Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-02-10

yesterday, for ! knew 1t was The announce.
ment of the doctrines of the Adminis,ra.
tlon most able set forth, most deliberately
prepared. meditated upon long, written and
probably printed in advance aud submit ted
for its consideration beforehand; but dc
not know bow that was. s
Mr.. Doolittle. Perhaps, as The Senator
appeals to me npon that point. may be
INDUCED 10 stating, as most distinctly DO
that so far as the speech / made yesterday
is concerned, j have bad no consultation
with any member of The Administration il
regard to il, neither with the Presiden,
nor any meuber of the Cabinet, ! only
expressed my own opinions. g.v. yl.,
| Mr.. Wade only surmised what
stated; / did net know it. TO be fact. i
thought it might be. so from The surround
iDgs thai saw here, from some pert oI
the audience that listened 10 the speech =
It.seems Twas mistaken as to that, but il
makes no difference. The Senator is I'M.
double edly the organ of the Administration
upon this subject. yt...-
Mr. Doolitile. ALLOW he to stdie thai
| certainly do, not stand 10 sDy snch rela
tion 10 The Administration any more than
any Senator on this floor. There are Ger.
tain points 10 which perhaps agree. sitb
the opinions Of the President more than
Senator from Ohio, but / claim no more
right to speak for tue President thau the
Senator, himself.
Mr.. Wade. / do not know that the
senator does so claim, but l known il has
been generally considered that be was more
familisr with the views OF the President on
ibis subject than the rest of US. Perhaps
this may be a mistake, but it does not make
much difference how the fact is l listened
very latleniively yesterday to bis able ar,
gumeDt, in W which he put forth. undoubtedly.
all the views of ,he policy he advocated
that occurred to b IN, or that he could
muster into its service, and his speech was
more remarkable for what it did not say
than for what it did say. do not remem-
Der that iu the whole course of his speech,
be spoke of the fate of those four million
human beings whose rights are involved in
this controversy-.ighls which to him are
dearer than his life nay. sir, be would
rather sacrifice his own son upou the altar
han consent that be should not stand upon
all equal footing with bis ueighbors upon
the question of suffrage. If there were
no such element in The controversy, !, Ike
him, perhaps, should fud no very great
difficulty in the way, but should allow things
to 60 on smoothly and qn;elly. 1t would
be u very harmless and unimportant cou.
'troversy if it was barely to settle the
question whether the rebel states, 10 o
met physical view, are in the Union or not
Tue senator cited Mr.. Lincoln's last
speech. or dying declaration, as be Called
it, in which Mr.. Lincoln himself alluded to
! that very question. Oh said that it (Which
was SO emphatic aud SO large part of the
senator's argumen,,) bad in his judgmeu,
little or nothing to do with the subject.
do not pretend to quote Mr.. Lincoln's
exact words, but be said, Enough tha,
the seeded states do not maia,ain such {
relation to the Government that they cal
Ue admitted without congressional aid" o
TO that effect. The senator did not quot
that portion of Mr.. Liucoln's speech.
But. Mr.. President, l care very littit
what great names say on these subject
No man donors the memory Of Mr.. Lin.
colu more than do, but l don't invoke
his opinions here as controlling. Upon
the floor of the senate of the U. States
look on oil around for counsel; l am
willing to be enlightened from any quarter
which can give me light with regard 10
my duty aud | would as soon look to it
from au humble source as from the Presi-
dent or tuy other man standing in high
f1icial position. They are but poor, mortal
men, at last, and seIaor of the U.
S 'ales has no right to yield bis opinions
10 no tai men. He is sent here for nc
such purpose. l like 10 havs the aid o.
The Executive, according 10 the consti,u
tioDsl idea, TO advise me as TO the measures
and principles that hs thinks ought to b,
adopted and no mau will listen TO hin
with more willing ear than myself bu
unless his advice squares With my sers
of duty discard it as senator as
would that Of any other man standing
in any other position. 's- .-- r+
Sir, the great question that now devolve
upon US 10 settle is one from which We can
not shrink it is for congress. and uohod.
else 10 settle IT we settle il aud it b
wrong. We cannot justify ourselves by say
ing that We took the advice of the P,esi
dent of the U. States. or of Mr.. Lineoln
who is nov dead. Although bis meGo-y
is reYe.ed 10y all. bis cooDsels will be nc
Justification to Us il we make IL msake or
this great and perilous question that il
looming up before US its ppr,entous mogni
lude. say, senators, Look to yourselves
take counsel with your own judgment au'
conscience, Of your duty 10 God aud you
G cJun,ry, aud look less abroad aud less I
great men, because if thc:e was ever
question before you that was peculiarl
your own, /, is this. Where in the eonsl
luton can be found any authority gwen I
The President 10 provide for bringing state
into ibis Uuion a? Nowhere but we. th
representatives Of the people Of The I
| States in congress assembled, sent here /
do their will under the constitution of th
U. States, are the ouly tribunal TO decid
as TO the admission of state. We are th
only body that ought in free governmen
10 declare upon what principles state lba
is outside Of the legislative department
shall be admitted to participate in i. l d
}. not care for that purpose whether the eou
, munity is a territory of the U. States. or
! state which has forfeited all right or abilit