The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-09-04

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be, stand here protesting against this innoya
tion until Sunday morning, the 4th of Marcl
next, shall come ia to relieve oil of Us of iur
ther duties here.
Sir, them is great wisdom there is Nesto
rian wisdom IN the counsel Of the honorable
Senator from Dclawarr. II nay bc that |, |,
only question Of relieving wooden manuiac
tur,rs and railroad builders. but another lloust
may give us, in the same form, u question
Of Freedom or slavery, and may SICK in the
same way TO coercc our consent TO their policy
in that respect, Are you prepared for tina,
When the precedent shall have once been ~
tablished what will protect you against the
most unboundcd license Of assumption by the
HOUSE o. Representatives
Again. SIR, whcn you shall have suffered ths
House Of Representatives 10 incorporate new
tariff into the civil aud diplomatic sppropria-
tion bill what shah hinder the same power
from attaching the frearh spoliAtio@ bill TO tAe
naval service billr Moreover, whom tho Prcsi-
dent Of the United States shall hereafter veto
any bill, u majority Of the two Houses, adopt.
Ing the precedent t,>w TO be established, can
practically annul the veto by suspcnding his
own compensation and arresting the wheels oi
the Government.
From the foundation Of tho Government un,
I'll this day, il has been settled ~ matter Of
habit, and become habit Of the Government,
that the Hou~ Of Representatives shall not
only exercise its constitutional right oi origina
ting 81 rcycsue hills, hut hat q shall exercise
that original right in u certain regular way;
that is. by introducing bills 'ot appropriation
separate and distinct from all other matters,
nj raptin.i IA, Of ~tlps.
II is part Of the great conservative principle
Of legislation which ia necessary Tor tho sale
transaction Of the public business, and tor the
preservation Of the balance Of political affairs
in any State that every act Of legislation should
bc distinct and separate from all other acts;
and Tor the obvious reason that where many
rcscntatives have different opinions respecting
different interests. there 10 no distinct and sepa
rats opportunity Tor each Of thcm hut q com
promise is made, In which one party gives mp
something To obtain al advantage from the
other party. This. In small matters, passos
without observation. but when the matters
thus combined sse great qud~tions a StstP. in
yolying the safety ol the State. or involving
the harmony OF tho Union. then W. err all
made aware al once how important Il Ia to sd
here TO the safe aud cardinal principle Of dis
cussng every separate matter by itself in,ls-
pendent Of all Others
Mr. SEWARD WAS asked what he would jo
in case bill rpesling the Fugitive Slave law
was attached to the appropriation bills.
Mr. SrwARD When the House Of Repre-
seniatises sends that bill here, il will bc the
beginning Of that reaction which. when the h
gitiyc slave law was passed. knew was 10 be-
gin In the near future. The question being
statcI in that simple iorm Of course the hon
orable Senator kDows. and everybody here and
throughout the country, ] trust. knows what
my answer would be. ] have voted here more
than once Tor the repeal OF the fugitive slave
law; and when the question couas, this year, OF
the next year, or the year Rf,er or 80 long ~
have place in the Senate, shall always
vote for il, when ! can vote for II constitution
ally, and TINT | can always do when II comes
here as a separate bill.
! Other honorable Senators ask what will 40
il the House Of Representatives shall next year
! send bill for the restoration of the Missouri
Compromise Sir. ! trust that the House Of
Representatives, whether II be- constituted Of
anti Nebrnska men. or OF American men, or
whatever may bc its constitution, will send up
such bin here think the next Hour will
sepd H. or ut any rate, the next one after that,
and when il shall come here will be prepared
to vote for expuuriDg slavery from every foot
Of The common territory Of the United S,atis
of America, when ! can do that constitution
ally; and ! can always do il whci il Ia IN sep
araie bill.
Now, sir. having thus stated my faith ~ TO
.L.t 4 .u. Ia cnnss nj sllv uaI vrtthant
/ faction or revolution. will tell tbs honorable
Senator from South Carolina and there are
on this ho0r the witnesses Of what ! ssy--- that
more than once since the fugitive slave law was
passed have warpeA my friends that uey
must no, put upon an appropriation bill. which
involves the payment u the erIeases of Gov
eminent, a provision ior The repeal Of the iusi
tive slayA la~ and that u they did they would
{ not have my vote. can tell the honorable
Senator IRON south Carolina that therc are
those here who win besr mc witmS@. that when
/ il has been proposed IN this hin I have refused
to give It my support
| We think Mr. Ssw.RD has exhibited Ia a
graphic manner. the revolutionary character Of
thu proossings of the IIouae That body
sought to iegislate, in the army appropriation
bill. upon a political matter. aboosnec,ed ~ith
military sryire Of tbc country. bat upon which
there wa, known difference of opinion b.
tween the Senate aud IIou.e. The tWO instsn-
ocs are analogous in their character. and opc
Of the -,ropges, srgunrnts sgsin., the pss>ent
stion of the IIou-e Ia found IN . speech uak
I by the distinguished leader ~ the black Iis-
Z - Al.