Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-12-17
TMIRTX.sEVRNTH CONGREsS.
First session.

sequence Of the present rebellion slavery be at
solutely and uncondlt ltionally abolished.
Mr.. Ten Eyck offered resolution that th
present war Is for the Onion according to tn
Constitution; that the object Of the war 10 Il
save the former and enforce thellatter; that
was so In the beginning, and should be 90 I'll
the last; that measures extreme, radical ant
disruptve In themselves, involving In commoi
fate the loyal and disloyal, should not be resort
cd TO; and that In suppressing treason the Gov
ernment cannot provo o traitor to the organic
law Of the land. n
Laid over.
Mr.. Hale offered resolution that the com
mittee on Military Affairs inquire into tho ex
pedlenoy Of providing q uniform manner fol
dealing with the slaves Of the rebels and thos'
made prisoners or escaping from their masters
Agreed to.
Mr.. Lane of Indiana offered q resolution thai
the committee on Judiciary be requested to pro
vide Law so that the aiderl Of treason may bt
prevented from bringing suits for the collection
OF debts In the courts Of the United States.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Sumner offered resolution that the
Commissioner of Patents inquire If any addl-
tlonal legislation is necessary to secure persons
OF African descent the right to take out pat
ents.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Wilkinson offered the following preamble
and resolution:
WHEREAS, Jesse D. Bright, Senator from In.
diana, did, on the first OF March last, write q
letter to JEFF. Davis Ia letter was here road, In
Producing q Mr.. Lincoln 10 Mr.. Davis as hay
ing an improvement In Are arms Il and where
as such letter Is evidence Of disloyalty; there.
fore,
R.solued, That Jesse D. Bright be expelled
from the Senate of the United States.
Mr.. CoWan moved the reference Of the sub
ject to the committee on the Judiciary.
HoUsE.-A personal explanation occurred be-
tween Messrs. Conway and Fouke, during which
Conway charged F0uke with o deliberate pur-
pose to bring about personal collision without
cause, and asked whether such conduct Was not
only unworthy u member Of this House, but
Of a blackguard and scoundrel.
Sensation.
Mr.. Fouke wanted to cay one word In reply.
Mr.. Stevens and others objected They had
enough Of such things.
Mr.. Fouke, amid cries Of order, was under.
stood to say that Mr.. Conway was disgrace to
the nation and humanity.
There the matter ended In the House.
The House passed the bill TO strike ont from
the pension roll the names Of all persons who
have taken up arms against the Government or
ln any manner aided the rebellion.
Mr. Vallandigham introduced the following
preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The Secretary Of the Navy has
reported TO this House that Capt. Wilkes, in
of the San Jacinto, an armed public
vessel of the United States, did, on the 6Ih of
November, 1861, on the high seas, intercept the
I ent, British mail steamer, and forcibly re-
move therefrom James M. Mason and John Sill
iel disoyal citizens, leading conspirItors, rebel
enemies and dangerous men, who, with their
Iuite, were on their way to Europe to promote
The cause OF the insurfection, claiming 10 be
lmbass ldors from the seeded Confederate
States; and whereas, the Secretary of tho Navy
mas further reported to this House that the
prompt and decisive action Of Capt. Wilkes on
his occasion merited and received the emphatic
approval Of the Department, and moreover In o
public letter has thanked Capt. Wilkes for the
act; and whereas, this House, on the erst day
Df the session, did propose to tender the thanks
Of Congress to Capt. Wilkes for his brave,
adroit and patriotic conduct In the arrest of the
traitors; and whereas further, on the same day
This House did request the President to confne
The said ]. M. Mason and John Slidell In the
cells of convicted felons until certain military
officers Of the United States, captured and held
by the so,called Confederate States, should be
treated as prisoners Of war; therefore, .
Rssolpsd. 40 the senee of this House, that IL
Is the duty Of the President to now firmly main
tain the stand thus taken, approving and adopt.
ing the act of Captain Wilkes in spite Of any
menace or demand of the British Government;
that this House pledges its full support to him
In upholding now the honor and Indicating the
course of the Government and people of the
United States against foreign power.
Mr.. Vallandlgham moved the previous ques
ton. They had heard the frst groWl of th,
British lion. 1t remained to be seen who woult
cover.
Mr.. Fen!on Of New York hoped the resolution
would be referred to the committee on Foreign
Affairs.
Mr.. Vallandigham remarked that former
resolution approbatory of Captain Wilkes pasa'
ed without being so referred. He (Vallandig-
ham) had offered this resolution In good faith,
and would stand by II.
The House then refused to second the demand
for the previous question. -..s..
Mr., Fenton again moved that the preamble
and resolution be referred to the committee on
Foreign Affairs.
The motion was agreed to--yeas 100, uays
l3.
The House resumed the consideration Of the
bill authorizing the raising Of q volunteer force
for the better defense OF Kentucky.
Mr.. Lovejoy of Illinois hoped the bill would
not pass. According to the official returns, we
have standing army Of between six hundred
thousand and seven hundred thousand, which Is
amply sufficient for the war. We have more
soldiers now than can be used.i The raising oi
twenty thousand volunteers for twelve months
instead of for the war, should not be authorized
He did not understand that the military author.
tiles had asked for the increase. Besides, he
was opposed to the mode Of raising men. {.
Mr. Richardson of Illinois trusted the bill
would pass. The volunteers proposed to bs
raised In kentucky were Of the best kind ant
familiar with the State. The basis Of opera
tions was at Louisville, and twenty thousand
men were necessary to guard the base and thu
line on which our army is to advance.
Mr.. Wickliffe said Kentucky had furnished
twenty-seven tnopsaod mems he repeated wha
he said the other day, that, namely before h'
introduced the bill, he mentioned the subject Il
the Secretary of War, and also consulted th
President, who, together with his Cabinet, b.
was informed, approved Of the measure, As L
Mr.. Lovejoy's opposition, he knew that gentle
man would vote against anything but what re
lated to negroes.
In the course OF his remarks Mr.. Wlckliff
said that whenever our army shall move to TAX
Columbus, we will require every soldier tina
can be brougat into the field to retake the plac
and march on Tennessee. The volunteers vii
not be required to serve in Kentucky alone, bu
to fight wherever an enemy can be found, an
they will do it.
Mr.. Wickliffe entered his protest agains
making q regular army out of these more thai
six hundred thousand volunteers. The gentle
man from Illinois (Mr. Lovejoy) was ct the bat
tie of Bull Run, and must have seen We ha,
not men enough. The decisive battle i