M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-08-01

uIs OWSll lOOh thS oohiO 6AOuHN
as Mr.. Polk, and said the President
had no right to declare blockade
against any of the States that he had
no right to suspend the writ OF lAbeas
corpus. {;
Mr. Wilkinson asked the Senator if
he approved the action of the Cover
nor Of Kentucky in refusing to send
volunteers in answer to the Presidents
proclamation.
I Mr.. Powell said all the State of
kentucky approved Of it, and he was
one Of its people. In the earlier and
better days of the Republic, such mon.
strous usurpation Of authority had
been the cause Of impeachment at the
bar of the Senate. He said peace
must he had by a compromise and
sonciliation, and not by force.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Stevens said the committee Of
Ways and Means hoped to complete
their business SO that the House might
adjourn on Thursday next. They
were disposed, these war times, to give
Everything the Government asked,
trusting that before half year passed
away, peace may be restored. The
importance of having disciplined
troops was so obvious as not to require
argument. Ii the army should be loo
large when the rebellion is suppressed,
| it would be very easy to reduce it,
The bill proposed a war standard.
Mr.. Vallandigham believed the act
of the President increasing the army
unconditional. He regretted to hear
that the committee of Ways and
Means had merely carried out the rec
ommendation of the Executive De-
partment. lnasmuch as it appears
that the war is to be waged. he asked
the majority Of both Of the Houses and
Senate to take care Of it in order that il
may be conducted under Constitutions
restrictions. 1t is known that he had
no confidence in the Republican party,
but he had rather trust the majority
here than the Administration.
Mr.. Burnett said he had not an
opportunity to examine the bill, anc
was opposed to the way the bill wat
hurried through, and should vote
lagainst it. -
Mr.. Loyeioy would not vote, as The
lbill proposed to increase the standing
army TO more than double what it nov
is. We would give 100000 men, ant
100000, 100000 dollars. And the
people would give their last cent and
shed their last drop of blood for thu
suppression OF the rebellion, but they
} did not desire to increase the regular
army.
Mr.. McClernaDd briefly advocated
} the increase oil the army, saying it haC
been loo small for the last fifteen O.
!. twenty years.
MIR. Burnett said to put down re
belion it was not necessary to increase
r the regular army, but only to employ
. the volunteer forces of the country.
! Mr.. McClernand: Will you vot,
, for the volunteer force 7
Mr.. Burnett: Not by any means
} because / don't believe we can hole
; the Government together at the poin
I of the sword or cannon's mouth. YoI
may vote your five hundred Thousand
: men and your five hundred millions
r Uf dollars, our country may be raw
r aged and desolated with civil war, bu
by the first Monday in December next
! YOU will be no nearer the end Of th,
D war than now.
! Mr.. McClernand said when tina
b, gentleman resumed his seat here, h,
took on him solemn obligation in tn,
sight Of the county and God, that h,
s would support the Constitution OF the
United States, and could lie do so by
: folding his arms, while the batteries o
: Of rebellion are leveled perhaps at thu
0 capital. Is this the way he can dis
D charge his obligations
Mr.. Burnett said: | believe 1 an
D but serving the interests of my coun
I, Try and the cause Of Constitutions
1 Representative Government, as wei
, as the prosperity Of the people, by ad
, vocating a peaceful solution Of the
] present trouble instead Of bloody
war.
Mr.. McClernand: You propose
peaceful solution. want to know
7 the basis of it. Do You want us tC
e e recognize the Southern Contederacy
l The chairman reminded the gen
tleman from Illinois, that such remark
were not pertinent to the subject un
der consideration.
Q Mr.. McClernand: / hope sbal
n have an explicit answer.
Mr.. Burnett said The gentleman
: from Illinois shall hear from me at
O future tine, how | would settle tn
J, question, and when | shall have ful
# opportunity for that purpose.
d Mr.. Hickman said: | trust in CO.