The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-27
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F.drrai srnate.

F.dsrsi Ser ate.
A few days since Ho1. Nc. Powell or Ken
lucky madc ep och the II ,or of the Ee 4.
eral S-naie. in which he took q lol ( stand and
denou Cad l. ncolns uncons;ii utioral policy
The annexed sy1o; d 3 o! IL is taken from The
Congres.i III al reports Of the House.
Ia he Sera'e Me-. Powell Of Kentucky. re.
sum ID h;aspeech and referred at length to the
last election in Maryland ard Delaware In IN =
latter Safe he said it vas clear that the ID IN
oorais werc 10 his majority, AID could have
carried the election hut for the iuterfer euce OF
the military authorities. He denied that There
was any n,cessity Tor military interference nj
The polls al 'hs late elections ia ID ,lawa-e TO
pre- or order, and, not iths aaiing this, sol
diers wero placed Immediately at the polls -
While Cen Burnside CONTROLS election. in Ken
tucky, Il NJ s anton aid hid tubord ina'es run
the machine in Maryland and Delaware. u
(Powel) introduced resolution in the Senate
,hree weeks ago, requesting The Secretary o;
War 10 send copies ef the instructions given
20 provost marsha,s and c,rumand.ra concern
log eIeciio Three weeks ba elapsed a d
yet the secrc q y had not complied with the
Request, thus TIRE a'ing the Ssna.o. resolution
with contempt. II, doos not ten us even
Wheeler he viii roply to our request or no.
lie said ihs pow or claimed in taking thcss sx
traordinary pers was That IL was mii'aTy
necessite t,ken in bt half Of the Union srug-
Cling for it, lie. He considered that obedt-
et CO 10 tho Constitution and laws wan the very
esssrce of tho fife Of the Union.
The melancholy ( CT waa nov presented ef
q President, who Ia sworn 10 support the G u
siiiutien aud laws, invading slse sasute- a
lights Of the stes He fPoaelIJ' did 10
thiok The Government mich in danger from
the rebsls a. frem the machina'iens of th's
traitors xho wouli violate every principle Of
the Constitution ct home.
s The chief roason why the people have qni-
city submitted 10 theso enornoua tsirpaii Es
OF power is, that In o very sherttimo ihsy will
h i've tho priviteg, to change u 9 Exc ,utive =
Fur the first yis1e in tho history of tto country
the mil nry 10 takcn cha.gs Of olooIions ia
the S atee aud he trust d the Senate would
pass such Ralutsry laws UPON the subject as
wonld prevens q recurre5cs ct the same stat |
~ things There was TO- Senator upon the |
,or but knew hat ffe P,e'ido1t was using |
the military power Of the count y TO Promoic
his succession HE amhes'y ore clamation as \
a msvc in that direction This proclamation |
he consideeed.up~ise. uscaiiei f''r and evolu |
ionary lie called i, revolutionary, because
it overilrows the Constitution on which our |
Goverpms ant was based.
What right has the President TO die ate who |
pbali o. shall not be qualified eiec:or nf a \
siaie, as he bas d. NJ In tho State OF A-kans=s
recently, In his inetrrcions 10 Gen S,oslsf--l
Mr.. P,welI proceeded at length e. C mment \
npou the OF doris issued by Gen. Banks in refer
zee 10 cleciione and regulating labor. he \
.Powcil) believed that no hottest man could /
axe the on b prsso ibed by Gen. Banks. an IL |
extended 20 his fatsFc sctiop, aBd wonld be
oinding him 20 support policy in the future
shich would allow negroes, and no me else,
= vote, provided il was reco,nmepd-d b the /
President. He believed that this was "
'rr ment for the white man, and that o white
mn was better than negro. 1t would re-
lnire q standing army in each State TO crry
nj The provisions of the Pre- sideri's A.p~sty
which would ,sla CO nine tcnthsf'f
he people of State under one-fenih. This
ine tenths OF the popsistion. IL ,bey were t.
- reduced TO sucs an absolute slavery, mpsI
70 reduced at the point Of the bayoret. The