h in the tenor of the remarks which he
made."

"This cry for blood and vengeance," exclaimed Mr. Saulsbury, "can not
last forever. The eternal God who sits above, whose essence is love,
and whose chief attribute is mercy, says to all his creatures, whether
in the open daylight or in the silent hours of the night, 'Be
charitable; be merciful.'"

Mr. Doolittle proposed two amendments to section three: the first to
limit its application to those who "_voluntarily_ engaged in
rebellion," and the second to except those "who have duly received
amnesty and pardon."

These propositions were both rejected by large majorities, only ten
Senators voting for them. The third section, as proposed by Mr.
Howard, was then adopted by a vote of thirty against ten.

The death of General Scott having been the occasion of an adjournment
of Congress, the consideration of the constitutional amendment was not
resumed until the 4th of June. Mr. Hendricks moved to amend by
including in the basis of representation in the Southern States
three-fifths of the freedmen. Mr. Van Winkle offered an amendment
providing that no person not excluded from office by the terms of the
third section shall be liable to any disability or penalty for treason
after a term of years. Both of these propositions were rejected by the
Senate.

On the 5th of June, Mr. Poland, Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Howe addressed
the Senate in favor of the constitutional amendment. Mr. Poland did
not expect to be able to say any thing after six months' discussion of
this subject. He took more hopeful views of the President's
tractability than many others. "Although these propositions," said he,
"may not, in all respects, correspond with the views of the President,
I believe he will feel it to be his patriotic duty to acquiesce in the
plan proposed, and give his powerful influence and support to procure
their adoption."

"While it is not the plan that I would have adopted," said Mr.
Stewart, "still it is the best that I can get, and contains many
excellent provisions."

"I shall vote for the Constitutional amendment," said Mr. Howe,
"regretfully, but not reluctantly. I shall vote for it regretfully,
because it does not meet the emergency as I hoped the emergency would
be met; but I shall not vote for it reluctantly, because it seems to
me just now to be the only way in which the emergency can be met at
all."

An issue of some personal interest arose between Mr. Howe and his
collea