Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-14
1]ailu NatlonalQ Qfmofrat.
= Animated Debate in Congress.

Mr. Richardson Wanteu 10 soy "pru W
,;s friend from Kentucky. You, he remarked,
ora more than any other man responsible for
A.. oresent condition of the country. You
va s;Jod the mischief at Charleston and Balti-
'nore which has brought this sad calamity
mnon us. You have stood by the Republicans
aiding them under pretext that you wanted
% break up their party. l do not know
,rbatber this bill is right or wrong. | have
NOT even listened to the reading of its pro-
risions, but desire to say to those gentlemen
,yho are plotting the ruin of the country,
thew are the last men to stand up claiming a
rioiaton of the Constitution, while they
themselves are trampiing on the laws.
MIR Burnett, rising and asking earnestly:
The gentleman certainly does not intend to
do me injustice?
Mr.. Richardson-Of course not
Mr. Burnett-When the gentleman states
tLatI was at Charleston engaged in plotting
to break up the Democratic party, he states
that of which he knows nothing l had no
agency in it whatever. So far from this |
was the only man from q slave State who,
after the Convention separated, went after
those who had withdrawn, and appealed to
them to come back.
Mr.. Richardson (resuming and speaking
eition | assumed. | found the gentleman
there lending his sanction TO the breaking up
of the Democratic party, and am response
bic for this statement.
Mr.. Burnett with equal earnestness) SO
far as the responsibility is concerned, have
never refused 10 take it.
Mr. Richardson--So help me God, I am re-
sponsibe everywhere. Applause, which was
speedily checked.
Mr.. Burnett-And ! am responsible every
where also. [Sensation.]
Mr.. Richardson-I stand here to DECLARE
what myself saw.
Mr. Burnett desire to say to the gentle
man that | will have no personal controversy
with any one on this floor but if the gentle
man desires to have personal controversy
with me, so that he can make personal as
eault he can have it elsewhere.
Mr. Richardson-I desire no personal con-
troversy with anybody, but if the gentlemen
desires he can have it. Laughter end ap-
panse.
Mr. Vallandngham-After the late disas-
ter, and the enemy almost within cannon shot
of the Capital, such personal indecorum does
not become the House. Slight Kissing from
the Republican side.
Mr.. Richardson-I am not ambitious of
personal difficulties | do not desire but
shall not shrink from them. l fear no man
who walks on God Almighty's earth have
said the gentleman from Kentucky was en-
gagged in breaking up the Democratic party.
know the fact
Mr. Burnett (excitedly)-Let me tell the
gentleman once for all
The Sneaker-Will the gentleman yield
the floor?
Mr. Richardson-I will yield to no such
men. The Breckenridge party was organized
for the purpose of destroying the Govern
ment. That was its purpose and object.
What do we now see q? Butler of Massachu-
sets, Dix OF New FORK, Peterson and Cad
wallader Of Pennsylvania, who wese 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. Where is their General in
command? And why is this? Have you
Republicans sympathized with this Breckin-
islge party2 Are you still lending your aid
that they may lead our armies
ask you, Mr.. Speaker, why is this2 l
have spoken with some freedom You have
at the head of the army man who bore your
nrg through the war of 1872 You have,
after your disaster, impaired public confidence
in him. He fought the late battle against
his judgment. Whose fault was it? 1t was
yoltrs, and unless YOU rally around him the
country will not support you. had no sym
pathy with the General in Chief in political
opinion when he was a candidate for the
Presidency. | opposed him with all my
heart | should oppose him under similar
circumstances to morrow; but when you look
on him as a military man, he is the greatest
Of them all, and in all respects efficient. If
you had not forced him to participate in this
calamity. you would have had victory
without fighting battle.
Mr. Curts-I ask the gontleman who on
this side have sought go itnpeach General
Scott, and are unwilling to march under his
banner? We do not hope to succeed without
General Scott who never lost battle.
Mr.. Richardson-Gen. Greeley, who, |
think, is the ablest at the head of all the Gen
erals, should be appointed by Mr.. Lincoln
and sent to Richmond to take it. He would
soon get it. Laughter. This is my opinion
charge nothing for it. have mat my friend
from Iowa (Curtis) on the plains of Mexico
He is a military man. and has seen the STRAIT
eey ot'General Scott l should be amazed
ifI should hear him question what General
Scott has DONE | do not Include all Repub-
loans; but you have forced battle, and be-
cause you did So it is lost | declare before
God, as my solemn conviction, if such things
are permitted, you will destroy this Govern
ment-and further declare that, if General
Scott cannot fight the battles, nobody else
can. AS TO the bill before the House there is
an erroneous idea relative to the dignity
and Importance os the States. The call on
the States for troops is mere courtesy L.
my Judgment, the President has the right to
call for troops anywhere-on counties. There
Is NO such thing as State sovereignty against
tue General Covernmene. How can the
Government be preserved unless he has
power to call out troops? The Federal Gov
'rnment for general protective purposes is
supreme 1t could defend the Capital and
the soil everywhere.
NJ Blair of Missouri desire to say
lew words. Generals Butler Patterson and
Cadwalader were from the Breckenridge
party. That two of these gentlemen were
appointed by tie Administration, believe
10 be correct, but General Butler came hither
as brgadier General. 1t was Massachu-
ee1SS who first conferred that !hoRor on him,
ana lie was made Ma ior General for putting
upWn mob, and for the executive ability
a."i ~'IcI, n lie displayed. understand that GEN
%,"i e PATTERSON was appointed 10y the advice
""u'pn eRe recommendation of q eneral Scott.
MI. Richardson I said tour Generals were
appointed from the Breckenridge, but none
plant
GENERAL RosENcRANz. The Philadelphia
bulletin has the following:
Brigadier General William 8. Rosencranz.
who succeeds Major General Mcclellan in
Il