Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-15
Adjourned till Monday.
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Mr.. Hale introduced bill to authorize the
building of q steam iron clad ram and steam
gunboat also to complete Stevens battery.
The bill appropriates one million dollars for
the ram, thirteen millions for gunboats and
seven hundred thousand for the completion
OF the battery. The bill was referred.
Mr.. Harris introduced bill to conhscate
the property of rebels. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Harlan, the bill 10 au-
thorize the settlement of the claim for certain
lands sold by the United States in the State
Of louisiana, was taken up and passed.
Several private bills we're then pnssed,
The case of Mr.. Powell was taken up, and
be rose to speak in bis own defense. BE said
be hoped to treat the subject dispsssionateIy
and considerably. He thought his colleague
Ne. Davis, had been rather personal end IN.
gracious. Courtesy might have led his col
league to notify him (PoWelD that be (Davis)
wss going to make complaint.
The reasons for his (Powelps) expulsion It
appears were drawn up in his colleagues own
handwriting although they were presented
by the Senator from Minnesota.
he gave notice to him (DavisA that II drty
ever called him to make any charges against
him (Davis) he would notify him of the fact
and do il in his own proper person.
His colleague had said that be (PoWell)
alluded to reasonable meeting in the county
Of Owen, and that he (Powell) knew that
Humphrey Marshal was organizing troops
to attack Frankfort.
The fact was that he had not been In the
county of Owen since 1856, and that be had
no knowledge that b. Marshall was doing
what his colleague had charged. Indeed, be
had letter from Marshall in which he de-
MES any such thing. If he, (PoWell) was
popular in the State of Kentucky, ss his col
league had said, it was because he (PoweIl)
always acted with strict integrity. he de-
MED that he had advocated neutrality with
the intention of deeeiving the people. he
had acted honestly; he simply went to Ken
tucky in the position of a peaee-maker, for
the purpose of preserving the Union.
Mr.. Powell then reierres to the resolutions
adopted at the meeting at Louisville, at
which Mr. Davis was one Of the Committee
on resolutions, and at which he advocated
the Crittenden Compromise and the amend
ment to the resolution that those States who
did not adopt the compromise should form q
seperate confederation, and yet his colleague
says that he has always been an uncondition-
al Union man. he (Powell) was then in the
Senate urging honorable compromise as q
means Of securing peace to the country, but
never limiting even at contingency which
should seperate the Union.
Mr. Powell then referred to several other
meetings in Kentucky where resolutions we're
passed to show that the Union men of that
State favored neutrality, and the Governors
refused to raise troops for the war and OBJ
posed coercion. OertaiRly there was moth
ing more in this than his colleague had
charged against him.
Mr.. P. then read several resolutions pass
ed by the Kentucky Legislature in favor Of
neutrality, and opposing coercion. From all
these facts he contended that he (PoWell)
had faithfully followed the wishesof the peo-
pie Of Kentucky and Of the Union party,
which his colleague alleges and now be is to
be driven from the Senate BY his colleague.
Was there ever such injustice done public
mani he (Mr. Powell) stood with, and re-
presented his beloved State as long as it ad-
hered to neutrality, and when Il changed its
policy he acquiesced in IT, There was q
Provisional Government in Kentucky,
but he remained here true to the old Gov
eminent and loyal TO the. Constitution, and
be intended to remain true. he deied Da-
Wis to find one sentence in any speech he
(PoWell) had ever made containing anything
like disloyalty to the Union. he had ever
desired to preserve the Union.
he might have erred in the means which
he thought best for the preservation of the
Union, but if so he had erred honestly. But
he (Davis) says that my purposes, If not
acts, were disloyal. he (PoWell) thought
that nobody but Almighty God had the
right to look into q mans heart and see his
purposes, and man has not the power to
search into the heart Of brother and coa-
denim him for what he proposes to do. 1.-THE
Great Jehovah should decide to appoint q
Vice Regent on earth TO look into the hearts
and purposes Of men, he (Powell) thought
that be would select q more amiable man
than his colleague, one who was not 30 hasty
TO Judge, 50 weak TO condemn, and naturally
so cross. he (Powell) thought it strange
doctrine that man should be expelled from
he Senate for mere abstract opinions.
Nj. Powell then referred to his vote IN the
war in 1872 with Great Britain, aud In the
war with Mexico. Where are the persons
Who voted against the war measures In our
war with Mezico2 His colleague Davis, and
Nr. Foote, and Mr.. King were then in the
House Of Representative, and they voted
against the loan bill, thus showing that hon
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