Mr. SAULSBURY. Mr. President, I shall not enter into the discussion of this question, but only say that I shall, under no circumstances, vote to prevent the POTUS from removing a Cabinet officer at any time that he wishes to do so. In fact, in my judgment, had the President been true to himself and his real friends he would have renewed some of his Present Cabinet long O. I believe the President to be patriotic. e has proved himself so throughout his whole life. There has been no President in the last 30 years who has appointed one 10th part of the numbers of his enemies to office as President Johnson; and there has been no President in that period who has removed so few of his enemies from office. But, sir, having said this much, I wish to state that my principal object in rising was to disclaim in; of the party to which I belong any approval of the proposed amendment to the Constitution offered by the Senfrom Ohio, [Mr. WADE] or the amendment thereto offered by the honorable Senfrom Connecticut, [Mr. Dixon] if, as I understand, it requires as condition to rePresentation in Congress of any State the property qualification or the extension of suffrage to the negro race, which it seems to imply. Sir, I know what the judgment of the country will be, considering the intimate relations existing between the honorable Senfrom Connecticut and the POTUS; and that is, that that amendment will be considered an Administration measure. If so, I say for one and I speak for the Democratic party of my State, and I think I can speak in behalf of 1,800,000 Democrats in the non-seceding States that that proposition will meet with no approval from them; and I trust in God that is no southern State, however menaced by congressional authority, I had almost said congressional tyranny, that will so degrade itself or be sountrue and unfaithful to the friends who have stood up for their constitutional rights, as to adopt such a proposition as that. There is one State in this mion, although her electoral voice may not be very potential, that will never, under any circumstances, agree to it. While I shall continue to support the POTUS in all his constitutional rights and in every measure of public policy which I believe to be right in itself and conducive to the good of my country, I will not under any circumstances be so unfaithful to my own convictions of duty, to my fidelity to the principles of the great and glorious ". to which I belong, as to countenance for a moment such a proposition as that. I have said thus much in order, if possible, that the poison which has been thrown into this Chamber this morning may not have a too disastrous effect so far as my humble ability can prevent it; and having said thus much, I shall say no more, trusting to the fidelity of the party to which I belong, to its principles, that they shall not for a moment countenance the proposition of Connecticut. the honorable Senfrom Mr. CONNESS. I think this opportunity may not be allowed to pass without congratu lating the country upon the prospect of the separation of the sheep from the goats. I will not say who are the sheep nor who are the But I will add congratulation to the onorable Senfrom Connecticut for the leave he has taken, after having strayed long from the right path, on his return to the fold. I think the prospect this morning is cheering and bright for the country. And in this connection I am very glad to hear the honorable Senfrom Delaware say that, notwithstanding his emphatic dissent from the great proposition proposed this morning by the Senfrom Connecticut, he will yet stand by the President in all that is right. With such a position from him as the leader of one party and such a proposition from the honorable Senfrom Connecticut on the other side, I do not see but that the great passage that has yawned so deep and wide will be bridged over in due time, and that the country will be safe. Again I congratulate the Senfrom Connecticut and the country.