The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-04-12
NO.46.

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bywhat sort Of authority had the
gentleman from Ohio come to
threaten the House with a probable
and possible action oftho executive?
hatproyision Of the federal lconsti-
tuition undertook to clothe the body
ofeitherthe President himself for
one Of his Privy Council, even includ
ing his Premier, the Secretary Of
State, to sit, as he had done, on the
floor Of the House, last Saturday,
andtbylis presence and approval
seems to intimidatc. overawe and
brow-beat every American Congress.
[Derisiyc laughter on tho Republi-
can side
Referring to Mr.. Gar6clds state
mcnt regarding NIr:#Powell; Mr..
Blackburn said \: Did not the
gentleman from Ohio, know that an
amendment 10 Senator lPowell's
bill had been incorporated in iton
motion Of Senator Pomeroy, and
that every Democrat had voted
againstit, Senator Powell among
the number? It was not candid
itiwas not fair, for the gentleman
from Ohio to place a dead states
man in such a false position. Let
ono take the larkened pages Of his
country''s history for the last
seventeen long years and read it
carefully, and then tell me whether
it lies in the mouth Of this. leader
Of aonce great but now waning
party to read lectures to anybody,
either on the sroro Of ofreyolutionary
legislation or extrancous introduc-
ton Of legislation on the appropria-
tiontbills. Better far in the face Of
the record they have made to listen
patiently 10 the confirmed incbriato
as he dwells on the virtues Of
temperance, or better let tile queen
ofithe deat monde elaborate on the
beauties Of female virtue Or lettlte
devil pirate Of the scheme of
universal rcdemptions than that
Il1omelies onfgood d=norals5 and slec:.
lures on Sreyol utionaryF legislation.
eZdeliycrel from sucf#a source.
9lpplause on tue Democratic side:l
Let itFgo to tue country y=that#onc
party in this Congress asserts that
tho manacles shall fill from the
limbs of freemen and that tho army
shall not hold mailed hands OH the
throat Of the sovereign, and that
the other party declares that rather
than release its grasp it will bring
the Government to starvation. I
and those with whom I stand
identified are willing to accept the
issue. Aye, more; we go further
and admit we are the ones who
make the issue, and We are ready
for you to accept it. Planting our
selves on this broad ground, we
welcome controversy. For the first
timo in eighteen years tho Demo
eracy is back in power in both
branches Of Congress. We pro-
pose TO celebrate our return to
power by wiping from the statute
books those degrading restrictions
on free men, and by striking away
the shackles which partisan legis-
lation has imposed. We do not
intend to stop until we have strick-
ell the last vestige Of your war
measures from the statute books,
like those who were born Of the
passions incident to civil strife,
and which looked alone to tho
abridgment of the liberties
Of our citizens until We
have an untrammeled election and
unsuperviscd ballot and M ahso-
lutcly free right for a citizen to
deposit his ballot, If the gentle
man from Ohio is TO DO excused
flor certainly he cannot be justili.
ed) for parading befor this House
argun'entHm iNtenorem Of q veto that
is cut and dried 10 be put upon
a bill which has not yet passed, and
if he is to be pardoncd for warning
the House that the executive branch
of the Government will never yield
its assent to this measure in its
present form, I ask whether | may
not bo warranted and justified in
employing equal candor in ossur-
ing the gentleman and his associ-
ates that tho dominant power in
this Congress, the ruling element