Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-18
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
-xxxvIIth GOngress-9nd Session.
HOUSE.
WAsHtSGrOS, Dec. IL.

cases pending or which may hereafter arise,
wherein any ship. vessel or any other prop
erty may be condemned, the Court render
ing judgment, shall before making awards
first providing for the payment Of any bona
hde claims filed by any loyal citizen or
! friendly foreigner, where proof of claim can
be established.
Referred TO Committee on Judiciary.
The House then passed the Senate Joint
resolution instructing the Committee on the
conduct Of the war to report thereon with
all convenient speed.
Nr. Stevens from the Committee on WAYS
and Means reported a bill making appro-
priatiOns for invalid and other pensions,
but its consideration was postponed till
Monday next
Mr.. Stevens also reported q bill to sup
ply the deficiency 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.
Mr., Noel, of Missouri, argued that the
present organized Democratic party did
not render an unqualified support TO the
war, but was continually throwing obsta-
Giles in the way of its prosecution. He
undertook te say that it was a deIusiou to
think that this war might have been pre-
vented by the adoption of the Crittenden
Compromise. II was true that some Of
the leaders Of the rebellion had voted for
that compromise, but the history of sub
sequeut events shows that il the 10 or IL
votes had been necessary to defeat that
measure they could have been procured.
He would go further aud say that there
was nothing in the Crittenden Compromise
that would have prevented the rebellion.
The enemies of the administration held out
the idea that tae war was not for the resto-
ration OF peace, but for the abolition of
slavery. But this was untrue, though such
mighpbe the result. They assert that the
administration tramples on the COnstitu-
ton, aud all the rights aud privileges I'M
der that instrument are to be- swept by |
the board, and that the Union is to be COD |
tended for without the Constitution. He |
had witnessed some of these so-called Vio- |
latious of the Constitution. When the war |
broke out the enemies of the country were |
not confined to rebel States but were scat |
tered all over the land.
Never was conspiracy so we'll concOct- |
ed. Notwithstanding the opinions of |
Judges fancy and Story as 10 the Presi- |
dents being guilty of a violation of the |
Consultation in suspending the privileges
of the habeas corpus, he justified President /
Lincoln in doing so. II was his duty to |
use all meaus to suppress the rebellion.
Conhscation of rebel property, il auoth-
er preteIt for making war on the Admins
tration. Men of the Border States, who
have heen trampled in the dust, take it as
unkiud that the enemies Of the war expeud
their sympathies only upon the wives aud
childred of men engaged in the rebellion.
The border States wish TO see retaliation
visited on the sebels for their crimes.-I
Again the enemies of this war exhibited \
frightful picture of the financial condition
of the country but those who got up the
are responsible for every drop OF
blood, every dollar Of extraordinary expeu-
diture, and for all Irregularities commit
ted.
Mr.. Noel proceeded to contrast the course
OF the anti war party of 1912 with that of
the present dAy, insisting that the parallel
was perfect.
In this connection he quoted was the pO-
sition ofthe FederalistS Of Massachusetts at
that time.
Mr.. Thomas, Of Mass. interrupting said,
If the gentleman from Missouri desired in /
anyway to give character to the class of |
men whom both of them condemned,
namely, the peace Democrats, he could not |
have pursued q more eifectual course for |
the old FederaIists of New England were |
the most honest and patriotic party that |
ever lived beneath the throne Of God.
olIs NOel resulting sAtut no started Win |
the proposition that the present organized !
Democratic party was Inconsistent. When |
slavery comes 10 as an element Of rebel |
strength and the question is presented be
tween its population and preservation Of the |
Union, then let the former die. He would |
so act that in suppression Of the rebellion |
that slavery shoHld never produce results |
similar to those how witnessed.
He was against compromise with men |
who were now eudeayorIng to break up the |
government He would agree to nothing
but absolute submission on their part. He |
spoke the opinions Of the straight out 10y
al men of the border States. In coueiu-
sion be advocated emancipation in border
slave States. He stood by the government,
by such men as Andrew Johnson. There
were bat two parties, one for war, the 9TH
er for compromise. he would not lend
himself to any scheme 70 produce strife
among people, TO deride national councils,
and weaken and uunerVs tho arm Of the
government aud strengthen the cause Of the
enemy.
The Committee rose. The resolutions
under consideration were reported aud
agreed to. They refer various branches Of
the Presidents annual message to appro-
pirate committees. Adjourned.