Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-02-27


ton might not be uninteresting to
your readers, though the constant
rain and mud throws a gloom O.
yer every thing.
A lgrge number of soldiers are
quartered here. The celebrated
Army OF the Potomac is about
being broken up. Some Of their
troops are here for the present:
were ordered here to protect the
city, but on arriving found some
OF the \. Y. troops stationed for
that purpose, and II looks now to
those who control these matters
that they must be bumored a lit.
tie. So the prospect is that the
part OF the Army OF the Potomac
ordered here are TO be sent to y.
Carolina.
In the House today the In
Identification bill was pretty
thoroughly Discussed. Alter some
preliminary remarks bv different
members, VOORHEES,, oil Ind, led
off in a strong opposition speech.
He summoned to his aid English
law, American statutes in time
OF peace, and allother authorizes
that he though, could be brougA,
20 bear on the question.
HIS denuac'atiol OF the Gov
/ eminent was bilterintbe extreme,
and while he profesSed 70 love
. the country and the Union. the
love OF Slavery, rs the cement O.
the South was plainly shown
beneath the whole structure O.
+ his speech.
TIE keen satire of which he is
capable and the talent that he
displayed was worthy OF a better
cause than advocating the treas
enable measures that charactesiz-
ed his speech.
lIe was followed by Daily, 81
Nebraska. in Il short, imDtomiu
effort. jul! otintarestand showing
up the hatred OF the gentleman
from In !iana for the Governn ent
irno very eaviahle hight. The
earnest. impressive manner oftae
speaker produced a very good eli
+ feet oa the House and he crowd
cd galleries.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Da,-
Is, Mr.. Julian, OF Indiana, took
the floor ana made q very excel
lent speech, Amounting in facts
and arguments deduced from a
thorough knowledge of the treas
enable action Of the Democratic
party prior to the inauguration
of the rebellion and down TO the
present time. He charged home
to That policy truths with refer
+ ence to the war that made the
Democratic members tremble in
their seats. When he got fairly
under way they took every posi-
bic means to stop him, by call
ing,
Mr.. Speaker Mr.. Spcaker''
"The gentlemen from Indiana
will give way for me to offer a
resolution"
In various parts Of the Demo
CRITIC ranks, they called him to
o der repeatedly, dad not con
fine hlmselI to the subject before
the House, etc. He claimed that
the other side had had unlimited
freedom of debate, and the whole
subject was fairly open for Gls-
cuesion, and the remarks he was
making were pertinent to the
question. The Chair decided
otherwise. bat he finally allowed
him to proceed, and lie finished
his speech amid the most pro-
found attention of the members
and visitors.
It's valuable historical rec.
ord, and as 1t is to be published
all can read for themselves.
As a resident Of the 9th Con
gressionll district of Indiana your
correspondent felt rather proud Of
the position our Representative
occupied in the House The
wincing skirmishing and cring-
ing Of the Democrats showed that
they feared him. and we'll they
might, for he exposed their ac-
ton, past and present, and held 1t
up the light Of day so clearly
that all could see its reasonable
designs.
Nav, of Nd, (Dem } follow
cd Inifan ~, Tho eav,a sfr,t,, =,