XXXICTOI CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION.
CLOSE OE YESTERDAY'S PROCSEDFN(s•
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SENATE.—The joint resolution of Mr.
Bowe for "the appointment of provisional
-governors was taken up.
Mr. Nesmith addressed the Senate at
length. He proceeded to examine the Pre
sident's plan of reconstruction. The Presi
denthad done his duty as Commander-in-
Chief of the army thoroughly and effect
ually, but there remained at tfie close of the
war certain'rebel State government. These
bad nowbeen overthrown, and not a vestige
of them was left. The President had wiped
them out, but other things remained to be
done to stamp the rebellion as odious, It
was necessary to declare the ordinance of
• secession invalid, and to repudiate the rebel
debt. These two things had been done.
The rebellion put down, the Southern States
presented the singular spectacle of unorgan
ized States.
An unusual power fell into the hands, of
the President, but in the exercise of it he
had shown no disposition to usurp authority
en any kind. Ho had used the power very
judiciously in the work of reconstruction,
.and by this means had' 'done much good to
the cause of the Union.
Mr. Nesmith denied the power of Con
, gress or of the President to make a consti
tution for a State, or to force the provisions
—of it. The people of the State are competent
for this. We endorsed the appointment of
rovisional governments in the Southern
, States as the only means for setting in mo
tion the State governments whose functions
had been suspended.
Mr. Nesmith stated in detail the provi
- .sions of Mr. Johnson's policy of reconstrnc
ion, and said they should 'meet with the
- endorsement of every good citizen. He did
not think any act of Congress was necessary
for the admission of the Southern States,
and looked upon negro suffrage, which he
termed the radical remedy for our ills, as a
remedy worse thanthe disease. He believed
this was a white man's government, insti
tuted for white men, and designed for them
and their posterity.. He held that Congress
had no right to meddle with suffrage in the
States, or to prescribe the qualifications of
electors in the States. The war had been
fought to deny the right of secession, and to
hold that the Southern States were out of
the Union was to acknowledge the fact of se
cession as having been accomplished. In
conclusion, Mr. Nesmith advocated a gen
erous policy toward the Southern States.
Mr. Wade (Ohio) said he had not intended
to say anything on this great subject. He
preferred to wait for the report of the com
mittee to whom the matter had been in
trusted for investigation; but as the Senator
from Wisconsin, (Mr. Doolittle) had, in his
elaborate speech yesterday, failed to touch
- upon some of the most important parts of
the subject, he felt constrained to say some
thing. Mr. Doolittle began by invoking
the previous administration, and inferring
that the present is working upon the same
principle that Mr. Lincoln had adopted.
Well, sir, Mr. Lincoln had entered upon a
policy in regard to the admission of some of
these States during the whole period of the
last Congress.
I believe that question was agitated before
us, and all the a rguments that were pre
sented failed to convince me that these
States could be safely admitted into the
Union again. All the -arguments entirely
failed to convince me that the time had
come when it was safe to admit any one
of them. Therefore, I contended against it,
for we—myself and those with whom I
acted—were accused of being a little cap
tions, and were said to be filibustering
against the will of the majority.
Now, I think Mr. Johnson has made great
improvement on this subject over his pre
decessor, although he has not yet touched
upon the point where I think the difficulty
begins.' Mr. Lincoln advised us to admit
Louisiana into the Union, while probably
more than half her territory was trampled
beneath the hostile foot of the enemy, and
our flag did mot cover half the territory;
perhaps not half the population of the
State. I did not think it would be safe to
admit the State upon such terms. I had
not seen anything in their conduct or pro
ceedings to warrant me in saying that such
a course would be safe; therefore I thought
it best to make such stand as I could
against it with others. Yon will recollect
that Mr. Lincoln did not require anything
more from them than that one-tenth part
of them should take a certain oath not very
difficult to take. Mr. Johnson has made an
improvement—a great improvement—upon
this, for he does require that they shall
abolish slavery; ho requires that they shall
repudiate the rebel debt; he requires that
they shall renounce the right of secession ;
he requires that they shall agree to the con
stitutional amendment abolishing slavery
forever. These, in my judgment, are great
improvements upon the system of Mr. Lin
coln. Had Mr. Lincoln himself at that time
required these things, and had the States
come up to it, I believe that I then would
have fielded to his wishes and given him
my support. But, sir, I have never had but
one polar star to my action, . and that I
adhere to whether I am in a majority or in
a minority. I never intended to be tempted
from it one single inch. I have fixed my
eyes upon the great principle of eternal
justice and right, and it has borne me tri
umphantly through all difficulties in my
legislative career since I had a seat in this
body.a• I say triumphantly, for I have stood
upon this floor when I had not ten men to
support me against the entire Senate, and
when the principle I advocated was, nufor
tunately, more unpopular than those I an
nounce to-day. How was the whole Senate
startled by the idea of universal emancipa
tion, ten or fifteen, or even five years ago ?
Talk about unpopular doctrines, and
attempt to intimidate by the intimation
that I shall be found in a minority among
the people. I know the people better, I
think. I know that I tread the great path
of rectitude and right. I don't care who
7:. opposes me; God Almighty is my guide.
