New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-02
XXXVIIru CONGRESS,

nV 4ug trs Ietroco sion OF l't VI 'Ae b'o.'''- "
" iuUEil o the s ace On Virginia.
On notion. Nj WILSON from Tho tOmmntee on
Military Afsirs reported bill Los the oFsaHa Az 10. ~
The Nolm,eer Militia which was pceip0nc1 u" ''0
nrst Monday IN December. H.,
Mr.. SALISBURY moved tO l3kc ZIP th7 it ~ +t
of nouiev in gt ference o the oajug OF arms TO uo
stat II Delaware lie said that delaware va ,,5
loyal any State N the Cnion Du; oIS , tlsre
10 make L appear that here Wer' Ws''!' a. 'N
Tho motion was agreed %. ,,..-.,r,.a-
Nir. WILSON introduced q hia making app 'il'"
sians for ior,iicobqn& ,o.,.--, -, ", ,.obilits
The bin provides for SijtWv' ana e'70 p'''''
A0gging IN { G army. tassta' .,9.,n4osr
nc I'm "a rfo,r6ts the cti iClcy Of tie yoim.CS
sorces of tie United states was taken up gnu an
Nv HALE offered JOINT res luton auO'' is
sNp,nueti ~ by a Board naval emceFs OF SSm iri,
n,oipsile for iiacl cs,sA Referred 60 the Conim'-
NJ tH4NDIFR from the Committee on COM
rlerre r,rlred til rciucipg consular ices on ''"
rlnuiny 10 OF De v-een foreign pnris. fas,.' ~
TIE lil TO puuish fslud on she pari OF Oln ol5 1
ios contracts iog the Gover9ne . w roo aErp M.
fpor, the Uousa with amendments was 'dAr' ~ ..
Mr. RyflS SON moved a rec0ns,defaloh0 OF INC w
by viii She former amendments oi Tpe houSo W.
"a reed 10. lie said he thougf 'n5 ou Ma3 va: t a.
TO 90 injury 90 ara Nehiet '~o "a
Ef,er come discussion, Mr. WILSON withdrew his
a@'on it eT S,N nsd yr1rt from the Committee on
an the bill for the better organization OF
az army, Alter some discussion, the report was
agreed 10 ana the bill was passed'
NJ. 3GowAN moved hat i. be postponed til De-
SENDER.
uou ,rat could be made Of she bill. He thought u IN
constitutional
Mr.nAillIIS also spoke in favor Of ito postpone
rlent AMI th0ught ID very important. The bill was
too iuyltgu 10 te matlred this session, 10 the tenn
per of the Senate and the temperature OF the place.
lie inclined think that necessities o. case gave
Auxiliary commander II tho power needed
Ale
confederation of the bill.
Mr. BRTCKINRIDGE said he should vote for its
pos.pOnement. lie was glad 70 see the Senate al lis
panse before enc bill lie wished D. were published an
every Newspaper Ia the country, lie tho0ght ltwOuh
NEE. universal condemnation lie thought TINS Wonid
ahOi eh ar State Government and destroy the las1 Nes
toe OF pOi iCal and personal liberty
Mr. TRUMBCLL gOntended that some bill Of the
kind as necessary from the exigencies OF the times
Abe Constitution IN danger, and we have voted men
aud money 10 carry the war TO save the C0fsll
tntop and how can We Justify ourselves without ma
snIing bill 30 much needed Give tile blll the g0-hy,
and let the Constitution be yiOatedevey day, Decaure
We would not lass H. oat leave the military 70 90 as
they please, without restitution
lie nlo.ion was further discussed.
3gr. FESSENDEN made q report from the Commit
tee vi Conference ON tie Loan bill. Ihe report Nae
agreed 20, and Tie bill stands passed
Ihe consideration q Tie lnsurreeJion bill waa re-
snmed
Mr. COI.LAMER eontended that az We were in q
state Of war, the Irosi0eht and GOverpmeDl SHOULD
be invested with certain powers under the laws Oi
ar am ii we are going by til tosaUhoiiJe all tine
acts necessary. then this bI was but the 0eginniug'
and ii only TO authorize par that Woold Imply that
tbe Other portion qusiy necessary and not al-
thOzed by tie rights OF war and to be derived from
what IL knOwn tho laws OF war II the world, and
oasht not TO be legi,lated about by Congress.
