, 1861-07-13


tltude sf the Government and Of those who
seek to overthrow it.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
TIE Progress Of the Ro.4se and Scnat-4 4Nad
Republican offers an 4s0dH.e-.4n Illinois
Democrat offers an Olisx Eranch--4n III.
,ols Republican puts ,Jor1oaTd a Radical
-l9asus1-Ihe Rouse limits is busiaess otAe
Grand ESsGatia|s Of the Var &7rice-4
Traitor Coagr<ssasaa's AdseAture.
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Trlbune.l
WAsnaGroS, July Q, 1851.
Neither House Of Congress did anything on
Saturday. The House and Senate listened to
eulogies upon the late Geo. W. Scranton, Of
Pennsylvania, and adjourned It is supposed
that next Saturday will be devoted to the CON-
memoration Of Senator Douglas, in similar
manner. This occasion viii Be one OF uneoua-
mon interest, and the eulogies appropriate to
the passing awsy forever Of so great and mem
orable man, viii absorb much attention, even
In the midst Of cur connt1y's great emergency,
which lxes the regards OF all
we're only important as laying solid founda-
tion for the essential work of the session.
The selection Of ThaddeuR Stevens, one Of the
Oldest, most experienced, and most able Of
the practical business men Of the House and
the country. rs Chairman Of the Committee
Of Ways and Means, is especially happy. So
is the assignment;of Elihn 3. Washburne to
the chairmanshjp Of the very important Com
mittee on Commerce, and Of Owen LoVejoy
to that of the Committee on Agriculture.
For The Military Committee, Frank 7. Blair,
j., viii, it is thought make most active and
efficient chairman. It is to be regretted that
Col Curtis. Of Iowa, thought dt to resign the
post assigned him as a member Of the same
Committee. Colonel Curtis is one of the
most indefatigable members Of the House,
and has ;. distinguished himself By
with which he has engineered the Pacific
Railroad enterprise in Congress. He is, more
over, a man Of large military knowledge and
experience, having had q leading command in
the Mexican var, and Is q graduate Of West
the Military Committee WIS not out Of pique
At Col. Blair's preferment to the Craftsmanship
| Of it-a post which Was clearly due linn By
courtesy Of Speaker Grow, as well as By tbs
expectation of the country, since his defeat
for the Speakerehip Of the House.
| came the offering of large number OF bills
and resolutions Nr. DiTen, Of y. T., offered
long address to the people in insurreetion
! against the Government, which he wanted
| passed BY the House aud senste, and signed
| Dy The President, to be sent to the Governors
| Of the seeded States aud promulgated to
their people. The Clerk was proceeding to
It ead this queer document, which ect out with
declaring what were moi the objects of the
| war waged for the maintenance Of the Gov
eminent, when Mr. LoTejoy rcse aud objected.
| He thought ne had talked to those people
long enough with words and with resolutions.
! He vas now tor talking bullets This seemed
| to hit the sense of the House exactly, and the
| further reading Of Mr.. DiVcn's resolutions
was dispensed with. Mr., Diven is new
membtr, and one Of the nildest style Of Re-
| publicsns>
Mr.. Philip B. Fouke Of Illinois, next got up
long batch Of resolutions, designed to e1~
prees moderate degree Of confidence in the
Administration, an entire endorsement Of Gen.
Scott and his war policy, a recommendation
to the Executive to ignore all party conside-
afsfion t thst Is our solemn @ and ri Christian s
duty to tender the olive branch Of peace to our
misguided feAow-citizens Of the disloya!
States" These propositions Of Democratic
bfotheT, who appears au1iOus to get up uni
versa1 love feast and political millennium
based upon the cessation Of hostf1ities to.
warcs the traitors and rebels who have sworn
the destruction Of the Government, were treat
ed by the House with much leyity. They
were ruled out Of order BY. the Speaker, at this
time. Mr. Fouke avoWs 1t to be his chief OBJ
ject to procure an endorsement Of Gen. 6cott
I at the hands Of the House-be1iesing that
there is parry strongly opposed to the dis
tineuished cMeftain and his policy Of conduct
Ing the present War. But the idea Of talking
about +" olive brarches'' in the very presence
of an armed and relentless enemy, whose linet
most within sight Of the Capitol where Mr.