He goes before and strengthens me. He has
never failed me yet, and I don't fear He will
on this occasion. Now, Mr. President, I
will not.oast, but I, with many others on
this floor, can lopk back to our preceding
course on this floor; and on this subject,with
great satisfaction. I think, sir, I can say,
with Paul, that "We have fought a good
fight." We are not entirely through'ivith
it, I admit, as he was, and we may have a
,
1 little further to go in the same direction,but
our path is, fortunately, easier than has
been. Yes, sir, I keep the faith, and I have
no doubt in its final triumph. I never
feared it, and I never had the least doubt
how this whole thing would be settled, and
it will all come right if we are true to our
• convictions. I do not fear my associates,
either, 'in this great question' But, sir, there
are things in my heart that I cannot vet see
clearly.
I give the President full credit for all he
1 has done, and honor him for the manner in
t which he has insisted on the great guaran
tees I have already alluded to. He has
!
' commenced, as it were, to complete this
I great 'arch of freedom right. He has laid
the foundation deep upon the rock of justice
and right; he has demanded that before the
I law all men shall be equal;he has demanded
that slavery. shall be abolished. I agree
with him so far; and honor him that he
1 stands firmly where he does. - Bat, sir, he
has failed to put the keystone upon the
arch that he . has built, acd if you leave it
t • where it isit will go to ruin. I want when
this question is once settled to be entirely
done with.% Ido not want eternally to be.
1 fighting-over. this question of slavery and
1 distinctions among therights and privileges
of the Americaupeople. - '
Now, sir, I-say' to. President Johnson, to
! the Democratic party, and to the people of
I the United States, that I never will yield
this controversy until , all men in. America
i shall' 100. Ppou au, equa; Ax,tiog--equal
-- - -_ -
before the law in every respect. When they
will fix it so that that can be done. I will
give up the controversy in which I have
been engaged for somanyyearkandno man
will rejoice more than I that I have been
relieved from it. Now, Mr. President, in
listening, to the elaborate argument of the
Senator from Wisconsin yesterday—a speech
that was set forth here ail &rowed, written
and printed, and probab submitted for
the consideration of the Administration
beforehand—l don't know as to that for cer
tain, but—
Mr. Doolittle—As the Senator alludes to
me, I will state to him distinctly that, so
far as the speech I made is concerned, I had
no consultation with the President or any
member of his Cabinet about it.
Mr. Wade—Well, I only surmised that; I
thought so from the surroundings, and,
from what I saw in the audience that lis 7 l
tened to it. It makes no difference, how
ever; I suppose 'I must have . been mis
taken, but the Senator is undoubtedly the
organ of the Administration on this floor.
Mr. Doolittle—Will the honorable Sena
tor allow me to state in relation to that, that
I certainly do not stand in any such rela
tion to the Administration any more than
other Senators. There are certain points,
perhap, inwhieh I agree with the opinions
of the Pres ident more than the Senator from
Ohio, but I claim no more right to speak.
for the President than the Senator himself.
Mr. Wade—Well, I don't know that he
does, but I know it has generally been con
sidered that he was more familiar with the
views of the President than the rest of us.
I listened to his able, deliberate argument
upon this subject, in which he undoubtedly
put forth all the views in favor of the po
licy he advocated that occurred to him, or
that he could muster into the service but
his speech was more remarkable for what
it did not say, than for what it did say.
Now, sir, I don't remember in the whole
onrse of his speech any allusion to the
lights of four millions of men whose rights
are involved in this controversy—rights
hat the Senator admits are dearer to him
han life itself. No, sir, if it was ,a son of
his, he would sacrifice him upon the altar
before he would yield to the fact that he
should not stand upon an equal footing with
his neighbors upon the subject of suffrage.
Yes, sir, leaving all that great speech in
volving this great principle as applied to
four millions of his iellow citizens, he never
alluded to it. Not a word, sir. If there was
no such elements involved in this great
controversy, I, like him,would find no very
great difficulty about it. He cites from Mr.
Lincoln's last speech, a dying declaration,
in which Mr. Lincoln himself alludes to
this subject, and said that that question that
was so emphatically a part of his argument,
in his judgment had nothing to do with it,
Enough, says he, that the seceded States do
not maintain such a relation to the govern
ment that they can be admitted without
Congressional aid, or words to that effect.
Mr. President, I care but little what great
names may say on this subject. No man
reveres the memory of Mr. Lincoln more
than I do; but I do not invoke his opinions
here as a Senator on this floor. I look for
counsel wherever I can get it, and I would
look as soon to any other source as to the
President. A President is but a poor mor
tal, like ourselves; and a Senator of the
United. States has no right to yield his
opinions to a mere man. He is sent here for
no.such purpose. I like to have the aid of
the Execctive and his advice as to what
measure and principle he thinks ought to
be adopted. •No man will listen to him with
a more willing ear than I will; but unless
his advice squares with my idea of duty, I I
will disagree with him as soon as „with any
man, and the great question yet devolves us
upon to settle. It is for Congress, and for
nobody else, to settle. If we settle it wrong,
we cannot justify ourselves by saying that
we took the advice of the President of the
United States, of Mr. Lincoln. His counsel
will be no justification to us if we make a
mistake upon this great and perilous ques
tion
that is looming up before us. I say to
Senators, look to yourselves, take counsel
of your own judgments and your own con
science, and do your duty to your country
and to God; because, if there ever was a
question in Congress before that was
peculiarly our own it is this. Where in
the Constitution do you find that the Presi
dent is authorized to invoke or bring in
the States of this Union, and who but we,
the representatives of the people of the
United States, sent here to do this under the
Constitution of the United States, are the
proper and only tribunal that can settle the
great question of the admission of a State?
