Mr. COWAN. well: that is so much that is clear; make it broadly; we may differ from him, but the people will decide. I am perfectly willing to acquiesce in their decision; I do not care which way it;is but the people will decide that question, and they will decide it anything else there; but promptly. If the honorable Senfrom Massachusetts wants to hold the doctrine thattbese States are not States; that they are not constitquent members of this Union, let him say so; there is a tribunal to which that can be referred. If he wishes to take issue with the President on these points, let the issue be made fairly and squarely, and it will be met. Thank God, in this Government, not like that of Russia which he has culogized, there is a power above us all; there is a power to Whose arbitramentand award we can apeal, and who will settle this thing conclusive y. Now, Mr. President, I am for reconciliation. I want to have this Union restored; and a Union means a Union by consent, not by force. I would like to make friends of all the people with whom we have been at enmity heretofore. I do not want the contest to go on any longer. But are we to make friends with them, and are they to be reconciled to us, and are they to behave better by such speeches as have been made by the honorable Senator here today? I very muc doubt it. I do not think that he will improve the condition of the southern heart, or the condition of the southern mind, by thus parading these expectional cases to the people of this country, an stiiuulating and excitingt eirangry assions more than they are now against this unortunate people unfortunate in every respect; unfortunate on account of their errors; unfor tunate on account of the penalty which has followed those errors and which they have suffered. Mr. President, let us look at this testimony. The honorable Senator, as I said before, reads from anon IDOUS letterwriters, from cot top agents, an people of that kind. Now, it does so happen that we have some testimony upon this subject; we have the testimony of the POTUS, not a summer soldier or sunshine patriot