th CONGRESS-IFIRST SESSION.
IM3al
"CLOSE , OF YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGN ,
SENATE.—On motion of Mr. ( • Doolittle . Is )
the resolution of Mr. Howe recomme tiing
the establishment of Provisional Govern
ments for the Southern States, was taken
up.
Mr. Doolittle addressed the Senate at
length, saying, in the course of the remarks,
two radical ideas, radically false, however,
brought on this civil war which has cost this
nation more than half a million of lives and
untold millions of treasure. First, that
States had- a right to secede; and second,
that slavery, is a blessing. The surrender of
these two ideas by the South is now the basis
of permanent peace. Sir, this question,
whether - those States are still States is this
Union under the Constitution or not is no
vain • abstraction, no idea without' imme
diate practical and most grave consequences.
Is it of no practical consequence whether to
adopt an amendment to the Constitution it
requires the ratification of twenty-seven or
only of twenty-one States? Is it of no prac--
tical importance whether eleven States, with
their ten million people, shall-loa taxed and
governed without representation. ;
With less than one-third of that' number
of people, our forefathers,.because the Par
liament of Great pritaln, iri which they had_
no representation, passed laws to tax them,
declared the independence ortliose States.,
Is it of no practical importance, , whether.
these eleven States, and ten million people ,
shall, govern themselves under a rePublican
form of State government, sUbject 'only to
the Constitution of the United Sttes, or
whether they shall be held as, Subject vas
sals;,to be governed for:an, indefinite, period
by the unlimited! Will of Congress or by the
sword? Is it of no practical, importance
whether the ;flag of 'our country, for which'
half a Million hair«) laid down their lives,,
and which bears thirty-six - Stars em-,
blew of a union. of thirty-six States, speaks
a nation's .truth or is ,a monstrous falsehood?
These 'and many . like. Questions, are involveti
in this, discussien, and 'depend uPon the
answer to: the first.
It is, therefore, in my judgment, a tines-.
tion 'of the 'fit magnitude; a question
which must be met; a question which
neither - men nor Parties can avoid. or put
aside., It, demands and will have en answer.,
It is question, too, upon which there is
and there can be no compromise and no
neutrality. They are States in the Union
under the ; Constitntion, or they are not.
wqmust affirm the one or the other. We
must stand upon one side supporting the ,
Lincoln and Johnson policy, maintaining
therinion of the States under the Constitu-,-
tion to be unbroken, or, we. must take our
stand with the Senator from Massachusetts
upon the other; and maintain that the
Union is broken; that secession is a success
and not a failure, so, far;at least as to with
draw eleven States from the Union, or re
duce eleven States to the territorial condi
tion. First, I call to mind the language of
President Lincoln's proclamation of Decem
ber Bth, 1863. In that he said :
"I do further proclaim, declare, and make
known that, whenever in any of. the States
of Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida,
South Carolina, and North Carolina, a num
ber of persons not less than. one-tenth in
number of the votes cast in such State at
the Presidential election of the year of our
Lord 1860, each having taken the oath
aforesaid, and not having since violated it,
and being a qualified voter:by; the election
law of the State existing immediately before
the so-called act of secession, and excluding
all others. shall re-establish a State govern
ment, which shall be republican, and in no
- wise contravening said oath, such shall be
recognized as the true government of. the
State, and the State shall receive thereunder
the benefits of the constitutional provieion
which declares that the United States shall
guarantee to every State in this Union a
republican form of government, and shall
protect each of them against invasion."
The policy thus announced was entered,
npon at once in the States of Louisiana,
Tennessee and Arkansas. It received the
unanimous support of every member of his
Cabinet. While that great man was
always open to conviction; and ready to
hear the suggestions of others, he became
more and more settled and firm in his con
victions as to the wisdom of that policy,
from the date of that proclamation down to
the very day of his death. Sir, on the 11th
of April last he spoke to the people of
Washington. It was on the occasion of the
illumination, but three days before his
assassination. The great army of the re
bellion had surrendered. He had himself
visited Richmond, where, from the very
home occupied by Jefferson Davis, he had
from time to time telegraphed the gladden
ing news of victory upon victory to a, re
joicing people. -
He had returned from the chief seat of the
rebellion to the capital of the Union, bring
ing with him as the spoils of victory not
gold, nor crowns, nor jewels, but the broken
chains of four-million slaves. In that hour
of triumph, in that moment of supreme ex
ultation, he could not refrain, when invited,
from appearing before the people to add to
the general joy. Among other things, he
said : "In the annual message of December
1863, and accompanying proclamation, I
presented a plan of reconstruction, as the
phrase goes, which I promised, if adopted
by any State, should be acceptable to and
sustained by the executive government of
the nation. The plan was in advance sub
mitted to the then Cabinet, and distinctly
approved by every member of it--every'
part and parcel of the plan which has since
been employed or touched by' the action of
Louisiana." • ,
The Senate will lemember that Mr.
Lincoln's Cabinet then consisted of Mr.
Seward, Secretary, of State; Mr. Chase, then
Secretary of the ,Tretuany, and now 'Chief
Justice; Mr. Stanttin,Secretary ofNar; Mr.