We are the only men who ought in a free
government to declare upon what principle
any State outside of the government shall .
be admitted to it. I do not care, for that
purpose, whether it is a territory of the
United States, or whether it is a State that
has forfeited all right and all ability to act
for itself.
It does not belong to the President of the
United States, and if It did, then the free
government o f which we boast so much,
would be the most concentrated despotism
on the face of the earth. Now, Mr. Presi
dent, upon the subject that the Senator did
not touch, I have already said here are
four millions of people ostracized from this
government, to be made serfs of forever,
notwithstanding your declarations of free
dom, unless yen can find some way wherein
this right can' be guaranteed. Mr. Presi
dent, I was one of those who was an early
advocate of bringing those colored people
into your army, invoking their aid to put
down this rebellion. Over- and over did I
urge it upon the Executive two years before
it took effect. I feel, sir, that according to
the power with which I was invested I did
as much as lay in my power to bring the
Executive and Congress up to the work of
invoking and bringing to the aid of the
Union those colored people, both in the
army and in the navy, and everywhere'elSe
where they have assisted.
Their employment in that capacity en
forces upon me that duty. Would I lend
my voice and my vote to induce that people
to jeopardize their lives in defence of their
country, and then turn them over to the
mercy of their enemies? Sir, the man that
would do it, deliberately and knowingly, is
the meanest of all God's creatures. Tempt
them into the service,let them tight through
the war,
and then desert them to their ene
mies to be destroyed?
The Senator from 'Wisconsin did not al
ludl to this at all. His whole sympathy
was with the rebels, the men who endea
vor d to destroy the Constitution; the men
who have buried three or four hundred
thousand of your bravest sons. They were
thelinen who had his sympathy. But the
brave colored men, weak and uninfluential,
yet who gave you the strongest aid, without
which you could never have got throggh
the war, they have no part of your sym
pathy. Mr. Wade then discussed the tein
per and disposition of the people of the
South, which, he said, was disloyal and full.
of hatred against the Union. He would
keep the States of the South out of the Union
until they gave the right of suffrage to the
colored men.
Mr. Stewart (Nev.) asked how he would
extend the right of suffrage to the blacks,
whether by legislation or by constitutional
amendment.
Mr. Sumner—By legislation, certainly.
Mr. Wade said he would do it on the
same principle that the President and cer
tain Senators did a great many other things
—just as the President compelled theni to
adopt the constitutional amendment awl the
repudiate the rebel war debt. There we's as
much'sight to do one as the other.
Mr. Wade then referred to the manner in
which the constitutional, amendment and
other 'propositions of the President had
been adopted in. the South. Just as the,emi
vendor's were 'about- to adjourn they re
ceived-a despatch from the President,telling
them that unless they did a certain thing,
Ulu would not In readmitted to the ilhicah
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They acquiesced, of courde, but it was un
der duress and he could not blame them if
they repuiliated everything of the kind
Where the military , power was withdrawn.
At the conclusion of Mr. Wade's re
marks,
Mr. Trumbull called up the bill to en
large the powers of the Freedmen's Bureau,
and offered an amendment to -it, limiting
the possessory titles to lands given to ne
groes under Gen. Sherman's order to
three years instead of forever, as in the
original bill.
Mr. Stewart took the floor in reply to Mr.
Wade, pending the discussion on the bill
under consideration.
'Mr. Sumner offered a bill giving the
fiankingprivilege to Mrs. Mary Lincoln,
widow of the late President, during the
period of her natural life. .
Mr. Sumner explained that the bill was
similar to the bill passed in the case of the
widow of John Quincy Adams.
The bill was read three times, and passed
unanimously.
The Senate at 3.45 went into Executive
ession, and soon after adjourned.
House. The House resumed the consid
eration of the bill to extend suffrage in the
District of Columbia, by striking from all
laws and ordinances in force therein the
word "white."
Mr. Clarks (Kansas) refuted what he
termed the fallacy that this is a white man's
government, and at some length argued that
colored men were always included within
vocated e term
i "citiz en artial s
suffrage mof the repubthislic."
DistriHe ad
mpct,
and said that the passage of this bill would
be hailed by the friends of freedom every-
Where as a return to national justice.
Mr. Johnson (Pa.) said that now, for the
first time, it was sought to confer upon ne
groes a part in the management, direction
'and control of this Government. For this
there was no foundation in right and justice.
Never yet on the face of the earth has a
popular government been organized and
maintained by the African race. When a
black man becomes a voter he becomes a
part of the government.
