The daily union., 1856-01-16
THE DAILY UNION

The President has done bis duty; let the House Of Rep
resentavss follow his example instead Of railing without
measure aud without reason proceeding called for by
due regard the safety interests and honor Of the Uni
ted States.
As 10 the hue aud cry of insult raised against the Presi
dent it is only proof that majority Of the members OF
this non-exisng body which has just committed o Dc 81
are determined pick quarrel with him at all events
To constitute insult il is necessary 1t should be in
enona and that there be something the act the word
or the manner that clearly indicates the intention. Is
there any thing of this in the Presidents message2
Was the performance of constitutional duty lnsulY
Il there anything offensive in the language Of the message
any reflection, either direct implied the body TO
which II is addressed any attempt al dictation that
can be tortured into INSULT is only necessary to
read the message TO reply in the negative.
Yet this imaginary offence is met by majority OF the
House by premedated insult in action accompanied by
sweepug charge against the President Of falsing the
whole history of the country from beginning end Yet
these are the great stckers for etiquette these the
thin-sknned who bear to be spoken to lest
il should disturb their slumbes and fall Tito hyscri
being treated as living bodies. These gentlemen the
very anpodes Of the honest rshman who declared he was
not dead, but speechess SINCE according to their own
not speechless. af
In conclusion have only to express the opinion that
the non-exisence Of Congress sheer papabe absnrdy
Like the King Of England Congress dies. 1t is
always in existence and though Ways active may be
called into action whenever the President deems it neces
sary The moment the Of Congress expires gives
life and being to another and so through an infinite
series There is nerregnum contemplated by the con-
sttuon and il House Of Representatives cannot or will
choose Speaker surely there is sufficient
why every other branch Of the should be
rested that the President should postpone indefinitely
great constitutional duty.
We don't saythough perhaps we did might not be
far from the ruthhat such state Of things existed at
the time the President sent in his message. But will
suppose that desperate faction fusion of factions hav
ing principle Of action but an nveterate hos
tiy democratic principles and the administration by
which they represented should wuly and desgnedly
prevent obstruc delay the choice Of presiding officer
and enact the dog in the manger Are the operations Of
the other branches of the to be paayzed and
the whole machinery arrested, in consequence? Is the
country perhaps in crisis of peculiar danger to be left
inert incapable Of action, deenceless or in state Of
allegiance wee for want Of some indispensable action
of body which is playing possum and trying to make
us believe it is dead? If such is really the case the Pres
dent must be dumb because the House cannot choose
Speaker every branch Of government must be starved be-
cause the House choose Speaker; and chaos
come again. because the House cannot choose Speaker
Surely there must be remedy for such state Of
things and if it cannot be found in the constitution, we
know Of no other but the great law of necessity If
Speaker is so Indispensable why, then, we must have
Speaker by hook by crook aud there an end OF the
matter