The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-14

tho senator from Kentucky laid upon the tau0
series OF seventeen resolutions and the esnate in COM
pance with his request, ordered them 70 be printed
These resolutions were placed upon desks and they
pose upon themselves task calculated 70 TAI their
powers Of endurance Having reasonable degree OF con-
upon the task Of reading sness resolves aimed
at tho President and bis Cabinet The majority 10 these
orders Of he Commander To- Chic; Of our army and navy
and Of al who were clothed with authority 70 administer
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and pity In this farrago OF spleen and malice the Chief
md fso q Gsus
burg, Port HUDSON Chattanooga, and fields made immor
tai BY their endurance and valor me heroes VINO rescued
Kentucky-rescued the hearhstone OF that senator
from rebel desecration-are branded az subsidized
armies and the who at Port Hudson, slkens Bend
and Wagner fought with heroic vaor are sgmatized as
negro jan2ares. After hurting hts accusations Of the
President his supporters 10 the Cabinet and IN the
them revolt against their war leaders take the
power into their hands and so into national con-
the United states up his declationshould they
be melted to revolt against the President and his cons
assemble in q national conventional convention I'M
known TO the constitution and awsto terminate this
tor ne With NE ooa OF cy
He asks the Senator's Of the United States with their
oaths Of fidelity to the constitution recorded to proclaim
to the American people the Unconstitutional revolution
airy and reasonable doctrine that they ought to revolt
and tho powers they have delegated under the
constitution OF the United States to who I'll the
executive legislative and judicial departments Of the
government In the sixteenth section be calls the
bloody nsurrection Of the rebels "a revolt thereby
showing that he knew the meaning Of this word revot,"
when he urged IL duty upon the loyal people OF the
United States The Senator must not trie here. He
must remember that this is the Senate OF the United
States and not barbecue in Kentucky. The Senators
cannot fail here to comprehend the import and meaning
Of the words and phrases embodied n these resolutions
and they know that these are the words and phrases OF
statesmen, and not the idle babblngs Of fools When by
Kentucky declares that the people Of the North ought TO
revolt against their war testers and take this great mat
int bafp hn16Q hp he IN
ed that they should rise In instruction against their war
leaders, and abjure their allegiance to the govern
import o and I'm meaning Of this word re rsvoits ' in
the connection in which the Senator has used IT,
eadersn President others subordinate to him in
authority and that tho people should revolt against them,
charges OF the subverson Of the constitution and laws
rights and liberties Of the people, and to fill the popular
to high duty is further declared IN the resolutions
the President OF the United states and the civil and
oneers may commit eas0n AGAINST ~ any
duties under the federal constitution by levying war
against adherns to US enemies giving them aid and
and comfort That or the millions Of the North
thus invited by the Senator to revolt ana take the
Of government into their hands may be mistaken
as to the 'war leaders," against whom they are told
teenth resolution it is further declared that
the people Of the loyal States resolved
into two great parties-the destructves and the
conservative The the destrucves consist Of Abra-
ham Lincoln his Office holders contractors and other fol-
power and bold possession Of the to con-
tne the OF their leaders, both great and
small BY almost countless offices and empoynents BY
myrads Of pundering contracts by putting up to sale
thelargest amount OF sp0s that offered to
m e ANY se
pro slavery people, sccessonsts and anti secessonss,
ioya, and dsioys comosants and and
done by the Roman coDquerors TO their own country
men; also to enslave the white man by tramplng under
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lest it should faiten> BY hundreds o. thousands Of
the Secretary OF War and the Adjutant General
But the Senator verify the people ought to revolt
thus suppressed the freedom Of elections in Delaware,
Maryland Missouri and Kentucky because his object is
Of negro janssaries 70 perpetuate his power " the
Senate should paes these resolutions the Senator from
ne ys for ANY n
and their country be guilty OF melting or attempting to
and The Clothed
" under hp The Senate ought not in my Judgment. TO
man who dares thus to betray the high trust OF the
people, The Senate of the United States, In this dark
Country '' whose Constitution i has sworn to sup
port. TO see that projects OF conspiracy against the
own members In other days these chambers rang with
Of disunion and civil The men who uttered
these words Of medated treason told the people Of the
people of the Norhtha they ought to revolt against the
government and take the matter into their own hands
Under the lead OF these rebel chiefs, whose treason
Legislation, the people Of the South did revolt
against the government, and took the power into
their own hands and plunged the nation into the crimes
and horrors OF civil war. Who among us does not |
now regret that the Senaeio the United States hur
headlong from this chamber those rebel chiefs,
the rebel angels were hurled from the batements OF
Heaven But these dlsoyal leaders these Champions OF
The slavemopaers whose hearts were Swelling with |
treason made In the Senate proposition so un
constitutional and revolutionary reasonable and wicked
he nrnn n
How sublime thing IL would be in this crisis Of our
country for the Senate Of the United staesto rise TO the
dared tell loyal people revolt against their govern
ment and take lie powcrs into their own hands Such
act Of avengng patriotism would Ore the loyal heart OF
America silence the mutterngs OF treason, and
the arms e heroes who are battling and bleeding for
Mr. 6ooirTrs frep.S OF wis.,, thought Il would be
desirable before coming to vote TO hear the Senator
from Kentucky After that ne hoped the resolution
other occasion tO e s1om. % the Judgment he senate
taken It was grave question. but he was now pre-.
pared to reply 10 Mr. Wilson, He would ask for the read
ing Of his resolutions, upon which the Senator had ar
raigned him.
The resolutions we're read.
Mr.. DAVIS had anticipated this movement. II was
dcred resolutions well and they had his definite ap
prevail The jaundced, mind Of the Senator from
His heart and his mind totally disqualified him for the
task He entered his solemn protest against the Senator's
version and asked Canuu sensible senators 70 CONSIDER
tBem for Themselves He denied that he had said that
the army had been subsidized BY the President ana that
The heroes OF battle fields magned What he said
was that the present Executive endorses the schemes
alluded TO In his resolution, these leaders, In the event
Of the failure TO reach their conclusions TO- effect their
nefarious and reasonable Objects would throw them.
selves back upon the armed power Of the government
against the lords Of the land He stood up Tor his reso
luton and intended 10 abide It's fate. He would read
the fifth and fourteenth and the section twelve upon
which the learned erude and patriotic Senator bases his
Indictment His resolutions only proposed TO institute
a plain and frank investigation Of the Of the
administration and he intended 10 continue such nves
LEGATIONS until the Senate expelled him. and II the Senate
should do that he had hgner missiop as an American
Senator and freeman born under the constitution which
be had imbucd in his infancy and cherished in manhood
lie would go home among the people Of his iovednave
Kentucky aud raise the cry OF oppression, tyranny,
usurpaton revolution against the fathless who
have charge OF the government We have fallen evil
times indeed We q great rebellion, second