The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-23

national, involving the comforts OF home, may, 1t
hoped cause our srring brethren to pause in their WAC
and unlawful career but If they will not do this lie would
not counsel any abatement Whatever in the military
rgor requisite to make them feel the strength OF justice
administered with strong hand In the defence q inc
constitution and the Union In view Of all the facts now
surrounding US he would not hesitate TO vote as his
judgment and sense Of right may dictate not forgetting
that 1t his duty to uphold the government, and re-
membering that there no evils resulting from our
system that may not be constitutonally rsdressed.
The House At 1--WE took recess till half past sevsn for
the purpose Of debate only.
EVENING SESSION.
:, Mr. Mzsams' Sunion1 Of Ky, maintained NED that
Of property interfering with the contamination
Of this design; but the property Of loyal be
protected unless the enemy il making Of against
and whom the supremacy Of the constitution is it
will have ended, the avowed objsctj being restoration
81 ION ~. AUTHORITY nen every question must ~
tried by acompetent court. His property which may
have escaped the destruction Of war may then BIO for
feted We not to prevent the escape Of the slaves
VI rebels1 when ksuch slaves to running away
from their masters disregard Of the constitution
viii result in destruction Of the government oy our
own hands. The rebellion will then be triumphanu
We will then have done for the rebels what they could
not do for themselves We cannot make any money by
Efforts at coniscaon The increased Efforts given 70
the rebellion will cost US more thag we can realize by
such course.
Mr. FnssESnrs, (rep) Of Me-, argued that conscation
is expedient because justice demands it. and II
pedient to lborae the slaves OF rebels because 1t Is
constitutional step the ultimate humiliation OF
moral social and political wrong, which imperis
prosperity. He was such abolitionist President
Lincoln.
Mr. WIcxIrTE, (Unon) Of Ky.-Do you charge the Pre-
sdent with abolitionism?
Mr.. FEssESDEN-I charge him with all the aboitonsm
which he has heretofore avowed That is sufficient abo
litionism for me; and when gentlemen charge me with
being abolitionist want them 10 understand that
am Of abolitionist than Mr.. Lincoln II he
abolitionst fos uttsring the sentiments have
read, am |. From such sentiments the abotonists
have never departed.
Mr.. ORDER, (Union) Of Ky said part OF the egsla
ton Of this Congress peudica portion Of this
country and the loyal men OF the Union, and it's ten
dency not to heal this rebellion but to exaggsrate
and proractit. He characterized the rebellion with
out excuse and authority and wicked and traitorous,
contendng that Congress should sustain the army and
navy through which alone the rebellion could be sup
pressed 1t Tot slavery but moral derection Of
public DUTY party struggles and sectional jealousy and
feeling Which at the beginning Of this wide spread
treason In conclusion he expressed his opposition
the Conlscaton bills. 1t the wrong timo their
passage. They would help to extend rather than put
Gown the rebellion.
Mr. BArBrTr, (rep) Of Pa discussed tho overwhelming
importance Of the preservation oil the Union arguing
that the time has for adopting Of the most
efficient for crushing cut the rebellion the
the bill OF freeing the Of rebels This he would
do as an absolute military necessity.
At half.past eleven the house adjourned.