Mr. FESSENDEN. Yes, that was the word. He so i we are getting up a political wrangle with the POTUS When the POTUS tells congress that it is transcending its proper limits of authority, that it has nothing to do in the way of judgment upon the great question of reconstructing the rebel States, and Congress assumes to express its own sense upon that question, I think it is hardlyaproper term to apply to such a state of things. I am not aware that there has been any etfort anywhere to get up a political wrangle or engage in a political wrangle with the President. Certainly I have not. O man has ever heard me speak of him except in terms of respect, in my place here and elsewhere. He is the Chief hiagistrate of this no.tion, properly elected and qualified, and Itreat him on all occasions as such. I am not sensible myselfofany excitement that would prevent my speaking upon this question precisely in the style which I deem it deserves. I am not car ried away by passion. I have reflected, and I am ready to express my opinion upon the great question at issue; and the Senator will allow me to say that, in my judgment, the sooner the judgment of Congress is expressed the better. He talks about important business to be done by this Congress. Sir, is there anything more important than to settle the question whether the Senate and the HoRep of the U.S. have or have notsomething to an in relation to the condition of the late confe erate States, and whether it is proper toadmit Sens&Reps from them? If the President is right in his assumption—for the assumption is a very clear one—that we have nothing to say, we ought to admit these men at once, if they come here with proper credentials, and not keep them waiting outside the door. If we are assuming power that we do not possess, if we are lacing ourselves in the way of the reconstruction of the Union by assuming an unconstitutional authority, it is very unbecomin in us to extend the time and keep men from their proper seats in this body and in the other branch of congress week after week and month after month when they should be here today. On the contrary, if we have something to say about it, it is proper, in my judgment, that we should assert our iower before the country, and that we slioul assert it before we proceed to act n n the constitutional amendment which is be ore this House, and which is intimately involved with the very question now under consideration. Sir, this is all that I have to say on the subject. I do not know how gentlemen around TEe may feel. They may be in a state of excitement and wrath which prevents their speaking and actin calmly. For me, Iam too old a man not to be able to get over excitement of that sort, at any rate With one nights sleep, and we have all of us had that. My friendfrom Ohio is a much younger man than I am, but I think that ifI put the question to him, to judge from the seed he has made, he would not admit that e was laboring under such intense excitement as not to be able to speak in becoming terms on this question, if he speaks at all; and if that is the case with him, one of the youngest members of the body, I take it those of us who are gray headed and bald headed can very readily keep ourselves calm and conduct ourselves with equal propriety. This matter is for the Senate to decide. I feel no personal interest in the decision. Whether the resolution is taken up today or tomorrow or the next day or any day, makes no difference to me. I only express my opinion; and I close as I began, by saying that so far as I am individually concerned I would willingly be spared from the necessity which I shall be under of making more extended remarks on this question if it comes up. The Senate will do as it pleases with it. I have done in duty.