Welles, SecretarY of the - Navy; Mr. Usher,
Secretary of - the' Interior; , Mr. Blair, then
.Postmaster General; and Mr. Bates, then
Attorney General: Let' us 'remember that
each and every one of these Wien' approved
every part and parcel of that policy. '
Mr. Doolittle , read still further front that
speech in which Mr. Lincoln gave, in most
forcible language, the reasons, which made
hint adhere to, and cherish thafp,olicy,up to
the time of - his death. , These, •he added;
slate the important fact that this ioolicy was
entered npen by him with the full approba
tion of everY.ineraber of his Cabinet as to
every part and parcel of that policy. ;
repeat, and., ask' the Senate ( and,, the
country to hear,we have Mr. Lincoln's posir
five' testimony that Mr. Seward approved
it in general and in detail. Mr. Chase ap : ,
proved if, and , every part and,parcel of it.
3Sr.,Stanton And Mr. Weller also, who, still
remain in- the Cabinet, fully and cordially,
approved it. •And now, sir,
_I propose to
show You that a higher tribunal than. Con
gress, or the Chief Justiee of the Supreme,
Court, or the President and his Cabinet, ap-,
proved and sustained:that policy.
The loyal people of ' the United, States
represented at Baltimore apProyed it by the
renomination of. Mr. Lincoln for the Presi
dency, and as it' td' make the endorsement
of this' part of. Mr. LincolMS policy" more
emphatic, Mr. - Johnson, wee 'nominated. for'
the' Vice Presidency—the very man,„of all
others, whO had' for a: ;long time been On=
gaged in the Woik r of reconstracting',eivii
government in the State of TenneSsee
the basis pf Abet It,was objected to,
by some that - cOnvention, as it here;
that Tennessee • bad no right to - re Present
ation, but on'motion of ths'distiriguished.43x.
Senator frpm New York (Preston' King);
now no, more, her delega es were, admitted. One of her Song, in Spite of the - 61ijection of,
Thaddeustevens; that he' was - li . oni a
foreign State, at war with the United States,
and' therefore an alien enemy, was norm
mated for Vice President. By thoSe-notni;
nations that 'policy w.ar. :sustained by the
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convention. The election came on. That'
Policy and the Adnaiitistration which pro
claimed it; mid, the converttion which en •
-
dorsed it, were sustained by the-people of
the United States.
Next to the great work of crushing 'the
military power of the rebellion, this policy
of reconstruction was dearer to Mr. Lin
coln and more cherished by him than any
other. No sooner had the burden of his,
soul been lifted; no sooner had he seen the
surrender of the great army of rebellion,
than in the fullness and gladness of his soul'
he made haste to give the people his views,
upon the next great theme, reconstruction.
I have just read them in your hearing. The
Senator from Massachusetts may denounce
them as puerile and wanting in statesman
ship, but there they are, and there theywill
remain forever—the farewell' address; of
Abraham Lincoln to the people of the United
States upon this subject of.. reconstruc
tion. That Mr. Johnson, upon whom the
'office of President felt by the deadrof. Mr.
L
ncoln, should substantially pursue -the
policy begun by his predecessor was, there
fore, not only natural, but, by the logic of
events, almost a necessity. How could he;
do otherwise? Suddenly, in' a moment, as
in the twinkling of an eye,the load 'is
thrown from Mr. Lincoln's shoulders upon
him—his great responsibility and his duty,
and . why h of his cherished policy? • He
was surrounded by the same Cabinet.
'Who would ' expect them' 'to
'advise' • any other policy?" That
'olicy hag been fully entered upon, and in
some States the work really done. .' . 1
141 johnson had himself long - been en
gaged in that work, in aiding lltir. l )Lineollt„
realizeitin Tennessee. Besides, the con
•Yention 'at Baltimore has 'sustained,' the
great ' 'Union 'party which . 'reelected' • Mr.
Lincoln as President, 'land made Mr.
Johnson Vice President•liacl endorsed it and
Sustained it triumphantly at the election.
Mr. Johnson mild not abandon it without
reversing the' policy of Mr. Lincoln's ad-
ministration: policy was advised by
every member of his' Cabinet, including, as
I have stated; amongst other names the
- Very distinguished names -of Mr.
Seward, Mr. Stanton, and Mr. Virelles, still
members of the Cabinet, and of Mr. Chase;
the Chief Justice, who, jutstfrom the bedside
of the • dying President, administered
to Mr. Johnson the 'oath= of his high
office. How could he recall that last
'speech and look upon ' the'' dead
body of his predecessor, how`could he look
in the face of the Chief Justice as he swore
him • into office, and of those men in the
Cabinet, all of whom had approved every
part and parcel of that policy, and, upon
'whom alone he could then rely for counsel
and support in the most trying and difficult
crisis through which any man was ever
called to pass; how, I repeat, could he look
upon ill those surroundings and then de:
liberately abandon the cherished policy of
Mr. Lincoln's administration, trample upon
tile advice of the old members of his Cabi
net, as well as of the Chief Justice himself,
abandon his well known convictions of duty
falsify his own record and betray the great
party which nominated and elected him,
in the contingency which had happened, to
be the President of the United States? Had
he done so, the whole country would ha - re
cried out against him, and with reason. In
and out of Congress men might then have
denounced him for betraying the public
confidence, and especially for betraying the
party which elected him. His Caohiet
would have remonstrated against it.
