Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-07-17
WHEELING, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULYl7, 1861

that call of the President ! will state to
the Senator and to the country the views
of that State. Kentucky did not believe
that the call for the immense body of men
was ever made for the purpose of protect
ing the capital, but was for the particular
purpose of making war upon her sister
States, and no influence could prevail up
on her-she had no desire whatever-to
imbrue her hands in the blood of her
brethren, either North or S iuth. She be-
lieved that the war was unholy and unjust,
and could only result in eternal disrup-
ton. She hoped that the Union might be
rebuilt, not by force, but by just and
equitable compromise. She desired peace,
aud yet desires it; but l see no measure,
nor the likelihood of the proposal OF any
measure which will bring about peace.
1t is this which has caused Kentucky to
take the neutral stand which she has, and
which she will maintain to the last.
This is the first time in the history of
this country in which my State has failed
to furnish her volunteers. She has, here
tofore, always rushed to the combat and
endenvored to secure place in the front
ranks-in the war of 1912, as well as the
war with Mexico. Her men have hitherto
flocked to the national standard with such
avidity and in such numbers, she has offered
twenty times the number that would be
accepted of her. But now she stands neu-
trail, and can only be forced to shed the
blood of either section: and sincerely
hope she may be able to maintain that
neutrality. There has been presented to
her no other course which she could pur-
sue to bring about the great end of accom-
plishing a peaceful settlement She now
occupies a position alike distastefu! to the
49, th, 4 81, Il; = .,
South, and | hope she may be able to
maintain it..
Cries of "question, question:"
Mr.. Ten Eyck-I have but a simple word
to say in explanation. III misunderstood
the Senator from Kentucky, it was because
of the remoteness of my position. The
honorable Senator says that the present
war is one only of subjugation; that the
troops were not brought here for the pro-
lection of the capital. tell the Senator
that they are here in obedience to the call
of authority to rescue the loyal men of the
South-the Union-Ioving men of Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee-aye, and tue
loyal men of Kentucky.
Mr.. D0olittle said the subject had been
now fully discussed; that we were here to
transact business; that deeds more than
words were wanted.
Inc question Oelng put on tue mOtlon
of Mr.. Bayard to refer the question to the
committee on the judiciary, and the yeas
and nays being called, the Senate refused
to refer the matter by the following vote:
Yeas-NEeSsrs. Bayard, Bright, Polk,
Powell and Sausbury-5.
Nays -Messrs. Anthony, Bingham,
Browning, Chandler, Clark, CoIlamer, Cow
an, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Fos
ter, Grimes, Hale, Harlan, Harris, Howe,
Johnson of Tenn, King, Lane of Ind, Lane
of Kansas, Latham, McDougall, Morrill,,
Pomeroy, Rice, Sherman, Simmons, Sum
ner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkin-
son, Wilmot and Wilson-35.
Absent-Messrs. Baker, Breckenridge,
johnson, of Mo, Kennedy, Nesmith, Pearce
and Thompson.
Messrs Wiley and Carlile were accord
ingly sworn in us members of the Senate.