Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-05-01

mints of the United States at Philadelphia
New Orleans, Denver. San Francisco
coining silver and coming gold-not dol.
lar shall be appropriated for them IL the
President does not sign these bills. There
is the Patent Office, the patents issued
which embody the Invention OF the country
not a dollar for them. The Pension Bu-
rcsu shall cease ITS operations unless these
bills are signed and patriotic soldiers ina y
starve. The Agricultural Bureau, the
Post Office Department, every one Of the
great executive functions Of the govern
ment Is threatened, taken by the throat.
highwayman-style, ,collared on the highway
commanded to stard and deliver In the
name of the Democratic congressional
caucus. That Is what IL Is; simply that
No committee of this Congress 10 either
branch has ever recommended that legis.
lation not one. Simply a Democratic
caucus has done IL.
OF course this Is new. We are learning
something every day. | think you may
search the records OF the federal govern
ment In vain; It will take some one much
more Industrious in that search than have
ever been, and much more observant than
have ever been to find any possible par
allel or any possible suggestion In our past
history OF any such thing. Most OF the
Senators who sit In this chamber can re-
member some vetoes by Presidents that
shook this country TO its center with ex
element. The veto OF the national-bauk
bill by Jackson In 1899. remembered By
the Oldest in this chamber; the veto of the
nstionsl-bank bill in 1871 by Tyler, remem.
bered by those not the oldest, shook this
country with political excitement which
up 10 that time had scarcely a parallel :;
and 1t was believed, whether rightialy or
wrongfully Is no matter, II was believed
by those who advocated those financial
measures AZ the time tha, they were OF the
very last Importance TO the well-being and
prosperity Of the people of the Union.
That was believed by the great aud shlnlug
lights Of that day. II was believed by that
man OF Imperial character and imperious
will, the great Senator from Kentucky. IL
was believed BY Mr.. Webster, the greatest
of New Eng and Senators. When Jack.
son vetoed the one or Tyler vetoed the
other did you ever hear a suggestion that
those bank charters should be put on ap-
propristion bills or that there should not
be a dollar TO run the government until
they were si-ucig 80 far from that, in
1871, when te'uper was at its height; when
the whig.party. In addition to losing their
great measure. lost II under the sting and
the irritation OF what they believed was
dcsertlou bv the President whom they had
chosen; and when Mr.. Clay. goaded by
all these considerations, rose 10 debate the
question In the Senate, he repelled the
suggestion Of William e. Rives, Of Nirgiu-
Ia. who attempted To make upon him the
point that he had lndulgcd In some threat
involvin: the Independence OF the Rxecu-
tive. Mr.. Clay rose to his fuil height aud
thus responded:
aid nothing whatever Of suy obligation on
the part Of the President 10 conform hi, julg-
mcnt 10 the opinions Of the Seuate ani House
OF Represc natives although the senator argued
A. II | had. sud per>evercd In 80 arguin- AFTER
repeated correction. | SAID no such thing. |
kuow and | respect he perfect Independence
Of each department, acting within II. proper
sphere, Of the other departments.
4 leading Democrat, an eloquent man,
a man hu has courage aud lrankucss aud
many good qualities, has bOasted publicly
thar the Democracy are In power for the
first time in eighteen years, and they do
not Intend 10 stop until they have wiped
out every yestige OF every var measure
Well, ''forewarnea Is foreaI med, - and you
begin appropriately on measure that has
the signature OF A orahsm Lincoln. think
the picture is a striking one when you hear
these words from 4 man who was then In
arms against the Government OF the United
States. doing his best TO destroy 1t. exert
Ing every power given h!m In bloody
and terrible rebellion against the authority
Of the United States and when Abraham
Lincoln was marching at the same time To
bis msrtyrdom In It's defence Strange
times have fallen upon US that those OF us
who had the great honor 10 be associated
4. - ,. -.
coin tn the administration OF the Govern
ment should live 10 hear men 10 public
life and on the floors OF Congress, fresh
from the battle-helds OF the rebellion,
threatening the people OF the United States
that the Democratic party 10 power for the
firs, time in eighteen years, proposes not to
stay It's hand until ey cry vestige of the war
measures has been wiped out,
The late vice President OF the Confeder-
acy boasted-perhaps | had better say
stated-that for sixty out OF the seventy
two years preceding the outbreak Of the
rebellion. from the foundation OF the Gov
ernment, the South though In a minority,
had by combining with what he termed the
auti-cenrraiists In the North ruled the coun-
try; and IN lsG6 the same gentleman ind-
Gated in n speech, think before the legis
lature OF Georgia, that by return 10 Con-
gress the South might repeat the expert
ment with the same successful result. |
read that speech at that time but little
thought | should live to see so near full
tllment of its prediction. | see here to-day
two great measures emanating, as have
said, not from committee OF either House.
but from a Democratic caucus in which the
South has an overwhelming majority. two
thirds In the House, and out OF forty-two o
Senators on the other side OF this Chamber
profe sing the Democratic faith thirty are
from the South-twenty-three, Il positive
and pronounced majority, having them
selves been participants In the war against
the Union either in military or civil station.
So that as a matter OF fact, plainly deduct
bic from counting your fingers, the legisla-
tion Of this country to-day, shaped and
Fashioned in Democratic caucus where the
confederates OF the South hold the major
ity, Is the realization of Mr.. Stephens
prophesy. And very appropriately the
House under that control and the Senate
under that control, embodying thus the en-
tire legislative powers of the Government,
deriving its political strength from the
South, elected from the South. say to the
President OF the United States, al the head
of the Executive Department OF the Gov
ernment, elected as he was from the North
elected by the whole people. but elected
as a northern man; elected on Republican
principles, elected in opposition TO the
party that controls both branches Of Con-
gress to-day-they naturally say. you
shall not exercise your constitutional pow
er to veto a bill"
Some gentlemen may rise and say, ''Do
you call ii revolution 10 put an amendment
on an appropriation bill?" OF course not.
There have been a great many amend
ments put on appropriation bills, some mis-
chievous asd some harmless; but l call i.
the audacity Of revolution fof any Senator
or Representative or any caucus OF Sena-
tors or Representatives to get together and
say. I'VE will have this legislation or we
will stop the great departments Of the Gov
ernment." That Is revolutionary. do moi
think it will amount to revolution; my
opinion is it will not. l think that is rev.
Olution that will not 60 around; think
that Is revolution which will not revolve
think that is = revolution whose whee
will not turn; but II is revolution If per
sisted In, and II not persisted in it must be
backed out from with ignominy. The
Democratic party in Congress have pu
themselves exactly in this position to-day
that II they 60 forward in the announced
programme, they march to revolution.
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