Fonke processes to represent q share Of the
American people, is fightfu1ly absurd. It il
aa foreign to "Gen. Scott's policy" as it Il
false to any just ideas Of our national honor
dignity or safety: It is doubtful whether Mr.
Fouke's neutrality-suspicious. be their mo
tiTe-cou1d command thirty votes in tn
House,
John F. Potter, Of Wisconsin, of bowiek knif;
, celebrity got up resolution appointing
committee OF five to inquire into the fact
relative to all persons in the employ OF the 70
rious Departments who are hostile to th
Government, and to request their removal
This was adopted, and as tho committee hay
power to send for persons and papers, a clos
iEQuisitlon and highly interesting report ma
! 30 anticipated. Perhaps the traitors Will tax
timely warning and resign quietly, befor
tley arc made uneomfortab]y Conspicuous.
MIR. Loyejoy Of Illinois introduced his reso
1utions favoling the repeal Of the Fugitiv
! Slaye Law, the removal Of Major Emory, an
declaring that 1t is no part Of the duty Of ou
seldiefs to recap:urc or return fugitive slaves
These emphatic resolutions took The House
lIttleby surprise, introduced, as they we're, a
the very outset Of the new Congress, and OF
time when the feeling in favor OF burying th
slavery issue has gained extensive currency 1
The ranks Of the Republicans. The result va
/ GtEA LII p1Ctt5 ld1RE RCpHDAC1A
votes cast in favor Of laying the resolutions {
Mr. Loyejoy On the table. As all the Dame
cratic aud American members voted the e1m
! way, they we're sent to the table BY msjorlt
l Of .a2. The result might have differed somt
What had Mr.. IoVejoy been able to get th
: tiors. But having failed to request this b,
I tore the first name WEB called on the yeas an
= nsye, Speaker Grow decided that it was to
1ate for division OF the question, and const
: que1ty those who opposed any Of the prope
j. sitions, had 10 yete against the whole, Th
!" being considered, perhaps it is surprising ths
:. the resolutions secured 80 large vote as the
> did.
D The Bouse passed Judge Holmnns {et Ind
= = resolutions, conaning. the business of II
6 House to bills and resolutions concerning th
= military, naval and financial affairs Of the go5
> erpmeuf, and amended it so as to inctud
= "gtnerM questions Of judicial character.
e 1t refused to include sail propositions whie
2 leok to q peaeesul solution Of the present d
7 dcu1ties Of the country" which Mr. Burne
! Bile separation Of the North from the 1soutI
II proposed as an addition to the business whlc
+ might be transacted.
2 Upon the whole, the Indications Of theteu
per and purpose Of the House, as manifesto
4 in this day session, were cheering augur
4 4 to the country, aud constitute an assuran
q that no t1i0ipg Or temporizing or postpou
= nent or delay is likely TO be counteaauced
g the majority IN Congress.
!. The senate, having no business perfecte
II adjourned early, after Alr. Polk Of Nilsson
D. D. had deftated, By objection, the passage Of Ii
% Wilson's resolutions offtfed Saturday. Tn
. stoppage Of the husiness Of the Senate I
70 open and aTowed seceeeionists, who q
~ ~ enemies to the Government they pretend
" be serving, is pseemlntly outrageous and d
"a q graceful An extremely interesting incide
y y occurred Sunday afternoon ut the camp of Il
Il: u. Ohio regiments, between A1exandria Al
r. r. Vienna. Mr. G t. Vallandighan1, Of the Da
u u ton {Ohio) District, went out, In compa1
~ with Messrs. Pendleton and Cox, fellow-n1el
u u bers from Ohio, to visit the encampnent, I
aBs B rived On the ground, the Da, ton boys, vi
ot cherish feeling Of Ioathing, little short
~ ~ absolute hRtred, for their fellow citizen vi
70 70 mis1epre GENTS their district, by crying
IN peace with the t1eache1ous enemy they a
le meeting on the field, began to chafo under
ae a's insult OF his presence. Kisses and groa
AZ ~ were hcard-which Mr. Val1sudigha
~ treated with some exhibition Of contem]
.aa a' when some one threw an apple at him. II
70 70 was followed By the throwing Of faw ston,
D. D. when Capt, Harris, OF Cincinnati, and Ma]
.. Bsrrott Of Dayton, rushed IN to the reset
; ne and begged Mr. Vallandigham to leave t
ground, which he did, unharmed. Capt. q
| ria did not escaue 80 eaaily. He was stru