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Constitution and ordinances of the State.
lou, therefore, Knowing that State TO be in re-
DeHlon, encourage the insure ction The laws nl
the state are those under which Gov Letcher was
elected; he is still her chief agstrate; and if these
gentlemen are admitted, you are trampling on the
constitution 0f Virginia, violating her laws you
are abusing the supreme doctrine of civil law and
the doctrine Of State rights
love the Union and have contanded for it as
much as any Senator on this floor. | NAV differ with
soWe as 10 secession and revolution; bat | saw a
peace cannot be conquered. We had better let tbe
dissenting States sever their connection with us
peaceaoly, and nrevrr, than if is were possible to
De united under military and unrestrained des
/ potism. | AN fully aware that the Senators on the
other side are resolved to swear the gentlemen
! from virginia as members of this Senate and
/ auEht may say cannot prevail against il; but
| would be false 10 my people nv countrv and my
conscience dld not enter my protest az ainst such
| proceedings.
(Cries of ''question")
Air. Ten EYcE said he wanted to say worG-but
word He wGuid not stand minute to keen
virginia from being reinstatpd and was glad that
tag gentleman trom Kentucky (Mr. PowelD had
cdiied Tor the yeas and NAYS on the question now
| oetoTe the Senate. He wanted his vote to be a
mvIng record before the country. l. said Mr. Ten
Eyck believe it will be in SUPPORT of the Cnns,itr
tioh and the Union, and hope my vote NAV live
through future sges-aye, wish it NAV be record
| eu IN letters OF bass or iron. The Senator from
hennTucSy, who app"ars to be great champion OF
| 'he Constitution, said in his speech :he other dav
that all the actg Of the President since March 4th
were 'nlraciions on the Constitution
u, me honorable Senator seemed to dwell, said Mr.
zen EycE' with peculiar force on the unconstitu-
uonal ana Illegal acts OF the President Has he
! forgotten the transaction that caused a hupdred
Thousand gallant men to flock to the National Cap.
! ltai' on the wings of the wbirlwind in reply to
/ the call OF the President? How is it that Ken
| lucky did not respond to that call? WHY were NOT
the gallant descendants of Jackson and Clay The
courageous and unerring rihemen of Kentucky
| found Hooking to the national standard to ;ha do
| the IaUital2 h.. han /, /
no answer Yes sir, she is another abettor in this
heresy which now convulses America, and astounds
| Christpndum ~
Mr. PowELL-I will answer the Question which
Tue senator from New Jersey has been pleased to
/ ask. VIII at once cnrrect the u!isarprphansiop
| whlch exists on his part. declared it i. trup
thHt nt the acts Of the President to which sIIuded
! there was but one constitutional. | spoke tbouuh
| OF the specific acts enumerated in resolution No |:
ana It was the act of the President calling into the
trid 10, 900 men; and stated that under the act of
li9o the President was justified in calling those
| men out for the defence of the National Canitsl
and stated, also, that if they were not used for thi
| purpose, but were intended to invade sovereign
States, the act was cruel, unnecessary apd uucGn-
| StitutiOnal.
| Now, Mr. President, the honorable gentleman
! asks why Kentucky did OF obey that call of the
President. will state to the Senator and to the
c"untry the views OF that State. Kentucky did
not oeleVe that the,cal! Tor this immense body of
! men was ever made tor the purpose of protecting
the capital, but was for the particular purpose of
making war upon her sister States and no inGu
eLce could prevail upon hrr-sh had no desire
whatever-to imbrue Der hands in the blood of her
! brethren, either North South. She believed
mat the war was unhO!y and unjust, and could only
result In eternal disruption. She hoped that the
Union might be rebuilt, not by force, but By lust
and equitable compromise. She desired peace and
! yet desires it, but | see DO measure nor the Iikr
! hoOd OF the proposal of any measure which will
nring about peace. 1t is this which has caused
! kentucky to take the neutral stand which she has
| ana which she will maintain to the last
This is the first time in the history of this country
! IN which my State has failed to furnish her volun-
l. teers. Sne has, heretofore, always rushed to the
combat, and endeavOred to secure place in the
front ranks-in the war of 1872, well as the war
! with Mexico Her men have hitherto iocked to
the national standard with such avidtv and in such
numbers that they bad to be turned away In
every she has offered twenty times rho 1ppber
! that would be accepted of her. But now she stands
neutral, and can only be forced to shed the blood of
either section; and | sincerely hope she NAV be
able to maintain that neutrality. There has been
! presented to her no other course which she copld
pursue to bring about the great end of ACCOMPLISH
Ing peaceful settlement. She now occupies a pV-
stion alike dls'aSeiul to the men of the North and
the radicals o! the South, and hope she may be
able to 10 sntan it.
Cries of"question questinn!'l
Mr. Ten EYcK-l have but simple word to saw
in explanation. If | misunderstood the Senator
from kentucky, 1t was because of the remoteness IF
my position The honorable Senator saws that the
| present war is only OF subiugation; that the
troons were not brought here for the protection of
the Capital. tell the Senator that thev are here
IN obedience to the call of authority to rescue tba
! l2yal men ct the Sauth-the Union loving men of
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee-ave and the
loyal men OF kentGcky
Nj. DOonrrLE said the subject had been nav
fully discussed; that we were here to transact hus
neSs; that de- ds more than words, were wanted.
