The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-04-24
XXvII.-NUMBER gO1.

} that law l. ehiorrod and executed AGAINST
every obstacle and despite every resist.
Hhcs, and be believed that Uhen that time
rame theFr would he a the call Of the III.
eeutire IA either sectiun a million men
rising Ia anna I u ned Be, 70 maihtain The
supremacy oi the Law Of the United SlAiea. J
Applause Tie believed that his friends
On the OlheF side. many Of whom had en-.
\ tered into the resistance nl the laws be-
tore, Woald BE- found ranging themselves
on the side OF the Constitutional Govern.
mrnt. and OF the power Of the National
Auihodty lAPPlaHse.l
''OlD HicEoHT" A. PRECEDENT.
He cited with commendaiioa thecOurSo
Of President Jackson Ia putting down the
reStstGHcr Ia South CaEOllnA and Quoted
Les direct answer TO navisl the Law pas.
ei by Cohgres on that occasion, anihorll.
ing the Prvsident 10 issue his proclamation,
and lii not okeyedl 10 use the whole force
OF the United States TO euioUe the laws
Oi the United States Ia conclusion, he
said; addressing himself directly to the
Democratic aide Of the House) Ny friends,
| have already appealed TO you on tins
question Of resistance TO the United States
lAW. You are here the leaders, the Repre-
sentative men Of the opinion Of your sc.
ton. Communities are acted on in mass
-, and We all know how often In this
worlds history the reason Is dethroned
by feeling and passion. But you are
better educated, you arc better informed. |
WANrS THES 10 FuNcruArE THEiR cOuRlE.
Now ask you 10 pause on the threAh.
old OF this question and endeavoF TO
take away your own minds from the I'm.
pres OF natural association and natural i
feelings, You may be opposed men may |
revile you; regard them not II Is but the
scream Of the vullure which you scare
from his prey. You may, some Of YOU, be
called upon to sacrifice yourselves. Re.
member that the highest offering Of
citizen TO his country, or Of 4 sol.
dier 70 his cause, ls not always valor,
but is sometimes sacrifice; remember
that when the earth gAped In the forum,
It was not fruits or wines, not gold OF
precious stones, nor an offering Of forest
or flood, not 4 Gladiator slave nor rude
barbarian, nor client nor freedmen; mol
not even 4 child nor wife that could avert
the threatened danger, but the Roman rit.
zen himself, patrician, soldier, knight,
clad with the fegAlia and armed with the
weapons OF the highest type OF citizen,
soldier and leader! Ii
Mr.. President, repeat my proposition.
The United States is Q Government of
limited powers, delegatedt TO It by the Con.
siitution, but limited only in number and
not in quantity. The powers Of the GOV.
ernment are the supreme law OF the land,
when organized in the form OF law BY 4
National Legislature, and when they arc
80 organized they must be enforced 6y all
the powers Of the Government, or the
Government itself will fall to pieces and
be destroyed and remain only as aderision
70 the enemies oiiree government through
out the world. LApplause and hearty CON
from the Republican members
Of the House
Mr.. Finley replied to Mr.. Roheson, when
the committee rose and the House took q
recess,
NIEht session.
There was very small attendance when
the House, Immediately alter Assem-
bling this evening, went into Committee
Of the Whole on the legislative appropria.
tion bill.
Speeches in opposition to the proposed
repeal were made by MeSSH Ford, Sapp,
Deering, Clark, Updegraf (0hio), and
Humphrey, and in favor Of repeal By
MessrS, Ryan and AthertOn.
The committee rose and the House took
recess I'LL 10 O'Clock tomorrow.