Year: 1865

one sdmlnistration and reason enough M, those M cam
plain of It who seem 10 have been chained life tim
world could not sever Docs the Senator frou
Delaware wish to bring US back 70 the cold embrace
upon every battle field from the Potomac 10 he Gulf snc
you see there In long OF made graves the fu
Of the teachings Of the modern democracy Look st tbs
long rows OF your hospital beds and read there anguags
thar II the heart not adaman will at least attract the
attention Of tho modern democracy Sir WIS willina
70 let this old democratic party die-I willing that 4
should die and be buried without inquest believe ID
old principle Of the that whers ths cause OF death
is positively known by number Of witnesses il Is moi
cratic party died Of a disease Tia. the fsr
seeing or the short sighted could SEQ II would
d,s,, ds o. o,sr sooner so,S Or later i. died, as the
confusion OF the head arising from corruption Of the
heart. The cause of the death was well known and
don't wonder that no coroner was Called Il needed no
verdict from coroners jury 10 advertise 10 the world
the cause Of the death Of the democratic party But
SIR an willing 70 confess one thing; the two demo
cratic presidents that suspended the writ of habeas
corpus in former times differed mater ally from the char
acter Of democrats in modern days They believed in
uphoding the pillars OF institutions while modern
tsar them down That Is tho difference SIR The Presi
dent In those times Of revolution that have passed,
derision OF the present and of future generations
no had not suspended the writ Of habeas corpus will
the honorable Senator from Delaware tell you and this
body the exact condition in which they eft the admins
txaon and the Affairs OF the government, Sir st the
time the people roso up in their majesty and wrested ths





us was thick with the fragments Of dssoving empire
have envted modern democracy only in one thing and
hat the perfect compo6ure they exhibited while these
evidences OF dissolution are all around them They sesn
TO fold their hands perfect submission 10 the
trials that our country has besn put TO- know, sir
that 10 not In the Senator'S heart TO do It. But he IL
much In the position that many democrats have been
before He lacks tho courage not physical but moral TO
break away from this to which he has been fled so
long, Sir in oden times have heard that thew had
strange punishment for the higher order OF offences
They chained the offender to corpse made him drag
4 ha,xc ekoL L..- ~. c..
tor from Delawnrew cut the cord by which he bound
to that dead body and let democracy go where the
dict OF the world has declared ought to gonto for
ge;fulness He would take us back again into the
brace Of the last democratic President whose embrace
to this country and its principles seemed to be death
Where are now the time honored democrats Of whom the
Senator speaks 10 be foundthose who used
hms Where Is the President Of the Con
federate States? Go and ask him tonight what are
his politics. and he will tell you he is democrat Of the
purest kind Go ask Toombs, Hunter Mason, Sde and
an Wgfs what their politics are and they will chant you
anthem TO the glory OF democracy That democracy
has found its true placet true staus II is with
bloody steel against the glory and the integrity of thia
country Thank God there are many less OF them than
there when the rebellion broke out They have met
their just deserta have fault to lind with
dern democracy and then have DONE They seem to be
willing and anxious to punish all except the crime
OF treason When one department In the government
arragned before this body by the Senator
Hampshire lar. Hale) the face Of my distinguished
friend from Delaware glowed with unusual
brightness. He was anxious TO join with the
Senator from New Hampshire, to publish the
h0rrOrS WretchedneSS that ho dis.
closed but sir they not willing that the highest
crimo known TO law-treason-should be punished.
Fo day passes by; not paper that represents them,
peace--no terms that win look to subugation-


that will mortify the pride Of their brother democrats
but that this great nation that has walked upright amid
these scenes through which we have passed. when
the last star Of hope grew pale taking courage and
doubling courage, when we have beaten them every
neld yet they want honorable and penalties fOr
treason. Tho law declares that II man is guilty Of
larceny he shall be punished If guilty Of murder he shall
clare that the penalty for is death and yet there
Is not modern democrat that have heard speaking
that wants that penalty imposed against those whose
hands rod with the blood of those fellows In the do
fence Of tho glories Of this country Mr. Nye then
piled to the accusation Of Nj. Hale against the Navy
Department.