The right of suffrage belongs only to those
o whom the government belongs, and he
maintained that we can have a republic
without conceding to all the privilege of the
elective franchise. The man who votes is
eligible to be voted for, and this is the very
foundation of popular government. Ma
chine voting was to be introduced here,such
as prevailed in Baltimore in "Know-No
thing" times, when a certain amount of
money was placed in a precinct to procure a
certain amount of votes; and if votes
enough were not furnished they were sup
plied by return day. The conferring of suf
frage on the negroes here looked very much
like the continuation of the substitute sys
tem—not, however, under the conscription
law. There was a large floating population
here, having no permanent residence, being
clerks in the public department, who go
home once a year to renew their allegiance
to the candidates of their district, in order
that the candidates, if elected, shall keep
them in office all the time. Therefore, they
seek negro voters as substitutes, just as they
used negroes for substitutes during the war.
Mr. Boutwell (Mass.) was opposed to all
dilatory motions on this bill, and to the in
structions moved by the gentleman from
New York, because he saw in them no ad •
vantage, and because he apprehended from
them much evil to the country. It should
be borne in mind that when we emancipated
the black people we not only relieved our
selves of the institution of slavery, and not
only conferred freedom upon them; but we
did more, we recognized the manhood of
these people, which by the old Constitution
and general policy and usage of the coun
try, from the time of the adoption of the
Constitution of the United States until the
emancipation proclamation, bad been denied
to them. As a conseguenee of the recogni
tion of their manhood certain results fol•
lowed in accordance with the principles of
the government, and those who believe in
this government are forced to accept the re
sults of emancipation, and to say now,
having given freedom to these people, they
shall not enjoy the essential rights and privi
leges of men, is to abandon the principles
of the emancipation and tacitly to admit
that the whole emancipation policy is erro
neous. We are bound to treat the black as
we do the white man. In the matter of
voting, the restoring of the eleven rebellious
States should be coupled or preceded by a
condition that the negroes of the South
should vote, without which we open a way
from which there is no escape of the destruc
tion of this government.
The rebels are still hostile, and only seek
an opportunity to strike the blow. They
were massing in Virginia, South Carolina,
and Louisiana claims to the amount of thou
sands of millions of dollars on account of
depredations committed by our armies, and
now Senators and Representatives were in
vited from those States to enforce these
claims. This Congress Is incorruptible;
but we do notknow what may the character
of the successors.
In conclusion, he opposed the putting pro
perty qualifications on voters. With voting,
everything which a man ought to have
comes to him; without voting he secures
nothing. The negroes, by their services in
the field, have a right to a share in the go
vernment. If the elective franchise were
denied he knew not how the colored people
were to be protected, unless it be such pro
tection as is given to the lamb when it is
handed over to the wolf.
Mr. Wilson (Iowa) said the first motion
to be acted upon by the House was that of
the 'gentleman from New York (Mr. Darl
ing), to postpone the future consideration of
the bill until April. This motion was placed
by the gentlemen in antagonism to the ex
ercise of the elective franchise by any per
son. In order that a decision between them
might be made, he demanded the previous
question.
Mr. Niblack (Ind.) moved that the whole
subject be laid upon the table, and this was
determined in the negative—yeas 46,,
nays 123.
Mr. Darling (N.' Y.) modified his motion
so as to postpone the consideration of the
bill till the first Tuesday in March. This
was disagreed to—yeas 34, nays 134.
Mr. Wilson (Iowa) when he heretofore re
ported this bill from the Committee on the
Judiciary, at the same time moved it be re
committed. Mr. Hale (N. Y.) had moved,
as an amendment to the motion, that the
bill be recommitted for amendment, so as to
extend the suffrage in the District to all
persons coming within either of thb follow
ing classes, irrespee ive of caste or color, but
subject only to xisting provisions and
ti t
qualifications, to w t:
First—Those wh can read the Constitu
tion of the United totes.
Second—Those w o are assessed for and
pay taxes on real or personal property within
this District.
Third—Those who have served in and
been honorably discharged from the mili
tary or naval service of the United States,
and to restrict such right of suffrage to the
classes named, and to include proper pro
visions excluding from the right of suffrage
those who have' borne arms against the
United States during the late rebellion, or
given aid or comfort to said rebellion.
Mr. Sehenck (Ohio) suggested the follow
ing clause be stricken from the proposed
instructions,namely: Those who are assessed
for and pay taxes on real or personal pro
perty within this District.
Mr. Hale (N. Y.) declined to accept of the
modification.
Mr. Wilson (Iowa) briefly stated his ob
jections to the instructions, saying it would
be observed that if 'the House should send
them to the committee it would be a vote
depriving of the right of suffrage even some
'oyal white men, who do not corals within
he specific.qualiflcations for voting,
The Heine struck from tile instructions
the .property qualification class , and then
reftige4 to xeeoLowit the hill to the Voramitr
tee on the Judiciary with the remainder of
the instructions—yeas 53, nays 117, as fol- •
lows:
YEA', Messrs. Anderson„ Banks Blow, Brandegee,
Bromwell, Buckland, Clarke (Ohio), Conkling. ,Dar
ling, Davis Dawes. Defrees, Delano' Deming, Dixon,
Drigge. Eckley, Eggleston. Ferry; Griswold, Hale,
Hart. Hayes, Henderson, Hooper Hnltard, James
Humphrey. Jenckes' Hasson , Kete:hum,.K.uskendall,
Laflin, Latham. Lawrence (Pa.), ei rrence (Ohio),
long - year, Marvin. Miller, Moorh e t l d. Morris , Myers,
O'Neill, Plants, Raymond, Rice ass.), Schenek,
Ntillwell. Trowbridge, Van Horn . Y.), Van Horn
(Mo.). Warmer, Washburn (Mass.),Woodbridge -53 .
