The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-05-10
The American Senate.
JAMES NJ. Cole,

An eloquent extract from scr.
mon delivered by Rev. ID. Meal.
| ster, OF the Reformed Prosbyte-
riah Church, on Sabbath afternoon,
April s, 1866, ut Union League
Hall, from the text, " Righteous.
ness exaltcth nation," (ProcerJS
II. $40.
Our nation has too often been
degraded by unrightcOusnc.s, and,
as we have seen, she has bccn pub
lished accordingly. The meriled
chastisement under which we have
suffered, however, is now yielding
the peaceful fruit OF righteousness
by which nation is exalted. The
strongest of testimony was borne
to this face last Friday, before the
eyes OF many here present, in the
passage o. the Senate, over the
veto OF the President, of the b.ll
recognizing every one born in the
country as un American citizen,
and securing, as it sooner or later
certainly will secure, the civilrights
of all citizens, without exception.
within the limits of the Uniled
states.
Who that witnessed it can ever
forget that memorable scene Ma
ture, in sympathy with the multi.
tudes that thronged the galleries
OF the Senate chamber, and whose
interest never tagged during all
| the long prutracted session, shared
her trouble in her darkene face.
Nor were grief and Indignation
unningled with her trouble for
when members, sent by their con.
stItuents to fight the battles of LID.
erty-one in defiance of their ex.
pressed wish and injunction, I, le,
graphed to him from the Legisla.
ture Of his State, another submit,
ting his neck to the collar of his
master, or judging from his own
d claration IN connection with his
conduct, SO well trained in his ca.
ninity as to be trusted, even while
6oasting Of his freedom, to follow
without collar-ranged them
selves openly on the side of the
enemy,
+" Sky lower'd and muttering thunder,
some sad drops
Wept dt completing of the mortal sin"
Of basest necessity to the claims OF
just &c and humanity.
Cleans OF light there were. how.
ever, aud streaks of blue then ap-
peared, as the hope grew and
strengthened into the assurance
that Senators of whom fears had
been entertained would prove true
to the right.
Six hours of debate and opposi.
ton have exhausted the enemy's
resources. Ills last effort has been
made. Senators who, Indifferent
to the dreary harranguing of the
opposition, or Indignant at the
breach OF the definite understand.
ing OF the day before that the vote
would no: be hind,red after four
o'clock, had wandered from their
places, now resume their seats.--
Members of the Lower House
gather in. Silence deep "a the
hush OF the chamber of death per-
vades both foor and galleries. Il
The Chair puts the momen,ous
question " Shall the bill pass,
the objections of the President
notwithstandingl" Clear, distinct,
frequent as the roll is called. and
in many instances noticeably firm
as the heroic souls that utter them.
come the "ayes "--an Harmonious
flow, broken only occasionally by
the discordant muttering of dis. |
heartened noes" Spectators and
stretch eagerly over from
the galleries, now crowded to their
utmost capacity. Representatives
massed behind the Senators seals
lean intently forward. Intensest
excitement susperds breathing,
pales or hushes every countenance.
The ast name is called. All eyes
are on the Chair. The result is
announced = ayes, thirty three
noes, fifteen. The bill was passed.!
a nd now, overlapping all barriers,
he pent'up torrent of emotion
'ursts forta, surging and thunder
NJ, in clapping of hands and hnz-