Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-02


and revelation against the althea en who
have charge Of the Government.
We had fallen on evil times indeed. We have gfat
rebellion second only in importance to that when Luci
fer wM thrown fom heaven. We have Ia this aSmt-
straton Of the Government % all the departmel Is men
who are sworn to support AID def nd the Constut on,
not for the power ii confes upon Them but for the o
il gives the people, recreant totheir high trust,
and by the abuse OF poser both civil and military trying
TO subvert that Consttu ion and the proper hDery
secures to the ezsD; and yet any man having TIE su
dacisy TO question the wisdom and cons tuuonaiiy Oh
the policy of the administration ia branded as diaoyal
We have had great 10 the past the fou ders OF the
G government were great wise men and patriots. when
he desired TO learn their ncpes OF Cover nment, be
went to the noble fountain of political Knowledge es-
tablshed by them. Such men az the Senator om
Massachusetts, only per.o the btse Office OF muddyiDg
the fountain He is not h for any other work On this
subject Mr. Webster held that the ''undorbsed
right Of legislators to scan tie acts OF public men
that this right uLdouhted az the right OF
breathing or walking the earth. IL Is tie last rghtthat
he would abandon H, would exercise it at all hszard'
Al an humble distance and in his feeble way, he intend
ed 10 follow the great expounder of the Ohnsituhon-
The Senator n MASSACHUSETTS seems TO have installed
hmsef as q sort of oyeIsesr OF this body, and be was
not surprised at the dctatora manner 10 which he bus
tied about administering rebuke in this and IN the other
House. He had PERSIA ed himself that ne Is the "
eminent and pa tculsry assured that he 10 the &C.
ate at least TIE largest and most important part Of IT.
(aughter) But doh's think there Is person IN or
out OF the Senate who ugs snch deusion to his breast
excspt himself (LsughEer) He would read the rtso-
ut on of this learned SENATOR this able man, who DIS
tincSly understands everything in jurisprudence, admn
strauon, and of war matters in the held TO expei NINE
II toe Senator had power commensurate with his pur
pose It would have been done; but he thanked bis
stars there were juse' wi.er ahls more patriotic men
in the nate aud the country than the Senator III there
were notGoi save the mark 1.-The country would sonn
20 to ruin. II W long did the Senator sit under the
~ T. H.. trV thFaa
wears ago at the time he engagedn avocaton at
home He ally advered 70 the debates In the Sea-
ATE aud read the reasonable illusions OF the band oil trail
tors who have organized the rebellion lie read the vowa
Of Toombs that hewas rebel and the world
ter equal 10 the declaration OF the audacous Mason that he
Owed no legat ce to tie government So Of Wgfs AID
others IN their REASONABLE utterances. All tbs was
done in the presence OF the just pure courageous p-
trotic senator who remained dumb as fish. Livgh-
teri There was the chance for the display OF the moral
and ply steal courage of the senator. when ne read
theee declarations his blood boiled in his Eens and had
he en- present he dared say be would not have kept
silent like the senator from Massacs uiets. Now the
senator has msjority here, backed by hundreds OF
Thousands of soldiers and officers who hold their places
sc the will of the power at the oker end OF the avenue
who when they are ordered to do the bidirg of that
power do it suffer ircarceraon court-martia or
death The senaos all sufficient, sesuficient,
and insult ,ient- laughter that he did not coosult
with single individual. He wanted all the glory
(Liughter) He calls The proposition for convention
treason He was told the senator boosted that he was
the successor of Webster Ye gods what succession!
Iaugbter) The senator is afraid it will stop the war
There Nhere tue shoe pnches He does not want the
war to be stopped I'LL the rebels should have submitted
70 the Constitution and laws Of the United States. de
would not prove receant the government but would
support those who we're administering it. however in-
| competent he deemed them. The grand purpose
of the tenaot was to carry the war for the des-
truction Of slavery and TO peIvert the war power
| and ell other powers OF the Government 70 TINS
end He asked the Senator If the rebels the Southern
States we're to offer back with their rights i
der the Constitution t foreits to them Their
rights for their Iebe ious action, would be agree tha
they should come back, Tee Senator is client, but his
heart answers the question. Th6re is no Senator but
what knows that he devoted TO the destruction
of eAvery than to the vnd cation of the laws In the Sc
ceded ates He would sweep away the Constitution
and St,telaws to abolish slavery in violation Of MS GA
as natoI; aud yet to hear him pirate of Loyalty one
would think that there Was no loyalty In the Uai:ed
States besides his. He Mr. DaSis) assumed that II
convention Of all the States called together and
should receive to do away with the Government, that
they had the right and power 10 do it. de was opposed
Of course to a0y such exercise OF power as practical
thing He considered this compact political partner
shiD.
Mr.. Davis said thu msjoity of the States had right
TO meet toge in convention and do away the best
government earth. This political partnership could
be cancelled by the consent Of the partners ask that
people OF all The STATES 10
this cruel war into their hanos and close the bleeding
wounds of the nation; reconstrucing il upon tie prn
cples of compromise and berty, upo1 which Washing
ton and bis assoc ties acted.
1t was the Senator's intention to put him 10 state of
suspension here Ike A5honets coffin, betseen heaven
and earth (Laushter) He was in durance, aud any
durarce the Senator would establish WAS vile enough in
Gods name (Laughter.) He for the prosecution
of The war to any honorable peace, but would prefer
that it should close by the peacabe submission OF those
In receon.
Mr Davis continued at great length to refer to the
coutse of Massachusetts in Shays rebellion in the war
of 1872 in The Mexican war; and in her resistance to
the Fugitive Save act. He referred to spetc OF the
Senator from Massachusetts, during tie Kansas trouble,
In WHICH the Nor his clei upon 10 come forth and
ov, r hrow tn slave propsgandiss His language was
ronger than mine and yet he has the audaesy TO liz
troduce resolution TO expel me for uing language lees
sienfca and less tubyersiVe than his. In 1858 the
pes lan State OF Massachusetts, had passed Law sDnnl
ling the Fugitive ave law She was covered all over
with trea,ol in 1872 had not been in this body bu.
few days before an anon let in relation to
Senator was handed to me, accusing the Senator CT
selling suit rship for al of the profits He did
no believe it theo nor old be cut the revelations
in regard to plutdr are startling he did not know
what TO believe"
CONFEDERATE STATES CONGRESS.
THIRD SESSION OF FIRST 00EGRsSS