New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-24
XXXVIITH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate ..W,snIyorov, Jan. -. 1902.


SENATE. .W,snIyeroN Jan. -. 1909.
Mr. TBUMBULL (Rep., Ill., pieseuted peuions
FROM ne officers and soldiers OF tmp Don. IA ana
fror citizens If G. csCo, asking for the eni mcni
Of tone pal Gc phys ian, in DE army.
Nr. HOWARD prtsented lout re'olniion from
the L ,sl tu1e OF MicLgan in favor Oi an exchange
Of plOuers, with 81 oial reference to Cci. WHOA
Re erred.
Dir. WILSON (Rep, Mass pre.ented r'non-
erance from uuOesw.iier-, slip-owue.s, amt others
OF Boston. against ary measures which WI impair
tie Gicien,y the Coast Survey.
Mr HALE Rev, y. II }, called up the resolution
IL regard 10 Word Il. LamOn, Mlrepal for o e Dit-
tint Of Couubia, declaring thai in The order he
UAmonl transmitted - he Senate, be IL gully Oi
eontemp, II ne Seu4 q and thar the Secretary Of tie
Senate report the resolution to tie President.
Mr.. COLIAMER .Ref.. VII from the Po.t-Of-
Gee COMMUNE II .Ottel the bill for the CONF lslOn
Of Zoe Post ONCE OF Phi adclphia.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON Rep, Mass., the
bill for Tie completion Of the deicrses Of Wasting
to- wac teken ~.
Tie question being on tie amendment providing
that TIE 'orciag Of safeguards be punished with
deaib il was A. reed 10.
The till as then so amended az toprovide that no
wor. shall hereafter De- commenced on the def,nses,
when it was passed.
On motion Of Mr SHERMAN Rep, o., the Lii
rel3tirg Congress from The Committee on ComYen-
cain, was IsSsu up.
A. Nke A'"tlueltu .oi some liues NheD INC MoIb-
On notidn Of Mr.. WILSON, the bill 70 increase
tte clerical force the War ard Navy Departments,
with the amendment returned from The House, was
agreed to. and The III passed.
The ease Of NJ. b iCht wac then taken up.
Mr.. DAVIS Union, KY resumed big reInaTks.
He aid that treason he greatest Or crimes, IA il
involved whole nations in is consequences. Yet
neu Who were now engaged in treason boldly con-
front honest men. There las been too much ieTIy
shown these Iuen, who ought 20 be abhOned a. the
yilest OF cu.prits. Was no; Benedict Arnold q
traitorl suppose the Senator from Indiana bad
been a memj eT Of tic Continental Congress, aud sgl-
pose that after Ar Oh had been detected in treason,
the Senator had written such letter to Arnold as
be had written to JEFF. Davs, III that day Of parity
BUD PATRIOTS %, would he Lot taye ben expelled
from The Scngtei l. Jed. Davis less q traitor han
Arnold wasl Was not Aaron Bur- iDe'l4bly less b
traitor q an Jen. Davisi Yet the Senate expelled
Nj. Smith Of South Carol ia for too intimate rela-
tions with Aaron Barr. Tie Senator from Indiana
avows that lie has lot changed lie opinions, and
will not. If be holds opinions opposed 20 co.
ercive measures 10 subdue the rebels and will
not vote for any measures to supJOr, TIE Gov
ernmenf, he ought 70 have resic cd his poi
tion here. But IS be has not cone that II must
be the duty % tie Senate 20 eTQel such member.
The gentleman from MAJ achusets Mr. Slmncr)
chose introduce the subject Of Slavery into his
argument. regret that he thought il necessI - 10
d. 60 but upon tai point lie IS tho one u fault ard
NOT l. In tbs hOUr Of Our Couutry's great ned
man, every lloyd son and daughter Of herr, s5all
unite all their energies all their iorces TO save her
from dissolution, hid hoped that 10 tie Congress
OF the Uuited States in this awful moment at least,
tho Abolition Iarty faction would have been
busbed, and that tue only object calculated TO pro-
du.e division among the true men Of u lie country
would not be introduced in either House Of
CoDgr rs, ii il could lie posibly avoided.
had Loped ut any rate that the cry OF slav-
cry would not be heard IN ether House Of Con-
gees during this rebellion, and panied immea-
surably that lie dominat party in tie country and
In The two Houses Of Congress on meeting here to-
gether, did lot invite, frankly and openly, in the
presence Of heaven and earth, tie coJOeaiCn Of all
Union men who were willing 10 put down this re-
bellion, and say TO them, now now, i1 th greatest
need Of our Government aud cD1nTy let al Ques-
lions that divide us be suspended LIT us keep tlen
on Of our deiberAtIon. Let us GIite upon Tue one
elevated and sublime platform Of uD0yi devotion
20 the Union and the country. Upon that can
oil meet and that let consult and get, and give
oil energies % our country. List III not give up
10 party and 10 faction. Let Us rise to purer
etmOspbere. Let ne evoke the inspiration OF
Abe revolution, and let us emulate the ox.
ample of Washington ard tho.e patriots
OF the Revolution IN the solemn presence Of the
memories Cf those glorious men let us banirf every.
thDg calculated 70 produce dlvi ion among ~, and
unite as one maD, with one heart and one soul nnd
mind and give all cur cOuuseg aud exertons 30 the
oeiveraDce Of country aud TO put down eiiectu-
ally this atrOcous and most wicked rebellion. Oh!
what spectacle the Congress OF the United States
oi America would then eXhiOit! Oh that tire SEM
ator iron Mae chusete instead OF introducing here,
iroio day TO day petitions 10 ueurp AL uUoon.itu-
nohdi power Tor the purpo,e OF emanciIauDg me
sihVe hsd answered and sid e. those men who ttns
addressed him, "Peace for the pre,eut. Let THE
question au1 all other questions OF difference tbs
pom. among Clion nen sleep, sleep. We have
enough 10 90 70 put down tie common foe. Lot Us
snhe' without any diversity OF counsel or OF puf-
Pose, IN this great and holy work, and when u il
internal rebellion IL disposed Of efeeualy when the
Union IA reconstructed and the country is nj ,4acc
Sen II you choose address ne Oh the subject o, II
very aud send forward your pe IONS" Bur Sir |
did ROT make these remarks with any purpose OF cen
sure. l only make them for the purpose u exo,ess.
hog ;be reason OF my head and The feelings of nav owl,
heart IN relation to this matter. Tue gentleman o.
tbis broad position that Slavery was The tsnse
Of THE rebellion. In my humble judgment i.
u but one Of the remote, aud not the great.
est Of the remote causes. Ii was not
Che immediate and exciting cause at al.
Mr. Davis then paid hi s tribute 10 the purity and
worth OF John QUINCY Adams, and quoted from II
speech Of bic. whore 6s Said tnsI ~ long the !