New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-19

Of punishment are imposed by Q Court, pecuniary
and imprisonment, to remit the one or the other
When the imprisonment is RENTED the fine shall be
collected as Judgment Of debt in the common forms
of law. Passed.
VACANCIES IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
The Senate bill to temporarily supply vacancies
in the Executive Departments, caused by death,
resignation or absence, authorizes the President
TO appoint the head Of any department 70 supply
temporarily the vacancy IN another
THE SUSPENSION OF THE HABEAS CORPUS,
The House proceeded to consider the Senate's sub,
situte for the bill indemnifyiDg the President anu
other persona for the suspension OF the habeas cor
pus and for acts committed in pursuance Thereon.
Mr.. VOORHEES, Dem, Ind said there was no
parallel IN this or any other free country TO tns
measure. 1t was entitled an act 10 indemnify the
President and others for suspending the writ OF
habeas corpus, and acts in pursuance thereof put
1t embraced more than it involved 10 its startling
title. The bill not only purposed to give indemnity
for crimes past but unlimited license TO pursue the
same system for all time TO come. No indemnity
could be given for the violation Of constitutional
liberty in the past and its repetition in The future.
The President, last September, IN few hnes,
declared the people Of the loyal States under martial
law thus suspending civil rights and personal hoer
and security Tar as the operation OF the courts
was concerned. The blow was quick, sudden and
radical. Tyranny had it's rules of action as well as
other frauds. The President and his Cabinet adj
visers had thus thrown off all disguise and rent In
twain the Constitution OF the country. Inc people
of this land because wicked king and corrupt NM
istry had violated their rights threw Oft the British
yoke. The lessons Of free government were learned
| by seven years war. We drank in the principles
of personal liberty and constitutional freedom. Inc
American Constitution came forth as tho heir-at-
law, az an nheritor of the ideas of the American
Revolution. Constitutional liberty was now about
to suffer in the house Of it's friends by the hands OF
it's pretended friends. The Pres dent sought TO over
throw and revolnionize these principles. MIR. Voor-
hees referred the Magma Charta the Bill OF Rights
the Habeas Corpus, &C., tracing the contest for
free principles in England for the past ak hundred
years; aud, in this connection, condempng the
seizure and imprisonment of men for declaring what
they thought the law should be, for attempting to
avail themselves Of the rights secured by the Con.
stitation and all this and more by the will OF one
man only, at Washington. The doctrine Of neeessi
lty for these arrests was the tyrants plea. Could
not the Courts be trusted Loyalty, however, no
longer consisted in devotion 10 the ConstltutIon but
to the Administration now in power, as had been eX-
plained by its friends But tue people had already
III their elections, bid defiance TO these encroach
ments on popular rights. The Administration stood
condemned, and had lost the confidence of the peo.
pie because 1t no longer designed to restore the Con-
stitutIon OF our country.
Mr.. DAILY, Delegate from Nebraska proceeded
to examine into the difficulty. There were men
who were continually crying out against the Admin
stration, and why Was there ever revolution
when il was not necessary to resort to arrests I
The Constitution warranted the suspension Of the
writ of habeas corpus when the public safety re-
quired it. There was party In the House and IN
the country continually finding fault with the
Administration in the conduct Of the war. They
were always dissatisfied. But what did they give
in lieu Of the measures which had been pursued 10
deal with the sympathiZers and sbettors OF rebel
lion They spoke Of compromise, when they knew
there could be nome The great fault OF the Admin
iStration was that it had not arrested enough,
punished them severely enough: Applause in the
galleriesl There were hundreds and Thousands OF
men in the North in sympathy with tue Rebellion,
and they should straghtway be punished. Ap.
plause.
Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM Dsm., Ohio) gave no.
tice that If the disturbance repeated in the gal
leries he should demand enforcement of the rules
although he knew this to be q farce.
Mr.. NOELL Union Dem, Mo-, rising to a ques-
! ton of order, said MIR. Vallandigham's remar 70
were in contempt OF this House.
MIR. VALLANDIGHAM replied that the point
wac not well TAKEN Us bis allusion was not to the
, House.
Mr. DAILY, resuming, said farce had been go.
ing on for the last year. There was party crying
our against the Government, while protesting that
they were in favor OF the Union. They We're all
the time saying that the expression OF the country
in this such pretenders counted without their hos.
The disposition among the people was TO give no
quarter TO the Rebels. You could not tell what
such partisans favored; but you knew that they
were opposed TO the Administration. Those who
were continually crying out against tue war aud tue
Administration were trying 10 turn matters In favor
of the South, and in the course OF time they would
become as deepicable ss the Tories OF the Revolu-
ton. -
Mr.. JULIAN rep, Ind.l discussed political af.
fairs. He contended that the Democratic party
gave birth to the rebellion, and the Democrats from
Jeff Davis down to the most God-forsaken follower
az his heels were in rebellion to-day. The Rebel
sympathizers at the North were Democrats. On the
other hand the Republicans had not furnished iin.
Gle recruit to the camps Of the Rebels. Loyalty and
Republcanism were hand in hand as naturally as
treason and Slavery were allied. lie argued through
cut bis speech that the Democratic policy was the
ally of treason and rebellion. The Democrats had
gained the gratitude Of the Rebels, while they
ceived the hearty condemnation OF every loyal man.
Before he concluded, the hour for tho recess ar
rived, and the House took recess until o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
AwAGON ROAD IN NETWORK.
Mr.. VAN WICK Rep., n. Y introduced bill
to build and construct O wagon road from West
Point, N. Y, to Cornwall Landing Referred to the
Committee on Roads and Canals.
SPEECH BY MIR. JULIAN.
| Mr.. JULIAN tRep., lnd.) resumed his remarks
He said il was because OF the rem0rseessness OF the
despotism VIII ch the Democratic party would estab.
lsh that he denounced it; and he would plead with
the President to sinlte 1t with all the power Of the
Government if he would save either the country
OF himself. The kepuohc OF our iathefS az TINS mo
ment swung in horrid alienation between life and
death. To falter or hesitate now wa self-destruc
ton. Rosewater craftsmanship would not meet the
crisis. Nothing would save US but the eTnestness
which found its reflex in the Rebels, and the
age which gathered strength from despair wise
policy of war was not enough. Proclamations Of
| freedom would Of Themselves accomplish little.
What we needed was action--instant, decisive, de.
FAINT action, scourging fathess men from
power, sweeping away Obstacles aud kindling
In the popular heart the tires Of II
new courage and hope. The Government