The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-02-28

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Il has BEEN ftequsutly ssatd unon 81 docr.
ssscs the commsncsmsk ofs The nnan 1ara1
war, that WEARS making kfApTy. AirsNo ~
psss, iis wickednoo1 ~ Gsu6dtng them.
being instructea ~ II 1hsyMogld
sduonisn us By the1Y ~ 4na who
Vould have a. psoAt by afss - 1aloa ~
socates Of power ana ~ fog9esof 66c&fon,'
charged, IKE Chathanas with te!nl 1Io0s,
disloyai and e. being Up41ees Lres
bellion. Well, sir, this 2 M sttaug o1t
popular conmotions, greAt civil rovnlefionA,
Always bring % tn Gl19e4 4&s1
sf ,uasart. - - i l. u
really TOO ignorant and too dobaeed 10 be in..
structed By the Lessons OF history. Thrown
by revolutionary force into unnaturai posi-
uons, and true to their native inseinctss they
crawl around tho lest OF 9 temporary power,
and seek their own greatness In the Distraction
of those who would nave wisdom In conpsel
snd moderation ~ sctloa. nuca @ea glory In
nothing SO much as In writing the name Of
Aristidss on the shell
In his amman Meseage, uansmitteo 70 Con-
ersss op the trst DAY OF the session, the Prssi-
dent thus Speaks
.We. of this Congress and this Administra-
.;on viii BE- remembered In spite of ourselyes.
No nsrsonal sigr.f .fcance or insianifcanoe can
~. 10 one or another of us. i4e 6erv TRIAL
.5rnuah which we pass will light ma down in
honor or dishonor to the latest ceneration.n
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.. an ..,,a Mv ,h;,E Of MT :h.l,I as VII ~.
s:s,,s,;o,, tte ;va - h;.,orv@ IT ...ny aiu 10
s:aa I'D cons,sn,;r nrsss1tea ,h.";,I. .I Ia.s :.
80 Exssu.ive and had he hona.tlr s-,a 70 -,,,; 4.
sormly acted in reference to the iudrmsnt Of
iupartial history. how different would have
bssn biz and our situation now. But. sir. par
81. not country; vengeance, not Justice. have
ksan the ohiacts most dear N this Adnninisfra
ton and the evidence Of this fact, which
they have and will continue to fulniah, will
Eight them down In "diahonor to the latest
generation" ] know this language NAV be
considered hareh. The question may be asked,
as IL has often been asked heretofore, why de-
Iouncs the Administration Why net de-
nouuos tie rebeis7 ! answer, sir, that the
rebels, as they are called, are not TO be affect.
ed BY denunciation or praise, from you or me-.
70 be brought back by denunciation, but by
wisdom in council even more than by bravery
In the field. That there may be wisdom in
council, both for the purpose of reuniting q
discovered country and for the still greater
and noblsr purpose Of preserving civil consti-
trionsl liberty, have q right to speak my
hoaest convictions in reference to tho execu.
tive action and Of party action; and, having
the right, shall DO governed In its exercise
by NO other consideration than that of the
public good.
At the commencement of the new year, it
may be well 90 review the political chart by
which our action has been governed, that
thereby we may in future avoid the errors Of
tns past.
aWe. Of thia Concress and this Adm;n;stra.
ton. tssys che Pres;dent.) win be remsmbered
ia sDita Of ourselves. No personal sion;ficance
or insigniscance can spare one or another of
us."
Since, then, sir, we are each to be "likhtsd
down In honor or clshonof 70 the latest gene
Fanoni 10 out figni tnat eaeh MAKE nls own
appeal TO the awtul tribunal OF history, and
vlnalcs1o his action IN TINS nationa catastrophe,
b even before "tns LATEST gencrataon But
where is the necessity OF making ones own
deience, OF eondemning the action OF Others
Why ind fault with tpst which you cannot
control ana for Wnicn you are no. responsiDief
Ay snswer 10 PLAIN. some .! us mere can
only act upon measures OF pnbic Poncy sub-
United to us BY others NO EFFORTS OF ours to
gre proper direcuon 70 pnoic analrs Dy pro-
positions OF Legislation OF tenasr OF advice can
avail: An Admlnistsafion pohcy, supported by
majority OF TINS Congress, u submitted 1or
cur approval or re]ecIion. II we approve,
Wen. II we relsct, tnen, a. the dogma Sought
TO be enforced s tnat the Admnlstra-
non Ii TIE tzoVefnment ana the GoV-
ernmsnt Is .ne administration, we are
% be charged WIN oeing opposed 10 the
Gosefnment ana ~ Iayor oI rsochlon.-
1he questions, then, upon whlen history - 70
aecioe are SIMPLY tness' ls tms Adminastrs-
ton right OF wrong Are its measures, as