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BUSINESS-.- tinsel-oar.
Erma-cousin,
‘ TEACHER OFTHE
LESSONS IN
mowing and Painting.
Glasses on T UESDA Y8 (ind FRIDAYS.
For term!_et,c,;spply, to the Bookstore of An-
drew Selleck. Refer to former patrons.1y18*
v;uorxcn.
SAMUEL. LYNES, .M. .D., respectfully in-
forms his friends and the public generally
that he has associated with him in business
rx"\. mam-\z‘Nmexx mxv
Janns'E; Baunoun, M D., late of Wilton, ,
Celia. .
Du. Bannock can be found at his ofilce
over 11. M. Prowitt’s Drug Store,at all hours
day and night,ex’c_ept When necessarily; ab-
sent.E _g '7 ' "' ' 8tf‘
ms ins-owns: anon;
am... on Surgeon.
omog sunbathing Shire of E. Blackmani
No. 11 Main Street, Norwalk. 32
f‘afbhiol'ia’blellfaper a Tailor,
’ m, and ~ , ”
EGENTLEEEN'SEURNISHING ‘
39». Maia-snkNorwalk, Conn. .
Gr... 8; G. M. Holmes,
i DEALERS IN
Groceries,,.
Prbvision, ac,
~ Main Street,
14 Norwalk,C'onn
$.55. onus-ran a. co.,
ENVholesale and Retail gDealers in
Gfpcerie's, e'f'ldiirff‘ecd, he,
:14 and 16 Main-st, Norwalk, Conn.
131:1... INSURANCE COMPANY,
51.; 0f Hartford,
incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual.
Capital and Assets, $3,128,820
insii'se against loss and damage by Fire
on Terms adapted to the hazard,aud
. cannon: with the laws of
" ‘ compensation.
GEORGE R. COWLES, Sole Agent
lv3 For Norwalk and vicinity.
_ A. camoufla- Brio.
No. 1 Gazette Building.
VV OULD respectfully announce to the
Ejpublrcmnd their old customers, that
they dihvcihc‘eutlymade extensive additions
to their stock of goods. We are now prepar-
ed to offer an assortment not to be surpassed
iii hanuield County, in qilahty or price. We
Would call particular attention to our stock of
Watches, which is‘l'a’rger than ever before.—
We have a line lot of' Ladies’ Swiss Watches,
. in gold cases, at prices varying from $20 to
$7 o, which we can recommend as being cor-
rect time keepers. Also, Gentlemen’s W alch-
es, in Silver and gold cases, at any price from
$: to $43.. ,We buy of the best importers in
New York, anti altogether for cash, so that
our f‘aci. ties for selling cheap could not be
greater. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and
PlateiiWares was never better than at pres-
ent, and comprises all of the latest styles that
are manufactured. A. JACKSON & BRO.
Gropcnieg ghcaper than ever
’2‘” ‘0‘3‘04 S E!
'l‘IIE subscriber would inform the public '
generally, that he still continues to sell
the best of Groceries, Provisions, etc., at his
old stand, No.4. Skiddy’s Block, as cheap as
the cheapest?- He’i-oifers great inducements
to cash buyers, as he has as large an assort-
ment of-grocerics of the best qualities as can
be found at any store in the country. We
would invite the special attentiOn (if all to his
stock of
COFFEES, TEAS AND SUGARS,
which’are of the very best quality, and will
be sold cheap. .The public are invited tocall
and examine and judge for themselves.
' j ‘. A. MOREHOUSE.
Bummer-ls Champagne Ale.
HE attention of the public is solicited to
.the superior quality of
. HAMMEWS
ErsshBrewo'dChasnpagns Ale.
This Ale is brewed fresh at all seasons of the
year, and its keeping quality, especially of
that brewed during the most excessive hot
weather, is guaranteed for any length oftime.
For sale'in Barrels and half-Barrels, at
Selleck’s Packet Office, Norwalk. .
J EHIEL - GRUMMAN ,
Agent for the sale of Hammer’s Champagne
' Ale, Wilton, Conn. 2
Notice.
THE subscriber having taken the old
Horse Shoelng Stand, at the foot
of Mill Hill, _is prepared to do Horse Shoe-
ing and all kinds of job Blacksmithing, on
the most reasonable terms. , -
He‘also carries on the Carriage Business
at the old Stand occupied by his father for
the last twenty-thrice ears. '
_ , . I) N SHEPHERD. ‘
Norwalk,.A_ug. 29th, 1864. “35,
Business Cards, Tickets, are,
Printed in Colored "Inks, Bronzes, or plain
black-ink, "on white or colored cards, in the
beat manner, at tho Gaul-rs J 03 Omen
"Nowell." '
INSURANCE ElMPlNY.
NORWALI CONN,
Chartered Capital $500000
Paid up Capital , $100,000
Wu. C. STREET, President.
GEO. R. COWLES, Secretary.
. EBEN. HiLL, Treasurer.
Norwalk, Jan 1st. 1866 p
Assets over $23,000,000.
GEO. R. COWLES,
S AGENT at Norwalk, and issues Policies
for the following INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Home, of N. Y., Assets Jan. 1. ’64 $3,280,270
Etna, of Hartford, “ “ 3,128,820
Phoenix, of N .Y., “ “ 722,219
Home, of N. H., “ “ 500,000
Norwich, " “ . 390,501
Lamar, N. Y., “ “ 889,375:
North American, Ht’d" “ 384,010 j
City of New Haven, “ “ 330,419
Merchants Hartford, “ “ 301,443
Western Mass, Pittsfield, “ 236,424
Hampden, Springfield,“ “ 200,000
People’s, Worcester, “ “ 405,593
and other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in
Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York,
with assets of $13,000,000. At 80. Norwalk
application may be made to WM. T. Cuaw.
NEW 'nARNEss SToRE,
Under the Connecticut note!)
GEORGE S. BEERS. would respectfully
announce to the Citizens of N orwalk
and‘vicinity, that. he has taken the old Har-
ness and Saddlery stand under the Connecti
cut Hotel and is pre ared to furnish anythiEng
in the shape of ARNESS, SADDL
HORSE TRAPPINGS OR FURNITURE,
of the very best quality, material and , work- .
manship, at reasonable prices. All in want-
ofjanything in his line are invited to call and
give him a trial. All orders for Repairing
promptly and neatly executed. 4m30.
Laughing Gas, in
sourli NORWALK. ‘
R. C. H. KENDALL, of Rid eficld, has
opened an Ofiice in South orwalk on
the second floor over Swords Clothin Em-‘
porium, where he will Extract Teeth im-
out Pain or injury to his patients, every
Wednesday'by the aid of Nitric Oxide Gas.
