Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The II Juso met at IL o'clock, NJ.

ONWARD AoyLhkhT OF CUR ARhlks
Mr. HILf0N, ofFla, from the Committee on Military
Ars to whom was referred the message Of the Pfesi
dent communicating the despich o. General Lse rell
tive to the late victories and The resolution Of yesterday
Ia relation 10 the movement Of armies across The
Potom=c reported the following substitute for said req
oluion:
R,,O vsd That the thanks OF Congress and the Coun
try are emiaeny du, and hereby rendered 10 Gen.
Robert L Lee aud the officers AID IGcr his com.
maud for their late brilliant victory eliminating in the
signal deeat OF the combined forces OF the enemy In the
| two great battles Of kauass.s
Re led That Congress has heard with profound sat-
Is acuou the triumphant crossing OF the Potomac by
victorious army and assured OF the wisdom oil that
master could repose vito entreccndierce on
the Distinguished skill of the commanding General and
the valor Of his troops uIder favor OF the Great Rier
o. nations to rchieve hi mphs b relieve oppressed
Maryland and advance our standard into the territory Ct
| the Emmy.
g. Rssclvd That the President be requested to
mit copy of the foregoing resou ioss to General Lee
| and the officers ard men under bis command.
| Mr. LYONS, Of Va, moved to strike out tia; portion
Of the resolution xhi.h refers 10 tie sovAtcs Of cur
an6std into the enemJ's country. He approved tie
movement Of cur armies thus far, ard though! rcso
a,ion of thanks emisenty proper but if 1t passed
With the words proposed - be stricken out, 1t won be
an invitation from Congress 10 advance into the enemy
country and that vas responsibility which, for one be
| was no. prepared 10 assume.
NJ NILES Of S. O, said tia. the whole country had
literally rung with the cry for the onward movement
the prtsi had been loud in he might almost say denur
oi,ions of officers fer not pursuing aggressive
policy And new thitit WIS commenced there ought TO
be general expression Of opinion with the greatest
warmth a,ch are cspitle OF cur hearty c--opsre-
ion in pursulI tie enemy 10 ts own coat e., a.: d
vi strong aru pluck ofluna from tbs onGny's soil -
This 10 but approving Of plan, which, IL viii be al
honor 70 carry cut AID vhn, he believed the rsh
of the Esoll Of the cOu-ry. Let Cotgrs', aoets
b. pardos 10 puoc opinOD, II they viii 50 tern il, ba.
carr, aar ,nt1 the enemy couatry. let ,htn blsed
and let ,asn EEL tn: horrors of Why The opp
the re.olpoaf I, Jtis jas, Is in. gsonrons 10 tie
| b.sVs 60 derG vh3 ere fstiGy ouE BATHS?
Nc Lyons said inst lie ger cman from South Caro-
lina bs ,utiTe'v understood him ard unl.erons ly
M r. p-tsr ed him BE Approved Of tho tfsuks 10 Gen.
Lee approved Of the passage OF tie Potomac IN %
Y..yi-nd but there he stop ID biz appreciation.
NJ NILES regretted That b nad ms.epr. ssnsed the
Per,lanan, s.il be must diff with him in the view
which be now stated He did not know shst be meant By
swing that be 10 favor Of nohiog thsn cross
the Potom,c uniesg he AIT IN cay that -e must snl
carry on tie with the defensive policy. Shat We
not isaliae uHol eBe3y .So asyr outraged sl the
i.ws Of q civilized community Ii the prosecution OF
this war they had territory, and purtu,d
oJurse of baTbay unprecedented 10 the history Of war
fare; and to hesitate, when We have tie poS,r 20
| re.Aiis,e, and lid C: upon them the Injuries which
they il aoted upon usS The gentleman from Virginia
was nos, he sad, prepared At this moment to do any.
thing than vote thanks he certainly had not looked Al
the pbrsseology of tho resolution. He Mr. kILS) did
not Ipect the armies 10 accomplish mpossbiites We
will relieve oppressed Maryland, and victorious
mics viii march onward iu;o the territory Of the foe
ale" esii tho speaker, IL there heart here mat vii
not bound With eIultatcn st the very thought SSH
We undertake this policy, and then psu'e because We
might not DO able TO carry IL outi Oar Gen erals are
b. Syey pressing onward and ought to back them up
10 their resolutions II gentlemen are anxious to make
this tes. QUESTION, am prepared 70 meet tins is,us
wiling to vote for what 10 the resolution. That res
ou.ion Was carefully ~ordsd, and the COMMITTEES hid
oye.aIy ende.vorei to svoi1 anything that gh' give
rise to sny debate. am az averse as any nan 10 have
Congress indicate what SHALL b, tho coniuo, OF 'hs
war. / think would b, most unxise, IL would Do
mcs npolido In the legislative branch Of The Gassra