The question being put on the motion of Mr.
Bay%rd TO refer The question to the COMMITTEES on
the Judiciary, and the and nays being called,
the Senate refused to refer the matter, by the fol.
! lowing vote:
YE,s-Messrs. Bayard, Bright, Polk, Powell, sanIs
! bury-j. ~
NAYS -Messrs. Anthony Binrham, Browning, chand-
Ter, Ciark, colamer, Cowan, Dixon Doolite, Fessen
den, Foot, Foster, Grimes. Hale Harlan, Harris Howe
johnson tTenn.l, King, Lane Qnd J, Lane fKansas) J.
| Latham McDonsail, Morrill,, Pomcroy, Rice sherman
son. Wilmot. Wson-35
;, ARsENr.Messrs Baker, Breckinrlge johnson so y,
Kennedy, NeSmith, Pearce, and Thompson.
Messrs. Wiley and Carlile we're accordingly y
! sworn in IA members of the Senate.
Mr.. HALE asked the unanin pus consent of the
senate t" introduce for reference bill of which
no previnus notice had been given and asked that
1t might be referred to the Committee on Naval
Affairs.
bill for the relief of the widows and orphans of
the crew Of the United States soop- -ofwar Cyanc.
and Tor other purposes Referred.
Mr.. WILSON moved that the Senate take IN anC
consider the bill for Increasing the military estab-
ii>hment of the United States
ftnaing the debate on the amendments offered
ma st five
O'Clock, went into Executive session
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
HE SPEAKER lald before the House cnmmuni
cation from the Postmaster General made in com
pliance wiih the law which requires him TO stat,
the reasons for discOntinuing the mails in the so
called seeded States. He says the events for thi
course on his part are so well known as to render
a detailed statement unnecessary. 1t seemed more
necessary for him to explain why the TRANSFORMATION,
Of the mails was continued therein for so long. /
was Tor the purpose of disseminating correct infor
nation in those States, and disabusing the mind
OF thOse who had been deceived by the conspira
t"rs. Hence, he thought, truthful information
would contribute to break down the conspiracy
the postal service atnrding the best means to thi
end. He had no doubt that the people of the Soutl
Will vlndIcate his course at the first opportunity
, when they shall be liberated from the despotisu
which now prevails there.
, Mr.. JoHN HICKMAN, of Pennsy lvsnia presented
the memorial OF Charles Henry Foster claiming
seat in Congress as a REPRESENTATIVE of the Firs
Congre sional district of North Carolina.
Mr.. BURNETT refrained from nbi-ctipg to the reso
luton on the understanding that II would lie owe
until the next session. under the operation of th
Holman resolution. Referred to the Committee OF
Elections.
Mr. BURNETT, of Kentucky, offered resoutio,
requesting the Secretary of War to furnish th
, House with the several reports of General Harne,
while in command of the United States forces a
, st. Louis.
Mr.. WAsHBURNE, of Illinois, would not object
the provisn embodied in the resolution ''if no
Incompatible with the public interests" "
Mr.. BURNETT said the resolution but demanded
f the Ordinary reports of an army officer
Mr.. WAsHBURNE thought, nevertheless, that ther
might be much in such reports, which if published
would prove in furious to the public service
Adopted.
A member from Pennsylvania offered a resou
ton that this Government would not tolerate an
interference by foreign governments in the insur
rection now progressing; and that the recognition
of the so-called Southern Confederacy by European
Powers would be regarded by the Government as
casns beHi. Objected to by Mr.. Campbell, Of Penn
syivania, and so laid over.
Mr. BENJAMIN WooD, of New Y York, asked eav
to present a petition from large number of citi
zens OF New York. Objected to.
Mr.. BLAIR, Of Missouri, offered the following
Whereas, John B. Clark elected member of Con
gress the 1st Monday Of August last; whereas
since that time the said Clark held commission in tn
State Guard of Missouri under the rebel
state and took part in the engagement at Bonneville
Resoced That said Clark has forfeited his right as
Representative Of the Thirty Seventh Congress, and
hereby expelled and declared to be longer membe
fths House.
} Mr.. BLAIR said that Mr.. Clark took up arm
against the Government of the United States an
this sufficient for his expulsion. TIE Thir
District of that State is loyal and is therefore ent
tied to a loyal representative. He demanded tn
previous question.
Mr.. BURNETT wanted him to withdraw the mo
tion in order that he might submit which wa
legitimate and proper, namely, that the resolution
be referred to the Committee Elections The gen
tlemans love of fairness should induce him to com
ply with this request
Mr.. BLAIR refused to withdraw the motion
a Mr.. REED said he had no ledge of Mr.. Clar
e having been in arms against the Government. II
: mad never heard of it except from rnmor. Per
haps, however, Mr.. Blair had information he him
fet did not possess He would be glad if the sub
ject could be referred to the proper committee.
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