Mr. ELDRIDGE. I have asked him, and endeavored to persuade him, to present to this House a proposition to admit the southern States, not as States, but to allow their representatives to come in as Representatives of their particular districts to consider each can didate for admission simply with reference to himself and the constituency which he claims to represent and the 10 alty of each. Butthe gentleman has nevero cred such a proposition to this House. I wonder, and I have often wondered, why the gentleman, with the Opinions which I know him to entertain, and which I have heard from his own month has not, in his zeal for the restoration of the olden time, oifered a prop position to admit members as they come here from the districts which they seek to represent, considering only the loyalty of the districts and the loyalty of the applicantsthemselves. When gentlemen come here as Representatives from the State of Tennessee men admitted to be as loyal as any upon this floor I wonder why the Gentfrom Massachusetts, during 7 long months, has never once voted for their admission or moved that they might be admitted as Representatives upon this floor. I do not seek to catechise the gentleman; and the zeal which I have manifested and to wI hich he has alluded has no reference to him. do from the bottom of my heart desire that the peace which we have conquered by arms may be consummated b a full representation of all the States in the hialls of congress. I am axious for the result. I and other members on this side of the House have shown by the best evidence that we could give our readi nessto vote for admitting these Representatives b districts without regard to anything else, whenever the proposition should be presented. I will say to the Gentfrom Massachusetts we believe today upon this side that the Union has not been destroyed. We believe today that we have saved the Union and only need to have statesmen actin con'unction wi the Army when the Union would be entirely restored. If the Gentfrom Massachusetts, with his distinguished ability and his great influence in the House, had moved in the early part of the session that these loyal Representatives should be admitted by districts, we might have had them here now from loyal districts in many of the southern States, which, accordin to the doctrine of the Gentfrom Marylan [Mr. HARRIS] as well as the Gentfrom enn sylvania, [Mr. Srsvsssfiare excluded at this hour from seats upon this floor.