Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-09

Fochte6 are met 0y Insult. his aQVl
Gates are met BY denunciation from th
heads of the Republican party upon I'll
Senate floor, in language without pa
i allel.s So far as 1 am concerned, NJ
President, / propose TO- Jay, and here
after, to take my position alongside (
the President, of the Republican party
and stand there unfiuehiBgIy, defendin
him agaiost the Senator from Ohio, a
| defended his predecessor against th
same Senator.
/ Mr.. Wade said in reply: Who is YOU
| President? That very man must bow
too, 8if you please. EWhy, sir, we al
know him; he is no stranger to thi
body. Ne have meas Ired him, sir; WI
know his length, his capacity, and 70,
set him rpias a paragops and declart
here, upon the floor of this Senate, tba
| you aFeagoing to wear his color. Ia tha
lhe idea-tha you are going to be- Bill
apologist and defender on whatever BIZ
may propdse2 These millions of peo
pie, sir exposed to outrages and insults
and murder from those worse than savai
! ges. Their former masters murdered
sre are told, every day Their lives ia
ken away their humanity trampled un.
der foot, and whea Congress, under the
Constitution of the United States.
is eudeavoring to tender them
some little protection, how are we
met here2ia Every attempt Of yours has
been to trample them down, making
them worse, aud throwing every l0infae,
ion in the way Of anything proposed by
Congress- 85 -
Mr.. Lame, ,-ein reply, -saids Wear q
collar Indicted for treason by aapro-
slavery grand juryf Hunted from State
% State BIZ awrir founded upon that
Indictment for treason A hundred
thousand dollars offered for N , headi jim
Lane wear a coiIarf lEaughter. Mr.
President, wherever he is know n that
charge is denied as false by both friends
and enemies.
Mr. Wade. i wish itwas.
Mr.. Lane, after reading the extract
given above, said be appealed to Mr..
Wade to withdraw the serious charge be
had made against the President He
Mr. Lane would not defend the Presi-
dents speech of the 221 of February, as
It was made under Excitement @ ael.
Ms. Deoiittle, Of Wisconsin, (Union)
said he had striyen to prevent collision
between Congress and the Executive,
and was sorry to see a disposition among
some ofahis friends. to act toward the
Executive as though be was unworthy
of their confidence The bill contains
propositions upon which ths abIest men,
in whom the whole land had undoubted
confidence, differ. He trusted the bill
would be placed in charge Of the iJu~
dietary Gommittee, and that the commit
tee would frame o1e which would avoid
the objections raised b it in lhi< body.
IN The other House, and by the Execu-
tive. He was desirous of preserving
amicable relations between Congress and
the Executive He knew that the
Legislature of his State had passed
a resolution 4 requesting him TO
vote for the Civil Rights bill, the
Presidents -obieciions thereto notwith~
standing. He.had sslready set forth at
length his objections to the measure. aud
heseould not vote forij, and would abide
By the consequences. He entertained
theA highest respect for the gentlemen
composing the Legislature OF the State,
but standing where he did, be saw what
they could not, They were at distance,
and Influenced BY party press and per-
sons interegted. III
Mr. Wade eontended against the policy
Of the President. ra
Mr.. Lane responded to some personal
remarks Of Mr. Wade.
mfr; Davis, e Ky (Union), opposed |
the bill sfavoring the veto He said, if |
the bill became a law, be should feel |
compelled toregard himself aa enemy |
o. ths GossFnment, apd to work foE its
overfhraw. ssss q et-%
! aMr salisbury, Of Del DemD, said |
be should consider tie passsge of the |
bill as inauguratiDg treason, and it. 4
would lead to Bloodshed, war, and dis
union - .....a ...ss...s - III
Mr. Yates, OF Ihinois, s(Union), urged /
Senators to march forward in the per-
tormance of their duty, aud do it now
and hereafter iisR9 w
! The syoserwas then. taken, Z" +" Shall the
bill pass, theiPresidenfs veto to tbs con
trary ynotwithstandipg2 sr@ IS
YRAs-M Messrs & Aathony, Brown,
Chandler, Clarke, Conness, Cragin, /
CressweIi, Edmhnds, Fessendsn, Fosser,,
Grimesg Harris Henderson, Howard, |
Howe Ktrkwooi 5LIaneof Ind, Morgan,
Morrill, .iNye, Poland, POmsreJ, Ram
sey, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Sum-
nerl TEnmbpll, Wade, Wiley, Williams,
Wilson, Yates--331 osspAJss
Nays-Buckalew, Cowen, Davis, Deo. /
liiues Gnihries Hendricks, johnson, Lane
Of Kansas, McDeagall, Nesmitb, Norton,
r ddle, Salisbury, Van WinkIe, Wright |
--15. 4'.A r @4A -aE&E
tAbsent-Mr Dixon.
. When Mr.. Morgan recorded his vote
IN the affirmative, the gaiIsr7es appland-
ed very loudly. ,..ae .slsii 4
The chair announced, amid great ap-
plause, that the bill having received a |
two thirds vote had become q law, but |
subsequently corrected himself
g On motiensef Mr. ETrumbull, the Secre- /
tarY Of the Senate vas ordered to COM
municate to the House q copy OF the
Presidenps message, together with the |
result Of the vote above given.
p The Senate adjourned at $50 r. NJ,
to meet on Monday next. -'As
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