New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-17
TEE REBEL CONGRESS.
Debate on the Invasion Of tho North

Tie Richmond IYhig of Saturday last, the 18th
instant contains the following report OF discussion
in tie Confederate House of Representatives OF the
preceding day upon the propriety of an invasion Of
the Northern States. At the present time this debate
will attract very general interest;
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met ut 10 o'clock IN.
MIR. Hilton OF Florida, from the Committee on
Military Aiiaira. 10 whom was referred the Message
of the President communicating the dispatches OF
Con. Lee relative to the late victories aud the reso
luton of yesterday in relation TO the movement Of
our armie across the Potomac, reported the follow
ing substitute for said resolutions:
Rrei TIA, the thanks OF Congress and the country are
emneutly due and hereby rendered Gen Robert
Lee aud the officers and under his command their
late brilliant victory eliminating IN the signal defeat Of the
2 Rsol-,S Tha, Congress has heard with profound SAITH.
faction OF the triumphant crossing OF the Potomac by orr
victorious army and, ss.ur,d OF the wisdom OF the mastery
movement could Iepoie with entire confidence the d.s
linguistic 'k OF the Commanding General sHl the vaor Of
his troops under favor of the Great Ruler Of nations,
achieve Triumph 10 relive oppressed Maryland and
advance STANDARD into the territory ct the
Rec. THAT the President De requested transmit
copy foregoing Gen. Lee and the ell
aud men under hs conn and.
Mr.. LYONS of Virginia moved to strike ont that
portion OF the resolution which refers to the advance
Of standard into the enemy's country. He ap-
proved the movement OF our armies thus far and
thought Ia resolution Of thanks eminently proper:
stricken out, II would be an invitation from Con.
eress 20 advance into the enomys country and that
was responsibility which, for one, he was not pre-
pared t. assume.
Mr.. n lies. of South Carolina said that the whole
country had literally rung with the cry for the on
ward movement; the press had been loud in hs
might 2lmo-t Say, denuDcatlODs OF our officers Tor
not pursuing an aggressive policy. And now that it
was commenced, there ought TO be some general
expression OF opinion, with the greatest warmth
which are capable, of our cooperation in pursu-
ing the enemy TO his own confines, and with strong
arms pluck fortune from the enemys soil.
THIS Is but approving Of II plan which it will be
honor 20 carry out, nnd what he believed was the
wish OF the people Of the country. Let Congress,
il need be pander 20 public opinion if thew will an
term it, bur carry the war into the enemy country
let them bleed and lot them feel the horrors of war
Why then oppose this resolution Is this lust il
this generous TO the brave soldiers who are fighting
our battles
Mr.. Lyons said that the gentleman from South
Carolina had entirel misunderstood him, and upin-
ten'ionally msrepresented HIM. lie approved of
the thanks TO Gen. Lee. He approved of the pas
sage OF the Potomac into Maryland, but there Ia
must stop in his appreciation.
Mr.. Miles regretted that he had misrepresented the
gent eman, still be must differ with him In the view
which he now stated. He did not know what he
meant by saying that he was in favor of nothing
more than crossing che Potomac, unless he meant 10
say that we must still carry OH the with the de-
fensive policy.
Shall we not retaliate upon an enemy who have
outraged all the laws OF civilized communityl In
the prosecution OF this war they had overrun our
territory, ana pursued course OF barbariy unprece.
dented IN the history OF warfare; and are we to
hesitate when we have the power to retaliate and
inilict upon them the injuries which they inflicted
upon usi The gentleman from Virginia was not. he
said, prepared ut this moment to do anything but
vote thanks lie certainly had not looked at the
phraseoogy Of the resolution.
MI. Miles did not expect the armies to accomplish