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

ance of a policy to restore the Union,
i was prepared to vote taxes, | was
prepared to vote men ! was prepared
TO fghtiout this war to the bitter end,
as am to day. Iexpect to ocomprot
mise with traitors in arms, till the
lproudest head shall be brought into
subsection to the majesty OF the law, to
the will of the people constitutionally
expressed, to whchit has been hither
to the pride and glory Of every citizen
to bow. iHt .eAyleomsdi 3a7lfo4 of =
Ibave changed my views somewhat
since ! cameto this Congress. il have
not changed them on Fundamental
principles. 4 am still prepared to give
support to the President in the exers
else of the constitutional powers for
the restoration OF the aUniouas it was
before,this rebellion broke out. But
| am not prepared to give this war an
abolition sturp, ane to call upon my
constituents tor,taxes TO supportit for
an, indefinite pe;lod ofltime, as this
bill proposes. No, sir; fofjsucha pur
pose as chat | am not prepared to vote
a cent. To. all the millions of proper,
ty in the S State OF Kentucky--wlich is
kept in the Union by ffeargas wac
falsely said ON this foor-+this Govern
ment.is Welcome to maintain tbeICon-
stitution,, to defend the supremacy Of
the Federal Government within its
just sphere, to protect the rights re-
served to the States and to the people
of the States. nForithe maintenance
of that purpose alone should've vote
taxes or vote money. Is that the pur
pose toiYhich these taxes are to be dc
votetl Z. Can we put confidence inthe
Administration that they will be de.
voted to that purpose loAre the rights
OF the States and ofthe people--reserl
we'd blythe Federal instrument ITSELF
to be preserved Or ARE they to beswal-
lowed up by ytlis war9 cllt isnot that
slavery is to be preserved or abolished
not that manufactures are to be pro.
ltected by high protective tariffs, not
that gigantic and auneonstitutional
banks arc to be,serected, not that the
Government shall have the power I ,
construct railroads and turnpikes or
undertake other internal improve.
inepts in the States no; but shall
reserved rights be surrendered to a
consolidated Government faa ur
| has been my fortune, all my life,
to be in a minority. In the contest
carried on during my day between the
tendency towards ultra State rights
and the effort of the Federal Govern
ment to preserve its just powers on a
liberal construction nj the Constitution
Il haye been in the minority resisting
that tendency oil the States which has
this day eliminated in secession.
have seen the people of the States take
away from the Federal Government, as
it were, the powers to establish ma
tional bank /; to pass high protective
tariffs; to make internal improve.
lnents ; to lesislate for the restriction
of slavery in the Territories. | waa
found in the old Wing party advocat-
ing Except the last these measures
and claiming these powers for the
Federal Government. am to dav
tound--wherel Inneycr took any
other name than rhe honored name Of
Wing, until this secession business
sprung up in the State of Kentucky,
when the people of all parties me: TO-
gether and took up the name Ct Union
Democracy. l am bound by it; and
] / am here to-day as a member OF the
1 Union Democracy Of Kentucky with
out a party. But | am here to resist
! this new and overwhelming danger
tnis tendency of the Federal Govern
ment to swallow up the powers reser
we'd to the States and people respect
I lively. | am here to resist the claiu
!, made on this Aoor on behalf OF th'
y rights of the Federal Government t
J intefere with the institutions OF othe
States, on the ground that these !nsti
J tutions are incompatible With the Sc
curity Of the Federal Union. Il wa
> denied, yesterday, the privilege Of dis
! closing the effort Of this Government
t to interfere with the reserved rights o
1l lthe States. The message OF the Presi
t dent declared, at,the start, athat ther'
5 are institutions and laws GUARANTEED
d ,flygState and Federal constitutions, ,th'
r tlonyer continuance of which, in thei
/. present ,form,; are incompatible wit
4 the. security Of the Union. Tnat sil
\ is the logic Of themessage, and that ]
the doctrine Of the political abolition
a lists OF the country. essdaF taA @s't
eT Mr.. EDWARDS, q / rise to oaqncstion Q
, order. / ask. whether the discussion
now iudulgsd in BY the gentlema
FROM Kentucky is in order3 lshoul
3 he. very olad to hear the gentlema