M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-05-01

4 ftentlon tOcOn1ne luis discussion strict
y to the bill under consideration, and
as the Chair has announced that be
will confiue the debate to the bill itself.
| think the rule ought to be enforced
upon every member or upon none. /,
therefore, submit that the gentleman
from Kentucky, in the course he is
pursuing is out of order.
The CHAIRMAN, The Chair is Of the
opinion that the remarks Of the gentle
man are not in order, except by unani-
nous consent. The Chair thinks the
question Of tue message Of the Presi.
dent is not before the committee.
Mr., WADswoRTH. Well, sir, | will
move tostrike ont the enacting clause
of the bill. 'lpresume anything will
be in order npon that.
The CHAIRMAN, That wonld not
bring the remarks OF the gentleman
within the rule. The bill! before the
committee has been made a special
order, and under the rule all debate
n uSt be strictly confined to the bill,
Mr. THOMAS, OF Massachusetts
Does not that involve the general poll
cy and principles of the measure as
we'll as its details '
The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman
from Massachusetts appeal from the
decision Of the Chair
Mr. THOMAS, of Massachusetts. No,
sir; / do not. u s'
! Mr.. WADswoRTH. have no puf.
Ipose1 except to proceed in order and
Iif thought was not strictly in order
u would not say another word. have
mot risen to discuss the details Of the
bill, as any gentleman can perceive, !
will try, sir, and keep in order. am
speaking without preparation, with no
hotes before me. these Interruptions
are therefore more than ordinarily
Embarrassing, and | trust they viii
bot be presisted in. i. Ia' ~ y. !.
lwas trying to show my opposition
10 this bill--to the extent to which il
laoes at least - to say to my constitu
ents, and tosuchpart Of tIie country as
myihumble voice may reach, that can
no longer cOnfde in this A dministra-
tim, orgive my confidence in full to
the President himself. i cannot vote
taxes for the purposes for which | fear
these taxes are to be used. | can not
vote, atallevents, for rthem for as long
q time as this DILL proposes to do. Il
that he not in order, how can anybody
ever be in orderl 1l s1e#' H..'
llsay, then, to recur to the thought Of
Iny mind at the time | was interrup.
tied, that to affirm that the exercise of
any reserved right Of any State, or the
people of any State, is incompatible
with the security of.the Union, is alto.
gether absurd in its very terms. The
most ultra political abolitionist has
never claimed any thing more than that
i lis to Say at once that there IS no Con-
stitution ) tits to say that the exercise
Of a right the Constitution reselyers is
Incompatible with the continuance Of
the Union. .R .a7 90 aeJ
The message itself has put this idea
forward to this country. And why
When it asks this Congress to notify
the States 'distincily," that they have
administration in them wnich, though
legal in its character, and guaranteed
bys tho Constitution itself, is incom
patible with the security OF the Union,
(tolgo no turtLer0 does any gentleman,
then, suppose that this message was
| put forward with solemn appeal to
God and the country as a mere idle
collocation OF words2 That it means
nothing more than to propose to Ger.
Itain States Of this Union that the Fed.
eral government will assist them BY
lpecunisry aid to DO a certain act9 O.
I. That the President, surrounded by an
!, able Cabinet, celebrating upon every
word, Of that resolution and that mes,
, sage, has been guiltyof the folly oI
calling upon God and the people OF the
country, upon amere idle proposition
No, sir mo sir. There are certain IN
terprstations Ct that message and reso
luton either ofswhich threaten. the
] preservation vfthe9 Union ifit be adop
led. II il be adopted and followed ouI
( to its legitimate result, | am not pre-
pared tolyote dollar OF the money o
my constituents to accomplish it.
One construction is thatthe northern
} people--if may use the term, mean
: ing the people OF tue free or nonslave
u holding States-have come to the con
clusion that the gentleman from Penn
n sylyania, not now in his seat, (Mr
!. HIoEMAsA had come to, that the bor
der slave States were heldin the Uniol
{ Iby i'tear9 alone. ii do not see tina
d gentleman present, and 1 will there
} lore forbear to make the remarks TIA
rises to my lips linsnswer to such
d statSment as that. Whatever else W