The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-03-06
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In the debate in the Senate upon the
Banking Bill, Senator CoLLAMER, of Yer
mont, took the liberty to break over the
rules of his party, and to rank himself
with those who are able to reconcile the
obligations of loyalty with the duty Of al
ways being true to themselves by respect
ing their honest convictions of public right
ana expedency. He repudiated the abo-
lltlOn dogma that "the President is the
State, and exposed the attempts continue
ally made to press measures through the
Senate on the plea Of military necessity,
Or political necessity" We make the
following extract:
It has been more than intiroatad to in fiji,
debate that if a man will not rive nm thn mo-
lection of any local interest thar stands in tba
way of the great national problem bcforcms hc
is unfaithtul to the Government ! canno+ do
it on this occasion. | know, too. than mnnZI
will not call bad names-pOlitical retormrr. ,,ot
up project which, with them, j, ;,n ideal Of
perfection and an absolute necessity. and thcv
have worked upon 1t until they have rot into
that condition when they think that every Zinc
on earth must give way to it, and every tLin5c
that does not give way 10 it is an enemy to the
country, and every man who does not agree
to it is an enemy to the country. To add Ia
that, weare told in the Senate that the whole
Cabinet are in its favor Mr. President il i
not many years since & man would have been
called to order for using an expression of that
kind in the Senate
If it has come to this, that il IS 70 be more
than mtImatcd that we are not 10 consult our
ftl--t lrl,iI I'M all
sonlng about the matter, but We are 10 be told
ec cdtIteotr0 by the organ OF the Administration
that the Cabinet desire and are all in favor of q
certain thing as an argument 70 induce Us to
come INTO 1t, 1t seems 10 me that implies a de
pected.
intend to consult my own Judgment il the
discharge Of my official duties If other zen
tlemen are willing to let their conscience swing
loose from It's mOorngS. and to cease to consult
their own judgments in reference 10 the nca-
SureS, but rather TO consult their own safety for
fear they will fall into contempt by being
charged with being untriendly 10 the Govern
ment, and will therefore give uD all further con-
slderatlon OF the subject, they may do it: but |
should like to know when that time comes:
that is all.
This language, observes the Buffalo
CO"rier, is a calm and dignifed e.rp0se of
the dictatorial manner in which the North
ern disunionists have Jullied both the
President and Congress. The most abiect
subserviency to the behests of a faction is
regarded as the touchstone of loyalty, and
men who refuse to be echoes of its leaders
are stigmatized as "unfa;thful to the
Government" We are glad that man
OF Senator CoILAMERs stamp has had tie
courage to assert his own manhood and
his individual independence. If there had
been more such men in Congress, the Re
public could not have been brought to its
present extremity. This radical, revolu-
tionary, abolition faction, described by the
Senator, have been the architects of our
RUM" because members of Congress and
thousands of men of influence have sub
mitted to their dictation for fear they
should fall into contempt by being charged
with being untriendIy 70 the Govern
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