Mr. SALISBURY vindcated his loyalty as democrat,
and claimed that when Iverson and Wigfa plotting
secession in the Senate he Mr. Salisbury declared
this floor that Delaware the first TO join the Union,
and She would be the last to leave it. He proceeded In
humorous remarks about the converts to the
publican faith whom he called the lambs Of the flock He
remembered Mr. Nyo as a democrat when he child.


Mr.. NYE-When ! was child spoke as child
Qaughter)


Mr. SAutsBuRY-There IL such thing a. second child
hood What do you think Of the second childhood
into which tho Senator has lapscdS Mr. Salisbury
continued his remarks He found that the most loya
OF the present day we're members OF tho old demo
cratic party He could parallel between tho
Client habcas corpus and the tyrannous OF the mill
tary authority Of tho present day Jefferson and Mad
giants, and not pgmies ''that perchcd pyra
mds pgmes still y and General jackson not q
irresponsible military tyrant Though grateful peopl
RENTED the fine, they did not necessarily euogze th
act OF suspension. MIR salisbury claimed that the poac
men the loyal men Of the country and that tn
party in power wero the cause Of the wawcre the
traitors


Mr.. GRIMES said he did not propose to reply to tn
charges against the Navy Department. which had ALREADY
been sufficiently mot. The Naval Committee had exam
mcd the whole subject, investigating the merits
qualities OF the various descriptions Of vessels
unhesatingy concluded that there was no necessity TO
ovcrurnng the entire organization Of the iron clads be
the lighter roclads had proved less efficient thar
desired. The British Warrior has been declared
failure, and was being dismantled but the British gov
srnment had not that account sought ina supply bill
TO remodel the whole naval systom. II was sngua
thing that the naval critics Of the House unite,
In but thing, animadverson upon the chic
Of the Bureau Of Construction while those OF the Senate
united only in thing the commondaton Of that OH
He continued ia defence Of the iron clads and read


letter from the Secretary Of War detailing the dif
cultes under which this description Of vessel
created and the obstacles surmountad and claiming
good degree OF success could possibly be expected
He referred To the Naval Commission OF 1881 which
ported In favor Of three classes vessethe Ironsdcs
which u success; the Galena, which proved . fall
ure and the Monitorprovided that Mr. Ericsson should
fnish 1t at his own expense, its acceptance 70 be
tlngent on it-a SUCCESS And the actual fact WA
that the Monitor when It lght the Merrmac va
not the property oi the government at all, bu
Of John Ericsson. He held that the primo pa
mistake in tho construction Of the iron clad
in tho computation Of their bnoyancy amount O
displacemens He opposed the creation OF the propose
Board OF Admiralty which would Dlace the Department
in leading strings and disconoert all its action by divides

boards OF experts for counsel In special Our navy
he declared tho best In tho world for purposes
namely for the protection OF harbors for which th
Monitors had superior, and second for neeness Tha
the ships were the fastest in tho word he had succu
testimony.


Mr. WADE, rcp) OF Ohio denied that the report Of tn
Committee on ths Conduct OF the War was e1pane
Officers had been examined without reference TO thei
partiatcs, and their testimony would throw much gh
upon the failure Of the light drsught Monitors Tel
millions bad been expended thus far without any vIua
BILE results Was there not something wrong in tho sys
tenn which produced such failarcs Two millions NOR
would now be required in building them up to max
them available for anything In the opinion OF t3e mos
hopeful Of those oiiicers while others testified the
would be utterly useless In any event.


The amendment OF Mr. wads, proposing the establish
ment Of Board OF Admiralty rejected.


Dir. ANTHONY, tnp.) Of z l., offered an amendment
which was adopted that the appointment Of midshipme
to the Naval Academy shall be made In the several dds
tricts by competitive examination open TO the young
Of the several distf1cte


Mr. SPgAGUE, (rep) Of II. T. offered an amendment :
authorize the Secretary OF Navy aud the Secretary
the Treasury to purchase bunting made In this counr
instead Of importing H.


The amendment adopted