The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-08
Interesting Debate IN the House Of Rep
resentatiyeS

Interesting Debate IN the House of Rep
resentatives.
Mr.. Stevens (Pa.) from the Committee OF Ways
and Means, reported a bill apprcpriating 100000
TO pay the police organized 10y the United States
auth criticism the CITY of Baltimore
Mr.. Burnett (Ky.) attacked the bill. He spoke
alb ut the President usurping the powers, tramp
ling on the rights of Mar yland, &c.
Mr.. Richardson (Il accused Mr. Burnett of
helping to produce this disastrous condition of af-
fairs, by aiding to break up the Democratic par
ty.
Mr.. Burnett denied the charge. He wished t.
have no personal controversy with him here
but he could have one esew here if he desired
il.
Mr.. Richardson expressed himself in similar
terms.
Great excitement ensued.
Mr.. Richardson-'Ihe Breckenridge party was
organized for the purpose of destroying the Gov
ernment. That was its purpose and object. What
do sec7 Butler, of Massachusetts, Dix. Of
New York, Patterson and Cadwallader, of Penn
sylvania, who in that movement to break up
the Democratic party Low at the head of the
army7 Why is this, The Douglas party have
furnished one half of the entire army. Where is
their General III comm1nd? And VIII; is this !!
Have you Republicans sympathized with the Breck
nridge party? lou have at the head of the army
a man who bore your flag through the War in
1912 You have, after your disasters, impaired
public confidence in him. lie fought TIE late bat
tie against his judgment. Whose fault was it?
Ii was yours and unless you rally around him the
the country will not support YOU. have sym
paihy with the generalin-chief in political opinion.
When he was candidate for the presidency op-
posed. him with all my heart. | should oppose
him under similar circu7 stances to morrow But
when you look on him Il military man, he is the
greatest of them all, and in all respects efficient
Ii you had not forced him to participate in this
calamity YOU would have had victory without
Fl chtng battle. General Greeley, who, think,
is the abcst at the head of all the generals, should
be applauded by Mr.. Lincoln and sent 60 Rich
mond to take it. He would soon get it. laugh
ter. This is my opinion. charge nothing for
it. You have forced a battle. and because YOU
did so it is lost. | declare before God rs my
solemn conviction. if sach things permitted you
will destroy this Government. and | further de
clare that if General Scott can not fight the bat
ties, nobody else can.
hr Blair, Mo. The gentleman said that
General Scott had been driven to risk battle bv
gentlemen on this side bat nothing had been said
here derogatory that soldier. 1, the Major
General tit to command if he can be forced to
battle against his own best Judgment and at the
outcry of outsiders Nobody or this side has
said aught against General Scott. The charge
came from the gentleman from Illinois. and it was
derogatory in the highest degree.
Mr.. Richardson-I repeat that General Scott
had been forced TO fight this blttr will tell him
what occurred yesterday morning. My collca-
CUES (Logan aud Washbunc) and myself were
present with the President, Secretary Of War and
General Scott. In the course of our conversation
General Scott remarked, Il am the biggest COW
ard in the world | rose from my seat. "St,,''
said General Scott al will prove it. ha We
Tough, the battle against my Judgment, and think
4 the President ought t. remove to day for do
/ ing it. As God is my Judge" he added after an
interval of silence. 81 did all in my power to make
! the army efficient, AMI deserve removal because
! did not stand up when could and DID not
! Mr. Washburnc-As my colleague has referred
to General SCOTS remarks, he might also allude
to what the President said.
Mr Richardson-l will do So "Your conver-
saton implics,'' said the President to Gener al
Scott, "that forced YOU to battle" 10 which
General Scott replie l. have never served under
a President who IN. been kinder 10 me than YOU
have been" But General scott did not relieve
the President from the fact of the latter having
forced him to fight the battle. General Scott thus
paid n compliment to the President personally. |
desire 10 saw of the President tha. | have known
him from boyhood lf.ou let him alone he is an
honest man. Laughter. But am afralhc has
not frmuess to stand up against the politicians
around him.
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