, 1863-12-16

| and asked that the bill be rcferrct to select
( committee Of the House.
| The SPEAKER hid before the House q
( message from the President, cordially recon-
I mendIng that Capt. Rogers, who captured the
f Fingnn, for bis distinguished zeal, bravery
+ and general good conduct, receive vote Of
| thanks from Congress, this preliminary be-
| ing required By law In ordoF that he may be
The SPEAKER said he found On his table.
letter from J. L: Riddle, eigning himself
| Governor elect Of Louisiana, notifying him Of
the resignation Of Thos. Co1tu.nn, a member
of the House, but US the 1atter's name does
not appear on the rolls Of the House, the COM
municatlon was not laid before tho House.
Motions Of reference Of the respective sub
jects embraced In the Presidents Message
were then entertained, and the same were
referred to the appropriate committees.
Nj: , tASE ~ E. Of t., dnd:, introduced bill t9
punish conspiracies,' ~ passed July s1st, 1861;
a1so, the 24th section Of the Act for enroll
passed March So, 1858.
Mr.. HENDRICKS, Of Ind, introduced o
bill to extend the time in which States may
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Agricultural and Industrial Colleges.
MR. DAVIS OF, Ky., called up the resolI
tions In relation to the exchange Of prison
CTS, arguing vchemently against the policy Of
refusing to exchange our suffering white sol
dieIs, the langaishing, starving and diseased
change the negro captiyes. Hc denounced
at length the policy Of the Administration
upon the several points in which the negro is
affected, cha1actcrizins its position as mons
tlous and referring to the present era
as tie .s4g .5sign % ef Abraham qiEst ae
nnapottcd; that he hated with undying ytgor
the crime Of secession. It was evident that
tlIis policy vas only d. part Of the design to
perpetuate tho party power Of the Admin!s-
tration- He closed with an indignant and
thousands Of starving and dying white men
for the sake Of few negroes.
Mr. JOHNSON deemed It perfectly clear
that humanity, which is tic highest polity,
tho continuance Of the
opinions Of the Senrtor from Kentucky (AIr.
Davis} that these men should not be protect
ed. He corrected his views of the power Of
the President by quoting from the Constitll-
tion relative to the executive and legislative
.Mr. DAVIS replied, saying the preamble of
the Constitution confcrs no power on the goy-
crnment. The Supreme Court had SO inter-
prcted 1t. He also c3nfmed the President hal
no right to suspend the writ Of habeas corpGs,
which vas legislative, not executive, fanc-
fcr1cd bv lie Constitution nlone. and there
ore ,o Movers resfcfi in I'M c1nvcrnnrnt whic,,
arc not conferred bv the C6nstitutlon. Lenca
the Presilcnt cannot raise trooDs or afmics.
nor has he the power to organize any meas
rrc to put down insurrection without the as
oftEe narty in power that the var shail cor
tinue tilt the next Presidential eiectIon. The
war no Il hnye been hronrIt ff, n close 1onr mr.,
If the Administration had singly and in Good
faith devoted itselfto TIC principles annoanc:
ed in lie Crittcnden resojntiop. md # tho
.copmandcrs Of the armies had hot been &C.
lected, rot becausc Of their hostility to tic
s1avarvs 7- ~A >~' 0ff~7''A'4 ~
sir: HALE; of N. A., arose to Indignantly
Ills f1nor to cont;nnc m ti,c war Is nrier tn IN.
iinrncc thn rert Prcsi5onti,1 e1cct;nn
mnre a+roc,ons ,iJeootion noa;nst honors
ahic men waa never iisfrne1 tS rom t1,c h.
rinnin~ ri time tn thn nresent momant ~
would Sooner take into his own bands the
hand of Tnon from thc c1,arnef % honsc reeL-
mo xfth naaf;ienea tbon tho hant,e ~ 'thn.o
n16,nti fim. r. thc n1iegai;on wos 4rno
crcrr Scnato1 was stomnc,I vii, tbc fnn1sst
freasoi md nerinrv. THe dcst;nics If tb-
conntrv fn Iavc han srhIttod @ ~ H. " ene
tltmen cro,nd i'm 1vhn ora honna ~ +To;-
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tinu "nJ r. dafon5 ~ 435ast1a ann .no S
tbreatened bv ; Tha Senatar a n3,e flo
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sas 49, oosaiis1 II. +i.;s a,1o.,,tio- r. i,aE
lieyefi that one thine met eVerhotIT,s asscnf
TINT AR. Lincoln IA Eminentlv an honest m.
trIotic man. To.day. for the inst time' he
lad beard The Honesty and natriotism Of the
Executive questioned. 'A~|''1'N ~ '''~
# Mr. Lincoln hns called for 1,1ack sotdicr7
to toEe mi arms. aud caiJs them ont to firht
the Iotties n th4 ronnt1r Il ia houni ~
nrntert t1,cu, Mt IN ho5nri1s hu cverv o~rncv
It can put forth. ~ The % Government 20; Ell h5YInS
used them, and the; havin: become pfis3n.
e1b, if they arg abandoned to their fatc it is
guilty Of bascness unheard Of In history.
The Earty in power has one aim and that aimIs
the country; but ono purpose, and that is the
salvation Of the country. The idea that the
Administration and It's supporters desire the
continuation Of the war in order to control tic
next Presidential election; desire this cruel
Wor, with It's cries Of anguish, our sons given
to s}aughter. our widows in mournfng. and
arr EiTirei to drstitnt;nn Ia an ;nsinSaation
~ basn t1,ot ho WnnScrod = Tnnn1 - wor
cVa,, in+ thc ferts1s 1n..,,, ~ the Sa4,otnr fn-
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Sfr 7 I'm ~ 1nd1onn rem5rInd that In
rn5crstno1 thc scna+nr frorn EantrnEv ~
enr S1o;or Ccnora1 l,ad i;en1,reS \ ~: nrn.
,.cs,1 = ~. tho Pras;Jant to rata;n his nower
evan th1ngh fhe c1ect;nn oto nuainat iii, II
fI'ot ha irEe thc adminietr7f;o5 dnas nn+ ID.
servf s thc conti;,snce Of Tia conntry: If fa1sc
tfn nfficer shnnid he m1,stcrcd n1t ~ m,
worfhv fte cnmn,fss;o 1,r hears III sbon1d
};tn IT, 1rno1r thc namo IF thc nf3ienr
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Nfter m ~ tn9 aTccat;va sesa;on th" s.n,+o al.
1ouned' uo,7sr
Of reso1nttons refer,in1 the Varons h,nches ss5e
If thc Presidents NIessooc To the annronriate