Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-01
RICHMOND WHIG.
rnRYlAKEE cONGREss

THE YANKEE CONGhESS.
We continue Gus CK.racts from .he proceedings ol
Lneolus Hoass Of Representatives ,he 2Si inst We
are persuaded that scmA Of the speeches were delivered
with the hope and expectation that they would hnd thsi'
way 10 the South aud produce shat the speakers would
Oobsidsr hse q icel but if they have no! yet tound
out they m4y live TO lsAra that the Southern people
II, booze and slne~ Of the lsni-cau neiiher be ca
js,d or intimIda;ed by the tools of blse tyrant;
pIsrkUsr Oh ras SUPREME COURT.
Mr.. Cof4x resuuiuy sid thst tlcse explanations con
v ced him that this spbject ought 10 De referred 10
eel ct committee Ard nos TO the Judiciary Committee
The b the Hous bad ju't lad oa the tabe provided in
t. fret s-cop tSA hereafter persons sho wi. " and
psrsstenty gsg in the rebecn saal be stripped oil
al their property, and this section he Ccu'd support
heartily. Bus the second section provided tina. this pro
pHiy s7Oui he sDd under tbs decree OF the IT, States
ecu Aitef their extraordinary decision u tie Dfrd
50 ut be not csr.An but that Ihy would dee s
tae Rsoes slaves TO be property snd order hcm lie
90 idet the law. whlIe fsv3ring tho mAla elures
o the bill he eeuid ro: hazard such natioral
crane. He did nos binse.t regard slaves as pro
pry but persons heli TO serssL Bat
he was averse 10 truHiaZ .hs question Of legal
,ucuon 70 the Supreme uF', when can, under bill
open 10 endment se:ie l. orr'evs7. He wiling to
ind leny 10 men in the rioks Of the rebel ann who
lave bsen dragged there by scTpOA deudd b5 The
t,ator lehdsis ald sh3 would return all ;gianc,
ay dos their arms but he would punish with tie
severity the Gstines Of the liJO, those who
Formerly hire 9th i4lse oa.hg their lips and trAa
soa in their hears those Who sat 10 tie ns'io1a coun
els by ~ sod plotted treason by night as shown by the
rec ny scovered papers In Florida beo gug 10 See
& lee. Such meu, add NJ pa ryto heir tressol
douoy cNndeunat before q II GLd m1u sisii.
alton and DIR were the conseq OF ther
bsi es pluneiug peaceful aad hPpy clInry ia all the
horrors Of civil II, repeated that he SGu st'ise
at the power OF the Confederate civil and military aiers
10 every possible way. Th-y themse',s bal drawn the
sW Jrd and thrGEi away the sclbberd, aud nav they
shoad be vi led viii tho Punishment due the asrocity
IHE PgNlsRNEST a. RAnLs.
ToEa'ds the conclusion OF his remsiks NJ. Co!faH
oppressed his willingness to support Sna.os Slerman'
bi CT ths; o. naos TsuIbull, and especially favored
clause in the former which excluded from otc',
hereafter all who cont. usl TO hell Uss under the Re-
bGEOa. He appealed to those wno, like himself, had
valued the Iva Cf he epnstitusnts VINO had beea kill
ed manned AID wounded by thsir Rs5si enem es on
the Sate field, while susaillng ous G,vasomsn; and
the lion 20 tlN here stard between the
hvg aud the dead, aud II TO our brave soldiers 10
fiko do the power Ol the Oellion by every legs
l,tTo possible TO ri tc:.
MODERATE CURSE DEsIEABLE
NJ Du N believed IN Il vo;e sh0 I'D have baentaSea
lsst event on Ihe bill VII ca TO day laid the
tble it would pass tae asas' q ga haste wIs sSlo.
tsi few da, sgo in The passage of another measure,
n,me'y the a for ,hJ omIn,paiio OF the ssys ia tn
d rre: e ODunba Tlste caall b. no aeay Il vas
sad ituut be q, occe Toe PrssiSpt rad a1mias.er.
q Congress very uH reblk5 ios their hot haste.
for pu ishns rebels in every way ka1El 20
the law. SD would strike ihsn Zip ald thigh He nal
b. cad dis:irc icn between those rho had boug1t o.
