, 1862-10-07
THE RECORD IN C0NGRESS--No. 3.

THE RECORD IN C0NGRESS--No. 3.
We have SHOWN in previous articles that
tic Democratic membcrs Of Congress vo-
ted unanimously against the bill rendering
The leading traitors Of the South ineGg gible
hereafter to any federal officer and that
they voted, with three exceptions, against
tic policy Of subsisting our armies in the
field, so far as practicable, on the property
of persons engaged in the rebellion We
shall now point to their vote On the bill an-
tAorizing the President to call out the mil
itia for nine months to suppress insurrec-
lion and repcl invasion.
After Gen. McClcllan's retreat from the
line of the Chickahominy to Harrison's
Landing, it became evident that the Union
armies must be largely increased, or all
hope Of suppressing the rebellion, aban-
doned The President accordingly called
for 100000 more volunteers. The gov
crnors Of the loyal States Immediately
commenced the work Of raising new
regiments, but the business Of re-
cruiting proceeded so slowly that it
became evident that resort must be had
TO drafting to obtain the necessary number
Of troops. 4 bill amendatory Of the old
1nilitia Law Of 1895, was accordingly intro
duced in the Senate, amended and passed.
IL was sent over to the House, where the
vote was taken On the 18th Of July, on the
motion Of D1r. Holman Of Indiana, to zay
the bill on tie table. It is recorded on page
1,104 Of the House Journal, as follows
Republicans in roman, Democrats in italics,
Tnlonists in SMALL CAPS:
YEAR-Mcserr. Alien (of ohio.) Alien fof III, }
FIELD. DUNLAP, Fou1e, GR1pEz, Haie, HARDING,
3iol'n9n, heT77gan, Knapp, Law; Ldzsdr. MA1Lo-
%5 ny %AdstnP MI III. M5Sz1Es W r s xt nt Eps
;St.;es, NIBsrEr, and W1ck1HFE.
NATs-Messrs- Mdrich, ALLEY, Arnold, Ashley,
Babbest, b4x1eI. sbeaman, bingham, Blair {ot
hs9s Sa's5 nsBB,S9 B.2 c7pSs nap cs Cola hosess
Granger. Haisht, Hale. Hanchett. Moopes. Jalian,
@ ssS 1ssE eos q oeea 1es 16sos s&aest & staolf Ms
Ihsrsoa. Moarhead. Morril, (of Me.}, NORTH 9oI
~, lEixoG; NoEkL, olin. Patton. Phelps (oi
{ofM Riddle, Rollins (of n. H,). Sargent, sedg.
wfck: Shanks, Shellabsrger, Sherman, Smith.
SEauldins. Stevens. stration: Thomas lot Mass
al,
Hard, Wilson. Window, and Worcester.
REcAr1TrLA71oS.
SEAs-Dfnoe,1fs. 10; CE1oNrsTs, II: total. "a
NAft-lsepnhlicans, u; lN1oN1sTe, 3; Demo
G'Uts, 2; tolal, =.
Ii ehoull he borne in mind that this vot
was taken the day before the adjournment
and that if Alr. Holn1an's motion had pre
vailed there would have been no time t.
frame q new bill to meet the imminen
necessity Of the situation. It thus appear
that ali The Democrats in the House bu
two. (Messzs. Smith and Ward Of Ncy
York; voted against the only possibl
measure for increasing the army to a suff
cicnt size to carry on the war and p1
down the rebellion. Their action derive
additional Nervousness from the fact th;
the new levies were called for prim arily 1
reinforce and rescue the General whol
they had taken under their especial patrol
age, They knew that General McClclla
had been calling .tor rcinforce1hents ev.
since the battle Of williamsburg. The
knew that there were no reinforcements
send him, and tnu. there would be no,
unless the militia bill should pass. 7
.lcy voted against it. Let them be held
the solemn responsibility Of an act calc
lated, If not intended, to leave our bra
but decimated army at Harrison's Laudi
without the needed reinforcements, 81
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