New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-25

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The Senate reasseuIbied pursuant TO adjournment
In ,he Chamber Of the senate OF Virginia, and was
opened with prayer ny Tie Rev. M. seeley, 81 ths
Baptist Church.
Pr,seu.-Tte President Of The Senate the Hos A.
s4ephsusl and Me.,s, Yrnccy Clay e Arers Aes.r'
Msxwel. and .,skcr OF / nd, III. I'm Of Geosis Mr
Bnroeit Of BeujecSy; Ai semnes; OF Lo .iAns Me-
Se.s' Dsv.' and bcr,sh, Of Soih Cmoua hd hsyaes
ei Tennessee; Me,sr- VITAL sad oolnH' CT ie''' ~"
Sc absratees sr,ies.rs. Johp.on and Mitchell q A.
hsuHs Nj Lewis Of oe's," ,to, Of III sopI;' ms.2
Bsrnw I'll aad or Of south hns, and MI heny Ten
Tie President annour oed the presence of quorum.
Mr. CLAW If Alabama offered tie following reso-
hsion, witch adopted:
ssored Teat le Secretary Of the Senate communists to
Che House Representatives that tbs senate has mt psrss
ant to 5clIr.trt AID j. ready to proccoi 20 husines.
A,tor a triei iatermiss0n, the Clerk Of tile Bouse
presented q message from the House, nnOureins
tie readiness OF that body e. proceed with the abors
before il, and the pgssse OF resolutions appointing
Joint Committee t. inform tie President that Con-
gress had been duly assembled, and was prepare ~
receive any communication from him.
On notion, the Sc ale cCucurfed Ia the rsoiuiion
ana she President appointed on the Joint Coiniisse
Messrs. Clay, Semmes, and Dortch.
M. iaucey gave notice that on tomorrow 10
should offer the following resolutions:
Hesoed That de 49, rule o. the Ruiz Of the Senate hal
he ,tricken ou' Goth rule be stricken toe
soo~ius woIes ,ser'ea: Al esset'e 'e~sos' sh.l he
twohds the aid vote to be sakss BY Yeas
TThe 43i end 45;h rues relate especially ~ the
matter OF secret LESSONS.
The JOINT COMMITTEE, on the par, Of the Sesate,
70 wait Oh tie Precedent. returning, the Cboii
Mr.. Clay, reported TIE following;
JEFF. DAgIss MESSAGE.
To Ss Senate end H0rse Of RcDre'csatos 81 tie CssS
It's again our fortune 10 meet for devsing N cas-
pfes necessary 1or the public welfare, while our
eouotry j. involved in a desolstius The sat
feriDgs euduIeu by some portions OF tie people *
cite Sue o%epei sOAtl.uGe Of the GoyCruioent, and
tie sympathy ihue evoked mas been h.ghbned by
tbe IatTs9.ic devotion with Which these suilermgs
have De- "a borne. The gall.ntry and good oondaci
OF troops, always claiming the sraIitdde 81 the
country, awe been further lIIlstraied on ha'd-
foQ.h folds, !uargsd by exhibitions Of individual
proves winch IND ba; few parallels m anolcni
or modern history. Our army tss not tslterea in
any II tie IrAis 10 winch IT hss been sub.
iecied, and ,ho great BODY OF TIC people have con-
Hnued % manifest zeal and unaninlity which not
only cheer the battle staiued soldier, hat give
suIanoe the friends o. constitutional. liberty OF oar
final tsiguph III tie pending struggle agaInst Ger
poiic u-,rp&lion.
The vast army which threatened the Capital OF ,he
Confede.acy Las been defeated and driven fron the
knes OF investment, ana tie enemy. repeatedly iOled
N his efforts ils ture, ~ now seeking 10 raise
new a.m.ss OF {. scale such modern history doee
nOt rsoId 10 effect that subiug,on OF TIE south TO
Otter proc iaimed the o. accom- llrhIDent.
