Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-06-04
FROM LINCOLNDOM.

We continue our extracts from tne iA'ess NV''
papers received:
THE WAR KxPKNsKs SPICY DIBArR IN THE HOUSE OF m
RKsEsTATIyEs.
In the Yankee House Of Representatives on the 27lh
ut Mr. DlWeP, (Rep Of Massachusetts,, undertook 10
relieve the spprehensOns Of the Democracy as to the
guitude of the public debt, etc. His speech was In
reply to one previously made by Mr.. Voorhees, Hsc
cluded by saying:
Not dollar has been lost to the Treasury by default
or wasted in pref gacy. Toe result Is the credit ne
government Is mistaken both at home and abroad In
further reply 10 Mr. Voorhees, be said for every dollar
Numbered by the Republicans he could show cores
pondng punderng by the Democrats since this aduin'
istration came into power and concluded With remarks
10 degree complimentary to the loyalty Oh M '"or
bees ard his party friends.
Mr.. Valandgham, (0pp replied to the financial part
of Mr. Dawes speech and read the statements OF the
Secretaries of the Treasury aud War; and Ohaimsn OF
the Commit es Of Ways and Mas TO show the eIpend'
| lures 10 pe from t,o) 20 fVs millions per day
Mr.. COax (Rep) OF Indiana IN the course OF MS TO
ply to Mr.. V. said
tell the gentleman that no attaeksupon the admlh'
sraiop attempt TO make the war expenditures
than they really are attempt direct or indrtc 10
alarm the American people create panic in the hnsnt
market can shake the public confidence in the mel a.
the head of our national affairs The people tell the gen
t man, determined 70 carry the war 10 succeSsiu
and triumphant Close until the Stars end STRIPS again
wave over every foot of the national domsln, until every
where rebellion is crushed utterly and forever. When
sir this administration came into power-tss adminstra
ton 60 dsnounced-they found hist the outgoing ad,
miuistra ion had failed public ADVERTISEMENT to bor'
~ the money needed for ordinary expenses, even at
twelve per cent, the bidding for 1t hanging from twelve
10 thirtysx per cent per year. But now, such the
confidence ia the administration you can borrow all the
money YOU want five per cent Our bonds are above
mar and the people Of the country determined to
! stand By the government end the war till treason Is
every ore put down.
M Yslandishsrn replied that he had voted to pledge
,he public faith to the tent Of $3.50 000 O00 but he
had voted g,ns the tax bill because IS deils old not
\ suit hi6.
Me- voorhees,, OPP, Of Ind, said tina. the speech to
which the gentleman hom Massachusetts, (hr, Dawes
replied he'd one object in visE, namely 70 give the
people Of the ooGatsy the information 10 Fhich they
| we're eut lied from The best light before hin. Let some
other msu III the from Massachusetts, lecture him.
|: had not been fifty hours since Governor Andrew be-
ing called upon for troops, gave hating evidence OF
patriotism by anneIing conditions infamous to him and
10 Massachusetts, and TO American citizens. The gentle
man MI D4wes) stood here 70 pluck the mote from his
eve instea4 Of the beam from that of Massachusetts,
sr Dawes said the Governor Of Eautucky had refused
I 10 respond to the call for troop, sscll
! ~, Wicklfe, (Union) OF ky.-oh, let Kentucky
| wr. yoerhess-It WAS sas e;imple for hassHchu'
sets to follow The Governor o. ken!ucD resorted to
no such infamous conditions. The geneLlSl from AZ
sichuetts day said the expenditures we're not mil
lion a day Yet this same member in a speech on the
lSh Of January remarked that It takes $1,000 900 per
d.y 10 support the array in the field Nobody then cried
out against the gentleman. And the gentleman further
aid on thai on hat sixty days would bring about
A consummaton Es by that lime il would be impossible
the Trtaury TO meet and continue this
| of things Where such statement that in his
(Nr Voorhees, speech. he looked upon the gentleman
speech "a au attempt TO reconcile his republican friends
and heal ter wounds, and preses them as the pure,
= -. = rrHTfa Ia In
support Of bis former saatu euts 4 .enark Of rr.
| Stsyeus Chairman Of the Committee Of WAYS aud
ans vho sad the expenditures q, 5000 per
day.