The last great speech of Mr. Lincoln, like
a voice from his grave, an angel trumpet
tongued, would plead against it. And,more
than all, the President would, in my judg
ment, have been—what Mr. Johnson was
never known to be—false to his own convic
tions of duty. I put aside, therefore, as not
worthy of consideration, the suggestions
sometimes made that Mr. Johnson, by ad
hering to this policy of reconstruction, is
ready to betray the Union cause or the great
measures of the Unipn party.
Having thus stated the question, and
shown the grounds occupied by Mr. Lin
coin, and that Mr. Johnson is substantially
pursuing his policy, I- return to the main
question, and will state, as briefly as I can.
the grounds upon which I stand, and give
my support to what I call the Lincoln-
Johnson policy of reconstruction. Where
are those eleven States, and what is their
situation?
And first, where are they? In this Union
under the Constitution, or not? That they
once were in this Union all concede. If they
have gone out from this Un ion, it must
have been by one or more of three ways :
first, by the way of peaceful secession, by
voting and resolving themselves out; or,
second, by successful revolution, by fighting
their way out to a separate independence;
or, third, they have been put out by act 01
Congress. There is not and never has beep
any other way or ways conceived or stated
than one or more of these three. Strong
men of the South have maintained that the
first way was always open to them. They
asserted the right of peaceful secession. It
was always met, however. It was over
powered by the logic of Mr. Webster in this
body, and resisted by the iron will of
Andrew Jackson during his administration.
It has often been reasserted in this body
since I became a member, and as often met
and relented. In their folly and madness
from the decision here and beforethe people,
the South appealed• to arms to discuss the
same question on,the field of battle. 'They
tried the seco n d w ay, n am ely,by way of revo
lution, to cut their way out with the sword.
That for a time they made fearful progress
in that direction no one denies. But did
they succeed? No man, Nerth. or South,
dare affirm it. No, sir !no ! Thanks Ito
tbatAlmighty Being who rules the universe,
the great generals were found at last capa
ble of organizing and wielding our immense
forces. - Grant, and Sherman, and Thomas,
and Sheridan, and the great officers and
brave men runder. their command, crushed
the rebellion, wrenched the sword from the
hand of revolution, and then, in the last tri
bunal known to mankind, in an appeal, 63
the •God of Battles, by the latiana ratio
4gum, decided,and in such away as to leave.
no doubt in any sane mind, North, or South.
that no State can go out ; of this Union by
the way,of peaceable secession nor by the
way of successful revolution. They neither
have the right nor the power to do ,
Mr. Doplittle said it remained to consider
the only other way, the third way,' which
for brevity he would--call, with no disre
spect to his honorable 'friend' from Massa
.chusetts;the Sumner way 'Tor States to'go
, out 'of the Union, namely;' by act of Con
gress, the-• Senator having at 'the funeral
ceremonies' here, upon 'the death' of Judge
,Collamer ' 'taken occaSionite announce his
,theory of disunion, awardint,sin'great Meal
,shrehoner, if honor it he;•to the deceased;
of 'separating the-rebel 'States froth the'
Mr Doolittle then Showed sthe Southern
States fO be in''the Union under the Conga=
He inquired 'what is their true
situation, and• what • rights' they haye and
What ' doiblve -upon "thettl,'siaying :
haveshown that in view-. 'be public lhw
nothing can be more clearthan that State'
does' natreonsist 'cif the form of ifs goYern'-
- merit . ; that iakine of its aceidenta; that imay'
be' democititie, g aristocratie theocratid; it
May be inilitary, 'reniiblicau, despotic 'or
monsirchib it t It maf have anyone of these
forms, or iniXed 'one, and yet . it is a State.'
It May elning•S'its government' everY-Year,
as a tree ea* oer its foliage: 'The ' State no
.more eznigists itis form bfLgoverninent
,than 4 man 'consists •of the garment With
- which he is" clothed.' He '`u ay change that
every day- 2 he may' be' ,'stripped of 'any
garment whatever, but still...the inatO're
mains; and fora State to change its govern
ment for-' the time 'being,,or be stripped of
'all form of government, no 'more destrovS .
,4s existence than 'a man Is destrOyed'whin
he takes off one coat to' pit on another, or
is stripped entirely of his garments, Nor is
it State destroYed by the declaration of mar
tial law,in it, nor by war,nnless conquered
bya- foreign power or dismembered, by
revointionAnd made into two or more States.
To be invaded does not destrciy it if it eXpel:
the invader; to be torn by cavil war, and
even drenchedin fraternal blood' does not
destroy it, either, unless the final issue of
arms shall be against it. "
In the course of his argument, Mr. Doo
little said Congress not only empowered,
but'lola:fired, the President to iperform a
two fold duty—one to make war, and the
other to stop making war - afterits end is
reached; in other words, to make peace—
::the first to - draw and wield the sword, the
second, after making peace, to return it
to its scabbard.' The first of these'great ,
duties, namely, "drawing the sword and
wielding it," rested mainly upon President
Lincoln; the second, namely, making.peace
and then sheathing the sword, rests mainly.
upon his. successor, although, most, fortUn-,
ately fer hint' and for the whole peOple, Mr.
