Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-12-07
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wAsuiSeTcs, Dec 2, ,
House
Me- Lsvelay offsrsl Joint resolution tsnd.
ering the thanks Of Congre IS to Capt. Wilkes
for bis arrest Of the trai tors Slidell and Ma.
sou.
Ms Blair offered the following as question
Of privilege:
the House from the 5th Congressional District
ofMssouri, having taken up arms against the
Government Of tho United States, is hereby ex
pelled from the House. and that the speaker
notify the Governor Of Missouri OF thi fact.
The resolution passed
Mr.. Cofax offered the following
Whereas. Michael who Corcoran was taken pris-
oner at Manassas. has. after suffering other
indignities been confued By the rebel author
lilies in the cell Of convicted feso1, ,-Taere
fore,
Resolved That the President Of the United
States DO requested to similarly con6ne Jas.
NJ Mason, late of Virginia, and now in Gust ody
at Fort Warren. until Col. Corcoran shall be
treated az the Udited States have treaiad oil
prisoners TAXED by them on the battle 6eld.-
LAppause 10 galleries
NJ. S;esens ss5nitto the following for 10.
weSti cation Fi r.
Whereas, Slavery has caused the present
FebeIlion in the United Stntes and whereas
there eau be no solid and permanent peace aud
uuiou 10 this Republic. SO long as that insttut'
ion exist within il. Aud whersa' slaves arc
low used by the rebels a. essential means Of
supporting and protecting the war, an d
whereas, By the law of nations tits right TO
liberate the slaves OF az euamy to w9lkea his
poTeFP,
Therefore. be il enacted By The Senate and
House Of Representatives, that the resided be
requested to decare free, and direct our Cen
erals and officers IN command. TO Offer freedom
20 all slaves who shall leave thier masters, or
shah aid 10 quelling the rebellion.
Second And be it further resolved, That the
United States pledge the faith of the nation to
make full and fair compensation 10 all Ioyal
citizens, as are, and shall remain active 10 sup
porting the Union for ali the loss they may
sustaio by virtue ofthis resolution.
Mr OleIl submitted tho followi ng, whichiwas
adopted:
Whereas. Col Alfred ". Wood ofths 18th
Regiment New York State Militia, who wSs
wounded and taken prisoner at thu Bittis of
Bull Run. bss now, by the rebal Authorities.
been ordered to confnem ,nt ia felonS' prisoa,
and by the same order ia to be treated as
prisoner convicted Of an infS nous crims. There
fore,
Resolved. That the President Of the Ulited
States BE- respectfully requested to order John
Sdell to the same character Of prison aud to
the same treatment until Col. Wood shall be
treated as the Uaited States have used prisoners
taken in battle.
Adjourned.
Tie following notice was given uoisr the
rule:
Mr. Bsrnheisel presented the Consultation
which was formed by the Convention OF Dele
gates assembled at Great Salt Lake Iity. Utah.
in March last, accompanied by a memorial AK
ing Congress 10 admit that Territory into the
Union as a State on an equal footing with the
original States.
Indications warrant the expectation that the
var will be pushed ahead with more vigor, both
by land and sea. Congress shows determina-
tion to walk right into the merits Of the subject.
II sustained by the president and bis cabinet
and the officials charged with carrying ont The
details. within thirty days, il will b. apparent
that there is to be no backing down policy, or
references 10 foreign powers but girding oo
OF the armor for the mighty issue. Now is the
time 10 strike, when the national heart beats
with intense desire for action The noble spir-
1t manifested by Congress indicates the sent.
ments and will Of the people. Unlike the pre-
sident and the cabinet, who have been neeessa.
rily shut up 10 Washington, attending to the
constant calls Of duty therefore cut OF from
intercourse with the people, and obliged TO
learn IRON indefinite sources as 10. public ssnti-
ment, congress comes together fFesls fTOm tho
people, to enbsdy their wishes in stern resolve.
and law. There may be some timid spirits so
far behind the times and the sentiments Of the
mass as to the question Of bold and erheien,
measures for the suppression Of the rebellion
bot they will be too Insignificant as compare,
with the aggregate, to occasion change or caus
delay.
The eOgening Of congress, the resolutions iItr
dueed. tho summary remedy proposed for II
abuse Of our soldiers held by the enemy as pri
oDcrs Of war. all indicate that the long day I
forbesrance given as day Of probation TO ret
s.s, is over, and that the sword Of justice Is no.
uusheathed, to return 20 more to its scabbar
t our Gag floats again over the entire nnior
The course proposed by congress on he COZ
irabaDd subject. proves that our army will o
longer be called Hpon TO disgrace itself in th
saehristian and unpatriOtic business OF eatehin
And JeturaIus begroes to hopeless bOndog'
FhaDk God that congress dare mOnGully NEE
this question 10 Obsdiancs 10 the will OF th
people. Our conservative friends may thin
the world is-acqqiring dangerous velocity. an
aitsmpi to apply the brakes, bS, Il will be il
vain. The die is east and the people ,hrOug
thslr representatives are determined to div
this subject to the wall. 'Paey have no idea
.eapping volcano. when the Opportunity
presented for eziinguisbing it forever The ne'
ple have long enough sought quiet and Peae
Ut The hands Of their rulers while The rniserab
qnackery Of dosing the body polite with con
pronlses ns a sort Of political snn0dyne, ba
been the reliance Of the past Congress no'
,anderstands this, and its tnembers have come to
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