The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington. Dec. II.

Washington, Dec. II.
ITousx.-Bingham introduced bill a.
mandatory to the confiscation acts, so that
in all cases pending, or which may hereaf
ter arise, wherein any ship. vessel or any
other property may be condemned, the
court rendering judgment shall, before max
ing award, first provide for the payment Of
any bonatide claims filed by any loyal citi
zen or friendly foreigner that is established
Referred
The Committee on Judiciary, in the
House, then passed the Senate Joint resolu-
tons HStructing the Committee on the
Conduct of War to report with all cow en-
lent speed.
Stevens, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported bill making appro-
priations for invalid and other pensions.
Stevens also reported to supply deficien.
cies in the appropriations Of 1861, which
was made the special order for Tuesday
next.
| House then went into committee OF tn G
whole on the Presidents message.
Noel, Of Mo-, said that the present organi.
zation of the democratic party did MT ren.
der undeniable support to the war, but was
continually throwing obstacles in the way
ofits procedure lie said that it was a
delusion to think that this war might have
been prevented by adoption of the Critten-
den comp omisc. 1t was true that some Of
the leaders of the rebellion had voted for
that compromise, but the history Of sub.e.
quent events shows that if ten or twelve
votes had been necessary t. defeat that
measure, they could have been procured
He would go further, and say that there
was nothing in the Crittenden compromise
that would have prevented the rebellion. =
They assert that the administration tram.
pies on thecoastitntion, ard all tn, rights
and privileges under that inst, nm e',t are to
BE- swept by the board, aud that the Union
il to be c,ntended for without the constitu
ton. 80, 90, -..I ,.... ..sa..
When war broke out, the enemies were
not confined to rebel States but " ere scat.
tered all about the land. ss.s+ -,t.s-f
The opinion of many, regarding the story
as to the President being guilty of a viola
ton ofthe Constitution in suspending the
privileges of habeas corpus, he justified
President Lincoln in doing 80. II was his
duty to use all means to suppress the rebel.
lion Confscation is another pretext offer
ed by some to war on the administration. -
Some of the Border States VIII, have been
tamplel in the dust take it as unkin that
the cmisSarleI of tn, war. expended tn, If
sympathy only on the wives an children
ofmen engaged in protecting tho Bord ,r
Safes, want to see retaliation visited o.. tn /.
r .bels for their crimes. \ gain. the enemi,.
ofthis war exhibit a frgitful picture OF the
financial condition of the country. The re.
bells are reSpoa>ibe for every drop Of blood
every dollar of eytr,preljn.ry exp N liture
and Toy all crcn instances com mute Nuel
| proceeded to cmlrast the course Of the M,
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ti'war party oflSi2 Of th.tof TIA prescn,
day, insisting that the parole was perfect
Ia this connection he quoted tn, position OF
the Federllists It M,>uchuS.tti at that
time. Thomas Of NJ sSachu setts, int.rrupt.
ting, said il the g,ntl,'n,n from Missouri
! desired in amy way te give character to the
class of n.cn.wn both Of them condemn
ed. namely the Peace Democrats, he could
not have pursued moro cffectnal course
for the elci FcderalstS of New England wer,
tine most honest and patriotic PARTIES tina
ever lived.
| Mr.. Noel resumed, and said that the pres
ent organized Dem 'cra,ic party was incon
/ sistent when slavery COMES in az al elcmeE
Of rebel strength.
lie was against compromising with mer
who were INV n,leavoring t, break up thu
! governments, and he would agree to nothin,
but absolute suljngaiion on their part
Ho spoke the opinion of the straight ou
loyal men Of the border States. In conclu
ION he advocated emancipation in the Dor
der slave States. lie stood by the govern
ment, by such men AS Andrew Johnson
There were but two parties, one for war
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