Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-29

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TIE GORILLA CONGRESS-.
DRUxKkKNEfs IN rae ARNr-TuE coxyIscATTos BILL.
The following ia an e1trsc; from the proceedings OF
the Ylnks, Senate on the Esd of April:
DsUSKSS GENERAL o. Tar PGNSsuLA
Mr.. Hale, of New Hampshire, offered resolution as
follows:
Rsssfvsd Tha. the Committee on Military Affirs be
Instructed to inquire any General OF the army OF the
Untsd States before Yorktown, has exhibited himself
drunk in the face of the enemy duty, and il 30, 1t
any have been AIKEN tor the trial aud punish
| meDt Of such oficsr.
NJ Hale read the statement made In the House yes
terdsy by Mr. morrill, stating that commanding General
before 70 ktoWn had been dunk that he had tsce
fallen frcn his horse ths time of the engagement at
Lees MIL 10 which some Vermont troop, were saeri'
o d for the Of timely He said this was an
other Ba!s Buff sIir, and there was no punishment
klosn to the military Law Of which such General was
10. deserving Congress ought 70 vindicite Itself as
part of the governing po~er ia thesa matters and not
permit soldiers 10 be led into battle and shot down
ike dOgs while their General Is 100 drunk to cit OF hs
| horse.
Me- Pla;o- Of Connection, bad no o. lcton 10 the
ito ry but thought that before tho Ssnse qled ITSELF
o. it virtue i! ought 10 look at is own cIminaiy IN
col ismiug to su;h appointments who are known 70
be habtuay Incorporate the time. he thought some
Diane thus retted upon the S;nate, and denounced s
| practice.
Tne Chsir took occasion to say the Commanding Gan.
,r 90 the occasion referred 10 bad not yet bstn con
| frmed by the Senate.
Nc Hale s1id be conceded In the general character Of
| the remark, of the Senator from Connecticut, and 70
lated instances In the past during the early rt OF bis
Senatorial service where in he had seen ar 9th
CIR so drunk private party that he bad to leave aud
stole anladdtiona bottle of Nhiskey from the hot as he
vent out aud vet when no mentioned the case in the
Senate rs reason wby the person shou not be Goa
i med in the promotion then pordog, be was told that
| taCss private matters we're not TO be tried here
Mr. Sum leF.Tha' was 10 the old pro-slaVery days.
| Mr. del don's know tia: we are any better, 10
| that regard, in the anti-siaytry days
Mr. vii o., OF Massachusetts, said be presumed the
ofc referred 70 before Yorktown GrncrIl W. f.
smith Ho had hiGsGli declined to vote t. confirm any
odic who gully OF incmpeFaEcs, and shou.d con
oue TO 90 3d. he had idea OF trusting the lives Of
American soldiers any such u1relSoie and disgrace
| fIl authority,
The resolution was then adopted.
| TIE coSTscATIoS
The CouR ga i'm bill ~, and Mr. DAvi', Of Ken
tnckg Continued bis speech Of ycscrdy against H. de
send al argument made BY Wendell Pn.llp', In con-
toyersy viii Mr. Spooner, which be pronounced unaE.
,vsra5lr showing that ths OOcs tuition fu L. recognized
and protected sGv.ry, sud by using the term fse in
regard to persons nacAd the pre'Cnce OF slIvSs for
vkon the privileges and right 1f tho Government ". &c
NOT designed Therefore, Php, advocated The testruc
tioa Of the Oonsti.u i'm Tae Legally of slavery vas
40 shown under the EAgIsh ani eommon l4r, all ef
| which PHips adm.ed
Pailaps had declared he was wiling TO wolk the
Constitution for the destruction Of slveTy AID this s
shat his followers dol 6, rot in Biz bold aud many
way bet by slse preences and iatireSt legislation. it
va only this seesio0 tha: Laws had been passed 10 OBJ
srue, and prevent the aive o~ner igcn recovering is
ufooerty though Il had been decided by highest j.
5anals that tho entitled TO 60 into auy free
State aud recover bis slave.
Mr. was no: Al advocate OF slavery 10 the abstract
every slave would be slowed TO 60 from tbs country Il
he could SO decree IT, lie thought plan by which, in
s1ue three gece .Ators should get lid o. the inst
u ion was practical Wendell PGilips bal, however,
recently changed his tore solcewhi,-imaypitg az he
DID, that bis patty was in power here, or al least tAst
h re those bsse Of hs thought and sympathy,
uhe Ser ora from Massachusetts, and New Hampshire-
sumner and Hile-amorg heal who would s1ccsed BY
Ia IL and devic TO draw the conservative R.pub l.
the covert carrying on! OF tbesa d'sluaive par
pcs s. read from ahat be termed The audLGous and 10.
f,Ioas declarations mSds by Philips when 10 Wishing.
n and dacr t7at ha should have been 1t onee arrest.
ei By he Presidentor Secrstgry o. War an to fort.
ress He commended tia. slavery had always sied,
and when the Saviour OF mankind csmo Garth he
came among sllvehOldng community tluGht OF the
duties in the relation OF an slave and although
the gentleman from New Hamp Ibre was well ised
In Scripture he (Ar Divs) challenged him 20 shoE a1y
plsce wtere Christ condemned slavery as a crime
Mr. Haze said he thought tho nua I'd Of ID to al!
men now TO 80 aud repent applied to the case.
| Mr.. DAVIS feared the gen leman was too hardened a
sinner and then remark upon the btzz ahich
hid come up from the Whols cipation hive the
proposition app,riiol the freed slaves among the Free
State and gayc siaiscs showing the number that ash
SAts would have TO accommodate H. q, uourced tnis
course as u Just and dihones. while mlLifesng pur
po.e to turn them lose upon others H. believed that
God in His providence, had 50 long psrm ted slavery,
IL would always exist among men 10 some form or other
BE referred the pied OF Congress and the President
not TO ltef.re with slavery made alter the bIe OF
Bull Run aud by which thesubsequsnt great army was
raised and desired that those pledges should be carried
olt ia their Split. II this was not DONE the war
hal only commenced. Blu! he wanted the rebellion put
down. that oil true Union men, Of all sections, should
mutually come together In war upon the An )ton parry
In conc uson, Mr. d indicated the character Of for
tuns gnsl rebels he would favor by witch the los
stff rers by the war Wouli be indsmnifed with the
property Including slaves, OF those engaged In the re-
beion-no slaves would thus be freed, IN spte oil the
Constitution The leaders, and those prominently gull
might be punished the extent Of life and property, or
be sefb Inished from among but Tor the less intel.
hsent aud the deluied he would ensr amnesty and IN
passing bill maks it act prospecLvsly, giving thirty
days in winch persons have the opportunity TO avail
OF il
Mr. Gu uuer moved that The further consideration OF
the bill DC postponed and the s. tie 60 into Executive
session.
| Nr. Tiu nbu'l protested against this recurrence Of
postponemeut. OF the bill and after some c5nVersIon,
Ia which Mr. Sherman (~ho hal the bor the bill }
Nr CollAmer aud Uthsri took part the yess and nay
we're dem Iudei ths mo ion go into Executive
sion and the motion W .cted by tie vote.
Mr. SaermaD (Eho hai heretofore OF red a sul 3ute
for the bill then NOV, 20 amend the original Coz ca-
ton bill by s.r.kug the features eating al the
prop ry OF all the rebels and substituting other ,tier
mining certain clAsses properly nigh. b. nd q
Gated, rs civil JUDICIAL military, aud naval 1icere
NJ. 8. conceded the ruth Of tue decarso1 thar 50
screening conf 40 ion had never beeu enacted by any