The national Republican., 1861-08-02
Va. /. d.nesrou. one, and hoped IT would be

postponed. uansEINU4 n
Mr.. BAKER was opposed to submitting to
military aSthoFity, and would vote against the
bill.
Mr.. CoLtAMER contended that, rs it was
evident We were ina state OF war, the President
and Government are thereby invested with and
possessed of certain powers under the laws Of
war. I'm illnsttationof this, h. referred 10 the
acts Of General Scott in Mexico, in establish
ishing temporary government. But If we un-
dertake, BY legislation, to authorize oil the
powers necessary in state Of war, this bill will
scarcely be q commencement and IL we only
authorize potion that will imply that another
portion, equally necessary, is nautborized.
-. Mr.. TEN EYCK was opposed to the post
ponement OF the bill. Although he did not con-
cur With az che 'neaspresI authorized by the
bill, hethought some Of the sections should
be stricken out, and others become a law.
q Mr. TRUMBULL denied the premises of
the Senator from Vermont, Mr.. Collamer,1
contendisg that the bill was essential in q
Mrs 'BREcKINRIDSE, ia reply to arsu.
mepts which had been advanced, said this
drama is beginning to open upon us, aud to
show its magni6cence. Senators are startled
with horror when they contemplate the effect
Of certain bills which they have Ia sed this
session, and eu,burrasspients have ariseh which
has caused quarrel among us. Senators, in
order to cary out the war upon their views,
have trsmpled the Constitution under foot,
without the slightest regard for its provisions.
He spoke at length upon the bill passed by
both Houses for the con6scation of property,
and Of the memorial Of the police com mission.
ers of Baltimore. He said that at the next
session Of Congress Senators would not de.
nounce the Southern people as rebels and
traitors Mr.. B. said he did not believe that
it was the object of the Constitution to main
tain the Union of States by one half warring
against the other He believed the war to be
Unconstitutional and unwarranted. We have
been on the wrong tack from the beginning,
and the people are beginning to see it. He
believed Il would be an utter ruin to all sec-
tions, the North as, well as the South, on the
result Of this contest. He urged Congress to
pause and respond, to the rising feeling ali
over the country in favor of peace, contending
that It was an utter sbsurdity to conquer ten
millions Of fresmen. q 1s - -..f : -
Mr.. BAKER said he felt an earnest desire
to preserve the Constitution Of the United
States, the South as we'll as the North. He
had listened to Mr.. BIS remarks, and had en-.
deavored to comprehend from the Senator'S
line of argument what particular point in the
bill he objected to.
He asked the Senator what distinct single
proposition in the bill he was opposed to, and
what he thought was unconstitutional.
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE. every one Of
them asgrantly so, except the last"
MI. BAKER asked the Senator to pick out
the one most clearly 80. o..
the sections of the bill were atrocious. The
Senator from Oregon could pick out the one
which suited him best.
Mr.. BAKER spoke upon the bill, saying he
could not see an unconstitutional point in the
bill. He called upon the Senator from Ken.
tucky to reflect upon his views advanced in the
Senate. BE said, every word uttered BY the
Senator falls, with notes of inspiration, upon !
every Confederate ear; every sound uttered in
this Senate, in defence Of their position, is a
word Of kindling and triumph to q foe which
is determined to advance. Amid temporary
defeat, disaster, and disgrace, his duty recalled
him TO endeavor to push this war on with de-
termination and with vigor-according to the
clothed with full power, advancing with all the
past glories of the Republic, urging them on
to conquest. he did not stop to consider
whether it is subjugation or not-not obedience
to his will, nor to the will of any Senator-but
repulsory obedience to the Constitution Of the
country. .. 49,
Mr.. BAKER said the Senator, the other day,
chose again and again to animadvert on little
| speech which he had made before the Senate,
in which he said that, if the people Of the rebel
States did not come back into the Union, they
would be subjugated, and governed as Terrific
ries. He repeated that he still maintained the
position he then took, whether supported or
not. No person ofthe Northern States dreamed
Of confscating the entire property Of the South.
ern people when this war is ended When the
Confederate army, with their leaders, are scat,
tered, then the Constitution may be felt by all
alike-the descending rain blessing all alike.
Is that subjugstionf This threat about money
and men amounts TO nothing. He was sure no
temporary defeat, no momentary disaster, will
swerve the people of the North from its deter.
mination to preserve the Union. 1t is not a
question of money and blood with them-it is
., question involving higher considerations
There are some Northern men who sympsthize
with the Southern movement; but we know
such men "would rather rule in hell than
serve in Heaven" Such men are few in num-
Der. The greater portion of our population are
Union.loving people, and will stand by the
Union and the Constitution as long as they
exist. We will not yield because of the result
Of one battle. No A thousand times, mol
We will rally the loyal people of the whole
country; they will pour forth their treasure,
their money, their men, without stint, without
measure. Loyal Senators may stamp their
feet upon the floor and cah for men, and armed
legions will respond to that call
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE responded to the re-
I marks of Mr.. Baker. He said he would rather
see the Union separated than to have an end
less civil war. He believed it impossible to
subdue the South. i-
The motion to postpone the bill until the
next session was lost--yeas l6, nays 2s.
Mr.. POWELL moved that the Senate pro,
ceed to the consideration of Executive busi-
ness.