The Indiana State sentinel., 1876-01-24


British army ~ the time of the revolution?
Mr. Mr. taTffeid-Then 1 think he did not commit
NJ. f1cker-Then you claim that his oath
only lasted so lopg as he he'd his commissionT
Mr.. Garfield-It ceased when bis commission
Mr.. Tucker-But be resigned.
MIR Csarfigld-He did not resign.
Mr. Tucker-He did resign.
Mr.. GarfeId-He was net an officer at thetime.
know the history of his country. daughter
Mr. 1arheld-Did he resign to take service
Mr. Tucker-Oh, no. That is another thing.
Mr. Garneld-He was trying to get into the
service of Great Britain before the war and
Mr. Tucker-He resigned. and then he took
service in the rebellion. When the gentleman
Was speaking Of Of the men me OF The the south;
those who resigned and afterwards took
ser ice on the confederate side:
having resigned took service but spoke of
those who, being i'll under oath, contempiibly
violated it and struck against the United states.
Mr.. Tucker-lf you had so qualified your
Phrzseol69gy' ,b should Other not oa% have for IN
know of no such person. The rea.
son why / interrupted the gentlemsn the other
day was that represent on his floor little town
Americans who ever trOd this soil (meaning
Robert e, Leel. He sleeps In death and no dis
hTo2Sn ON mai SonoTsbie crave mat the repre-
Sentative from that district W II not rise here
and Tepel. lSensation and some applause.I Mr..
Tucker then proceeded with his argument,
in the course of which he quoted the gentlem an
from New York (HewitD as saying yesterday
that the government was coniessediy an eau
Gator OF the country. Commenting on 1t he
SAID: Confessed by whom? never conf ssed
4. not only do not confess 1t, but l
can intrude upon the cnntr of The common
schools of each state OF the Union. deny that
this government can go into our common
school
according to the views Of members OF con-
gress here. He who knows nothing
my democratic friends TO remember that it Ii as
no mission except 10 execute It's power and per-
form its duty under and in subjsctiOn to the
supreme law of The land. the constitution
of the country. Spoken with strong emphasis
and great effect. Show me either the power TO
pass tnis bill that this bill is sential TO carry
out power conferred, and will vote for IL. But
o, otherwise, before Goa and my country, can't
vote for 1t. The only limit 70 the growing cor
power of the government. Lelieve that
THE MISSION OF THE GOVERNMENT
at this time IA economy, retrenOhment and re-
form. We have reached the time when it be-
comes us to put the brakes down and to call
halt on lavish expenditure. II a tax
is only one cent to carry out an un-
constitutional scheme. 1 will remember
the adage that 1t is 1.-The last straw that breaks
the camel's back" and will vote against it. If
this scheme gets Though somebody will come
with another like scneme for big, show
hicaso, and. in the language of the old
Scotch proveTb-"Many a meckle makes a
muckle." II was tue accumulation of Titles
that made the taxes burdensome and oppressive.
He declared himself oppo ed altogether TO q
of the country was better than TO sacrifice
to sentimental patriotism. He was in his heart OF
hearts in favor of the Cents mia appropriation.
gress which the United States had made under
the impulses OF free Institutions In
agricultural, in commerce, in mining, in all
| the industrial pursuits, although his own state
Jagged behind in ali these eIeat enterprises for
prosperity of the slstr states himself. He
| and his associates from the South kne here no
greatest interests OF the Union in conformity to
the constitution. Referring TO the fact that the
sRpiEIsi eRRPisined that on one reason for il was
framed 'iS in 1857 and forced down their tSroas,
/ preventing the state from making any appIo-
priation for anything, except to pay her debts
said. Virginia will be there. Her people
who are able 10 go WIN be there. She
| referring to the states made of the territory
ceded by her who will be there, and another OF
her daughters VIII be there referring to West
Virginia), taken from her by Cesar
IAN operation, but old Virginia,
weeds of with SesTt breath
| ing high for the prosperity of the common
country, will be there in spirit, and when the
government is restored TO its pristine
purity, when the principles of
the revolution are re-estsblished, and
liberty is proclaimed throughout the land to
every man under the Palladium of the habeas
corpus, unrepealable by an edict of the presi-
dent or by act of congress on ac-
count of constructive rebellion, then shall
the time come when we shall all
unite with Massachusetts in that
spler did close of Webster's great speech, forty
years ago. "Institutional liberty under con-
stttutional union. Yes, liberty and union, one
| and inseparable, now and forever" Without
taking action on the bill, the committee rose,