The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-07

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| other purposes, being pn Ter consideration
Mr.. Breekinridge ss'a TIA he we'll aware
that on the motion to po@tp ne IL would not
he 81 ordsr ~ dtscuss thr merits nj the bill but
without desiring tn infringe on any rarliamen
AIRY rule, ne would merely stafe hts III ten-
ion to vote for The posiponement. He was
glad to see that the Senate, which had hith
erto pas ed acts which were ute institutional
at last staggered when askei to vote for Sen
ate bill No SO. He did not wish 10 postpone
| in order that The question might not De DIS
cusssd; on the contrary, he was willing to de-
bate its merits, and wished IL was printed In
| every Newspaper OF the country; ne was sure
1T would Do universally condemned oy the
people
Mr. IRE. k,uritiRe said that a bill had been
| pa ssei which con fiscated property In the Sc
| coded States and endangered 1t IN adjoining
| States, but this bill provides Tor the .sstruc
| lion OF personal and political rights every
| where Tie BILL he said, was IL. t. nded and
| # passed would accomplish the abolition of
State rig Is and personal and political liberty
| mir TruTlbnil said the senator from Ken
| tLV " (Mr. Breokinridgel had obisc ed TO the
| provisional exercise OF m litary law he would
ask whether military law was not NOW exer-
| cised-W hether men We're not arrested ia ILL
nois, Missouri and Maryland by military or
der-w neither men were not ares Ted in nalti-
more and removed from Fort McHeury to
other points lie was aware that these
ctons, together with the search of private
houses and papers, were committed by the
authority 10 do so in vain, bnt necessity re
quired II 10 be done. lie was aware that some
u the Sena tors we're willing To give the bill
me " 60 by, but he hoped they would con
suit their duty in the case, and clothe the
military with power 10 crush the rebellion
Mr.. Coilamer thought What the bill should
be postponed, a. a blil had already passed
| which gave the Executive all necessary power
20 crush the re oeiliOp. That Il war cou III not
De regulated by special legislation.
Mr.. len Eycx was not iii favor of pos tpone-
mentj he wished the Senate would vote upon
| tue bill by sec lions. lie thought the duty OF
| the Senate was 10 pass some Of the provisions
| Of ihe bill, and others should be re jectet.
| MIR BTeckiErdse said he did not know how
| he Senate would vote on the bill before
| h IN, but that several Senators had made re
| marks which he felt bound to deny. The
| irama IS now beginning 70 open TO us-we
| now have some idea OF the magnitude OF the
| question.
He showed, said he, some time ago that the
| course the Senate WAS pursuing was tending
| 10 trample the Cons titu .Ion under foot Rotu
| Houses had passed bIit confiscatng all prop
! erty IN the seeding States used in aiding the
| rebellion, and be need not say that ali prop
| rrty is Ised 10 support thofe VINO We're car
| ryiEg on the war. TO this bill is added that
| All persons held to services or labor, aiding in
| he rebellion, shall be freed from such service
| or labor this, lie said, WAS plainly an act OF
| emancipation, as all these persons are EN-.
| hOyed In raising the very means of support
| II The people OF the seeded States.
| Mr.. Brec kenTdge said that in New York q
young man had been imprisoned without $
| i,rect charge being made, and the itdry OF.
| ucer refused To obey the writ OF hab-as cor
pas. Why was this necessary in the Stale Of
| New York Was not New York subordinat.
| 10 the Federal Government The polio.
| COMMISSIONERS OF Baltimore were arrested
| WI hout charge. In vain they asked to! q
| nearing in vain they respectfully protes ed
| against the wrongs which had been perpe ira.
led upon them. When the President is asked
| 10 give information 10 the lower House of the
cause OF their arrest and of their W herea bou Is
| he answers that it would be incompatible
| wi h public interest. They are spiri ted away
| rom one fortress to another, ana the Presi
| dent refuses TO state where they are, or the
| reason why they were removed.