MIR. TRUMBULl replied, cODtendlns that the
pavr; was ia Congress, ana had been exercised many
times
Nj. BRECkINRIDGE said the drama was begin
Eipg 20 Open and the Senators who are urging on tie
nltufrs
bad already passed a general Connscatl0n bll, ana
also general Emancipation bill. Inc follte COM
mieti. OF Baltimore were arrested without any
law aud carried Oft 10 unknown place. aud the
Pr. sidet reiuses 10 tell the House what they were
arrested for and 1hat Las been done with them Yet
hey call tiia liberty and law Inc senator from
President with severity ii nOt mahgnly, In the midst
Of events he eoulo not cherish sOna animosiy and
for the President he never dd. On the contrary, he
thought highly Of him than he did Of many OF his
couLselors. lie believed him 10 be an honest man,
tramphLg the Constitution under loot for good
motives from evil cOlnseiors. But the proceedings
of Congress lar eclipsed anything the Pres
ident bad done, and the Presidents acts sink into
nsLingness before the absOlute outrages on persOna
k-er,y perPetra,ed BY Congress.
Gentlemen mistake when they talk about The Uuion
The Union l. only Of preserving the principles
oi political liberty. The great principles Of liberty
existed long before the Union was formed. They may
survive IL lie. gentlemen take care that they do not
sever all that remains Of he Federal Government.
These rial principles OF liberty, which lived long
belOTc Union, will live forever some here. They
mUst be resi- eoted. They cannot, witt impunity he
OvelthrJwn aud if you the people 10 tie issue be-
tween any form Of gOve and these priceless r-
cpes Ut liberty, that form OF government will 20 down.
The people viii tear II asQnder as the rrepressibe
forces Of natne reno asuLder all that opposes them
The Senator from Vermont de lafes that tins conflict
nst be carried under the rules Of war and admits
that some thugs must be done directly contrary to the
Constitution. desire that the country should know the
TACT bat constitutional limitations are lao longer 70 be
raga dsd and let The peo le get The idea that this
Il war not un1eT the principles Of The Constitution
bur conflict in whi,ht two grea pcOil's against
each other, Tor whom the Cons tuition ~ not, but
whom The laws Of war aie, and venture 70 say that
the brave words we hear about subiugation aud
conquest treason and traitors, will be Chilly altered
the next time the representatives OF States
meet under the d0uIe of tue CAPITOL
Then the Constitution is really be put aside and
TIE laws OF are 10 govern, why not act upon il
pF6iicallyl do mold that the clause of the Con-
sltuiion which authorize Congress 10 declare war
applies 70 any internal diicntes nor do / believe
tina, the Constitution Of the United States ever con-
emdted the preservation Of The Union by Onehalf of
the States warning the other half. It pro, idts
for putting down Instruction, but il does not
provide tOr the raising OF armies by one-half of
two pOhlIcm communities OF this cOnfederacy for
the purpose OF spblugdtng the other hale
II this Is case OF war, why not treat il ike war
Practically II is treated 70. The prisoners ave rot
hung Rebels. IL is a war and, in NV oniniou not
only an unhappy war; bot an unconstitutional war
Why, then does tie Administration refuse 10 se,d 49,
receive Lag of truce aud ali hOse scs which migI,t
al least antlOiale the unhappy condition in which Ne
aFu placed 80 much, then, we know. We knoo,
shat admitted violations Of the Constitution have heen
made ana justified, and are, by legislation pro
oed sim further 10 confer he,anlhOrly TO do acre
DOT Authorized or warranted by the Constitution We
have j. openly UyOwed that the Constitution which ia
bond at least between those States that adhere To-
"a yol9Dger 90 be regarded as that bond Of UuiOn.