Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-14

Mr.. Wilson for his expulsion was based
Mr.. Sumner moved at half past twelve
to take up Mr.. Wilson's resolution ex-
pelling Mr. Davis Adopted
Mr. Wilson said con the 9th of Jan,
uary the Senator from Kentucky laid
upon your table a series of seventeen
resolutions, and the Senate, in compli,
anCe with his request ordered them to
be printed. These resolutions Were
placed upon our table desks, and they
have been read by Senators who have
the courage to impose upon themselves
a task so calculated 70 tax their powers
of endurance. Having a reasonable de
gree of confidence in my own powers Of
endurance, | entered upon the task Of
reading these resolves aimed at the Pres
ident and his Cabinet the majority In
these chambers, the laws of Congress
the proclamation and orders of the Com,
mander- in-Chief of our army and navy
all of who were clothed with authority
to administer the government. / CROPPED
through this mass OF vituperatiye aCCu.
stations with mingled emotions of indig-
nation and pity. After hurting his &C,
| cusation at the President and his sup
porterS in the Cabinet and in the field
! the Senator turns to the people OF the
| loyal North, and calls upon them to re-
| volt against their war leaders, take the
! power into ther own hands, and go into
a national convention to terminate the
war. He asks the Senate of the United
| States, with their oath of fidelity to the
Constitution recorded, to proclaimto the
American people the unconstitutional
revolutionary, and reasonable doctrine
that they ought to revolt and assume
the powers they have delegated, under
the Constitution of the United States to
men who now fiji the executive legisa-
tive and judicial departments Of the gov
! eminent. The Senator must not trifie here
He must remember that this is the Sen.
ate of the United States, and not bar
bacue in Kentucky. The Senators can
not fail here TO comprehend the import
and meaning of the words and phrases
embodied in these resolutions, and they
know that these are the words and phra-
SEES of Statesmen, and not the idle bah
blingS of fools In other DAYS these
chambers rang with menaces of disuniOn
and civil war. The men who uttered
these words of meditated treason told
the people of the South what the Sena-
tor from Kentucky now tells the people
of the North, that they ought to revolt
against the government and take the
matter in their own hands, under the
lead of these rebel chiefs, whose treason
able words once rang through these halls
of legislature The people of the South
did revolt against the government, and
took the powers 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 Senate
of the United States did not hurl head
long from this chamber these rebel
chiefs
Mr. Doolittle thought it would be de-
sirable, before coming to a vote, to hear
the Senator from Kentucky. After that
! he hoped the resolution would be refer
red to a Committee.
Mr. Davis was ready on this, or any
other occasion, to submit to the judg
ment of the Senate. TWAS not for him
to suggest what course should be taken
I 1t was grave question; but he was
now prepared to reply TO Mr., wilson
he would ask for the reading OF his res
olutions. upon which the Senate had
arraigned him 1.-THE resolutions were
, readl Mr. Davis had not anticipated
: this "uvtmtnt. It was a spring Upon
the Senate, to his surprise He had con
! sidered his resolutions we'll and they had
his definite approval The iaundiced
narrow mind of the Senator from Mas
| sachuSetts was wholly mprepared to
/ interpret them. His heart aud his mind
, totally disqualified him for the task.
He entered his solemn protest against
: the Senator's version and asked candid
sensible Senators to consider them for
themselves. lie denied that he had
said that the army had been subsidized
{ by the President and that the heroes OF
| our battle fields were maligned What
e he said was that If the present Executive
. endorses the schemes alluded to in his
= resolution, these leaders, in the event
e. of the failure to reach their concla,
t sions, to affect their nefarious and trea
sonable objects would throw themselve;
{ back upon the armed power of the gov
4 eminent against the lords of the land
, He stood up for his resolution and in
tended to abide its fate. We have haC
. great Inen in the past. The founders Of
f the government were great, wise men
{ and patriotic When he desired to learr
, their principles of government he wen
to the noble fountain of political know
$ ledge established by them. Such mer
: as the Senator from Massachusetts only
/ perform the base Office of muddying thC
4 fountain. He is not lit for any other
= work
r Mr.. Davis concluded his remarks by
stating that he was for the prosecution
: of the war to any honorable peace, but
}. would prefer that it should close by the
Y peaceahle submission ofthose in rebellion
!. Mr.. Wilson replied to Mr. Davis, and
/ at half-past four the Senate adjourned
? without actions on the resolutions.
4 HOUSE.
!, Mr.. Wilson, from the Judiciary Com
: mittee, reported a joint resolution, amen
0 datory of the resolution of July, 1867
a to punish rebellion, confscate estates
: &c. 1t provides that fo,feitures shall
continue only during the lifetime OF tn
{ offender, ia accordance with the Consti
: tution-the Presidents message of july