, 1862-12-12

the State Of Delaware, and ttatta loyalty to
the country did not imply Io8:sltTN to anB
e1ng1e Individual. + this is free eo1ntry tbe
Ps9PtS ntg PtSd n sits it ed5t E @ right to inquire
Mr.. POWELL of Ky, said he had ssid The
President had violated the constitution, and
ne Was ready to prove it. He defed the Sen
ator from Maine, or any Senator On this floor,
to the lists on this question. He denied th,t
4hree OF OF ioar Of the people Of the State Of
fo9rths Of the people Of that State are
not in arms at all. and he believed
that there were more men IN
the Union than the rebel army. He {Powel)
wanted f;4h IL, to el indulge in no personalities
a way TO settle personal matters else
where He wanted Senators to meet his argu-
ments talrly. He did not believe this Union
could ever be restored by force of arms
therefore he opposed the war and should con
convention proposed by his colleague Davis
He should also yotc for an armistice while
mat convention should continue to be in ses-
sion He contended that President Lincoln
violated the Constitution in en1aFgins the reg
ular army, in suspending the writ Of habe3s
corpus, in arresting citizens, in interfering
with the freedom Of the press, and in his Re.
cent proclamation.
Mr. FESSENDEN Was willing to admit
some things had been done apparently with
out law The cry the country was in danger
came always from papers sy1npathizine with
the rebellion. Many things may be and must
be done in times like these which ordinarily
could not be allowed Does ANYBODY doubt
the patriotism Of the President Of the United
states Does any one pretend that he has
not done what he: thought was best to sun
press this rebellion and preserve the country,
or that he has wIful1y Tiolated the rights Of
any citizen?
Nc adjournment received here (BuHalo) up
to l:0 4. m.-OPERAToR.
HOUSE.
The bill passed to adjust the anpropri,tion
heretofore made for the civil service of the
Navy Department, to correspond with tile re-
cent organization Of the Department
Mr. ROSCOE CONKLING asked leave to
report bill to establish uniform system Of
bankruptcy, and desired day should be u.s.
signed for its consideration.
Mr. MORRILL, contended that there was
no ground for complaint, that men were ar
rested on suspicion, for they were alway: az
rested on suspicion Of crime.
MI. RIGHT OF Indiana moved to amend
the resolution so rs to make the call upon
the President instead Of upon the Secretary of
war, hlr Wright said he knew no Man was
permitted to live in the South who had any
sympathy with the North. He would like to
see some Of tic spirit that was shown by
Stoncwall Jackson when lie found forty-scv-
en- OF his men Ekedaddling from the battlr. he
marched them in front of the regiment md
had every man Of them shot. Instead Of this.
We nave propositions for conventions. He
w rlgltl would stand by the government and
the President. He would have the power of
or South
TheSPEAKER reminded the gentlemen that
the Select Committee on thu. Subject had TX
plred with the former session Of Congress and
would have to be revived
Mir. YEATMAN Of No, offered the follow
ing TO lie over for further consideration:
Reso{red- By the House Of Representatives. the
Prvsidei,t Of the I'D Of November. 1sSs. is not not
warranted by the Constitution.
Rt>osSed. That the notice Of emancipation, as
Indicated in tile proclamation, is not calculated to
hasten the restoration Of peace: is not well chosen
as war measure. and is an assumption Of power
dangerous to the rights Of citizens and the pcrpe-
Mr. IOVEJOY moved to l.ty the resolution
on the table Carried by ~ against 45
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Presidents Message.
Mr. HuTCH1NS Of Ohio spoke ut length,
taking for text that freedom and slavery arc
and compromise.
Mr.. MEEZIEs Of Ind. replying. said le
WAS in thu habit Of regarding the enemies IF
the proclamation as the friends Of the Consti-
tuition: H. understood the gentleman from
Ohio {A1r Uutchinsl to be opposed to til. Eniou
as it was. No doubt the reasons assigned i,v
him for rccenttefcats Of the Republicans were
satisfactory to the gentleman himself, but he,
(Menzies,) would tell him that these disasters
to that party were attributabletot the abolition
programme Of the President and Ills party.
Mr.. Mcnz1cs recapitu1atcd fhe measures
adopted by the Republicans including the
abolition Of slavery and the coniiscation act
which he said were shocking to the civiliza-
ton Of the age The recent elections. how
ever, were more appalling to the rebels than
anything that could happen, because free
people who will not snbmit to the tyranny at
Washington will not submit to the overthrow
Of the Constitution by the rcbels.
Tie committee arose and the House al-
journed -.