Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-02
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS.

-. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.
-sril SENATE. .,..-i
2 On motion of Mr.. Hale it was agreed
that when the Senate adjourned to-day it
be to meet on Monday next, and when the
j.Senate emeeis. on that day itIadjourn to
meet next Thursday.
+ Mr.. Grimes presented petition from
citizens of Iowa, for the introduction of
the Homeopathic system of practice in the
! army. - tts1i.i - II "a
Messrs. Summer and Trumbull present.
ed petitions for iEe, emancipation of slaves
under the wat power. Iibi!li5H hot! yii.
Several petitions were presented for the
location of a. national arnnory at Rock Is
land, LII. u
MIR. Hale offered aAresofuton Chat the
President be- requested, If not Incompati-
bic with tbe public interests, 70 transmit
copies OF all ispatches-"ii iiich nave passed
between thiss Country aaa ofeat Dfipin'
relative to the siez'ire OF Masousand Oh,
dell; and 9dspa'ches 70 De cofntPuhic''eo
IN eisner open OF executive sess'on' as li'y
be deemed prope! ,i
MT. sumner on)ec'ed.
Mr. iia'e SAID he had understood from
the pnoilc press, ana those who heia more
intimate relations Win tDe administration
than hlInseit--althougliE the absence OF
The intimacy WAS not MS iauit' as ne was
wiling 10 be as commentaries any eoay-
that for three or four weeks past the7Capi-
net has had under consideration, propo-
sltion fraught- With more evil to5the coun-
Try than anything than has yet marked
its history-and that was the surrender OF
Mason and Slldell to Great Britain. BY
doing this we would, yield all that we
had gained by the Revolution, and bealuS
inflated TO second class power: No man
would 60 farther than himself Tor peace,
but ne would not submit TO national dis
grace and dlshonor to obtain such peace.
lie would favor the arbitration OF another
power, but If demand has been made by
Great Britain torihe surrender OF Mason
and Slidell, war should be declared against
her Immediately. lie would make all hon
orable CONCESSIONS for peace but peace
involving such surrender would be inti-
nitely worse ihan, war, His friend from
Indiana (Lane) had remarked this morns
ing that bis State had now 10000 men in
field, and would double that number to
maintain the national honor. If this Sen
ate should 90 home after such surrender
and humiliation, it would be subject TO
the scorn and Indignation of the country.
He regarded the arrogant demand of Eng
land as pretex for war. She was deter
mined to humialc us first, and fight us
afterwards. Let our cities and villages be
pillaged and burned, but let our national
honor be preserved. Francis the FIRST af:
Ter the battle of Pavia, said that all was
lost but honor. He (Hale) would pray
that this administration might not sacri-
flee our national honor. Thousands would
We. como to the field 10 defend IT,. 1flthis
surrender was made, the administration
would meet With such fire'in iLe rear that
it would be hurled from power. If We
had war with England it would be for
the same cause that sent one King t. the
block, and another houseless and homeless
over the world. and one that would, appeal
tomen wherever the English language. was,
spoken. He believed, too, that if Napo-
leon had one desire more than another. it
was to wipe out the stain upon the E1ench
army at Waterloo. SAll. over Canada