New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-01
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Of Hon Henry Witcn OF mauaohuse.ts
In r,,e -enul. Of ite rnned s,4'c', Aus ~. 1 sd
on TIE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.

e-Derie,ce. ana eckrowlcGge6 ability -sens.on
Who have .0os served with distinction in the "a
tioral councils haze expressed their deep concern
Of tie present attitude Of thu tTo Houses OF Con
giCss, and ,dmonish,i III. Senate ,ad the country
that or public af4irs were in critical sId
slsrmng coudition. The veteran Senator's from
Delaware, Tennessee, and Michigan (Messrs.
CLAYTON, BELL snd C.>s), have .ndulged IN
tne ,Apression Of clooI'y apprehensloss for the
iuture of the Republic. [ do no: s5ire Mr.
freslcent in these toreb Jdings. | taRe more
cheeriu! AID hopeful view OF The public affairs
oi thc country. l trust [ am not less devoted
20 tne country to the preservation Of It's instltu
tloIs to the Perpetuity of the unity of the States
sno 'pe lndlVlslblllty OF the Republic than those
o,sT2uisted seratols; but see nothing in tits con
c' tetween tse two iouses Of Congress ths. 81 axes
ny s'eeoy faith in the stability of our republican
INSTITUTIONS ard the durability e that boud Of urOn
tha' makes us ore peop'e | NAV irGrlga IN the ilc-
slo1 oI en wesning confidence IN the intelligence
eho ea"rsI M 81 re people, and the streog;h Of the
Gcveinmet' nut see nothing in the political Lori.
zon that ei'ts ne any apprehensiors for tie
presth,-ary torebodirg for the ,l.ure On
the contrary. sr, | see, or | think zee.
ideas OF popular liberty that u1de,e tho cause. which
lave proouctd this stern conflict here m N, National
Capitol between the Represeu taty.s Of the People
aud the Rcpreser 'atiyes of the States betwAan tba
Demo ratio snd conservative elern. ,,s IF the Govern
mcnt much to cheer the hopes OF the natriol who
would make tie Republic great, free gleiou.-an *.
ample 10 the nations. NJ faith i3 strong that the
ntmCcralc cleincpts OF our Government le'g OBJ
scured 10y the dark, dreay. and calling shadows Of tie
Save. Power viii emer- -e rom the contest through
which We are passing, uvigorated aud strengthen
eG-thsi our free institutions will come out OF these
ahscows that have obscured their original lu.,er and
like tie stars, when the winds have swept msts and
clouds from the heevere beam upon the world in their
original brightness. Bat, while | see nothing. Mr..
a ~ sIt fn ahcv
alarm here or in the country see clearly that the two
Houses of Congress stand in most extraorctsry atti
tuce b fore the country Tee eye OF the nation upon
them. They LOW passing through the severe ordeal
Of the pubic scrutiny The pubic judgment, fom the
verdict OF which there es no appeal will soon
he au'hor'tat'yely pronounced upon the action
Of the Senate ard the action OF the HoWc az
Rcprsscn.tives. 10 thst pubIs Judgment
am wiling 10 commit with unGoubng confidence, tho
motives, purposes and acts Of the minority IN this
chamber ana the majority il the other Let usrccur,
Mr. President TO the record to the action OF the Sen
ate and the action OF tie House OF keprt by
which he two Houses have been placed 10 their pres
eut attitude Of ant gonsm before the country The
Executive Department asked Congress TO grant
$l4 coo coo o the support of the army during the cur
re year. The House OF Representatives, cheerfuuy
voted the emount required-the Anti-AGministration
msiority voting all tic supplies demanded by the Exc
cutive. But the House, mindful Of the condition of
subdued, corquered and opprssed ksrsas, placed in
the bill prOyiso cortaining three distinct PROPOSE
t;ois:
"Thai 10 part Of the miry force Of the Uritsd States
se De empo ed IL aid Of the eIofeenen {, any eEfs.men
u,t such enacnen shall have been 'aed and approved by
This rroyo shall not be construed as to prevent the
President from employ Ing adequate military f3rcs. but Il
.s Teoy by sImta }anG, Of Fsisnis Or any other
eoatvi Of suy offer in i Territory in the euforc sment Of
any such enactment and to protect tue persons ard property
tcty. i.om ali Unlawful ssercie. 1ii ssilure.
