Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-12-11

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udeu from lho u.sSanole was adopted an.
hnim1lsN .lO Senator'S absput Several
propositions were offered relating to slay.
cry Zoo ltc District of Colun bih aud Sem
alor Hale offered resolution insluclirr
the committee on iho judiciary loiuqulrc
into the expedJercy of abolshing the Su.
IRENE Court OF the United States These
fellows are determined to get rid OF Chief
Justice lancy by some means or other
NJ. Sulsbsrry, Of Delaware, offered ares
olulon providing Tor the appointment Of
Milard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, Roger
b. Tarey, Edward Everett, George NJ.
Dallas, Thomas Ewing, Horace Bnney
Rcycrdy johnson, John j. Cuttenden,
Geo. e. Pugh and Richard w. Thomson,
as Commissioners on the part OF Congress,
to confer withsimi,ar Commissioners from
the so,callcd Confederate States " for the
preservation Of tho Tnion," 20, Tho
resolution met w:IE no favor, but was laid
over informally.
In the House about the same routine Of
slavery resolutions occupied its deibera.
lions. Mr, Cox, (dem., of Ohio, offered
a resolution for an equitable exchange Of
prison ers. Referred to the judiciary
committee. Mr.. Holman (union) Of Ken
lucky, introduced a resolution re-attirm.
ing the Crittenden resolutions Of the ex-
ira session declaring that the war was for
the purpose Of restoring the Union, and
not for the emancipation OF slaves, or any
other purpose. On motion of Mr. Stevens,
of Pennsylvania, the resolution ras Laid up
on the ttb!e-G5 to 7l--Ge en-. Patton among
the 7l-so that il would appear that the
opinion of Congress has changed since the
last session as the resolutions thus offer
ed to be reaffirmed, were adopted at the
extra session with but heo dissenting voices,
We hope Gen. Patton will give good rea,
soEs to his constituents for this very rad
ical change Of opiaion.
On tho 5th in the Senate, Mr.. Sumner
offered a petition from citizens Of Massa-
chusetts asking that the slaves of rebels
be liberated urconditonally, and the
slaves of Union men also, on fair compen.
sation. Mr.. Chandler cf Mich, offered
resolution to appoint committee o! three
to inquire into the cause Of the defeat
at Bull Run and Balls Bluff, Mr.. Lare, Of
Kansas moyoi TO add Wilson's Creek and
Lexington, intimating that the resronsi>
bic person could easily be found, and Mr..
Trumbull, OF Illinois suggested that Bel
mont and Big Bethel be added, The sub
ject was postponed. Mr.. TrumDul al.
dressed the Senate at length in support of
his resolution to ICON tiscate the property
Of rebels, and give freedom TO the slaves
they hold, ,"-declaring that he repudiated
the doctrine Of some that in lime Of wal
any means to an end we're to be taken,
and that the doctrine Of necessity was the
plea of tyrauts-that he wanted the war
conducted solely on the principles of the
Constitution, which it was the purpose OF
the war to maintain, and that If they
would preserve the Constitution they
must not themselves violate it, His whole
argument was sound and logical, conflict
ing most strangely with the practice Of
the present Administration in the. arrest
and imprisonment OF citizens by military
authority. Mr. Trumbull has heretofore
been understood as expressing the senti-
ments of Mr.. Lincoln.
In the House Mr. Gurley rep of Ohio,
offered n resolution to inquire if a tele-
graphic Censorship had been established
in Washington, and if so, by whose an-
thority. The balance of the day was con-
sumed in referring the Presidents Mes
sage to the appropriate committees.
Both Houses adjourned till Monday.
THE MESSAGE.
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