The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-14

wrong to stop them, yet he was a loyal
man.
Powell-As loyal as the Senator from
Maine.
Fessenden said he did not dispute il, only
they differed in their modes of putting
down the rebellion. He would defend
the country and not allow the free States
to be overrun by savages The Senator
from Kentucky said he would do all this
but he would not vote dollar, and OPP
posed the war from the BEGINNING. The
Senator from Kentucky would have
nothing but gold paid by the Go7ern-
ment He would defend the Govern
ment by attempting what was impossible
and in order to do that, we should not
use the means.
Powell said he hadn't claimed that the
Government had used all the gold As
he had repeatedly stated, he would use
the proper loyal banks.
Fessenden-Suppose he could not
get the papers?
Howe said they could get it as they
could get gold. They could take it in
payment of the public dues and taxes
Fessenden said the Senator objected
because the government chose to use its
own paper.
Every body knew that no country ever
carried on war like this without coin,
and never could without using its own
paper, but the Senator complained be-
cause the government put its own credit
into market, instead of putting itself at
the mercy Of anybody that chose to prey
upon it.
1t was impossible to obtain gold to
carry on the war.
We had carried on the war for two
years and the credit of the government
had been sustained nobly before the world
by the exertiops of the Secretary of the
Treasury
Now the Secretary come to us and ex-
planned that things had arrived at such a
state that after much consultation and
careful thought and study, he had decid-
ed that this or some other plan was nee
esSary in order to carry on the war and
the government Nobody had offered
any other plan unless it was the Senator
from Kentucky, and as he (Fessenden)
had no better plan to offer he was willing
to yielC his judgment He would not
He was willing to do everything and
try everything for the safety of the gov
eminent to carry on the war to sue
cessiul termination.
Powell said he was astonshed to hear
so able Senator as the Senator from
Maine, resort to talk about loyalty
instead of argument
Fessenden said he was only contrast
ing the Senator's practice with his pro-
feSsions.
Powell continued at some length, con-
tending that his loyalty would bear a
favorable comparison with that of the
Senator from Maine
He believed that the separation of the
States was accomplished by war.
He referred at some length TO acts Of
the government which he alleged were
unconstitutional.
Chandler claimed that the proposed
currency would be more safe than that
of the loyal banks, because it would be
based on the credit of the government,
and secured by mortgage of all the prop
erty OF the country.
The Senator from Kentucky was as
consistent at least as his late colleague,
now General iii the rebel army, who,
when here, voted against everything
tending to support the Government, and
was now fighting against the Govern
ment; and the Senator was consistent
in remaining here and voting against
every war measure.
Davis referred to the condition of the
banks of Kentucky, and claimed that
II l.
backs, and the policy pursued in the
War OF 1912 was better than the present
policy.
He protested against this manner Of
impugning a mans loyalty because he
did not follow the lead >of the party in
power.
! He would never forego his convic
tions, but would stand by the Constitu
ton, no matter what were the conse
quences.
Chandler said there were traitor:
North and South trying to depreciate the
currency.
Howe was glad that the Senator wal
willing to stand by the Constitution.
He admitted the banks of Kentucky
were sound and wealthy, but was not tn,
Government of the United States more
sound and healthy?
Did the people of Kentucky distrus
the intention of the Government to pay
or were they fearful it would not be abb,
to support itself? If every one would
feel that everything was to be sacrificed
for the safety of the country, there would
be no more fears for the safety of tn,
Government
Harris said he was opposed to it be
cause he believed it was intended to ex
terminate the banks.
Clark's amendment was then adopted
% to 10.
amendment as amended. Adopted, y
to II.
Several amendments were rejected
and the bill was reported to the Senate
The vote was again taken on tn
amendment, taxing bank circulation on
per cent for two years and two per cen
thereafter, instead of the sliding seal
proposed by the House, which wa
agreed to-
The bill was then passed by vote G
80 yeas, nays, namely, Carlisle, Rich
ardson, Wall and Powell.
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