Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-02-13

! during the last three weeks | have been
more inclined to reticence than TO ioin IN
what seems vain and unnecessary discus
sion, and have chosen as the better part
the duty OF urging the prompt organiza.
ton OF the Senate, now too long deferred,
than to give back Initiating nveetive for
| invective. But it seems, sir, that this is
not to be allowed US, and our silence is TO
be mlSconstrued into want oil faith in the
justness OF our cause, or the manly COURAGE
TO defend it. feel this morning | cannot
remain silent under the iI1putation that
has beeE hurled against this side Of the
chamber, and against me individually, by
The Senator from Erie (Mr. LOWRY He
has said in his place that the course We
were pursuing-that the course | was sus
taining--was more detrimental TO the
cause Of the Union--more injurious to the
Interests Of the country, than rebel ram
upon the high seas, lighting up the high
ways oil commerce with the lurid glare of
our burning ships.
! feel, sir, that wheh that charge is
made against me, Senator representing
loyal constituency--oh no sir | will
/ mot ISp th ot word ,Sloval - - :, .Lo L..
ouagc If l,i,acr,ft. !, yos ,ba honnor "a.
of the tory an5 i. tho catcbrnra Fon ofoonrr, y. '
tion il - in tho ,noutL If ornrr ,,L,WJap. LJup
ovcry .hoJdy rontrnc,or ,yLn !. 49,. PiGnoS;ns
the State ,olit;c al eynry voin who ~ on;ns
inc the Blood Of the d y;ng and tLn tUr tsar.
Of the widow and the IresG Of tho o' sterr te~r'
ing orphan into ungodly gan---I would
rather speak those other words which the
immortal Webster used in his crush no re.
ply to IIayne, when the notification of
Souh Carolina raised its traitorous beod.
| will say that, as a Senator representinp
"irUe Ame, acau haris,' conscious of their
and my fidelity to constitutional govern.
ment, must and will reseu, the sIanGer.
Gus imnutatiou.
The Senator, fcrrcttinr that lie il Il
| Scuator of peunsylyauia, that this is the
Scuate hill Of a free people, and this n
djgnifed body, his ust d comparisons both
| iudccorous and untrue to me his peerupon
/ this Aoor-ifI am not within the charmod
domai:s of Abolition "!oyalty." IF I.
sir, was to indulge in lis vein of denunca.
| tiuu--to FORGET What IS due to mvself and
2 !
and unidentified, and descend 10 hi, reoion
of comparison, might say that that
| Senator was not oaIy like "a rebel ram
/ but that his whole course since the com
mcuccmcut OF this session made il auparent
that he has been making "a ram" Of him.
SELF. Iauahter.l
prt NJ, &ro,I,ar il - not NV ;ntor
lion to indplae IN ncrsonal o)lns;ons IN
,.,ntlrmcr on tbe onno.;to sida Tbo
question which Iividrs tho Senate and
DELAYS Iooislation. is one that r;sns in
moment ior nboyo n-rson,litias and com-
,nrnJ. ;tselt to thc brtt,r indomcnt ond
the srDCresnec, of ,yery S.uator, Whet
is the issue 'beforo u.2 Tt is tho ,eoitmatr
/ urca,,;,at;an orthc Scpote Il was mani.
te.f !, The time when in obedionca IN the
Constitution we were called tooetber. ihat
owinr 70 he sbsenco Of Major White thp,e
mioht he 1ificpltv in oroon,z;ng this bo3v
In tie ,nirit Of yomur6mise. those with
whom 7 have h. honor to act ,oet and
t,ol. co.n.cl tooathcr We e,chewod all
fac ions nprnosss. we felt di,nosed 10 re.
rngui,n tho iact ibot ono of the members
Of The Senate was absert--althouch your
peers sisteen against sixteen, we wera in
eclinej to be liberal in comnromiso, and
we rendered the Hneol,rrship 70 the on.
Ino.ite side Of the chamber, with the pro-
no,ition that after that the Offices should
alternate, This we thought was fair in
every sense Of the word. It was. sir, the
same manner IN which the Senate was or.
ooniysd when norties we're reversed in
Is55. durinr the absence OF that distiu.
ruisbed statesmen, Mr.. Buekalew, in
Sonih America A Democrat was elected
Speaker, a member Of the opposition Clerk
ard SO lbey aItersated. This liberal com.
promise was rejected. We then proceeded
to ballot, Wien the question Of inaugug.
atinp the Governor elect was brought be-
fore US the mandate of the Constitution
was plain and positive we we're not fact
tons but before the dav arrived offered a
resolution that Mr. GRAHAM, the court