The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-18
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CONGRESSIONAL.
COngress---FIrst Session.

I1ODSE.-DlIBHdiIl lubiOuuCCu OAAA
amendatOry of the confscatiOn acts, so |
that in all cases pending, or. that may
hereafter arise, wherein any ship, vessel |
or other property may be condemned,
the court rendering judgment, shall, be- !
fore making award, first provide for the
payment of any bona fde claims filed by
any loyal citizen or friendly foreigner,
when proof of claim can be established
Referred to Com mittee on Judiciary.
The House then passed Senate Joint
re olution instructing the Committee on
the Conduct of the Warto report thereon
with all convenient speed
Stevens from the Committee of Ways
aud Means, reported bill making APP
preparations for invalid and other pen
sions. Its consideration was postponed
till Monday next
Stevens also reported bill to supply
deficiencies in appropriations for 1868,
which was made the special order for
Tuesday next --
The House then went into Committee
of the whole, on the Presidents Message. ]
NOEL of Missouri argued that thepres-
ent organized Democratic party did not
render unqualified support to the war,
but was continually throwing obstacles
in the way of its prosecution.
He undertook to say it was delusion
to think this war might have been pre-
vented by adoption of the Crittenden
Compromise. 1t was true some OF the
leaders of the Rebellion had voted for
that Compromise, but the history of sub
seouent events, show that if 10 or II
/ votes had been Necessary to defeat that
measure they could have been procured.
He would go further and say that there
was nothing in the Crittenden COmprom-
Use that would have prevented the rebel
lion.
The enemies of the Administration
held out the idea that the war was not
for the restoration of peace, but for the
abolition of slavery But this was I'M
true, although such might be the result.
They assert that the Administration
trampled on the Constitution and all of
the rights and privileges under that in
strument are to be swept by the board
and that the Union is to be contended for
without the Constitution.
He had witnessed some of the social
ed violations of the Constitution. When
the war broke out the enemies of the
country were not confined to rebel States
+, but we're scattered over the land. Never
was conspiracy so well concerted.
! Notwithstanding the opinions of Judges
: fancy and Story as to the President S
being guilty of the violation of the Con
stitution in suspending the privileges Of
habeds corpus, he justified President
Lincoln in doing so. g.
1t was his duty to use all means tC
suppress rebellion. Confiscation of reb
ell property is another pretext for making
war on the Administration.
. Some of the border States who have
been trampled in the dust take it as un
, kind that the enemies of the war spenC
their sympathy only on the wives ant
children of those in rebellion. rs
The border States wishes to see retail
iation visited on the rebels for thei
crimes. Again the enemies Of this wa
: exhibit frightful picture of the fnan
cial condition Of the country, but thos
who got up the rebellion are responsible
d for every drop of blood, every dollar 0
= extraordinary expenditure, and for al
# the irregularities committed
d NOEL proceeded to contrast the cours
# of the anti-war party of 1872 with tina
y of the presedt day, insisting that tn
parallel was perfect In this connection
he quoted the position of the Federalist
= of Mass, at that time.
Thomas of Mass, interrupting, said
4 Ifthe gentleman from Missouri desire
II to give character to the class of me
IF whom both of us condemned, namely
/. the peace Democrats, he could not hav
'e pursued more effectual course, for tn
N old Federalists of New England wer
the most honest and patriotic party tina
ever lived beneath the throne Of God
NOEL resuming, said he started wit
N the proposition that the present organ
of lied party was inconsistent When SLAYER
o. comes in as an element of rebel strength
t. and the questionis presented between ii
IN perpetuation and the preservation of tn
~ Union, then let the former die. III
Of would so act in the suppression of rebe
lion, that slavery should never produc
- results similar to those now witnessed.
He was against compromise with rel
els who would break up the Government
Of Of He would agree to nothing but absolut
of submission on their part. He spoke I'll
Dc opinion of the straight out loyal State
be In conclusion he advocated emancip
"a ton in the border slave States. Il
~ stood by the Government by such men ;
Andrew johnson.
There were but two parties, one f
war and one for compromise. He wou
not lend himself to any scheme to pr
"a duce strife among the people, 10 diviC
rts national councils and weaken and u
de nerve the arm of the Government al
be- strengthen the arm of the enemy.
Use The Committee rose and the resol
on lions under consideration were report,
and agreed to.
They refer various branches of Il
- Presidents annual m essage to appropl
ate committees.
md ID Adjourned. 3ls 4- t-s