Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-20
THE RICHMOND WING.
NORTHERN Ess.
'.e HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,
@''- NATIONAL LOAN.
Mr.. Stevens. Has the morning hour expired?

II r. I'D. July ~, looi'
Il Z o. ----" NATIONAL LOAN f
Mr.. Stevens Has the morning hour txpireds
The Speaker. IL has
Mr.. Stevsns. / move, then, that the rules be SUI
pended and that the House resolve itself into the Con
mtes Of the Whole tie state OF the Uuicn, 70 cor
slider and act ON tha national loan bill fore the qiet
ZION is taken on that mo,on that general debat
on the bill be closed in hour after It's consideration
shall be commenced. ~ - % q ~ ~
Mr. burnett / would like 70 make an irquiry Of ID
gentleman from Pennsylv.ni. desire TO know .he'he
til the purpose Of the chairman Of the COMMITTEES
wsys aud Means TO give 4 reasonable opportunity 70
discussion these important bills before they vote
on? ,s ti s+.f. - a.i
Mr.. Stevens. propose 70 give hour for the dis
eussion Of this bill made the motion because learpet
that some gent, the other side desired TO MAX
| speech. i I'm uil!pg to accommodate the gentle
future bill. am not disposed TO entrel.
cut gentlemen Cf. 49,
Tie DIGESTION VAS tsLer; and the motion limiting de
bate in the Committee OF the Whole the state Of ID,
Union was sgreed 10.
The House then resolved itself into the Committee O.
the Whole the state Of the Union, Mr. CoLYAx 10 the
chair
The Chairman The national lean bill is the only one
before the committee and viii be taken up for cons
deration.
Mr.. vail.ndigham. I move that the frat reading Of
the Tin for information be dispensed with.
The motion was agreed TO. The reading Of the bill
/ for amendment commenced.
Mr.. Yaland gbam Mr.. Chairman. in the Col sitution
OF the United States which the other day swore To
support and by the authority Of which ale assembled
| here today, il is written:
"An legislative powers herein granted shall be vested
! in Congress Of the United States"
IL 10 further written also that the Congress 10 which
| all legislative powers granted are thus committed
''Snsl make no Law abridgnE the freedom ofspeech
or Of the pres" 200
And Is yet further written, in protection Of Senators
and Representatives in that freedom Of debate here
1 uithnut wh; hers an n N libertV i. u.
shat for speech or debate ia either House they
| shall not be qu, STONED in any 9th, place" a-
Holding up the shield OF the Constitution and stand
rg here in place aid with the manhood OF Repre-
sentative of the people, propose to myself to-day, che
ancient freedom OF speech used within tbese salls
though with somewhat more, trust of decency and dis
ere ion than have sometimes teen exhibited here. Sir
DO not propose TO discuss the direct question Of this
civil war in which We are engaged ln present pIosstu
| ton is icregone conclusol; and wise man never
wastes bis strength fruiess enterprise Nv position
shall at seut for the most part, be indicated by my
votes aud by the resolutions a1d motions which may
| submit But there are nsty questions Incident to the
and 10 It's prosecution aSout which have somewhat
| 10 say now.
Mr. Chairman, the Prtiieut, in tbs message before
u. demands the extraordinary loan of 500 900 600
nearly timeagteater than the entire pub
lie debt, State and Federal, the ciose Of the R-vou
ton in l7S3 aud four tunes much the total expsr
diiures during the three afs var s Gest Britain in
| 1912. g f ei,.., l .. -.-..t ..t rs t'at .-.-'
ST. that same Constitution which again hold 3D. and
to which give my whole heart sndmy inniost loyalty
commits Congress alone the power 10 borrow money
.ni TO AZ the purposes TO which shall be sppli.d and
cIpresiy limits any appropriations TO the term OF two
years. Each Senator aud Representative therefore,
must Judge for buise upon his conscience and OATH
and before God and the country, Of the justice and sis.
dom and policy of the Presidents demand; and when.
ever this House shall hsvs become but mere Office
wherein to register the DEGREES Of the Executive it vi.
be high Iae 10 abolish il. But have right believe
sir to say that however gentlemen upon this side of the
Chamber may differ iaaliy az 10 the war, 10 are yet
firmly aud ihexoraty united in one thing at least and
that ia the determination that our rghs aud digDi
tea and privileges As the Representatives OF the people
shall he mAiE.ned IN their spirit aud to the very letter.
Aud bs tins se il may, do EaC. aye como
ber pr~srnt who resolved 10 and TO exercise
these rights with becoming deoency aud moderation
certainly but at the same ne fully freely and at every
hszlrd.
