Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-03-20
1T FAsHtyaToSS, March q. IssIs \


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'SEsAfE.4The Senate resumed HE q AZ
sideratiOasOF'5lr. Douglass tio,,
ing for Information relattve to the forts a..
lAr: GlingmAH, of n. o., said It wn{il(i he
I rec oIteeted that when the resolution WIS
4 onsEsd 70 print the usual number. u. copies
I OF lle inaugural address, he expressetI.tbe
( opinion that the latter meant Wal and ths
thei policy OK the Administration, If car.
I tted INTO effect, would lend 10 war. He
mad al some hope in the array of facts pre.
s 4 by the Senator from Illinois, AR
uonglasi that the policy of the Adminis.=
! tI5stlon was not calculated to involve us
tlstl542y IN civil war; But there was
one dlhEnliy In the way. III the S4nator
from New Hampshire tMr Halel ;ro,,iJ ~
tssEs ms MUD on the subject, he whuld
much gratiied. If the policy of The "A {
minllstHtIon Is TO be peaceful, WHY is II
NOT So announced by its friends, Every
ooay knows that the country Il suffering.
com qraefee pafalyzed, the manufnetures
Qsn fessedp stocks down, and general dis.
tresS everywhere throughout the land -
From ron Information he had received within
tae last two or three days, there are REIN
snts and heavy guns going South't5
Slte possession OF the forts in North Caro-.
ma tFginia, and elsewhere, If this was
so;sha should regard It., as a purpose TO-
pakeWat. 70 % p - - 80 y
hr.sHalel In reply TO Mr., Clingman's al.
lustops 70 him. said that he knew no more
what the Administration meant or intend
ed to do. than the Senator himself He
presumed the Senator had been as fire.
9pentlgS and intimately consulted .as he
hdds69e and has glveh'as much atlkfcett0j-
the President and heads of departments.
as lie had, aud had heard ns mnch from,
them in return.
Mr'Glingmah replied that he had not
communicated with them either yerbnllv
OF ia writing, and if the Senator was like
himself, he was very distant from these
gentlemen .,
air. Hale said it was so with himself.
He had cQrresponded neither verbally nor,
In writing as to! any step of public policy
that had been made.
MI. Clingman thoGght, in all sincerity,
that Mr.. Hhle's remarks indicated great
want Of intelligence on the part of the Adj
nlinisttatiou, that the Senator had not
been consulted, for his position aud vast
acquaintance with Government affairs.
would give. the Administration great
weight. He said with regret that this
showed q wnntof craftsmanship ON the
part of the Administration.
HlI. nhls shlu no dRreeu TO that. LnuPlI-
ter. But it was evidently true TINT he
was here as representative of New Hamp.
shire and not of the ,Administration, nnd
he presumed that he should sustain tile
same relations to il that the Senator
would, namely: to give his cordial support
TO all patriotic purposes which may com
mend themselves to his Judgment. lie
(Alr. Halel would endeayor to do the same
and they would in that case belong TO the
same party. Laughter.1 He said thissto
relieve the Senator from the necessity of
his ever calling upon HIM to- know what
the Administration means 10 do IfSthe
Senator wanted 70 know Il hit. bis eonstit-
uents mean he could tell him. The Presf-
dent Ina been OvetRhelmed by his friends.
4laqs ter HeSpresuged The President
has tie Judgment and courage to stem AL.
4h9iR tlsS-k 5tTfp UfF SL1Ees md
thIi US The reesan the President bad nor
gone outside Of the circle of his constitn-
tional advisers and had sought no advice
elsewhere. - u ~ fyrsE = Fsglf = =,
Mr.. Chandler, Of Mich, said tile Senator
from Kentucky, Mr.. Breckinridge, ] wished
to insert htsk platform etnlthd Constitution
of the United States, notwithstanding the
immeuse-v6te. against it. Bnt it was too
late. The thing canuot be done, The
people have rendered their verdict. The
question cannot be re-opened. lie believ-
ed TINT If the rattlesnake banner was
raised in Kentucky, 1t would be hailed by
but few supporters in that gallant State.
After some further discussion, the Sem
ate went into executive session, and soon
nfter adjourned.