Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-02-26
a Strong Apueai.


While the Ubiquitous Military Force Riii
was under consideration in the Senate Nj,
DOOlittle of Wisconsin, made speech of sew.
erai hours length, from which We max. ,bs
following extracts:
rise to plead for what think the lis
OF the republic, and for that snir;., ~b;nS
gives 1t LIE, stand here also to answer a.
myself, because on a former occasion s,rat
saw what believed would follow as a neces1
Sary aud logical consequence of the adont;on,
VI certain fundamental heresies originated ;,t
tue "a state OF Massachusetts, and of which the
senator OF MASSACHUSETTS, on my right MI
: inner Is the great advocate aud champion.
5 "-se Oese Tor more than eighteen mouths
denounced IN my State by MANY of NV Iorr,oS1
political associates and friends tnr for.soa;Sa.
these results which have now como 1T
are now pending before this Senate in tbo
Dllls winch have come from the Honse oF
Representative; for denunncing Them mad.
vance toF asserting to the peopte of Wisros.
SIN over and over again that Welding IN tbcSa
fatal heresies would OF necessity dissolve the
Union, aud establish concentrated m;l;,.r,,
despotism.
have sir, l expect, Leen most seyereIv
denounced throughout the State of Wisc6n.
SIN and elsewhere. That Remuneration boS
been carried to such an extent as to culmi.
nate ut last IN the resolutions of the radical
legislature II Wlsconsin, instructing me to
resign my seat in this body, | saw tbcr.,
fore, Mr.. President, as stand here 70 Az
staud-to plead for the lie of the rennblic -
plead Tor the spirit in which it lives. and
without which it is dead and, sir, I am here
to answer for myself, because l have been
pleading for it with all the power God has
gwen me for ;he last two years, III nv own
State and IN this Senate aud e!sewhore-
And II, SIR, shall in this discussion give utI
terance to deep and earnest convictions in
strong aud earnest language, Senators will
understand it is with no disr5.pcct 10 tbcr,
1t Is because my soul Is filed with sentiments
which language can thirdly utter Never be-
lore IN my life, though l have stood in MANY.
a scene aud have often risen here but pevef
have felt the weight of that Responsibility
resting on me which is upon me now. New
cr before in my life was there time when
my heart would so up and ask Almighty God
t" give the power to give uttcrauce TO the
truth as 1t goes up now; no such measures
were ever before presented in an american
Congress. What are they? Call them by
what name you will. they arg in substance d
declaration OF war against ten States of this
Union. They are nothing mOrc-thcy arc
nothing less. We know, sir, that the rebel
lion has been suppressed We know that every
armed soldier from the Potomac to the Rio
Grande has surrendered his arms and pledged
anew his allegiance to the constitution. tho
Union and the flag we know there is not on.
armed soldier against this republic through.
out the whole OF our vast domain We know;
sir, that in these ten States civil governments
IN form have been established by the voice
OF their people. and that with all the ma
chinefy Of their civil government they arc hi
full operation. We know. sir. that peace has
been declared by the authorities of this rqpub-
lie pursuant to act of Congress SoH.erring
that authority In all the States of this
! Union peace has come But, sir. what do
these bills propose They propose to super.
cede and annuI IL EN- all; 10 take from all
the people of these States all voice in tn
power which is to govern them. Tic bayo-.
net, and the bayonct alone, in the hands IF
the soldier, is to be the law Of those States
all resistance is to be overcome; the States
are to be taken possession of, and all civil in
situations are to be subsidized to the bayouet.
That is it. 49, =.
KevIcwiD2 the Louisiana bill, he said III
title should be amended so as to read mot to
restore civil government, but to organize hell
IN the State OF Louisiana"