Daily national Republican., 1862-12-12

arms at all, and he believed more were in the
Union army than In the rebel.
Mr.. MORRILL, wanted TO know n Q majority
Of the effective fighting force Of Kentucky was
not In arms against the Goyernmonti
TOR wss not bette acquainted with the state Of
things In Kentucky. He thought that more Of
Mem were lighting for the Government. II
Rentlemen on tho other side of the Chamber
wanted to say that he (Powell) was disloyal tc
the Government, he wished they would say 1,
out directly, and not by inuendo or insinua.
tion. II they will say 1t out directly, he would
meet them In such way as to prevent all de.
bate In this Chamber. That was all he had to
say on that subject. He wanted to indulge In
no personalities. There was way TO settle
personal matters elsewhere.
He wanted Senators to meet his arguments
fairly. He did not believe this Union could
ever be restored by force Of arms, and therefore
he had opposed the war, and should continue
tion proposed by his colleague, and should vote
for It, and also vote for an armistice while that
convention should be In session. He contended
that the President had violated the Constitution
In enlarging the regular army; suspending tn Q
writ of habeas corpus, and arrestlng citizens |;
interfering with the freedom of the press, and
In his proclamation. He was rejoiced at the
late elections;.ae considered them great moral
victory, and he expected to see such victories
all through the other states-New Hampshire
and others.
Mr.. CLARK said some men Of that State
were taken prisoners lately by Stonewall Jack
son, and he paroled them and told them to 20
home and vote the Democratic ticket, and that
would end the matter. Laughter and sup
pressed applause.l
Mr.. POWELL said, If that would end the
matter, he hoped they would vote that ticket.
Mr. FESSENDEN had hoped that the ques-
tion of politics would have been left out of this
debate, but 1t has been dragged in. When the
Senator from Kentucky talks about the triumph
of the Democratic party being great moral
triumph, he was at loss TO understand his
meaning.
! He was willing to admit that some things had
been DONE apparently without law. There has
been a great cry that the country 10 in danger,
but when he saw where the cry came from, he
regarded 1t no more than the cry Of a pack Of
wolves. The cry comes from newspapers, who
have assailed the Government and thrown all
the obstacles In the way that they could, and
from men who are known to be In sympathy
with the rebellion. If he (Fessenden) should
find any fault, 1t would be that the President
has not been quite strong enough; he should
have stricken down the great heads Of disaffec.
ton instead Of the smaller parties; If any great
paper advised the military commander to seize
the Government, he should strike down that
| He was afraid there was more solictude for In.
divduals In this chamber, than for the interest
of the great masses in this struggle. There are
many things which may be done and must bs
done, in times like these, which, in ordinary
times, could not be allowed. Does anybody
doubt the patriotism Of the President Of the
United States7 Does any one pretend he has moi
done what he thought was best to suppress this
rebellion and preserve the country, or that hs
has wilfully violated the rights Of any citizen
The President did not take an oath to support
the Constitution; he took an oath to protect
preserve, and defend IL; and his paramount duty
Is TO preserve and defend 1t, and the occasion
may arise when he is compelled to violate the
right of citizen for time, in order to pre-
serve the nation; and does anybody pretend
that he should hesitate an instanti Nobody
can pretend that. He asked the Senator from
Kentucky, the other day, If he was President
\ and believed an individual was about to com
nit crime injurious to the country, and there
was no other way to prevent 1t, II he would moi
arrest him and hold him by the strong hand
and, after considerable fencing, the Senator
thought he would not He would not vote fol
him for President. II the Senator from Ken
lucky believed that party was about to mur
der q Senator, would he not seize him and holt
him2 ..--..
Mr.. POWELL thought he would watch sucl
a man, and IL he saw any intimation Of violence
rather than he should kill Senator.
Mr.. FESSENDEN continued, and argued
that no one could doubt the honesty of the mo
tives of the President; and 1t was his duty
where he believed any persons were about u
commit treason against the Government, to ar
rest them, and, If possible, to prevent such
crime, though, perhaps, II could not be sub
stantated by legal proof. He said every on
believed that the Legislature of Maryland In
tended, if possible, to carry that State out o
the Union.
Mr.. KENNEDY said there was no evidenc
of any such thing, TO this day.
Mr.. FESSENDEN said that was exactly tn
point he was arguing-that there might no
have been any evidence.
Mr., KENNEDY said the men were fterward
released.
! Mr.. FESSENDEN said that was because tn
, time was past when they could do any injur
, of that kind. Perhaps It was more to call al
! tention to this matter, than to relieve ind
, yiduals, that this resolution was offered. Ha
: any one inquired of the President about it,
J Mr.. SALISBURY said 1t would be of no us
, for any one on that side of the Chamber t
make any inquiries.
} Mr.. FEsSENDEN said that, so far as his oil
: servation went the gentleman on that side {
l the chamber had quite as much influence as an
: one. He thought the Senator from Kentuck
[Mr. POWELL did not improve much upon tf
spetCHcS Ol lutC tohCuS lAhi' DiOShi
ridge, In denouncing the President, though b
= considered him very different man. Hewoul
; like to hear less denunciation of the Admistri
ton and more denunciation of the rebels.
I gentlemen could show any wanton, wifi
0 violation of rights by the President, he woul
call lnr the reasons as soon as any one; but unit
r they did, he should not try to embarrass Il
S Administration in any way.
Mr.. BAYARD replied at some length.
: Mr.. LATHAM, from the Committee Q
I Post Offices and Post Roads, reported the bi
q 10 authorize the survey of route for telegraph
: communication between San Francisco and Il
9 Amoor river, in Asia.
The Senate then adjourned.
e HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
), A communication was received from the Pre-
!, ident, recommending that vote Of thanks
y Congress be rendered to Lieut.. Worden, of Il
= United States navy, for the skill and gallantr
! y exhibited by him In the remarkable naval cor
= = bat between the Monitor and the rebel iron-cla
|, Merrimac, In March last. The message stat,
= : that the thanks of Congress had already BET
= rendered to that officer, but the recommend
= ton now made was In compliance with the a
of July, 1862, providing that an officer of Il
=; army or navy shall be advanced one grade, |
. on the recommendation of the President, vo
y of thanks of Congress shall be rendered to sue
', officer for highly distinguished conduct In Il
:, presence of the enemy, &c. Laid on the tabl
\ and ordered to be printed.
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