Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-12
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
xxxv1Ith cOngrsss-2nd Session.
sENATE.
SENATE.
WAsHtScrox, Dec. II,

huNltpry ooAru OF the navy.
Nessrs. King, Pomeroy and Howard pre-
scented petitions in favor Of a general bank
rupt act.
Mr.. Browning introduced n bill to
ameud the act establishing the territorial
government of Utah aud to facilitate the
administration Of justice in said territory.
Referred TO judiciary Committee.
i A message was received from the Presi-
dent recommending a vote Of thanks to
Lieut. Geo. W. Morris for the determined
Valor and heroism be displayed in defense
1 of the sloop of war Cumberland against the
rebel iron clad Nerrimae. Also, recon-
mendipg u vote of thanks to Lieut.. Geo.
L. Worden for the skill and gAllRntEy ex-
hibiIed by him in the battle between the
Monitor and rebel steamer Merrimac. Re-
ferred to Naval Committee.
communication was also received from
the President, answering 4 resolution of
the Senate calling for information aud evil
dence relative TO the Indian bGrbarities in
Minnesota. Ordered TO be printed.
The resolution relative to the arbitrary ar.
rests Of certain citizens of Delaware was
taken up.
NJ. Morrsll eontended that the resolution
as it now stood, was not a mere resolution
Of enquiry, but charge against the gov
eminent aud an indictment President Lin
coin. He should vote for NO such resolu-
ton. He claimed that in this state of war
and rebellion, with the land full Of traitors
and spies, the Communicated Chief has
the right TO arrest ruch men. No one, not
even the Senator from Delaware, Sauls-
bury, has claimed that these men were
loyal.
There had been many arrests made and
the proper presumption is that the
President has been arresting guilty men and
simply doing his duty; he, Lincoln, ought
to do il. II will not do to pretend that q
State and all its people are loyal, 1t is
known that the State of Kentucky has been
but nest of traitors, three out of every
four of the able bodied men of Kentucky
have gone to rebeldOm, and nobody is LEFT
there but old women; yet the Senator from
Kentuky (Powell) asks for COMMUNICATION
for these men. That Senator (Powell) had
denounced the Government from the be-
ginning, the same as his colleague who fol.
lowed the logical result of his reasoning
and had gone into the rebel army, but not
a sigle word does that Senator (Powelil
offer against the rebels, and rejoiees over
the recent elections, and says the lion
hearted Democracy are rebuking this Ad-
ministratiOn. Well, every rebel through
ont rebellion rejoices in the same way. Il
| is supposed there will be a peace party in
the North that will force this Government
into an inglorious peace, aud that party
encouraged JET. Davis and foreign coun-
tries in their schemes of Intervention,
| There ought to be some proof that these
men were loyal.
Mr.. Morrill, commended there was no
ground for complaint that men were arrest
ted on suspicion. Men were always arrest
ed on suspicion Of crime.
| Mr.. WRIGHT moved To amand the r.,,t.,
ton, so as to make the call upon the Sec
Rotary of War. Wright said he knew no
man was permitted TO live in the South,
who had any sympathy with the North be
would like TO see some of the spirit that
was shown by Stonewall Jackson when he
| found AZ Of his men skedaddling from the
battle, he marched them in front Of the
regiment and had every man of them shot.
Instead of this. we have propositions for
Conventions, &c.
Mr.. Bayard argued at some length to
show that the affairs of the State of Ken
lucky had nothing whatever to do with
the State of Delaware, and that true loyal
| ty TO the country did not empty loyalty to
any single individual. IL this is a free
country the people in 1t certainly have a
right to inquire into the acts of the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Powell said the President had Tio-
lated the Constitution and he Was ready
to prove it. He defied the Senator from
Maine or any other Senator on this floor
to the lists on the question.
| He denied that out of 4 of the people
Of the State of Kentucky were in the rebel
army. Three-fourths Of the peoplv of that
State were not in arms at all and he be-
lieved that there were more IN the Union
than in the rebel army. He, Powell, wan
ted to indulge in no personalities with any
Senator here, as there Was a way to settle
personal matters elsewhere. He wanted
| Senators to meet his arguments fairly. he
did not believe this Union could ever be
restored by force Of arms, therefore, he
had opposed the war and should continue
to oppose It. he was in favor of the con-
Ventiou proposed by his colleague, Davis.
He should also vote for an armistice
while that Convention should continue to
be in session. He commended that Presi-
dent Lincoln had violated the Constitution.
in enlargiDg the regular army, 10 suspeu.
ding the writ Of habeas corpus, 10 arrestinR
citizens, in interfering with the freedom Of
the press and in his recent proclamation.
Mr.. Fessenden was willing to admit that
some things had been done, apparently
| without law. The cry that the country
| was in danger always came from papers
| SympatiZing With the rebellion. Many
things may be aud must be done in times
like these, which ordinarily could not be
allowed. Does on body doubt the patriot
ism of the President Of the United States?
| Does any one pretend that be has not done
what he thought vas best to suppress this
rebellion and preserve the country or that
he has wiltully violated the rights of any
citizen.
Mr.. Roscoe Cooking asked leave 70 re-
port bill! to establish uniform system Of
bankruptcy and desired q day should be
assigned for It's consideration. The
Speaker reminded the gentleman that the
Select Committee on that subject, had eK.
PRED with the former session of Congress
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