The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-03-16
From the National Intelligencsr'
An Ipstructfye "Reminiscences

In the year 1855, towards the close OF 'ne
.a.S ss..;on of the thirty third congress. q
S:,I 80 r.no,,ed into the senate. from Its Ju-
5;o;arv committee, tor the purpose OF protect-
;n, of6cers and other persons acting under |
the authority of the United States. and en- |
oauad in the execution of the laws OF the
ffTn;tad States. The bill provided that II
anti veye cotftnsnced or pending IN any state !
cou,t against any officer of the United States, |
or other person, on account OF any act done
under any law of the United States, OF under
color thereof, the defendant should De autnof
lied 10 remove such cause tor erial mo 'ne
circuit OF district court OF the united STATUES.
That il. the bill was designed to give to the
fadsraI ;udieiAl tribunals not only cognizance
hnt paramount jurisdiction of cases ARISING
undar faderal statutes. The principle Is as ola
"a the judiciary acs of 1889, which IN It's lZsh
aa,,ion oontains substantially this same DOC
Tina rhe terms of the bill were modelled
after those of the law of 1915, passed to pre-.
vent the notification of the revenue laws OF
the United States by the courts oil the several
states.
II was in opposition TO this measure that
Mr.. Senator Wade, of Ohio, spoke ss Ioiio~s'
tSss Appendix to Congressional uSooe' sec sec
on5 ssssion. thirty-third congress, PIP. 2l5,
ola, els
.-d for the rights Of the states. am one OF those
whs have quite as much regard for the rghts oI
the states as some who make louder pfo'eSsioh'
ON the subject than do am one OF ms h,, III
M, onIv when an election il penang, put at al
80. bayjsrs in the tUisdom, the consftWtoHot-
fa ana the proprietg of the PFganfd TeSoi"1'o"S
Of 1898 and 1899. / ground myself upon mus
resolutions; and, standing upon them oeno O'. t
this hill an a violation, not only OF the sp'is u
,bn.e resolutions but az a attempt to trampie up
on the rights of the states and ceprise mem
the power to protect their own cisisens I'm
grsssion and abuse. Do gente"en supp 80 ,hai
sbe ,t,tes now awakened to a keen sense OF their
right, and the danger OF consolidation, VIII ever
submit to such bill this7 tell you nay
who is to be the Judge In the last resort OF the
;,..; S IN. constitution OF the United States
hv tbs enactment of a iaw7 Who Is the maj ar
biter7 The general government, or the s'a'es 80
their sovereignty Why, SIR, TO yielo tha' pom.
is TO weld up all the rights oil the states io P''ee
,ki., c;ti,.p. and to consolidate this govern
ment into a miserable despotism. tel YOU 81,
whatever you may think OF 1T, II TINS OH pass, c
lsions will arse between the feoerai ano s'H Jui
isdictions--conficts more dangerous thah al 'le
1xorav ,kars which are got up in congress-con-
ficts in4sehick the states WiA nerer yaetd LOT
the more YOU undertake to load them VITA ac's
like this, the greater Will De tneir ,o
stated that this bill was intended 10 pf"u ,r'
and helm the execution OF the fugitive Dill. Inc
senator does not deny it. SAID there were s''.ee
in this Union whose highest tribunals haa aa'uos
ed hat hill q be unconstitutional, anu tnat us
one of those who, believed 1t unconstitu'ioHh
that nv state believed unconstituuona! ana
that under the old resolution OF liSo ana ifs' q
state must not only be the Judge Of thai, OUT " ths
rentsd an such case
The announcement Of this doctrine was &C.
noupced by Senator Douglas, OF Limos, az
tantamount to teaching rebellion against tne
government of the United States lie spoke
as follows; (Ibidem. P. 2lo.)
hat ha at
desires to APE from the position In which ne mas
placed himself, by resorting TO the resolutions o.
1895. or something else which he has been III 'he
habit of rdiculiug during his whole i'fe L am ho'
70 he drawn from the main issue between u" Dy
oueries mon irreevent points. say the senator
has raised here, In the senate cnamoet' t"e s'"ru
grd of rebellion against the constitution o. nts
countryi against the taws o. me saHa asaS"s
the highest constituted authorities OF the re
public He SAYS he is ready for the confIc'
which this bill is to produce; conflict Whch ne
tries to bring about between the federal ana stai'
authorities Sir, trust that thai conf'et IL aese
to come.
Mr.. Wade did not deny the logical inter
ences thus brought against his position. h'
simply claimed that be was standing On Sht
same ground as that occupied by the demo
cratic party. He said loideln, p. ~
There is one sovereign state which has asserte'
the great doctrine which your state, sir, tMr Mao
i,ou Ia the chair,l invoked IN 1928 To free your
selves from the exercise CT power that threatens'
TO reduce you to slavery. Your great ancestor
rose against it, and made the declaration OF TIL
platform on which / stand to-day, and on winch
YOU who are honest democrats stand, aPd iron
which you viii not shrink IN day OF triai,unies
YOU mean endorse them a. Baltimore and den
them at Washington Laughter Then am no
TO be condemned as a disunfonast, unless ia!
aoih the great democratic party upon the main plan
IN tae last platform trAich they erected
In the presence of such declarations VIII
can wonder that Mr.. Wade openly avowe
the conviction that if his ''habits and educa
zion" had been the same with those OF .Iuda
p. Benlan min, lthe rebel secretary of state,
but then senator from Louisiana, lhs wOui
have been as mad as that disreputable poll
rlcian in his advocacy not only of disunion
but of slavery! To this effect Mr.. Wad
held the following language: iIbidem. P
223.)
You have driven the north against the wall; sh
has been forced to take her stand ther
but she will defend her rights. / know she ha
been charged with aggression by my friend froi
Louisiana, Mr.. Benz ANN, for, as he said OF me
will cali h IN friend / have reason to ca
him anything else, for have received nothing BIT
kindness and respect at his hands. He being
southern man, am the last to assail him fe
defending his Institutions. hare ao don6f fh'
if my habits and education had been like ms. OF
positions lrouLd hare been reversed to-day. ca
understand that very we'll, and make allowance
tor it.
We do not need to inform our readers tins
''the resolutions of 49," from the date
their original PRONUNCIATION down 70 tns pre-
emit day, have been the textbook OF nunln 81
ton, secession and disunion. Adopted Dy u
legislature of Virginia In the year l.'o y
the purpose of resisting the sheh anu sou
ton laws of the administration OF Jonu
Adams. they contain expressions which,
the hands of disunion agisators, were ear
and easily turned to the furthe.ance Of tho
ill-fstsd designs, notwithstanding the fa
.hat NIr Madisnn. in his cele brated repOr