Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-01-17
uoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Nc STEVENS reported joint resolution providing or
the Immediate payment cf the army and the navy. The
bill authorized the Secretary Of the Treasury il required
by The exgences Of the public service, to ISSUE The
credit of the United States ry millions Of United States
notes in such he may deem expedent, not hear
ing in er, ST. payable demand Of denominations 0f not
lees ihsn dollar, which notes shall be lawful and
legal tender similar those heretofore issued receivable
in payment all debts, both pubic and private except
duties imports and public debts Also that this sum
shall be deducted from the amount IN any bill for this
purpose which may hereafter be passed.
Mr. STEVENS briefly explained tho purpose, saying
that it would be at least two or three weeks before The
Senate would be able 10 reach the House bill.
Mr.. LOVEJOY moved to amend by striking out City
millions ard insert cne hundred millions
Mr. STEVENS saii he would accept thst amendment.
The resolution as amended was passed
Mr. FENTON introduced bill TO provide for a military
postal read rom The city Washington to the city C New
York. Referred.
Mr. VALLANDIGHAM M prcceeded to address the House
series of resolutions offered few days ago by Mr.
WRIGHT of Pennsylvania. He first reviewed the efforts
to compromise at the session Of lS606i and the beg nang
Of the war; and the that followed and his position
and the failure of the war; ard hen to consider
the question Can the Union Of these States be yet re-
sored and how can il be donc7 He maintained that
union not only possible, but inevitable unless defeat
cd by the deliberate folly and wcke3ness Of the public
aud the people He argued this point at length cit
ing msny historical examples He contended that phys
cal all tended thereto; that there radical
difference in the white here to pre- vent II that all the
sanguIDity, language, mapners, &cal existed 10 mi
force yet and Of them much stronger now than
at frst and further that artificial had sprung up
snce-works of improvement, multiplying trade, travel
navigation, &c.
lie contended that slavery not the OF the re-
bel icn but only the development Of the csusesectona
ism that there rrepressibe conflict between sl,-
very ard free abor that the fundamental idea Of hs Con-
sutcn s the perfect and eternal compatibility of union
Of States part slave and part Free aud that such union
was The strongest OF all possible Governments He
tended that nang kept apart now but hate antagon
ism, ard revenge The subugaton Of the South he re-
gnrdcd impossible He explained tho difference between
New England and the South growing of dverity Of
manners, customs, laws religion, and socisl habits.
He next held that the Middle SAFES and the South could
not separate from each other by o geograph
cal tes He said the Northwest would not separate from
the South, and the day that saw diTis between the
slayeboling aud the non-slavehding States would sec
SEPARATION between the West and East He held that The
sole cause Of controversy slavery and that the aQta
ton Of that subject political element must ccase-they
mnst return b, tia constitutional ar actual basis OF fifty
years ago. the three ths rule the return Of fugitive slave
and the transit ard temporary jurn Of masters with
their slaves in the free States This was the price Of the
Union whetcver they choose 10 try it, He contended that
the Stuh was equally interested with tho North in re.
union and that the cessation OF the war would produce
that result He ssi the Government had failed "a crush
out the rebellion, and would always fail lie approved Of