He expressed hig gratitication et the Reconstrnetion Committee having #1be mitted their scheme as & whole, and illustrated the danger of submitting only one portion at a time, by reference to the recent conrse of the British Mini on the Reform bill, the Ministry having commenced the session with & clear wajority of 80, which majority bad dwindled dows to five because the Mivistry persisied in bringing forward only one portion of the reform scheme, He ex) his'belief that all States, to be affected by the measure, should be n{mmcnmd, but he did not hold it (0 be essentinl 1o the validity of Congressional action on conrti-, tutional amendments fhat they should be thus represented. Still these amendments, if adopted by Congress, were t» be submitted to all the States affected by them Nosth and Sonth, He was quite willing 1o take action upon theua here rpose of sending them to the seveinl N With ition, the propositions were s b proved. ‘The first rl'u~.w~nl>h the prineipl i ghts bill, which be had favored thorougnly and bex Tse second proposition had also beeu hefore’the House for its action, but iu & form in which he could not then sup- ortion of s present forn, ach State to disfrauchise ~ # citizens op aceonnt of rmee or color. Tnt however, be could and would support it. The third secton was of an entir different charueter. The amendmen$ recoguized the 11 lately Rebel States as Niales within the Union. It did not confer upon them any rigit of representation, but simply recognized it, limiting tro right of suflrage, end exclnding a_portion. of the peoph from the exercise of that right. is entirely discardod the doctrine of * territory,” she doctrine of * conguerd ‘-rnvir.ws." the doctrine of “alien encmic Ro fui % had his most hearty approbation; but 7o) |t exclude the great body of the people of the 11 States froun the right of suffrage, and to t{:t he was opposed. Voo gentlowan from Maine (Blaine) had made the point yester- thet thus disfranchising the large body of the Southeia people would run eounter to the terms of the amncsty proclomation, which restored all below & certain clim to the exercise of their civil rights, He thonght there was creat foree in the objection. But there was still greaior force iu the objection that it would be retro-active, and would retraet from the plain understanding had durivg the whole course of the War, By resolutions of nd by proclemations of the President the people of the Southern States bad been given to undersiand thut when they laid down their arms they would be re- stored to their rights. 1t was 2ot & pleasait spectacie to wee o great pation surinking from the performance of 118 pledges. He kuew, too, that the charge would be isdo that the third section was intended to iutluence the Prow- 1l election, aud he did not want to be placed in a po- sition wherein be would be compelled to cougedo tho chargee, The eagerness with which the distiuguished gentlemen from DPennsylvania (Stevens) had accoded the other day to.what he supposed Lo (Raymond) bad sw- & the candidaio of the Union party in 1863, gave hin fl:aymuml) the nwsb Leartfelt assurance that there would no dissent in the ity on that nuz{bfl when the right time should cowe; it he (Raymond) did not think it necessary, in oo ta» ensure the election of Cien. Grant, that the propos«h ameudment should be inserted i the Constitution. M Geu. Grant should be the candidate of the Union paity, of of the country st large, wherever people were found wheo conld appreciate couroge on the field, m: e ty in_the hour of victory, and moderation i political action, there “would Ve fourd wen who would appreciste him as & candidate for avy oftice which the American people mizht have to besiow. Reverting to a consideration of the third section, Mr. Ruy- waond said it seemed 1o have been put in expressly (0 prv= vent the adoption of any of the amendments. ot say that he suspeetéd that to have been the moty bt he thought that would be its effect and that every wam istsee that the adoption of the amendwents by ». uthern State was wade 8 condition of its people bewg to bave (o The question would have to be aeted on by the State Legislatire or vention, the mwewbers of wir-h would be elected by disloyul as well as loyal votes, nd who supposed that such Legislature would disfranchise ts own members, The thing was worse than asham. 1t wis amockery. No Sonthern State would ratify & -in;zle e of the amendments, Their people would be fools if thay did, and whatever clse they wight Lave been they woo not fools. For bix part he would not mock the eople of the ru-mfi by any such prelesre, e gentleman from Ohio (Schenck) had spoken yesterisy about treating them us he would treat an um-nuinf child— turesh him and put biw into a corner, aud lot hiw pous and get over it at his leisure, ‘That might be very well of they (the people of the South) would consent to b treated as children, and if they would recognize the people of the rth as sanding in loco parentis toward them. Thy ere to he dealt with wisely. They were to be our fellows citizens and to take part in the Government, and, unicss the whole principle lying at the base of the Government were discarded, it was necessary that they should Le treated as friends, not as enemies. The history of Irelund, of Poland, of Hungary, of Venice, showed that a e could Dot be coerced into friendliness, As to the fousth section of the amendment reprdiuting the Rebel debi, he only to say that bad voted for ib ouce apd vote for it again. fith wection, giving ?:N‘ power to cary out the s sl the rest. He hoped the Honse seo the of striking out the third section of the smendment Jow the other four to go to a vote, ‘Ihey would biv Learty sapport. Mr. MCKE spoke in support of the measure. Hi posed 10 amend Mr. Garfield's motion to recommit with instructions, by striking out the third section and juse:!