The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-30

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Missouri Denscrat which ooatains som'
striking ideas, but It's value is very mael
vitiatsd ia our apprehension b the mar
row yiews Of the writer as to The cause o
the recent revulsion, which he charges Il
the machinations Of the Secesh ssBears'' o
New York City, instead of seeking ii
origin in general causes at home and
abvad. The writer insists tha. Tin sims
Of war all violent fluctuations should b
avoided. Exactly! If the writer 10 I
physician he doubtless tells his patients
that during their sufferings from fever OF
other disease they must avoid excitationa
Of the system and keep their pulse At !
modeate and uniform beat. Of say 68 to
the minute. Ccrsainly, By all means.
avoid fluctuations 10 time of war!
CABINET OFFICERS IN CON GREss. j.
During the recent session of Congress
. novel measure was proposed under
novel circumstances. The leader of the
opposition. Mr.. Pendletou, reported .
bill providing for the admission Of the
heads Of the Executive Departments to
seats in Congress, with the right Of de-
bate upon matters appertaiuing to the
business of their respective departments.
This measure is in imitation of the Gus.
tom in the British Parliament, and on it's
face would seem intended to increase the
influence Of the Executive over the leg
islation Of Congress. The trainers of our
Constitution were familiar with this prac-
tice, which had long prevailed in the
British Parliament, yet they sedulously
excluded it from the plan Of government
which they devised for the freemen Of our
land and it cannot fail to strike their
descendants as a most suggestive fact
that the leader Of the Democracy par er-
eelienes should in our day seek to intro
duce into our government, in violation
of the spirit of the Constitution this Pc
culiar privilege Of the Royal EXECUTIVE Of
Great Britain.
Mr.. Pendleton insists that there is no
express provision of the Constitution pro-
hibitiDg the measure, but surely the fact
that no such provision was inserted in
the Constitution is most conclusive evi-
dence, in view of all the circumstances,
that it was specially and expressly ex-
cluded therefrom. And the Uniform 81
lence of the men who made the Constitu.
tion. and Of Congress during the Ad.I
Of snch Revolutionary lead,
crs as Washington. Adams, Jefferson,
Madison and Monroe, not to mention
their successors Of a later day, even to the
last session Of Congress, impres.es the
conviction very powerfully on our mind
that the measure Was regarded rs in con-
flics with the principles and policy Of free
government, and in coatrsvebtion Of the
spirit of the Constitution. And as mat
ter of fact, the ablest advocate of the
measure and its author, Mr.. PendIeton,
in his fnal speech closing the debate,
finds nothing in the broad spirit of the
Constitution, and nothing in the genius
of republican institutions, upon which to
base his measure, but is forced to resort
to lawyer like techniealities. monarchial
examples and inarplicable precedents, in
support of so important and fundamental
a change in the practical working of the
Government under the Constitution.
The measure, however, although in
troducet by Mr.. Pendleton, was By no
meansa party measure. for it was sup
ported by such an enthusiastic Republi-
can as Gen. Garfield, and opposed by SO
faithful party man as Copperhead Cox
Of Ohio.
The able speech of our own member ol
Congress in opposition to the bill will
give our readers clear idea of the merits
Of the proposition In practical a. well a.
: Constitutional point Of view, aud satisfy
them, II they had any doubts ON the sub.
ject, that Congress did we'll to reject tie
bill by decisive vote.
TERRIBLE REvExaE.-A few days sine.
NO referred 10 the finding OF two soldiers
who had been horribly bruised and stab.