New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-12
XXXVIITH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

for the relief of the Register of the Land Office AZ
Vincennes, Ind, was taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. GRIMES rep, Iowa., the
bill to authorize the Secretary Of the Navy TO accept
the title to League Island for Navy purposes, was
Mr.. FOSTER Rep., Conn., moved to amend, so
that before the selection Of League Island the Com
missioners examine the harbor Of New-L London,
Conn. 10 whether il was not more lit place Tor
the purposes required.
Mr.. ANTHONY Rep, r. ~ moved to extend
the same examination to Narragansett Bay. Agreed
to, and the amendment adopted.
Mr.. TEN EYCK Rep., n. j. opposed the bin ot
come length, and Messrs. GRIMES and COWAN
spoke in favor Of it,
The bill was passed.
Mr.. POWELL Dem, XVI called up the resolu
lions calling for further evidence and the documents
connected with the report Of Joseph Holt and Robert
Dale Owen.
The resolutions were passed.
The bill amendatory OF the act Of 1875, calling out
the militia Of the United States, was taken up, the
the second section Of the amendment BY MIR. Grimes
TO strike out the words mother, wife, and chill
dren."
Mr.. HALE Rep, n. H. here presented joint
resolution from the Maryland Legislature, ter dering
thanks to Capt Rnggoli for his rescue Of the crew
Of the steamer Governor and asked that the resolu
ton be placed on the records Of the Senate Agreed
Mr.. Browning amendment was rejected by Yeas
H. Nsys n.
Mr.. BROWNING rep, H. offered, as further
amendment, "that such mother, wife, or children
shall not be freed unless they owe services or labor
to the Rebels"
Mr.. COWAN Rep, Pa.l spoke in favor Of the
amendment He said the country had prospered
under the Constitution, and We are bound to OBJ
serve II.
Mr.. HOWE REP, Wis., said there seemed TO be
az IL, h,s. ab.
Generals. There were too many delays and con-
troversies.
Mr.. COWAN assed-Does not the Constitution
exist Are We not bound by it 7
Mr.. HOWE-We are bound by it. Yes, we are
bound by il, and bound TO do battle for it, and not
stand here biggling about the force we are 10 tend
into the field would bring all the force into the
field could, not caring what the color of it might
be. Bring the negroes into the field In the Darne OF
God if We cannot do il IN the name Of the COnsli-
talioE.
Mr.. COWAN responded contendng tina, delays
were caused by Congress uyDgto bring In measures
outside OF the BILL and force the President 10 adopt
measures which he had heretofore thrown aside.
Mr.. KING rep, n. ~ did not recognize the
authority Of the Senator from Pennsy 10 speak
for tbePres;dent. lie King thought that when the
President wished 10 his opinion 10 Congress ne
would probably do 20. Our wounded and sick men
have been crying 10 from the marshes OF the
South, and now there u call for Of young
men TO come forth from their Northern homes while
there are thousands OF negroes nj the South ready
aud willing 70 do the labor Of our army, aud save
our brave men; and shall We refase their services
from mere quibbles and technical difficulties ] lie
ad not 70 much fear for the soldiers from the
ball and bayoDot ~ he had from disease. He had no
fear tor the country if Congress would do its duty.
Ii Congress will be recresnt, then the people will
come together and reinstiute the glorious insttu-
tions Of The country. Our young men will come
forth TO defend the country, but he King would be
ashamed TO look them In the face, II did not do
all we could 10 preserve them from disease and
death. Dark as were the clouds thai had risen from
this " dismal swamp" OF Virginia, we should yet
a bright and glorious ,uu shine for the country.
M. COWAN continued the discussion at length.
Mr.. WILKINSON rep, Mimi referred TO the
raising Of negro regiments IN Rhode Island, and 10
the fact that Washington did put such men into the
rnnks and found difficulties in the way. lie OBJ
iecied 10 the young men Of Minnesota being wasted
and worn out by digging trenches and making roads
while there were negroes plenty and ready to do
that work.
Mr.. HARLAN rep, Iowa. thought that the
Senator from Peunry lvana (Cowan) used very much
the same arguments as bad been used by jeff. Da-
Wis. He lCowanl had argued that il the maority
OF the people OF State chose, they could 20 out OF
the Union. He nIaIlanJ entirely disagreed with
any such doctrine. No State had right to destroy
the Union. 4 citizen Of one State according TO the
CONSTITUTIONS il entitled TO the rights and priv
ileges of citizenship in every other State, ana
further, he iiIarian) did not believe the idea
put forth by stump orators that eight ten
millions Of Americans could not he overcome.
History is full of denials of such an idea,
in such examples as Poland Hungary, Mexico, and
even France there can be practical difficulty in
lwenty-iour loyal States crushing out q rebellion IN
ten States Tie rebellion bss already been practi.
callv crushed out in Kentucky, Missouri Tennessee,
and Western Virginia, and the MissssipIi River II
open to it's mou h, and many OF the principal cIies
on the river are in possession. The whole coast
and most of the Notifications on the coast are already
QarrisOned by forces snd the Rebel fleet Is de-
.troyed 30 that there il hardly sail left. II we
have maze such progress in the first year OF the WAR;
who can doubt the success OF next year The prac-
cal power and strength of the nation has not been re-
tuced one iota. Providence never iniics on people
more than one plague at II time, and when we have
war Providence Will not lnct upon us pcstience ana
famine He LHarlanJ believed that Slavery was
doomed by this war and he believed that the
Almighty permitted this war that IL might develop
his truth 10 the world There were but two civil
zed nations on the globe that tolerated Slavery. la
regard TO the argument that States cannot die and
cannot 90 ont of the Union, he said that state con-
listed OF a political organization Az Government
worthy to exist as an independent Government
Does any such state of thi0gs exist in South Caro-
ina There is no Governor or Judges there that
we can recognize and he submitted that If South
Carolina is really State, then she is out OF the
Union or else her form of government Is such that
/ cannot DO recognized by the United States
Government. The existence of South Carolina
rs O State has been destroyed by the people
If that State. In fact, the United States
Government had treated the Southern States pre-
.isely as if they were Territories, by appointing
Governors for them, and rating troops without any
commission from them. Can anybody, then, doubt
he authority of the President to call on all the loyal
people in these Territories to come 10 the defense OF
he loyal Government aud aid in the suppression OF
he rebelioni In this way be believed mighty ma
ion would be ret Free but this nation can attempt 10
hwart the will of the Almighty and have divided
,ation. and thus leave il 10 some other Dation to
AIRY out the will of God. These colored people