New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-12
XXXVIITH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE WASHINGTON, March ii, lo6@-
The Chaplain made the following prayer:

Oh Great Captain OF the Host while the senate
crates in the Capitol aud advances Into me neH
pray thee that il may be day Of battle Ike tnst o.
when Jo,hus fought in the valley ana Ana mar, Si Ne
know that by mans might nor power nor s1e ,
TO the swift or to hs thou sivest the victory 9'
10 him who gee. before thee with rsnt heart as beoe Je
the supreme Ruler Of the People, and therefore, on
~, nav that thou wilt 90 army aud sive them
courage the face Of death to nsntai my cause n
.iu they needs wade through santhe the'
our beloved country preserved we pray inst our WOE
may be quick be terrible a' the hsht mus, needs De
hen they gh for the Lord "a to giVe to them e 'c'oy
everywhere and all praise 20 thy sres, name Amen
Mr.. SUMNER REP, Mass.) presented petitions
for ancipation. .
Mr.. SUMNER, from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, reported on several memorials IN Lei.9n
10 giving aid to Ireland and asked to be discharged
he also "a ked to be discharged from the consideration
Of the papers in relation to the Trent affair.
/ Mr. LATHAM Dem, Cal gave notice that he
should introduce bill TO repeal all acts prohoithg
foreign vessels carrying the mails TO Panama and
Aspnwal. -
Mr. WILSON REP, Mas,.) offered resolution
that the Committee on Naval Affairs be nstIucied "
inqur into the late engag ment with Rebel steam
ers near Fortress Monroe sndthe destruction o prop
erty there, ard all the circumstances.
Mr.. HALE REP, y. ii. said he did not wish to
make any objections; but 10 far m he knew or had
reason to believe since the commencement OF the rebel
on no matter what disasters occurred on sea or land
neither the War or Navy Department, except III
single instance, have made the least inquiry IN re-
gard TO the matter.
Mr.. WILSON REP, Mass.) said from his absolute
knowledge the attention Of the Department has
been called to this rebel ship 1t has been known
for months that she was fitting ont, aud merchants
and underwriters everywhere felt anxious, and the
attention Of the Government was called to II over
and over again, and he thought the matter ought TO
r be looked into
Mr.. GRIMES (Rep., Iowa. -aid in regard to the
disaster at the mouth Of the MISSISSIPPI, the Govern
ment had done all 1t could The responsibility OF tins
late disaster rests the Government, for not long
ago sending a military expedition against norfolk.
Officers of the navy have been ready at all Tines 10
break the Potomac blockade, and tn foiilla was
under orders for several days for that purpore but
the superior military officer, who had command OF
all the forbade forbdthe expedition and the respon-
sibilty did not rest on the Naval Department at
least.
Mr.. HALE Rep, NJ H. said that he did not
mean to charge the Secretary Of the Navy with any
thing. lie meant simply allude 20 the fact, which
/ he thought very refrehensible, that the DEPART
ments made no inquiry at all. When the Norfolk
Navy ard was abandoned moi nquiry was made into
that or ANYTHING else. He moved that the resou-
tion be referred 70 tho Committee On the Conduct oil
the War.
Il Mr.. WILSON Rep, Mass.). from the Military
. Committee reported JOINT resolution, authorizing
the Secretary of War to accept the moness appro-
prated by any State for the payment OF the voun-
eers and TO apply the same AZ directed by the State.
ON motion Of Mr. FESSENDEN Rep, Me- the
bill providing for the purchase OF coin taken up.
crease the amount Of deposits provided for in the
Treasury Note Bill at 81 1000, to So 0000 900.
Here the morning hour expired, aud the Coniisca
ton Bill was taken up.
Mr.. CARLILE I'm, VAIL do not propose to
detan the Senate by declaring, did the Senator
from Illinois mfr. Browningl, what may do in the
. future, wien an exigency may ailse winch IN my
opinion never Will arise. am content 10 deal with
tie present, and in my opinion 1t would be well If
we would in this day OF triumph, act upon the old
maxim, 90 Sufficient for the day il the evil thereof"
believe that the Supreme Court would have to de-
clare this bill unconstitutional IN case arising un-
der it, if il could be brought before that tribunal Tor
it's decision. IL proposes TO confscaie al and every
kind of property and to reduce 10 beggery and want,
whole people without Judicial trial or legal inyes-
tigaon. But the bill denies the constitutional right
TO the constutionality Of the act before the t
bursi created by the Constitution. IL would seem
ar If the friends Of the bill, knowing this
fact bad expressly framed it 40 that its unconstitu
tionslIty could not be pronounced upon by the SUI
preme Court. All the property Of every citizen in
the seeded States would be forfeited by this BILL
Such sweeping proposition, 90 unjust and cruel a
measure one calculated TO continue the forever
and exhaust the whole country, never has been in
the history of the world and, predict never will
be again submitted TO n legislative assembly repre-
seniiug civilized community. The lack Of power
in Congress to interfere with Slavery in the States
has always been admitted heretofore by the most
ultra Aboltionist, and because this was 30 tLey
have denounced the Constitution n covenant with
death and league with hell. The ablest speech on
the subject of this war made by the representa-
tive OF Kansas Mr. Conway. Ii il a speech which
must challenge admiration from those who differ with
its author, by lis bold frankness and candor The
Member from kansas with directness, meets the
question, and there is no installing his position.
Not one dollar or will he vote for the restors-
ton of the Government. Millions for Anti
Slavery war; bat not cent 10 restore the euprem-
acy Of the Constitution by war. 10 accomplish his
pprpose-the abolition OF blavery-he would even
recognize 10 so-oalied Confederate States indie
pendent Power and would conquer the seeded
States and hold them subject Provinces. Mr..
Garlic then quoted at some length from Mr.. Con-
way speech. l nave noticed tins speech because /
tbiuh IL representative speech, ana because he
states with boldness what elieve the We've OF
bis party, and whit his party associates. lcss bold
than himself, do not dare ~ avow II Member
from Slave State bad uttered such sentiments
,hese, the whole air would have been filled with tie
cry OF dislOyalty, and his expulsion demanded The
press which cam0red so loudly for the expulsion oi
the late Senator from Indiana Mr. Bright, is now
engaged ~ applauding the sentiments OF the men-
beI from Kansas. The SecessiOnist and the ADO.i-
ZIONIST have pulled at the same string at different, /
eOds heretofore, both sitting in Congress. Nov |
they are pulling at the string each st his
end Of the country. Both want their rights. The /
Secsssionist is fighting for his, the Abollionist |
wants you 10 fight for bis; one wants YOU % so-
knowledge bis right TO take slaves into Territory
though he knows he will never take them there
The other wants you to acknowledge his right to
iberate the slave, not that be wonld ever do it, for
ie would not take OF them in bis own State and
ie knows he would not be permitted TO live in Il
Slave State. Par Mobile fratruml Abolition and
secession. twins they are spawned OF the same time
md In he sauna rnnd1v NJ The aacoud aATfinn