Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-20

Mt Grmef blu to promote the efficiency Of the Navv
was ukcn up. Mr. Grimes advocated II Al length me
% @ p'o'sues ior feuuhg officers who have been on the
kser ~ iory years, and that the President may sc-
lee an officer from the grades NJ captain or comander
and assign him TO the command of squadron with the
rank OF hAg-Ohiier. Ii also provides for two hundfcd
medals OF honor Tor petty officers and seamcn as re-.
ward OF galantry and merit, aud makes some further
regulations in regard TO navy yards.
On motion Of Mr. Dooitle the time of retiring was
made - years instead Of 40. Afer further discussion
the bill was passed.
Mr. Wilson reported back from the Military Committee
the o feauve 70 courts martial In the army, which was
considered and passed
Mr. johnson Of Tennessee moved that so much NJ the
itesaehta message as refers 10 railroad 20 Western
kentucky and Tennessee be referred To- a select com
miitoe. The motion agreed 10.
The Senate then went into executive session. and on
the opening Of the doors adjourned tll Monday.
HOUSE
Nc Blair of Mo rising to question oiprvilege caus-
ed 10 be read the following extracts, as further ex
planatory of the remarks which he made yesterday on
NJ loNcoy resolution, having IN view the revocation
Of INA, par. Of Gen Halccks general order relative
might've slaves. Che resolution, il has already been
stated, was laid on the table,
i HEADouAhrsEs DEPARTMENT Missouri.
u iorA r Bhir, Warrington
Your Of the 4th inst is just received Order No 3
IA Ia my mind clearly amiliafy necessity. Unauthorized
persons. black white free Or slaves must be- KENT
out Of our camps uuess willing publish TO the
enemy everything do or nt,nd 70 do. IA was mill
lt-sy aua not political order.
am ready 20 carry out any loyal instructions In re
gard 90 fugitive slaves which our supcrors NAV give me
aud 10 enforce any laws which Congress NAV fss but
cannot make law and will not violate e. You know
my private opinion the policy of conhcatng the slave
property Of rebels in arms.
iCongress shall pass IL you may be certain that shall
enforce i, Perhaps my policy az to ihe treatment Of
rebels aud their property Is as well set ont In orier No
49, issued the day before your letter was written AZ
could now beside IL. II. W. HALLECK
RESOLUTION he % course did desire revoke order
that Cen llaleck did not TO make tie would say
IN regard 20 himself aud others that attempt has
made to convey the impression that he aud Others de-
sign 20 support the against rebellion, but against
slavery lie believed IN taking away all the property n
rebels. and emancpatng their slaves the efficient
means ~ supprcssng the rebellion.
! Others might differ from him 70 the policy; but
whe he not in favor Of carrying on the war Tor the
specific and ultimate purpose Of berang the savca he
was against Carrying ~ on for protecting slavery. He
was imposed 10 TOE aFmy being employed slave catch
those nho desire 70 escape whether free saves. black
white.
Nr Bair NJ Mo from the Committee on Military AZ
iNf', reported nl authorizing the raising Of volun
teef force Tor the better defense Of Kentucky Il pro-
poses 20 raise volunteer iorceof 2JOO0 f,r twelve
months 20 be- employed within the limits ~ the State,
under such regulations is thr Kentucky Military Board
may prescribe
The b proceeded show the Importance n passing h.
Kentucky, be- said BE- the great battle ground Of
ths var The people " iha, state hoped soon to see
the day when the invaders foot would be expelled frum
that territory, which is invaded Property has hcen
ruthle.sy destroyed carried on homcstesds have bee
made desniae. bridges burned &r IL % protect the
state while the army is marched elsewhere that the vol
untecr force is ro3aired.
Nj L1NNIuV inquired. ttWhV that the regularly
mustered ioroes cannot accomplish these objects
Mr. Wickfe replied that they wanted the volunteer
force 70 protect the state from nfoads on The border
well as az any time 20 render aid 10 the Union army.
Mr, Lnvepy wished 60 know whether il was important
to act on the bi 10 day.
Nj WirknTe replied that he had received from the
Military Board of kAntucky urgent application to
call the War Department and ask for just such corps
as this bill provides lie has brought the subject TO the
attention of the President and the Secretary Of War and
il had me, not ouy with their approval out with that Of
all the Cabinet.