Ness—Messrs. Alle. , Allison, Ames, Ancona, Ash
ley (Na.). Ashley (Ohio), Baker, Baldwin. Barker,
Baxter. Beamen, Benjamin, Bergen, Bidwell. Bing
ham, plane, Beutwell, Boyer, Brooks, Broomall,
Bundy, Charlie?, Clarke (Ha.) Cobb, • Cook, Cullom,
Dawson. Denison, Donelly, Eldridge. Elliott, Faros
ward',('bider.Farquhar, Flack. Garfield, Glossbrener, Ciood
year, ( ' bider. Grinnell, Harding (Ky.), Harding (ILL),
Higby, Hill, Hogan, Holmes, Hubbard (la.), Hubbard
(W. Va.). Hubbard (N. IL), Hubbard (Conn.), Hubbell
Y.); Jas M,Humphrey,lngersoll, Johnson, Jones,
Wien, Kelley, Kelso, Herr , Le Blond . Loan, Lynch,
Marshall, Marston, McClurg, McCullough, McKee,
Mercnr, Morrill, Moulton, Niblack,' Nicholson, Noell,
Orth, Paine, Patterson, Perham, Phelps, Pomeroy,
Price, Radford. Randall (Pa.), Its.hdo3l (My.), Rice
(Me.), Bitters, Rogers, Rollins, Ross. Sawyer, Scho
field. Shanklin, Shellabar, ger, Sitgreaves, Sloan,
Smith, Sipaulding. Starr, Stevens,! Stronse, Taber,
'I aylor Thayer, Francis Thomae,l John L, Thomas,
mitionu t on, Trimble, Upson. Van Aerman, Voorhees,
Whaler. Waabburne (Ill.), Welker,lWentworth, Wil
liams, Wilson (la.), Wilson (Pa.), Windom, Win
fieldThell House then voted on! the bill as ori
ginally introduced by Mr. Kelley (Penna..),
and reported back by Mr. Wilson (Iowa),
from the Committee on the Jndiciary, with
out an amendment, andwhieh is as follows :
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled, That
from all laws and parts of laws prescribing
the qualifications of electors for any office
in the District of Columbia, the word
"white” be and the same is hereby stricken
out, and that from and after the passage of
this act no person shall be disqualified from
voting at any election held in the said dis
trict on account of color.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
sell acts of Congress and all laws of the State
f Maryland in force in said District, and all
ordinances of the cities of Washington and
Georgetown inconsistent with tileprovlsions
of this act, are hereby repealed and an
nulled. . -
,The bill was passed—yeas 116, nays 54, as
folloWs
Y EJ:s—hiessrs. Alley, Allison, Ames, Ashley (Ohio)
Baiter, Baldwin, Banks, Barker; Baxter, Beaman,
Bidwell, Bingham, Blaine. Blow, Boutwell,Brandegee,
Broomall,Bromwell.Bnckland , Bundy.C lanke(Ohio),
Clarke (Kansas), Cobb. Conkling, Cook, Cullom, Dar
ling. Davis, Dawes, Defrec-, Deumo, Deming, Dixon,
Donnelly, Driggs, Eckley, Eggleston. Eliot,
Farnsworth, Ferry, Garfield. Grinnell, Griswold, Hale,
Harding. Hart. Hayes Mi g hy, Holmes. Hooper, Hub
bard (Iowa). Ilmhard Y.), Hubbard (Osam),
burd. James Ilucuphry, Ingersoll, Jenckw,
Brisson, elley. Kelso. Ketchum', Lsfiln. Lawrence
t Pa.). Lawrence I Ohio), Loan, Lonvear. Lyman. Mars
ion, Malvin, McClurg, !demur, .15.1 tiler, Moorhead.
Morris, Moulton, Myers, Orth. Paine. Patter.
.ru. Perham, Pike, Plants. Pomeroy, PriCe,Baymo..d.
Rice tics.). Rice (Me.). Rollins, Sawyer. Schenck.
:.S-(itield,Bliellaburger. Sloan, Spaulding. Starr. ste.
Vent). buyer, Francis Thomas, Trowbridge, Upson.
as APrEDAII. Van Horn, Ward. Warner. Washburne
(li 1.). Washburn (Mass+ Welker. Wentworth. Wil
liams. Wilson (IOWA), V. tlson (Pa.), Windom, Wood
bridge-11s.
NAY'-Messrs. A ncona. Anderson. Ashley (Nevada).
Benjamin. Bergen, Boyer. Brooks. Chanter, Dawson,
Dennison, Eldr.dge, Farquhar. Flock. Glossbrenner.
Goodyear, Grider. Harding (Kr.).. Henderson, Hill.
