The New York herald., 1861-12-17
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Mr.. VALfAsDioHAA moved the previous question, They
had heard ne first growi o the British Lion II remained
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hr FssIos. gep Of n. Y, hoped the resolution wond
De reterred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. VMLAsDcnAN remarked that 4 former resoiut,os.
aprroostoIy o. Captain Wilkes passed without being
50 referred. He valiandgham haa offered this reson
hon ~ good iafth and would stand by it.
Ihe House thea refused to second the dsand for the
previous question. N.Y. r~"s~
Mr. FENToN again moved that the preamble and reeo-
nt,on be referred to tho Committee on Foreign Aaass
Themotion was agreed to by yeas 100, naysls.
TIRE DEFENCE KIKFUCKY
The House resumed the consideration Of the bill ~.
thorzng the raising Of volunteer force for tho hs
1 defence Of Kentucky.
not pass According 10 the 0Hfcal returns wo have
standing army Of between six md hundred thou
4 sand men which is amply sufficient for the We
have more soldiers than be used therefore the
raising OF twenty thousand volunteers for twelve mcntha
instead Of for the should not bo authorized lie did
not understand that the military authorities had asked
FOR the increase Besides he opposed to the mode ct
raising tile men and oIicering them.
/ Mr. RICHARDSON, topp) " H., trusted that tho bill
would pass. The volunteers proposed to be raised in
Kentucky were Of the best kind, and familiar with the
State The base Of operations was louisville, aud
20 200 necessary guard the base end the line
on which oir army i 10 advance.
Mr W~kunr unlos} Of Gy., said:-kenn.cky has
furnished quota OF p 900 men He repeated what no
said the other day nsmoy-That before he Introduced
the bill he mentioned the subject to the Secretary Of Wa
and also consulted the President who together with his
Cabinet, he was informed, approved Of the measure Az
10 Mr.. Loveoy's opposition, he knew ba. gentleman
woud vote against thing but what related 10 negroes
In the Of hi remarks Nc Wiciiie said, that
whenever our army shall move 10 take p0session OF
Columbus viii require every soldier TIN. caD be
brought into the Geld TO retakc the place ad march on
Tennessee. The volunteers will not be required 10
in Kentucky aioie but 10 fight wherever cncmy
be found; and they do IL. He (Mr. Wirktnel
tered his protest against making regular ariy ont u
these more than SIX hnnlrcJ thousand volunteers The
gentleman from ipo. (Nr Ioveoy) was At the battle
| Of Bull run and must have have not
enough UanGhter) The decisive battc IN this cam
paign must be fought kentucky and when IOu.hi lie
! wanted the highways protected.
Mr. STEVENS. trep, or "a, opposed The bill II was
neither estimated called Cor BY any department OF the
govcrnm MT The'wdF must he carried Ia tho most
economical manner. that the country will become
alarmed and he compelled to sbandon IT, We must prac
ce economy restrain tho expenditures within proper
fims. According 10 the estimates sent shall have
to ask in deccncybn. after having made the ap
preparation Of three hundred and eighteen millions last
July, an appropriation OF from one hundred aud sixty
! to two hundred and fourteen millions more To
meet the deficiency Of the last Gscal year Then viii
be asked TO raise four hundred and thirteen millions Of
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priated by this Congress more than six hundred millions
than Is estimated for Now, wha, does tie bill propose
We have already an army Of more than six hundred and
sixty Thousand men and am told that eighty Thousand
OF them under the command Of General Buell. within
| the department Of Kentucky II this is not enough
it would be very remarkable thing il more
| could not be spared from the hundred
and sixty thousand in the field. We have had
colored view Of this whole matter presented 10
lucky had attitude which she could sustain
herself in alone we told that Maryland al but
tranquillizcd, would again be in danger from
traitors, and now told that Kentucky will not be
satisfied without exclusive military occupation II
the already thsrc be not sufficient to guard and
ec her let her have as many more men from the main
army she calls for In Gods name, IN fair dcfcnco of
the State, let gentlemen give as many men as may be
necessary only to conquer her from the rebcs but
TO hold her. believe that the secessonsts would rise
again tomorrow in Maryland T withdrew troops
from there do not believe in the sembance Of loyalty
there that that sembancc would continue day
the absence Of the army. do not know how Maryland
have regiments in our service, and ncne in
that OF the Conederatcs. don't know; how tho Pres
! dent gets his facts but don't believe it myScf be-
Ievs the President is ms6d in tbs matter believe he
is aboring under fatal halucination- unw hneIy,
doubt-but gricvous as that under which samson
Iaborcd with regard TO tho phstines, when he
the manipulation Of Dcllah He could not vote
dollar call into the service any more troops than
mustered, unless necessity can be shown for
their employment
Mr.. DuyL.p (Union) Of KY, earnestly advocated tho
passage Of the BILL and showed the necessity cf supplying
tho force The fierce contest may tako place at
| any hour. Kentucky has boon called the dark and
bloody ground and there must be force sufficient TO
defend that border State They want this force for home
protection st and then tho border when tho
sionsts shall be driven out They want this orce in ad
in the field Kentucky will not be driven out Of the
onion. She viii remain true and loyal She was the first
into the Union after tho formation Of tho c'nsi
tntoa and viii be the last to leave IL.
| Mr. DyEN rep Of ". r., supported the Bill on the
ground that the rebellion must be phi down speedily or
Of the country will be exhausted II this
add onal force will have the effect of ccnGuorng he
rebels. then il would be economical 70 authorize IT.
Mr.. JovEioY, in ,py to the remarks Of Mr. Wicklme,
! sad:--lIe would carry on the to put down the re-
holon, and let slavery take OF itself He tl0ve
oyl to be intmidatcd by any sneers ausions
tobis anti-slaecly sentiments He olta Of the
drivers whip 1t true that he ~ Bull run,
| he 1Oycioy) did not run.
! ter.
Hr ,oysJoy said that was true. The battle Eli run
lost for want Of brave soldiers, but because
portion Of the officers were drunk. lie was willing 10
protect every loyal who loves the Union more than
slavery and would protect them to the cAtcnt of the
pow or the Uaie States. lie {Ioveoy) waa wiling to
yo,c good faith apd money but not for ,he pro
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when it is noeed. Soino Of the superous force on
| the Potomac river ought 10 be sent to- Kentucky
Mr. WRIGHT Union) Of Pa, in advocating the bill,
saThe force for police service, but would act
az aH auxiliary army OF the United states IL
reported unanimously from the Committee Military
| Affairs Kentucky had behaved with great magnanimi
~ and had addition 70 furnishing hor full quota Of
troops. provided for nayine her apportionmcnt or the
tax.
Mr. HICKMAN. (rcp oi Pa, did not Why the
ehoud be conducted differently in Kentucky than in any
other state. She does not require military system
4 ihpry G q
| lovcoy, b. (fIchuonl said that he NE stood
| that the reason why the army was he'd here
inactive thai The reoraits required training so
rs 10 make soidicrs or them fit for the My
colleague hns rosorted not ~ aEy Argument hut 10
declaration which had hapat would have been avoided
al this time u IL IL ibis amoaHt that ii this AMY
should be any time used and, as understood Linn,
under any circumstance used, 70 free negroes from
slavery, !or will have dcmofazed the army md impcr-
led the safety the contA. my protest against
The trah q ie sentiment any such declaration II ls
placing p.gro slavery above he country u is making
the salvation Of slavery superior TO ana more sacred
than Tho safety the constitution Of the country That
man j. not lit conduct the war, either as
| Chief Executive member OF the Cabinet, or AZ