Musical Instruction.
' MR. JOHN HESSION.
Professor of Music.
EGS to inform the residents of .Norwalk
and vicinity that he is now-pre ared
toreceive pupils for instruction on the iano
orte, Organ and Melodeon,also in the culti-
vation of the voice.
Terms moderate. Address or call at his
residence, Chapel Street Norwalk, Ct.2m*6w
Hardware, Cntlerly,‘dlc.,
' AT SOUTH N ORWALK.
THE Subscriber would inform the public
that he has purchased of Mr. Chichester
the old established Hardware Business, at
South Norwalk, and will continue the busi-
ness at the .old Stand. He intends keeping
always on hand, alarge stock of Hardware,
Cutlery, ricultural Implements, Mechan-
ics’ Tools, ire Arms, Builders’ Hardware,
Paints, Oils, Varnish; and all other articles
‘ usually kept in first-class Hardware Stores.
It will be his endeavor to meet the wants
of bin customkrs, and merit the patronage of
the public. .
15 . WM. S. FITCH.
CARRIAGE MAKING,
Shoeing. dz Black-smithing.
_ LYON & AHERN,
Horse
‘V OULD announce to the pa lie that
they have taken the old stand of Capt
Henry Lamb, Main street, where they are
prepared to execute in the best manner and
greatest dispatch anything in the above line.
V. Carriages made to order. and Horse Shoe-
ing, Painting, Trimming, Repairing, &c. done
by experienced workmen with dispatch.
Mr. WM. E. Burns has been engaged as
Agent and Foreman of the Wood-shop.
Aneus'rus LYON, Wn.AnEnN.
Norwalk, Jam, 23d,1865. 1y37
Pitch’s Home for Soldiers.
THE Trustees are now prepared to receive
applications from those entitled, and
wish to avail themselves of the benefits of
theinstitution.; Applications ma be mdcto
Hon. MORGAN. Monexns, Presid t, Stamford,
JosErn B. How, Stamford, Executi e
CHARLES BROWN, Darien, C ommit‘f ec
:Wir. A. Consumes, do -
LAND FIRE INSURANCE COMPA-
NY, of Hartford. ‘ ’
- JOSEPH W. HUBBELL, Agent.
at the Ofllce ol the N oriiihilk Savings Society
Business Change I .
WATERBURY do DUNCAN,
OULDIannouiice to the public that
. they have purchased the Carriage Ma-
king Business formerly conducted by Mr.
Edson Bears, and connected it with their
Blacksmith Shop, making one complete es:
tabllshment. They are now prepared toexeo
cute in the best manner, and with greater
dispatch than ever before, anything in file
line of
Carriage Making and Blacksmithing.
Carriages made to order, and Painting,
Trimming, Repairing, &c., done by experi-
enced workmen, with dispatch.
WGood Carriage —timber.taken in ex-
change for work. . ‘
NOTICE.
THE Subscriber having purchased the
CLOTHING AND GENTS FUR-
NISHIN G EMPORIUM, of A. Koerpel, will
continue the Business in all its branches at
the old Stand No. 3 Main Street,’ Norwalk.
The Public are respectfully invited to call
and examine the large and varied asort-
mcnt of
Ready Made Clothing.
FRENCH CLOTHS. CASSIMERES AND
VESTINGS, which be will make up to or-
der at short notice and in the latest Fash-
ionable Syle. E. GUSOWSKI.
' . No. 3 Main Street,
Norwalk, February ,15th, 1865. 1y10
EMPIRE SEWING' MACHINE.
HE BEST SEWING MACHINE in
the world. Any person that wishes to
purchase, can take one an- , ii 30 days to
test it on all kinds of wo'
TEST IT AND 00 ,5:
ANY OTHER
if it proves satisfactory k
. eep it. if not return
it. They are sure to recommend themselves,
call and see them.
‘ E. BLACKMAN, Agenté
' No. 11 Main t.
VOLUME XLIX-rNUMBEVR 39.
NORWALK, CONN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1866.
REAL ESTATE.
for Sale.
NE of the most desirable Farms in the
State of Connecticut, is now offered for
sale; viz: the homestead of Ward Nichols,
Esq., situated in town of Weston, four miles
first-class entleman's residence; and ,two'
farm-dwell ngs, barn, carriage-houses and-
all necessary out-buildings required on a
large farm. 65 acres of fine meadow land,
the balance good pasture and tillahle land.
Has an elegant view of Long Island, Sound,
‘for miles, both east and west; also an
abundance of good water fruit. . -
For further particulars enquire of
JAMES MITCHELL at the-Union. Market,
Norwalk, or of JOSEPH S. GODFREY,
Weston. .
A VALUABLE BUILDING, .LOTI
For Sale at South Norwalk.
ESSRS.TOBEY & BLACKWELLhav-
. ing‘located their works'at..N_ew Lon-
‘don, Conn., will sell their-building'lofisltua-
ted North of the Episcopal} Chapel,jSouth
Norwalk, containing about one and one
half acres of ground; it would be a fine place
for aresidence, the position propagating
beautiful’view‘ol the villag ~,-and.;- ng Is-
land Sound. There are several good'Sprin
upon it and a large reservoir could be bui t
without injuring the lot for Building ur-
poses; soon the water will he waste to
supply the villageend will be worth more
than the price asked. For further: particu-
lars enquire of H. H. ELWELL, Scuth
Norwalk Conn. . -
_ WANTED,
TO Rent _by a young couple desirous of
House of 4 or 5 rooms, or the same number
of rooms in a large house; must be within a
short distance of theBridge‘. _ » ' ..
Apply at . GAZETTE Omcsé4- .
Folt SALE-newton lio'rs,
, IGBTY FEET FRONT each, on-lthe‘:
street commencing on West Avenue
’ opposite the residence of Frederick Dimon,
Esq., and running through to Franklin Av-
enueoplposite the residence of Henry I. Ho .
Esq. erms, one quarter down, balance it
three yearly psyments. ~Applyto ~ .
tf‘23 FRANK B. SMI'I‘H.::
' .nnar. rise-em,
for Sale and toilet.
NUMBER of Tenement Houses for sale
and to let. Six first-class Houses for
sale or to ht, four ,of them furnished ; three
small houses for sale to be moved ofi‘; also
a number of building Lotsfor sale. Four
Farms and a quantity of Wood Land for
sale. All of the above will be sold on ac.
commodating terms. -
Apply at S. T. WOOD’S
8t*29
Employment Office.
