The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-27
8 AIN T PA UL.
Army in the Management and Prose.
cution Of the War.
I'M the Philadelphia Press, 18th.
LETTER FROM OCCASIONAL"

1t is well IN thls hour OF national gloom
and peril, to recall to the people and all
their public servants the great objects OF
the present struggle for the preservation of
our Government and the maintenance of
our Constitution. To this end the. repub-
LEGATION of the two important and solemn
resolutions of the Houses OF Congress, in
July last, is deemed opportune. 1t will be
borne in mind that the whole action of
the President, aud of every member of bis
Cabinet, has conformed to these comprehen-
sive and explicit pledges and until they are
repealed by the high authorities that pro-
claimed them, and the public agents that
have carried them out in good faith, they
must stand as the platform of the Admins
tration and the Army in the management
and prosecution of the war Z:
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Submitted July %, lS6l.]
Mr.. Crittenden submitted the following re.
solution, viz:
Resolved by the House of Representatives
of the Congress of the United States, That the
present deplorable civil war has been forced
upon the country by the disuniOnists of the
Southern States. now in arms against the con.
stitutional government, and in arms around
the capital that in this national emergency,
Congress, banishng all feelings of mere pas.
sion or resentment, will recollect only its duty
to the whole country; that this war is not
waged on their part in any spirit of oppression
or tor any purpose OF conquest or subjugation,
or purpose of overthrowing or interfering with
the rights or established institutions of those
States, but to defend and maintain the suprem.
acy of the Constitution, and to preserve the
Union with all the dignity, equality and rights
of the several States unimpaired; and that as
soon as these objects are accomplished the
war ought to cease.
On the first branch of the resolution the
vote was:
YEAs-Messrs. Aldlich, Allen, Alley, Ash.
ley, Babbitt, Bailey, Baily, Baker, Baxter,
Beaman. Bingham, Blair (Mo.,) Blair (Penna.)
Blake, BufIigton, Calvert, Campbell, Cham.
berlin, Clark, Cobb, Colfax, Conkling, F. a.
Conkling, r. Conway. Cox, Crittenden, Cur.
tbs, Cutler, Davis, Dawes. Delano. DelapIaine,
Dven, Duell, Dunlap, Dunn, Edgerton. Ed.
wards, English, Fenton, Fessenden, Franchot,
Frank Gooch, Granger, Grider, Gurley, Haighs,
Hale, Harding, Harrison Holman, Horton,
Hutchins, Jackson, Julian, Kelley, Kellogg
(lll.) Kilinger, Lansing, Law, Leary, Lehman,
LOOMS, LovejOy, McCiernard, Mexican, Nal.
lory, MenZies, Moorhead Morrill, (Me.,) Nor
rill (Vt.,) Morris. Nixon, Noble, Nugen, Odell,
Olin, Patton, Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Pome.
roy, Porter, Potter, Rice (Mass.,) Rice (Me.,)
Riddle, Rollins, IN. H.,) Rollins (Ao.,) Shelf
field, Shellabarger, Sherman, Sloan, Smith,
Spauldlng, steele IN. Y.,) Steele IN. J.,)
otratton, Thomas (Md..) Train, Trowbridge,
Upton, Vandever, Van Valkenberg. Van Wyck,
VeTee, Vibbard, Wadsworth Walton (Me., J
Walton, (Vt.,) Wafd, Webster, Wheeler, Wha.
ley, White tlnd.,) White (Ohio,) Wicklife,
Window, Woodruff, Worcester, Wright III.
NAYs-Messrs. Burnett and Reid.
On the second branch of the sesolution
the vote was
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Alley, Bah
bitt, Bailey, Baily, Baxter, Beaman. Blair
CMissourD, Blair (Pennsylvana). Blake,
Browne, Buffinton, Calvert. Campbell. cham.
berlin, Clark, Cobb, Colfax, Conkling. F. A..
Conkling, Roscoe, Cooper, Corning, Cox, Crit.
Duel, Dunlap. Dunn, Edwards. English, Fen.
ton, Fessenden, Fouke, Franchot, Frank,
GoOch, Granger, Order, Gurley, Haight, Hale,
Harding, Harrison. Holman, Horton, Jacks on,
johnson, Kelley, Kellogg. ILL.,. Killinger, Law,
Lazear. Leary, Lehman, Logan, LOOMS. Nc
head, Morrill,, Me-, Morrill,, Vt, Morris, Nixon,
Noble. Nugen, Odell, Olin, Patton. Pendleton,
Perry, Pike, Pomery. Porter. Reid, Rice, Mass,
Rice Me-, Richardson, Robinson, Rollins, n H.,
Rollins, Mo-, Sheffield, Shellabarger, Sherman,
Smith, Spaulding. Steele, NY, Steele, NJ,
stratton, Thomas, Nd, Train, Trowbridge,
Upton, Yallandgham, Van Horn, Van Valken-
burgh, Van Wyek, Verree, Vibbard, Wads.
worth. Walton, Me-, Walton, VT, Ward, Web.
ster, Wheeler, Whaley, White, Ind, White,
Ohio, Wickffe, Window, Woodruff, Worcester,
Wright-ll9.
NAys--Messrs. Potter and Riddle,
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
JULY "a, l86l.-Mr. johnson, of Ten
nessee, submitted the following resolution !:
Resolved, That the present deplorable civil
war has been forced upon the country by the
DisuniOnists of the Southern States now in the
revolt against constitutional government and
in arms around the capital; that in this national
emergency, Congress, banishing all feeling of
mere passion or resentment, will recOlect only
it's duty to the whole country; that this war is
not prosecuted upon our part in any spirit of
oppression, nor for any purpose of conquest or
subjugati0n, or purpose of Overthrowing or in
terfering with the rights or established institu.
tiOns OF those States, but to defend and main
tain the supremacy of the Constitution and all
laws made in pursuance thereof, and to pre-.
of the several States unmpaired: that as soon
as these objects are accomplished the war
ought to cease.
Adopted by the following vote:
YEAs-Mess-s. Anthony, Browning, Chand-
Ter, Clark, Cowan, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden,
Foote, Foster, Grimes, Harlan, Harris, Howe,
johnson (Tennessee), Kennedy, King, Lane
Undiana), Lane (Kansas), Latham, Morrill,,
Nesmith, PomerOy, Salisbury, Sherman, Ten
Eyck, Wade, Wilkinson, Wiley, and Wilson
30.
NAYs-Messrs. Breckenridge, johnson mis-
sou,D, Polk, Powell, and Trumbull-5.
You will observe that but one Republic
can vote in the Senate, and but two votes
in all the House, were thrown against these
resolutions. 1 need not enlarge upon the
thoughts they suggest and the duties they
impose upon all the friends of the Union
and the Constitution.
OCCASIONAL.
The Leavenw0rth Conservative OF the
18th, SAYS "There was q man at the
Planters H0ese last night, who had no
shoulder-straps on!'