The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-14

LovEJoY REBUKED-CoNGREss ACTING INSTEAD
OF TALKING.-We are sincerely glad to see that
Congress, impressed with sense of Its respon-
sibility, is acting instead of wasting precious
time in talking, and making the legislative halls
treason shops, whence revolutionary ideas are
spread over the land. The adoption of the re-
solution to confne the deliberations to the spe-
cial objects for which Congress was convened was
judicious and proper, and the attempt of that
fanatical frebrand, Lovejoy, to revive the anti
slavery agitation met with we'll deserved re-
Duke. On Monday he offered the following reso-
lutions which were laid upon the table by a
vote of 81 against Ca
l. Resolved That in the judgment of this House it is
part Of the duty Of the soldiers the United States
capture or return fugitive slaves.
2 Resolved, That the Committee the Judiciary be
instructed 10 inquire into the eKpedeHcy OF repeating the
law commonly called the Fugitive Slave law.
g. Whereas, Major Emory of the United States Army
resigned his commission under circumstances showing
sympathy with rebellion against tho government; there
Resolved That his restoration TO the service was i'm.
proper and unustfabic and that this House. the
Of the people, demand Of the Executive his immediate
removal
Omitting the last two, on Tuesday he again
moved that the first one be adopted, which was
carried by vote of go against 55--thus show
ing that while Congress recognized the fact that
it was not the duty of the army to capture and
return fugitive slaves, at the same time the pro-
position to consider the propriety of repeating
the Fugitive Slave law would not be enter
tanned. Lovejoy is thus defeated in his object
His first resolution is of no account, being a
mere truism. The second, the important one,
was rejected. This impracticable abolitonist
wanted, first, to be appointed brigadier gene
raj, and then colonel Unfit to command a
corporal's guard, or even to govern himself, he
could not, of course, be entrusted with so i'm
portant post The consequence was vindc--
tive attempt on his part to embarrass the ad-
minstration and to divide the Union party. 1t
was evidently appreciated at its true value, and
the result is important as showing the spirit in
which the war Is to be carried on, and that the
abolitionists cannot control it for their own
fanatical purposes.
We always said that this Union war would
prove the death blow of abolition, and events
now bear out our anticipations. The slap in
the face given to Lovejoy, and the determine
ton to act instead of talk and to act only on
the proper business of the extra session, are
hopeful signs Of salutary change in Congress,
and give assurance that at least one session
will be conducted in decent, business like
manner, and as becomes dignifed statesmen.
There is no necessity for the session lasting
longer than the next fortnight. Certainly Its
whole business can be easily disposed of
before the LIST Of August. The business is i'm
portant, but not intricate. It is plain and
simple, and only requires common sense to
deal with it. No heightened debate is needed
where the great majority are of one mind upon
the main issue.