Lincolnintd.'alreadY entered upon the, great
work of reconstruction, of inaltingpeace, in
order to be able, after „ peaCe had come, td,
borrow`his own 'beautiful language, "after
peace had come, and come to stay;” to Will
that other,great duty imposed upon him by
the, laws ; of , Congress,,n
d "emel h , h*disobanme:-. d
his immense army ansend them
in a word, to restore a-nation's peace in a
-union of , States and people under the Con
stitration,Vith theirlights unirapaired, anui.
after thatgreat work, the end and object of
all ourstrugglati and Sacrificespwas done,
to sheathe the nation's sword. ,
While hi3.flived Mr Lincoln performed
these duties, and, performed them. well. It
ialtrue there weiesoMa iniataketairithe begin
' "ning. With our inexperience and impatience,
the wonder is thattheieWeienotinore. Time
was necessary to acoomplish .the work—to
'educate the public:l . 4llnd; to prepare the
armies, and to find the leaders who were
'capable of commanding them. How could
Mr. Lincoln know,,unleis gifted with om
niscienee, that in the person ore; teacher of
a military academy in Louisiana was to be
found that Majdr Gen: Sherman, who; like
God's flaming; minister, at the, head of his
conquering legions, was to sweep ;through
the heait,,ef the rebellion? : Hew ;4c:told he
know that in that quiet, unostentatious
citizen - of Galena was to,be found the
captainof the age, Lieutenant. Gen.- Grant;
who knew when, like Fabius, 'he was to be
the cloud: and like Scipio, the thunderbolt
of wartliThank Heaven! he found the great
commanders at last, who, in God's own
good time, wrought the final and supreme
victory over the rebellion. Thank God!
Mr. Lincoln was permitted to live until
the first great Work of crushing the rebel
lion was almost done, and the second and
hardly less important work of reconstruc
tion was already well begun.. I have al
ready called your attention to his last pub
lic speech - , just before his assassination, in
which, in gladness of heart, whose expres
sion could not be restrained, for the hope of
a righteous and speedy peace, and in which
also, with a power of logic and clearness of
statement and force of illustration never
surpassed in the best efforts of that great
and good man„he explained and defended
and enforced is policy of reconstruction.
It was at such a moment—a moment of
most supreme exultation—when the prayer
of his soul was answered; when the long,
night of blood, and agony, and tears, was
past, and the golden light of the morning or
peace dawned upon his vision, he fell by
the assassik's hand, his consciousness sus
pended in an instant. From the acme of
human glory he passed to the glory on high
—from this mortal to the immortal life—a
martyr to the cause of his country and of
liberty to all mankind. It was what
the ancient world would call an apotheosis.
Thus the great office of Piesident proyiden
tially fell upon Dir. Johnson, with all its
duties and all, its responsibilitiss , , and the
gravest of them all, now that the armed
threes of the rebellion have surrendered, is
this second great duty of making peace and
then disbanding the army. When he took
the Presidency there were more than a mil
lion men upon the rolls of the army,
and many of the rebel armies were still in
the field. He then considered the most im
portant, and, just at this moment perhaps
the most practical question, namely: "What
were the powers and duties imposed by law
upon the President in closing the war and
making peace, which, of necessity, MUSt
precede the disbanding of the army?" What
terms, he asked, had the President a right
to demand of these States or of their people,
as conditions precedent to peace and the
withdrawal of the army?
First, and before all, and as the basis of
all, unqualified submission to the Constitu
lion of the United , States, and all laws of
Congress passed in pursuance thereof.
AS'ccond. The annulling of all acts,laws and
proceedings by which the States made or
prosecuted war against the United States,in
eluding the rebel debt.
' Third. Acquiescence in the situation which
the war has brought upon them, including
the abolition of slavely, for and on account
of which they made the war,i'or thesiucerity
of such, acquiescence, and, as the supreme
test of its good faith the adoption of the con
stitutional amendment, by which slavery
and the cause of theovar is surrendered and
made impossible, and liberty made sure by
being placed under the guardianship of
Congress, in every State and territory, for
ever.
Fourth. The practical resumption of their
political duties, upon those terms, as States
in the Union.
These are the conditions in substance
which President Lincoln, almost three
years ago, announced to the people of these
_ States as •the terms of pacification to which
lie pledged the •support of, the Executive
government. These are the substance of
the terms offered by President Johnson.
Several • of the States,or the people of several
States, have , accepted them, and. offer now
to resume all their political duties as States
in this Union, and practically enjoy their
rights as such. Shall -we - allow them to do
so? If these terms- have beerfacceoted by .
these States, or the people of these States,
good faith,' is' not the faith-of toenation
pledged; just as -much pledged, ea b,ythe
terms contained in the' snrrender of their
armies?
