Daily national Republican., 1862-12-12

formity with the present organization of that
service.
The bill he'd, for lis object tho transfer Of Ne
monies hitherto appropriated 70 the chiefs of
bureaus, and other civil employees In the
Navy Dspsrtment 90 10 make It's appropria-
tion coresPond y the present organization, as
authorised By an ~ Of last session. Recon-
Mr. Mr.. cox presented bill providing for the
the French brig Jules ct Marie, injured by
collision at sea with the U. 8. steamer San ia
cinto Passed. --,-a.,- -ss--isaa..' ,l.a-ai
Mr.. TRAIN reported bill relative to the sale
OF squares and public lots In the city Of Wash
lngton, District Of Columbia. The bill pro-
vldes that all deeds and conveyances heretofore
made, rthat may hereafter be made In pur-
susnce Of the law regulating the management
| Of public squares and lots OF land by the in
spector Of public buildings, shall be deemed
valid in law, &c. Passed. . 2giml W.
Mr.. TRAIN reported from the Committee on
sage, q bill providing for the conhnemeut Of
persons convicted of crimes by the District
courts. II enacts that all persons who shall
hereafter be convicted by the courts of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Of any offence whose punish
ment shall be imprisonment In the penitentia-
ry, shall be confined the allotted term in some
suitable building In any convenient State that
| and where the persons 80 confined shall be put
to suitable labor. The bill provides for the ex-
pense of the transmission Of prisoners, &c.,
and legalizes the removal Of the inmates Of the
late District prisons to New York, Albany, &c.
Passed. tHH HE ..IHs ',.' .. l'ai.H
Mr.. r. CoNKLING asked leave to report
bill establishing q uniform system of bankrupt
cy, with an amendment in the nature of q sub
stitute, setting forth day for Its considera-
ton. .aH
The SPEAKER reminded the gentleman that
the select committee on that subject had ex-
pired with the former session, and, before the
bill could be committed, that committee would
have to be revived. .HnI
Mr.. YEAMAN moved the following,
Resoired, the House Of Representatives and Senate
concuTing, That the proclamation Of the President,
Of date I'D September, 1852, is not warranted by
the Constitution. rlH. ~
Resolved, That the policy of emancipation as In
dicated In that proclamation, 10 not calculated TO
hasten the restoration Of peace, not well chosen
dangerous to the rights Of the citizen and to the
perpetuity Of free governments. f ~
Mr.. LoyEJOY moved to lay the resolution
on the table. w.
Mr.. HOLMAN, on that, called the yeas and
nays. b.. '.l 800 .'s.
The resolution was laid on the table-yeas "a,
nays As.
Mr.. NOEL asked leave to introduce bill
to secure the abolishment of slavery in the
State of Missouri, and to provide for the COM
pensation Of loyal persons therein who own
slaves. Objected TO. .. H.a d. .. b..
DEBATE ON PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. r..
The House then went into Committee Of the
Whole on the State of the Union. (Mr. Dawes
| In the chair.) .-..-- --.-r .-. ...
Mr.. HUTCHINs proceeded to address the
committee. He said that history In all ages
had affirmed that freedom and slavery are In
compatible with each and cannot exist to-
| a,l nt,,ay IL
regarded as an axiom In our politics, the sooner
shall we be blessed with the return of peace.
Without II, there may be hollow truce, treacher-
ous compromise and deceltful peace, but moth
ing more. Liberty is right; slavery is wrong.
Such antagonism cannot exist In harmony
In any form of government. The revolutionary
fathers saw this and sought to avoid II by franz
ing Constitution for liberty, In the hope that
It would eventually destroy slavery. The real
cause of the rebellion Is the necessity of slavery
In a democratic government. Slavery requires
| government where the arstocratic element can
control beyond the reach of public clamor or
the effect of elections. To avoid this the South
had rebelled. A State institution at war with
the General Government may be overthrown II
| necessary to preserve the Government. Then
the question arose, Shall slavery, whose sup
porters have conspired against the life of the
nation, and who rely on slavery TO strengthen
their power, be destroyed, that the nation may
liver
The Presidents proclamation presents this
question to the people. This step has been de-
liberately taken by the Executive, and is in the
nature Of a military order, to have effect in
States and parts of States In insurrection, and
is intended to put down the insurrection and TO
preventits recurrence. The proclamation, with
compensated emancipation In loyal States, con-
templates the ultimate extinction Of slavery.
The colonization ofthe freed slave he thought at
present impracticable, and 1t would be impolitic,
as we'll, to deprive the country ofsolarge num-
Der of Industrious laborers. The majority OF
the liberated slaves must remain on the soil
where they now are. He maintained that, as 0
means of guaranteeing to each State repub-
lican form Of government, Congress should
establish over the rebel States temporary pro.
yisional governments. Has the exigency arisen
/. for the exercise of this mandatory power1 He
maintained 1t had. The rebel States had con
spired to set upa government, hostile to ths
government of the United States, and the Gov
) ernment cannot refuse to exercise the authority
, given 1t by the Constitution, without viola
tion of Its plighted faith to all the States. Th'
Presidents proclamation makes new era IL
( our politics, and marks new epoch In history
? and when executed, 1t will bring back peace ant
restore the Union. 1t should be supported b,
. every patriot, as 1t will be strenuously opposet
by every friend Of slavery. He regarded tn
0 Presidents plan, as submitted to Congress II
l his recent message, as impracticable and inef
: ficien for the suppression Of the rebellion. Blu
( he had confidence in the power Of truth-in tn
| intelligence and patriotism of the people. HI
1 had watched too long and carefully the growtl
| of anti-slavery sentiment, and had too mucl
G faith in the teachings of the war, to doubt tn
success of this great scheme, which, on the ter
mination of the war, will restore freedom to
q race, and peace to a continent, and nobly saw
the last, best hope of earth, the Republic of tn
C United States.
g Mr.. MENZIES said that he regarded the op
ponents of the Presidents proclamation as tn
friends of the Constitution. The defeat of tn
Republican party in the late elections was at
tributable to the abolition programme of Presi
! dent Lincoln and his party. II the Crittendei
e proposition had been accepted, the countr
a would not be torn with dissensions and inter
' necine war, as It was to-day, nor would tn
! Republicans have lost any Of their power there
4 by. The measures adopted by the Republicans
4 including the abolition of slavery and the con
\ fscation act, had shocked the civilization o
], the age. The Democrats had been charged witt
4 favoring the rebellion; but the charge was false
= and they who made IL knew II to be SO. JefieI
: son Davis rejoiced In the Lincoln proclamation
: no man was more delighted than he was, no
\ even Secretary Chase, nor Senator Sumner. Tn
. two proclamations of the President were mad
TO intimidate and crush out the liberties Of tn
. people. 1t was time to change the policy an
= TO restore to the people their constitutions