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that number Of the said volume having been
deessoyed By fire. Adopted.
NJ. MCPHERSON (of Pal proposed an
amepdment, eating dowa :hc number o. copies
in the original resolution one half, which was
Mr. ALDRlCH (of MIpo) offered an amend.
mrnt 10 print twenty Ave thousand copies Of
the Reports for 1861 in the German language,
which was agreed 10.
The resolution, as amended was then
adopted. ''1'".
BILLS RsrERRED
On the motion Of Mr.. MORRILL,, (of VIZ
fsrred.
CARRYING THE MAILS.
The Senate bill 237, removing oil disquali6
cation on account OF color In carrying the
mails, was read o nrst and second time, aud
referred 10 The Committee on Post Ofii,e and
Post Roads.
QUALIFICATIONS or ELECTORS.
Senate bill 27l, being an aSi prescribing she
qualifications Of electors In fhe cities Of Wash
ington and Georgetown, was resd a mrs. and i
second time, and referred 10 the Committee Tor
the District Of Columbia.
coNrIsCATiON.
Mr.. L0vEJOY. Of lllinioe, having the floor,
said that he desired 10 reply to the remarks
made yesterday by the gentleman from Ken
lucky, (Mr. Crittenden
III, a novelty without parallel 10 The history
OF nations that Government, 10 putting down
q rebellion, should have advocates Of rebellion
on this floor. Every time an attempt is made at
legiilation looking towards rebellion, the fact
Is developed that rebellion has defenders on
this hoor That advocacy Is none the less 70
be deprecated because Il is disguised.
They claim not TO be its defenders. but when
ever blow 10 struck at that which nuriures
and susrains the rebellion, then they start up
with their defenccs.
Slavery and rebellion arc Synonymous; wher
ever slavery is, there Is rebellion. II is rebel
lion itsslf--the corner stone OF rebellion. The
man who advocates slavery, In the present con.
dition Of our counh y, advocatss and defends
rebellion.
The gentleman (Mr. Crittenden) has the same
love for slavery that David had for bis son
Absalom. ......
Either slavery or The republic must perish;
and the question for us 10 decide is, which shall
II be! ....-
lie quoted from Jefferson, Pinckney, and
others, hat slavery 10 Inconsistent with the
genius OF republican institutions; and bee 'use
slavery has never yet destroyed the liberties Of
the people, II docs not follow that II never
will, &c.
When We talk Of destroying slavery, when
ever we propcsa anything looking toward, lite
overthrow, they seek refuge 10 the Constitution.
claiming that Il protects them In holding their
slaves. The Constitution Is no such re'u,e for
the assassins Of our Government
Slavery has no sanction In the Consultation
there is kind of traditional constitution, de.
vised oy the shareholders, under which they are
holding slaves but no such authority csNi be
found anywhere in the Constitution Of our couu-
try, and no one can point outsuch authority In
II. Slavery must b. d ,stroyed, or II will de-
stroy and overthrow this Republic. lie Ia for
the Unon entirely, with Jut losing star or
stripe, but does not want one half Of the nation
to be In bondage. Slavery threatens the free
press ist as shell threatens the life Of p.r
son In the army, and must BE- put down.
) When those States return TO their allegia Co.
he wants II to be 50 that hc can 60 anywhere
In them, as free American citizen, expressing
bis opinions with perfect freedom. The rights
Of eighteen million Tree born American citizens
are worth more than slavery AMI g one or
the other must perish, slavery must go down
The great question for the slavehoider 10 nsk
is, not what will become Of the slaves, but what
will the shareholders dor The slaves can take
care Of themselves for they no. only do thi',
!, but they support the shareholders too.
lie does want 10 make this an anti.slavcry
war. We mads this war to put down rebel.
lion, and to put II down we must destroy
slavery. Nearly all our soldiers arc anti.
D slavery, and those who have not. gone to war
have been r.generatcd In The baptism of blood
: The Consdtu ion throws It's projecting power
around tho poor slave "a we'll as the white
mau. He called upon the representatives Of a
Christian ua.ion TO nc. promptly 10 the matter
, OF destroying slavery and restoring the Union.
! COSrIsCATI0N BILLS RErERRED.
Mr.. ROSCOE CONKLING demanded the
J previcu. question on the motion Of Mr.. Olin
yesterday. 10 refer House bill No. LOG. coufs
! eating rebel property, 10 select committee ol
seven members, with instructions to report nj
an early day.
Mr. =. raid that he favored c,nfscation
Q bill-not an indiscrimina,e bill but q copstitu.
tional one-and desired to make tho ring
leaders OF thls rebellion reimburse the Govern.
!, ment for the expenses OF this war.
Mr.. q. then demanded the yeas and nays
= the motion TO refer which motion prevailed
by vote Of 90 yeas TO 81 nays.
On motion Of Mr.. OLIN, all The bills reported
!, on that subject were referred 10 the same com.
mittee.
vi SOLDIERS. BOUNTY.
Ga motion of Mr.. MORRILL,. Of Vermont, The
House resolved itself into the Committee Of ths
|. Whole. (Mr. Walton, Of Vermont, In the Oh .ir,
and took up for consideration House bill No
a 4l3, making an appropriation OF 81, ,00O, ,00o fol
the payment OF the bounty to widows and .ega
1; heirs sf volunteers who haze died or may die
or have been or may be killed, in service, al
l. provided In the act OF July 22, 1861.
This bill Is accompanied with y substitute
!. which appropriates So 60O0, ,O00for that purpoe 70,
!, with other appropriations amounting to $l7 ,00t
|, for other purposes
n Mr.ROLLtNS, Of Missouri, delivered q Uniol
u speech, 10 which be opposed any extreme msa
=, sure of conh,cation.
Mr.. .VALLANDlGHAM rose 10 q persona
:, explanation. He said, in speech delivered II
this city the other day, not In this House, Ger
tainly not in the Senate for no such speec
would have been tolerated there. The renal
was, that he (Mr. valaudigham) was tramplinl
under foot the men now engaged In put
ting down this rebrllion; that bis (Mr. V'e.
q every breath was devoted to the destruction o
v this Union. js,st so far as bis heart permitte,
= him to go!' Now, here, in his place, and as
VI representative, he denounced, and spoke
advisedly, the author Of that speech as a lial
a scoundrel and coward! His name is Ben
jamin +. Wade.
2. Mr.. EDWARDS, Of New Hampshire, thel
n q spoke in favor OF the pending BILL and desire
10 It's early pas age.
I'll MIR. ALLEN, Of Ohio, spoke at length on Lh