The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-28
House Of R,prt 81 nIn w.

Mr. Watts, delegate from New Mckee, introduced
bill in aid Of the construction OF a military rnad
wet ct the Missouri river, via Forts Ie,ya6Yoril
ana Riley, o. Denver City. Referred to the select
Committee on the Pacih, Ilainusd.
M CuiaN Cnd! introduced I'LL % render NOR,
uniform The postage on printed matter. Rni.rred q
Post Once Committee. He said, ia eNplanati IN,
thai instead OF the three hundred rates ~ W existp
IN printed matter, il provided Gr three. on new
papers less than three ounces Ia weight, and on
which postage is now chargeable 10y Law, II makes
the postage cents per qua-ter for weekhes, when
cai1ied less than lOoOO miles, 10 coats fpr sem.
We Eller, etc, ACCORDING to the number of issues
per week, and on magazines anil perioii ais a
halt cent per ounce and on books and other ru,it.
DE matter sent through the mails one cent per
ounce. When over 1000 miles double postage lie
said this would simplify the rates that every post
master and subscriber could understand them clear.
ly, which they ouu!d NOT now, and II would super
rcde the rates II 3h and 81 cents par quarter
which NO one could pay exactly IA any federal clin.
The House went into Committee of the Whole ON
the Wet Point Academy hin.
MI henIes, tkyg in reply a. the gentlemen who
preceded him in debate, explained the TrtItliu Of
kentucky neutrality, which, he said was the policy
adopted 10y the disunoristr, So that they might for
a"hile ENJOY the benefit Of the Union without shar.
M IN the responsibility for it's preservation, al 4
huaIy carry over the state to the rel els me dis
un.onists IN Kentucky acted worse than the rebels
u he rtVuttt statee, because they tried to trans
that state a. the rebels, WHEN they knew that lre
majority OF the people were against IL. The niul
men ui Kentucky have done ~ much for the gene
rSl government As they possibly could under the
ClftumhAntte, ana ui thls TIE Niiululst ration b.
aware and appreciates ID, lie tMeuliesJ combat ii
the principle enuncatSd by Mr.. s',v ena, of Pom.
sylvniA Ia enancpate the slaves # the rebels and
u eumptnsate l'ya masters for this descr ptiuu u'
property. lie tSteyen9 must have obtained this
ldta from that illustriuus man, James buchanan,
whose representative he Wa, living in the Lmcts-
ter district.
Mr., Stevens tPal disclaimod intimacy with Mr..
buchanan. lie had not spoken In him ,ince he at
tempted u make Kansas a slave state.
Mr.. Monies, resuming, said he tMenIiesl stood
by the Constitution of his fathers, which could not
be perverted to the scheme Of general emancipation.
The plea Of necessity was no Justification. No SUI
necessity exists. The Executive branch Of the Cow
eminent IL with MS FOR the preservation of the Con
sututlon and the Union, aud for carry ing on the
war according 10 the platform offered by Mr.. Crit
tenden, and adopted in July last. Our conduct
should at least be 40 shaped h. do the least nl-
ny 10 loyal men, When the rebols shall have re-
pentod Of their sins, and eaten the husks which te
swine might leave, he tAenziesl for one, would re-
coive them back.
Mr.. Riddle tohiol said this question Of slavery.
politically speaking, it Is everything, He main
tanned that slavery is prosecuting Us own pur-
poses through Its means Of aggression ana con-
quest, and when the people of the Free states re-
solved " put limit 10 the further eNtenson OF this
war slavery took up its old war club, The election
VI Mr., Lincoln had nothing " Do vath this war, "