, 1862-12-19

sistent and shameless attempt on the part Of
thc Shareholders.
hlr. WiCKLIFFE, from thc other side Of
Of the l,a1!-"Do you call this shameless at
# Nj; NIL ltoyR5oY-"1 !, do call it a shameless
Mr. W1cKL1FFE-aI an, not at all snr-
rrised to hear that from your standing and 20.
sit1on on this floor.
Mr.. LOVEJOY-I call it Il persistent and
shameless attempt of the Shareholders to ret
the army Of the United states-the volunteers
who have Of their oWn free will offered up
their lives rs q sacrifice on the altar of their
country--to turn themselves to the base bust
ness of chasing fugitive Slaves. In this the
gentleman from Kentucky has the efrontery
to appeal to the justice OF the Republicans.
NJ: BINGHAM Of Ohio, in replying to Mr.
Mlcklltte-Who had remarked that It was not
MS choice to have it referred to the Judiciary
Committee, but to special committec-said
the reference to the Judiciary Committee was
the proper one. In his opinion 1t was viola
lion Of the Constitution, and Il the principle
should be established, it would return some
day to torment thcinyentor. The bill author
izes the Federal government to interfere with
the rendition and determination Of fugitive
cases within the limits Of the States, in man
ncr unknown to the Constitution. The Fed
raj government cannot by Inv intervene in
any State. He had heard this reiterated more
the gentleman from Kentucky.
"A colloquy then occurred between Messrs.
Bingham and Mallory. ..
3fr. BINGHAM then argued that the bill
was opposed to the new articles of war, the
conflecation and emancipation, and not the
least, the act which expressly provides that
the executive may employ in the service Of
the United States, whether belonging to reb-
els or loyalists, slaves coming into our lines.
Tie bill was for the purpose Of hunting down
and seizing slaves.
After long debate Wick1iffe's bill was hid
on the table SO against 45.;
The resolution was adopted instructing the
Committee on Naval Affnirs to report if let
ters Of marque ought not to be issued for the
capture of the pirate Alabama and other like
Thc Army Appropriation bill was taken up
in Committee Of the Whole. The bill appro-
priates s731 900, 900.
An amendment VAS offered BY Mr.. NAL
LORY Of ny, that none Of the appropri-
alton should be used for the benefit Of run
away elayes or for emancipating or co1onizing
them. The amendment disagreed to.
The bill was then reported 10 the House and
passed by vote Of lot against3.
The House then went into Committee Of
tho Whole on the first bill of tic calendar,
which was to enable the testing of Sander
M. YEAAiAN Of Ky, made speech, dur
ing which he explained The reasons why he
recently offered resolution declaring the
emancipation proclamation Of President Lin
coin Unconstitutional and not calculated to
hasten the restoration of peace, and as
an assumption of power dangerous to the per-
petuity Of the government and the citizens.
He said he had promised his constituents to
uphold the unity Of the republic and the su-
pTe1nacy Of the laws, and that he would sup
port the administration and the President, so
far as the President would wage an honest,
earnest and decent war within the pale of the
constitution, and according to the usages
Of civilization and humanity for the
Tindica1ion Of the laws. He would If
the choice were presented-take the Gov
ernment without. slavery in preference to
slavery without the Government; but, differ
ing from the radicals, he did not believe that
slavery was the cause of the rebellion, there
fore he would do nothing to destroy the insti-
tuition, nor could he, for the same reason,
support the Presidents proclamation to l5be-
rate the slaves, and he relied upon the con-
seryative feeling Of the people Of the country
to sustain him in his position on this ques-
tion.
Mr. CRAFENS of Ind. replied to Mr. NOEL
| Of Mo, who spoke yesterday, and said he was
| opposed to the emancipation proclamation.
| He vas for the Union, the Constitution and
| the enforcement Of the laws, and in favor Of
! leaving the negroes where they are. The peo-
| pie who had achieved such glorious moral trfi-
| umphs in tue recent election would cont1nue
the contest until they had completely whipped
! out Radicalis1n. which, if not rehuked, would
intend to maintain the Constitution, but they
feel humt1iated to see only blundcr after blum
der committed 1,y this Administration To
have this government maintained on the basis
Of the Constitution, and to have this rebellion
rut down, was what the Democratic party
wanted.
Tie Committee rose, and
Thu House adjourned.