The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-04-19
The Protest i'm the House.

The Protest i'm the House.
The Presidents protest produced profound
sensation in the House Of Representatives yes
terday. 1t was received about o'clock, and
just as the House was about to 60 into Commit.
tee of the Whole on the order of the day, Mr..
Bocock called for the reading of this message,
which was assented to-the Republicans little
dreaming of what it contained Very few SEN
fences, however, were read by the Clerk before
they became aware of its character and pur-
pose; aud an appeal having been made to the
Speaker to require members to take their seats
and preserve order, the protest was listened to
throughout in unusual silence and quict-intcr-
rupted only by occasional jeers of affected
laughter from some of the more 1,nmapperly
among the Republicans.
| 1t was evident that this admirable paper
made strong impression upon all parties in
the House-0n the Senators who had come in
from their Chamber and on the audience in the
galleries. 1t was fth to be q noble and trium-
plant vindication Of the just rights of the Exc
cutive, and dignified rebuke of partisan in
justice; aud we can assure those honorable mem
bers who pretended to be so much amused now
and then that the lofty and pathetic passages
which excited their vulgar derision, produced
many a throb Of manly emotion and hearty
sympathy among persons more capable Of op-
preciating elevated character and devoted pa
triotism. They ought to remember that, though
satire is legitimate weapon in political war
fare, the Hall Of Representatives ought not to
be made stage for the exhibition Of buffoone-
! rys,
me Protest having Deen read, MIR. B0cock,
VINO nad calie1 LOT the reading, was entitled by
c c! as wen as IN al comfy, to be recog-
n'Aeu ny ene speaker "hen ne rose TO make q
ihouon Ior dlsposlng OF It. But the Speaker
tnouSnt NJ TO recognize Mr.. Sherman. This
ay na;e oee,l an!eat,onal; 9nt as that func-
.loIary IL nov parucniarly well acquainted with
parliamentary law and usage, we freely con-
.e9e W nall 'ne apology OF not knowing the
tna1 ana Well.estaotsned practice OF the
~ pDuy over WHICH ne mas tne nonor to preside
MD ar. nococh al'udea 10 tnls little mistake in
ser1is 50 genue ana courteous as must have
maoe tne speaker 1eel his seat to be softer than
| 'n1 Nv " oe Shs" VI LORD onanceil0r.
MI. sherman having thus taken the floor,
contrary 10 courtesy, blazed away, as might
nave peen expected, 10 reply to the powerful
papei WHICH every consutotloual lawyer and
Every sooer .a man IN the House felt to
o W q. ieass enacl't 10 answer. Whetner from
cc " ln y! neao produced ny consciousness
VI inc weakness OF DIS cause, or from deliber-
ave uesgh 10 msrepresent, we shall not now
a:su.ne " say; D''t most certainty Mr.. sherman
uu. III enec., totaAy Mlsstate ana pervert the
lMsnh purport anu scope OF tne PRESIDENTS views
anu reasohngs; ana consequently oil his So
pnom0ilcal oeclamauon about the doctrine that
sae M,ng can 10 no wrong y icll to the ground
, Nun .lle cohtelhpt wh!ch grown men usually
oestow upon countef1elt rhetoric. In the hight
OF MS soaring ne was brought abruptly to the
ground ny weil-dlrected shalt from the culver
OF MT. burton Cralse, VINO exposed his ignOr-
ance OF Ills Misrepresentation OF the Presidents
pos,tions.
The speech of the day was Mr.. Bocock's. He
met ana overthrew every objection suggested
by MIR. Sherman, and fortified, in clear and
logical argument, the doctrine SO plainly laid
down ny Mr.. Buchanan: With courtesy,
t Mn,ca Is rare among inc Republ,cans and may
therefore NC recommended to their imitation,
mr.; bocock yielded repeatedly for explanation
70 mr.. Covode, Mr.. Campbell Of Pennsylvania,
MI. Grow and Mr. Haskin. This indulgence
was, OF course, grossly abused by Mr.. Covode,
VINO aVailed himself OF MIR: Bocock's politeness
to undertake to "ventilate" considerable por-
'.on Vi tne e1 pare eVioence taken from panders
ana parasites before his own inquisition. This,
however, was CONSIDERED ".oo oaa;" and the dis
Eon'ea mailgnant ceased his dlsorderly ebul-
so. .s; anus' seuepal clamors against ms I'M
n,.r 'iachely MI bocoGk tore up and tram
Eono1o ,n .os auss ~ SHALLOW pleas Wnlcn mr..
usouo p,esen.eu III eAtenua'lon OF MS Vlndlc-
e,, ~ " nv: ruIulcle course towards the vener-
" "uo Un,ee Mae,s.tate ol tne Union. ne also
sA.o!'eu 'roii Tue PACK hepuolicans the broad
"ua.ssloh 'nat WINE sney were thus counten-
a ,aa sle assauits u wretchcd ana degraded
ana ;nt"nn;. "saanss statesman whose purity
tho;r on,ho;""S Jtoauos s! over tne iand
from every part Of the country in order to
operate on the next Presidential clcct;oni n