BUILDING for, Fox SALE.
BUILDING LOT, 7021130 feet situated
on Centre Avenue, for Sale, ‘En sire
[till] A. SELLEC q
BUILDING Lots,
1" O R S A. III]
SEVERAL very eligible building lots for
Sale, in the immediate vicinity of the
Bridge, others'n'iore remote. Three acres
of unimproved laud pleasantly located, for
sale at a bargain. A house and five acres
of land, ditto. Apply to ’
if A. H. BYINGTON. V
For. Sale.
, HE valuable Tract of Land on East Av-
. v-enue, adjoining the residence of Geo. A.
St. John, Esq. It fronts on two streets, has
also a water front, and would make sev-
eral valuable-building lots. It will be sold
to ether, in order to close an Estate.
or further particulars enquire of
J AS. A. OYT, -
. or GEORGE B. ST.JOHN.
NASH a IVES,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
No. 1 WATER STREET.
PROPERTY Bowht, \, Sold, Exchanged
or-Let, on reasonable terms. We have
a good variety of desirable Houses .and
Farms in and out of town for sale on ac-
commodating terms. tf32 ' ‘
‘WM. R. Nasn.
J. FERRIS.
REAL ESTATE AGENT,
.. 50 ESTATES '
FOR SALE in Norwalk. and vicinity
from 1—4 to 200 acres, with buildings
theron, price, 'fiom $450 to $100,000 Also
T LET, Furnished and unfurnished houses.
Address J. FERRIS, at Tollesdt Ely’s Drug
Store, South Norwalk. Notice for surveying,
may be left at the Gazette Ofilce; '
SUMMIB STYLES.
of
NATHAN/IVES.
respectfully return his thanks to the
Ladies and Gentlemen of Norwalk for their
liberal patronage during the last five years.
He has recently without - regard to ex-
pense increased his facilities by building‘s
new and commodious shop with all the
modern improvements of the age. Having
received the Summer Stflles, consisting of
Ladies Bonnets, Round ats, Youths, In-
fants and Gents Hats, all of the latest and
most improved patterns, he feels confident
that he can please all who wish their Hats
Bleached, Pressed and Dyed in a workman-
like manner. ' Hoping to merit the continu<
ance of the patronage heretofore received,
he would inform the public that his place of
business is at the old stand, Marshall Street,
South Norwalk. ,
GILES HAULENBECK,
Bleacher and Presser of all kinds of Straw
Goods, Leghorn, Tuscan, Neapolitan and
Panama. .‘ . * rlyll
. 323333 BOTIL,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
[LATE Lucas HOTEL] “
HIS splendid location having recently
changed hands and been repainted, en-
larged, and newly furnished throughout, is
now open for the reception of guests, tran-
sient or permanent. This beautiful and
healthy Summer resort, is located at the
junction of the D. & N. RR. with the N. Y.
& N. H. R. R. A Steamer leaves the Dock
daily at 8 a. m. for New York, thus giving
boarders an opportunity to choose their
mode of travel. This splendid location is
conuenient to the sound, where may be had
boating, bathing, fishing, die, In fact, the
location, and we trustthe superintendents
of the Hotel, cannot be excelled by any on
the line between New York and New Haven
A fine Livery Stable is connected with the
House, where all kinds of “turn outs" can be
bad day or night. BYXBEE BROS.
6m*19 Proprietors.
JOHN P32,
TAKES this opportunity, to inform his
old customers that he has disposed" of
his interest in the Store'No.a' James’s Block,
Gazette Building, directly under the Store
pared to execute all orders entrusted to'him,
such as Tin Roofing, Setting of Furnaces,-
.Ran es, Baths for both cold and hot water,
putt ng up Pum s, and Plumbing in all its
branches. All obblng done with neatness
and dispatch. JOHN FRY.
p
- arr "Lam-n rhn’nr .-
from Westport, and consists of 100 acres. ' A:
' :men, and-at. reasonable prices.
commencing Housekeeping, a small .
. or country. I Heinvlt‘es the citizens ’of Ner-
R. GILES. .HAULENBEEK would
and has taken the middle basement, in the-
of Van Hoosear & Ambler where he is pre-.
PATENT AGENCY.
W VINE, Agentand Solicitorol Patents
' - _o for Connecticut. _
Papers, 0f; application, and the Drawin s for
obtaining ‘atcnts coriectlv prepar ,.ail'd
models” ‘ c'ltrequired,‘ _ . N. Vinc,.l8‘a sci-
entifica‘hd practical mechanic, has and more
than thirty' "ears experience in the patent:
given to. inventors. confidentially.
executed. '_ Winnlpauk,Conn.
ELDER!“ CURTIS,
mom 'rsnon.
cunrrsvs' sort-onto. a... Street.
. Gents ‘and Youth's Clothingcnt andmade-
to order, at short notice, of the best .materi-
.als, in the: ates‘t styles, by experienced work-~
comm-s , .
FASHIONABLE MERCHANT. _. .. .
READY-MADE
13;? AND .. . _
runnxsnrrteceoons. ,
fool-not.- Mitchell's Block, opposite Gazette;
Building._ -
‘ 5'. '0‘. 0m,” ..
. AGENT FOR "
Howc’sv Sewing Machines,
, THEBEST- Mourns IN MARKET
for Family and Shoemakers use. Call and
examine them and be convinced of their sin.
periority to allother machines. .
. Norwalk,;Aflug.1860. - ‘ ’ 34
cm ‘ “ “litres
\
business. ‘ .ersoiial advice and assistance ‘
* MechanicalDrawlngs of everydescri tidiif ‘
‘ . organization'of civil
Morin: Establish-ate: .m-
* mutation,”
REPORT
ov'rmt
Joint Committee on Reconstructiona
Con appointed under the concurrent
reso ution o . Dumbbel- 81, .1865, with di-
. rection “to in uire into the condition of the
States which rmed‘the recalled Confed-
erate States of America,and r ‘ rt wheth-
er they or any of them are out tied ’:_to be
represented in either house of congress.
with leave to report by bill or otherwise,"
askleaveto 5:; . .‘ '
The resolution under which your commit.
