Daily national Republican., 1862-12-12
THIRTY-sEvE CONGRESS,
Third Session.
IN SENATE.
'uunspAr, Dec. IL, ls6

49,. lHUHsDAf, Dec. IL, iooS.
The PRESIDENT, pro ten,pors, laid before
the Senate communication from the Secretary
of the Navy, in answer to a resolution of the
Senate, relative to the purchase Of land near
Portsmouth navy yard. Ordered to be printed.
Messrs. HALE and SUMNER presented pc
titions protesting against the action Of the ad-
viscry board of the navy. ~
Messrs. KING, POMEROY, and HOWARD,
presented petitions in favor of a general bank
rupt act.
Mr.. ANTHONY oiiereda a resolution instruct
ing the Committee ON Finance to inquire into
the expediency Of allowing Surat cotton to be
imported into the United States upon the pay
nlent of the same duties as for cotton imported
from beyond the Cape Of Good Hope. Adopt
ed. ...
Mr.. TEN EYCK, from the Judiciary Com
holding the circuit courts In the State of Wis
consin, with an amendment.
The amendment was agreed to, and the bill,
as amended, passed. .... ..
Mr.. BROWNING introduced bill to amend
the act establishing the territorial government
of Utah, and to facilitate the administration Of
Justice in said Territory. Referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary. .
Mr.. WILSON, of Massachusetts,, gave notice
that he should, tomorrow, introduce bill to ia
cilitate the medical examination OF invalid SOL
diers In the hospitals and convalescent camps
Of the army.
Mr.. HALE called up the bill relative TO APP
pointments in the navy-proyiding for the con-
firmation, by the Senate, of the volunteer ap-
pointments the same as regular appointments.
Mr.. GRIMES moved to amend the rule, SO as
to confineits operation to future appointments;
which, after some discussion, was adopted.
Mr.. HALE then moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed. Agreed to.
message was received from the President,
7 80 4 ~
Commander George U. Morris, for his deter
mined valor and heroism, displayed in the de-
! fence of the sloop-of-war Cumberland against
the rebel iron-clad Merrimac. ..I
Also, recommending vote of thanks to Lieut..
George l.. Worden, for the skin and gallantry
exhibited by him in the battle between the Mon
| itor and the rebel steamer Merrimac. Referred
TO the Naval Committee.
Also, a communication in answer TO a rcso.
luton Of the Senate calling for information and
! evidence relative to Indian barbarties in the
State Of Minnesota. Ordered to he printed.
Also, a communication in answer TO a reso-
luton Of the Senate, transmitting the CORE.
spondence, &C., relative TO the attempted
seizure of Mr.. by the commander OF
the Africa, within waters Of the United States.
Ordered 10 be printed. ... .......
The resolution relative to the arrest of Ger.
tain citizens of Delaware was then taken up.
Mr.. SALISBURY offered letter, which was
read, from Mr.. Whiteley Meredith, stating that
himself and DR.. John Laws were confined in
Fort Delaware.
Mr.. MORRILL, contended that the resolution
as II now stood was not a mere resolution OF
inquiry, but q charge against the Government
aud an indictment against the President; and
he should vote for no such resolution. He
claimed that, in this state ofwar and rebellion
with the land full of traitors and spies, tn,
Commander Chief has the right to arres
No NOT thoG Ga atx fra,,
Delaware (Mr. salisbury, has claimed thai
these men were loyal. There had been man,
arrests made, and the fair and proper presump
tion is, that the President is arresting guilty
men, and simply doing his duty, as he ought tc
do. 1t will not do to pretend that Who'll,
State and all Its people are loyal.
1t Is known that the State of Kentucky Ia,
been but q nest of traitors, and three out o
every four Of able-bodied men in Kentuck,
gone to rebeldom, and nobody left but old wo
men, and yet the Senator from Kentucky Pow
ELL asks for commisseration for these men
That Senator had denounced the Government
from the beginning, the same as his colleague
who followed the logical result Of his reasoning
! and has gone into the rebel army; but not
: single word does that Senator offer against tn
rebels. And the Senator from Kentucky Pow
ELL rejoices over the recent elections, and say
that the lion-hearted Democracy are rehukinl
this Administration. Well, every rebel through
out rebeldom rejoices in the same way. II /
supposed there will be a peace party In tn
North that will force this Government into al
inglorious peace, and that encourages Jeh. Da
Wis and foreign countries in their schemes Of in
tervention. There ought to be some proof tina
|, these men were loyal.
! Mr.. SALISBURY said they could not pre-
sent the proof till they knew what the charge
of guilt were.
Oh nd rNr ,y,la at,,t hat
were arrested upon suspicion; men are alway
: arrested upon suspicion Of crime, and the fal
: presumption Is, that the President is doing hi
] duty.
q Mr.. WRIGHT moved to amend the resolr
ton SO as to make the call upon the Presden
instead of upon the Secretary of War In
time like this he was willing to trust the Pres
: dent, and he wanted none of that miserabl
{ doctrine, that there could be loyalty to Go,
5 ernment and dlsloyalty to the Administration
There was only an unconditional loyalty, to th
Government and to the partyin power at tim
like this, when the life of the nation was
" stake; he dare not do any other way than I
D give his hearty support to the Government an
u to the President. He said reference had bee
+ made to elections in the West. He met, tn
other day, a lifelong Whig, and asked him no
he voted, and the reply was that he had vote
3 the Democratic ticket. He (Wright) expresse
J. his great surprise at that, as he had long Ell
deayored 10 yet MS vote Tor the Democrat
c Ticket whereupon the gentleman replied, "Go'
l. Wright, the Government is not in earnest.
l. He (Wrigh) dared not now do anything |
confirm any such opinion as that If we wei
to ask JEFF. Davis how he maintained this n
II bellion and how he united the South 80 bitter
e against the North, he would reply that he ha
permitted no man TO live In the South who OF
u posed his Government or said anything again
J. Ii.
It Mr.. SALISBURY wanted to know If the 8
called Southern Congress had not passed T
'e solution calling on their so-called President
E. know why he had arrested certain persons
'e Virginia
's Mr.. WRIGHT said he knew nothing of Il
ID case mentioned but he knew that no mt
r was permitted to live in the South who HI
I'd any sympathy with the North. He would Iii
to see some Of the same spirit as that show
I'd by Stonewall Jackson when he found fort
C. seven of his men skedaddling from the battl
he marched them in front of the regiment al
n had every man of them shot. Instead of thi
lg we have propositions for conventions, &c. NJ
le seem to think that we are playing here, al
s. forget that the life Of this nation Is at staR
t. He would stand by the Government and b
n. President, and he would have the power of I
~ Government felt by every traitor, North
We South.
Of Mr.. BAYARD argued at some length tn
W the affairs of Kentucky had nothing to
as with the State of Delaware, and that true lc
atty to the country did not imply loyalty to a
NJ Individual. If this was to be free COUNT