The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-30

main tanned throughout the crisis
THE ADJOURNMENT OF CONGREss.-THE ARMY
BILL PASSED.-THE CONSTITUTION TRIUMPH
ANT.-THE PRESIDENT vINDICATED.-THE FALL
OF THE CONSPIRATORS.-THE EVIL ONE IN THE
DUST.
Every announcement here make is true, and will
carry thrill of joy the remotes parts Of our Union
II army bill passed this evening by majority Of four
votes The conspirators utterly broken down. The
constitution saved revolution rebuked and the
of the President indicated 1t is not only total change
of the aspect which before but may be received
as an unreasonable of the final overthrow of
the enemies of our institutions Never history, has
there been more xious time Each particular element
OF the occasion has BEEN turn the subject of discussion
When Congress met for the session. there
of friends who doubted the wisdom of the policy
pursued by the President 1t a doubt expressed in the
best terms of faith and confidence and therefore, spring
Ing from the right spirit soon removed Our enc
mics were unmeasured their abuse and denunciatons
President but guided W Of duty he had act
ed as patriot ought always to do, and summoned Con-
gess back the discharge of the high trust committed
to them by their constituents factious majority of
black republicans varying from to three had stead
lily refused to for the army-appropratiOn bill
In the face of all these dscouragng circumstances,
the President the crisis, and present
triumph to his frmness and his sagacity. 1t reminds
of the truth that from the first assembling of Congress
in December until the hour in which write his civic
pathway has been lined with brilliant rumphs. He began
by rebuking conspators and he has closed by signal
triumph their fall These recorded honors which
win live in the grateful hearts of his couutymen.
But let advert for moment to the state of the
which was before us The House of Representatives had
right to usurp the whole legislative power and
dictate the and the Executive in the exercise of
their respective duties than the Senate had initiate
such perncous and dangerous example the Executive
to the one-man power and attempt to command
both. Let inquire, for single moment what might
be the effect OF these pretensons the part Of the
House We know for Instance that it is quite posi-
BILE there may be- in the progress of the life of the ma
ton majority Of in the House for four sessions i
but tit for only two the example is sufficient for
the illustration. Let suppose in consecutive sessions
then that majority of should be e1erted with the same
obstinacy and with like evil purpose now TO refuse
supplies for the support Of the government hoW could
continue eristenes1 Would not revolution and anarchy
follow Is it possible therefore, predicate gov
eminent upon such absurdty1 If we had written
sttuon erprss,y rsserbng such rule of power could
preserved for years. for four BY possible
wisdom or prudence which has been known Of the
human family Man must become perfect than he
ever been before he be trusted with such absolute
and uncomfortable poVo. That majority Of in the
House. which might thus become absolute would GER
ainy aspire the supreme abuse both Of the
power and Of the onehOHs power II would be precisely
the example before II has had for the present. far
but fful and temporary reign. is nevertheless now
the onshoE,s pOWs with all It's evil portents which has
passed away. If had submitted to it. government
would have been revoutionzed and our republic de-
sroyed No argument lies against the truth of this
cusion.
But we turn from this view of the subject part only
Of the other mschefs which would have followed BY their
locking up fteen million, Of The public treasure from ereuia-
ton That about the for the support army which
the consprator had determined should lie useessly the
treasury That fifteen millions would probably pay In the
progress Of its changes II put into motion
one hundred millions Of private debts and the circle
Of m direction would administer to the comforts and ne
cessites Of several millions Of people In the list OF s
bene6ciares besides the soldier to be found all the
classes of social system from the farmer TO the me.
chanc the laborer the artisan the man or science the
lawyer the preacher the printer the merchant and the
trader II is such classes and such interests equally
rous and important embracing all the pursuits Of mental
and physical enterprise which they have had the sn,s,
and criminal hardhood attack The notorious licepous
Of their unconstitutional triumph the vital inter
ess Of those people, for weeks past only equaed by the
dangers they would have enaled upon their country and
the shame they would have brought upon its good
the presence Of the civilized world They wH 90 down to
Po'tsrity cursed in Ways than Usually the mis-
takes the offences Of party incur only such degrees oil