tee was appoinwd directed them to inquire
' into the condition of the Confederate States,
and report whether they Were entitled to
representation in Congress. It is obvious
that such “investigation, covering so large
_iin extent of territory and involving so. many
important considerations, .muatqaece‘ssarlly
require no trifling.;labor,_ and consumes: a,
ve considerable amount-V of time. ~ It must-
em race the conditioning which those States
were left at disclose of the war ; the niece--
area which havebeeii- taken tow the re-
over-omen and the
disposition of the [Beg Ve. towards the United
States: in a we. ;' 'eir fining-to take an
active part in the administration of national
As to‘their condition at the close of the"
rebellion, the evidence is open to all and ad-
mits ofno di ute. -..They were in a state of
utter exhau on. :Hovlng lprotracted their
struggle againstfcderal an orlty until all
hope ofsucc‘essfulErcsistance had ceased, and
laid down their-arms only because there-was
nolon or any power to use them, the tgeo-
ple of ore stateswcre left bankrupt in sir
public finances, , and allot-n of the private
whichrhad before given them power _
and fiuence. "They were also necessarily
in a state of OO'DVIPIOIG anarchy,iwlthout gov-.
ernments and thout‘ the, power to frame
givemments except :by the rmission of
use who had beeusucussf , in the -.war.'_‘
a * it ""* ~ a ~ it'- n'
3 By withdrawingthcir representatives in
Congress; by renouncing the privileged rep-
organizlng a separate govern-
ment, and b
eveying war sgalnstthc :Uni-
ted States, they destroyed the r State Consti-
Temperance Dining Saloon.
, AT- THE OLD SPRING STAND.
: HAS. H. BYXBEE, Proprietor would
0 respectfullyfinform the public, that the
can be accommodated-_fwlth hot meals at“ a 1
hours, at thls‘well.’kno.v'vn and ion {- estah¢~j
lished saloon. f0 stars Stcwed,ltoasted_-,
Fried, or on .‘th‘es 'ell - families and parties
supplied; also, ship in Kegs' toall parts
ofthc-counm- -. . - .- ..,_
- Home .mf' Pies constantly on hand.‘
Ale drawnfresh .Vfi-om barrel—no poisonous
lead pipe. usedt'. No Liquors kept. - 4'
Saloon open“ ,
a. in. (Closed on Sundays). Private Dining
. oomlor Ladies,~entrance under-J.-VF. . '
nett‘s_Store.V Gent’s entrance undercarl'erfs
Shoe Store._ - . . _ .. “28
All: .wnsmna'. V
' YPRESSSHINGLES,s‘ .u not article.-
k meber, Hardware and aints and all
inds o -
Building -Matcria’.ls,
Also Bolivian Guano, Bangb’s Raw Bone
Super.~Phosphate of Lime, and common
slack Lime. ’ ' . H. STAPLES.
7m17*_ Westport, April21st, 1866. ,
i' “CONFECTIONERY,
ICE CREAM, '
. AND . .
SODA. WATER-
THE subscriber having refitted his Estab-
‘ lishmcnt for the benefit of the Public,
now wishes to callthcii- notice to, the file .
that he can supply them with Ice Cream an
Confectionery, in quantity, for Parties and-
Fairs. ,- Also, always on hand that cooling
beverage, Cream. Soda -Water ; also. Choco-=
late'and Strawberry Carromals and Ted's:
Candy, made every day; also, a good assort-
ment of French and Americana-Confection-
ery. '
. 7'1). DAYTON.
At the old stand Ely's'BlOck,
* . 'South‘N’orwalk, Conn.,
May 28th,-1860. ' -- - ~
. P. S.-.-'Partic'ular attention paid to the Ice
Cream department; he intends to make as
finevanjarticle as can be procured in the city
walk-and vicinity to call and test its qualltfi
for themselves; ‘ 7 D. D. '. .[tf22 ‘
, THE proprietors of .the NORWALK .
cusp and moon ma.
will on no after Sept. . 1st, 51860, carry on
the Milling Businesaluvall its branchesgiCiisé~
tom work done for Farmers with n‘eatness
and dispatch-.1 ; . .
flour, Real and feed, V .
constantly on hand and for sale at the low-
est market prices. 6t*36_» '
' MILLS &. .WHIPPLE.
SOLD-IS" ”m2 1 »
.Il.l.re“ion. '1 ::.~ ‘~
IWILL collect these ata reasonable charge
' - and guarantee. that discharges will not
be lost. Members of the 17th, and other old
Regiments are entitled to $100. Also wid~
ows Pensioners, are entitled=to 02 per month
for each child under 16 Jyears.
.. .. ‘ ~ ' OS:W. WILSON.
Aug. 20th, 1800. ' ' ’ .. i
BOOTS & SHOES.
THE Subscribers tango“... out MR.
" E. L. HENDRICKS, Shoe Store, Ely’s
Block, South Norwalk, would respectfu ly
call the attention of the public to their ’
NEW swoon «Goons
consisting of a general assortment of '
Boots, slices, Gaiters, dict
which will be sold 'very low {or
BROWN a STEVENS.
nmAK s. BROWN. HARVEY. s'l'EVENS.
N. B. Having returned to South, Norwalk,
to my old. stand,.I . would respectfully in-
site my friends and formercustoiners to give
inea call at Ely’s Block. Horse Cars run
ri ht by the door. ' . . V
BE . HARVEY STEVENS. .. .
_ _ SOUTH NOIIWALK
mum, SALES- AND EXCHANGE.
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THE subscriber having recently built a
new and commodious Livery Stable, is
now prepared to‘ take'Horse‘s' to board by
the week or month ;on liberal terms. Hor-
ses to let at all hours,with or without drivers.
He is also pre ared to fiirnish any number
ofgo‘od coa'c es, or single; carriages --lo‘r
Weddings, Parties, Funerals, “Also ,
few second-hand Carriages and harness for,
sale. Constantly on hand, a good assort-
ment of Horses for sale; Horses taken in ex-
change. Carriages run to all trains and to
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' Congress
-“' and act in his military
1 '. ous provisionalzgovernors, and the repea
tutioniii res t to the vital principle. which.
connected sir. respective States ‘with the
Union and secured. their federal relations;
and nothin of thoseconstitutions ‘was'lefi of
which the, nited Stoneware-bound to
takcnotic‘e. For four years they had .a do
{new government, but it was usurped and il-
al. They chm the tribunal of arms
w ereintodecidewhctb‘er or- not it should
belegaiized, and the . were defeated. At
the close of the re on, therefo the-peo-
ple of the rebellious States were ound, as
the President expresses it, “deprived, of all
. Under this state of affairs- it ' was plainly
the duty of the President tocnforcc existing
national laws, and to establish, as far as he
could, such a system of ggvcrnment as might
beprovided for by exist national statutes.
