Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-02-23
Senator DooIi,ue on the Military Btu.

Senator DooIittle on the Military Btu.
Senator Doo!tte, cf Wisconsin. made
the following remarks upon the Military
Bill while under discussion in the U. 3.
Senate, last week -
rise to plead Tor wha.I think tho lae
Of the Republic. and Tor that 'Puh sh'ch
gives il life. stand here also TO answer
Tor myself. because on a former occasion
foresaw whatI believed would follow
as necessary and logical consequepce
OF the adoption Of certain fundamental
heresies originated in the State OF Masss-
chuse,ls, and Of which The Senator from
Massachusetts on my right Mr.. sumns',
is the grea, advocate and champion.
have been for more than eighteen months
denounced in my Stale by many OF ny
former political associates and iriends Tor
loreseeing these Logical results which
have now come, which are now psnding
before This Senate in The bills which have
come from the House of Representatives.
For denouncng them in advance. for 20.
serling TO the people Of Wisconsin, oyer
and over again that yielding to these fatal
heresies would of necessity dissolve The
Union and establish concentrated mill.
tsry despo,ism, have. cir. | repeat. osen
most severely denounced throughout Tho
State OF Wisconsin and else ewhere. Thst
Idenuncia,ion has been carried 10 such On
ex,en, as TO culninale al last in The reso.
lulions of the Radical Legislature OF Wis
cousin lns,rucling me TO resign my seat
in this body. sly, therefore. Mr.. Pres
iIeni, as | stand here 10 day ! 'tsnd TO
plead for the life Of the Republic. 10 plead
for the spirit in which il lives. and with
out which i; is dead; snd, sir. am hero
10 answer for myself. because | have
been pleading for il with oil The power
that God has given me for The last iwo
years in my own State. in ibis SensW.
and elsewhere. And if. sir. ! shsll 10
this discussion give ultersnce 10 deep and
earnest convictions in strong and earnest
! language, Senators will understand u 10
with no di,respeci 10 Ihem. i,is because
my soul is filled with sentiments which
language can hardly utter. Never before
10 my hfe-sIlhough | have stood 10 ma.
nv a scene, and have often risen here
never have felt the weight Of iha, 70.
sponsibility resting on me which 10 upon
me now. Never before in my life wss
there time when my hear, would 60 up
and ask Almighty God 10 give ne power
10 give ut,ersnce 10 the Tuih as il goes op
now.
No such measures were ever before
presented in On American Congress.
Wha, are ihtyI Call them by whs,
name you will, they are. 10 substances, .
declaration OF war against ten States Of this
Union. They are nollIing more thsy
ere nothing less. We know, cir. that ths
rebellion has been suppressed. We know
Ma. every armed soldier. from tho Polo.
mac 10 the Rio Grsnde. has surrendered
his arms and pledged anew his allegiance
10 the Constitution, The Union. and tho
flag. We know lhere is not one armed
soldier against the Republic throughout
The whole OF our vasi domain. We know
cir, that in those ten States civil govern
men,s in form have been Isesiablishsd bv
tho voice Of IheIr people, and that with
all tho machinery oi their civil govern.
menrs they are IN foil optrs'ion. We
know. sir, that peace hs. been dselsrst
by the authorize, Of this Republic puseu-
snl 10 acts Of Congress conlsrrirG Dat
power In all Tho SIslss Of this Union
peace has come. Bui. cir. what do thsss
bills propose They propose open, d.
rect war on every form OF civil govern
ment within these States. They propose
10 supersedo and srnul lbsm sll-io nks
from all the people OF those Sia.ss oil
voice in the power which 10 TO govern
Them. The bsyone,. and the bsyopss
alone. in the hands Of the soldiers, 10 70
be the law 10 these States. All fesnisnes
is TO be overcome the States ere 10 b
taken possession Of. and ell civil instiiu-
tons are 10 be subordinslsd TO the bsyo.
net That is war.
Reviewing the Louisians bill. hs ssid
in title should be amended go 90 70 read,
not to restore civil government. bvt to q.
gsnize hell in the Sale OF Louisisns.
TApplsuse and Kisses in The galleries.