| The Senator from Illinois (Mr. Trumhuli
| accused me he other dav OF being malIgnan
| in my remarks of the Executive. / have K
| say that what l have done l have done freely
| have criticized The &c OF the President Wit
| the freedom OF a represeD tative, and will con
| 'inue 10 do so as long as | hold seat on THU
| floor. IL regard TO The President, he though
| that his lions in the war were attributable
| TO those around him ; that although he WA,
| tranpipg the Constitution under foot every
| day he was honest, but was subject 10 the in.
| uences of those who surrounded i'm. Mr.
| Is believed that the Constitution required
| only III oath from officers of the Government
| ard that only TO support the Constitution.
| Sud Mr.. Breckenridge, suppose Kentucky
whic h 10 Il mill tary district should bs declared
| st1te OF rebellion, tllS OIL allows INT
| vIti9tiOu Of ell the leg slauve, executive al j
| inaicial powers of the State at the VIII OF {
| mili'eTy commander. Gentlemen talk abou
| he tTniOn rather rs an ED than as the means
| they speak OF il as though the existence OF tn,
| states depended upon lis preServ walton ~
| though IL existed before the States. but it may
| not survive the present issue. Take care tina
| IL pursuing one lGcl yHu may not ulSSeyel
| what remains of the Union, If you deprive
| ,hem Of those rights which are dear. st tC
|
| bet weeu fl form of Government and thes,
| priceless principles, the q ovsrnment must 60
| / desire the country 10 know that constiiu
| tional regulations ana 10 US are no longer re
| g4Idej on this moor. This is truly a war
| the prisoners on both sides are not hung whsI
| taken. In my opinion, 1t is not only an ul,
| happy, but an unconstitu tional wSr. The
| Cons ututl0H the very BOND OF Union, ls Gisre
| gdrded here; admitted violations OF that doc
| ument are made and justified. There art
| twenty States not yet seeded from the ac
| knoWledged Federal Union. To these States
| the Constitution belong, and they wish ii
| respected, and when II is not done, the people
| will beg III 10 ask what will become OF theiI
| rgats and their liberties. Mr.. Pre.i iellt, We
are on the wrong track, and have been from
| the beginning, and the people are seeing 1t
| The hurrying OF brave fellows TO their cert IL
| deaths hiss been done under a fanaucal spirit
| TO sustain principles which, am confident
| are ahhorred by three -fourths OF the army Il
/ this war continues 10 be prOSec utsd, 1t mus
result III utter ruin TO the North, TO the
sou tn, 10 the Elst, 10 the West.
You may look forward, said MIR. B. TO III
Vulnerable armies and countless treasures, tC
be used III ravaging this continent, but OF VIVA
ultimate vail will they beg l hope you art
now satisfied that you are warning no
against q faction, but 4 people, and that yot
must not only conquer them, you must sub
Jugate-aye, exterminate them. This war il
not only separation, but, if continued, re
suits in inevitable diSuuion: and let the wal
| continue twelve months, and you must haN'
| rhree separate contederacies; continue i
twelve months longer, aud you will have f0u
different contederacies. / shall not speaI
| ion.er | know that my remarks are received
by the Senate with sneers; we are here to Civ
| our records, and | am here to fearlessly place
| mine. History will show which OF US ar
| right, and If my name is mentioned it will b.
| along with yours.
| MIR. Baker said he would like the HONORABLE
| Senator from Kentucky 10 name single un
| constitutional provision of the bill.
| Mr.. Breckenridge All except the last.
| Mr.. Baker.-Specify one.
Mr. Breckinridge. are all SO afro
| cious that l dislike to discriminate.
| Mr.. Baker Will the Senator name ons
| Mr. Observation-Disclosures are ten OF them
| l Will send the bill and the Senator can selec
| from them at his discretion.
The vote was then taken on the motion (
| ostpone, and res suited, ayes 10 noes IS Ia
Senate after wards went into Executive Ses
sion.
| EFFECT o, TIE WAk UPON YANKEE WA-.HIx
| PLAcfs The New York Herald, not long age
| announced that the war had played sad navo
l.