The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-06
Federal Congress-.

In the Senate Oh the LIST inst, the bill to
suppress instruction, seuition, &c, being
uudar cou 3iierltion, Mr.. Breckinridge, with
his usual ab lily, exp Jsed Is unconstituticn
II features, aud freely criticized the acts OF
The Northern President. The bill! was not
disposed Of In the House, nr. tenton ofier-
ed the following:
Whereas. it il currently reported that the
forces now i'll rebellion against the Govern
mept have certain persous liz their hands, one
II whom is Hon Alfred Ely, member OF
this House: Therefore.
ResoLuad That the Pres ident be requested
TO furnish this House with amy information
N the subject that may have reached him.
Passed
Mr.. Blair Of Missouri, then rose 10 per
Sonal expl ina'ion. and made a pretty severe
attack upon ThurloW Weed, of the Albany
Evening Journal tor asserting to him (Bltir)
and his brother, (the Postmaster General, }
the design OF preCiri tatiHg the nc tiou OF Gen
Scott, md involving hin, iii battle without
prudent preparation. We quote from the
proceedings:
As for his brother, Mr.. Blair said. he could
take care of himself, bat he (Mr. Is deuounc-
ed the charge brought by Weed against him,
rs chairman on Military Affairs, that he had
"enasculated the bill" as utterly false,
which the record would show.
The attempt 20 iIapute to him, and others
who had urged a vigorous prosecu ton OF the
war responsibility for the disaster at Bull
Run, came with g. bad grace from Thurlow
Weed who came to the National Ga pi tai repre-
senting, as ne Il .clared, 1.-THE whole people OF
New York " TO infuse yigor III to the manage
ment Of the army. II Weed, who had formerly
contended for compromise, could urge vi
gor, surely ne tNlr. b. might do the same
with prCpr!e Y.
lie then aliu,ei TO the recent sDeCoh III this
House OF Mr. Richardson, OF Illinois, (Inuch
quo ted III the news papers, relative 10 a CON
versa ton between the President and General
Scott, growing out OF the late battle. He INT.
Biair) protested against Mr.. Richardson's re-
marks because they suppressed the fact tina t
General Scott h1d i'll that conversation posi-
lively exonerated the President from the charge
of forcing him into an untimely struggle.
Mr. Richardson, OF Illinois, explained that
he had endalyored to repeat that COW versa
ton homes " and respec fully. Ii anythiI q
nad e. oaped his memory The members OF this
House who were present ought TO have
corr eC ed him.
Mr. Washburne, Of Illinois, did not under
stand his COLLEAGUES to say, on the occasion re-
ferred to- that Gen. Scott had been force by
the President TO fight the battle of Mana sas.
Mr. Richardson did not think that his Ian =
guage nd been fairly interpreted, If cons ira cd
III such IL sense.
Mr Blair, of Ill issouri, alluded to the mat
ter for o double purpose, to eXonerate tha
President as we'll as Gen. Scott, and he wanted
the truth now to 90 Oh the record. The Presi
dent needs the confidence Of the people and
must be sustained IN IL, and this he cou Id not
be if The impression prevailed publicly that
he had forced the Commander IN Chief into
TINS ba-tls.
MIR Oh /, of New York, sail he u!I not be :
litve any good ever came from these personal
explanations, which. besides, were very MI
pleasant.