Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON. December IL

WASHINGTON. December H.
SExArE-Messrs. Hale and Sumner pre-
scented petitions protesting against the action Of
the Advisory Board of the Navy.
Messrs King, PomerUy and Howard presented
petitions IN favor OF general bankrupt act.
Mr. Browning introduced bill 20 amend the
act establishing the Territorial Government Of
Utah and to facilitate the administration of jus
tice in said Territory. Referred TO the Judiciary
Committee.
A message was received fIom the President
recommending a vote Of thanks 10 Lieut.. G.. W.
Morris. for the determined valor and her0ism he
displayed in defense of the sloop of war Cumber-
land against the rebel iron clad Merrmac. Also
recommending vote of thanks To Lieut. G. l..
Worden, tor the skill and gallantry exhibited by
him in the battle between the Monitor and the
rebel steamer MerIimac Referred to the Naval
Committee
\ communication was also received from the
President answering a resolution of the Senate
calling for information and evidence relative To
the Indian barbarties in Minnesota Ordered to
be printed
The resolution relative to the arbitrary arrests
of certain citizens of Delaware was taken up.
Mr.. Morrill, contended that the resolution. as it
now stood. was not resolution Of inquiry, but n
charge against the Government and indictment
against the President, and he should vote for no
such resolution He claimed that in this state Of
war and rebellion, with the land full of traitors
and spies the Commander in Chief has the right
to arrest such men,
No one, not even the Senator from Delaware,
(Saulsbury) has claimed that these men were
loyal. That Senator (PowelD had denounced
the Government from the beginning. the same as
his colleague who followed the logical result of
las reasoning and went into the rebel army. but
not a single word does the Senator (PowelD
offer against the rebels and rejoices over the re-
cent elections, and says the lion hearted Democ-
racy are rebuking this Administration. Well
every rebel throughout rebeldom reioices in the
same way. IL Is supposed there will be peace
party ut the North that will force this Government
into an inglorous peace, and that party encour-
aged jeff Davis and foreign countries in their
schemes of intervention
| There ought to be some proof that these men
were loyal
Mr. Morrill, contended that there no ground
Tor complaint that men were arrested on Suspicion
Men were always arrested upon suspicion Of
crime
Mr.. Wight moved to amend the resolution so
as TO make the call upon the President instead of
the Secretary of War.
| Mr. Wright said he knew mo- man who was per
mitted to live in the South who has any sympathy
with the North. He would love to see some of
the spirit shown by Stonewail Jackson when he
found forty seven OF his men skedaddling from
the battle He marched them in front of the
regiment and had every man of them shot In
stead OF this, we have propositions for cOnven
tions. &c. He woud stand 10y the Government
and the President. He would have the power of
the Government felt by every traitor North and
South
Mr.. Bayard argued at length TO show the affairs
at the State of Delaware, aud that true loyalty
to the country did not imply loyalty to a single
individual.
| Mr.. Powell said the President had violated the
Constitution. and he was ready TO prove il. He
did not believe this Union could ever be restored
by force of arms. He contended that President
Lincoln had violated the Constitution in enlarg
Ing the regular army, in the suspension of the
writ OF habels corpus, in arresting citizens. in
interfering with the freedom of the press, and in
his recent proclamation
Mr.. Fessenden was willing to admit that some
thing had been done apparently without law; but
does any one doubt the patriotism of the Presi
dentY does any one pretend that he has not done
what he thought best to suppress this rebellion
and preserve the country. that he has wilfully
violated the rights of any citizen?
AT O'Clock A NJ the Senate had not ad
IjOuined
Housz-Mr Roscoe Conklin asked leave to re
port bill to establish uniform system of bank
ruptcy
Mr.. Yeatmen offered the following, to be laid
over for future consideration:
Resoired by the House OF Representatives the
Senate concurring. That the proclamation of the
President, OF the 22d OF September, 1862, is not
warranted by the Constitution
Res0ired, That notice of emancipation, az in
dictated in the proclaim ltion well calculated 70
hasten the restoration of peace is not well chosen
as measure. and is an assumption of power dan
gerous to the rights of citizens and the perpetuity
OF a free Government.
Mr.. Loveioy moved To lay the resolution on
the table Carried, by 81 agans, 10
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole ON the Presidents message
Mr.. Hutehins spoke at length, taking for a tex,
! that freedom and slavery were incompatible be
You'd hope of reconsideration or compromise
Mr.. Menzies. replying. said he was in the habit
of regarding the enemies OF the proclamation as
the friends of the Constitution lie understood
the gentleman from Ohio Mr.. Hutchins) TO be
opposed 10 the Union az il was. No doubt the
reasons assigned by him for the recent defeat OF
tina Republicans satisfactory the gentle
man hiuseii, bu; lie merely would tell them that
the disasters 10 that party were attributable to the
Abolition programme OF the President and his
party.
Adjourned.