As commander-m-chief o a victorious army,
It was‘his duty, under the law of the nations
and the army Vreyrlatlonmtoxrestore .order,
to preservep rtygfiand'tqprotect the-peo-
plc a ‘nst vio eucefromjany quarter until
provision should be made «b . law for their
government. He might as resident, assem-
le Congress and submittlie whole matter to
the law making power; or he might contin-
ue mill su‘ on and control until
on] assemble on its'rcgular ap-
pointed day. _Selectln' the latter alterna-
tive. he. proceeded: ’ v. . no of his- power as
Commander-in toappoint Provisional
'. governors o‘v‘er-thb-révo‘lted States. These
were regularly commissioned and their-coni-
nsation was pad,“ the Secretary of the
' or states, “ from the appropriation for ar-
my contingcncies, because _gthe duties per-
formed by the partiolwere regarded as of a
tempo character, ancilla to'the with-
drawal 0 military mice, the isbandment of‘
amiss, and the'reductionofinilitsry. expen-
diture,-by provisional organizatioiis for the
protection VofVcivil _ his, thepi‘escrvation of
peace, and to take ’ ’9 place of armed force
it the respective-States! It cannot we think
he contended that these governors possessed,
or .eouldexereise any but military- authority.
They had no power to orgsniujciv‘il govern-
ments, nor to exercise any authority except
that which wasinhcred in their own persons
under their coininlmions._ Neither had the
President, is: 'comuiander-ln-chicf, any other
than military power. : But he wash; exclu-‘
sive possession. of the milli suthorit .
-. _Itwas forhimto decide’howi- "be we _d-
' exercise it, how far he would‘relsx it, when
and on {that turns lie woufllzd withldraw it.
e‘mi tpropory'permi' 't e peopeto as:
south]: and to initite local governments,
and to execute such local laws as they might
choose toframenotineonslstent with, nor in
opposition to, the laws of tho United j States.
And, if satisfied that they. might safely be_ left
to themselves, he might withdraw the milita.
taryvforces altogeth “undilesve the people
of any or allof these 1' tcs to govern them-
selves without hls' interference. In the lan-
gauge of the Secretary of the State, in his tel-
egram to the provisional governor of Geor-
gigrdated October28, 1805, he might “recog-
nize the people of anyfitate as having re-
sumed the re atlons of- ,oyalty to the Union,”
.capsdtyron this h -
pothuis. All this was within his own 0 s—
cretion, as mill _ commander. But it
was not for him to decide upon the the na-
ture or effect of any system of government
which the petriple of these States mi ht see
fittoadopt. his power is lodged the
Constitution in the Congress'of the cited
States, that branch of thc‘governmcnt in
which is vested the authority to fix the po-
litical relations of the States to the Union,
whose duty it is tnguarantee to each State
a? republican form ' or government; and to
protect each and all'of‘t em against foreign
or domestic violence, and against each other
We cannot therefore, regard the various
acts of the Preidcnt in relation to the forma-
tion, of local governments iii the insurrection-
ary States, and the conditions imposed by
him upon their actiOn, in any other light
than as lutimatlons to the people that, as
commander-induct off-the army. he would
consent to withdraw military rule just in
proportion as they. shOuld, .by their acts,
manifest a dis ition to‘ man order
among themse ves,-.es_tablis governments
denotin loyalty to the Union, and exhibit
asettl determinatloutoreturn to their al-
legiance, leavln withtlielawmaking to fix
the terms of t cir filial restoration to all
their rights and - vileg‘es as States of ' the
Union. - That owes the view of his pen-
- : ertsken by the President is evident from
ex one to thatefioct’: in the communica-
tions of the ficret aryot'Stste to the “reg
t
declarations of the-President himself. Any
other supposition; inconsistent with this
would impute tothe President designs of
encroachment upon a coordinate branch of
the vcrnmcnt, which should not be lightly
:t ledto-‘the Chief Magistrate of the na-
iou. ’ . - . " - ’
. When 00 see assembled in December
last the poop e of most. of the States lately in
rebellion had, under the‘advice of the Presi-
dent,o ' localgovernuients, and some
- ofthem lied acceded to the, terms proposed
, by him. In his annual m
’ , he stated, in
neral terms, what- had been done, but he
' ianot see fit to communicate the details for
the information of Congress. ‘While in this
and in a subsequent-message the President
urged the speedlfi restoration of these States,
and expressed e‘opiuiOn that their condi-
tion was such as to . justify their restoration,
.yet it is quite obvious that Congressman ci-
ther-have acted blindly 'on that opinion of
the President, or proceeded to obtain the in-.
formation reqiiilsitc forintelllgent action on
the subject. 6 lm propriety of proceeding,
wholly on the judgment of any one man,
however exaltedhls statics, in a matter in-
cl volvin thewellare ’ofthe republic in all fu-
ture me, or of adopting any plan coming
fi-om any source, without fully undcrstand-
in all'its'b'eorlllgb..lnd-com rehcnding its
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“33 therefore, was 'to obtain the required later-
i.
The Joint Committee of the two houses of a
motion. A call was accordingly made on
the President for the information in his pos-
session as to what had been done, in order
that Congress might udgc for itself as to the
grounds of the belie expressed by him in the
mess V of States recently in rebell-
ion to participate fully in the conduct of Na-
tional affairs. This information was not im-
mediately communicated. When the re-
.sponse was finally made, some six weeks af-
ter- your committee had been in actual session
it was foundvthat the evidence upon which
the President seemed to have based his sug-
ions was incomplete and unsatisfactory.
uthentlcated copies of the new constituo
tions and Ordinances adopted by the conven-
tions in: three of the States had been submit-
ted, extrscts from newspapers furnished scan-
ty information as to the action of one other
state and nothing appears to have been com-
municated as to the remainder. There was
no evidence of the loyalty of those who had
igsrticipated in these conventions, and in cne
, tats alone was any proposition made to
submit the action of the conventions to the
final udgment of the people. .
VF ling. to obtain the desired information,
andlcit t‘o'grope forlight wherever it might
«be found, your committee did not deem it. cl.-
ther advisable or safe to adopt, without fur-
ther examination, the suggestions of the
President. more especially» as he had not
deemed it expedient .to remove . the military
force, to suspend martial law, or to restore
the writ of habeas but still thought it
necessary to exercise over the people of .the
rebellious States his military power and ju-
risdiction. - This conclusion derived still
greater force from the fact, undisputed, that
n' all these States, except Tennesseeand per-
Vha Arkansas. the elections which were
he 6 for State ofilceis and members 7‘01 Con-
csshad resulted, almost universally, in the
: efeat of candidates who had been true to
the Union, and in the electlon of notorious
and‘unpardoned rebels, men who could not
take the prescribed oath or office, and who
made no secret of their hostility to the gov-
ernment and the people oftheJl’nited States.
