Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-01-09
Would not Face the Music.

The brood of snaky politicians who, with a few exceptions, compose Linceln's Congress, hate yalaudngham, of Ohio, as intensely as they ever hated southern statesman. The ad- venturers, who represent some sand bank, or claim to be elected from some districts where they dare not shoy their faces; the rabid aboii- tionists; the political wreckers, who hold on to plllage the sinking craft, and the motley group
 who compose the Congress have yet among them | two or three men who scorn their low associates
 and tower above them in moral point of view
 as Saul lowered above hisfelowS.
 Fallandingha,n, now and then holds up their baseness aad pusillanimity to them, and forces l them to dodge and sqdirm in way at once dis-
 gusting and amusing. When Wilkes pirated Mason and Sldell, the Yankee Congress were
 very fierce and snapped their fingers at England
 But when the news came of the war spirit ex'
 hibited, their barking dwindled to whine. To
 hold up their sneaking conduct in its proper
 light and to show how these barking CUTS would l sneak, Vallandingham offered certain resolu> | tions. Think how the I.incolnites writhed un
 der the following lash:
 ,Nr. Vallandinghan, of Ohio, ,has intr oduced the
 following preamble and resolution in the House oi | Representatives:
 | WHEREAS, The secretary of the navy has repor-
 ted to this House that Captain Charles Wilkes, Tn
 command of the,San Jacinto an armed public yes
 sel of the United States, did on the 8th ot Novem her. lS6l on the high seas, intercept the Trent, 1 British mail steamer, and fercby remove there ! from James M. Mason and John Sideil dsloyal
 citizens, leading oonspirators, rebel enemies ana
 dangerous men, who with their suits, were on then
 way to Europe to promote the cause of the insur
 rections, claiming to be ambassadors from the st.
 ceded Confederate States; and
 l Whereas, the secretary of the navy has further
 reported to this House that the prompt and decisive
 action of Captain Wilkes this occasion, meriteti 1 and received the emphatic approval of the depart
 ment and, moreover, in public letter, haS thank
 ed Captain Wilkes for the act, and Whereas, the House, on the first day ot the se5-
 sicn did propose to tender the thanks ot Congress l to Captain Wilkes for his brave, adJoit and patr- otc conduct, in the arrest of the traitors James M. | Mason and John Slidell; aud
 I Whereas, further, on the same day, this House did request the President to contue the said James NJ Mason and John Slidell in the cells of convic-
 ted feens until certain military officers of the U nl- ted States captured and held by the called Con federate States, should be treated as prisoners of l war, therefore, be 1t
 RPSOEBeu. duty of the President to firmly maintain this stand then taken, approving and adopting the act of Captain Wilkes, nspite of any menace or de 1 mand of the British government, and that this House pledges it's full support to him in upholding | now the honor and vndcating the courage of tue government and people of the United States against q foreign power. Mir Vallandingham moved the previous question. They had heard the first grow of the British Lion. It remained to be seen who would cower. ! Mir Fenton, of New Y ork, tRep.1 hoped that the resolution would be referred to the committee 1 on foreign affairs.
 Mir. Vallandinsham euiarIed that former re- solution approbatory of Captan Wilkes, was pas sed without being referred. He (Vallanding- ham had offered this resolution in good faith, and would stand by it.
 The House then refused to second the demand | for the previous question.
 MP.. Fenton again moved that the preamble and resolution be referred to the committee on foreign 1 affairs.
 The motion was agreed to by yeas l0e nays Is.