M Msynard Of Tenn. spoke Of recent sojourn in
The part Of Kentucky much ravaged and laid by
the rebel troops aud would allude future the
dstre siag condition Of Afirs IN Eastern Tenn. which
he alone had the honor 20 represent His people he
said had been ltf unprotected by the Government not,
wiihstandinz their hru devotion 10 the Union he hed
it 10 be- day not only protect loyal men In Iennes
/ sce ana Kentuety hat la south Carolina aud every
where A. much az in Pennsylvania and the adlninins
states les ~ ~ p's.ss & va. a. :. .s sd be srSmS iy sap,
I ..-- ~ ssre csreHded millions ine borders 10
protect the whites against sataves and certainly we
re6s Oe pfo~p TO protect all 10y yal men against the
Ihe further consideration Of the bill was then post
The House proceeded to the con deraton OF the spe
e'Al order w ihe 'anous propositions involving the
question OF emancpiung the persons held as slaves by
No Eliot u Mass proceeded 10 explain and ef,tco his
resolution declaring that the has for s object tho
suppression " the rebellion and the hshn4t of the
Avs over tac entire extent of our common cn,nrv .rd
A''hs hh military orders Tor the emancipation Of the
s''es 'e used whenever the shall avail t1 weaken
we power ot me rebels i1 arms, or ia sustaining hc mi
protected because 10 should be undrr,iond tht tbe mon
VINO stand up for thr right should be- held close to ,r
me va 4 been called an anti-savery 'vtr-
E Hl sNen t""s ih'uSl slavery caused &c. and tho
9 s'A'etf Wil N' oNcrthfuNu or removed urvfrthc-
'. n' ei gi fhc war Is % recover the rghttl au-
'h,tip oi ihe b3feinurnt and 20 put down treason
Nc steele NJ Nee lurk said that would endoavor
not TO exhibit u d taste by following in the line of dis,
cussion pursued hr gentleman frlp MasS,chusatts
Mr. EotJ wao asserted ia 1ruad terms that siaveryis
The cause n this This proposition he Steee) de.
uied a. asserted that ~ ,,. r,u.cd by nncressa,y
d tho 81 D..
geniltmaus lElioD aguturst by The message Of the
President ~hirh had been quoted he insisted that no
sentence therein contained could ne construed to
nay hr trrslc' desires any legislation on This subject.
lie lSieclf had supposed thai the test Of LOYALTY was
90 Nh "' stand By The go,ernmcnt in This time NJ
ne'" ht hid hnp1d that genteuen here would rise
above Hll passion aud nre ide aud stand up for the
country lac tNirel'l was ready 90 lar as any
gentleman iu -urporf u This sentiment In firher re-.
th h war is for the extinction uf slavery and whether
soy oeaeve nf not The poNrr ~ our army plra red
"hch has been Progressing tor nine months has chang
ed iis original chsrarcr From attempt TO put down
an insuucc'i'u IL has sctfled into deliberate war. We
have NOT encountered the enemy in any battle in which
We ave won an uuqucsunabe victory, with the excep-
u0n o the advantages ganed by two cX'tdtions the
southern coast Our arm. everywhere have been
borne notwithstanding oar volunteers have displayed
3alnntry rarely equtlcd The general purposes of the
Government have bcen defeated and the ro6es have se
cufed with nations b'gercnt chancter in derogatiou
VI rher responsibility 10 Tie Federal Union How then.
could they have rghs under the Constitution which the
ehis of oegeenis arising from incompatible reationsi
we cannot trust them sister States while they are
Tarrng upon In coudcmung the slayehoding pow (
ar he said s last for disunion would the whole
continent with its black pail. The principle upon .
which the is conducted bY the Administration would
restore slavery 10 its fuimor relations 10 the Unun
Again would disasters similar 20 The present result aud
The causes which operate would In the future in
'ove US in the horrors of civil war. The old issue \
would revive with all is political earnestness The .
II the slaves should be declared mill
larry Necessity.
Mr. Harding Of Ky. obtained the hlor Mr. Fouke Of \
III. Intellectually asked him 10 give way he wished .
briefly to reply 10 Nj Conway who had said that the .
Datle Of Belmont a defeat, which doing inius-
ice 10 'he brave soldiers who participated in that action
lie (Fouke) wanted 10 nail the falsehoud.
Mr. Wadsw0rth nf Nv. commenced a speech but /
Yielded for motion TO adjourn.
Mr. Conway wished 10 know VIII ether Mr. FOuke intend /
I'd his remarks To him as personal
Mr. Robinson said Mr. Fouke had left the hall.
Mr. Richardson of Illinois would say that whatever
his colleague Fouke) had said the floor Of the House
n personal character ought to be settled elsewhere.
Mr. Conway remarked that he did not wish to be sub
ect 10 the imputatiun Of having told a falsehond. He
understood the prophecies Of this House well any
'ther member. Adjourned till Monday
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY.
EXTRACTS.