Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-17
THE THIRTY SEVENTH CONGRESS
EXTRA SESSION.
WAsmlNGToy, July 10.
GEN A'rE

B The Senate here proceeded TO discuss
joint resolution No !, acknowledging all
the acts Of President Lincoln relating 10
the present rebe llion
/ Mr. Wilson offered the following res
olution in regard TO the bill:
ResOlped By tie Senate amt House of Repre-
sentatipcS in Congress assembled, That all the
acts of the President as set forth in his
proclamation and message, in suppressinG
rebellion, be and are hereby approved TO
be legal, as much so rs if he had beed au-
thorlzed by Congress assembled previous
to the issuing of said proclamatons.
/ Mr.. Polk, of Missouri n owed TO most {.
pone the consideration Of the bill,
Mr.. McDougal, of California, seconded
Mr.. Polk in his desire to postpone.
Mr., Fessenden was opposed to fur
ther postponement.
A message here arrived from the House
of Representatives, announcing the pas
sage in that body of bill No. llj, entitled
"an act to pay the volunteers and militia
employed IN the service of the U. S. since
April, 1861"
1 Mr.. Fessenden asked for reading Of
the bill.
Mr.. Wilson said the bill was simple
AMI MS he did not wish 20 consume the
time Of the Senate in the reading, he
would endeavoi to explain anything the
Senator from Maine wished to know
There we've now half a dozen military
bills to be considered, and he hored the
time of the Senate would not be uselessly
cngrossed. Reading dispensed with.
Nj. salisbury, of Delaware, said there
were many things connected with the
bill now before the Senate which were
unconstitutional ard unjust, and which
he intended to refer to at some future
time.
Mr.. Polk.--It is my earnest desire with
the agreement of the Senate, to have the
\ bill postponed until tomorrow.
Mr.. Latham, of California. During my
absence the bill now before the Senate
was brought up. | wish 10 raise my voice
against the unconstitutionality of the 4th
section of the bill, referring to the writ Of
haJedS corpus. The President has commit
ted, in this instance, an unjustliatle ac
ton. There was no necessity 70: suspen-
ding the writ of haJeas corpvs.
Mr.. Hale hoped there might be an in
crease both in the army and navy. There
was, however, great necessity for eau
tion i'll making increases Nothing would
afford him greater satisfaction than to
vote for the bill now in consideration, but
he saw no necessity for standing army
The volunteers from the North had gal
lantly rallied to the rescue of the Union
Mr.. Wllson.-A regiment was raised in
Massachusetts and on their way to !he
capiti IN less time than an ordinary COM
pany of regulars could get out of bar
racks.
Mr.. Uale.-There are set of men in
this city | would fight quicker than
would the seccssionists. | mean those
Iyultures who seize emergencies like the
present to prey upon the public treasury
Public enemies are much less to be feared
than false friends.
Mr.. Kennedy, of Md think, Mr..
President that the writ of haJcas co, p,s
has been suspended by the President
without necessity and without warrant
lie has exercised Il dangerous power
which ne, cr belonged to him. 1t is use
less TO attempt to coerce the seeded
; States force can never unite The Union.
| ask that the 18th and 5th sections Of the
bill be allowed 10 lie over for the present
Mr.. Baker said hewould never sapction
peace, would never be willing to lose sin.
gle acre of United States territory the
rebellion ought to be fought to the death
that he would never be willing that peace
: should be proclaimed until the United
States army can march freely wherever il
4 chooses, and whenever it may be neeessa.
ry that the death to be apportioned 10 al
the leaders OF the rebellion should be
des tn by the haltar. If the South was
willing to abandon their present designs
and lay down their arms, the matter
would be there at an end lie was not
) in favor of compromises. The oonstitu-
ton was the only compromise which he
would submit TO. .....
Mr.. Kent edy. The honorable Senator
las used bitter language in reply 10 my
remarks. lie Mr. Kennedy was oppo.
scd 70 any endeavor to obtain peace by
force. That hundi eds of thousands OF
men on either side could never force a
peace. The measures Of war now being
debated if carried out, could never recon.
struct the Union. They might fight for
twenty years, and the breach would be as
wide as ever. The Union can never be
reconstructed by TIE sword. The time
was when honorable compromises could
; have been made, but that time is now
past. There is little to hope Tor in any
compromising proposition.
lie for one would be willing TO make
any concessions that would place national
affairs on the footing they were one yeal
ago He was not then prepared for any
discussion, but he would ask the honora,
bic Senator from Massachusetts, what rea
son there was to suspend the writ of hab-
cas- corpus.
: Mr. Wilson.--The action of the armed
band of consprators in Baltimore th,
murderers who shot down the Massachu-
setts volunteers while on their way tt
protect the national capital the exist
ence ola band of traitors this was why
General Scott was authorized to suspend
the writ of habeas corpus. There is nc
blacker spot in the country than Balti
more, where there are traitors who ar,
ready to commit murder or any othel
crime. There has been no worse place a
any time than Baltimore during the last