New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-28
1,orsr OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


eelect Committee on th. Pac fic RsilroId.
Mr.. COLFAX rep, lndl introduced till tt
render more uniform the portage on prnted MAJ
Ter. Referred TO the Post-Ohce Committee. i'
sld in explanation, that instead OF tie tn'e'
hnndred rates row existing on printed mater
il Irovidsd for three. On newspaper, les'
than two ounces in weight and On winch pos
tage is now chargesble by law, VI makes tue ? $
tase cent? per quarters for slies, when cirneo
50 than 10000 miles, 10 cents for seini-weohhes
etc, according TO the numter OF Issues per "teh
and on magaznes aud periodicals, cent per ounce
aud on bOoke aid other nailble matter sent through
/ q mails | cent per ounce; when over 2,OOJ miles
double postage. lie said this would simplify tnt
tea so that every postmaster ana SUBSCRIBER couid
understand them clearly, VIII h they could lot now
and il would surereede The rates of Sc and osc rei
quarter, which no one could pay exactly IN any
Federal coin. -
Tie House wen; into Committee Of the Whole on
the West Point Academy hiil,
/ Mr.. MENZIES I'm, XVI in reply TO the gentle
man yylo preceded him in debate. explained tLe
nosi,;on of Kentucky neutrality, which, he said wa
Ia ,oIcv adopied by the Disunioni-ts so mat 'ney
ui0it for Q while, ENJOY Tie benefits OF .ie ,r
witbcnt SHARING in the respohs'tiiy ioi I've pltsJJ
In ana finally carry over toe State TO The rebels
rrLo nisnrioIists IN Kentucky acted worse than Inc
III of me revolted States because they tined TO
/ 'tonsfcr that State 10 the rebels when they knew
tbot large majority Of the people were sganst H.
H. ZION men OF Kentucky have done az much for
lg
nder tie circumstances and Of this the Adnnisira-
lion il aware and appreciates II. lie lNenzies) com.
te,ted the principe eunncialei by Mr.. Stevens o!
PENNSYLVANIA emanciqae tie slaves oil Tie rebels,
and 10 COMP, loyal masters for this description
of uroperty. lie lSteVens) must have obtained lis
idea from; that ilIuslrious man, james Buchanan,
whose representative he was, living in the Lancas-
ter District.
MIR. STEVENS REP. Pa disclained intimacy
with Mr. Buchanan. He bad not spoken to him
since be ATTEMPTED TO make han.as "a slave SITE.
Mr. MENZlEs, rcsuming, ALLUDED 10 the Ostend
manifesto in which Mr. Buchanan, with other ADLER
Ministers 60 Foreign Courts, advocated the purcha5o
OF Gu d. The was 20 buy property OF foreign
power; but the proposition Of Mr.. Stevens wa 70
buy the property Of loyal citizens without cOneuung
II EN- as 10 tie price lie (Men2ies) stood by tbs
Constitution Of his fathers, which could not Je Per
yerted 10 tie scheme Of general emancipation. TIE
plea OF necessity WAS 10 justification. No snch
/ necessity exists. The executive branch OF the
Government, is with Us for the preservation of the
Constitution and the Union and for carry ing the
war according TO the platform offered by Mr.. Cit
tetden. and adopted in July last. Oar conduct
should a least, be 90 shaped as 10 do the least
injury 10 loyal men. when the rebels shall have
med OF cir sins aud eaten the hnsks which The
swine should eat, he Nenzies for one would receive
them back. This was ,he fret pout at which be
wI.bedto have any peacea 10 intercourse with them
/ Mr. RIDDLE Rep, Ohio s..id tuis question Of
Slavery il in, over. aud through eYcrythng poIu-'
cally speaking, II u eNeFt iLlAt. lie maintained
that Slavery IL war prosecuting iia own purpO-es,
through is own means OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT and CON
qnest aud when the people Of the Free Staie- re-
solved 10 pat Limit 70 tie further extension Of ihis
war Slavery took upiis old war-cllb. lie election
of Mr. Lincoln had nothing 70 do with ibis war. Ia
the event Of tie election Of Mr. Douglas, with n
,lieht difference the same contest would have en-
sued In the fundamental law slaves are known
only 40 persors and Legislation by Congress u it'll
out imitation a. 10 persons. There is ue amPlesi
- 81. Init Of gp- 4 nj Icr
changing the personal status oi these siaSes. lie
wouli conl-c4le the property II Tebelsi declare
them free. Reasons might De I0nud 10 90 iufilef
than this. According 90 present pohcy we are allies
of Our enemies o. alust Ourselves. natiOn wblon
poes into this CONTEXT 90 mucingy teiOoed ana be-
sytied vi find ~ lie end there il indeed death
s,-,Vgle. Gentlemen who turn tier lad face
away md I'D their weak stooschs must 60 TO the
rear while the brunt of the battle Will be Dlaced IL
other hands. Wherever he could find constil utiOnal
RIGHT 10 deal with Slavery he would Siko 1t blow
and ursy God to make The blow eiiectual The
people are in advance Of the Preadeut, ahead Of
ihe slow hating progress Of augmentation; the
wisdom Of the radical forces has produced Ia radical
movement, not among pc.iticiaDs, bat among the
races OF men.
Mr.. SHEFFIELD lUD., r. H. expressed his sur
prise at the sentiment here enunciAted, that Con-
pre- nas power by a single enactment 20 emanciphie
IN the slaves held under the lave of all sldvoholding
States; aud after this announcement he was not IL
all surprised 10 hear The pr1nclio asserted That IN
cert in emergency Congress had power 10 declare
Dictator to control the Government. According 70
hs view the Constitution wac compact OF the en-
lire reople with every individual by Which Govern
r1eui il bound to afford protection and the people 10
render obedience Oh the terms and conditions set
folln IN the Constitution. We cannot take property
executing by due process Of hw, aud this provision
is governed 10y tue other prohibiting The passage Of
anv Dill Of aitaiudcr. The Constitution must be
taken "a whole, not in detached parts. 1t Ia an in
strnmeut Of delegated and limited powers. We
have no righ 20 instruct the Executive III the dis
charge Of his duies any more than the Executive
has 10 instruct Congress how they shall per-
from theirs. The powers Of Congress end when the
nrre, ere 10 the field; then the President is at the
head OF them. The laws Of peace give way TO the
laws OF stale OF peace Is iuconsistcnt with
"A state OF war. The two cannot exist together lie
arpued, quoting from the Supreme Court decisions
10 show the execution aud direction Of war is with
the President According 10 the laws Of war, he
had no doubt the PIeeIdent, IN marching the armies
H. the enemy country, bus the night 10 order the
capture OF the personal property of the rebels, but
he would not undertake 10 leeislae the rebellion
down. lie would put 1t down ia the only way It
could be put down, namely, by fighting: and alter
the war was over, he would act in reference
TO the slaves, With the lest light he should
then have. lie believed Congress has now nothing
10 do with the question. They should not DO divided
in council but unite ali their energies in prosecuting
the war.
Proniscuous debate was here closed, WHOM the
Military Academy Appropriation Hill was read, and
reported TO the House without amendment, and
passed
The consideration Of the Executive, Judicial, and
Legislative Appropriation bill was resumed.
Mr.. +. 4. CONKLING rep, y. W moved an
amendment. that no provision IN a bill shall he con-
strcd a. giving authority TO any Senator, or Repre-
sentative TO receive more than two mileage iog tai5
Congress.
The CHAIRMAN ruled The amendment out OF
orcer. as independent legislation.
Nitlouf con, Indin, acf ION ott The Hill ed,.-t,.J