, 1862-02-06

meuts Of the late Secretary Of War in favor Of
making this war upon slavery, flee regiments
from thtt State thrczo 3ocza their drn1s stacked
them, and declared that they were not employ
ed to make war upon slaTcry, or any other in
stitntion Of the South, but to put down the
NJ: s ARNOLD Of III. VIII the gentleman
allow me to ask him question:
Mr.. DUNLAP. I cannot Yicld the floor
Nj. LOVEJoY Of IL / hope the gentle
man Will permit me to ask what regiments
Mr. DUNLAP. Twas told By a gentleman
upon this fioor, who is responsible for what he
says The member who made the statement
Mr. LOVEJ0Y. I wish the gentleman
would allow me to saY single word. think
the gentleman is mistaken.
Mr. DUNLAP Irefer the gentleman to his
efa1ea eo1eaus csod wno i for what hare
Mr. ARNOLD. I appeal to the gentleman
to give way for a moment. I believe that the
gentleman must have been mistaken in the
declaration he attributes to ny colleague.
Mr. DUNLAP I have the Endorsement Of
the statement If am mistaken, Of course
will stand corrected; but tue statement was
made in the presence Of my COLLEAGUE (ir.
Menzies, il the presence Of the gentleman
from New York CIR: ConHing,) and others.
Nj. HARDING Of Kentucky. I heard the
f.A3aA& A4<1l @4~ 3L@tt1A41N1t
has repeated,
Nj. DUNLAP. Twill state that the informa-
t1on received in relation to those Illinois
regiments was received from my colleague,
WHO heard the statement Of Colonel Logan,
aid a few moments ago informed me Of it.
Mr.. MENZ1Es. The statement was made in
my hearing, not publicly upon the floor, but
in tlc hearing Of some four or five others,
and among them the gentleman from New
York (MI. F: 4. Conkling.) There was no
M DUNLAP Mr.. Chairman, I think if
there is any evil greater than another, it is that
Of demoralizing the slaves Of loyal men, by the
Mutes Of dis1oym saen set free. And suc1 will
surely be the result, and 70 the extent ! have
mentioned, il you adopt tho policy to which
learn from q member near nc, that Colonel
Legan, member of this House from the Sta.e
Of Illinois, stated in his presence and in the
presence Of osheT gentlcA<7, that when the decla-
ration OF principles contained III the first
printed statement Of the Secretary Of War,
touching this slavery question, reached ILL
nois, OF wherever the forces were, ee regiments
Of Illinois troops stacked their arms, ard ret used
taGQjurthef, i tat tcas to dc tic poicy to be 9,.t-
sued IN tas ,'dF, as they had not entered into it
| for any such purpose
I now will yield to the gentleman from New
/ mcct in reference to the Illinois matter to
| which referred short time since.
Ar. F. A. GQNKIING- Hr. Chatzma1---
I Mr. LOVEJoY- Object; want to deny
| The statement.
The CHAIRMAN. The Chair understands
'2,e gentleman to yield the floor entirely.
MI. I0VEJOY. Then have the floor.
Mr.. F. 4. CONKLING. will consume
bat moment, if the gentleman from Illinois
will permit nc to occupy the floor Iwish to
| state, Sir, that in . conversation which oc-
! CURED among half a dozen members seated
in this part Of the hall, the gentleman from
| Illinois, whose name has been mentioned
| (Mr- Iogan,I being Of the number, he stated
that the troops, as understood him to say
under his command did stack their arms II,
recollection is not that he stated that five reg
| i1uents stacked their arms, but that his com.
mand stacked their arms, and, as the gentle
nan has said, refused to 60 further.
Alr. SARGENT obtained the floor.
Mr~KELLOGG Of Illinois sought the floor.
Mr: SARGENT, I insist on my right tc
the floor, and must decline to yield further.
ME. FOUKE. Will the*gcntlcman from
California yield to me for 4 moment?
ME. SARGENT. would do 60 with great
pleasure on any other occasion, but must de-
Mr. F0UKE. 1 ask for only one minute.
Air. SARGENT. Well, win give the gen
tlcman one minute, and no more.
Mr. FOUKE. MI. Chairman, regret cx
cceainEiy that this question has been brougl.
before Lie Honse. How it occurred I do not
| hAoN- Auesc uAsl} cuHhcraaL1ons IuOug
gentlemen arc sometimes very much mis-
understood It seems that tllis is said to har'
occurred upon the proclamation made BY tht
Secretary Of War. If SO, was not at ECair,
at the time the news Of that proclamation
reached there presume it may be. that NJ:
| trnancipat1ng slaves is insisted On there aooMl
I ''c Illinois regiments that would lay dow
their arms. # hc did not SO state it, he Ger
!aiDly so intended, unless it is an absolut
TACT that those under his command his ow1
regiment, the thirty y-flrst-did what is alleged
and if they did, it has never come to NJ
! M. s3RGENT. The time allowed til
gentleman has expired, and must insist o.
my right to the Eoor.
ME1ovEJoY; Will the gentleman yiel
MI. SARGENT No, sir.
Mr. LOVEJOY- Ex,ctly so. It is all 0
one side, Chair and all iLaughtcEl
II The Burnside Expedition.
[Frnsa the Norfolk Day Cook, Jaa ST.
One week ago to-day VIC made use Of til
perceive las becli verified almost to the yer
, ! letter:
"Wc can tell them now for their comic,
} | that few OF their old hu1ks are at Hattera
a | hut IN such crippled condition as to be III
: able to make movement, or even to go bac
! home Their grand army that embarked 9
| board of the feet is mostly In the Blossom
: the deep ocean buried,' or safely into Da,
! Jones's locker"
We publish elsewhere an account Of the di
= ! astcr to this expedition from Northern pape
3 III which they have labored With their usu
8 skill to put the best phase On this matter. r
n have in our possession much other Inform
ton from the same source, which we arc u
s able 10 crowd in to-day.
j.. General Burnside throws the blame on t
f7y4f f$11F ;1~1-n n@F $1,n ~
These arc his words, as credited to him by
r letter writer from Hatteras: "The contrat
ors have rulncd me-" We have no room
comment, but can assure the General
p should not censure his friends, the contras
= | o1s, about this little matter, for if 1t had n
u on this expedition. They prompted it
Il t their OWL gggrandizcmeut, and used hls ami
lion asa means to carry it out: Let III
u blame lis own foolhardiness rather. II
., ever gets back to his OWE native land alive
:, viii be much more than we expect.
We also publish the Southern account
b | this cxpdditiou, as obtained from IN cscap
~ Yankee. He represents the thing in its tt
, coloIE, we expect He says they hare i
T. eighteen vessels, and from one Of them 800
# | the SEQ souls on board were destroyed.
Wc are satisfied, as VIC said several d
IN ago, that the backbonc Of tlis expedition
at 1lroken, and that It Is not in condition to
:, us barn. They VIII be forced to remain tn
10 to TccUperate, which will give us an
Id time to prepare for them. AL We hare to
70 now IL TO hastcn up our preparations.
ne are doubtful Of their being able agaiu to I
lst pare, but If they should, nc have ample II
to prepare for them.
Hecongratulate our readers, in North G.
Ina particularly, on the breaking down Of
= n,a1audiug expedition, and VIC believe fir
IN that fts failure will greatly tend to the 81
~. | page OF this war
II The city Of London, Canada Wcat,
be sold at slcrif7e sale. go eays Car
papcs. Tho Indebtedness which renders
proceeding necessary arose from the aid
tended by London to the London and
Stanley Railroad
# The sandusky register says that
prison buildings On Johpson Island arc