The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-08-19


proclamation, who can doubts
But the master would not 70 into court
he would seize his slave. ad7 ,c1Tf aargf
What the Supreme Court would say,
who can tell I? ~ rlo1ral aii7 10,
there 'N''''''-..'
10 naoeas corpus lies for him in q Unit
Cd States court, and the President defeat
ed with this bill its extension Of chat writ
to this case. - '',s''
Such are the fruits of this rash and fatal
act Of the President blow at the friends
of bis administration, at the rights of hu-
mainly, and at the principles Of republican
government II y1aI ..p.l..a .... =! 80 |
The President has greatly presumed on the
forbearance which the supporters of the Ad- !
ministration have 90 long practiced, In view of
the arduous conflict in which we are engaged.
and the reckless ferocity Of our political oppo-
nents. Sr' 1884, '"'i"h' 40 sh}ai@7
But he must understand that our support is
of cause and not of man; that the authority
of Congress is paramount and must be re-
men OF Congress will not submit TO be i'm.
peached by him of rash and unconstitutional
legislation; and If he wishes our support he
must confne himself to his executive duties
to obey and execute, not make the laws, ito
suppress by arms armed rebellion, and leave p0.3
Itical reorganization to Congress. ,r,,e,f
the supporters of the government fail to
insist on this, they become responsible for the
usurpatiOns which they fail to rebuke and are
justly liable to the indignation of the people,
whose rights and security, committed to their
keeping. they sacrifice. sa8Af y3runY a.is =
Let them consider the remedy for these
usurpations, and having found it, fearlessly ex-
ecute it. ara u .TTare5 r.. Ell .llt 81.
.e.- ..,a. ..,, B. F. WADE,
Chairman Senate Committee.
o.. 1c H. WINTER DAVIS,
Chairman Committee House of Representa-
tives on the rebellious States - ~ err. o..
"i $1,000 -------- - 49, obi 30
Words OF Truth aud SOberness from
Republican SOurcc.-.The Fatal
mistakes Of the Adm inistra tIon...
Speech OF Senator Cowan, OF Penn.
sylvania, In the u. 3. Senate, Juno
<''"' Aoo4' -e-H.. -ia-s
The following is a speech by Hon. EDGAR
CowAN of Pennsylvania, delivered in ths Sen
ate of the United States, on the; 9th OF June,
few days before the close of the late session
of Congress. The Senate had under consider
alton, at the time, Mr. TRuMBuLL's amendment
proposing to repeal the joint resolution of July
II, 1862, which qualities the confscation act
and limits forfeiture under it to the life time of
the offender: .. --
Mr.. Cowan said: 1 think, Mr.. President
that our course in regard to the Southern peo-
pie has been of character entirely the reverse
of that which would have been successful in
suppressing the rebellion. We we're filed with
incorrect ideas of the work we were engaged
in, or of the only methods by which we could
perform the gigantic task We had undertaken
We started out with exaggerated notions of our
own strength, and We disdained to think that
our success depended upon the loyal men of
the South we thought we did not need them.
and treated them accordingly. Think of such
proposition as that contained in this law,
that if they do not lay down their arms in sixty
days they will he punished by loss of their es-
tates! How. pray, are they to lay down their
arme7 Surely we know enough to know that
this is mere mockery, and that the rebel Presi-
dent might as well expect soldier in our ar.
mics to lay down bis arms upon promise of
his protection.
Mr.. President. have sometimes doubted
whether we could be serious when we expect
any good results to come from such measures
a. this, which not only exposes US to rdicule
but does harm to our cause. What was want
ing in this crisis of our history with new GRIM
inal legislation, when the code was complete
before? We had statute Furnishing treason
with death, just and proper punishment, one
well according with the magnitude of the
crime as we'll as with the majesty of the law
which inflicted it. For all those who conspired
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Republic, who used
the means and perverted the state govern
ments to do it. this is the fitting punishment
because it is the highest and falls upon the
guilty alone, where it ought / would have
had no additional laws in war they are not
needed. would have contemplated no re.
forms within the area of the rebellion; they
cannot be made at such time. What we
wanted was men and money; these granted,
the true function of Congress was over until
peace was restored and all parties again repre-
scented. But above all things / would not have
played into the hands of the enemy; would
not have done that which they most desired to
have done, because have no doubt that this
and all kindred schemes have been the very
do not know that Jefferson Davis ever prays
but if he does, have no doubt that he would
pray
Mr.. Wade Pray for just such an advocate.
Mr.. Cowan-Pray for just such a statesman
as the honorable senator from Ohio, the most
effective ally he ever bad or could have
He would have prayed for measures on our
the South loyal and disloyal, Union and dis
union. He would have prayed that we should
outrage all their common prejudices and cher
ished beliefs: that we should do these things
by giving ourselves over to the guidance of
men whom it was part of their religion to
hate; to hate personally aud by name, with an
intensity rarely witnessed in the world before.
He would have prayed for confscation general
and indiscriminate; threatening az we'll the
victims of usurpation as the usurpers them
Selves as well those we are bound to rescue
as those we are bound to punish. Fervently
he would have prayed for our emancipation
laws and proclamations, as means to fire the
Southern heart more potent than all others;
they would rally the angry population to his
standard of revolt, as if each had personal
quarrel. He would then have a united South;
while, as the result of the same measures. q
distracted and divided North. as.
That is the way l think he would have
prayed and would pray now. Is any man so
stupid as not to know that the great desire on
the part of every rebel is to embark in revolt
with him the whole people of the disaffected
districts? Is not and has not that been con-
sidered enough to ensure success to him /? Aud
where does history show the failure of any
united people, numbering five or six millions,
when they engaged in revolution? Nowhere;
there is no such case
What did we do to bring this unity about in |
the South? We forgot our first resolve in !
July, 1861, to restore the Union alone. and we
went further and gave ont that we would also |