The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-06

seas that aliaEea 10 hs military ssrvi
sf the same nalaiicrna. whira uas ref.
rcd % She Committees eInvslid Pensions.
l. On motloa o. Mr CcbA. IL uas rc.olv,
hat the Committee % 2Ghtarv AHir !
directed 90 inquire 'uio The rr.c6csbihi
ana e~Npedsney of ies stating 5r the rsl,
e % sech officers OF t5e yoiauteer ssrv e. q
duFins the drst and second wears 81 n
war, through want oi pa pr blanks. inss
j s~eEtSacei Or iacxeussbsc e~e..sct. isled
a make proper returns Of ordnance sto-rl
p qusrtssuaste- or sa1rsoa equipsge.or othe
pubic property, Tor shirh scch oaiesr
were rrsfoaabl-, and tasi hey "a " rep--
by OIL OF o~thsrua.e.
= NJ Clark, %, Kansas, i~airoIucsd a bin Q
reguls'e trade and in sr,oarse sith The In
aisa tribes. Referred 10 Ia Committee ei
Isdiaa Affairs.
Mr. N~ashbuvns ~iniraiuced a bill 10 i'm
prove I'D nSyigatiou Of Rock River and d,
upper snd lower rapids Of The MISSISSIPPI
River. Referred 10 the Csmmiues en- Com.
merce.
Mr.. Worries, Of indians, presented ths
credentials Of RobL wiskI.He, a member
elect GOm Louisisns. Referred b solec,
COMMITTEES on Reeonstructoa.
Mr.. Hub5ard's resolution was adopted.
instrueting the Committee on Military Al
fairs to inquire into the ~expediency OF 70
porting how many men. including officers,
are in the Veteran Reserve Corps al the
present. lime, and whether they cannot Be-
employed with advantage BY the Freed
meas Bureau in their department Of the
military service. These msa, who have
rendered such valuable service % the csun-
ny, should not be disbanded
On motion, Mr.. scho6eld, Of Pa, the
Committee On Commerce, was instructed to
inquire into the szPedieney Of making an
appropriation for improvement OF the hsr-
Dor Of Lake Erie.
Both Houses went into COMMITTEES Of he
Whole n the State Of the Uni5a. Nr.
Washburns, Of H., in the Chair and the
confederation OF The Presidents annual
message was resumed.
Mr.. spauld zg, OF oh.S, proceeded to ex-
snine the dogma Of John C. Calhoun, that
this Government is community OF States.
This cry Of nulli6ers n seeessionists had
played out in this country for more than
thirty years, aud resulted in the most de-
vassatiHg civil war known to The history Of
mankind.
Tbs Sovereignty Of the States is The Ian
gusse Of the eOniederaey and not Of The
courts Of the United States, because she ira
mers Of this instrument contemplated, ere
ates a national Government. The Supreme
power residing in the people, not in d Goa
fsdezacy Of States. The rebels having fall
ed in their efforts to overthrow the govern
ment, nov ask to be received back, in order
to participate in the affairs OF Government
Now a State NAV be Union as a subject q
government.but may by misconduct forfeit
lis right as q part Of the government power
be knew not, but the President meant some I
thing when he said the States which IN
tended to seeede, injured their relations but
did not ~extinguish the illsi that their func-
lions were suspended but not destroyed.
The President wss correct when he took
this ground. In time Of war when the
country was in danger the Prciidsnt wss
with dictatorial power; but IN time
If peace be can righuuHy exercise no power
Unless it is invested in him by the Consu-
or BY Congress. IL is high time the
people should insist hat the ship Of stats
be renewed aud pot ia constitutional tSim
she has been exposed TO gales, having 10
the storms % secession, and strife
to contend with, but has been brought 70 a
peaceful haven by a skinful pilot aud a gal
LIANT crew. We should examine her in order
10 see whether her umbers are sound.
,LHe bad great confidence in the President,
aud entered his humble protest against the
Of any man, in or out Of Congress,
to place the majority OF the House in an at
Of hostility TO the President, so long
Is the latter confined himself 70 the exercise
Of his own just ~prerogative. Shall We. for
causes, disrust him who is among
Southern Senators-was faithful, amongst
the hithIess found, snd while enforcing his
kept alive bic scat. He believed
that the President had iollowed Ia the foot
ofhis predecessor, although he thought
be President ahould have urged suffrage
% all, without respect to solor, in his recon-
nenda;ion TO the Southern States 10 abolish
slavery, aud to repudiaie the rebel debt.
He found 10 cause OF complaint as 20 the
ratification Of the anii-slavery amendment
Of the Constitution By the Southern Legis-
~ did neither good nor harm. The
amendment was ratified by three-fourshs
Of The States already, and no additional
wss wanted BY asssmbiys Of men
having No share in the governing power Of
the nation. he regretted that the President
no; wait for tbs action Of Congress be-
fore he dismissed the provost guards aud
Oves the government Of States 10
whose hands we're dyed Ia the blood
Of the rebeli0ni but this was no great dan
ger 50 long as an army remained 10 protect
Union men.
It was not only a privilege, but the con-
stitutional obligation Of the President to
give Information to Congress, from time to
time, on the state Of the Union, and 10 re-
commend such msasursrs Is be may Judge
necessary and exPedient but the power 70
admit new stafss- n make nav laws Tor the
government and regulation Of The land and
naval forces, and guarantee Of every State
republican form Ct government, aud 81
powers. belonged TO Congress sxcla-
Il was said that the President would seek
to control Congress BY withholding exc
eutivs patronage iro,n such Senators and
Representatives Is would not fall in with
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