Mr, Doolittle stated other considerations
in support of the; President's policy, includ
ing that of. finance and - industry. Let no
man misunderstand his position. With
those guilty leaders who, it this Senate and
elsewhere incited the people of these States
to revolt, he had and could-have no sym-
Pathy. , They desetrye , none. ,Since the
angels.relielled in :heaven there hadheen in
• hislindgment, ;no such crime, against God or
man. In copclusien; ; from the beginning,
and from hefore the begiinthtg, any separa
tion or ide,strulition a ' the Statea was made
imposaible. Under „the old confederation
the union the States Olathede - perpetual;
and the COnstittitiou was fornied - th intake a
retire perfect Union. o,admit, therefore,.
either the right of ' t stati th - sectide, or the
poWer or COngress to bt`pel them, would
to adthif into our- SyStein a principle of Self
desfruction, wholly:at War with Uperpethal
or pe'rfect UniOn. • • ,
The'Constitution;:eVery part of it, and the
spirit Which gives life. ara'against peace
able secession; and that o:institution clothes
the government which it creates with every
"human peower to prevent 'a separationty
'force of arms.• Thoire gigantic powers which
had slumbered so long hat' 'theywere
'wholiy unknown to the world, • and hardly
rearried.of by ourselves, have=;been; lately
brought into. : full, play. Whatevermay,be
'said of the crime Of ..the rehelliOn,thistory
'will record if es one of the post persistent, ,
f blf- sacrificing and tieMeridous'struggles
the world ever saw; an the part of_the.
.rbbelsaiid on the loyal people of the United
i No iithaPpeople upon'earth could havaso
resisted, and no otherJgOvernment•could
have overcome such resistance. Bat we did
PHU, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1866.
1.
overeonie it—we did prevent the separation
of these "States.- - from the Union lay force.
Ev 11' law . of Congress, every act of the
kre ident, every blow we struck, every shot
et
*e ed, every drop of :blood wushed, was
not to thrintt those States .otit, - nor to open a;
wa for them to "go out, no t i k to reduce them
to t rritories; but to keep enVes States in
the,Union, and compel them to remain in
the Union under the Constitution. The flag
of country bears thirty six stars as the
eni letti'M tafificin o. thirty-eix.l3tateS. - _
c i r
Wherever it floats, oiler I this Capitol, the
head of '•ourcarmies in the storm of battle
and in the hour of victory over the sea as
welt as--over - thelanil, that sabred ensign,
which, next to, the God of Ileaven, we love
and reverence as representing the good, the
great and the true everywhere,bears thirty
sui stars," and thereby proclaims to the
world - the great fundamental ' national'
truth that there are thirty!six States in the
Union"' nrider the Constitution.' Thirty-six
States constitute the great:republic which
thtworld calls theUtilted States of America.
t pout that line anittuider thatflag we be
gan the/ great campaign}; Upon that line
road under that . flag half a million of our
sots •and , •fathers and -brothers.have laid'
doWn. their lives. Upon that•line,and, under
that ,flag we fought it "out to. ,victory, and
new, , God shelp'ing,me, ;I, t •will ~contin.ue to
figheit out on that-line and mider that flag
td the end, whoever else maylsbaticion it....
." 4 IThe.Senate adjourned at 4 P: M., Mr.'Ne
smith,having previously obtained the floor
o%itite pending subject. - .5,5; • •
+ 033875.—Mr. Longyear 1 (Mich.) offered ,a
resolution,-;which lwass, adopted, ; &twang
tile.Secre'y of the Treasury to inform the
Howie with what,L,States, if any, deposits of.
ptil i menes were- made under th thir-,
tee b nt io h and; fo y urteenth seetioneof the e
act to
regviate , the, deposits of public money, are
proved:, "June, 23,: 1836,•; together with the
dates and amounts.of such deposits rest**.
tiyely, , and whether the tonne / . or if any,
how mgch , still remains so depesited,And
with whaeStates respectively. , tit, 1 ,
IMr. Blaine (Maine) presented the creden
tielkoflohn N. Goodwinfdelegate from the
territory, of Arizona, and he was qualified
and took his seat. 1, •
pr. Ashley (Ohio) presented the petition
o Mr. POSton contesting that seat.
and
(Ohio) offered a.resolution,
and asked immediate action upon it, direct
ing the, Secretary of •War to suspend, the
the sale of the government buildings and
other.property•at Point Lookout,Maryland.
He explained that Point Lookout is a point
of land, on the. Maryland side, where the
Potomac river flows into the Chesapeake
gay. , There were, three, or `four hundred
acres, on which were buildings previous to
therwar occupied in connection with that
watering place. During the war these
buildings were taken fort hospital purposes.
and the Government eptablishea there a
depot for prisoners. The buildings were
worth only a. comparatively small sum, but
the Government had expended perhaps one
hundred and• fatty thousand dollars fur the
construction, of other buildings and im
provements. The Secretary of War had
advertised the sale. of this property and
furniture, to take place to morrow. In the
meantime a patriotic lady has secured the
title to the real estate, and proposes to pre
sent it as a donation to the National
Military and Naval Asylum for a home for
soloiers and sailors, provided the Govern
ment will also give this public property to
the same asylum. The subject only came
before the Committee on Military Affairs
this morning, and as time was desired to
further investigate the subject the resolu
tion was introduced. The resolution was
then agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Hasson (Iowa), Mr.
Chillieott, member elect from Colorado, was
allowed the privilege oftthe floor until the
pending case shall be decided.
The House resumed the consideration of
the bill to incorporate the National Protec
, tive Homestead Company.
Mr. Baker (III.) gave his reasons why the
bill ought not to pass. It created, he said,
what purported to be an eleemosynary or
charitable institution, with proprietory
rights, .the proprietorships to become ab
solute at the end of live years. It also pro
vides that money received as charitable con
tributions might be invested in lands—the
title at once to invest in the corporators.
