Mr. SUMNER. Mr. President, I shall vote for each of the propositions that have been offered to the Senate by the Senfrom missouri, my colleague, and the Senfrom Vermont. But, sir, the course of the Senate on this bill fills me with anxiety. Since the unhappy perversity of the President nothing has occurred which seems to me of such evil omen. It passes my comprehension how we can require Equal Rights in the rebel States when we deliberately sanction the denial of Equal Rights in a new State, which is completely within our juris diction and about to be fashioned by our hands. Others may commit this inconsisteney; but I will not. Others may make the sacrifice; but I cannot. “No more States with the word white.” such is the rule I have adopted, and to this I shall adhere. Let Congress adopt this rule and the future of the Republic will be secured forever. It seems as if Providence presented this occasion in order to give you an easy oppor: tunity of asserting a principle which is of infinite value to the whole country. Only a few persons are directly interested; but the decision of Congress, now will determine a governing rule for millions. Nebraska is a loyal community, small in numbers, formed out of ourselves, bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh. In an evil hour it adopted a constitution which is bad in itself and worse still as an example. But neither the tie of blood or the fellowship of party should be permitted to save it from judgment. At this moment Congress cannot afford to sanction this wrong. Congress must elevate itself if it would elevate the country. It must be itself the example of justice, if it would make justice the universal rule. It must be itself the model which it recommends to others. It must begin “reconstruction” here at home. It is with pain that I differ from valued friends around me, and see a line of duty which they do not see. such is my deference to them that, if the ". were less clear or less important, I should abandon my own conclusions and accept theirs. " But when the question is so plain andduty so imperative I have no alternative. Let me add that, in taking the course I do, I have nothing but friendly feelings for the Territory of Nebraska, or for the men whom she has sent to represent her in the Senate. I wish to see Nebraska populous and flourishing, and the home of Human Rights secured by irrevocable law. And as for her Senators, I know them now so well that I shall have pecu liar pleasure in welcoming them on this floor. But there are voices from Nebraska which I wish you to hear. I have in my hand letters, only recently received, from which, with your permission, I will read. Here is one: NEBRAskA, December 4, 1866. SIR: You will pardon me for the liberty I take in addressing you when I state that I do it in the interest of republicanism and fair dealing. The admission of Nebraska as a State will doubtless come before Congress during the session just commenced, and the action of the same will doubtless determine the question whether we are to become a State under a constitution made by a Copperhead Legislature, the provisions of which would come fully up to the proscriptive aristocratic idea of any southern rebel State on the contineut. When I consider that Republican countics, Ne jmoraithya for instance, which gave 350 Republican may at the October election, gave 143majority against the constitution; and, further, when it is remembered that many Republicans, who are in favor of its becoming a State, but wereunwilling to indorse this proscriptive rebel constitution, stayed at home, thereby al iowing it to be adopted by default on their part; if, as is claimed, that it be desired by the people to become a State, give us an enabling act; let us make a constitution that is republican in form, and usethe great desire to become a State as a lever to adopt a constitution founded upon just principles. If you admit Nebraska with her present constitution, what can you consistently demand of the rebel States, when it is a noted fact that Nebraska is cursedwith a large number of the most damnable rebels and bushmen that ever cursed America? Sir, should your honor taub theonb;odwye, admit Nebraska with her present consti as a Republican party, in our efforts to amend the constitution, are to be as met with your acts a standard of republican doctrine, which will set us back ten years in eleyating the republican standard to its logical and rightful point. If you reject this constitution, I will venture to say that within 12 months Nebraska will knock for admission into the Union with the 1st republican constitution ever offered to the Congressof the U.S. by a State asking admission. Hon. CHARLEs SUMNER.