The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-08-03

ardSS", Of III, and I,'Unstf, Of hy-1hG
course IF tie Adni"ista,ion topartis DOay-
ias men, and ,chat Gen. Scott says about the
hne Buttie
In the House Of Representatives, July
oath, Mr.Stevens (rep., Pa }, from the Com
nIitt-e Of Ways and Means, reported bill
approprlatin. $lUO,OOe to pay the police
organized by the United States authori-
ties in the city of Baltimore.
Mr.. Burnett (dem., ky.)-As this bill
makes an appropriation, lac (Burnett) de-
sired that il should first be considered in
committee Of the whole on the state Of
the Union. This, lie said, was Ose of
these extraordinary measures resulting
from the extraordinary acts OF the admin
isiration. The civil authorities in the city
OF Baltimore have been superseded, and q
military police established there instead,
l.. viUletion OF the express law OF one OF
the sovereign States. This, too, was done
without color or claim Of legal warrant
either derived from the constitution ur
any other power deri, ell from law. This
was followed 10y another high handed act
Private citizens as we'll as the Police Com
nissionrrs, without justification, had been
incarceratsd in a fortress The President
had violated the constitution 10y suspend
ing the writ of hateas corpus. Ny God,
where Is this thing 10 stop? We are not
only in the nidst of revolution in the
southern States, but in the midst OF q
rev luton i'll the States within the juris-
diction Of this government. Be-, les all
this, a resoluiiOn has been introduced in
dorsi,s all the illegal acts OF the Presi
dent, instead OF the representatives of The
reope standing up In their manhood ard
arralgning the Chl-t Magistrate at the bar
oi the country, and administering 10 him
a Iebuke. lie would remind gentlemen
that there Is a sle-pin. sentiment at the
Moth. There was no lower 10 prevent
it from developing itself lie would ie-
mind them tia, these are the saddcst
event, ever written on the pages OF our
country history.
Mr.. Richardson (d-m.. Iii wanted to
say L word To- his friend from Kentucky
! Uu lie marked, are more than any
other nian r, 5 .on,.be ior the li esen, con
diiion oi the country. You aided tie
mischief ~ Charleston and Baltimore
which la. Drought tl,i, calamity upun US
You have stood by the republicans and
aided them, under The rretrAt that YOU
wanted To break up thelr party. do not
know whether this bi!l is right or wrong.
! have hot listened even TO Its provisions,
but 1 des.rr 10 say 10 those scnt!eIneu
who are plotting the ruin ut the Country,
they are last meu 10 stand up Ga; ming a
Violation OF the constitution, willie they
themselves are :ranplIng on the !cws.
Nh. Burnett rising, and asking earnestly
-Ihe gentleman cei taiuly does not inteu-
tioiiaily iitend 10 do ne injustice?
Mr. kichaI d>ou--Ot cour,e not
siates that | WAS al Charlesion engaged in
plotting I" break UP the democratic party,
ne state that of which he knows nothing
had no agency In it whatever. SO Tar
from this, | was the only man from i
slave Stale who, after the convention sep
arated, went after those who had with
dawn. and appealed 10 them To core
back
MIR Richardson IRE. um ns and 81 eakirg
npnatIcalIyJ-; Was hot mistaken IN the
position ! assume. ] found the Zen i--
man iheIe lending his saucti"n To The
breaking up of the democratic party, and
! am respou>It!e for this statement
Mr. Burnett (w.th equal earu-s,ness)-
Sn tar - Ihc responsibility is concerned, |
have never refused tu take il.
Mr. R.ch,Id>on-So help me God ! am
responsible everywhere Applause, which
Was speedily checked
Mr Bunett-Aud am responsible
every whrr. also. Sensation
Jir Ric!iai,I>ou--, stand herr. to declare
what myself saw
Mr Bur.eit-i desire TO say To the gen
tlenan that Will have uo Personal con
troversy with amy one Oh tins Ho"r but,
# the gentleman desires a personal CON
Iroyeies with uI-, 50 that he caI: make u
peTsuiIai assault, hc can have il eisew here.
Mr. kichaI d>on-l desire 70 personal
controversy with amy ,dy but If tie
gentleman desires II lie can have it
Laughter and applause
Nj taiiaudish-in (d-In q. AFTER the
lair disaster, a'd the ~n.uiy almost within
cannon shot ot the capitol, III, h p~I:su i
indecUrum does not become ln- iious.
Slight kissing from the republican side.
Mr.. EIrhar.sDu-I am rot ambitious Of
PERSONAL difficulties. l do II, t desne, but
shall hot SHIN from them | 1, al Io
mlar, VINO walk Oh God A.m..h,ys car. H.
have said the gentleman from Kentucky
was engaged IN breaking up the demo-
cratic Iariy. know t.- iacL
Dir. burnett (eXcit. dlk Let me tell
the geiii-inan once Tor aii-
The sr-aket-Wi the gentleman yield
the floor!
Mr.. kciardson-l will yield to no such
nen. The breckenridge party was orsan-
iZed for the ruipo>e OF destroy ing the gov
eminent. That was Ii purpose and oiJrct.
" hat do we Low sect Butler. of Mass;-
chusetts, Dix, OF New York, Patterson and
Caowal.ader, oil Pennsylvania, who were
III that movement to break up the demo
c;.t c party. now At the head vi ,l,e army.
Why Is this p? The Douglas party have
furnished one halt ot the army; where is
their &c. erai in coInniah"I Aud why is
this? Have You iepublicans synIatliiz-d
VITA this Gr.ckiniIds party Aie you
still leading your aiu that they may lead
our al iil.es ask you, Nr Speaker, why
Is this? l have spoken with sUme 1ree-
dom. You have al the head vi our army
a man vino bore your flag through the war
vi lol2 You have, utter yOur disaster,
Impaired luGiic confluence IN HIM. lie
fought the iate battle against i.is ju' <
ntent. Whose fault was IL? twas Yours
and unless you rally around iIIm the ccun-
try VIII not support You. ] haAe no gym
l.a,hy with the u. nei;;l III ChIef in I.Oiiii
Cal oI inlon. " hen he was IL canuidate
i-r the presidency | opposed him with all
my heat | should oppose him under
similar circumstances, ~ morrow tut
when you look upon him AS military
nian he Is the greatest Q: them all aud III
all RESPECTS etiici-nt If!ou had moi forced
him TO participate i'll tins calamity you
would have had victory withou fighting
u battle.
Mir. Curtis-I ask the gentleman vino,
Oh this side, have sought TO impeach the
sharactar OF Gen. Scott, aud are unwilling
to march under his banner? We do not
hope 10 succeed without Gen. Scott, who
never lost u battle. re
Mr.. klcl,ardsOn-Gen. Greeley, who,
think, Is the aLlest at the head Oi all the
generals, should be appointed by MIR
Llncoin, aid seni to RicLu,ol.d to take It,
lie would soon get it. Laughter This
is my opinion. ! cbarg. nothing for it.