Mr. ASHLEY, of Ohio. I was saying that I allude to these facts for the or ose of showing how steadily the nations mind has been approachhig this idea and when this JtComReconstruction, composed of the ablest men in the nation, made their report the other day, they recognized the same idea, to wit, that the constitutional governments in all the rebel States were abolished: that during the war and now they were not in constitutions relations with the national Government and the man, whoever he maybe, who stands npand In other words, that the people in the States which maintained their constitutional relations to the national Government I were the only depositaries of the national sovereignty and the only constitutional governing t 1 embodying them, but by the advice O friends says they are now in constitutional relations to the national Government utters that which he knows to be untrue. The man who stands up and says that during the entire war the rebel States were entitled to be represented here lays down a proposition which would undermine and sap the very foundations of the Government. If these rebel States had the right to be represented here and had been represented here during this war, this Government would have been bound hand and foot, and we would have been incapable of resistance. This, then being the idea adopted by the committee of sum, 1 can support this bill. I know that the proposition submitted by that committee falls far short of what I expected, far short of what the loyal men in the South had a right to expect, far short of what the men who sacrifice so much to preserve this nation had a right to expect. But ifI can get nothing better I shall vote for their proposition, as I have already voted for the proposed constitutional amendment which was sent to the Senate the other day. When that proposition was up I desired to offer an amendment to it. But the honorable Gentfrom Pennsylvania [Mr. STEVENS] who had charge of the measure had entered a motion to recommit, and would not allow the amendment to be offered. But I now send it to the Clerks desk, as the amendment I then desired to offer. It may do no good to send it to the Senate now, as I learn since I got on my feet that the amendment which we sent over has received, with an amendment to the 3rd section, the sanction of a majority of the true Union members of that body, and will, undoubtedly, pass that body.