The national Republican., 1862-02-14
TRlRTY.sEVENTR C0NGRnoe
sEQOND SESSION. =
a IN sENATEe
rBupsoAf, ~ IS, 1865.

rsupsoAf, ~. IS, 1865. Ia
MElfoRiA1s, ETC.
The following msnoriah we're presented snd
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Son,
ate communication from the Union Defence
Committee, Of New York, In favor of ths passage
Of the legal tender loan bill.
consin. for the establishment Of port Of entry
at La Crosse, and for mail route from Detroit
By Mr.. Kennedy: From merchants and
others Of the District Of Columbia, praying for
the passage Of the bill authorizing the issue Of
small notes by the banks Of the District. sr
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. GRIMES, from the Committee on the
District of Columbia, reported back the bill
authorizing the appointment Of warden Of
tho D;at.ict jail, with amendments, and recon.
nnended It's passage.
[Ths amendments are unlmportant-smong
them one providing that the salary OF the war
den shall be 81, 200 and his bonds 5000
Mr.. HARRIS, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported back the bill authorizing
district Judges to act out Of their dlctricts 10
certain cases, with an amendment Hs substi-
| tute.
/ Mr.. POWELL, from the Committee Oh the
District Of Colombia, reported against the
passage Of the landlord and tenant bill. Tho
committee was discharged.
Mr.. MORRILL,, from the Committee on the
District of Columbia, TO which was referred the
bill for tho release Of certain persons held 70
service or labor In the District Of Columbia
reported It back with amendments.
This bill provides for the emancipation Of
the slaves Of the District, with compensation 10
loyal owners
RESOLUTIONS Of Mr. DAVIS.
l Mr.. DAVIS submitted the following resolu
tions which, at bis request, were laid on the
table, and ordered to be printed:
| \Resolued, That the Constitution Of the United
States is the fundamental law Of the Govern
mont, and the powers established and granted
and as pointed out and vested by 1t, the limita
tons and restrictions which 1t imposes upon the
legislative, executive, and judicial departments
and the States, and the rights, privileges, and
liberties which it assures to the people OF the
United States and the States respectively, are
nxed, permanent, and immutablo, through al
the phases Of peace and war, until changed
by the power and In the mode prescribed by
the Constitution itself; and they cannot DO ae
rogated, restricted, enlarged. or differently ap
poruoned, or vested, by any other power "r ir
| any other mode.
| ReJolued, That between the Government ant
| the citizen, the obligation Of prot,ction and
| obedience from mutual rights and obligations
cations of obedience and loyalty to the Coy
| Isrnment, 1t should give him reasonable proteC
tion and security In such performance, su'
when the Government fails in that respect, to-
IL to hold the citizen 10 be criminal In not por
forming his duties of loyalty and obedience
would be unjust, inhuman, and an outrage upvI
this age Of Christian civilization,
Resoiced, That II any powers Of the Consttu
ton or Government Of the United States, or Q
the States, or any rights. privileges or immuni
ties and liberties of the people of the Unite,
States, or Of the States, are, or may herearts
be suspended by the existence Of this war, VI
by any PRONUNCIATION ur martial law, or by th,
suspension of the writ OF habeas corpus, i'm
mediately upon the termination Of the war
such powers, rights, privileges, immunitie
and liberties would be resumed, and wouI
have force and eject AZ though they had no
/, been suspended:
anty to every State IL republican form Of gov
4 ernmsnt, to protect each uf them against inva
f sons, and on the application Of the Legislature
| or executive thereof, against domestic violence
and 10 enforce the authority, COnstitution an,
laws of the United stat0s In all the States, ar,
constitutional obligations that ehide al! time
and circumstances.
ri Resolrei, That nc state can, by any vote o
sec ossion or BY rebellion against the authority
Constitution, and lava ul the United States, O
by any other act, abdcato hor rights and otli
cations under the Constitution or those laws
or absolve her people from THEFT obedience |,
them, or the United statcs from their obligation
10 guaranty to such stn,o Il republican form 0
government, and 10 protect hor people By
causing the due enforcement within bar tori
, tories of the authority. Ccnsttuti"n and Law
| of the Cntod States.
Reseloed, That there caunVt us any torfeitur,
, or confscation Of tho rights Of person o
property, of any citizen VI the United States
who is loyal and Obedient to the authority
Constitution, and laws thereof, or of any per
son whatsoever, unless for aots which the lay
has previously declared to be criminal, and 70
the punishment Of which II has provided sucl
forfeiture or Coniscation.
Resolced, That II ia the duty u the Umte
States to subdue and punish the existing rebel
: lion, by force OF arms, and civil trials, in tn
shortest possible tme and with the least oos
rs to impress upon tho present and future gor
erations, as a great truth, that rebellion, o.
cept for grievous oppression OF government
will bring upon the rebels inC0mparably NOR
d of OWL than obedience to the Constitution an
the laws.
Rgsolued, That the United States GovernmeL
h should march their armies into all the INCUR
d gent States, and promptly put down the nilitar
q power which lhOy have arrayed against II an
q give protection and security 10 the loyal me
thereof, to enable them to reconstruct thei
legitimate State governments, and bring theJ
ana their people back to the Union and I
. obedience aud duty under tho Constitution An
: the Laws of tho United statss--bsarins th
d other, and Whilst intiictng on the guilt leader
condign and exemplary punishment grautin
y am mnesty and oblivion 10 the comparativol
q innocent masses. And II the people Of an
d State cannot, or will not, reconstruct thsi
state government. and return to loyalty an
duty. Congress- should provide IL goyernmer
c for such us u territory Of the United ntatoi
securing to the people thereof their appropr
ate constitutional rights
COTTON LAN1a.
e Mr.. FOSTER gave notice Of tbs introdu,
q ton Of a bill for the cultivation Of the land
;. Of South Carolina coming into possession Of III
United States through military occupation.
ATPuRuoENEEI BILL.
/ Uu motion Of Mr.. POWELL, the bill ior th
u apportionment Of representation In Cougre
r. was taken up, briefly discussed by Mcssr
;. COLLAMER, TRUMBULL, aud others an
VI postponed till tomorrow.
COMMITTEE OF CoSrEnssCB.
A message from the Housc announced /
a non-concurrencs in several amendments Of u
|. Senate. The amendments were insisted upnl
and a commit.ee OF conference appointed.
TREASURY NVTE BIZ.
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