Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-03-29

IN the lead OF tn0se VINO hao maue tue resuiu-
tons under discussion an excuse for political
harangues. There was class of men on the
floor Of the House OF such bitter party pFeju-
dices that he did not hope to influence them;
there was another class of more liberal mind,
and who, though they might differ widely with
the honorable member from Franklin (Mr.
DRrsEL), in political principles, he yet believed
were disposed to do him Justice. There were
men, he gaid, who illustrated the divine idea
Of the origin of man, that God made him and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.
There were such here, and to them he appealed.
There were men who illustrated the atheistic
idea that man is but the development Of the
lower animals,-men, at the extremity of
whose back bonesj he doubted not, on careful
examination, would be found at least the radi
ments of toll. He did not say there were
such upon this floor, because that would be uu-
parliamentary; but If there were such bis ap-
peal was not to them. There men of such
large soul that they took all created things
within tho range Of their sympathies There
we're such here and 10 them he appealed. There
were men with souls so small that thousand
millions of them sprinkled on the polished sur.
face of diamond, wouldn't make it dusty.
| He would not say there we're such here, be.
cause that would be parliamentary, but il
there were such his appeal was net to them.
There were men whose minds we're like those
morning flowers that open under the clear sun
light of Heaven. There we're such here, and
to them he appealed. There we're men whose
minds are like the pupils OF thoir, eyes, the
mo:e light is brought 90 bear upon them, the
more they contract. Hewould not say there
were such here, because that would be unpsr-
lismeutary, but if there were such bis appeal
was not to them.
OF what had the honorable member from
franklin, Mr.. DREsEL, been guilty that he
should be expelled from this body, or be cen
sured BY 1t as a traitor; There were two
counts in this indictment. He was charged,
first, with the approval Of project to separate
the Western from the Eastern States; and yet,
not ,cOrd was to be found in his resolutions on
that subisct. But the "wheress" said, he Of
fered his resolutions as q substitute for others
deprecating such movement, therefore 1t fol-
lowed that he expressly approved" of such
movement, although he said nothing about it,!
Such was the infexible logic of his astute col
league (Mr. STANToN), who introduced these
resolutions, and such the inAexlble logic Of the
still more astute member from Logan (Mr.
WEsT) with whose concurrence they were intro
duced as substitute for his own, and who, he
doubted not, was their author. Would the cool
headed members of the House act upon the
hasty and fallacious recommendations of such
men2 He could not believe it. Moreover, Mr..
DREsrL and the whole Democratic representa-
tion in the House, but few days ago, put them
selves on the record expressly against separa-
ting from any portion Of this land, whether
Eastern or Western, Northern or Southern!
But in the second count, Mr.. DRrsEL was
charged with an effort to bring about Gan armed
collision between the Federal and State govern
ments," In his speech, on Wednesday, Mr.. DRE-
GEL had expressly denied any such purpose or de-
sire. Moreover, such meaning could not be
tortured out of the resolutions offered by him.
The idea was the child Of personal dislike and
partisan malignity. Here Mr.. SkyLER examin.
ed at some length the resolutions of Mr.. DREsEL
and showed conclusivsly what was their true
meaning and the meaning intended by the au-
thor. The resolutions asserted "deuotion to the
Consultation and the Uaion," and purpose to
"suppOrt the authorities Of the United States in The
full constituional ezereise of their poiOss."--
Was there treason In that2 They then assert
ed determination to "Rsiniain and defend
the honor of our State and the rights Of her
people;" Was 1t wrong to do this7 Was not
that the purpose Of our present State sdminis-
tration7 Bat the honorable member from Me-
dina was very severe, he was always very
severe, on those who spoke Of the Sovereignty
of the States and of the State governments
being antecedent to the Federal government. -
That member would better study the history of
his country, and perhaps be would learn wheth-
er the Federal or State governments we're Can
tecedent." II seemed to be the idea Of Mr..
LINCOLN and bis party that the States we're but
counties Mr.. SArLER did not deny their right
to such an idea or to the expression of It. Il
was the Democratic idea that States were SOW
ereign except az to those powers they had dele
gated to the Federal government, and that the
people we're sovereign except as to those pow.
ers they had delegated to the State govern
ments. The Democratic party held to the doc
tfine of the teeth article Of amendments to
the Federal Constitution, that, "the powers not
delegated to the United States by the Consiitu-
tion nor prohibited BY It to the States, are re-
served to the States respectively, or to the pee
ple." Would tho msjority here deny to the
minority the right to such opinion, or to the
expression Of III
The resolutions then animadverted upon what
Mr.. DREsEL supposed to be the unconstitution-
ality and usurpations Of power involved in the
Conscription law, the National Banking System,
the Emancipation Proclamation, the suspension
of the Habeas CoSpus, aud the establishment Of
Martial Law These subjects bad been dis.
cusssd here freely before, and we're freely dis
cussed elsewhere. Perhaps Mr.. DHrsrL was