The national Republican., 1861-07-19
THIRTY SEVENTH CONGRESS,
FIRST SESSION.
Thursday, Liy Is, 1861.

vice freSluent, III WHICH NC ho Wo"'N oS
absent for the rest Of the session.
On motion of Mr.. PEARCE, Mr.. Foot was
appointed President pro tenn.
No reports of committees being offered, and
20 bills, resolutions, or memorials proposed,
Joint resolution No. /, which was made the
special order for one o'clock was taken up.
Mr. BAYARD moved that the resolution be
deferred until the hour assigned for its eonde.
ration. Agreed to.
Mr.. GRIMES introduced bill 70 construct
4 railway from the navy yard at Washington
to Georgetown. Referred to the Committee on
the District of Columbia
On motion of Mr.. DMcDOUGALLs
Ordered, That the Committee on Naval AT.
fairs be discharged from the further considera.
tion of the petition Of citizens Of California,
praying for a pension to the widow Of Capt.
R. B. Cunningham, and that it be referred to
the Committee on Pensions.
Mr.. HALE moved that all prior orders be
dispensed with, and that the Senate proceed to
the consideration of bill to authorize the ap
pointment Of an Assistant Secretary of Navy,
and fixing the salary OF the same. Agreed to.
Mr.. r.DOOLITTLE offered an, amendment, to
appoint an Assistant Secretary Of the Interior.
Mr.. HALE hoped the Senator would with
draw his amendment, as he thought it had no
connection with his bill
Mr.. DOOLITTLE thought it highly neces.
| sary to appoint an Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, as the Secretary Of that Department
at present was actually overpowered with the
| business connected with the Department II
| it is necessary to appoint Assistant Secretaries
Of the other Departments, it is important that
the Interior should have one also.
Mr.. Doolittles amendment was rejected, and
| the bill passed.
Mr. HALE moved to take up the bill to pro.
| vide for the better organization Of the marine
| corps. Agreed to.
The amendments of the Naval Committee
we're accepted, and the bill passed.
Mr.. WILSON, from the Committee on Mil
| tary Affairs, reported back Senate bill No. 8,
TO provide for the bett organization Of the
military establishment which he moved to take
ap. Agreed to.
Mr.. FESSENDEN moved to amend section
ten Of the bill, so that but two cadets to the
military academy at West Point shall be ap.
pointed from any one Stats-both to be nomi
aated by the Governor.
The hour Of one o'clock having arrived, the
Vice President stated that Senate resolution
No. had been made the special order for that
lour and would be taken up, and that the Sen.
a;or from Delaware Mr.. Bayardl was entitled
| To the floor.
| Mr.. WILSON hoped the Senator would Yield
| the hoor Tor at least one half an hour.
| Mr. BAYARD gave way, stating that he would
have the bill taken up Tomorrow at one
! o'clock.
| The dment Of Mr.. Fessenden was lost.
| Mr.. WADE moved to strike out in section
en- all relating to the filing of vacancies. Car
| RED.
| Mr.. WILSON moved to insert that vacancies
illed by the President from districts where they
,ccur, or from State at large.
| Mr.. POWELL offered an amendment that
| 10 part of the army or navy be used to subju-
;ate or hold as conquered provinces, any soy.
reign State lately in the United States, or any
say interfere with African slavery.
| Mr.. LANE said he would like to add, except
| . suppress rebellion and hang traitors.
Mr.. SHERMAN said he was astonished at
| such an amendment. He wished to repel any
such insinuations. 1t is not the purpose of this
war to subjugate State, but the reb =llious citi
| zens.
Mr.. POWELL advocated the passage of the
amendment. He said, after hearing the speech.
es that had been made this session, no wonder
that Southern gentlemen felt afraid.
| Mr.. LANE offered an amendment, /" unless it
hall become necessary in enforcing the laws
or maintaining the Constitution OF the United
| ,tates.'
L
| ights were trampled under foot by the slave
ollgarchy Of this Government Fraud, cruelty,
and barbarism was inflicted upon them by that
power. Although thus afflicted by the slave
power Of this country in M attempt to force
upon US, against our will, that institution vet
after that struggle was over, we were willing to
stand BY the compromises Of the Constitution,
and permit slavery to remain undisturbed in
he States we're it exists An attempt is now
,eing made by that power to overthrow the
Government and to destroy the Union. They
nave brought upon US the conflict. If in that
conflict the institution of slavery shall perish,
ne will thank God that he has brought upon US
ri, war. They have forced upon US this slrug.
lie, and he was, for one, willing to wage war
against the rebels until not q vestige Of the in.
stitution of slavery was left. 1t is this iustitu.
ton which is the cause Of the war. Kansas
was amusement for the slave oiigarchy of Mis-
,ouri-more particularly the filibusters. He
had respect for the Union sentiment and Union
men OF the State. The rebels OF the Southern
States endeavored to stuff the ballot.boxes in
Kansas, in order to force upon Us this accursed
institution.
The barbarities they committed upon the cit
izens Of Kansas will never be forgotten as long
as it has history. Persons who did not sym.
pathize with them we're punished sever, ly He
knew Of cases where fingers had been cut off OF
the hands Of individuals, and then tied to trees
and rddled to death with bullets. The army
of the Government was used to force this insti,
tuition upon US. Not single word was heard
rom the Administration side of this Chamber
against these outrages. The Constitution of the
United States may be tramplsd under foot to
advance the cause Of slavery-to force it upon
gallant people; but when the President Of the
| United States exercises extraordinary authority
within the Constitution, he is arraigned by dis.
tnguished gentlemen as having outraged that
| instrument. He was willing that slavery should
perish, and forever hereafter be unknown in
| IBIS country, rather than to lose the Union.