Weekly Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-07-12
SALISBURY AGAIN.

In the United States Senate, on Wednesday,
Ion. Willard Salisbury who not only miTepre
sais the feelings and sentiments of the people of
Delaware, in that body, but scems determined to
make fool of himself by his silly capers, met
with another rebuke which he must have keeuly
felt. We think we can see the honorable Senator
looking about for dark corner Of the Sepate
chamber in which to poke his aching head, after
the vote upon his amendment to the army bill
hnd been announced. Even Mr.. Bayard could
not support poor s4ulsbury's silly motion. The
proceedings were, in brief, as follows;
The bill TO authorize the employment of yolun-
teers for the suppression Of insurrection, and
protecting the property Of the United States was
taken up The bill, as amended, makes an ap-
preparation of $500, 900 600, to enable the Pre-
sident to accept the services Of such number OF
volunteers rs he shall deem necessary, not ex-
ceeding 900, 900, and provides for the franking
privilege to Coonels, Lieutenant Oolonels, Ma
! jors Adjutants, and Quartermasters.
After considerable discussion upon several
points 10 the bill Mr.. Salisbury moved to strike
out 800, 900 az the number of troops and insert
200 600. lie said the Union had no warmer friend
than himself, and the State of Delaware was en-
ineutly loyal; but they believed there could be
peaceful settlement Of this trouble. He was
willing to vote any amount Of men TO defend the
Capital" He believed if Congress would to day
adopt the compromise Of the Senator from
Kentucky, mir Critteuden) and turn the Rich
mond government over to our people, we would
have peace in less than four years, Bat he was
fearful we could not save the Union in the manner
proposed by this bill,
MIR Foster Conn, said that 200, 900 men were
too many to make peace aud too few to make
war.
Mr.. Salisbury said he would defend the
Capital.
The amendment was disagreed to, as follows
} Yeas-Aessrs, johnson, Mo-, Kennedy, Polk,
Powell and Saulsbury-5
Nays--Messrs. Anthony. Bingham. Browning,
Chandler, Clark, Cowan, Dixon, Dooliltle, Fes-
sender, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan,
llarria, Howe, johnson, Tenn, King, Lane, Ind &,
Lane. Kansas, Latham, McDougall, Morrill,,
Nesmith, PomerOy, Rice, Sherman, Sumner, Ten
Eyek, rrumbull, Wade Wilkinson and Wilson
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Absent--Nlessrs. Baker, Bright Breckenridge,
Coamer, Pearee, Simmons, Thomson and Will
mot.
The bin then passed, yeas, 81 nays, A; as
follows;--
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, bingham, Browning,
Chandler Clark, Coamer, Cowan, Dixon, boo
I little, FessendeD, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale,
Harlan, Harris, Howe, Johnson, Tenn, King,
, Lane, Ind, Lane, Kansas, Latham, McDOugall,
Morrill,, Nesmith, Pomeroy, Rice, Sherman,
. Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson
and WilsOn-34.
Nays-Messrs. johnson, Mo-, Kennedy, Polk
and Powell-4.
$ When Mr.. Salisbury. arose+n the Senate and
stated that "the people Of Deaipars believed her
could be peaceful settlement Of this troube," HI
il uttered what he knew to be mean, contemplate
IS falsehood He was perfectly aware Of the fac
o that in making such an assertion, he was slander
/. ing the patriotism of Delaware, and casting
j. reproach upon the loyalty of our people. Their
,f is not even the sembance of truth in it. TIL
10 PEOPLE OF DELAWARE IELIRvE NO suon THING
G. They are fora vigorous prosecution of the war a
,d the only means of securing an honorable peace
Ga They do not believe in any sort of patchwor
,e peace that can and will be broken ut every sue
in ceeding Presidential election. They say fight
of and fight till The last drop of patriotic blood
in shall be expended in Freedoms holy cause
Even alr. BayArd, sorsly as he has been presse
for excuses for his recent course has not venture
"a to say the people of the State '.belieyel in
peaceful settlement of the question" lie woul
not leopard his personal reputation upon such
bareiaced untruth as that; and strong as In
been popular sentiment against him in Delaware
be is by large odla the better Senator Of Il,
two, because of his superior ability, intellec
and political honesty With all his parliza
predictions and all his faults, we believe Nj
- Bayari is incapable of uttering known au
- wl(ul libel upon the people he presumes to r
present; hence we look upon him as the saf
Senator.
y, Mr. Salisbury may represent the lOcofo,
~. democracy in the United States Senate; al
~ BOBBY can do that but we soemnly prote
~, against his being considered either the repr
-. sentative or tue exponent of the sentiments
,,u the people Of Delaware. They are "eminent
49, loyal, but they despise in their very heavls
.' the so called "peace" aud "eompromse" NOV
-, menls which, originating with traitors, are DC
so aiIeconately nursed III the lap of secret tire
son.