Under these circumstances, anything like
hasty action would have been as dangerous
as it was obviously unwise. It appeared to
your committee that but one course remained
viz: to investigate carefully and thoroughly
the state of feeling and opinion existing
among the people of these States; to ascer-
tain how far their pretended 10 city could
be relied upon, and thence to in er whether
'it would be safe to admit them at once to a
full participatibn in the government they
had fought for four years to destroy. It was
an equa ly important inquiry whether their
restoration to their former relations with the
United States should only be granted upon
certain conditions and guarantees which
would effectually secure the nation against
a recurrence of evils so disastrous as those
from which it had escaped at so enormous a
sacrifice.
To obtain the necessary information, re-
course could only be had to the examination
of witnesses whose position had given them
the best means of forming an accurate judg-
ment, who could state facts from their own
observation, and whose character and stand-
ing afforded the best evidence of their truth-
fu ness and impartiality. . A work like this,
covering so large an extent of territory, and
embracmg such complicated and extensive
inquiries, necessarily required much time and
labor. - To shorten tbs time as much as pos-
sible, the work was divided and placed in
the hands of tour sub-committees, who have
been dilli ntly employed in its accomplish-
ment. e results of their labors have been
heretofore. submitted, and the country will
judge how far they sustain the President’s
views, and howiar they justify the conclu-
sions to which your committee have finally
arrived.
A claim for- the immediate admission of
senators and representatives from the so call-
ed Confederate States has been urged, which
seems to your-committee not to be founded
either in reason or in law, and which cannot
be passed without comment. Stated in a few
words. it amounts to this: That inasmuch
as the r’ lately insurgent States had no legal
right to separate themselves from the Union,
they still retain their positions as States, and
consequently the people thereof have a right ,
to immediate representation in Congress
without the imposition of any conditions
whytever; and further, that until such ad-V
mission Congress has no right to tax them
for the'support of the government. It has
even been contended that until such admis-
sion all legislation affecting their interests is,
if not unconstitutional, at least unjustifiable
and oppressive. .
It is believed by your committee that all
these ropositions are not only wholly un-
tenab e, but, if admitted, would tend to the
destruction of the government,
It must not be forgotteii that the people of ,
these States; without justification or excuse
row in insurrection against the United States
They deliberately abolished their State gov-
ernments so far as the same connected them
politically with the Union as members there-
of under the Constitution. They deliberate-
ly renounced their allegiance to the federal
government, and proceeded to establish an
udependentgoverumeiit for themselves. In
the prosecution of this enterprise they seized
the national forts, arsenals, dock-yards, and
other public property within their borders,
drove'Out from among them those who re-
_.mained true to the Union, and heaped every
in‘i ‘nable insult and injury u ii the Ubi-
ted totes and its citizens. inally, they
opened hostilities, and levied war against the
vernmeut. They continued this war for
our years. with the most determined and
malignant spirit, killing in battle, and other.
wise, large numbers of loyal people, destroy-
ing the property of loyal citizens on the sea
and on the land, and entailing on the gov-
ernment an enormous debt, Incurred to sus-
tain its rightful authority. Whether legally
and constitutionally or not, they did, in fact,
withdraw from the Union and made them-
selves subjects. of another government of
their own creation. .And they only yielded
when, after 'a lon , bloody, and wasting war
they were compel ed by utter cxhauslion to
la down their arms; and this they did, not
willingly, but declaring that they yielded be-
cause they could no longer resist, affording
no evidence whatever of repentance fortheir
Lcrime, and expressing no regret, except that
they had no longer 'the power to continue
the desperate struggle.
It cannot. we think, he denied by any one
having a tolerable acquaintance With public
law, that the war thus waged wssa civil war
of the greatest magnitude. The people wa-
ging it were necessarily sub‘ect to all the
rules which, by the law of atious, control
a contest of that character, and to all the legit-
imate consequences V following it. One of
those consequences was that, within the lim-
its prescribed by bumanity, the conquered
rebels were at the mercy of the conquerors.
That a government thus outraged had a most
perfect right toexact indemnity for the inju-
ries donesand security against the recurrence
of such outrages iu the future, Would seem
too clear for dispute. What the nature of
that security should be, what proof should be
required of a return to allegiance, what time
should elapse before a pie thus demoral-
ized should be motor in full to the enjoy-
ment of political rights and privileges, are
questions for the law making power to decide,
and that decision must depend on grave con-
siderations of the public safety and the gene-
ral welfare. '
It is moreover contended, and with appar-
ent gravity, that, from the peculiar nature
and character of our government, no such
right on the part of the conqueror can exist;
that from the moment when rebellion lays
down its arms and actual hostilities cease, all
political rights of rebellious communities are
at once restored ;, that because the people of
a State of the Union were once an organized
community'within the Union, they necessari-
ly so remain, and their right to be represent-
ed in Congress at any and all times, and to
participate in the government of the country
under all circumstances, admits of neither
question nor dispute. If this is indeed true,
thesis the overnment of the United States
powerless or its own protection,and_ flagrant
rebellion, carried‘to the extreme ol civil war,
All - pastime which any State may play at)
. 'f
not only certain that it can lose nothing in
any event, but may even be the gamer b de-
feat. If rebellion succeeds, it accomplishes
its purpose and destroys the government.
If it fails, the war has'been barren of rcsults,
and the battle ma still he fought out in the
legislative balls 0 the country. Treason, 5164
feated in the field, has only to take possesion,
of Congress and the cabinet. .
"Y our committee do not deem it either nec-
essa or proper to discuss the question
whet er the late Confederate States are still,
States in this Union, or can ever be ctheiwise.
Granting this profitless ' abstraction about
which so many words have been wasted, it
by no means follows that the people of those
States may not place themselves in a. condi-
tion to abro%ate the powers and privileges
incident to a tate of the Union, and deprive
themselves of all pretence of right to exer-
cise those wers and enjoy those privileges.
A State w thin the Union has obli ations to
discharge as a member of the nion. It
must submit to federal laws and uphold fed-
eral authority. It must have a government
republican in form, under and by which itis
.connected with the general government, and
through which it can discharge its obligaj
tions. Itis more than idle, it is a mockery,
to contend that a people who have thrown
off their allegiance, destroyed the local gov-
ernment which bound. their States to the
Union as members thereof, defied its author-
ity, refused to execute it laws, and abrogated
every provision which gave them political
rights within the Union, still retain, through
,al , the perfect and entire right to resume, at
their own will and pleasure, all their privile-
ges within the Union, and especially to par-
ticipate in its government, and to control the
conductof its affairs. To admit such a prin-
ciple for one moment would be to declare
that treason is always master and loyalty a
blunder. Such a principleis void by its vcry
nature and essence, becauscinconsistent with
the theory of government, and fatal to its
very existence. _ .
