Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-30


its restoration TO peace, aud Il is a y.rv si9.
uiiicnnt fact that we have been told the,
there is no man who has If In arrested ana
put in what the Senator c6fIsR bastiIo ',ha
has not been able to come out at INV nj.
ment upon taking an OATH Of fealtv n H.
Government. Whether this be al krrv
not; but am told such is the fact: and We,
even in this Chamber, If / mistake M,
Senators have said that they vould moi Ts
willing to take an oattlsof Realty n tbiv
Government 10 procure their release under
such circumstances. Sir, | should be win.
Ing to renew my oath Of fidelity 10 this
Government morning, noon, and night. II
is the Government of my fathers: | am
bound to supportit IL the fact be that in
time OF rebellion political capital can be
made out of the arrest of mon who are not
willing to take sn oath OF fealty to this
Government all lghaVe to say is that the
people have sadly lHilen. No, Mr.. Prcsi-
dent, political capital has not been made
out of this question. II there has been
any error, ii has been that the Government
has not exercised its power with nerve and
with decision enough; it has not shown to
tue people of the country that tho Federal
Government is able to exert its power viy-
orously and decisiveIy. Let it tiothAt, and
the people will sustain it.
Mr.. President, the position taken by some
who are Obtruding themselves uron the
public attention as IL political party, is cal
culated to create an uneasy sensation where
tho fiimsy gauze by which they are over
spread il not penetrated. Simulated pro.
tessions of loyalty; sonorous euuncintiops
Of zeal in the prosecution of the war, at-
tectcd anxiety TO restore to the entire Re.
public the peace, prosperity md happi.
ness, which, for 4 time, NE have lost
through the agency of wicked men, may
give them temporary Importance, for
they have proselyted many who, honest
themselves, believe in the sincerity of 9TH
ers; but reflection will test their truthful
do not intend, Mr.. President, to pursue
these remarks much further, but the Sena.
tor from Kentucky made some personal al
lusions to my Democracy, which | mnst
briefly notice. Sir, never like to introduce
personal matters into the discussion of
public questions. have lived long enough
IN this world to know something about the
evils which grow out of personalities. II.
was my conviction, it is now, that when. a
year ago, i'll Il time of war, ons fourth of
the Democratic members of Congress I'M
dertook to form a party organization. they
were doing wrong. I did not make that
remark then for the first time; but before
left tho Old World, | said looked upon
secession as the greatest calamity which
could betail my country; that if it succeed
ed. the country was gone. In the month of
February, 1861, before Abraham Lincoln
was lnaUXurated MS President, wrote to a
friend letter that has been extensively
in which said sthis is no time
to organize parties; if the doctrine of jeff.
Davis is successful, there is nothing left,
my friend, to you or to me-" say so
now. do not consider that there is anyG
thing iu this COGhtry worth talking about
whenever that doctrine is acquiesced in,
either by au armistice, or by suspension
of hOstilities; he'moment you draw back
one soldier from the field, or withdraw the
Of one General, or do ANYTHING
which in the slightest degree recognizes
secession, everything is gone-and why?-
Because that underlies the whole contro.
YersY. If secession is tolerated, know
no obligation upon any State; know no
obligation HPon any county; know no OBJ
legation upon Government; ! know of
nothing which will be left worth having
To the true patriot, this question rises
above partyi aud for myself, i am willing to
sacrifice everything to save this Govern
mcnt,
Will you toll me what is left to us then?
Take off one State from the Union; disin-
teErate oven one county; take of six feet
square from this Union, and you destroy
the compact OF your fathers, for this is not
a rope OF sand it is not mere confederacy
to be torn up like men who are engaged in
selling goods it is solemn compact OF
Government, Constitution. Is it not re-
mRrkable that in the midst of this crowded
Senate, when the country is struggling as
it now is, Senator representing the great
State of Kentucky could talk for an hour
aud halt, aud not say Que word against
the rebels who are destroying this Govern
mcnt by seCession2 The preservation of
the Government is essential for everything
we hold dear on earth, and yet the Senator
from Kentucky can talk for an hour and a
halt without saying one word against the
rebels or rebellion.
wish the Senator would come TO Iudl-
ana and preach his doctrine of no coercion.
lie talks about my going over tho State.
| can tell him that have gone over the
State, and. no one there dare whisper the
idea that he would vote against taxes to
pny the soldiers; that he would vote against
giving US currency; that he would vote
against resolution declaring that this war
was commenced by the South. II he were
40 go TO my State aud talk suck doctriues,
can tell him thu result would not be very
favorable TO him. L do not know how il
may be in Kentucky; but such ideas fud
no lodgment in Indiana. will not now
review the recent election in my Statc.-
The means md influences, and the circum-
stances under which the result was nchiev-
cd, have hecn we'll stated by my honorable
colleague. have before alluded to that
matter myself, and l. now leave it to.
history. sd zsJ
Mr. President, there has been something
said about reading men ont of the party
do not know where gentlemen in this age
get the power to read men out of the party;
but | can say what the Democracy of Indi-
ana would do. They would vote out Of the
party man who would vote against cocr.
cIon. Now, sir, a noble river separates the
States OF Kentucky and Indiana. Those
States have thus far been friendly, and
trust they will ever he So hut ! oasnra Az