Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-13
NUMBER 80

The bill to promote the efficiency Of the
Navy, reported by Mr.. Grimes from the Naval
Committee, was taken up. On motion Of Mr..
Doolittle, tho time Of retiring was made forty
FIVE, instead Of forty years. After farther dis
eussion the bill was passed, ..I
Mr.. johnson, of Tennessee, moved that so
much of the Presidents Message as refers 10 o
railroad to Western Kentucky and Tennessee
be referred TO select committee. Motion
agreed to. ,...
The Senate went int Executive session, and
uPon the opening of the doors, adjourned untit
Monday.
Mr. Blair, Of Missouri, rising to aquestiOa, of
privilege, caused to be read the following ex-i
tract as farther explanatory of the remarks
which he made yesterday, on Mr.. Lovejoy's
ISOLATION having in view the revocation of o
part Of General Hsheek's general order relative
to fGgitivss. The resolution, it has already
been stated, was laid on the table;
H 'HEADoUARrSRs, DEPARTMRwf OF Missouri.
tTo Hon. =. P. Bldin Washington:
"Yours, Of the 4th inst Is Just received.
Order No. 3 was, In my mind, merely q mill
tary necessity. UnauthSFized persons; black OF
whiteS free or slave, mast be kept out of our
camp, unless we arc willing to pnblish to th 3
enemy every thing we do or intend to do. 1t
was a military and not political order.
"f am ready to carry ont my lawful instruc.
superiors may give nae, and to enforce any Law
which Congress may pass bat can not make
law, and will not violate IL. You know my
private opinion on the policy Of cOn6scating the
slave property Of robels in arms. If Congress
shallpass it, you msy be certain that 1 shall
enforce it. Perhaps my policy, as to the treat
ment ofrebels and their property, is as we'll set
out in Order No, 10, issued the day before your
letter vas written, ss could now describe it.
"H. v. HALIEcK."
Mr.. Lovejoy replied, and in conclusion,
said, If any soldiers want to fight simply for
the purpose of returning fugitive slaves, he had
only to remark that the army would be stronger
without them.
Mr. Blair, of Missouri, from the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported bill authorizing
the raising of volunteer force for the better
defense of kentucky.
Mr. Wickliffe who, several days ago intro
duced the bill, proceeded to show the impor-
tanoe Of passing it. kentucky, he said, wss
to be the great battle ground of this war. The
people Of that State hoped soon to see the day
when the invaders foot would be expelled frem
their territory, which is now invaded. Prop
erty has been rutblessly destroyed or carried
off. Homesteads have been made desolste,
bridges burned, &c and it is to protect the
State, while the army is marched else @here,
that the volunteer force is required.
Mr.Wicklihe also said he received from the Mil
itary Board Of Kentucky q urgent application
to call on the Wer Department, and ask for just
such corps as the bill provided. He had
brought the subject to the attention of the
President and Secretary Of War, and II met not
only with their approval, but of all the Cabi.
nrt. -.
Mr.. Mayna spoke of recent sojourn in
the part of Kentucky so much raVaged aud laid
waste by the rebel troops, and would allude
at q future time, to the distressing condition of
affairs in Eastern Tennessee, which, he said,
he aIoPe had the honor to represent. His peo-
pie, he said, had been left unprotected By the
Government, notwithstanding their firm devo-
tion to the Unien. He held it to be a duty not
only to protect loyal men in Tennessee and
Kentucky, but in South Carolina and every
| where, as much so as in Pennsylvanis and the
adjoining States. ''
Further consideration of the bill was post
poned until Monday. " 0.F
The House proceeded to the consideration o
the special orders, namsly: the various propo.
sitions involving the question of EN- ancip ipaing
the persons held as slaves by rebels.