Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-12-19

A oolloquy then occurred between MessrI
Bingham and Mallory.
l. Mr.. Bingham then argued that the bill wa
opposed to the new article OF war, The confsca
uon and emancipa ation act, and, not the least
to the act which spressy provides that tn
Executive may employ Ia the service OF th
United States, whether belonging 10 rebels o
loyallsts, slaves coming into our lines. Tb'
bill was for the purpose Of hunting down ant
seizlDg slaves
After long debate, WicklifFe's bill was lait
on the table-yeas 56, nays 45.
A resolution was adopted instfuctlng the
committee on Naval Affairs to report II letteri
Of marquo ought not to be Issued for the cap
ture Of the pirate Alabama, and other like Graf
fitting ont in the Ior.s of Great Britain.
The army epp. ,prlation bill was taken up In
committee Of the Whole. The bill appropriatef
$73l, ,00O, 900. An amendment was offered by
Mr.. Mallory, that none Of the appropriation
should be used for the benefit of runaway slaves
or for emanolpating or colonizIng them.
Amendment disagreed to.
The bill was then reported to the House and
passed by O vote Of lot against 3.
The House then went Into committee of The
Whole on the first bill on the calendar, which
was 10 enable the testing Of Sanderson's breech.
loading cannon. ~.
Mr.. Yeaman Of Ky. made O speech, during
which be explained the reasons why he recently
offered resolutions declaring the emancipation
proclamation Of President Lincoln unconstitu.
tional and not calculated to hasten tho restora-
tion OF peace, and as an assumption Of power
dangerous to the perpetuity Of the Government
and the rights OF the citizens. He said he had
promised his constituents to uphold the unity
of the Republic and the supremacy Of the laws,
and that no would support the Admins.
tration and tho President 80 far as tho
!, aldent would wage an honest, earnest
al Isn't war, within the pale of the Consti.
.utiui I'D according to the usages Of cIvilizs-
tion and humanity, for the vindication OF the
laws. He would, If the choice were presented,
take the Government without slavery 10
preference to slavery without the Government
Bat differing from tho radicals, he did not be.
lleve that slavery was the cause Of the rebel
lion; therefore, he would do nothing to destroy
the institution. Nor could he, for the san
reason, support the Presidents proclamation to
liberate the slaves, and he relied upon the con-
seFvative feeling Of the people Of the country
TO sustain him 10 his position on this question
Mr.. Cravens replied to Mr.. Noel, who spoke
yesterday, and said he was opposed 10 the eman-
cipation proclamation. He was for the Union,
the Constitution AMI the eLfyrcement of the
laws, and 10 favor Of leaving the negroes where
they are. The people who had achieved such
glorious moral triumphs in the recent elec.
lions would continue the contest until they had
whipped out completely radicalism, which, IL
not rebuked, would overthrow the Union. The
Democratic party intends to maintain the Con-
stitution, bl! they feel humilated to see only
blunder after blunder committed by this Ad-
ninlstration. To have this Government main.
tained on the basis Of the Constitution, and to
have this rebellion put down, was what the
Democratic party wanted.
The committee rose and the House adjourned