Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-06-12
Or Tive Dollars in Advance.
NUMBER 81.

ton aiSoscthcr.i by FREUD has been ar
-aigniDg, not tic House. bot the President
for executive dictasion for controlling his
men in this body, and bringing them up to
the scratch in behalf Of appropriation bills
| Dir. SHERMAN, of Ohio must be al
lowed to say IL this conncxion that | did
not mention the Committee Of Ways and
Means, except in SO far as the remark went,
that the House has neglected It's duty in not
referring its business to the several appro
| pirate committees.
/ Mr.. LErCHER Very we'll; if the thing
.devolves itself upon the House of Rcprescn-
tativcs, let tEe evil be corrected by the
House; but 90 not make it nc, subject Of
complaint against the administration.
Butmy friend has a good deal to say a.
bout executive dictation j do not know
who Is under the influence Of that dictation
here. do not know what the Executive
has undertaken to do to control the, party
BUT can give him an incident in the his
tory of a party in this country, in regard to
| executive dictation, that is without par
allel, SO far as know, in the history of ano-
ther party in this land There was timc
some sixteen or seventeen years ago, when
| the party with which never have been con
ncctcd was i'll power, and had control OF
both branches of Congress. Mr. Tyler was
President of the United States. After he
had vetoed one or two bank bills, the party
in both branches met in caucus, and APP
pointed committee to wait upon him and
pledge themselves that, if he would furnish
his views in the shape Of bill, they would
pass the bill so approved, without the cross
ing OF ''t'' or the dotting of an 81. 1t
was done, and they Claimed that John Tyler
had betrayed them, because he would not
sign the bill. !. y
Mr. SHERMAN, of Ohio At the time
OF that enormous delinquency, President
Tyler did net belong to any party, and, SC
tar as am concerned, might plead that
he was in the minority en- that occasion. Hc
belonged to no party but his own, and thai
was very small bantling
Mr.. LETCHER. Well, then, Mr.. Chair
man, 1t was SO much the worse, that great
party at that day, who had control of both
branches Of Congress, should have beer
Wiling to place themselves under the con-
troll Ola gentleman who, they now say, had
not power enough to muster party. There
would have been some excuse for the othcg
side If he had been their party leader, and
there had been some difference of opinion
which they wished to harmonize and recon
Gle. When my friend from Ohio can fine
such an instance as that in the history Of
the democratic party, when they have gone
to the President Of the United States with
a bAl in hand and asked him 70 placcit III
such form as would meet his favor and ap-
proval, and then pledge themselves to pass
1t, and have come back and passed it in that
shape, ne may, with propriety, arraigu US
lor bowlng at the foot-stool Of power to
learn the executive will but until it can be
found let them at least take care of their
own household and not arraign others 1t
is proper to say that Mr.. Tyler had denied
that he had agreed to approve the bill that
was passed.
And now, let ne ccme little further
down IN the occurrences Of this session,
when the great party upon the other side of
the House surrendered to a small party up
on this side ofthe House upon the kansas
question Sir, as I understand it, that
great party did not claim that, in voting
for the Crittenden- NJ ontgomery amend
mcnt, they were: carrying out their own
principles upon that subject; but that they
made surrender for the purpose of sccu-
ring harmony, and preferred that bill in or
der that they might command the power to
overthrow the democratic party. I'll
Mr.. SHERMAN, of Ohio / viii say
to the gentleman from Virginia, that, SO
far as know, the republican members vo-
ted for the Crittenden- Montgomery amend
mcnt as the only and shortess way Of de-
feating an attempt, which was being made
by the administration, to. force upon the
people Of Kansas constitution which wac
rejected by them. ;.,
Mr.. LETCHER. Then it comes exact
~ to the point | have maintained. My
friend from Ohio pleads here not that the
bill contained his principles or favored his
views, but that it was necessary to make up
a power: sufficient to crush the administra-
ton that induced them to sustain it. Does
not that leave the question exactly where I
placed it ? If, then, gentlemen upon the
other side OF the House, vote from consid-
erations like those, for the purpose of crush
ing the democratic party, submit to them
that it is at least worthy of their conaidera-.
ton, before they argaign u.s.. that. they
should purge Themselves Of that which at
taches to them under this state Of circum-
stances. il
But, besides Chat, let US 90 to the othcr
end Of the Capitol. What induced them,
what brought the gcntleman's friends there
to vote for the Crittendon- Montgomery bill?
1t could not crush the administration there.
It could not defeat or control measure
there and if they veted for it, and under
those circumstances, they have not even
the excuse which is offered by my friend
from Ohio, in this end of the Capitol, for
his ycte.
Now, there are various other points
which would like to notice, but ! have
occupied as much time upon this occasion
as [ desire. One single word more and
have done. My friend from Chic says it
is time reform and retrencEments were be-
gun that it is high .ime the doctrine Of
was inauguratcd for the ben-
sit Of tie President and other officers who
violate tho law Of the land All I have to
say is, that, 50 fur as know, the Prcsi-
dent Of the United States has respected tho
law, and has discharged those obligations
CT duty Vh;al he owes to his oath and TO