The bill conferred an immense and exclu
sive privilege on a small number of persons
who might convey nuidtwithout limitation.
He doubted the constitutional power to
grant such privileges.
On motion of Mr. Finck (Ohio) the bill
was laid upon the table—yeas 120, nays 32.
The House passed the bill to regulate the
times and places of bold the District Court
within and for the District of Maine.
Mr. Wilson (Iowa) with a view to a full
understanding, proposed that at half-past
three o'clock to-morrow the House take the
vote to recommit to the Committee on the
Judiciary the bill extending suffrage in the
District of Columbia. I Although not ap
proving, he accepted as a part of the motion
to recommit the amendment proposed by
Mr. Hale in the character of instructions.
Mr. Con kling (N. Y. )„, rising to an explan
ation, said a resolution introduced by him
on the 15th inst., proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of the United States, had
been so far mangled by errors in the print
ing as to make nonsense. He therefore
wished to say 'that the purpose of the
amendment was not at all to restrict the
basis of representation to citizens. The
word persons disposed of that question.
The sole purpose or the amendment was to
get rid of the, present injustice and
inequality of repasentation arising from
(he fact that four millions of people who
have no,political rights are not represented
n Congress, and - the entire object is to pro
-
pose such a mode as to adjust-the represen
tation so that whenever in any State the
elective franchise shell be denied or
abridged on account of race or color, all
persons of such race or color shall be ex
eluded front the basis of representation.
1 Mr. Blaine(Maine)•said that unless he was
mistaken the resolution read whole'number
of citizens of the United States: - •
I Mr. Conkling said the term should be
I I 17
i persons, although the resolution read
"citizens."
The Hotise resumed the consideration of
:he-bill to extend ;suffrage in the, District of
.:_",olumbia, by striking from all laws and
indfnances on ;the subject the word "white."
I Mr. Darling (N. Y.) . isaid IC he knewi him-
Selithere was no unjust or unetianly preju
dice which warped his judgment or con
trolled his ' action on any matter of
, egislatienaffecting "the colored race
toptin -this 6 6:influent. IHe believed in' their
'equality of rights before= the law with the
dotranentrace: He believed in their right
'to life,- libertY 'and the' pursuit of happiness
and yet"he bellevedi_before they conferred
;open them the 125olittcal right of suffrage, as
contemplated by the 11111 under considera
tion, they should seek to - elevate their social
condition, and•• lift them:l4i frona the depths
of` degradatiem - and' ignorance in which
many - of -them are - left by ' the receding
Wives 'of the sea or rebellion.' There were
many objections`'to 'conferring ' upon the
colored men of this' district' the gift of un
qualified "suffrage, "-the large prenonderance
which 'they - possessed- numerioally, Would
inevitably lead to thieehieveus results with ,
Out education.-'Make lednation`a 'emalilica
tion,.not prepertV, 'and- they won't( Votein
telligently. ,lle' would ifot 'disregard en
tirely'. the - voice of `the 'district, Many vetei.4-
of *horn tire strongriooti men of loyaltiete.
timent. • ' There *as - a Proposition before the
House 'to create' a-COmission for ' thiVgov
ernment-ef•this bity,Al
. p. in order to give an
1:1
opportunitY Ofonate md a bill for' that
purpose :and presenti g It to therconsidera.
non of the nouse,'l6 I moved that the mere
sere now - under "discussion 'be postponed'
until the first Tuesday in2April. • ' - '
Mr. Hale (N, Y.) ad's ressed the 'House in
favor otextending suffrage to all withteut
regard to race or color, who can read the
Constitution of the United States, to those
Who are assessed for , and pay taxes on real
or personal property, to those who have
served =in and have been honorably dis
charged from the military and naval service
of the United States, and to exclude from
the right of suffrage those who have borne
'arm's against the United States in the late
rebellion, or givento.it aid and comfort. He
said as he understood the terms there was
no conflict between what was termed radi
calism and conservatism. If to remove all
that was wrong and prejudicial to our
system, just as fast as a due regard to the
public interests would permit, then he
• claimed - to be a radical. If it was conserva
tism to preserve in full force and effect all
that was good and excellent in our present
system, then he claimed to be a_conserva
tive. He denied that this is exclusively a
white man's government. It was founded
in behalf of man, without regard to race or
color.
Mr. Thayer (Pa.) said in his remarks, to
pass this bill was clearly within the scope
of constitutional power. The question to be
'solved was, was it consistent with' justice,
and was it demanded by the people of the
United States? This was not a question
which alone concerned seven thousand
;voters atlas city,but it involved the honor,
good faith, justice and magnanimity of a
great Nation, which makes this little spot
the central seat of its empire and power. If
it concerned the honor of the United States
that a certain class of people in a portion of
its territory subject to najurisdictipn and
Control should be benefited in consideration
Of the change which has taken place in its
condition, and if the fidelity , which had been
exhibited in the midst of great and severe
trials demand the elevation of a race to a
higher political degree, should the United
States be prevented from the accomplish
tent of that great and serious purpose by
the handful of voters who temporarily en
camp under the shadow of the Capitol? In
advocating the bill he held that equal and
impartial justice was the first duty of the
nation.