I i' * '1' * '1- i- ~1-
It would undoubtedly be ccmpetcnt for
Congress to waive all formalities and to ad-
mit these Confederate States to representa-
tion atonce, trusting that time and exper-
ience would set all things right. Wether it.
would be advisable to do so, however, must
depend upon other considerations of which
it remains to treat. But it may wellfiie ob-'
served, that the inducements to such a step
should be of the very highest character. .It
seems to your committee not unreasonable
to require satisfactory evidence that the ordi-
nances and constitutional provisions which
the President deemed essential in the first
instance will be permanently adhered to by
the people of the States seeking restoration,
al'lér being admitted to full participation in
the goverment, and will not be repudiated
when that object shall have been accomplish-
ed. And here the burden of proof rests upon
the late insurgents who are seeking restora-
tion to the rights and privileges which they
unwillin ly abandoned. and not uponthe
people‘o the United Stateswho have never
undertaken, directly or indirectly, to deprive
them thereof. It should a pear aflirmative-
ly that they are prepare and disposed in
good faith to accept the results of the war, to
abandon their hostility to the g0vcrment and
to live in peace and amity with the people of
the loyal States,,extending all classes of citi-
zens rqual rights and privileges, and con-
forming to the republican idea of liberty and
equality. They should exhibit in theiracts
something more than an unwilling submis-
‘sion to an unavoidable necessity—a feeling,
if not cheerful, certainly not offensive and
defiant. And they should evince an entire
repudiation of all hostilit y to the general gov-
erment, by an acceptance of such just and
reasonable conditions as that goverment
should think the public safety demands. .Has
this been done ? Let us look at the facts
shown by the evidence taken by the Com-
mince.
Hardly is our war closed before the people
of these insurrectionary States come forward
and haughtly claim, as a right, the privilege
of participating at once in that goverment
which they had for four years been fighting
to overthrow. Allowed and encouraged by
the Executive to organize State goverments,
they atonce place in power leadin rebels,
unrepentant and unpardoned exclu ing with
centempt those who had manifested an at-
tachment to the Union, and preferring, in
many instances, those who had rendered
themselves the most obnoxious. In the face,
of the law requiring an oath which’would
necessarily exclude all such men from feder-
al offices, with very flew exceptions, as sena-
tors and represenstives in Congress, men who.
who had actively particlpated in the rebell-
ion,‘insnltingly denouncing the law asfiunfi
constitutional. It is only necssary to instance
the election to the Senate of the late vice-
preident of the confederacy, a man who,
against his own declared convictions, had
lent all the weight of his knowledge, ability
and of his influence as a most prominent '
public man to the cause of the rebellion, and
who uhpardoned rebel as he is,witn that oath
staring him in the face; had the assurance .to
lay his credentials on the table of the Senate. _
Other rebels of scarcely less note ornotmiety
were selected from other quarters. Profess-
ing no repentance,glorying apparently in the
_crime they had committed,.avowing still, as
the uncontradicted testimony oer. Stephens
and many others proves, an adherance tothe
pernicious doctrine of secession, and declar-
ing that they yielded only to necessity, they
insist with unanimous voice, upon their
rights as States, and proclaim that they will
submit to no conditions whatever as prelimi-
nary to their resumption of power under
that Constitution which they still claim the
ri ht to repudiate.
xamining the evidence taken by year
committee still futher, in connexion wrth
facts too notorious to be disputed, it appears ‘
thatthe southern press, with few exceptions,
and those mostly of newspapers recently es-
tablished by northern men, abounds with
weeklyand daily abuse of the institutions and
people of 'the loyal States : defends the men
who led, and the principles which incited, the
rebellion; denounces and rcviles southern
men who adhered to the Union ; and strives,
constantly and unscrupulous, by every means
in-itspower. to keep alive the fire of hate
and discord between the sections; calling
upon the President to violate his oath of
office, overturn the government by force of
arms, and drive the representatives of the
people from their seats in Congress. The
notional banner is openly insulted, and the
national airs scoffed at, not only by ’an-igno-
rantpopulace, but at public meetings, and
once, among other notable instances, at a
dinner given in honor of a notorious rebel
who had violated his oath and abandoned
his flag. The same individual is elected to ,
an important ofilce‘ in the leading city of his '
State, although an unpardoned rebel and so
offensive that the President refuses to allow
him to enter upon his ofilcial duties. In an-
other State the leading general of the rebel
armies is openly nominated for Governor by
the Speaker of the house of delegates,‘ and
the nomination is hailed by the people with
shouts of satisfaction, and openly indorsed
by the press. ‘
L; king still further at the evidence taken
by your committee, it is found to be clearly
shown b witnesses of the highest character
and hav ng the best means of observation,
that the Freedmen’s Bureau, instituted for
the relief and protection of freedme'n and ref-
ugees, is almost universally opposed by the
mass of the population, and exists in an effi-
cient condition only under military protec-
tion, while the Union men of the south are
earnest in its defence, declaring with one
voice that without its protection the colored
pie would not be permitted to labor at
If: prices, and could hardly live in safety.
The also testify that without the protection
.of uited States troops, Union men,wbether
ol northern or southern origin, would be
obliged to abandon their homes. The feel-
ing in many portions of the country towards
emancipated slavcs, especially among the un-
educated and ignorant, is one of vindictive
and malicious hatred. This deep-seated prej-
udice against color is assiduousl cultivated
by the public journals, and lea s_to acts of
cruelty, oppression,and murder, which the lo-
cal authorities are at no pain' s to preventor
preserved. Unfortunately, the gen
punish. There is no general disposition to
place the colored race, constituting at least
two-fiths of the population, upon term. 5 even
of civil equality. While many instances may
be found where large planter; and men of the
better class accept the situation, and honest-
ly . strive to bring about a better order of
things, by employing the freedmen at fair Wa-
ges and treating them kindly, the'general fool-
ing And disposition among all classes, are yet
totally averse to the tolerationof any clues of
people friendly to the Union, be they white
or black; and this aversion ls notunfrcquent-
ly manifested in an insulting and offensive
manner. . , _- ~
The witnesses examined ate the willing-
ness of the people of the south to contribute,
under existing laws, to the payment of the
national debt, prove that the taxeslevredby
the United States will be paid only on con»
pulsion and with great reluctance, :while
there prevails, to a considcrablebxtent, an
expectation that compensation will be made
for slaves emancipated and property destroy-
ed during the war. The testimony on this
point comes from oficers of the Union army.
ofilcers of the late rebel army, Union men of
the southern States, and avowed secessmn-
ists, almost all of when state that, in their
opinion, the people of the rebellious States
would, if they should aces prospect of suc-
cess, re udiate the national debt. . . r _ ,
Whi e there is scarcely any hope, or desire
among leading men to renew the alien to
secession at any future time there is s. - ac-
cording to a large number of witnesses, luclu
ding A. H. Stevens, who may be
as good authority on that paint. .a generally
prevailing opinion winch defends the legal
rights of secession, and upholds thedoctrine
[that the first allegiance of the, . lo is due
to the States, and not to the A tilted Stages.
