The daily union., 1856-12-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DEBATE.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Is rnE Houss or RrrnEsasrArwns, pKc 10, 1866.

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the senior representative from Ohio upon ths occasion
but believe that upon this floor least have all
taned msjoriy Aaone OF the representatives OF HnoF
The twiu Of Ohio born Of the ordinance Of 1887
feel il incumbent upon me fresh om the people 10 &
press the views entertain, and which know will be
dosed by my constituents upon OF the questions
bracsd in the message OF the President OF the United
States
violence unexamped in the history OF State papers For
one thank Presi the boidoess Independence
and with which hs defends the leading
measure of his ADMINISTRATION Why do gentlemen on the
other side shrink from the eust responsibility OF their
acts visited upon them In language appeaiog eoquenty
the ut lligence aud pauoiism OF the American people
Has the President and the democratic PARTY been as
sailed by the republican oriaaeaiion in spirit which
uthes The President In the employment of vigorous lam
guage in his defence. Sir, will not designate it a
partyt has never attained that dignity political
ganzaton which is confined TO particular section of the
Union that cannot assert and yndicate It's principles
throughout the country which, starting in the northern
States cannot the Ohio stops upon the banks OF the
Chesapeake Potomac, and there buries i,s political
fath can never attain the dgniRed appeation of party
The President has properly defended himself in
suitable to the oecasion-dignhed in its selection and
telling in the cogency Of its arguments and reasoning
against the men who have violently asailed him. The
political Organization which met Philadelphia arragned
the President aud charged him with the commission of
nigh crimes and msdemeauors against the constitution OF
his country Do they shrink from the responsibility
they then assumed Are they afraid of his
their accusation, would they who hold the freedom OF
speech undamenal idea OF their Organization deny to
the PRESIDENT the constitutional right defend himself
and his measures from the false and caumnous apesions
cast upon him by their leaders in political convention
address this House as northern man, and such
charge upon repubcanism that il is northern organza
ton as contradsDgushed from national one; and l
stand prepared to prove IT, Sir has part no history
no traditions monuments that it can point to and saw
behold the result OF our abors the fruits of wisdom 10
the advancement OF civilizations virtue and liberty amongst
mennothng that can he looked Tor the determination
o. IFS character but Ills platform Of principles the charter
OF its creation.
In ssya mi ipatJa 6nA D.
with the commission of the highest crimes known to the
law DO gentlemen forget upon what issue they have gone
the country Do they lose sight OF the fact that there
something In their Platform besides assaults upon our
southern brethren and the institutions of the southern
States beyond the vindcaon Of their favore idea that
freedom 10 their keeping is alone saeH To remind them
OF the position they occupy read Of their resolutions
which is as follows Speaking of Kansas and the wrongs
which have been committed in that Territory they say:
Murders, robberie and have been nstigated and
encouraged and The offenders have been allowed go
punished That all these things have been done
knowledge sanction and the present admin
aton and that for this high against the c,nstitu
uon the Union and humanity, arraign that sdminsra
ton, the President his advisers agents. supporters apollo
gst and accessories either before the fact
the country and beorc the oord and that Is fixed
bring perpetrators OF these atrocu
aaages and their accomPlices to and csndign pun
Hhment hereafter"
Thus sir the President of the United States the highest
oncer known TO our constitution the
OF the urmy and navy the executive officer of the gover
men is charged with the comms ion the highest crimes
known in The code of civilized nations Murder rob-
Dey, and arson R alleged have been by his
procurement and for their commission they propose 10
bring him to "sure aud eosdgn punishment The een-
uemen who framed thai platform old political sta
gers who understood the meaning OF their language and
that the word condignn was rendered by the most
proved photographers TO Suitable" 6meredB ade-
served The crime committed by the procurement Of the
President was murder in Kansas; the suitable "mer-
lted and deserved" punishment for which is hanging
The republican party had prepared the moose for the Prs
dent but there was power between the cxecuoner and
his yctim-the sovereign people Thank God they have
adssed the rope about the political neck Of republican
ism, laughter, and its commissions to-day indicate
speedy dissolution under that wholesome regimen They
poess to be the organization of Law and order of liberty
religion and morals yet they arragn the Chief Magistrate
or the OF the highest crimes in the discharge Of
his constitutional duties.
What spectacle sir, do we present to the civilized
wordl The President accused by great political organ.
zation Of offences against the OF God and man com.
pard with which the crimes that lost Charles hrs head
and drove Louis XVI from his ancestral throne dtugipg
Europe in Of blood shnk in 10 inspnifcance YET
s administration, thus stepped in crime revolving TO hu-
nly ana an outrage upon The spirit OF the age has bees
sustained and yndcated by the unnought verdict Of the
American people at the balotbox SIR your arraignment
Of The President before the world lis intelligence will
ad u 10 Que OF two conciusonsethtr that the repubi
can party have made false accusation and are couse.
quenuy unworthy OF public confidence or that the peop
OF the United States have lost their sense Of Justice and
u appreciation OF the dgntGed position hch the int--
gence aud civilization OF the age require them 10 occupy
You complain that the Pre- den has charged you with be-
ing sectional DO you eeny it2
Mr. LETTER deny It
Ar MORRISON, am prepared to prove the truth OF
ne charge fonr party has two sectional characteristics
The one in It's organization the other in lis principles
Mr. LETTER demand the proof
Mr. hOhhlSON. am young member sir and may
not conduct this running discussion according 10 para
menry rules but readily assign my for charg
ing sectonalism upon this party acge that IS sec
uona IN its organization and TO prove 1t have only to a
Iaoe TO the fact that in the convention which gave Il birth
more OF the fifteen southern States were represented he
sve Ihst an old gentleman from Maryland streyed Off TO
Ihadepha upon that occasion, but wns repudiated by
those he rossed represent a soon az they had notice
o hs action in their behalf That this convention was held
10 the North ayowedy carry out northern views and
was attended by northern alone under call and cir
cumsances which necessarily precuded the Souh from o
participation Ia IT'S deliberations is fact which no honest
man can deny, aud which stamps II with the sea az Soc
uonaity in its orgaRizatl0p
Mr.. NORTON, wish 70 ask my colleague It. at the
a @ oe Neorasks bill was passcd, ho approved and
uoe approve OF the repeal of the Missouri restricon7
MI MORRISON. will answer my colleague At the
une OF the passage Of the Nebraska bill was a wbpI
sa learned as whlg TIE honorable gentleman him-
~ nao mat II was part Of tactics 10 throw every
tnet We could In the way Of the democratic party
lLiughterl did oppose its repeal assailod tbe dem
rss Instrumental m repeating II and IL the gentleman
usies from me further confession, will make n clear
oIeSI ana admit that Ia form or other have MS
IN the last fifteen years
VOW SIR the gentleman asks n approve the princi-
m contained IN the Kansas Nebraska bill which involves
e repeal OF the Missouri rostrction7 la answer have
y % say, III understand the principle Alright that the
People IN The Territory shall exercise Ali Tho
power which belongs to them in mouding tbeir institn
ous according TO their w without federal inter
u or oictaton irom any quarter answer enphati-
'"iy, n 40 approve IL [Laughter
an 'ohlON ask my colleague II two years ago this
Sn ant-Nebraska man upon the same which
uSe lrnmbull elected TO the House ana opon tbs,