Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-03-31

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punish maletactors officers Of thu United States
the discharge of their duy, 1t not worth while to
tell him troops were needed in Delaware at the time
of election lie thanked theGpyernrent in heha OF
Mr. HOWARD hid a ii yiey n al Tint bad bFe de-
vslaped the bill naneee-sey ~ pugh this a.
The ailtpry Ia thus in !.t tg ~ iir q would
not be pioptr yet il ilesass1ty ap4n-d eva wafai
hi Mr. ULsBI RY sid congratulated his friend from
Kentucky (Mr PoNELL) upon the partial success Of his
efforts t. institute inquiries into some OF the enormitias
practised upon tho rights of States The Senator from
Michigan denied the necessity for such bill this
for the that has been found necessary In
the past history Of the country He waud call attention
to the fact that during the OF 1912 political giants
shaped and controlled the destiny of hs country and
guided the ship Of state through the storm We had not
then political pgmes perched upon Alps but men who
ormed Constitution safeguard against the violation
of which we complain Wbilethe founders Of that
instrument lived no dared to say that any military
ocer hal right to invade State and violate heguaran
tees the Constitution The such provisions
contained this bill heretofore hnde is that
adIerent Glars OF admins the affairs OF Govern
ment-nen thoroughly and deeply read in the history Of
constitutional liberty aud chershDg its principles He
supported this bill espte what the Senator from Mchgna
had SAID upothe express ground that the rights Of the
people had been invaded and turned He did not hold
these military gentlemen responsible who preferred to lord
it the peaceful citizens of loyal State nstahd OF
seeking an honorable fame on the field He held that
their master at he other end OF the avenuethe Presi
denis the esponsbe party for these outrsges because
he had at all times the right to interfere in behalf OF the
citizen for the protection of bis constitutional rights
Neither did BIZ hold the colder who enforced those orders
Responsible though he doubted not that many gallant
soldier felt Inundated at the order to interfere with
peaceful citizen in the exercise of his clear constitutional
right approach the polls and cast his vote for the
diiate Of his choice genis a-a ssr5. h
MI SALISBURY then proceeded to comment the plea
urged Of those arbitrary military
sity He would tell the Senator and those alike deuded
with him. that the time would coma IN the providence OF
God when the of the United States of America will
rise up and vndcae the ancient brthright of liberty be-
qusathed them by their fathers and and seorn these
modern ideas of liberty s.5 -t ls i 5eas se Z et
Without concluding Mr.. SALISBURY gave way, snd the
% are adjourned Hak1 hsstEaa ea a tssM a ts
fhe Senate having resumed the consideration Of the bill
10 pr vent the inter ference OF the military of the United
Ststos with tie State electous. VI lsg.>
Mr.. SALISBURY continuedfhe speech be commenced
yesterday Abiding to the remarks Of the Senator from
Micbigan Mr. HOWARD that the time unpropitols
for this passage OF such bill this Mrs. ead he would
commend that Senator and lobers who thought Ike
him the example OF distinguished British statesman,
who, when the rights of Engsh subj act were ut stake,
rose his place in Parliament apd declined to discuss
questions of so long private rghs were in Jeopardy
Mr. argued that under tbese constant encroachments Of
power shall wake up hereafter and see that the dream
In which have been ipduigng was 4 delusion. Our
constitutional rights secured 10 not only for ts
of peace but for times Of They rudder to
the shp if abandoned the ship was lost Neither il the
pretex that the surrender of these liberties tmporys
necessary for their preservation permanently What an
absurdy-tbe idea that the Union be preserved by
the destruction of the Constitution In his opinion the
object of those yyhe the matters hand is he
preservation Of the Constitution The effect of their Ut
-rances evinces the truth of what hs said Let any pub
lie say that ne was in favor of the Union as il
and the Constitution it is and what is the Judgment
passed upon him7 Why, that he is disloya mar and
uufahfu to the Government under which he lives and
the nobest Of all sentiments uttered in hissy adjudged
by the very guilty of pesperatng acts in violation of
Il Q onsttutlon as dsoyai.
M sthough that the only disoyal men and traitors
this country those who secuted the Constitution
t WAS to that Consttuton and that alone he owed his
allegiance Had he right cherish any love or alta h
met any thing eIse beside the Union and the Consttu
ton Those who advocate policy destructive Of these
are the traitors and deserve to be branded ne such
Yet have been h abuses perpetstrd by this
Administration that the power that sits enthroned at the
other end Of the finds it necessary send armed
forces into State ~ prevent free people from express
ing their love for free Constitution made by their ia
thsrs and under which they still desire to live Their
only dsoyaity from the fact of then following the
preceps of their fathers Was he asked to support new
Union lsder the oath he took7 Was h. asked to enter
the house butby Butler the ruins of the old fabric
built by Washington, Adams, jefferson and Madison7
His people did not desire to enter the beaueou palace Of
Archbishop Butler, in spite of the adorbmens which he
picked up in the Gulf Department They did not desire
to look into the costly mirrors to ar the strains of
the music from stolen instruments They preferred the
good old strains which up frnm the pasthe strains
which they have heard 10 nfancyand manhoodhe music
of the Union and the Constitution. And tor declaration
of this kind alone have the people of what once his
State, but now military province, had tn tyraunica
hand laid upon them for presuming to vote for thu repre-
sentatives Of their choice Yet the gentleman from Mi
cbigan sad II these things they deserved t be-
sides they should consider the state of the times Such
o response that might well como from those who de-
sire t. pick up the crumbs which fall from the Presjen-
tia table. ss.' tu 1900
The sole offence of the dominant party the State Of
Delaware their attachment 10 the Constitution, and
their refusal to vote the Administration might dict,te
You conquer the spirit of brave You may
keep them from their polls by brute force and thus de-
prve them of their rights because they do not desire
clash against your armed power; but they will retire
their homes such Of them IS may not b. provided With
prisons, and your power and dey your malice Sup
pose = President should be successful nominee with
this army Of million and half of men, with the power
of roofing out of it every politically obnoxions 10
him Suppose that after this OF power he finds
this army approves Of hs a the Senator from Michi
gan does What to hinder him from perpetuating bis
after eight years rule and thus become Of the
reaest onarchs and espos that tstupou throne
Suppose the army should become after five to eight years
his willing Instruments 81 continue him in permanent
power and his children after him What prevent vi
The people of ibis country could not prevent it, He
met here with his TINT the soldier too honest
aud loved his country much tn be guilty Of such
But confidence plant of slow growth " and in this
coune1iUn Mr. s quoted from Gibbonss Decline ana Fall
Of the Roman Empires, showing that fifteen Thousand we'll
armed and disciplined kept in subsection ten millions
OF unarmed men III that he true what could million
and half of armed men, at the command of the present
Executive, any other dom population OF twenty nail
ions7 eknew that the soiiefs ente led into tho pre-
contest for the preserve the old
and not IT, make Uninn-but could tell the
changes which might come the minds Of men The
power being exercised and the soldiers being placed
off cers having common purpose with the Executive IN
the hands Of amb and regardless Of the
rights Of the people, there would be chance for the
Of liberties 1t safer the people
that change should take place in four years than that
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