The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-12-20

Ns l0NNy le
zssussr<ps
right, his colleague was dcrelict In duty
in not moving n suspension u the writ
10 accordance with the oath he he'd tax
en- to maintain, protect and defend the
Constitution. The laws are 70 be exc
cu,cd, and not only executed by force,
but by the sword, agsiust the powers OF
rebellion. II did NO, lie in the mouths
of the memorialists to claim the benefit
of the Constitution, every provision of
which they have trampled under foot.
On motion Of Mr.. BINGHAM the
whole subject was tablcG--loS ugaiust
( 3S.
! A message was received from the Sem
ntc, announcing the death OF Senator
Bingham Of Michigan. Eulocics wore
Idcliycredby Mossrs. Bcaman, ,Truwbridrc
and Granger Of Michigan. Mr.. Ashley OF
Ohio aud Mr.. Sedgwiek of New York
The usual resolutions OF respect were
passed, after which the House adjourn.
cd.
WASHINGTON Dee, 70.
! House.
Mr.. Blair, Of Mo-, rising TO n auction
OF privilege, caused to be orcud the follow
ing extract as farther cxplanut ~ to the
remarks which he made yesterday on Mr.
Buy,iuy's resolution having in view the
revocation Of part of Gen. Halleck,s
general order relative to ngitycs. The
resolution, ii has ulrI ady been stated, was
! laid on the table.
HrAuQuARrrus DEPARTMENT OF Mo.
To lion. =. II. Blair, WashinSfon.
! Yours of the 4th inst. is Just received.
Order Ne. 3 was in my mind m rely
military n ccssity.. Unauthorized persons,
black or white, free or slave, must h.
Kept out -four ranks unless we are will
lug TO publish TO the enemy everything
+. we do or intend TO do. II was n military
und not political order um ready 10
carry out any lawful instructions iu 70.
gard to fugitive slaves which my supcriors
may give me, aud to enforce any laws
which Congress may pass; but | cannot
make law and will net violate IL You
know my private opinion on tho policy of
conliscating the slave property of rebels
in arms If Congress shall pass il, YOU
may be certain that | shall enforce it,
Perhaps my policy as 20 the treatment OF
rebels aud the r roper US well SGT out |
order No. rs, issued the day before your
letter was written, ns could now de-
scribe il. Yours, truly,
IL. w. HAlLEcx.
Mr.. Lovcjoy replied, and in conclusion
said IL any soldiers want to fight simply fol
: the purpose of returning fugitive slavcf
; he Ind only 10 remark thutt the army woult
be stronger without them.
Mr.. Blair, of Mo-, from tho Committc,
on Military Affairs, reported bill author
| izng tho raising ofO volunt, or force 70
v the better defence Of Kentucky.
!, MIR. Wickliflc, who several days ngo in
troduced the bill, proceeded 10 show tn
Importance Of passing il. Kentucky h.
said, was to be the great battle ground o
( this war.
a The people OF that State hoped soon /,
see the day when the invaders foot " oul
: be expelled from that territory which /
a now invaded, and property has been ruth
It lcssly destroyed or carried OF, homestead
n, have been made desonle, bridges burned
&c., and II is 10 protect the State Will
. the army morchts elsewhere, that the vol
u untoer force is required.
/, Mr.. Wicklille also said that he had re
n ceivcd from the Military Board of Kon
lucky an urgent appli, alton to call on th
u War Department and ask for Just such
corps as the bill provided, lie had brcugl
n the subject to the attention of the Pres
IL dent and Secretary of War and it nc
only met with their approval but all tn
Cabinet.
Mr.. Maynard spoke Of recent soiour
y in the part Of Kentucky sol uch ray age
and laid waste Ly tho rebels troops an
would allude at future Time 10 the dis
trcssing condition of uffars in East Ten
nessce, which he had alone the honor /
a. represent. His people, he said, la
10 been loft unprotected ly gov, rnment, not
= withstanIing their firm devotion TO th
,c UIion. He held IL to be duty no, onl
!. protect loyal men IN Tennessee and KeI
:. lucky, but in South Carolina and every
where; as much 80 as in pehnsylvani
). and adjoining States.
II Further consideration of the bill wa
!, postponed till Monday.
:, - The House procc, ded to the conside,
Il alton of tae special order, namely, til
= various propositions involving the quci
N ton OF cinapclpaiing the persons held Q
n slaves by rebels.
a The Sumter Agnin Escaped
i More ab0ut fic Fight az Pea
sacoia- From New orleans.
: NEW YoRK, Dec. II.
i A private letter lrCm Martinique, dnte
d Nov. %, states "the l-cquois is cn III
port waiting for the Sumter" Another
d dated the Goth says, "tbc lr5quois urrly
J, ed last night, but the Sumter las escap
o cd"
/ A private letter from en- board III,
c steamer Richmond, which took part in IL,
o fight at Fort pickons, dated Nov. 23
i states that the vessel commenced bonn
: harding Fort McRae at 10 o'clock OH III,
: 22d. The writer stutes that he had beer
:; complimoutiDg the CAPTAIN ofone of tn
: guns on the accuracy Of his aim. when
y shell bounced through our bulwarks, tool