Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-08-03

The rpntssmsn does not certainly intention
ally mean to do me injustice.
Mr.. Richardson. Ofcouree not.
Mr.. Burnett. When the gentleman states
] was at Charleston engaged in plotting to
break up the Democratic party. he states
that Of which be knows nothing. / had no
agency 10 it. So far from this. was the only
man from slave State who. after the Con
vention separated, went after those who had
withdrawn and appealed to them to come
back.
MIR. Richardson, resuming, and speaking
emphstically. was not mistaken 10 the po'
stion | assumed. | found the gentleman
there lending his sanction to the breaking up
of the Democratic party, and | am RESPONSE
BILE for this statement.
Mr.. Burnett. with equal esrnestness. So
far as responsibility is concerned, l have
! never refused TO take il.
Mr.. Richardson. SO help me God, nm
responsible everywhere. Applause, which
was speedily checked.
Mr.. Burnett. AMI am responsible every.
whore else. [Sensatinn.
Mr.. Richardson. stand here to declare
what myself saw.
Mr.. Burnett. desire to say to the gen.
temsn | will have no personal controversy
with any one on this floor but If the gentle
man desires personal controversy with me,
so that he can make personal assault, he
can have it elsewhere.
Mr.. Richardson. desire no personal con.
troversy with anybody; but if the gentleman
desires, he can have it. Laughter and
applause.
Mr.. Vallaudigham, Of Ohio. After the
late disaster, and the enemy almost within
cannon shot of the Capitol. such personal
indecorum does not become the House.
[Slight Kissing from the Republican side.
Mr.. Richardson. l am not ambitious OF
personal difficulties ] don't desire, but !
shall not shrink from them. fear no man
who walks on God A lmigEtys earth. ! have
said the gentleman from Kentucky was en-.
gagged 10 breaking up the Democratic party
know the fact.
Mr.. Burnett, excitedly Let me tell the
gentleman, once for all
The Speaker to Mr.. Richardson. Will the
gentleman yield the foor2
Mr.. Richardson. ] will yield to no such
men. The Breckenridge party was organized
for the purpose Of destroying the Govern
ment; that was its purpose and is object.
What do we now see2 Butler. Of Massachu-
setts. Dix. Patterson, and Cadwalader. Of
Pennsylvania. who were in that movement to
| break up the Democratic party, now at the
head of the army. Why is this? The
Douglas party have furnished one half OF the
entire army, and where is their general in
command? And why is this Have you
Republicans sympathized with the Breckin-
ridge party? Are you still lending your aid
! that they may lead our armies? ] ask you,
| Mr. Speaker, why is this? | have spoken
with some freedom. You have at the head
of the army a man who bore your flag through
the war of 1912. He fought the late battles
against his Judgment. Whose fault was it ?
1t was yours. Unless you rally around him,
the country will not support you. have 20
sympathy with the General int chief in polti
cal opinion. When he was o candidate for
the Presidency opposed him with all my
| heart should oppose him under similar
circumstances tomorrow but when you look
at him as a military man he is the greatest
OF them all, and in all respects efficient. II
you had not forced him 10 prec;pitate this
calamity. YOU would have had q victory with
out fighting battle.
Mr.. Curtis ask the gentleman who. or
this side, have sought to impeach the chnrac
ter of Gen. Scott, and are unwilling to march
under his banner? We do not hope tc
succeed without Gen. Scott, who never lost Q
battle.
Mr.. Richardson. Gen. Greeley, who,
think. is the ablest a. the head Of all the
generals, SHOULD be appointed by President
Lincoln, and sent to Richmond to take it
He would soon get it, Laughter This il
my opinion. ! charge nothing for it.
have met my friend from Iowa (Mr. Curtis
on the plains of Mexico. lie is military
msE, and has seen the strategy of Genera
Scott. | should be amazed # | heard hiu
question what General Scott has done. dt
not include oil the Republicans, but you
have forced a battle, and because you did so
it is lost. | declare before God, as my sol
emn conviction. that If such things are per
! mitted you will destroy this Government
and further declare that if General Scot
cannot fight the battles nobody else can. A;
to the bill before the House, there is al
erroneous idea 10 relation TO the dignity ant
importance Of the States. The call on
State for troops is a mere courtesy. In M
judgement the President has a right to cal
for troops anywhere, even in counties. Ther'
is no such thing as a States soverecnt,
against theiGeneral Government. How cal
; the Government be preserved unless he ha
power TO call out troops? The Fedora
Government. for general protective purposes
is supreme. | could defend the capital anC
the soil everywhere.
, Mr.. Blair, of Missouri | desire to say
lew words. Generals Butler Patterson, an
: Cadwalader, were from the Breckinrdg
; party. That two of these gentlemen wer
appointed by the Administration / beliey
to he correct but General Butler cam
hither as Brgsdier. General. 1t was Mas
, sschusetts who fret conferred that homo
|, upon him, aud he was made a NJ jor. Genert
, for putting down mob. and for the executiv
, ability which he displayed. | understoo
that General Patterson was appointed b
a the advice and on the recommendation {
a General Scott.
A Mr.. Richardson. said that four general
;. we're appointed from the Breckenridge. bu
i. none from the Douglas party; but have q
a complaint.
Q Mr.. Blair. OF all the Douglas men wh
j. are qualified for such a command. | hav
Q no doubt the gentleman is the first an
a best.
IS Mr. Richardson (bowing) am very muc
It obliged to you.
% Mr.. Blair. The gentleman said that Gei
IT eral Scott had been driven to risk battle b
the gentlemen on this side but nothing hs
y been said here derogatory TO that soldie
IL lis the Nj ajor. General fit TO command, if
O. can be foFcad IN hat tie a o ninet his own he