Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-12-23
CONVERSATIONAL.
WAsnIScToN, Dec, Ii. 1862.
H0ITSE


Dir. BINGHAM of Ohio. introduced A.,
bill amendatory to the confscation acts
so that in all cases pending or which NAV
hereafter arise, wherein any ship, vessel.
or any other properly may be condemned
the court rendering judgment, shsll, be-
fore ms King the award. 6rst provide for
the payment Of any bona fde claims filed
by any loyal citizen or friendly foreigner,
where proof of claim can De established
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
The House then passed the Senate joint
resolution instructing the Committee on
the Conduct Of the War % report thereon
with ell the convenient SPEED.
Mr.. STEVENS Of Pa, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported n
bill making an appropriation for invalils
and other pensions. Its confederation Is
postponed dntil Morday next.
Mr.. STEVENS also rerorte; ILL 10
supply the deficiency in appropriations
for 1863. which was m.ds the special OF
der for Tuesday next.
! The House then went into Committee Of
/ the Whole on the Presidents Message.
Mr.. NOELL Of No. argued tina, the
present organized Democratic rarity didn't
render an unqualified support 10 the war.
but was continually throwing Obstacles in
| the way OF its prOss cation lie under
took 10 say that it was a delusion to think
that this war WI ght have been prevented
by the adoption IF the Criiteuden com
promise. II was true that some OF the
leaders Of the rebellion lad voted for that
compromise, but the history Of subsequent
events show that if ten y twelve votes had
been necessary 10 defeat that measure
they could baye been procured. He woul,
go further, and say that there was nOfh.
ing in the Crittenden compromise tha
would have prevented the rebellion. Tht
enemies Of the administration held out I'll,
idea that the war was rot for the restoTa
+ ton Of peace, but for the abolition Of sLa
very, but this was untrue although suci
might be the result. They assert that a,
Administrati, n tramples ca the Constitu
, ton, and all the rights and privileges uu
der that instrument are u be swept bv ID
board, and that the Union is to be contend
, ed for, without the Constitution. lie ha
witnessed some Of these, 50 called viola
r tons Of the Constitutia1. When Wa
, | broke out the enemies cl tie country wer
1 not confined 10 rebel = ztes, but wer
; scattered all over the land. Never wa
, q conspiracy so well concerted. Notwiti
: standing the opinions OF judges Taney an
e Story as to the President being guilty Of
} violation Of the CONSTITUTE N ia susuen,
J.. ing the privileges Of the haLeas corpuI
a Mr.. Noel justified President Lincoln /
) doing so. 1t was his inty to Use all IA
means to suppress the rebellion Coufs
+, eating rebel property IS another prete,
!. for making war on the Administered. n -
e None Of the Border States who have bee
q trsmpled in the dust take it as unkiu
= that the enemies Of tie war exLend the
= sympathies only upon tho wives I'll
e children Of men engaged in rebellion
6 The border States wish to see retal!atiu
I visited on the rebels for their crines.-
: Again the enemies of this war exhibited
J. frighlfui picture of the financial con4itis
= OF the country, but those who GIT az q,
r rebellion are responsible I,r every d-sn
blood, every dollar IF cxjraari.nlrv e.
Il penditure, and Tor all irrr, QUART es con
o mitted. Mr. Noel proceeded to contra,
S the course If the anti-W-r parry Of ], 4
with that Of the present day, i-is-stiu. III
a the parallel was petiec,. Ia ibis cnnue
+ ton he quoted the position Of the Es.e
d a'ists Of Massachusetts AZ that time.
d Ar. THOMAS Of HAS. i.terrua.in
T. said that if the gentlemen from Nilsson
> desired ~ any way to give character
the class ct men wI9m bJth OF then G.
d dcmned, namely, peace Dem ,era,s, /
d coSli not have pursued a more eifectui
r course, foT :he old Felers'i-ts If y
It England we're the most honest sul pal
: otto party that ever liyei beneath 1,
J. throne OF sd.