The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-03

On Saturday morning Mr. Gilliss Of
Whitley county offered the following
resolutions in the Senate, and as l re-
gard them as an expression of the calm,
digniaed and deliberate opinion Of the
able and loyal members of that body,
here transcribe 3 copy
"Resolved, By the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth Of Kentucky, that the
Federal Government Of the United States
being engaged in terrible war for the
suppression of causeless and wicked
| rebellion, which aims TO sunder the
Union and destroy the Government
Kentucky being an integral portion Of
the Government, loyal State thereof,
and having long since plighted her faith
to the Government, TO aid in the Suppress
sion of the rebellion and the restoration
Of the Government, with the rights Of all
the States-that notwithstanding she
holds opinions adverse TO the policy and
constitutional power Of some Of the war
measures Of the Chief Executive Of the ma
ton, still unwavering in her devotion and
attachments TO the Government of her ILL
ustrious ancestors and revolutionary
sires, she again reiterates her pledges OF
fidelity 10 the common cause and with
all her energies, with all her power, and
with all her means, will advance stead
lily forward in the prosecution of the
war, TO the crushing of the rebellion and
the restoration of the Union and Consti-
tuition"
On motion the resolutions were ordered
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mittce on Federal Relations.
Mr.. Grover of Owen county offered a
resolution that the Committee on Federal
Relations be instructed 10 report on
Thursday morning next.
Col Whitaker, of Shelby, arose and in
brief, cutting speech, alluded TO the
duties Of that Committee, and took oc-
casiOn 70 make some remarks upon the
character of the resolutions which from
time to time had been referred TO il. He
spoke particularly of Mr.. Growers reso-
lutions, which, without saying a word
about rebel outrages and cruelties, boldly
charge the Government with all the crimes
which the horrors Of war entail. He
said that the President of the United
States had been charged with suspending
the habeus corpus. JEFF. Davis had no such
act, or, if be had, no magistrate dare at
tempt to exercise its legal privileges in
the Southern Confederacy. The GENTLE
mans resolutions charged the Federal
army with destroying property and en-
ticing away slaves. The speaker had
led his regiment (the 9th Kentucky in
the wake of Bragg's army through Ken
lucky, and so complete was the devasta-
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enough to cook a soldiers rations where
Bragg had occupied. As TO epticing away
, slaves, which did the gentlemen from
/, Owen think the greater wrong, enticing
them away or stealing them, as Bragg
dId, and there running ltsa of 10 Southern
piGltatiOnS ,ULeHcs, should a kentuekl
URiOniSt attempt 10 recoper them accord.
: ing 10 lar, he i00uA get a halter for hi,
pains. Tor his part he lOas tired of I,i,
everlasting outcry against the Government
The fact is, said he, there are two par.
ties in Kentucky, one whose object it il
= TO maintain the government at all hazards
and the other to subVert it by poisoning
the minds of the people against ii. Th'
Cincinnati Enquirer, and papers of il
character, had done more than aught els'
TO carry..out the objects of this latter par.
" but,the speaker had already rsksd hi
life in defense of the other, and he wa.
ready to do so again. Neither the criel
of fanatics on one hand nor his sympa.
thies on the other, could deter him OF
cause him to swervs. He condemned in
toto such resolutions as tho gentleman
from Owen had offered, and dedouneeC
them as hot-headed and hot -blooded, anC
calculated only TO sow discord and 4
undermine the very pillars Of our Gov.
ernment.
. SENATOR MARSHALL, OF MASON, TAKES sIDEi
WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
Martin p. Marshall, the venerable anC
, hOnOred Senator from Mason and Lewi
= counties, next arose from his place, Ant
! taking few steps upon the floor placed
his hand afectionately upon the head o
Col. Whitaker, saying, "Mr. Speaker,
am here TO indorse every word Of ou
9 soldier Senatoil"
Before j attempt TO give any portion o
Mr.. Marshalls splendid speech, let mi
dwell for a moment on the scene in whicl
he appeared the prominent actor. Wher
he rose from his seat, which nearl,
l. fronts the Speakers chair, every eye wa
turned toward him, every form leaned
= forward, and instiotly assumed the atti
tude Of listening. a ray Of sunligh
II penetrated the Chamber, making a bal,
: over the venerable Senator's place. Th,
9 gloomy Senate chamber, seemed illu,
u mined 81 by celestial fire." and every sou
= present felt that, through tho inspired
! lips OF the aged Senator, the glOriou
c spirit Of the Republic was about "a
70 speak.
IL was not so much what Mr.. Marshal
said, as how he said Il, that carried sucl
, holy influence as never can bs removed
a even IL an attempt TO do 80 were mad
: by those who were present and hear'
D him. The spirit Of youth was renewed
. the fire Of intellect burned purely, there
. fore bri yhtly in the old mans eye, 40 b,
=, stood forth on that legislative floor, on
II Of the last representative Of fast. fadinl
a race Of patriots and Statesmen.
SENATOR MARsHALL's SPEECH.
r. Mr.. Marshall also took the ground viii
& Colonel Whitaker, that there we're twu
+ parties in the Staie--ono for, and on
h against the Government The Unio
d split was discouraged and assailed eve
d in the Legislature, how could Il bs ex
r pected, then, that il could prosper In IN
State! Politicians had misrepresente