Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-14

20: anticipated this movement; il xss
spFanE upon ;he Senate % his surprise
Il c=d considered his resolutions veil.
aa1 they had his definite approval. TIE
JaDEdIcs6, narrow miod of the Senator
from Massachusetts WAS wholly naprepsr-
ed 10 interpret them; has heart ana unind
totally disqualified him from the task. he
entered bis solemn protest against the
Senator'S version, and asked 81 candid,
sensible Senators 10 consider them for
themselves. He denied that he had said
thsr the army had been subsidized by the
President, and th6t the heroes CT our BAT
lie nelds were maligned. What he said
vas thar II the present Executive en-
ooFseS the schemes alirded Il il his sesolu
mons these leaders, IL the event Of the
ialiaTe To reach their conclusions and 10
saceeed N their nefariUus aad treAsousble
oe!ect- would throw themselves back spoa
the armed power o. he roy-rumeut
against the lords of the laad
he stood up fo- his resolution and in
tended to abide ~ lis fate He would
Fesd the sentence upon which the learned,
erudite and pstriouc Senator based his
Indictment His resolutions Only proposed
10 institute plain Aad frank iuvsstiEstiou
Ofthe measures of the Administrator, and
be intended 70 continue such Investigation
Sssate should do that, be had 8 higher
mission as an American Senator aud free
nan born Uoder the Constitution which
be had admired II his infancy aud cher
ished il his manhood. he would go home
70 Ihe..peOPle of his loved, native Kentucky,
snd raise the cry OF opposition TO tyranny.
aud u Eurpatiou, sud OF revolution against
the fsithiess who have charge of the gov
eminent We had falea on evil times IL
deed We hare great reGelHos, second
oaiy IN importance 70 that wnea Lucifer
Was thrown from Heaven We have in
this administration Of the geVsrausnt, II
all the departments, men Who have sworn
TO support and defend the Constitution,
NOT for The power II confers upou them, but
ior the liberties ii gives the people. Iuey
are recreant to their high trust, sr6 by the
abuse of military power they are iryipE 10
subvert that Constitution and the lIber
ties which il secures 10 the citizen
AID yet any msn having the audscIIy 10
9 question the wisdom And coustitutiouAIitF
OF the policy OF the Administration Is
branded SIS disloyaI. We have had great
men the past The founders of the govern
ment we're great aud wise men. and the Lat
riot when he desired TO learn thel. pripci-
pies of government went 70 the noble foun-
darion of polidesl knowledge Such usn
as the Senator from Massachusetts oniv
performed the base ofiee of muddyIuE the
touCtaiu. he Is no, s. for any CHER work.
On This sabjecI Mr. Webster held that il
was the undoubted right OF Legislators to
scan The sets Of pubHc men. That this
right was as undoabted as the right OF
breathing or walking the earth Il Is the
last right that he would abandon. he
would exercise il at all hazards.
Al an h0mhle distance and in his Fzsb7=
way he intended 10 follow the grea, e1-
poandsr OF the Constitution. The Senator
from Massachusetts seems to hare Install.
ed himself IS sort OF oyers5sr Of this
body, and he was astonished 81 the dic;z-
toriaI manner il which ne hustled about.
rebpkes in this and the 9th
81 House Re hiss persuaded himself that
he is the GOTeTEHaszf, and Is particularly
assured that he is the Senate. at Isast the
largest and nozt important part o. it
( LEaEhtsr-) But DO not think there Is
person il or cot OF the Senate who hugs
such [. dElUsioa 70 his breast except him
self. daughter He would read The res
olution OF this learned Sensto.-rhis sUfe
map who distinctly understands everE-
thing IN the Naturalization and conduct
OF war msttsrs in Ihs fsld-ic szpeI him.
II the Senator had p0Eer cOmue1ssrzte
With his purpose, il Eoul6 have been done
but ne thanked bis stars there were wiser,
juster, sbler and more patriotic men u The
Senate sB5 The eoaatry than the Senator
from Massachusetts,.
Mr. DAVIS confined 81 great leigh.
batteriug sgsin=t M. Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson replied to II g remarks OF the
Se1atDr f-uu Kent1ck7
At 40 p. n. The Senate adjourned,
without action on tbe resolution.