- ing the following: ** All persons who voluntarily adbered to the Jate insurrection, giving aid and comfort to the so- called Confederate States, are forever excluded from bholi- ing any oflice of trust, or profit under the Government of he United States.” He held that the adoption of sneh wn pdment would obviate the objection made to the prue®. ility of enforeing the article, 1f be were asked to iving the clective franchise to a disioyal man, he would say that he preferred the weanest black man who ever wore the ebuins of lll“t'lg aud al+ ey = choose befween | to the most intelligent traitor who wars against conntry. Mnr(\v'xu(\l (Towa) rose to question Mr. Raymoud in reference to hix position on the Civil Rights bill, but Mr. Rogers objeeted to time being consumed in that way, sey- ing that be was informed that the House was tobe bmq‘t o o vote on the joint resolution to-morrow. ‘I'he SPEAKER said that he so understood, adding Was there were S0 gentlemen desiring to speak on the smenel- ment. Mr. ELDRIDGE spoke against the joint resolution, and depounced the Reconstruction Committee as having ea- tirely disappointed the country. The resolution uneer which it was organized had directed it simply to repord whether the late Rebel States, or any of thew, wero eu- titled to be represented in either House of Congrems. Had it done so! Had it reported whether any of theeo States were or were not entitled 1o representation I What on had it given to the House on that subjeet ! at Committee was not charged with the duty of chang- ing the fundamental law of the land. It stood resisting | the restoration of the Union, aud he boped no furthee | busivess wonld be referred to it, It bad rendered iteelf uswortby of its high position. Seeiug the handwritivg oo the wall, noting the change in public sentiment ar the disrepute iuto which it was falling, it had sougbt to allay that popular sentiment by a compromise e own members., Why bLad the gen! an from B sylvania (Mr. Stevens) given up his plan of universal cons tiscation ! Why had ot mggm up universal suffrage? Why had others given up their plan of universal butchery of the Southern people? " It was a matter of comprowise for the purpose of saving their in the Fall elections. Mr. WiNpoM wanted to krow whether the gent home wfi“ at Fond du Lac represented the Democracy o’ Wisconsin. Mr. ELDRIDGE replied {hat it did not, and no paper reps resented the Democracy of Wisconsin. Mr. Windom wished to read an article from it but Mr. Ehlndw would not permit him. Mr. WiNpoM then stated that the paper referred to de- pied that Jefl Davis was a traitor, and asked Mr. Eldndge bis opinion on the subject. My. ELDRIDGE expressed Nmmnn that he was, and said that that proved that he did not agree with the organ. He asked Mr. Widom whether he lhoug:.t that anybody who was preventing the restoration of the Union was & tinitor. Mr. Wixpoy replied, that under certain cireumstanees he might be. Mr. ELDRIDGE remarked significantly,that he thongbt so too. Mr. BovrweLL was the next speaker, He did not fee! suprised at the gentleman from | Visconsin (Mr, Eldridye] complaining about the Committee on Reconstructivn, “The troubles of that gentleman, and bis friends, were ver, likely to increase. The policy of the Democratio paily was ensily understood and comprehended. It was 8 poficy in which it had been consistent. It was @ policy laid down ade ad as early as 1856 in the Democratic rm m Cincinnati, wherein it was declared, substantially, that i8 was the right of a Territory to be admitted into the Union, with such instructions as it choose to establish. The sen. doctrine jwas held by that party . It was the doctrine held by Alexander H. Stephens, who declared thas each of the eleven States had an existing uestionable right of representation in the e country; that thatis @ continuing n,‘t. which b not been interrupted by any of the events of tbe war. The Democratie ly maintained, first, thata State of the Americsn Union cannot, 57 its own acts, separate itself from s asocints; Hecend, e . and pubiaea ol thé neluding the undivided o pu mplo ll‘lfl Go\'mlmlnh of the eleven rebellious States oo nhot, in any ‘n ) o a0d the Biatee the one band, and the National Govera- e e ether, Third, that those States , t er. il e oy e immediate and uaquestion: and the loyal people have an able right to representation al thet oV ‘u the elected em::\- :: loyal to the Government, and -npn-m b of the country. Fourth, that no zisletion necessary, OT proper &a ‘of_the right of @ ropresca- o ment of the Constitution is e yrerequisite to the full exercise