, 1862-01-31

encouraging Indication endcaTor to make the
most Of it. Tie stake for which al patriots
are eontending is Of such vast proportions
the future to be achieved By the American
people is of such awful consequence for good
OF i1-that he would be worse than an inGdcl
who should seek to add nccdless1y to the
darkness Of the night which o7ershadows us.
Yet there is always something due to truth;
and it cannot be said, and would not be be-
Ieyed If said Thousand times, that the coun-
try can be sayed By the kind Of physic it has
been taking the past nine months, The country
needs intelligence and conscience at the bead
Of her armies and in the seats Of power, and
not only SO, but that degree Of Intelligence
and conscience which shall make itself known
and felt to the remotest corners Of the land,
wherever there is q patriot and G. tax payer
Our rulers may be never SO enlightened, they
may be never so lonest-if they do not con-
vince the people that they are SO, nothing can
be done.
In this view it is unfortunate that, directly
On the heels Of Cameron's removal, Mr. John
Tucker Of Philadelphia should have been nom
mated for Assistant Secretary Of War. Mr.
Tucker may be the best man in America for
the place, but his reputation is extremely bad
It is believed in weIl-informed circles that tcs-
timony has been taken by the Committee of
Congress duplicating him in a discreditahle
transaction connected with the purchase Of
transport vessels for the Port Royal Expo
dltion, and it now appears thatthe particular
place assigned to him in the war Office is that
in which he is alleged to have graduated with
go much distinction, viz: transportation by
sea- A1r. Scott, the Vice President Of the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad, rcmains the
chief Of transportation by land. Alr. Watson,
the third Assistant Secretary, rejoice to say,
is man Of unspotted character, great energy,
and decided anti-slaycry opinions. What NAY
lappen to be Mr. fuckers political creed lit
any is Of no consequence, if hc be guilty Of
the corruption alleged.
The names Of Mr. Tucker and Mr. Watson
| came up for confirmation in the Senate on
Friday. The latter was confirmed ncna con
and the former hung up for future delibcration
and action. Immediately after this came the
extraordinary proposition from senatorWade's
| Var Investigating Committee, for e new joint
rule Of Congress that whenever any business
comes from the President, requiring, in his
opinion, secret session, the Senate, OF House,
or both, shall immediately so into secret ses-
| sion and conclude the business before ad-
| iournment, that no member shall speak more
than FIVE minutes Oh the subject under con-
slderation, and that if any member diyulges
| what transpires in such secret session, he
shall be expelled, and if any clerk, secretary,
or other cmploye, shall diyulge, he shall be
| punished By fine and imprisonment. The
effect Of t1is rule would be turn the Senate
| into Star Chamber to record under the gag
the cdicts Of the Executive, if the Executive
should he disposed to make that use Of it, and
to introduce secret sessions into the House-a
thing heretofore unknown, and utterly with
out object except to hide from the people the
doinss Of their representatives. Tie plea
that this new rule Is necessary to secure expe-
dition Of business in the House is utterly
grouudlcss, because, under the operation Of
the previous question, debate can be, and frc-
quent1y is, stopped Instantly, and the pending
proposition and al other propositions connect
edwith it brought at once to vote. It may
not be asserted that the object of the rule, as
applied to the Senate, is to cut of
inquiry and discussion, and starve the
members into acquleseence, but it
makes such course of procedure perfectly
feasible, for under its operation they must be
locked TIP like refractory jurors, whenever an
Executive communication comes i'll, alleged
to require hastcand secresy, and kept in limbo
till they vote upon it. It is urged by the ad
yocates Of the rule, that great measures oi
policy, as to the conduct Of the war, may be
r;, uiuun1 a IN, Gones5nns "nlan t tne Executive
gress can be had, aud in the adoption of w]te,
5ro,+ hosto md ,1noo,n-,e,,, eaa-oe.. ,,,a,s ~
/ ''.1 ~, "nu uaeo.u'ton seetees nuis Ut
needed. lie answer to this Is, first, that ev'
cry measure sent to Congress this session re,
at a baud galop without the need Of any such
proved during this session Of Congress-. if i
That lie administration can get any any rishi 1
out . the SLIGHTEST dclav or lie Iesst
hocus pocus: and third that the adm.
ton of such rule Tor such reasons would he
: IN advertisement Of fecbIcncEs and ,mlec;sion
on the part Of the Executive, in whose hand:
the CARRYING On Of tbe war solcIv rats ani
who is neither required by the Constit,1tinn
, nor expected liz fhe nconio tn he osl-irr ~.
advice Of Senator THIS or Gonrr,ss Thal
in the proner sphcr, Of bis J3,tics In tbf
cases Of nominations and tTcaf;cs wbera th| ths
advice and consent of the Senate are neccssarr
the rules of that BODY alreav estaIli i, sScresv
There is not. an eonyiucsd snv nrnhah;l;}{,
;, that Senator Wade,s rnle Will he :1Iontnd =
! | its present shane. if indeed in anv sl1ana
The rcnort nf the .Tni1ic;arv Gonm;tfoo :,
| the Illinois Confcntion m fhe nnostion - -
,, !, Congressional Apportionmcnt. dcclarinT tia
thc Tnrd Ieuisi.fnro' in fhe Conat;t,.f;on ~
the United States means Gou,rvt;on s,1ggost +
OF course that they ourht tn clnct = Sen5for +
> place Of Nj. BTownfnE. # The ,Judicjar,
Com1nittec are right. Mr.. Browninv's trrn
| has already eypirca. Hc was annofntcd II,
: the Governor to I'LL ,Judoe Doupi,,s's Toc.nc;
until thc meetinp of 1i7s Iep;si1tura }ut
LeaisIture means Conycntion thew o1,0lt +,
, proceed at once to fiji thc vacancy Th3n til
> question would he drcidea f;n.1iy and ..onr1u
T siyely in tic form Of n eontcst for The seai
!. But that is not iii. IF .I1,due afann;n1'
/ argument is right, the ConTention aet71
1 to eject Successor to &7tator Ti7in
= bull d7So, Tie (Mannipg} contends thu
!, although the power to apportion the State i
J., Congressional districts has been exercise
J. once, it is not exhausted but may be excrcis.
;. again. Therefore, although the power to cleo
n a Senator has been exercised once, it is no
:. exhausted, but may he exercised again. I'll
same Legislature which apportioncd the Staff
. | ut the same session, and il r,1rsuauce of til
i same clause of the United States Constitute;
y elected Senator TrumhuIl. The logic of til
/ case is that If tue Convention calls itself th
legislature. and declares nnro itself fhr IN r.
to rear,nortion tf1t Stntc. # n,1,st o1so a.,
+ 49, II G. ct - e'"re' a1"e. "isu e.el
|, | a II, seu"'U Aet 1oGen linnEu1tiei