The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-01-04
Gloomy Prospects Of tho Confed-
eracy-Speech of Senator Foote
on the Affairs of tho Rebels.

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In the rebel senate, in the discussion
Of the Currency bill, the following mel.
ancho!y picture Of the failing fortunes Of
the Coutedaracy was drawn by Mr..
Foote in Withdrawing from that body:
He said that in making this last effort
20 sustain our sinking currency, and to
supply the sinews of war to our bleeding
and suffering country, he had experianc-
cd feelings of anguish and chagrin which
he had never been consc ;ous Of before.
Hs saw much ground for dependency
and apprehension in every quarter. If
this financial bill, said he, is defeated in
the two Houses of Congress,so admirably
digested rs it is, SO imposlngly vouched
and sustained as it is, shall utterly
despair of our cause. The character OF
the expedients resorted to for its defeat
are unwise, ,unbeccmins, unpatriotic, and
not at all in harmony with the intrinsic
dignity Of this great struggle for inde-
pendsnce and freedom. | confidently
believe that if this bill shall become law
our currency will. be reformed. our
whole financial system will be solidi6ed
aud made efficient for all the purposes Of
the pending war, our armies will be sup
piled with all things needful for their
comfortable subsistence, and enabled to
meet with success the invading host now
threatening us with ruin. II this meas.
urs shall be defeated, ! shall regard the
war as virtually at al end; and all the
generous hopes Of our patriotic and much
suffering countrymen as cruelty and
crimipally blasted. The honorable gen.
tleman suppo it is safe at this psrlous
moment to indulge in vain and visionary
experiments upon The currency. If they
regard the present as suitable time for
the utterance Of such language as we
have heard in this hall in the last fcfty-
eight hours, looking manifestly TO the
wholesale reputation fall our present
currency. then do l differ from them
essentially. Sir, 1 beseech honorable
gentlemen, on this last occasion, perhaps.
that | shall have the honor of addressing
this House. to look with me upon the
present condition Of the country before
they resolve to withhold their support
from this measure. What is our situa.
tion: Lat us look danger in the face.
and provide'for it while it is possible to
do so. Sir. we are upon the verge OF
ruin. Our financial affairs are most ser.
iously disordered aboard. owing to the
NEST criminal Encouragement Of every
kind. No respectful consideration has
been yet accorded to us, or seems likely
to be accorded hereafter. AT home ser.
les of legislative measures have found
sanction here which must be inevitably
fatal to State rights and State sovereignty
and to popular freedom, il no! speedily
modified. Congress is rapidly abandon.
Ing all its important powers and build
ing up an irresponsible military despot
ism, the like Of Witch has never been
seen before upon this earth. Other acts
are in progress here which, should they
pass, must produce popular convulsions
which will put our whole government
systcm in the most serious jeopardy -
Enormous abuses Of power heretofore
committed to the Executive Department
have occurred which has everywhere
flled the minds Of our countrymen with
distrust and alarm. The policy of ths
present House seems to be 10 crush out
dissatisfaction BY armed violence alone.
IN imitation of that through policy intro
ducsd and enforced in England by the
celebrated Earl Of Stafford. the enforce
msnt Of which speedily brought Charles
the First TO the block, but before Stafford
had lost his own head Ten days hence
freedom of celebration will have been AZ.
fectually extingu ished in this body. BY
means which I may not specify. The
freedom Of the press viii in oil probs-
siHty oens 70 ~ end sSeus the sane