The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-03
THE VOICE OF CONDEMNATION.

Not even the careless observer of the signs of the
times have failed notice the deep earnest
which has pervaded the minds the people first
showed its cloven foot in the Capitol The great heart
Of the nation began throb with anxiety for the result
and its slow wrath began at to blaze up the news
few abroad that faction of reckless fanatics had dared
trampe upon the constitution to insult the Senate and to
usurp the whole power of the Each day that
the madmen held in their the indignation Of
the people grew stronger and strongeeverywher it was
beginning break forth in unmstakable tones OF rebuke
This it was which induced them to retreat They heard
the roaring of the indignant which was gathering
around them They hoped retreat in time to escape it
in this too they have failed They have drawn down
the lightning upon their own heads. Again and again
they were warned of the abyss into which they were
plunging hemseves-Rto which they hoped to drag the
Unon-but infatuated in their folly and blinded by the
very bodness of their treason, they would listen to no
warning-would hear reason. But as they have
brought it upon themselves so they alone must suffer
The people, in their universal exultaton at the happy
escape which the country has made not rgetful
those who brought the verge Of the precpice
they orgetu Of the noble patriots who stood firm
and undaune in the breach continue to receive from
all parts Of the Union mingled expressions of ioy graft
tude scorh and contemp joy for the triumph Of the con-
,udon, gratitude TO lis defenders and whitening scorn
and contempt for the incendnrcs who so ruhlesy as
sailed it A few Of these are as follows
Tho Philadelphia Argus prys tho Senate the following
inst compliment for lie frmncss in maintaining their
rights
'The attention Of the whole country was but recently
called the extraordinary spectacle OF continued and
threatening disagreement between House and the Senate
The lower branch Of Congress the position that
they had right direct the President In his discretion
commander They insisted that the army should not
be paid maintained unless the Senate would unite with the
fsctous majority Of the House in double usurpaou-a
uurpng control the legislature Of Kansas and usurp
ing intrusion the functions Of the Executive The ac
ton Of the House, had II been submitted by the Senate
would have constituted most revolutionary,
and dangerous precedent Be the laws Of bad
they may, two wrongs make right and IL was no
proper method OF rcdesng grievances that one
branch OF the government cotemporsry refusing all offers
Of Cancellation and accommodation from any quarter should
attempt TO parayze the constitutional powers Of the other
branches.
GAN honor to the Senate for its noble stand II has proven
itself TO be sheet anchor to the ship OF State It's rmnes,
has goriousy tumphed The facous majority In the House
yielded at last TO the constitutional stand Of the Senate and
the coordinate departments Of the national s
moyein their proper orbits"
The Atlas and Argus congratuates the country upon
the defeat Of the revoutions and the triumph Of law
says: .s +. = 1aaa.
congratulate the country the final passage Of the
army bill BY both houses Of Congress- and It's signature By