The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-01-30
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81 a scene - the senate.
The follosing j. one Of the disgraceful
exhibitions Of the synpathising slave
drivers Of the Senate, which nsturally re-
suits from the habits and manners which
spring up under the peculiar .inStitnAion:
Ar. Trumbull, called mp the bin for
the iAdemni6cation of the President for
suspsnding The writ Of Habeas Corpus.
Mr.. Davis spoke st length, chaacteri-s
ring ths Proclamation Of the President -
the nest extsaordiaAry document ever is
sued, claiming that the President had no
power to do any thing Of the kind, and
such sets we're palpabls violations Of the
Conssiiutioa and Lave &c the United
States. The President might No we'll 10
sue . proclamation 10 suspend the Con-
stitntion Itself Mr.. Lincols had fairly
shcsldsred sAs abolition policy, but the
peopas have declared il thunder tones,
thatshs Constitutios shall not be Ass-
troysd. 4 r aat 1ag
Mr. Hsrris moved to amend 20 as 70
make the provisions of the bill apply TO
criminal A. we'll a. civil cases.
Mr.. Powell said the object of,he whole
bill was TO prevent persons who have been
injured by the myrmidons Of power from
any relief in the courts. but the people
would treat with scorn the vickedDAss Of
this Administration. Upi6As people
could not DO otherwise. ssf48
Mr.. Dooli.tle said he had listened IA
hundreds of krseehes Of the Senator from
s kentseky, asa ths whols burden OF them
had been denanciation Of the Admins
,rst'on which w,s struggling to put dova
the rebels, Lnt be never heard one word
in condemnation of those men who were
dripping with The blood Of fheir country
men who arc stained. with perjury, cor
ruption and itresscn, who were his associ-
ates, bat from day To day hs deaounces
the President of the United States. aspsY-
sing his CLincoln's) motives. The pres
ent Administrstion bears upon il should
ers responsibility never borne since the
day Of Washington. The responsibility
has been borne With the single purpose 10
preserve the Constitution, and to live up
to the oath taken TO protect it. As 10 the
question of the hour. to suspend the writ
Of habeas Corpus, there Is an hon
est difIeronce of opinion about it,
The President Of the United States,
than whom more honest and patriotic
man does not live, believed he was acting
under the Cesstitution in suspending the
writ, and the Senators from Kentucky and
others spend most .of their iisne in de-
noancing and trying to break down the
Administration, but never say . word
aeainss tho rsbsls whoare trying to'ovvfl
throw tbs 0svernmsnt. HshaA lstsu-
, ed to this kind Of talk tin h ~ tired.
4 Mr.. Powell replied, saying that be had
said that those who went into the rebel
lion were doing wrong. He fals it his
:. duty 20 denounce all violation Of the Con-
4 stitution.
Mr.. Collamer said this bill simply pro-
vides for the tssasfsr Of those cases to the
Unissd Ssltes Courts. If there were quss-
tions to be decided, i, was proper that
such cases should be transferred 10 the
United States Commissioners. After fur
tner ois0ussa' .ns seaaneh' oi nj
Harris wasspesd.
a long deeaes ensced on the bill. =.
Muecanls:ury made q lons speech IN
J the cosfse of which ne was called TO or
4 surina ahs course Of the President, call
inc hin IN imbecile and calling him BY
. name, ns vlce Irss'uen' cA'ioo "m =
order - seqnes1ed the senator 20 sake
his sss@ ssa,sDury continuing: the sict
Pres'oeo. .ala 7 .Ie senator Gao nos 'aKe
bis sea-, = sIyu,G S, olaa. oh". mo osrseans :
Arms 70 ts4e nin ~ c"si6o.