Hogan, Hubbard (W. Va.), Hubbell (N. V.), James M.
am.]pb rey. Johnson. Jones, Kerr, 11 uy
mu. lelllond, Marshall. McCullough. Ili-Kee Nib
ark. Nicholson, Noell, Phelps, Radcord.Rianduil
Itandall (Ky.). Bitter, Rogers. Ross. Snankiln ,
go - as es, Smith,. Stillwc I_, Strouse, her.
o'.
Tbornton, Trimble. Van Horn (sto.), Voorhees. fa
Win
fieldt4.
When the result of the vote wan an
nounced, applause followed from the floor.
and the galleries. The Hoase then adjourned.
From the Rio Grande.
NEw ORLI:ANS, Jan. IS.—A private letter
from the Inspector of Customs of Clarks•
ville, Texas, says:
"The 115th colored infantry, under Col.
Davis, took all the skiffs in his charge,
crossed and captured Bagdad. They then
began plundering the place and killing the
people.
" The scene was indescribable. The
negroes shot men down for refusing to give
up their money."
A letter from Brazos, of the ith. to the
New Orleans TitlICS, says: "Bagdad was
captured on the morning of the sth. The
attacking party consisted of sixty men.
They captured nearly three hundred prison
ers, one-half of whom turned Liberals and
formed the garrison of the town on the at
tacking party disappearing.
The Liberal loss was four killed and eight
wounded. The Imperial loss was eleven
killed and twenty-seven wounded.
Generals Crawford and Escabado, on the
receipt of the intelligence, started for Bag
dad.
General Weitzell ordered Colonel Hall,
the Assistant Revenue Officer, not to allow
any one to cross until the arrival of Esca
bado.
General Crawford arrived in advance of
Escabado and assumed command, but when
he latter arrived Crawford was compelled
- -
o relinquish all authority.
Upon assuming command, Gen. Escabado
requested of General Weitzell a detachment
of twenty men to preserve order, which was
agreed to, and the men were ordered down.
A French corvette shelled the town on the
6th, all day, without damage.
Colonel Mejia, Escabado's Post Com
mander, has only about a dozen reliable
men in Bagdad. The rest have joined Craw
ford, who has them on board a steamer tied
up to a bank on the river at Bagdad.
Thanks to General Grant and Admiral
Farragrnt.
In the House of Representatives at Har
risburg, the following passed unanimously,
on motion of Mr. Subers:
ResolutionB of thanl. - .c to Lieutenant General
U. S. Grant and Admiral Fa)-ragut, and
. _
the Army and Navy of the United &ates.
Whereas, After four years' struggle on the
part ofthe Union armies and navy of the
United States for the integrity of the Union
and the perpetuity of our free institutions;
and
Whereas, It is fit and becoming that the
State of Pennsylvania should give some
expression of satisfaction at the result, and
express their warm thanks to those who
rallied so nobly and promptly to the sup
port °Lour country at the time of her ex
treme peril, and who so gallantly fought
her great battles, which resulted in so glo
rious a triumphto our armies;therefore be it
Resolved, By the Senate and House of
Representatives in general assembly met,
That the thanks of the people of Pennsyl
vania are eminently due and are hereby
tendered to Lieutenant General Grant and
Admiral Faraagnt, and the army . and navy
of the United States, who by their courage
and patriotism,crushed out the most wicked
rebellion that ever devastated any country,
and who,by their valor and energy,achieved
a victory that entitles them to the praise
and gratitude of all lovers of free institutions
thronghout the world and of millions yet
unborn. _ _
North Carolina Legislature
RALEIGH, Jan. 18. L-The Legislature met
at the call of Governor Worth to-day. There
was a quorum in the Senate, but none in
the House. The Governor's message will
probably be sent in to-morrow.
Destructive Fire at Parkersburg, W. V.
PARICERSBURG, West Virginia, Jan. 18.—
The oil rener of Geor A. Wells Lit C.
with eight fi hundred barrels of refined oi o l, ,
was destroyed by fire to-day. The loss
amounted to $30,000.
State -Polities.
CHAMBERSBURG, Jam 18.—A. It. McClure
and J. R. Pankersley were to-day elected
delegates to the "Union State Convention,
with instructions to support Hon. John
Cessna for Governor.
Death of Hon. JOhn G. Davis.
TEREiE HAUTE, Ind.,lJan.lo.—Hon. John
G. Davis, for many years member of Con
gress from this distilet, died here, this
morning, of apoplexy.,
DicKLED HERRING.—SSO barrels Hay of Island's
I Herring, in store and for sate by O.A. 130IIDNR ,0%
QQ,, DOCK Street. Wlaprt.
5 . '20 7S
7 340's
WA.NTEI).
DE HAVEN & BRO.,
40 SOUTH THIRD ST.
Compound Interest Notes of 1864.
-Wanted.
14:‘ ,
601
STOCK & NOTE t i
BROKERS,
218 1-2 WALNUT STREET.
STOCKS and LOANS bought and sold on commis
sion. Trent Banda invented in City, State or Govern
meat Loans.
WM. H. BACON. (noSOSmil) GBO. A. WARDER
WORK, IWCOUCH & CO.
