The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-07-12

OF the abolitionists as they can Of the rebels
TOT 'ne latter have taken fifty per cent of the
slaves from Missouri. He was not in favor y
arm,ng the negroes-the slaves never could hf
maze soidIers, but he would have them used 70,
all KIND OF labor. He should vote for the reso
luton OF the Senator from Michigan (Chandler'
ior the people might as well have all the facts
nov. ne was very sorry to hear any charge o,
Idisloyalty laid against Gen. Mcclellan
Mr.. CHANDLER said that he had made M
charges Of that kind or anything that vould
bear such construction. He believed that preat
mistakes had been made but he charged nothino
further. 's
Nj. HENDERSON was glad, and he wanted
1t to 60 to the country, that there was no sus.
picion of disloyalty in the minds of apy one
against General Mcclellan. He had the most
perfect confidence in him.
| Mr.. SALISBURY offered an amendment to
to the resolution so as to include the number of
troops under Gen. Banks at the date of General
McClellan's departure for the Peninsula. Also.
the number of troops in and around Washing.
ton. Also, the number of troops between Wash.
iSgton and the Rappahsnnock. Also, the num-
Der OF troops actually in service under General
Mcclellan in the recent engagements before
Richmond.
Mr.. CHANDLER accepted the amendment
Mr.. TRUMBULL said he was astonished that
Senators were so unitet in praising Mcclellan,
ana yet we're so unwilling to hear any different
opinion concerning him. The Senator from In.
diana (Wright) with strange forgetfulness, said
that Gen: Mcclellan has not defended himself
in the newspapers Has the Senator the pa.
pers? The papers have been full of the praises
OF Gen. Mcclellan and his great strategic skill,
and how he was drawing the rebels into trap,
DC. Gen. Mcclellan was placed in command
more than year ago of all the army, with full
power. If the Senator from Missouri (Hender.
SOM had been told that Gen. Mcclellan was to
take the command of the army, and remain in
one position, not only all tie fall, but all the
winter without making an attack upon the en-
envy, would that gentleman have chosen such a
General
Mr.. HENDERSON said that be had thought
that Manassas should have been attacked, but
but he also thought the Senator from Illinois,
like great many others, had moderated the
force Of the rebels everywhere
Mr.. TRUMBULL said we had always acted
on the defensive, we were putting down the
rebellion, but has the General, whom the Sena-
tor has such an unbounded confidence ia ever
made an attack. Is this rebellion to be put
down by digging trenches, and acting on tie
defensive. The fact is, taking out the loyal
States, there are only about eight million people
in all the States now in rebellion. The rebels
could not raise as large an amp as the State of
New York, and they have to watch the slaves
Let the Union army stop watching the slaves
DE was not going to express any opinion this
morning, but the country well know whether
digging trenches year is the way to put down
the rebellion, and when attacked leaving their
trenches and doing the fighting outside Of them.
He believed the people were ready to make any
sacrifice to put down the rebellion, and he be
lieved they would do it.
Mr.. DAVIS was in favor Of the resolution,
but believed the Secretary of War was in-
Ian bad submitted his plan for conducting the
campaign, but the Secretary of War had over.
ruled 1t, showing hostility to Gen. Mcclellan.
Mr.. MORRILL, asked if the Senator (Davis)
stated what he knew, or was it on mere infor.
nation.
Mr. DAVIS said what he had stated be under.
stood to be 80, and il the Senate would give him
committee he thought he could prove it.
Mr. CHANDLER said Gen. McClellans plan
as submitted, was to leave the enemy at Manas-
sas and on the Potomac river, and the whole
army WAS to be shipped off by way of Annapolis.
This plan was overruled BY the President and
Secretary of War. The facts ought to be stated
fairly.
Mr.. WILSON, of Massachusetts,, said the
Senator from Kentucky (Davis) had made some
statements which ought not to 60 to the country.
He (Wison) should, without hesitation or quail.
6cation, say that the Senator from Kentucky
(Davis) was utterly mistaken. He (Wilson) did
not believe that the Secretary of War was en-
gagged in any intriguing against Gen. Mcclellan.
His (Wilson's) position as Chairman on Military
Affairs, gave him an advantage for finding
nat oh ho nd tho
time that he had ever heard of it.
There had been considerable difference in re.
gard to the plans of taking Richmond. 1t was
understood that there were plans. One was for
Gen. Rosecrans to 60 by the Shenandoah Valley
to Richmond, and he believed that the Secreta.
~ Of War approved this plan. Another was to
60 down to Richmond by way of the Rappahan-
mock. The third plan was to 60 Richmond by
way Of the Peninsula, which was the plan Of
Gen. Mcclellan.
Mr.. CHANDELIERS resolution was then pas.
sed. Yeas 80, Nays 6-Messrs. Anthony, Fos-
ter, Lane, Of Kansas, McDougal, Salisbury, and
Wright.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON of Mass, the bill
amendatory Of the act of 1887, calling out the
militia, was taken up. The question being on
ceive negroes into the United States service to
labor on entertainments.
Mr.. COLLAMER said that he should vote
against the bill, on the ground that it provided
for an unlimited conscription. This country
decided in the war of the revolution, and in the
war of 1919, that it would not follow the system
OF European conscriptiou, but this bill allows
the President to draft men in such numbers and
for such length of time as he pleases, which
n fact is just such . consumption.
That he (Coliamer) believed that the country
had q right to the service of all the people.
whether white or black. He knew that they did
use blacks in the last war aud he believed that
they did good service. In regard to the second
amendment which provides freedom for the wife
and children and mothers Of those blacks who
performed such service, he said that it was nu
gatorv, because in this country the slave knows
no father, mother, wife or child, and yet this
is called christian institution.
Nr. TEN EYCK moved to strike out the
words military or naval, where it says, 'or any
military or naval services for which they may be
competent"
Nj. KING was willing to meet the question
fairly. He wanted the President to have power
to call those persons into service to aid the