this r-bricn namy the leaders, ss,ators ami dacsiv
er aud their Victims the pecpe sho have bsen Id into
this lolly dlsS and ruin. He id no; Saat % produc
coal ruin in the REBEL oCs Sa;e and include Ole
me,, women AID Children in tha punishment
The bill The House hsd tabled Tro'ted for s,izins
and Col sca,irg all the property Of tbs Rsbes without
i,s ire'i,n. That sc. ui have srsps away the bel
UPON vh eh oil az rests and ths covering Whc1 warm
ed The nlarl s!espas in it7 orA'ls Houses AID lands
30 ten snd seo, tee ftcm TIE iuo, the mes
from the tp the b'oad ;Tol ms taSle, ds and cook
irg u'eus would al hsye tesa takea aFay ard Whc!e
fsni!irs would have bten turned out o. doofs Sech
degradation upon any psops was nevtr proposed la the
courc Il Of civilized rs ioa. He VS. sgiils. such
tceua msasurs He wanted moderation snd th- c1urs'
sharlI be stsadfasy rurue1. He 3ers1 20 hold -uch
men "a Davis and Bsauregari % as re;1ouaon, "a
vel the Minister'S Of the G,sP who preach treason
TO their COZ diirg copgreg,i1La.
M.REPR sESrArroSs.
Ia the eosrse ,f bis remarks Nc. Dunn read an CT,
TT. c. rom s,rmoa oi Rev. TGcmas Moore, Of Each
IN nd V gi2a, Il slov how be people were sgG.d
an maid Go told h , people, from the sacred dak
,hat "a Nochera array should reach them theJ would
slaughter their Ike nuOeks, burn their houses a.
violate their womsr. Mr. Duan said he had kno.n Me-
Moore for Years He was native o. Pennsylvania,
sluca,ed ard married in the North ald 50 satsi as
pastor In the Nor b. But be WAS invited TO Riehmosd
Tor bis irsnscendent talents This Nc Moore, noiWin
ytAadng his Ner.hsTn and education, had rot so'u
bid at ristepresen,V,on ard miEehiet II the Rooh
indulge in general sjaiOu and deeds OF 1t um nitT
tbs il on why VIC should follow theF o'r9At0us
sni disgIaceiul proceeding
PENALTY CF Tbs Law uros TREASON.
Mr. Bingham, olo, repl cd to NJ Ddnns remark,
s,,f among otner thing, that the gene1aD bad drawn
UPON bis alton for his Arguments De rJieTredt TO
;he Law OF l792 TO show tha, the pnly Of dsath wAs
already provided for trAors from the 'eptton TO he
contamination of their sohems Tls act stood undi--
urbsd by The benz violent gentleman from lnla, VIII !;
the bin cfaed by myself and which the House had al
or the table oLy ap, Led those who mig hereafter
take part IN the rebellion. TIE Aneroln people vol
not be cheated out OF their indemnify by false ilgc--
The GENT, man from Indiana said that tue void never
b ior,taT su,h an attempt at Infamous iesislti {;
ou. he Mr.. bingham, would reply that the Worid haG
a, yrr bstoic te, a moIe nghttors law Ice polIed
$ ,,es wou Dc ,r.mnal before God aud man II they
decI ned enaciing all the laws snhed 10y laws oi na
ito, and the Cons u.ol OF cjultry tendiog 10
80 dy and certain Oysr.hrjE Of the re5sion-et the
c,p, e0ue, fail on whom 'h may. IL Innocent per
SOS q whose fil; is fhag OF the eon'pirIsor1
4 alas: the government And nov wh.n Il Is prcpo"u
a disuu the rebels and prevent ;bem iron 10 eccOn
p meat of their inf rn.l felony the gentleman IRON
Indiana talks about the il humanity OF our &c.
ABORT rHE NO T TTFlc.UAL NEASs
NJ. Lehman, (Pi advocated th, reference Of the
anil lot 10 srisc committee IA to Ihe m1de auG
means OF u,pres.iug se F,b'iioa. il scented TO him
tho, the means to be lppei should be those which would
anh5u, !, be-t sni spec dlly. Ths S rebellion
# ing from no other belon, rscepiiaR in i,s masni
,uds az ,ausc Il IL nothing moe Than al aimed re
"a ares 10 the lavs in Fl u OF the Constitution and
,,sist-n,s to the lass l. 10 lot 10 be Considered a
3 ,u,hsra X b-Iloa," bai TIE ss;auee Of section O.
,ne country aes1s the author tie, oi the tue 50 con
siie,ed /. il 20 be traei. TIC Presii,ni has atoP I'd
pr plr ode 10 Suppress 'he rei' ioa by ruIHrg Che
srri in operation Ary otlr ceiis :. u. may TO re-
,t 10 by III utcmen Of this House would not have
hi (Hr. L-hm'p' acrrovil
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE
A9rl 2l--Nr V.laadighan, Of olio, introduced a
r tuition ,cgu, sting Tbs Prehdelt to transnis TO tae
House il not ircsmPaubls with the ppbi n;e'es!s,
copies Of such ofrspoad nee betseen the French GoV
rrnmea! % thu GOserTmspt OF the United 81 ts ge
.i % dr ,, tho HAT tso mnntla relative the pre-