Year: 1862

do SO, would put other men in our places
who could do it for them and for US,


Mr.. Chairman, confidence Is all that
we want, and think we are going to
have it. I am Of hopeful tempera-
ment, and have ebundant faith in some
of the Departments Of the Government,
and especially seo,o in the War Depart
ment. could not have said this little
while ago. I wish TO say one thing
more. / know my friends will take it
kindly, because / say it from the kind
est motives. / think that re have q
mission to fulfill in this work Of re-es-
tablishing the public credit. I think
there ought not to be one word uttered
in this House until this rebellionis pus
down, except something that tsnds 70
that result. I think we ought to carry
out in thought, word, and decd the
spirit of the resolutions of the gentle 6
man from Kentucky (Mr Crittenden3
that were passed here last J July; and thas
all side issues, and that ali speeches
made to minister to sentiment that
has sufficient vitality to stand in full
vigor until we have put down this re-
bellion, should be laid aside for the
time being; and that We should put our q
hands to the work and help the Admin
istration to recover the hold which it
has lost upon the public oenfde1ce and
which we In this House Fave contribr-
| ted, as :hirk, somewhat to weaken.
think, Mr. Chairman, that the era
Of oraeular utterances of something
that is to be done pretty soon is past
l think the time for mysterious utter
ances about a movement that is in the
wind, or is seen somewhere, or heard,
or whispered, and that gave little hope
for the time, is passed by. ! do not
think that the Secretary of the Treasury,
when he goes to New York, will say
| that there is to be a great movement
sbout such a1td such a time, and really
| inspire the bankers with hope that
the good time is coming within fifteen
days; but think. that there viii be
something actually done, and that faith
and hope will be fruition. The people,
! think, want setiop--action in the
II ouss, in the Administratioa, in the


military department, Of the Government
How, and when, and tEe mode, say


nothing about, but there must be action
everywhere. The people will then be-
come inspired with the belief that this


rebellion will be put down before next


harvest, and they will pour out their


money like water; but if you pursue the


opposite policy, no matter how ready


they may be to furnish the means, you


will have deprived the Government of
the power Of regaining the ground they


have lost, and again standing by the old,
safe ways, during your lifetime aad


ulre. say, then, that action Ia Con :
!! gress, il the Administration, and in she


military department will produce this


confidence. The people viii see il, and


they vii! open their purses, the sinews


OF war will be furnished, and this blight
upon our fair fame will be avoided.


.aIr. Chairman, l thank the commit
tee for listening to me so long. VOC
know that am unaceustomed tospeaking
lin the House, and my remarks of course
lhave been very desultory., But I wisk


to impress upon the committee thas


these opinions Of mine are not merely
opinions superindueed BY hopeful
tGH pctGnCHS.@ l. AdNc, dS0OioiuS W lho


best Of my knowledge, examined this


whole question in all Its bearings, aud


am willing to take the responsibility


Of voting against this legal tspdsr bills


for the reasons that have given, and


for divers and sundry reasons which I


have not given. ask the COMMITTEES


to pause before they take a step which


once taken will be irrevocable. When
you have once broken the pitcher it


never becomes whole again; and this


fair fabric of our untarnshed faith and
unbounded wealth and credit ought nos


to be destroyed, simply because our


leaders-men that we have faith in


Aave become alarmed aud have told US


that there is necessity for it. When
there is a danger, Mr. Chairman, then


is the time to be cool and look about
} you, and to see that you take no false
step Now is that time, and if you take
this step, it is step downward, and
you will find that to- regain the high
} eminence from which we shall have de-


scended is q labor very difficult to ac-
, complish