Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-09-06


The Adjournment of Congress--The Army
Biz Passed The Constitution Triumph-
ant-The President vindica ted--The
Fall of the Comprehensive Evil One
in the Dust.
The passage of the Army bill has sent a
thrill Of JOY into the breast Of every friend
Of the Union. The result of the action of
the extra session upon @his important meas
ure was looked to with The most painful anx-
iety. Its defeat would have devolved upon
the Southern States the duty Of protecting
their own rights in the territories, which
would have led to direful results.
The army bill (says the Washington I'm
ion) passed Saturday evening by majority
Of four votes. The conspirators are utterly
broken down The constitution is saved,
revolution is rebuked, and the course Of the
President yindicatcd. It is not only a total
I.ehange of the aspect which was before us,
bet it may be received as an unques3i6nablo
assurance of the 'spt3 overthrow Of the enc.
mics of our institutions. Never, in our his
tory, has there been q more anxious time.
Each particular clement of the occasion has
been, in turn, the subject of discussion.
When Congress first met fer the extra
session, there were some of our friends who
doubted the wisdom of the policy pursued
by the President. 1t was doubt express
ed in The best terms Of faith and confidence,
and therefore, springing from the right spi-
rit, was soon removed Our enemies we're
unmoasured in their abuse and denoncia-
tons Of the President; but, g1idcd by a
sense Of duty, be had acted as patriot
ought always to do, and summoned Congress
back to the discharge of the high trust CON-
mitted to them by their constituents a fac
tious majority Of black republicans, varying
from one to three, had steadily refused to
vote for the army appropriation bill, except
with an unconstitutional and arbitrary pro-
viso. In the face Of all these discouraging
circumstances, the President met the crisis,
and we owe orr present triumph to his firm
ness and his sagacty It reminds Us Of the
truth, that from the first assembling of Con-
gross in December until the hour in which
we write, his civic pathway has been lined
with brilliant triumph. lie began by re-
bukiag conspirators, and he has closed by a
signal triumph over their fall. These are
recorded honors which will live in the CRATE
full hearts Of his countrymen.
The following is tho vote of the House on
the Army Bill without the proyiso:
YEAs-Messrs. Aiken, Akers, Barksdale,
Bell, Bennett Of Mississippi, Boeoek, Bowie,
Boyoe Branch, Burnett, Cadwallaaer, Car
lie, Campbell Of Kentucky, Gaskie, Cling
man, Cobb of Georgia, Cobb Of Alabama,
Cox, Craige, Crawford, Cullen, Davidson,
Davis of Maryland, Denver, Dowdell, Ed
mondson, Elliot, Etheridge, Eustis, Evans,
Foster, Florence, Fuller of Maine, Goode,
Greenwood, Hall Of lowe, Harris of Mary
land, Harris Of Alabama, Harris of Illinois,
Harrison, Haven, Hickman. Hoffman,
Houston, Jewett, Jones Of Tennessee, Jones
of Pennsylvania, Keitt, Kelly, Kennett,
kidwell, Lake, Letcher, Lumpkin, A. X
Marshall of Kentucky, II. Marshall of Ken
lucky, Marshall Of Illinois, Maxwell, Me-
Mullin, McQueen, Miller Of Indiana, Mill
son, Oliver of Missouri, Orr, Packer, Peck,
Phelps, Porter, Powell, Puryear, Quitman,
Rieaud, Rivers, Ruifin, Rust, Sandidge, Sa-
wage, Seward Shorter. Smith Of Tennessee,
Smith Of Virginia, Smith Of Alabama, Snecd,
Stephens, Stewart, SWope, Talbot, Ta5 Tor,
Tyson, Underwood, Vail, Walker, Warner,
" els, Wheeler, Whitney, Williams, Wins
low, Wright Of Mississippi, Wright of Ton
nessee, and Zollicolfer-10t.
NAYs-Messrs. Albright, Allison, Bar
bour, Barclay, Bennett Of New York, Ben
son, Bllinghurst, Bingham, bliss, Brad
shaw, Benton, Burlington, Campbell of
Pennsylvania, Campbell of Ohio, Ghafee
Clark Of Connecticut, Glawson. Colsx, Co
Minis, Coyole, Cragin, Cumhaek, pamrell,
Davis of Massachusetts Dean, De Witt
Dick, Dickson, Dodd, Dunn, Durfee, Eide,
Enaie, Flagler, Galloway, Giddines, Gil
bert Granger, Grow, Harlan; Holloway,
Horton Of New York. Howard, Dughston,
Kelsey, King, Knapp, Knight, Knowlton,
Knox, Kunkel Letter, Mace, Matteson,
McCartg, Morgan, Morrill,, hIott, Murray
Morton, Oliver of New York, Parker, Pei
ton, Pennington Petit, Pike, Pringle,
Puryianoo, Richie, Robbins, Roberts, Ro-
bison, sabin, Sage, SapP, Scott, Sherman,
Simmons, Spinner, Stanton, Stranahan,
Tappan, Thorington, Fhurston, Todd, Trat-
ton, Wade, Wakeman, Walbridge, Wal
dron, Washburnc of Wisconsin,, Washburno
Of Illinois, Washburne of Maine, Wood,
Woodruff, and Woodworth-9s
Democratic gtata iddress