Mr. Van Horn (N. Y.) replied to the re
marks of gentlemen onthe Democratic side,
who had urged that this was a white man's
governnaent. He asked why not accept the
new order of things, instead of defending the
horrid crime of slavery of the past? The
government, he maintained. was not only
for the white man but for all of whom it
commands obedience and support, and the
dine new is when the black man has rights
which the white man is bound to respect.
We should_ allow the colored men who,
during the war, had shown their capacity to
secure liberty and permanently establish it,
a chance to vindicate themselves before the
world. He argued in favor of impartial suf
fragein the District of Columbia; remarking
in this connection that the blacks here had
been consistently loyal, and that if it had
dependedon the white citizens slavery would
be in existence at the present day.
Mr. Latham introduced a bill granting
lands to the State of West Virginia for rail
road purposes.
Mr. Phelps (Md.) offered a resolution call
ing upon the Superintendent of the Uoast
Survey to furnish a statement of the advan
tages, if any, of the Patuxent river, Mary
land, for a navy yard, stating the depth of
water, etc. It was adopted.
Mr. Raymond (N. Y.) presented the me
morial of the New York Chamber of Com
merce in relation, to the French Exposition,
which was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed.
The House then adjourned.
RETAIL DRY 60011 M
LARGE LINEN SALE.
At Milliken's, B'2B Arch Stree
Just opened, direct from Europe. the following
RALROAINS IN TABLE LLNILNS.
Heavy Table Linen. tinbleaclaed_ at 75e: par yard.
rstra. .beavy power loom Yarn. blearbe , Z $1 per
) at d.
xtniqualitles and widths, do.; d0.,5l 12 , 4@1
New styles bleached Damasks. from Si YS op to Pa.
Extra quality and widths for large extension tables.
Real Barnsley Double Damasks. very scarce.
Heavy Scotch Damaslm In great variety.
Fine Irish Damasks.
TARLE CLOTHS AND
Every afro. from 13 . ‘ yards up to 'Z yards long.
Some beautiful Table Cloths, just opened.
Napkins and Doyle!' in great variety. from the
°west up to the finest productions of the Datanalc
oom.
TOWELS, NSW STYLES.
Math Towels, from 4.5 e. up.
Red Bordered Chamber Towels, from Zr.
Ile-wry Buck 'Towels, wide red ends, at,
Bloom Damask Towels, handsome eSe.
Fine Damask Towels. b; }4a, (11, 11 B.
Turkish Towels. several sizes.
RED. WRITE AND BLUE.
A very handsome Huck lewel, with the National
colors introduced in stripes in the border: not to be
tound in any other more In the city; 573:, audit hi.
- - - -
LINEN STOAT BOSOMS.
The best Linens only ore used, and as no Imperfect
stitcning ispassed into ouratock. our customers may
rely on getting the hest Shirt Bosoms passible for me
prices. .diso, - Wristbands and Collars.
LINEN" HANDEXRCHIEPS.
Ladles'. Gents' and Children' Lined Hdkts. In every
style, at Importer . ..prices.
BURSARY AND DIAPERS.
A foil assortment of all the widths In nursery Dia
pers. These Diapers will be found header and better
than usual for the prices.
Bird-Ryes. all qualities: Linen Cambers and Lawns.
A beautiful soft Linen Cambric for Defame Under
clothing, horn e 23 cents up.
MILLIKEN'S LINEN STORE
&•2S Arch St.
1024 CHESTNUT STR
E. M. NEEDLE&
c M
APPROVED STYLES OF
5
Lace and Linen Collars, G,D 3
SETS,
UNDERSLEEVES, &c.
Embroideiles and White Goods,
Handkerchiefs, Veils,
Neck-Ties, &c.
,VARII,..LS J,IINLLE1 1 3110 .T•ZO
y A.DLES' CLOA.II. CLOIBB :AND .FANCY CASK
MKRES.—JustreCelved,, a large and choice assort
ment of Goods, adapted for - L=oles , wear; 'consisting
In part of
Colored Chinchilla Beavers.
• Velvet - Beavers, all colors and ptlees.
Frosted and a , quimaux Beavers.
New styles f. Velours, very cheap.
• FANCY CASS=R
Check and Striped Cassinseres new de:IITM
, . F r ench Fancy Cossimeres, elegant styles. -
New. styles of Light Fancy Cassimeres„ '
Cas.slineres forßusiness Suits, •
• New styles 'Mixed Casairaeres.
t.tlk Mixtures, of every grade. , •
For sale, very law, by the piece or retail, by
• No.:ll.2:Torth Second r street. Sign of the, Golden Lam.
Eje CENT'CATACOIES.; II . . • ;
GO cent best :American Prints.
Merrimacks, bright new colorings.
New larteaster Ging - barns.' • '
New Dark Delatnes, 31 to gs cents.
