Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-27
rHIRTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS-.
First Session.

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SENATE-Mr. King presented memoris
asking that FIVE thousand copies Of the repor
Of the Patent Office be printed in German.
Mr.. Latham of California read an extrac
from the Detroit Tribune, which said curiou
document had been found showing there was a
league formed in Michigan for the purpose o.
overthroWiDg the Federal Government Tht
document was dated Oct. 5th, 1861, and sale
the league was doing noble work at Fortress
Monroe; that Ex-Presdent Pierce was among
the most influential members of the league
and that the document was now in possession
Of the State Department.
| Mr.. Latham also read letter from Elk
President Pierce, dated March 4th, saying that
an article had been published in the Saturday
Evening Boston Journal, the substance oi
which had been before published In Michigan
The subject was not new to him, for he had q
correspondence on the subject with the Secreta-
ry Of State as early as last December. He
asked Mr. Latham If he would offer resou-
tion calling for the correspondence With the
Secretary Of State, as such on impptaion ought
not to rest on any man.
Mr.. Latham offered the following resolution:
ResOlUed, That the Secretary of State trans
NIT TO the Senate copies of all correspondence
between VIM. Fl. Seward, Secretary Of State,
and Ex-President Pierce, having any reference
to the supposed conspiracy against the Govern
ment.
Mr.. Chandler of Michigan said be knew
there was such letter; the writer of it waa Dr.
Hopkins. There was such an organization, and
1t was very wide spread. At the commence
ment of the war the knights of the Golden
Circle, it was thought, would be very patriotic,
and 60 into the army; and to his (Chandler's)
certain knowledge, they had succeeded in get
ting large number of the worst traitors into
the Federal army, and these traitors are there
now
Mr.. Howard Of Michigan said that he knew
that there was such o letter, az he had seen it.
He suggested that the Senator from California
frame his resolution 60 as to include that letter
An amendment was added to the resolution,
so as to include all other papers.
The amendment was then adopted.
On motion of Mr. Trumbull, the joint resolu-
tion Offering aid to the States in case they
emancipate their slaves, was taken up
The question being on substituting the reso-
luton offered yesterday by Mr.. Davis, after de-
bate Mr.. Davis's amendment was disagreed 90
-yeae 4--Davis, Henderson, Powell and Will
son; nays 81.
Mr. Henderson offered an amendment to this
effect:
Provided that nothing In this resolution shall
be construed to imply willingness on the part
OF Congress- that any State withdraw her ale
glance, but it is hereby declared our intention to
prosecute the war until the Constitution is re-
stored in every State. Rejected.
The resolution was postponed until TO NOR.
row. ~ go
The Senate took up the bill for the abolition
Of slavery in the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Wilkinson spoke in favor. .......
Mr.. Saulsbury's amendment 10 distribute the
slaves among the Norihern States was unani.
mously rejected. ait
HoUsE.-Mr. Fenton asked, but failed to OBJ
tain, leave to introduce q resolution inatructlng
the committee on the Conduct of the War to
inquire into the cause of the exposure of large
bodies of our troops belonging to the army OF
the Potomac, consisting of regiments, brigades,
and in some instances OF whole divisions, who
have been deprived of shelter for days and
weeks In consequence of having their orders to
march countermanded, then being again Or
dered to march and again countermanded, with
out adequate food; and as To who is responsible
for this needless exposure aud suffe ing Of our
troops.
The House went into COMMITTEES of the
Whole on the tax bill. Among other amend
ments adopted was q psOviso that the tax on
goods and wares and merchandise, manuiact-
ured pursuant to contracts under this act, shall
be paid by the purchasers before the delivery
thereof, Several sections of the bill we're
then acted upon, when the committee rose.
Mr.. Rice Of Massachusetts,, from the COM
mittee on Naval Affairs, reported joint reso-
luton approprlating $4,000, to enable the Sec.
retary OF the Navy to test tue plans and mate
risls for rendering ships and floating batteries
invulnerable,