Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-12


July 10, 1861, Mr.. CRoTuERs, of Brooke,
offered the following resolutions:
/ Resolrtd, By tie General .lssembly of Vir-
GiniG, That our Senators in Cong.ess be
instructed, and our Representatives there
be requested, TO vote whatever amount OF
men and money may be necessary to ena-
bic the Administration to suppress the re-
bellion in certain portions of the South,
and to maintain the integrity of the Union.
/ RCSotred, That they be instructed and
requested as aforesaid to oppose any plan
of compromise that may be offered unless
it be on the basis of an acknowledgment
by the seeded States OF the supremacy of
the Constitution of the United States.
RsSoloed, That the Governor be request
ed to communicate tue foregoing 10 our
Senators and Representatives in Congress
Resolved, That the concurrence OF the
Senate be requested in the foregoing reso-
iutions.
Mr.. VANCE having moved to lay tic res
olutions on the table, and explained his
object in doing so,
Mr.. MINER, of Fairf,x, said: am
sorry 10 hear any objection to these rcso-
lutions. did not think it possible tha;
tiuN man WHO NOutl ue III luls -ASSCliblN
would raise an objection to Tho vigorous
| prosecution of that war which is uOw COM
mcnced by the enemies of constitutional
! liberty. The resolution merely requests
That our representatives, be instructed L"
vote means to support the administration
of our government in putting down the re-
bellion that exists in certain portions of
the South. Can any Union man have any
objection to such q resolution MS that p
Can he have any objection, in other words,
to the government having fun power to
carry on this war to the utter eXtermina-
tion of this rchelIionY Did not the pntri-
ots OF the Revolution pledge their lives and
\ fortunes and sacred hotcrs to carry out the
/ declaration contained in their immortal
| Declaration of Independence, penned by an
! illust-ious citizen of Virginia? Can we,
| the descendants OF such illuStrious sircs,
refuse now to give means to the Admins
tratiun to support those principles, now
that their very existence is threatened?
hope that the resolution will be sas-
iaincd, aud the motion to lay on the table
voted down.
Mr.. BvREMAS of Tyler ask that the
resolutions be again rend.
The Clerk read them.
Mr.. BoREMAN-I will just say that, for
one, am ready TO give the resolutions my
hearty support; and though it may not GG
necessary thus to instruct our representa-
ties-though we believe that they will do
lust what we there instruct them to do,
without the instructions, yet it says to the
world that those are our sentiments it
ehuwa uut go-.d ,I,ili tnU,irds fhis fnnra-
ment for the suppression OF rebellion, and
our anxiety about the prosecution OF this
war, (if we so term it, TO suppress the re-
beiiOu in our country. Ii we lay 1t on
the table. it will show TO the world that we
are not in favor of our Senators and Rep
resentaiivcs titus voting men and means
for the prosecution of this effort for the
suppression OF this rebellion. hope that
notiiinE will bc placed upon the record
here, that wouldtgive the least iniimhtion
to the world that we are in any degree oP-
posed 10 the prosecution of thiS war-hny-
thing tint would throw tue least shadow of
suspicion upon the sentiments of the MEM
! bers of this House and of the Senate here
assembled. hope the resolutions will
pass, and not nc laid on the table.
Mr. FAExswORTH, of UPshnr-l shall
vote for the resolution and ngainst tahling
/ them, for the simple reason, if for no 9th
vr. TINT if we table them, it does but eS-
4 press the fact That we are hesitnting and
halting between two opinions. 1t would
| of means appropriated for the speedy pros
! ccution of this war. am in favor that
I this war bc prosecuted with vigor, with
nerve, aud with determination 10 bring it
| to IL close. and an honorable close. And
I am in favor, sir, that no compromise short
I of an acknowledgement of the Constitution
and the constitutional provision of the
+ Union, shall he admitted upon tue part OF
this government If we table this resolu-
/ tion, it does at least foreshadow that we
would compromise with the South short OF
the constitutional provision OF this Union.
! For one, | know my constituents never Will
he satisfied 10 compromise short of nn ar-
acknowledgement of the supremacy of the
Constitution of the United States, in sup
porting and sustaining itself, lis own con-
stitntional liberty, and the Union.
| / shall 90 for the resolutions most heart
( ilv: for with anything short of these things
1 ] know my constituents would not be sat-
isfied.
Mr.. VANCE of Harrison-I do not want
i gentlemen to understand, or argue upon
the presumption, that because moved to
4 Law the resolution on the table | am
in opposition 20 the prosecution ot the war
| am ns much in favor of prosecuting 1t to
the bitter end as any member here-as
decidedly in favor of the maintenance of
the Union in its integrity MS any Onei but
/ do not see the necessity of this House
uAssipp a resolution of that kind. instruct
ing our representatives to do just what
they will sre they must do without in
strnctions. do MT suppose one of our
representatives would refuse to vote men
aud money for the prosecution of this war,
Nor do 1 suppose they would vote for any
measure of reconciliation recognizing the
Southern Conftderacy, nor for any meas
ure that might bring peace unless it shonld
acknowledge the supremacy Of The Con-
s;i,ution and the laws. The simple reason
why propose to lay the resolutions on
the table is that there is no necessity for
the passage of any such resolutions.
Mr. WEST, of Wetzel-tt is, sir, certain
that if these resolutions had not heen pre-