This belief evidently prevails among lead ing
and prominent men as well _as , among the
masses everywher - except in some of the
northern counties 0 Alabama and the elli-
erncouotiesofTennesse. .. V. .1
The evidence of an intense hostility to the
federal Union, and; on eqmfly..iqtenae love
of the late confederaqv, nurtured bythc war
is decisive. While it appemlhatneprly all
are willing to submit, atleast for the timelin-
ing, to the federal authority,,.it is equally
clear that the ruling. motive :is_a‘ desire tojob-
taiu the advantages .which .mll, be derived
from a representation in Co floors
of the Union army on duty, and. northern
men who go south _to engage in business, are
generally detected and proScribed. Southern
men who adhered to- the Union are bitterly
hated and relentlessly persecuted. In some
localities prosecutions have been instituted
in State courts against Union officers for acts
done in the line of official duty, and similar
prosecutions are threatened elsewhere as
soon as the United States .troops'are removed.
All such demonstrations show a state of feel-
ing against which it is unmistakably neces-
sar to guard. _ . .
he testimonyis conclusive that after the
collapse of the confederacy the feeling of the
people of the rebellious States was that of
abject submission. Having appealed to the
tribunal of arms, they had no hope excep
by the magnanimity of their conquercrs thei
lives, and possibly their property, bit; he
sue
of pardonsto persons who had been promi-
nent in the rebellion, and the feeling of
kindlincss and conciliation-manifested by the
Executive, and very generally indicated
through the northern press, had the effect to
render whole communities forgetful of the
crime they had committed, defiant towards
the federal goverment, and regardless of
their duties as citizens. The conciliatory
measures of the goverment do not seem to
have been met even half way. The bitter:
ness and defiance exhibited toward the Uni-
ted States under such circumstances is with-
out a parallel in the history of the world.
In return for our leniency we receive only
an insulting denial of our authority. In re-
turn for our kind desire for the resumption
of fraternal relations we receive only. cu in-
solent assumption of ii his and prmleges
long since forfeited. he crime we have
punished is paraded as a virtue, and the
principles of republican government which
we have vindicated at so terrible a cost are
denounced as unjust and oppressive.
If we add to this evidence the fact that,
although peace has been. declared by the ‘
President, he has notto this day, deemed it
safe torestore the writ of liabeas corpus, to
relieve the insurrectionary. States of martial
law, nor to withdraw the troops from many
localities, and that the commiuding general
deems an increase of the army indispensiblc
tothe preservation of order and the protec-
tion of loyal and well-disposed people in the
south, the proof of a condition _of feeling hos-
tile to the Union and dangerous to the gov-
ernment throughout the insurrectionary
States would seem to be overwhelming.
With such evidence: before them, it is the
opinion. of your c immittee— :
I. That the States. lately in rebellion
were, at the close of the. war disorganized
communities, without civil. government, and
without constitutions or other forms, by vir-
tue of which politicalrelations could legally
exist between them and the federal govern-
ment. . .
II. That Con ess cannot be expected to
recognize as vali the election. of representaa
tives from disorganized. communities,'wbich
from the very nature of the case, were una-
ble to present their claim to representation
under those established and recognized rules
the observance of which has been hitherto
reguired.
[1. That Congress would not be justified
in admitting such communities to a particl-
pution in the goverment of the country with-
out first providing such constitutional or oth-
er guarantees as will tend to secure the civil
rights of all citizens of the republic; a just
equality of representation ;protection against
claims founded in rebellion and crime ; tem-
porary restoration of the right of. sufirage to
those Who have not actively participated in
the efforts to destroy the Union and overthrow
the government, and the exclusion from posi-
tions of public trust of, at least, a portion of
those whose crimcs have proved them to ho
enemies to the Union, and unworthy of pub-
lic confidence. . .
Yodr committee will, perhaps, hardly be
deemed excusable for extending this report
further; but inasmuch as immediate and
unconditional representation of the States
lately in rebellion is demanded-as a matter
ofright, and delay and evenhcsitation is de-
nounced as grossly oppressive and unjust, as
.well as unwise and impolitic,it- may not be
amiss again to call attention to a few undis-
puted and notorious facts, and fire principles
of public law applicable thereto, in order
that the propriety of that clgiin may be-fully
considered and well understood.
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To ascertain whether any of the so-calls
ed Confederate States “are entitled to be rep-
resented in either house of- Con " the
essential inquiry is, whether there is, many
one of them, a constituenc' qualified to be
represented in Congress. he question .how
farpersons claiming seats in either, house
possess the credentials necessary to enable
them to represent a duly qualified constitu-
ency is one for the consideration jot each
house separately, alterthe preliminary ques-
tion shall have been finally determined.
We now propose to tie-state, as briefly as
possible, the general facts and princi les ap-
plicable to all the States recentlyinre llion:
First. The seats ofthe senators and . rep
resentatives from the so-called Confederate
States became vacant in the car 1861, du-
ring the second session of e' V-thirty-sixth
Congress, by the voluntary withdrawal of
their incumbents, with the sanction and '-by
direction of the le 'slatures or conventions
of their respective tatca' This was done as
a hostile act against the Commilmtalld
government of the United States, with a de-
clarcd intent'to overthrow the same byforin-
ing a southern confederation. This _act of
declared hostility was speedflggollowcd- by
an or anization of the some j techno 3
cents eracy, which lowed- and j .. . war,
h sea and land, 830111801110 Uni States.
Tliis war continued more than four you“;
within which period the rebel arrniebot ‘ , -
the national capital, invaded the 10 _ States
I,
[burned their terms and cities,ro hed’thelr
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