The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-10
A norRl.E=EAoEp FANATIC.


The impotence Of fanatcsm is perfectly astounding
Once in the turbid pool the victims to lose not only
all regard for truth all respect for peace and all love for
their country but also to lose all Of shame all idea
consistency One Of the most garng instances Cf this
total disregard for all sefrespect which these exciting
times have witnessed that exhibited by W. H. Seward
in the Senate short time since in support Of the reyolu
tonary treason of the blackepublcan members Of the
House We have every to think that Mr.. Seward
himself believed their revolutionary and unconst
tutiona yet he debased himself low support it
Indeed Mr. Seward in the Senate last year. declared open
y and at length his views upon similar though by
comparison atrocous attempt the part OF the
House to the Senate into the passage of of its
We make extract from his speech on that
OCCASION and ask every candid reader If we have not
been right in denouncng the whole of the backre
publicanB in the House actious revolutionary,
reasonable does not their great ruler convict them
of the charger
His language
'Mr President regard the proposition to incorporate
tariff into the civil and diplomatic appropriation
bill Of revolutionary character. believe that if we
shall suffer the House OF Representatives thus to attach
condition. and such condition. to their assent to appro
priaon BILL to the principal of the appropriation bills
shall establish precedent which never be revoked
and hic % leaVe the Senate and the hole government under
The eoereipe dictaon Of majority Of the other branch Of the
legislature.
LET state the question The House of Representa-
ves virtually say that il the Senate will agree that certain
notifications of the tariff regard to wool shall be made for
the benefit of the manufactures of that staple and will also
consent to certain notifications of the tariff in regard to
ron for the benefit of consumers OF that metal chiefly rail
road companes then the President and other executive
officers of the government civil judicial, and diplomatic
receive their salaries secured to them by the constu
ton and laws and the tos and members of Congress
may their legal compensation for their services
during the year.
But if the Senate will not consent to those notifications
then officer Of the government however high,
of the people, however low, shall receive any compensation
whatever Well sir, as this poor world Of goes,
the laborer spiritual things claims his hire much
there suppose that patriots denied their pay
the public serUiee must stop.
And then the House of Representatives may give u.s. in
FORM question of slavery question freedom
seek in the consent to their
policy respect Are you prepared for that When
the precedent shall have been established what will
protect you against bounded of assumption
by the House of Representatives
From the foundation of the government until this day. it
has been settled matter of habit and become habit of
the government that the House of Representatives shall not
only its constitutional right of originating all
bills but that it shall exercise that original right in
regular aythat is by introducing bills of appro
priaon separate and distinct all other matters and
fined Of appropriation alone. 1t part of that
great conservative principle legislation which necessary
the safe transaction of the public business and for the
of the balance of political affairs in any State,
that every of legislation should be distinct and sepa
rate from all other and for the obvious reason that
where many subjects combined in regard to which rep
have different opinions representing different in
eres there distinct and separate opportunity for each
them but compromise is made in which party gives
up something obtain advantage from the other party
This small matters passes without observation but when
the matters thus combined great questions of State in
vovng the safety of the State involving the harmony
the Union then all made at how import
adhere the safe and cardinal principle of discuss
ing separate by ITSELF Independent of all others.
al have always been in favor of advancing the interests Of
that State and of admitting States of the character of Cali
fornia but the time have been willing to
resort revolutionary JacoHs to obtain i'm
portan object beneficial might be the
the Union in my view, to the interests of the
nifty"