Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-02-03
A SECESSlONlST WITHOUT DISGUISE.
saulsbury's Drunkenness.

WAsHIHoToN, Wednesday, Jan. %, 1868.
An individual who, in these days of
much whisky-drinking, preserves his So
briefly, may be able to disguise his feelings
and opinions, so that the man disloyal at
heart may throw around himself spur-
GUS garb of loyalty and honor, and in
this manner palm himself of, if not for a
truly loyal man, at least fog neutral, not
ilercely in favor of Rebellion, and willing
to aid traitors by every means in his pow
er to the accomplishment of their Internal
designs But let the ,.insidious alcohol
take possession of the man, body and
brains, and losing all reason, he throws off
the mantle of secrecy, and the heretofore
hidden treason stands revealed in all its
hatefulness. Many rogue in the indis-
Greet rawlings of maudlin drunkenness has
disclosed the secrets which eventually
brought him to the fac richly deserved
for many crimes
The scene in the Senate of the United
States on Tuesday night brought back
wildly the times when the most blatant of
the now Rebel chiefs, mad with hate and
whisky, belched forth their treason, dis
gusting all loyal and decent men by their
disgraceiul conduct. Early in the even
ing, the Senator from the sovereign State
of Delaware, Mr. Salisbury, began a dis
orderly opposition against the "bill for
the indemnification of the President and
others for the suspension of the writ of
habeas corpus and acts done in pursuance
thereof making long, incoherent
speech, composed principally of invective
against and abuse of the President and
the Administration, loudsounding praises
of the blessings of Slavery, and muttered
threats of secession and treason. In loud
tones, and wildly gesticulating as though
cracking the whip of the overseer, he de-
clared that Slavery was a blessed institu-
ton, and if any puritanical preacher-not
of the gospel of Christ, but of the gospel
of hell-should come to his State to de-
stroy the God-sent gift, he might issue his
bull against the comet, as the Pope had
done. He wanted it understood that he
belonged to the South, and never would
belong to the North and thanked God
that he lived in slayeholding State, that
he never had an ancestor who was not a
STAKEHOLDER. He was stakeholder him
self, and by the help of God would die
STAKEHOLDER, and never would have Slave
ry abolished.
He condemned the war as oppressive
and tyrannical, and made only for the
purpose of elevating the god of the Re-
publicans and Abolitionists, whose name
was Sambo and to carry out the rule of
tyrannical despots. If such was the case,
and the battle was for boundary, he
declared that the State of Delaware would
look to her own interests, and never drag
at the heels of the victor, the mere tool of.
the North Then growing more abusive
as he grew more intoxicated, he launched
forth into coarse TRADE against Abraham
Lincoln, till his own colleague could bear
it no longer, and attempted to bring him
back to the bounds Of decency; when he,
in substance, told his colleague to mind his
own business; he had right to say what
he pleased, and to express his sentiments,
and would be deferred by no blackguard
ism. He was then called to order by the
Vice President, but insolenty refused to
sit down, and continued speaking. He
declared that he knew Abraham Lincoln,
and that he was the weakest man ever put
into high position that he was in fact all
imbecile. He was again called to order,
but, regardless OF all deco um he went
on. excaiming that if he wanted to paint
a despot he would draw the hideous form
of Abraham Lincoln
The Vice-l resident ordered him to take
his seat Shaking his fists, be cried out
g he should not take his seat till he was
told what he had said out of order" The
Nice-Prcsldent, thinking that enough had
been borne from this specimen OF chival-
ry, ordered the Sergeant-at-ArmS to take
the Senator into custody Salisbury,
placing his hand in his coat pocket, dared
any man to touch him on the peril of his
life, saying quite audibly, that he'd be
id if he would go out" The Sergeant
alarms approached him, but he refused
to go, and kept on muttering his wrath
and spite At last he was partly led and
partly coaxed to a sofa, when he drew his
revolver, and threatening to shoot the
Sergeant-at-Arms, he refused to bulge
another inch, and down he sat. He was
however, induced to leave the Senate, and
for short time the business of the body
proceeded in an orderly manner. But
again the Representative of Sover-
eign State" made his appearance, and
coming to the front row of seats, he at
tempted to renew his harangue, but was
called to order by Mr. Doolttle, as being
in contempt of the Senate and therefore
not allowed to speak. With sneer at
the mud-sill who thus dared to call to or
der this gentlemanly scion of slaveocracy,
he said: "Does the Senator from Wis
consin suppose | am in contempt Of any
honorable man ?"
The Chair peremptorily ordered him to
take his seat. Just as l please, not
otherwise" was the insolent reply. The
Sergeant-at-Arms was again ordered to
take him into custody, and the farce was
repeated Of coaxing an inebriated man,
uttering oaths and threats, to leave the
room, whence he should have been taken
by the strong arm and locked up till his