STOCK AND KICOILANGE BBOKE33S,
NO. 36 SOUTH THIRD STREET
GOVEaMMENT SECO - MUM Bought and Sold.
STOCKS Bought and Sold on Commission,
"'INTEREST allowed on Deposits.
.v,C 13_4 4 ,
trg SPECIALTY. 1 - t ,
SMITH, RANDOLPH & CO.,
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
16 South Third st., I 3 Nassau street,
Philadelphia. I New York.
STOOKS AND GOLD
BOUGHT AND SOLD ON CovrArrSslON.
INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS. jai
We This Day Establish a
Branch Banking House
NO. 3 NASSAU STREET,
NEW YORK
SMITH, RANDOLPH & CO.
Pa n-ansasErra, January Ist. ISM
REMOVAL
•
TO
NEW OFFICE.
On MONDAY, sth instant, we shall remove tkom
our temporary °Dice, SW CHESTNUT Street, to our
old location,
114 South Third Street;
With greatly enlarged facilities for the
PIIRCHASE AND SALE OF
Government and Other Securities,
And the transaction of a general Banking business.
JAY COOKE & CO,
PHILADELPHIA, January 1, 1666.
COPLETNIRSHIP NOTICE.
From this date, HENRY D. COOKE, HAREM
FAHNESTOCK, PITT COOKE, JOHN W. SEX,
TON and GEORGE C. THOMAS, rare partners with
us in the firm of JAY COOKE t CO., Philadelphia.
JAY COOKE,
WM. Et. MOORHEAD.
PTRLADAPRTA.JSMIRryI,I B66 . la6tf
Furs Furs Furs
HENRY RASH & CO.,
Importers and Manufacturers,
517 517
ARCH STREET
• OF ARCH STREET,
FA.INTCI{ FITE/. S
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS FOR LADIES AND
rADREN.
We have now open for inspection to our customers
and the public in general, a most complete assortment
of Ladles and Chile ren!s Furs of all descriptions
which, for variety of quality and superiority of finish ,
cannot be excelled in the United States.
Please call and examine our stock and prices before
purchasing elsewhere.
REMEMBER
HENRY RASKE & CO.
~
ocn-sm No. 617 ARCH ST • sitlET.
REMOVAL.
J 43E. Co - ST
The undersigned, WHOLESALE GROCERS AN I
TEA DEALERS, have removed from their old stand
HO North THIRD Street, to
116 South Front Street.
Below Chestnut, west side.
Where they hope to see their former patrons,
REIFF, HOWELL & HARVEY,
January 5th,1.868. - Jas-1m!
_ _
CA]MPETINGS.
OARPETINGS.
A large assortment of
D OMESTIP OAR RATINGS
Constantly on hand and for sale at the lowest prices.
GEORGE W.
1866 LINEN GOODS, 1866.
Sheppard, Van Harlingen & Arrison,
RAVE RECEIVED PER LATE S
O TEAMERS, A
LARGE ASSORTMENT 3?
Riehardson's and Other Celebrate&
Makes of
LINEN 4:40 0 033159
Comprising the vazioue qualities and widths of
SHEETING and FEONTTNGLINENS.
SIORETING and PILLOW ('ASV. LINENS.
TABLE LINENS, TABLF CLOTHS,
NAPKINS, TOWELS, TOWELINGS.
BIRDS EYE LINEN,
LINEN LAWNS,
HEAVY SOFT DIA PER, &c., &c. Jal-marfe 12t
N 0,128 North Tggtrt Street.
1008 CHESTNUT STREET,
1024 CHESTNUT STREET.
E* , 5
w E. N. NEEDLES.. N
ip ,
~Ig
5 APPROVED STYLES OF Z
PEI t 4
Lace and Linen Collars, A
F, SETS, Z
LT7 UNDERSLEEVES, &c. 2
Embroideries y r and White Goods,
di
sli
HI Handkerchiefs, Veils,
Neck-Ties, &c.
M
t 4
~,, , -414- 1 1LIS XfIN,LSS.IIO -1700 T
SPECIAL NOTICE.—GEORGEI D. WISHAM, No;
7 North Eighth street, is now offering his entire
Stock of Dry Goods at a reduction of 30 per cent. from
former prices, lo be closed out before taking stock,
Frencn Merinoes, all seduced.
Plain Poplins, one yard wide. only 95c.
Bright Magenta Poplins, only $l.
Dotted Poplins. marked down low.
Silk and Wool Poplins, reduced.
.13f auttful Brignt Plain Poplins. a bargain.
Striped Silk and Wool Poplins, cheap.
3.00 yards I.li yards wide liAglish Merino, only WO.
SKIRT- SKIRLS SKLItTS.
Wool Top. full Ladles'' size. only $1 23, worth $3.
Square and Long Blanket and Thibet Shawls.
FLANNELS, FLANNELS.
Heavy Plush C..%itnton Flannels, only
The good Old Pembertons. only SIC.
Hamilton and other makes, low. •
CALL AND GET BARGAINS. 0c24-tuthstea
T ADIES' CLOAK Cl.kakta A_NI)
L
MERES.—Just received, a large and choice assort
moist of Goods, adapted for Ladles' wear, consisting
in part of
Colored Chinchilla Beavers.