j. II shall he IS duty take cfc.ert netsrIes 70 compel
th return g. aud Withhold a. arms Of The United States dis
tribuied in OF to said Territory
The Senate Under th lead of the Senator from Vir
giris Or. IIUsTER amended the billby striking OUT
this plOvso. The House refn'ed to concur IN thus
amohlncnt The Senate nasted, Committees Of
Conference we've appointed, and each llouse firmly
insisted upon IL policy Toe bour of - o'clock, the
18th Of August the time fixed for the close Of the first
session of the Thirty. Fouth Congress, carne.hc two
the Amy Appropriation bill TIE President promptly
srnmonad Corere tc assemble. and laid before the
TWO Iiouaes he reasons for that act The Executive
pressed Uron Congress the necessity OF granting the
SUPPLIES for tho support of the Army now scattered
over tie counry in the fortresses, along the seaboard
in Florida II yes New Mexico, on the Western Plelus
on the shores the Pacific il Oregon ana asLngtOn
Territory. The House promptly responded to this
appeal of the Executive by passing new bll
to grant the goo required. Stll m ndiul OF
the wrongs of Karsas the House inserted into the bill
the proyiso. The suppo ters of the Atmini-.ra
ton in tie House in utter disregard of the pr ssng
eppees % the dent, voted, 10 man, aganet the
In cIg To DbZalu tlt h)-S OF td'ilci
restrict the Pre,icert in the use Of the army in the
force ment ~ the usurpaton in kaisas. The Ssnate
again, unCer tho lesd ot the Senator from Nlrginis
(Mr. iii NrER the issue with the House by sik-
ing out proviso The ioue again refused 10 con-
cur. The Senate again, under the ssmc c0unsels,
insisted upon its amendment, aEd hsughiy announced
10 the Ii use that i. wouln not ask for Committee
of Conference. The House adhered to it, prDyisosent
the bill here, and the Senate, the motion Of the Sen
ator from Virginia adhered, and thus slaughtered the
bill here III this chsmber. Tie House once more took
up the old bill, and voted to adhere to the proviso.
The bill 5 nov before us. II We recede, and pass 1t,
this controversy viii clo but the nator from Nir
gnia. with the full knowledge that hc IL again putting
the hill in peril has moved to insist and esk om
mttee of Conference In submttiOg this motion, the
Senator from Virginia thet ne does 90 to give
the Horse another opportunity to retrace lts steps
The House Ire tells us, has acted without proper de-
liberation and he hopes 1t will abandon the posi-
tion 1t has assumed. The action OF the House, NJ.
Pr, sideLt, hes been denounced in unmeasured terms
in this chamber. Tine Senator fiom Virginia MIR.
IUNTER) pronounced the action OF the House anpar-
"limentary, urconstitd dtional, revolutionary. As
ssAg to stand upon the sure basis OF the Conftitu-
ion, tno Senator exclaimed, Perish the ApproDrla-
"tion bill Perish the Amy Save the Constt tuition!
The other senator from Virginia nr. MASON Jon'in IN
deuunoations aeainst the House he, too pronounce-
The action Of I'll House Il lie "unpdiamentary, un'
constitutional, IevolltlUnary.' tie Senator from
Connecticut tMr. TOUCEY) unites hls voice with
the Senators from Virginia, aud denounces the
action Of the House, sustained a. that action
Uas bv the votes OF the delegation from the
State of Con1ec cut, "unpsr snertary, dacOnstl-
tutiorsl royoluiouary Sir the declarations OF these
Senator's ara supported by 10 ou hotes, no reasons,
no argument, 70 fact. Inev are bold, unsupported
arsersions: and they VI have, apon the senate and
ile cooLuJ the WEIGHT usraly ar.acled to declara'
tons which are uisu teEed by reason argument,
fac' or outLOiiy Tne.C Senators have assumed TO
val lives IN the garment. Of constitutional law
and rarli mentary ,u.holy. / intend to disrobe the
foro,ablc Senatf,7. mean to strip them so naked
t.st y mantle # charity which is said 10 "cover
70 not Hiic fl,ir nqkpdnfs ~
me Uul lc g1zc. Tie action ci tho House il pro-
.ancac u,c-rstl. l.u..or q" bs Il c SepatOrg Other