Wide Printed Cashmeres, cheap, at 40 cents.
al cent - plain colors Twilled - Cashrfteres.
s4' SO Black and White Skating Skirts ' •
; Muslin. wholesale prices.by the piece, •.• ,
Byy, the yard, one and two cents higher,'
Linen 'tinder present market prices:, • -
!Table Damatka`,tinder price. t
.. •
1, • • ;COPTIKEI, etONARD,
S. E.'cornerNintli and M'ark.et.
EWll , l' HALL & CO., 26 South Secona street, amain
invite the attention of the Ladies to their stock of
SLLES;endirecommend-thern.purchaSingmom as ,we
have no doubtof their having to pay a much sAvanced
priee'forthena - next month and_the coming
Colored'' Moire Antiques, ,f t , •
.Black Moire Antiques,
Colored Cord,eaSilks,
• • Colored Ponit de Soles"
- . . Black. Corded Silks,:
• . Black Gros OralaeS
Black Taffetas,
' , r• ' ' 11 , ack Ctros de Riiines.
,/sT, - 8,•:4A fine stock of - - gveuing Silks on hand.,
MELODEON COVERS, PIANO ROVERS and Table
Covers, splendidly embroidered, just opened for
Obristmas, LANDESIL.
CLOSING OUT CASdIKERES AND CLOTHS.
Dark Scribed fitmukin, $1 75.
Grey and Brown Mixed Doeskin, $1 75.
Black and White Cassimere.
Plaid C,assimeres, for Boys, D. IS.
Plaid CaMinlereS, v. 31 and $i 375,.
Olive Brown Cloths, for Friends.
Olive Green Cloths; for Friends.
Citron Beavers, for Overcoats.
6-4 Heavy Melton Cloths, at $4 50.
These goods are low. IL's - amine for yourselves, at
J. H. STOKES'S, 762 Arch street
PURE WHITE MOHAIR GLACE, with a Silk
finish, just adapted for Evening Dresses. •
4-4 White A l pacas .
White Irish Poplins,
White Wool Poplins, . ,
Pearl Color Irish Poplins,
White Opera Cloths,
White Cloths, with - Spots;
CO.;Scarlet Cloths.
.E.DWEkI HALL & O 26 South Second St.
IaYRE LANDELL open to-day new style _Ll MERRIMAC CAIJAYDES,
SPLENDID DZLA.INES
Very imitable presents for helps of the house.
YRE & LANDELL have opened for Christmas
~
.Cambric Hdidb., for $l6 to 12Y4.cents. Real Point
Lace Collars, &c
LITRE & LAST DELI, are offering for Christmas Pre
r..4 scuts, Lyons Velvets, Splendid Silks, Gay Plaids,
Pine Poplins. &c.
MITRE & LANDELL keep the best Black _Bilks
Xi known in the• Dry Geode Trade. . .
MITRE & LANDELL,' Fourth' and Arch, have the
1,16 Finest and Largest Blankets for town Trade., -
MITRE & LA /DELL keep the Finestated Bordas
Linen Towels, Napkins.Oc;
E& .LA_INDELL are offering their Expennlve
.0 Long Shawls low. for Christman Presents.
NEW OFFICE.
On MONDAY, 6th Lastant, we shall remove bona
oar temporary office, em CHESTNUT street, to 0
old location,
With greatly enlarged facilities far the
Government and Other Securities,
And the transaction of a general Banking bustnesza
PHILADELPHIA, January 1, 18fi6
COPARTNESHIP NOTICE.
From this date, HENRY D. COOKE, HARRIS
FAHNESTOCK, PITT COOKE, JOHN W. SEX
TON and GEORGE C. THOMAS, tee partners with
us in the firm of JAY COOKE ct. CO., Philadelphia.
• JAY COOKE,
W - 31. G. MOORHEAD.
PFELLADELPECIA. January - 41W. jadtf
5-20's,
7 3-10's
"Vir A. N . rir E. .
DE HAVEN 45 BRa g ,
40 SOUTH THIRD ST.
Compound Interest Notes of 1864.
Wanted•
segf
STOCIt & NOTE t
BROKERS, 4 14
218 1-2 WALNUT STREET.
STOCKS and LOAN'S bought and sold on Commis
sion. Trust Funds invested in City, State or Govern
went Loans.
WM. H. BACON. [now3mi] GEO. A. 'WARDER
WORK, AUCOUCH as CO.
NO. 36 SOUTH THIRD STREET..
0017EBNIMIUNT SECURMTES Bought and Sold..
STOCES Bought and Sold on Conan:Lisalon.
=IIsiTER.&sT allowed on Deposits. den-Ina
-4(z
1.
•
SPEQIALTY.
SMITH,. RANDOLPH & CO. ?
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
16 South Third st.,Nassau street,
Philadelphia. I New York.
STOCKS AND GOLD
BOUGHT , AND SOLD ON COMMISSION.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS. :lan
Branch Banking House
PIT IL.ADEI.PILLi.7anuary Ist. 1866
The undersigned, WHOLESALE °ROOMS .A1:119 ,,
TEA DEALERS; have removed from their old stand,
180,1corth THIRD Street, to
.. „:
Where they hope to pee their former wpm!.
REIFF, HOVVELL' it HARVEY,
January 5tb,1868.
FIPTANI '
REMOVAL
114 South Third Street,
PIIIICHASE AND SALE OH
JAY COOKE & CO.
STOCK AND EXCHANGE BROKERS.
We This Day Establish a
NO. 3 NASSAU STREET,
New YORK.
SMITH, RANDOLPH & CO.
Jana
REMOVAL.
IRiE3I4O - VA.I-1.
116 South Front Street.
Below Chestnut, West gem.