The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-05-28
Debate ON che Conf &C aii0n Bill.


confscAtion bill.
Mr.. VOORHEES, Dem. Ind y reviewed the f.
nancial policy which has governed the Adams
tratou since il came into power. charactsrizing
il a. unsound. unwise, and ruinous. The crimi-
Gals Who have been plundering the Treasury
have not been brought TO justice. nor has homes
" pervAded the Departments. History Will on
this subject cause every lover OF his country 10
bow his head while his cheek will burn with |
shame, because of the extravaganza and shame
lee.ness of expenditures. By means Of nisman-
acement and fraud the public deot year hence. |
will be one sixth Of the entire wealth o' the
country. Now the proportion TO every voter Is
5000: twelve months from this time It Will be
400 Where vas the evidence that any other
people had been so bursened within so short
time. He might be met With the familiar cry
that these rash expenditures are necessary TO
carry on the war. To this he interposed an ex-
plicit denial, come from ~hatscever quarter it
might; The Mexican war, though carried on IN
q distant country, cost tor every man less than
one fourth shat vas nov expended; but fraud
and crime had swollen the enormous burden on
patriotic and honest people. This he stood ready
10 prove. He alluded TO the resnlts OF the In
vestigating Committee TO support bis argument.
In conclusion he expressed the hope aud predict
al that the people would rise 10 their might ard
| SEND n,rnsr representatives Who will be governed
by the teachings of the Bible ard the Constitu
ton, and that the Union Gill be reestabli.hed on
the principles OF justice and christianity.
Mr. MORRILL, rep, Vt expressed bis sur
| prise at the gentemah's extraordinary speech.
The gentleman said At the end Of another year.
the nationsl debt will be two thousand millions
| Of dollars, and the interest over one hundred
millions. To say nothing Of the attacks on the
Administration, which is doing al; it can to put
down the rebellion sugura,ed by the gentle
mans own party, he would remind the gentleman
that our armies are in part commanded by Dem
ocratic Generals and if there is any extravaganza
or responsibility, they must take their due share
The Office OF Secretary of War is filled, too. by
a Democrat. The charge came with an i'll grace
from the gentleman. When the fact shall be in
vestisated, be (Morriln would be a. willing as the
gentleman to visit the delinQuents with just pun
ishment, and hang them on bbets tor execratien
in al time to come. He thought there would be
found as many Of them in the Democratic as in
any ether party. In relation to the expenditure:
be wsuld merely cav the entire amount of the
appropriation for the year ending 1852 10 1856,
600 900, and for that ending 1868, 1854 600, 900
90 Il tho -a- continues then till the end Of ano
. Their year, the expenditure will not exceed 81 =,
80, 600. The present debt, including the old
is little over $500 900, 900. The interest, ever
over per centdm, would not be more thar
> s. 900 900. Admitting that the war ~ sontin
ue another year, the Interest would not be over
as, 600, 900 per annum. There Was hope
however that the war will be closed long befor,
1868. II so, Of course our expenditures will be
largely diminished. With regard to the ability
Of our people to support an enormous load o
= taxation, he stated that tbese Of England wer,
taxed to the amount OF orc fourth of their anu
income. We could support fosr thousand mil
Of Hah nd ko kas ,lv h.,
; they are. To show the real value OF our seeuri
ties, We have only to 60 into the money marke
of the world, into Wall street or Chestnut
street. These securities at this moment bear ;
premiun.
Mr.. KELLEY rep, Ps.) said if the speech
Of Mr.. Voorhees, had been made in the halls o
the Confederate Cosgres. its well rounded periods
would have drawn down vehement applause
Wa. John B. Floyd member of Abraham Lin
stole the arms from the well stocked ar.ensis
and gave them to the rebels to create this war
} Was Howell Cobb q member Of Mr.. Lincoln.
, Cabinetg Ii was be who put the credit Of oul
country 90 low We could not borrow money n
IL per centum. 1t caused every foreign nation
TO turn up ;s nose, SO to speak, at ArHerican Sc
curities. Was Jacob Thompson a member O
Mr.. Lincons Cabinet ?-the man who stole tn,
. Indian bonds. Was Toucey member of Mr.
. Lincoln's Cabinet ?-he that disman,led the few
ships remaining in our waters, and sending 9th.
ers to distant shores. These were the ,hieve:
and scoundres OF the former Administration
+ over whose overthrow the gentleman from Ind
ana moUrned. The gentlema.,'s remarks re-
minded him of Satan reproving sin; but he had
never before seen it practcsd on 40 great scale
rs now.
Mr. VOORHEES, rose to reply, but Mr. Kelley
dec ned to yield the fosr The former was
called to order, but amid the noise and excite
ment he denounced Mr.. Kelley's remarks az falls
and csluninous, saying be would allow 10 man
to impesch his honesty.
Mr.. KELLEY, resuming, remarked that he
believed in his honesty and veracity. The pres
ent condition OF the country was the natural re-
suit of the training the people received at the
hands of the Democratic party. Il made our
country the plunderer OF nations, provided they
were feeble. Flllibusterism became SYNONYMOUS
With Democracy during the two last AdDinisrra-
| tiors. Considering all their corruptions it did
lie in the mouths of those seeking to resuscitate
the Democratic party TO TeprOach the present
| Administration With dishonesty and fraud Ia
further reply, Mr. Kelley said the labor Of the
country will pay the taxes. Stephen A Douglas
truly said there will be only two parties III this
var, ''pa,riots and trsitors'-no neutr ais. A
man must be for or against the Government
He asked whether any body could tell from the
speech OF the gentleman from Indiana whether
| the latter vas tor or against the Gov eminent
| Mr.. LANSING rep, n. Y advocated the
passage OF the Confscasion bill. He held tha,
| the slaves Of rebels should be enancpaied as
means of prosecuting the var. They Should be
stripped OF their property, their leaders hanged
every portion Of the insurrectionary States
subugated to the dominion OF the Federal al
| thOnty; and not only should the career Of the
| vandals, robbers and criminals be stopped, but
| measures taken against a recurrence Of insurrec-
| ton.
| Mr. MALLORY (Un., Ky) believed. a. the
prseent junc,ure Of public affairs, that il would
De inexpedien, to adopt ary act OF consscation
OF forfeiture Of the estates OF rebels engaged
IN this wicked and ubprovoked rebellion, With
which, it vas known, he had no sympathy. In
she course Of his remarks he said the scouudre,s
and traitors, both North and South, had dscov
cred that agitation OF the Slavery question vas
one of the moss efficient weapons for tie de-
suuctiou OF this Government, and accordingly
avoiled themselves of it. He soernnly declared
that the condition OF Slavery is the very best ia
which the African race can be placed, and had
co respect for that species of conduct which
soule turn the negroes free but yet exclude |
them from the Free States. The Lsrd deliver |
him from such benevolsnce-mskDg the slaves |
Ostcasts.
Mr.. BINGHAM rep, Ohio) replied tina,
majority Of the States do hot exclude them.
Mr.. MALLORY inquired whether the gentle |