The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1863-01-01
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t~tTf FNNF'N W AA"'"N '" Nv ~N"'N
the pliled States, made a telling speecl
IN aal body, the other day on the reso
lullSR introduced into the Senate. ma
king inquiry of the Secretary Of War
WHY certain persons have been restrain
cd eicir liberty
X His mbu}r Of Senator Powellis thor.
ough pointed, manly, anil, what is more
thai Senator merits It by his conduct. =
iiun sgmpathizin4 with tho Govern,
megi of the Uaitol States as this mau
synIpahises with that of Jefferson Davis,
could moi live an hour in Richmond
Yettbis Senator IS permitted to hold his
seus draw his pay while his heart and
syuipst.ies are With The South and with
thQrobellion, Such moG should lie do,
noun,ed, and Mr.. Morrill, does it in the
following terse and pointed manner
fNow, Mr.. President, let me advert
to some Of the current history of llis
country in illustration OF what am say
! ing, The honorable Senator from Kou.
tncky seems to take the lead in dcnoun.
sing the President aud the President and
tho Government 1t is not new with
him. Let mo illustrate the subject some
what by reference to his own State
What is the condition Of Kenluoky2-
He stands here to tell you that at least
5000 ofthe citizens of Kentucky have
been FIST and last, arrested by this Nd
minstration and restrained OF their liber.
:ysmost of whom have since been set at
libery. Now. sir, from what we know
Ollie current history OF Kentucky what
lis the Inference? What is the inference
sth6 honorable Senator wouli hive the
country draw? That the President hiss
arrested so many loyal, Union loving
citz,ns, all paitiols That is what the
honorable Senator woull give US to I'M
de9siaod. Now, what is the probability?
lhSve reason to believe that three out Of
evgiy four of the able. bodied men of
KspIucky, tho men ofw are in the
reyal ronbs fighting the5aljles Ct the reb,
el$against this Constitution, against this
gsernment aud against tho authority Of
I ths President. What lie the inference
finn that? Do we ne, know that Ken,
tuRky, from The beginning, has been a
MT Of traitors? Do we not know that
pbo,ly has been left in Kentucky sx-
eap, tho OLD men and the women and
VI chidrenl Do we not know that all
y h-@ho could fight. and could get out
ofthe State, have joined the rcbels'--
Under such circumstances, the Senator
from Kentucky comes h ere TO ask the
commisenton OF tho Senate; and he him
self, from the beginning of this rsbel!on
down 10 the present timc, has stood hero
to denounce the Government. stood by
the side of his late colleague, who dc.
nounced i. from the beginning 10 tho end
Of his career here, unit he marched over
TO join the ranks OF rebellion, and now
heads brigade against the government
Of his country. / honor the manliness
ftho man who follows the logic Of his
opinions and The logic of his teachings,
and goes where he belongs rather than
lnger to advocate the cause of those who
are fighting against tho Government Of
their country, and who has no word Of
denunciation whatever toward mems men
who are in arms against the Government.
Fran the beginning OF this contest down
10 now, no word has escaped that hon.
orab!e Senator dcnunciatory Of the snO.
mics Of his country; but from the begin
ming this Government has done no act
whatever to maintain the Federal au.
thority that has not been denounced by
him. From bis stand point, Mr.. Prcsi'
dent, | do not know tlat anything else
could have been expected. He does not
believe in the authority of this govern
meni; he does not believe that this Gov.
eminent is anything more than a sort Of
peace establishment, He thinks that
your constitution provides for nothing
more than Fpoace establishment; tina,
in times Of war it has no power and no
authority; and so, from the beginning Of
this rebellion, he has stood here to de.
nouncc tie authority Of the Government
to denouncc coercion, subjugation, and
all that sort OF thing, as unconstitution'
al, illegal, without authority of law,
usurpa'ion, Following the logic of
such opinions he must Of course, de-
nOunco the Pr silent, ana denoInce all
measures calculated to restore the supro
macy of the Government and 10 main.
tain the Federal supremacy everywhere.
It does one good to read such sharp
rebukos Of traitors at such time as this,
when these men in and oul Of Congress
are doing oil they can to overthrow the