Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-17

in duty bound to stand up and defend
him from the aspersions that had been
east upon his character. Tho Board of
Police, Mr.. Kennedy remarked, were OPP
posed to him politically he had done all
in his power TO prevent their appoint
ment, but he believed they had fully done
their duty in every instance. He was will
ling to leave it to the Massachusetts, vol
unteers whether Marshal Kane had not
eminently risked his life in ehdeavorng
to protect them.
4 cross-debate now occurred between
Messrs Wilson, Hale and Fessenden, on
the question of amending the clause of
the bill relating TO the time lhe new reg
imcnts would be asked 10 serve. They
were interrupted by one of the private
secretaries of the President, (Mr. Nicko-
lay, J who announced several messages in
writing from the President.
Mr.. Baker reiterated that he would not
be in favor of peace till the proud Ameri-
can flag can 90 wherever it once iioated,
and until every man, woman and child
should look upon it with the proper rev.
ference. He was in favor OF a sharp, bold
! forward ard decisive movement until tlio
war shall cease. Bayonets are sharp ar
guments, and we must use them. lie was
! not quite certain that they would be able
! to overrule the South it contains great
and determined ne1ple, who are OF the
belief that they are right, and viii. fight
to the last; but we may have to reduce
her to the condition OF the Territories,
and have to place over them Governors
from Massachusetts, and Illinois TO control
them. We had better run the risk to
erect despotism than to lose the Union.
Let us pat this war through TO the end
and conquera permanent peace.
1t Is useless TO hold t.eltieI with tho
Confederate States, if you DO so, you will
always have to maintain q standing army
When Toombs and Davis are in exile, des'
pissed. then you will want no army. an
in favor of granting the President almost
unlimited power to prosecute the var, and
at the same time hold him and his cabinet
accountable.
| Mr.. Fessenden. The bill says that the
army and navy shall be increased without
! limitation TO time. wish to know wneth
er the army to be organized is to be per,
manent or limited, and suggest the fol-
lowing proviso;
Provided, That nothing herein contained
shall be SO construed as to permanently
increase the army and navy beyond tn,
force established by law. Mr.. Wilson salt
he was not in favor of large standing ar
my, but would willingly leave thpt to be
settled by future Congress.
| Mr.. KING merely wish TO know
whether the Senate is in favor ola pcrma
rent standing army or not.
! An unimportant technical debate ensu,
cd on the proposition o! Nj. Fesscnden
which was finally withdrawn hy that gen
| tleman.
! AT two o'clock q message was received
from the House Of Representatives pre-
senting bill for the collection ofrevenuC
upon imports and an engrossed bill ioi
the signature of Senators.
Mr., Latham moved that in the bill un.
| der consideration the 4th section, refer.
ring to the suspension of the writ Of hdJe
as corpus be stricken out negatived.
The bill was read three times and pu
upon its passage, when Mr.. Polk Mo,
called for the yeas and nays.
Mr. Polk sad-Mr. President in east
ing my vote against the bill now pending
| wish to give my reasons for so doing
| | consider the present war sectional
! civil and irrec onsilatle war. There ar
now more men under arms than has eve
been before known in its history, an,
their equipment and maintenance cores
ponds in enormiiy to their numbers.
war is upon us, but who has brought il up
on MS All this has transpred since tn
adjournment of The last Congress. 'rh
last Congress- declared no war; neithe
has this Congress declared war. A
many Stateswere already out of the Uniol
before Congress adjourned as have sine
gone out, and yet no warlike action wa
taken towards the seeded States.
The constitution declares that Congres
alone shall declare war, yet we are in tn
, midst of one as mcnstrous in proportion
as in character; and all this has transpir-
ed since the 4th of March last. Tue las
Congress refused to pass cnercive meas.
ures, and yet we find ourselves in th
midst of this horrible civil war. The con
sitution vas the grand achievement OF
the revolution. Had it not resulted il
consolidating the country it would have
failed to accomplish the purpose fol
which it was constructed. Having the ai
fection of the people, who everywher,
obeyed it, it has produced only continued
prosperity without a parallel in history.
i Under such circumstances how shculC
we examine any thing but what is sane
toned by that constitution | canno
vote for any thing which is IN infringe
ment or the constitution. The constitu.
ton was made for war as well as peace /; i
was intended for any emergency tha
might occur in the future history of tn
country As early as 1876, Congress pass
ed an act, which will read: . -.
"The United States shall guarantee /,
every State in this Union a republican
form o! government. on appli
cation Of the executive thereof when tn
Legislature cannot be convened) agains
domestic violence"
The President. under this law, calle
forth, on the 18th April, $4,000 men. i
what month or months were these me
needed, or when was the President ask e.
foi their assistance The President ha