The national Republican., 1861-07-19

troll over the line Of debate, thu, the House
alone must he the Judge.
Mr. MAY, resumlug, said bo had voted
against the M onstrous Aresy Of secession. He
stood faithfully by the Union, and wanted 10
stand byit He said he claimed to possess the
spirit Of freeman; but he denounced the
present military in Baltimore is oppressive.
Mr.. STEVENS said he desired to take the
sense Of the House in reference to the point Of
order decided BY the Spenkes. - -
The SPEAKER replied that it was for the.
House to control the liue OF debate.
|. Mr.. STEVENS appealed from the decision
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM moved to lay the
appeal on the table upon which the yeas and
nays were ordered, as follows-yeas. SO, nays
Mr.. STEVENS, finally, by solicitation, with.
drew his appeal.
On motion of Mr.. DAWES, 81 -.
Mr.. MAY, resuming, said, when he should be
restored to health and when freedom OF debate
was open to American Representatives, he
would speak as became him. In conclusion,
he would content himself by asking that me.
mortal, couched in respectful and patriotic Ian.
guage, should be received and referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, and instructed to
make report.
Mr.. COtFAX. Is it the memorial of the
Baltimore police commissioners?
Mr.. MAY. Itis. ,"'
Mr.. COLFAX. It can be presented under
the rules of the House, as other memorials are
presented.
Mr.. MAY thought, as this was question Of
personal liberty, he had the benefit Of open
presentation.
Mr.. COLFAX did not object to the memo.
rial being referred to the Committee on the Ju.
dietary but as the gentleman had expressed
his surprise at the manner in which he was
treated by the Republican members of the
House, he (Mr Colfsx) desired to say that he
was in favor Of freedom Of speech. If the gen.
tleman had confined himself to the question of
privilege, on which the House had granted him
permission to speak, instead of attacking the
military authorities in Baltimore, he would
have stood by him. In response to the gentle.
mans declaration Of his determination to stand
by the Union, he would suppose the gentleman
had been grossly misrepresented by the Rich.
mond correspondent Of Charleston paper, as
having expressed to the so.called cohiederacy
that thirty thousand men in Maryland were
ready to rise in arms against the Federal forces
in that State.
Mr.. MAY said that this was the first intima-
ton he had ever received of such letter.
Mr.. THOMAS, of Maryland, asked permis.
sion to say few words
Mr.. BURNETT did not understand what the
gentleman proposed to say.
Mr.. THOMAS would explain In few words
1t was the present condition Of affairs in Mary.
land. He said that Maryland will stand by the
Administration in ell its military measures.
She had placed q portion Of her citizens in the
battle field, and she was willing to stay in the
Union. He proceeded to vindicate martial law,
| and alluded In terms Of condemnation to what
he termed the monstrous and reasonable out.
rage committed in Baltimore on the troops
while passing through to the capital of the ma
ton to vindicete the majesty Of the law and
preserve the Government. The police com.
missioners who have sent their memorial here
were not competent to discharge their duties
but their chief was active in transporting troops
, for the purpose he had stated He referred to
Marshal Kane as stirring up the people to a
! rebelious attitude.
Mr. MAY replied that nobody condemed the
mob in the city Of Baltimore more than he did.
| He said there was a state Of affairs in the
| State of Maryland, to which his colleague re.
ferred, Of II very painful nature, and which
must eveutuate, if not at once checked, in the
scenes which himself and his colleage, who
had first spoken, lruat only contemplate with
abhorrence and horror, and to prevent the
realization of which, they were prepared TO
| perform their duties TO their death. That Mary.
land to-day, in her heart of hearts, speaking
through a majority Of her people as he did
himself Of oil the measures adopted by the
President OF the United States, in clothing the
officer of the army with the powers he did, aud
ryleud, in her heart Of hearts, approved of the
manner IN which that power wes exercised by
| Major General Banks. Applause Mary.
land had declared her will upon this subject
with an emphasis that cannot readily be mis-.
apprehended Or mistaken.
He knew it was the habit Of gentlemen when
they part in discussions of this character, to
look to the Constitution and to the laws of
Congress as they appear on the statute books,
as the only source from which they can ascer.
tain the extent otthe power vested in the com.
mander'in.chief, even in all emergency like
that which existed with regard to Baltimore.
Must martial law be entirely ignored, because
Congress has lot declared that wanting law
under certain circumstances shall be enforced
The Constitution itself provides for the orgsni.
zation Of the army, and of course must recog.
Mise all things incidental to the proper main.
tenance Of an army among which is martial
law. The fathers Of the country recognized
martial law as incidental 10 the powers Of q
commanderin chief Of the army. That law
carried WIN IL power vested IN the COM
mander-in, chief to suspend the hqJeas corpus
act. At the conclusion of Mr.. Thomas's re.
marks,
On motion of Mr.. STEVENS, the House re.
solved itself into Committee of the Whole on
the state of the U uion, Mr. Campbell in the
the chair,) and took up the tariff bill.
After some few amendments, on motion the
committee rose, and reported the bill to the
House, when it was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. BURNETT, the House
adjourned. ..
GyvINo CHASE WITH Billy LuLY-The fol,
lowing enecdote is strictly true. It's contain.
| ed In q letter from q YOunp nentleman who