New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-24

was proposed to disarm the hecel', ara p,eVen
them from the accomplishment oI tLef 'uie''''' M
felony, the gentleman from lndL Ma ,aiA' aoou' WV
intuinaiity Of our act.
MIR. LEHMAN Uem. Pal, advcc, We'd tue feler
tnee If the subject 10 a Select Conn Nlttee. AZ y
the mode and cans If euppressiug the EeheiIon j
Feetned 20 him. locking at any sctfon, b>"tN,,t '
pOrtaut aud abstract common sense Sc S'""! ~
solves it beat and most specify. vS IL ~ {.
Rebellion differing from no other heo.,'.oa
except in its magnitude and cause. H. u iNc."h's
than armed resistance 10 the laws aud q, nan
Of the ConstitGii0n. IL is not 10 be eous!de 'ee
Southern Rebellion, bur tie re'is ance OF se''gn
of country against the arthorities OF the iano: ..
considered, IL il elcn 10 be treated. lie ffesiuV
had adorted the proper mode for the suppressos -
the Re beilion by pnltng armies 10 operation |4y
other means resorted 10 by gentlemen wouia ii''
have his (Lehmln's) approval. As 20 re1ncIng 1he
States 10 the condition of Territories tbu "'s
roundabout way OF getting at the end Of TIE mdle''
and 10, the proper method ~ encinG the Neoeii""'
lie was not in favor Of AN general net Of conT''-
ton. Let the armies carry over the rebelionH
Territory the Cons itutou fresh Gir s avscGnsi.
Tbs il the way the Union Is II be- Ge6tore1. h"'
tie Rebellion lie crushed out, and the Constitution
Us the Supreme Law te re-instated.
Mr. HICKMAN maintained tbht 1t Is tie bonn
den duty of the PretdeDt ia suppress the rete!b0u.
lie wus sworn TO do 20. the Constitution making
ths IMPERATIVE. He was sworn TO preserve, pro-
ect, md defend the COHitiuion Of tho United
States Of dnfUcd. lie was hNDfN 10 lhhht nnc u
all rneaus necessary 10 the accomplishment of that
end. Ii required no legislation TO enable he Pfesi-
dent TO ueTiOIm his sworn duty. Ar. Hickman re-
ierred 10 the incarceration Of members of the Mary
lsud Legislature, and the daily seizure of men and
d cir er1ion in fprts. Ii there no consi-
tut ou,l power for this, theu the Pre- ident hai
played the tyrant az mucn as ever Nero Oh, ihe
Preside Mt did e5e things not b. virtue OF legsla-
ton but BY ihe strength OF the military arm az
measure o. necessity. II we cowaIdee on Tie part
Of the President which had forced hem into want
oi unity. " .
Ms. CRITTENDEN I'm, KY eXprefted himself
against general Coniiscation bill, the encct OF
which would exaeperute the war and proiract lts
termination. COnld they not suppress the rebellion
with arms, without resor,ing TO "a measure not only
unwise but clearly agsiust toe Constitution, when
provided that no man sh,.l be deprived OF his prop
ertv without doe process Of law lie addressed Tho
House at length asserting that the people wonld
permit neither the Abohionist nor the SecessionhI
To rut down tie Constitution.
MIR. EDWARDS (Rep., n. H. said a large ma
loritv Of the people Oi tne North do not desire to
inteff.ro with Slavery in the South, aud large
aiority of tie Republicans here do not desire TO
interfere with it, un 81 it be necessary to save the
county.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN replied that he was glad Of
the Interpretation. lie WAS gTsiied with the
declaration. IL was what be bad hmseh believed.
lie concluded by saying that he knew OF no safety
for himself aud ls couniTyuien Out III the preserVa-
iion OF the Constitution and union. He took taese
as bic shield and spear Adjourned.