Year: 1862

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secessienfsm and AseIitionism Un-


masked


The splendid majority Of thirty-four votes, by


on Thursday last, is most gratifying TO the conser-


vative sentiment of the country. We have not


doubted that the bill would pass; but 30 large a


majority in very full House was unexpected
There can now be no question that the passage


OF this first measure of the financial programme


decisive votes in favor of the Tax BILL the Bank
Currency bill, the Loan bill. the Banking bill


and other financial measures prepared or pro-


posed by the government. hope that all OF


them, and particularly the Tax bill, viii De


brought up for action Immediately.


In the vote upon the Treasury Note bill We


discern new division of parties II has been


explicitly stated, and was well understood by


the members of Congress, that vote against


this financial measure was vote against the


government itself 1t was clearly apparent to


the dullest comprehension that the war could


not 60 on without money. Congress had been


informed by Secretary Chase himself that the


Treasury was completely empty. There was


no other practicable way--.hsrs wss. ~ other


way proposed-by which money could be 50


readily, 80 speedily and 50 safely raised as by


this bill. 1t was expressly understood that


after this bill relieved the pressing and imme-


diate necessities Of the government the Tax


bill should follow to provide ample security


for the payment and means for the redemption


Of these Treasury notes. From these facts no


vote against this bill was vote to cripple the


government, to destroy our army and navy, to
ruin the country and to aid the rebels. The


Treasury was empty, and without money the
wheels of government must stop; the Tres-
sury was empty, and without money the war
lacked its very sinsws, and our armies were
transformed into collections Of thousands Of
dissatisfied, needy and mutinous government
creditors; the Treasury was empty. and with.
out money all our government manufactures
must cease work, and thousands of laborers be
left idle; the Treasury was empty, and without
money the government was powerless, and must
lie. bound hand and foot, and stranglsd into
syncope by its pretended friends, at the mercy
of JEFF. Davis and his rebel horde; the Treasury
was empty, and the passage of this bill was the
only feasible way to replenish it and avert
these disasters. The country knew all this,
and there is not the slightest doub. that Con-
grsss appreciated it. On the affirmative side
of this vote, therefore, we find the representa-
tiyes Of the conservative, loyal sentiment of the
country But whom, then. do we fnd upon the
negative side


We End voting against the bill
most singular and dangerous coalition
Of avowed secsssionists and syowed
abolitonists. Sprinkled among them are one
or two men, like Erastus Corning, Of
New York, whom we are rs surprised and sorry
to see in such company as we are surprised and
glad to see Tbad Stevens, of Pennsylvania
standing honestly By his country, and voting
with the conservatives for the bill. Mr.. Corn
ing is only the representative of the defunct
Albany Regency, and his business firm fur
nished the hardware bread and cheese which
confding Cummings sold to the government for
army stores. He was member, also, Of the
Peace Convention, and perhaps the scent Of
that ancient body clings to him still. But,
passing Corning by as doubtful, we find secss-
sonism and sbolitionism cheek by jowl in this
negative vote on the bill. May, of Maryland
a secessionist by his antecedents, his declara-
tions and his policy-votes nay with Owen
Loveioy, Of Illinois, an abolitionist of the
bisckest dye. OF course Vallandigham votes
negatively, for his vote is as sure to 60 against
he government and in favor Of the rebels
IS the sun is to rise With vallandig-
nam votes Richardson, Of Illinois Morrill,
,f Vermont, goes with Thomas, of Mary
and Potter. Of Wisconsin, strikes hands
with Mallory, Of Kentucky; and so on,
through the whole list, open secessousts
and violen. aboliionists run in couples
and work in teams against the govern
ment and the country, and ia favor Of the
Southern confederacy. But from whom else
could we expect such reasonable votes than
from such advocates Of treason in its two
deadliest forms? This, then, is the result of
those secret abolition and secret secession
caucuses Of which we have before informed
our readers. This, then, is the unmasking of
that battery against the Union which has been
50 long preparing


II is well we know our friends now and our
foes II is well that we can estimate precisely
the strength and the weakness Of the tressona-
BILE opposition in Congress. Under other cir
il would hardly be fit subject for
that the conservatives are the
most powerful. and that the vote upon this bill
shows that the government can carry all its
financial measures for Heaven knows ths,, in
crisis like this, there should be no opposition
at all but that all should work harmoniously
for the salvation of the Union. But
we wade in deep waters during these perilous
times. and even 80 mouruful triumph is .
times better than a defeat. The large
for the bill, therefore. will encourage
the administration, the army, the navy and the