Velvet Beavers, all colors and prices.
Frosted and EfAULTIIBICLX. Beavers.
New styles of Velours. very cheap,
FANCY CASSISEE.B.R.
check and Striped
, Cassimeres, new design."
French Fancy imeres, elegant styles.
New styles of Light Fancy Casslineres.
..simeres for Business Suits.
New styles Mixed Cassirneres.
s ilk Mixtures, of every grade.
For sale, very low, by the Mew or retail, by
JAMIE- A. LEE,
No.:11 North Second street. Sign of the Golden Lam
23 CENT CALICOES.
Prints
.
Mery macks, bright new colorings.
New I an( aster Gingharus.
New Dark Delalnes, 31 to 35 cents.
Wide Printed Cashmeres. cheap, at 40 cents.
31 cent plain colors Twilled Cashmeres.
14 50 Biack and White Skating Skirts
Muslin, wholesale prices by tile piece.
By the yard, one and two cents higher,
Linen•, under present market prices.
Table D,11 , 19.l • x, under price.
COOPER & CUNARD,
S. E. corner Ninth and Market.
ELWIN HALL & CO., 28 South Second street, would
invite the attention of the Ladies to their stock of
SILKS, and recommend them purchasing now, as we
have no doubt of their having to pay a much advanced
price for them next month and the coming spring.
Colored Moire Antiques,
Black Moire Antiques,
Colored Corded Silks,
Colored Poult de Soim,
Black Corded Slam,
Black Gros (=mines,
Black Taffetas,
Black Gros de Shines,
'N. B.—A fine stock of Evening Silks on hand.
c./atosiNef orTMASSESLERES AND CLOTHS.
Dark Striped Doeskin, $1 75.
Grey and Brown Mixed Doeskin, $1 75.
Black and White Cassimere. 2.
Plaid Cassimeres, for Eqs, $1 15.
Yield Cassimeres, $ t 31 and $t 37i4.
Olive Brown Cloths. for Friends,
Olive Green Cloths, for Friends.
Citron Beavers, for Overcoats.
6-1 Heavy Melton Cloths, at 4 so.
'nese goods are low. Famine for yonmelves, at
7. H. STOKES'S, 7,12 Arch street.
E, -4 PORE WHITE MOHAIR GLAg
D CE, with a Wt.
finish, just adapted for Eveninresses.
4-4 White Alpacas.
White Irish Poplins,
White Wool Poplins,
Pearl Color Irish Poplins,
White Opera Cloths.
White Morals, with Spots,
Scarlet Cloths.
EDWIN HALL & CO., 26 Souf.b Second at
EIRE & LAN DELL op ,n to-day new style
MERRIMAC CALICOES,
SPINNDLD
Very suitable presents for helps of the house.
E -
sLAN - DELL have opened for Christmas,
K. 4 Cambric Hdkfs ., for PS to 12li_cents. Real Point
Lace Collars, eitc
VT RE & LANOELL are offering for Christmas Pre.
CI semis, Lyons Velvets, Splendid Silks, Gay Plaids,
Fine Poplins. &c.
Ma . ODEON COVERS, PIANO COVERS and Table
°Covers, splendidly embroidered, Just opened for
Christmas. EY RE & LANDELL.
'LITRE LANDELL keep the best Black _bilk*
.112 a known In the Dry Goods Trude.
tYRB & L.A.NDELL, Fourth and Arch, have the
Finest and Largest Blankets for town Trade.
EYIIE LANDELL keep the Finest•Bedßorders
Linen To*els,Napkini..t•e.
E LaNDELL are offering their Expensive.
Loos . Shawls low. for Christmas Presents.
t$ ItZIAI a U tia Gil :♦ lat`Ktr.llllll4l
PATENT SHOULDER SEAM SHIRT
MANUFACTORY.
Orders for these celebrated Shirts supplied promptly
at brief notice.
GENTLEMEN'S
Furnishitig Goods,
Of late styles in full variety.
WINCHESTER & CO.
706 CHESTNUT.
jeSro,w,f-tt
J. "VV. tiCOrierr & CO•sip
SHIRT MANUFACTURERS,
AND DEALERS IN
MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS,
No, 814 chestnut Street. •
Four doors below the "Continental,"
PHILADELPHIA. jaain.vr,f-tr
THE FINE ARTS
JUb.T RECEIVED./
NEW ENGRAVINGS,
AFTER LANDSEER, MERLE, YVON, PORTAMELS
CARAIID, HADIM_AN,
•
Also, fine assortment of French Photographs from
the original paintings of Gerome. Toulmm:toile, Bieis-
Bonier, Girard, Lefebvre & Co.
Photographs from the celebrated painting by Ge
rome, of Emperor NAPOLEON M. receiving the Si
amese Embassy. Orders received for same.
FINE ENGRAVINGS.
LOOKING GLASS and PICTURE FRAMES, at
A. S. ROBINSON,
del 910 CHESTNUT Street.
aCA.NABY SEED.—Twenty•five barrels Prime O
ar
nary Seed in store and for sale by WORIMAN
Walnut Ore%