The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-07-17

'vcns, in the JIouao, during thcdiscus
sion on the Conscript bill, us show.
ing how mcnin the North were in
tcrfcring with enlistnicnts, and their
correctness with a3single exception
was not questioned by Mr. Nallandig-
ham, who was present. We give
them, with Mr.. Stevens introduction
Iand comcnts, as they appear in the
Congressional Globe, March G, 1868.
1t will he seen by the reader what an
important hearing this has on the ac-
I, tion in Valandigham's case under
lOrder No. SO, tpcf rtfffs
MIR. STEVENS "Objcc-
tion is made TO this bin on account Of
the provision with regard to provost
marshals reporting 'trcasonable prac-
cItices. The deputy marshal here re-
fcrrcd to arrests nobody. There is
no provision in the bill by which they
are to do anything more than keep
an eye on traitors and report them TO
the proper authorities. Gentlemen
on the other side do not like that kind
Iof machinery. They do not like to
hive thae traitors watched and report
ed to the proper authorities not be
cause they have any sympathy with
them, but because they think 1t Grim
.inal to watch innocent men who do
nothing but try to save the country
and prevent tho destruction of its
liberties, and to have them reported.
| think, sir, that ! shall move, if no.
body else does, to strike ont the
'iphrase Unreasonable practices" so
that the bill may not DC quite as strin.
gent rs il is now.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, to show how it
lis that men are dissualed from en-
listing, will read an extract or two
r from the speech ola most respecta-
bic and leading member of the Demo
cratic party, made recently in the
State of New Jersy:
Il will tell him, as the profound
conviction of my judgement that
whatever may have been possible in
the beginning, the day has gone by
when war for the restoration Of the
Union can, by any possibility, he
successful
, "a little further on he says:
Shall the Democrat party be Undue
ed, for one moment, to strike hands
with those who desire tn ohanSo the
slpurposes OF the Administration, and
bring il back into war for the Tn
ion when the whole people united can
not accomplish anything before the
4th OF March, 1862 Will the war
continue during that timep ['Never
never, from all parts of the room.
Will you send out your sons again to
the battlefield? Overwhelming cries
mo vever, Shall they be conscript.
ed to carry on this war for two years
more and for the negro, mo, new
er! t.t
''Are gentlemen Mt loss to know
why it is that the people of this nation
! will not volunteer to serve the coun-
. try in the army when such leading
men, the very head and front of n
great party, are giving such advice
and calling for such responsesf
Again, he says:
. Shall we do this with the vain, fu-
+ tile absurd, and most uniounded hope
S that after the 4th of march, 1865, af-
i ter -four years of such war as God AL
e mighty never permitted to scourge
,. any land, you will 20 back again to
t a war for the Union? No, MOL 1t
2 has been proclaimed that it tnever was
| their the rebels purpose TO invade
G the Northern States. It's very true
o that if this war Is kept up, battles
fought, no relenting spirit. no pros
!, poets of peace, no sound of peace TO
t reach their ears: they ought to be in
h duccd TO make that invasion
5 And vet; Mr. Speaker. these lead
= ers are loyal men, all loyal men, ad-
:. vising democrats not to strike, for the
II Mon, and declaring that the restor-
y alton of the Union is impossible
[ At this point Mr.. Vallandigham in
q terrupted the speaker, stating that he
: never gave ritterancc to the senti-
" ment that ''thcy ought to be indnced
Is to invade the North.
nj Mn. STEPHENS. w ell, sir, ii il en-.
tircly immnterial. will strike that
le count out. The other have read IL
L at least first. cousin to it. In every
n respect there is so little difference
q, the consanguinity is so striking, thn'
If | cannot see the importance of quib
IN ling about that particular sentence
Sir, the whole oft ifspokcn anywhere
I'd than under this Government woul,
v come very near unreasonable prac
Itices.' and therefore intend to STRIKE
n ont that expression; laughter; TO
Mt the partition between treason an,
treasonahlc practices and the senti
OF ments Of that speech, is so very tin
v that any deputy provostmartial ho
MS lcraned in the law, not skilled in these
a nice distinctions; would very like
III ~ to do great injustice 10y reporting
II the gentleman. Laughter.
i, A YoUNG LADY was heard to say
e. Il wish could do something for III,
,h country; ! would willingly become I
n nurse in hospital, hut have not th'
pysical strength; ''What can doy'
in a friend replied, "You can sing. -
I ,a,, sin,r Int what nf fhnfr'