SIR il Ia an ancient and wise practice Of the English
Common to precede all votes Of supplies by an inquiry
into abuses aud grievances aid especially into any u
fractions OF the constitution and the laws by the eIecu
i've Let us follow this safe practice. We Ere nov in
the Committee Of the Whole The STATE Of de Union;
and in the exercise oil my right and my duty Repre-
sentative and avsing myself OF the latitude Of d. bate
allowed here. propose 10 consider
OF 1HE NATION, SUPP also few OF the many
omissions OF the President in the message before
Sr he has undertaken TO give us Information Of the sta
OF the Union thc Constitution requires him to DE-;
and il was his duty as an houest Executive 10 make
that information fall impartial and complete instead
spreading before us lAbored and lawyefly vindcson
Of his of policy policy which has pr,cp'
ta,ed US into terrbl, and bloody revolution. lie sd
ut the fact: be admits that to-day, in the midt
OF general CIVIL WAR, not n0s mere petty insurrsc
ton be suppressed In twenty days by proclamation
and posse comitatss OF three months militia
SIR IL has been the misfortune Of tie President from
the beginning that he has totally and wholly undsresti
mated the magnitude and character Of the revolg ion
With which he had DEAL surely he never would have
ssntured upon the wicked and yrdous experiment OF
calling thirty lllon pope 10 arms smoug themselves
without the Counsel and authority Of Cor grGss Blu.
when ut last &c found tsef hemue1 in by the revolu-
uou and Ibis city in danger, a. he decares and walked
up lLs the prog smaon VI the 18Th Of april proves
him to have walked up TO the reality and Significance OIL
the movement Why did be not forthwith assemble Con.
grcss and throw himself upon the wisdom snd patriotism
Of the representatives OK the States ald Of the people
instead Of usurpiGg powers which tbe Constitution has
expressly conferred upon usf ~, sir, and powers
oh ch Congress had but lle shle before repeatedly
aud smphstcay refused to exc esc, to permit him 70
exercise. But l shah recur to tbs point sgain.
Sir the President in this message, has undertaken
also TO give summary Of the cAuses sLich have led
TO this present revolution. Bs has made out casehe
might, in my Judgment have made out much stronger
case-agansL the ,Ssionsts and dsunipnsn Of Che
South. All this. sir 70 reY well IS fer 90 goes But
the President does net 20 ek far enough nor In the
right direction lie forgsts the still stronger case sgans
the sbotion.ss and dispnionss Of the Noyth and West
He onits to tell US that secession and dsunon bad New
England origin, and began in hassachusets 10 1904 OF
the time of the Louisiana purchase, we're revived by the
Hartford convention in 1914 and eliminated, during the
var eth Great Britain, in sending commissioners to
Washington settle the terms for pescesbe sepira
ton Of New England nom the other States Of se Union
He forso;s to remind Y! sp,, tss Sssasry, that shh
pr.ssn. .evl,stan Rgan 20 JsAfs ago in the vehement
pefssant caensve kritAtpg and unprovoked aSi
tston OF the sLAviRY QUESTION in the North aud West
IRON the tim. OF the nvsouri controversy, vii, rome
short intervsls dosn TO the ,ressst soI sr, II biz
statement Of the cs,s Ne the Whole truth and sholy CT.
rect thea e Democratic party and every member Of it,
aud the Wig party too and lie predecessors have been
solty for sixty years Of unjust UNCONSTITUTIONAL aud
mot wicked policy in ad~inl.tsE.ps ths snAn of she
6overnm:.SS..
but tir the President ignores totally the vclen. and
long Continued dsnur citation Of ssyey .nd stockholders,
and especially since 10 acksons message
for the ssie and proof -un DC last political antsa.
very organization vas formed in tho NoSth and West,
shieh continued to gain strength yea, ahsr year. ill at
length II had Destroyed and usupsd the place OF the
Wing Tasty. sud Snsly obtained control 81 every free
State in the Union, and elected himself, through free
STATE votss alone 20 the Presidency Of the United States
shoosss 70 pass over the fact that the party 70 which
he thu, oses biz place and his pssssnt poser q mischief
| wholly and totally sectional organisation; and As
such Condemned BY washirgop BY Jensssos, BY jack.
'on, Webster and Clay aud oil tSs fosadsrs sna pre-
servers o. Abe Rspbaic end utterly Inconsistent With
the paHepei sr the pssoe The Stability The existence
even, Of cur Federal system Sir here never Vas an
hour nom the orgsp,s,aos .. this sectional pssty,
| soen u st hot predicted by the s.@. men and
':st patriots, and when |: orsst no, to have been
snosb bs eytg iitriigsus In the country,
thea u Uu.t sooner later preeipiste Q revolution
| ana the DISSOLUTION Of the U0ion. The psssidebt
forgets already that The a. Of March, he declared
that the sto.n o. issi pAity vas "a hs unto him"