The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-04-26
itv with tho Constitution, represents

Union, leaving out Colorado, not yet
admitted. The total nnmher
,f Senators is seventy two. Or these,
he eleven States furcibly elected are
entitled to twenty two, and by adding
these twenty-five to the sixteen known
10 have rcmaihed fai 'hful to The Com
.titution, we find that thirty-eight
Senators constitute moro that the abso-
luto majority Of that body, and leave
only thirty -four Senators opposing the
President. ..,-,. ...----.-
Nov should the President, who has
The right TO conyoke Congress or the
Senate alone, at any time he may de-
sire. issue his proclamation TO the Sen
ators of all the States to convene at a
certain time and place, and should that
body, in obedience to 1t, meet and at
once split into two different factions,
ono Numbering thirty.eight, and the
other thirty four members, to which of
these two bodies should the President
address his message? The Consfltu-
ton answers 4he question by provid
ing that a quorum Of either House is
competent to transact business.
The Augusta, Georgia, Constitutions
alist. which on the first appearances OF
the proclamation Of peace, assuming
that il relieved Georgia OF military
rule and restored the privilege OF the
writ of hnJeaS corpus. congratulated its
readers that The flash Of hayonets' no
longer forbade free expression of opin-
ion, is less discreet than the Mobile
Tribune, and babblcs like II drunken
man. Assuming that there is an in
sui monntub!ci between the Exec
iulivo and Legislative departments OF
the Government, it says: ''i'
Its a very pretty quarrel as IT
stands. The combatants are we'll
matched. and, if fate bnt favor our pr
vate wishes for quiet spcctatorS| ip,
we may SEQ some skilIfnl sword play
With the right sort Of stake to fight
for. it n,iqM not be inerpeiient for as tC
enter on our olch account, the ring. but
rs matters now are, it seems best tc
wait. Brennus threw his sword int
the scale when it needed turning, ana
the tale is not Wifh0m its meaning. Bu
for the present good (riends, torbedr :
Let us know. if We are to be set by tbt
ears again. what sort of n Union, ant
what sort Of Constitution we arc Il
be called on to fight for.
.r;k X M x i:
"Wc'vo passed ordinances and en-
acted laws. taken oaths mud tinkerc,
constitutions, repealed this and repu
dated that, done everything lhat wa
told us, and what profit have we of
all to-day? i. "
But the other day there came
great proclamation whereat men I
tacos wore long absent smiles, and di
seem to scent the first sweet breath d
freedom. And yet, not many hour
after, here came II c"dicil, explaining
that that proclamation didn't meaI
any thing in particular for us, bnt wa
rather, as it were, n keen parity car
not tabled for onr behoof At all.
"And 40 much for year of activit
this Jawning. sneoktng, crinJing, dir
eatiy, 4oyut 0ctiriW. Give US. goo
i,apolhccary. an ounce Of civet. Let II
have IL little masterly inactivity, l.
way Of ~ change"
1t would ! OF be difficult to fill 60
umns with similar quotations. One
, make it apparcrt that there is II con
! rict between the President and Con
!. gress that admits OF but ono solulio
, impeachment and removal al the r!
ccu,ivc OF the dispersion of Cungre
by the military arm, and there is I
doubt where many ardent 'loyaIists
born Of amncsties and oaths, wcu
place themselves The snge cstion tl,t
il might not be ineXpcdient to ent,
tho conflict on their own account
does not tall upon unhccdng ears, M
the men who take comfort and hol
from the suggestion are the most II
4 dustri0us advisers of such II course
, the Executive They see in il II chant
4 to precipilate II war which wonld d
!. vide the North, and set its people /
!. the ears So divided, they would con
II in as the decisive element in compile
d ing the disruption OF the Union, wi
% greatly improved chances ol Sccurll
70 the independence which they tailed
Il, rchieve in the war just concluded
~ Ii this is not the purport OF tho la
"a guagc we have quoted from the ca
10 slitutionulisL we are ut loss to Il
p cover its meaning These ndmoniliO
IN havo their vuluo in pointing oHt I
n. dangers which tho extreme course 9
10 vocated by the comprehend and radi'
n papers, II adopted. would expose
nj Govern the Union and tho p
: pie. The necessity for prudence, mt
n GRAFTON, wisdom, was never greater
,d --------s- - "
n. CoNGREs sloNAL The Cincinn
MT Commercial thus sums up the m
'L' points Of tho latest weekly ConSl
'S sional debate on tho Presidents NJ
Ii. sage &c; . .'..
,ss The usual weekly debate on
ms Prcsideuts 5 annual message took pl
hc in the House ON Saturday. The 5
ith ate was not in session. Mr.. Nichols
is. Of Delaware, spoke against tho I
ITO stitu,ional Amendment IN regart
me representa- on, and was followed
Isl. Mr.. Perham, of Maine, on tho ct
ON side. MIR Miller, OF PcnnNylva
in combattcd the doctrine that any re
lo. lions action ruuld force Il State Uu