Mr. Stevens (rep of Fa, pIinei that st that tine
| a feet Of one hundred and fifty vessels vas moving
Mr. VOORHEES, could not hos those ves sells co,' d
cos less now than that time As to Mr. Laws remarks
about democrats having stolen much under this sd.
mnistralion "a the republicans, come from whatever
party frauds aud speculauous might he denounced the
Wanderers who prey on the hard earnings OF the people
John B. Floyd was indci,d here. Could the sane be
sid of Simon Csmsronf large number Of republican
representative here voted against the resolution 10
cure Mr. Cameron, EIS sct for tAe help Of democrats
we could not have passed it An now the President
Salks in here and assumes Mr. CAME, o. IS rs CON
piece Of gsrSondl furniture The President take0 upon
himself all OF gr Csmeron's many sins-a man of one
virtue ard thOt sand ripes, TIE President hugs him
| TO bis brGast. Tho gentleman fGG MASSACHUSETTS, no
| more denounced the President and vas not freeman
enough 10 say that his sou his In conclusion
| he cersured the administration for eEtrAvagance, dt
Tended his position a1d wanted his figures produced
the other day and now TO stand. The who charged
MIN With dsoyAlty or impeA:hed his motives false
| IN bis ittt, ia III, throat, and in his heart.
Mr.. WadsNSfth reiFF:ed 70 the conduct Of Kentucky
durnE iSs DeseDt var sG iuk tE.t "a .nrty days she
sent more uooys ut3 The ID than Hassaob. so:b q!
though the ttsr hiss tScrs representatives. here 10 the
| formers ten. II the Governor OF hasrNblsets was
tired Ct tAs contest and will not freely coutrlous. ser
quota Of trocIs NGolt conditions, give Kentucky the
opportunity 90 So tncs.a eie the hour and che will
aE no coniiticns We have eifi''es iaY he war and
1t nd to fight IL OFT; ard We never inteud 10 Eroind
our aTs Until the rebellion ia crushed 10 the oarih aud
all the statss ere yain united under the oons ut on
Il tell gentsme n..i, ia. if they intend this TO be
war Of enSucipa6on, VII 60 -mE 20 Esntucky, and,
by the God OF Abrsham, OF isaac aud JACOB, will Fight
| il out with them 10 the death J"
Mr. Dawes replied TO NJ, voorhees,, saying, among
| other things tia; he gave him the aSeIagA eIpend
lures hut the gentlemen did not zee it. The President
in his message received &c lay took good not to
lake upon hs shoulders tie contracts shown TO be cor
rupt aad fraudulent, and for which Mr. Cameron was
ce1sueed ~ tie lCs II the President iutrusted Al K
auder Cummings Siih The expenditure OF 81 600 co.,
and be advised, be did rsir to Geys.s the res
possibility bal when the President singled out this one
act he left tho otheis undsr the coudemnatory Tesou
ton of the House IN response 10 Er WadsWorth, be
said when the capital WAs menaced toe etAeg Of Ras'
slcbusets we're first and foremost sh their blood
the way hher. II Massachusetts, had paused VIXEN Ken
lucky paused the city would have been in possession OF
the GothR and YaHdlis.
The committee then rose.
rEEENCE CO THE LLKEs-AILIARD FILLMORE Uneasy.
The following petition to Congress for ensrging the
lccks Of the New York canals for passing mail clad
sels headed by ex.Presidant Fillmore, and signed by
leading citizens of Buso Of all parties presented
on Saturday. by Mr. Spaulding 10 the House Of Repre-.
septatiyes and referred to tho Military Committee Ii
COndsnsss the e'its Of the proposition which will pro-
badly be decided by the house an oonEscton with the
kindred bill for enlArgipg the Illinois canal to admit
tine passage OF similar vessels into the lakes from tho
Mississippi:
The undersigned citizens OF Buffalo sdrnssg solicit