Tie I,eri5y which di- regarded rights secured b.
contract. the madness which trampled or obligations
made sacred ty every consideration Oh honor, have
been intensified Is the mahgnIy ergcndefea by
dAfezat. There pas nous have changed tie Character
OF the hosulties wagcd by our enemies, who .re
becoming daiiy less resardlul OF tie ussges OF evil
ized war and lie dictates oI humanity. kailus anu
wauton destruction Of private property, war upon
non-combstans, murder 81 captlves, bloody threats
10 asenge the death OF an invading so!diery by Tie
slaBqhter O. anarmed citizens, orders o! banish-
men. AGAINST peaceful farmers engaged an the GULL
walton OF the SOIL some Of tie means used by orr
Il he ulull1s sf
people 70 foreign sway.
CoDiiscatiOn bills OF character so atrocIous az TO
ensare. Il executed, The utter rum OF The entire
por-aation Of these States, passed bv their Con-
gree. and approved by tbeir Executive. Ghe monsd
affiliations O! the Confederate Government are
ioreeG by ci,izo's Of tie United states and puthciy
dyerisf fos ale IL their citles, with nciorey that
nieieatlyaf'cstr the knowledge oftheirtsO-erimeul
and is complicity 10 the crime is iuitber evincel
nv The fac, that the soldiers OF the invading Imies
srs found SUPPLIED VITA large quantities % ihese
forged notcs.as means Of defpDiiing the country
people by fraud, out # s1c portions OF tbeir prop
erty 40 armed violence nay fal TO reach 1 wo al
least Of the generas OF The United Sates arc Gu
gagged unclet ked by their Government NJ t1c'nnR
serviie ii.-lrrectiCn, aad IN armlng ana trbhh3
slavee for warfare agdret their masters c2tlLeus o.
tie COnieGerscy. Another has been found OF NJ
salnets 80 bTn: 4 as to invSe the violence OF Dis
soIoiery againO' the women OF "a captured sity.
Yet he rebuke Of civilized man has failed 70 evoke
from te authorizes Of the United States ore marx
OF Of bIs dftsi nor II
TO sutuosc nat TIE conduct OF Benjamin r. Butter
has 4 Il TO pecure from lis Government the faEc-
t,on aud aDplanse with which 1t ~ known 10 nave
been erected by public meetings. and porions oi tbe
pre.s Il the United St2tes. To inquiIies D.adt OF
TIE Eonmau,eT.ln-C hlef Of the Armies OF the Unite.
State. whether the atrOciOus conduct 81 tODe oil
their military conmaudauts net the sanction OF ina
Government answ las been evadcd Oh The preiext
that the ne aIly was insulting, and no metiod re-
mains fer the fuppressiOn Of the,e en0Emi!ies out
sueh r(f ny, II
70 execute.
Retaliation ia kind, for many of them, is imprac-
ticibe ior have had occatIOn 10 remark III former
ness &C. that under no excess Of prOVOcalIoh come
our noble hearted defenders DO driven 10 wrsak
Vengeance On snarIned meD, on women, OF on
Gill lren. Int stern and exemplary punishment.
can and must be nNted out 10 tue muIdcrers ana
felo- who dis9racGg the pr l'sion Ci arms, seek
10 make q public war the occasion for bio oomils-
slon OF the most nlOrstrODs CrlDscs.
Deeply a. We regret the character Of The contest
into which we are about 10 DO forced, we mart ac-
eept ], as an alternative which recent Neutrality-suspicious.
g1ve hs hiilc nope can be avoided.
Inc eXasperat.On Of failure has aroused tbs WORT
passions d our enouiee large portion Oh thcif pe'
pie even ol tier cefgymen, now engage In urging
AL e~eed pcpliaoe 70 the extreme o. ierOcity ANA
notiln3 remaina but 20 v.ndcste our rYhts aud so
ndihtih our eZ.stence by employing aganht our
Zoe every energy AID every al our disposal
aVpehu 4of y0uf lniOnha&pyn d copy of ale IaiefH
exhibiting Inc aet.On OF the Government, up 10 the
present hHe, lo' lhe repesson of tine outrages com
united on our people. Other meaeuros Row III
pr0gfess will be bubuItted hereafter
In inviting your attention TIE Legislation which
the necessities Of oar condition require n,oA con.
nected with the prosecution Vi the war command
slmO+t undivided attention.
The acts passed ~ yocr last sesson intended TO
secure the public deiense by general enrolment ana
70 render uaifOm the rules governing troops ip the
service have led % some unexpected criticism that