Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-05-01

gle -tep' to secure the means necessary t.
bring the troops home, or to transfer then
to any 'ther post where their services nigh
be needed. | take it that the government
would be in a very bad cepditian, and tina,
it would not be a long time before the ar
ny would Sc 20 pieces. No such law al
my .Sasseague desires to see pass would
serve the necessities of the government un-
der such circumstances. I say, then tina
SO far as that law is concerned, I regard il
as wise law; and not only shall not in
troduce a proposition for its repeal, but
shall vote against any such proposition in
troduced by others. And how came tha
law upon our statute !? Gnd, going
back to the debates at the time this bill wa
prepared, that it was Treparcd originally
without the proxision being inserted which
vests In the Secretary of War the power O
making these contracts under the contin
gcncies which have been mentioned On
the suggestion Of MIR. Williams, who had
been engaged in the military service Of ths
country, this provision was Inserted upor
the same ground which have stated to
day The necessity for it was such thu
1t was introduced without opposition, ane
] think it is wise in US to allow it to remain
kLere
But, sir. | am not much surprised tina,
gcntlemeR ca the other side of the House
should 60 against this bill. | know thai
some Of them are net particularly partial to
armies IN any way of late yeass. 1t has
not been long since these gentlemen defeat
ed the regular appropriat ion. bills for The
army under the Pierce administration but
when they found that unless the army was
provided for. it would have to be disbanded
at the extra session they came back and
SURRENDERED gracefully.
Mr.. SHERMAN, of Ohio. T beg the
gentleman's pardon.
AR. LllTCiIE4Rs. How did the bin pass,
tlsen?
Mr.. SHERMAN, ofOhio. By calling in
your absentees.
Mr. LETCHER. / think, if you will ex-
anime the record, you will find that some
of the gentlemen on the other side Of the
House changed their Notes.ss
lar. SIBERIAN, of Ohio. Not a man
changed.
Mr.. LETCHER Well, sir, as under
stand, some gentlemen on the other side Of
the House deserved credit for having come
in to the relief Of the army.
Mr.. STANTON. Name one of them.
Mr.. LETCHER / mention Mr. MrrrE-
soa, of NeE York, for one.
Mr.. SHEh,IAN, of Ohio. Any others !?
Mr.. LETCEER He is one, and think
have heard Of Others Well, now, sir,
other members Of the House object to this
bill upon the ground that the money may,
after all, not be used for the Utah expedi-
ion, and they would not vest in the Presi-
Dent the power to use it there. They OBJ
ectea to the army being used for the pur-
pose OF 'hceping the peace in Kansas, and
now they object to its being used fer sup
pressing outsages against the laws Of the
land. Sir, these gentlemen many of them,
have endorsed by their votes in this House,
The policy of the Presiden. in respect to
Utah, who now say they will not allow the
army to go there. If these gentlemen don't
Intend to allow the President to carry out
'he policy he has marked .out in reference
q that Territory, why have they not before
introduced resolution directing the Pres--
1eEt to withdraw the army thercfrom, and
allow Brigham Young 10 have full possess
sion Of the Territory?
Now, sir, so far as ] am concerned. I
will not only vote for, but advocate the
sending to Utah, 2 sufficient force to secure
submission upon the part of these people to
he legal authority Of the country; and I
cave no sickly sympathy at all about what
he army shall do when it gets there if they
10 net submit. If they do net submit, /
would do with them as Napoleon did with
be .lnebs of Paris direct the troops to fire
'aIl- cartridges FIRST, apd blank cartridges
afterwards. would bring them to terms,
md | would make them submit to the laws
f the land. | hold that this government
in honor bound to bring them to terms.
Mr.. BfJI@lsQIGHS. Willsthe gentleman
llow me to ask him q question?
Mr.. LETC1IER. No, sir; [ cannot. If
'ou will give mc two or three hours YOU
nay ask as many questions as you please.
wish, in the few minutes I have left. to
lluae to another matter, which has been
,ood deal harped upon in the course of this
ebate, and that is the third section Of the
'lll Now, so far as that section, and the
'arposc for which it is proposed to appro-
'rlate the money under it, is concerned, [
oted, | believe, against every solitary
Proposition covered by that section. ] have
isua!'y voted against every proposition, as
Gentlemen 'lsuow; but the House Of Repre-
entatlves chose to vote the money, to be
'ald out of the contingent fund Did the
House have right to do it.? If they did
49, have tie rightsto do it, is it not most
that the same thing should have
,een done for the last twelve years; ana,
hat during all that time, up to the .incom-
ne of Governor Cobb, it should have been
ecognized by the officers of the govern
neat as legal? say, is it not remarkable
hat objection should be taken nov? When
his extra compensation has been4voted here
ofere, where did the money come from to
'ay it? ltsinust haze been appropriated in
ONE way to pay il, ard where did it come
rom? Some appropriation bill placed it
lnder the control of the contingent fund of
he House. Il there was no power to pay
out of the contingent fund, why was it
lot stopped? Why was it allowed to go On
Tear aft~r year,
But my friend frem Tennessee Ft,Ir.
JONES says that under that law of 1854
hey had no authority to pay one cent Of it.
4et US see what the comptroller of the