The national Republican., 1862-01-08

Mr.. ,.YALLANDIGHAN ress " . Qusstou
Of order, that the subject under consideration
was the surrender of Mason and Slidell and moi
y. Vsllandigham. 80 I
Mr.. HUTGHINS, resuming, defined xhsa
BE- understood 10 - bis, colleasues pSsitiou.
~ oollse5te, ct ~ breaklns odt Of thh rs|
2 ico, ~ 10 fsvef Of ptebe, And today ns
81 On at outbr6ak Of ~ rebellion, q The
Ssgthsrn bates, 10 he s nov, 10 ftvor ol
ulans, oosecive neasares WA Englasd, be-
cause, BY the means OF said war, Il might ben
eht the rebels His colleague was reported u
having said that not . soldier should leave the
State Of Ohio for the purpose Of subiueatlus
tae South without nrst passing over bis dead
NJ. vALLAND1aHAN replied BY saying
that his colleague must know. that he had d.
+ncunced, - ftlse, the charge that he had ever
20 oppressed hi1sslf If,AA IL ~ F''
nr. AQWAilss accepted the eAplanation.
kr. THOMAS. Of Massachusetts,, wss rather
opposed 70 the ssrreudef Of Mason and Slidell,
controversy which had Just passed between the
two Governments, Eogisnd was In the wrong.
On motion, the House went into Committee
uf TIE Whole. NJ: Campbell, Of Pennsylvania,
In The chair, and took Up the appropriation
bill making appropriations Tot civil expenses
Of The Government for ths year ending the S0th
June, 1868, and additional appropriations for
the year ending th0 30th June, 1863.
Ar. Ar.VALLANDIGHAM proposed the further
confederation Of the surrender Of Mason and
Slidell, and replied 10 the charge made by bis
colleague .u. ,
Mr. OWEN, Of New York, thought that II
the British Goverpment desired war with the
United States, she could flnd prstsxt enough.
vo>rs h>ooa 0oknSw ill H>~I-Sk~ krr.ll> a.,
that may attach itself TO this question. Years
hence, and We may have an occasion to cite
this very case as precedent. Aud In such an
event, we can appeal to tho present example
We have made. ,..
Mr.. KELLY, Of Pennsylvania, said bs, In
common, voted with the whole House the other
day in voting u vote Of thanks 10 Capt. Wilkes
He knew, since then, that the four prisoners
that were captured had been surrendered, yet
be did not regret that vote, for II was we'll
given. Captain Wilkes was an officer Of cur
navy, navy, alas! too often dishonored by il
oficers. Capt. Wilkes saw what be conceived
to be bis duty, without taking into oousidera.
tion what personal circumstances Il might 10.
volve, but he conceived Il 10 be bis duty to
arrest these rebels. and A. performed IL. 80.
tho sct, but admonished the actor. This must
be considered a precedent 10 the future fol
Q surrender Of . vessel ander like circum
stances. The gentleman from Ohio seemed to
be eager for war with England. He would
say TO that gentleman that war was the most
direful calamity that could befall . nation. Il
was the most expensive game that kings could
play at, that In which, II subjects were Wise,
would seldom allow them 10 engage. He CON
tended that We are maintaining, ct great ex,
pense, a. army Of some six or seven hundred
thousand men, who were acting only q, 20
lice force to prevent the esospe Of ~ p4groes
from the rebel service, whom they werS en-
ploying on work., Of entssaehmsnt, - well -
to bear arms. The men Of our army wers
engaged in hard work in digging trenches wher
the rebel property wore willing 10 do this wor1
II they could only receive something for Il
Before We reach victory We will reach q
bankruptcy, for We are todpy flooding the
country With irredeemsbls circulation.
After further consideration Of the blu, tbt
House adjourned. ~ .'