The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-01
va,Rrv-sEvENrH CoNaauss.


WASHINGTON, Fob ~. 1865
rs,sks coxsssDsI R.SGGoLv.
Nr Gavsss (rep) of Iowa. from the Naval Committee.
reported ont resolution ssng the thanks OF Congress
- Commander Ringgold.
L.xR.uoS OFFICERS.
Mr aRmKs offered resolution INSTRUCT, ng the Score.
cary OF the Navy to report to tho whether any
odocr OF the government had liberated prisoners cap
cured b. any naval officer the United states and
utotcd any captured property, payment to him TO
<hsm Of any money other valuable consideration and,
M 20. uncc what circumstance and what by authority
such had been made; ana that he report there
upoo to tho Senate hser in his opinion any action is
proper necessary 10 remedy this proceeding. Adopted
xsDsnEHoAuoy pErREnAUoss
Mr.. HAstaN, (rep.) Of Iowa, introduced a bill supple
rpsntary 10 act for the relief &C ersons for
sustained By certain bands O the Sioux Indians. Tho
bill extends al, rcsI given 10 he ct,2ens OF Minnesota
10 thoes OF twt ana iscniah. Passed.
usk ~" Nfg~ Am ArtEAis on PAY ~ sotpiyRs.
from tho sas . The s,ate o. Scw york rcIntiye 10 the
bounties AID arrears OF nay u the families OF sodcre
rms rss % LOYAL Tnools ~ HEn4iiol- STATES.
Mr.. wfsoT trep.l ., Mass. introduced bill 10 pay
for armng pya citizen troops sin2ed in any state or
States tho iihi,ants Of which have been may here
after bs rcbeion against rs.
ssxAitiy ; A stAIy Gosx,Nsy>r eoLoEuo.
MI IAsN (rsp) &C kansas. called up The bill 10 enable
constitution preparatory 10 being admitted state
After de,ate the bill was postponed
RPffu> a'tt.
M Wi's~,N, (rcp) OF Mass, called ap tie bill 10 enroll
md cal out the national forces.
Mr.. 5srsr" iopp OF Del, proceeded TO state his %
iect ,os 10 the M n an act not within the nower coma
jed by the c,usIt ton to Congress- And II il were il
not ooiy but dangerous the liberties q
aha p.,pe n was bin 10 allow liz. IRE s,eut 10 cnfo
into tina fe.i amy every able bodied fnan the
try. vs., bl 20 increase the .cglr army AZ The d
cretou d TIC 'reedeni II entirely destroyed and obi
tsrate tue ta OF The states aud thus destroyed that
check which tho constitution wisely provided against
the powsr of a centralized government only de.potic
5rsc g,ycrn,neot must alwa,s depeld upon docon.
Cralissd Iower. Such an act vas never passed
In this country exon IN our greatest reed And England
with n.spy and scarcity Il rcsortcd
this dcspotc measure " no.e u raising
only ussd b. dcspos. bit never by republican govern
sneuts Ths principle adopted, would produce large
stsndiog srcs wh CHI almost inevitably cad :" desrot
ism. ~ government ot delegated Fower, and which
rested con the c,nsen, of the sovcrr ed such
xpsi unnecessary. Congress had not the
powee under the constitution, mus 10 destroy tine militia
az the States winch ths constitution prov ded tor as the
aut tssfe would be check centralized rover. lie
would not that the President would make bad use
of this pDvsr Hut the principle he objected 10.
". always dangerous 10 eerirsiike such mmsrse
power IN Under ambitions man might
nos tne ac france pe TINT Of THIS country our lore
cathsrs ssw tins dsrgers and wisely placed the checks
upon too gea Capitalization u power IL bad been
said that tho life 81 the nation He believed
chat tho liberties ~ Tree people we're q more mpor
ssucs than anything else, and he 10 choose be
twsen an irpcrisi government. stretching the whole
country sli tnrinf ny Mexico spd Canada aud two or
shrss ss,ssrs,e reruf,srs. Ne Mould have no nss,ta
tscn in chcos.ag tn 'auer Ne bad beru op-
and IN fay,r NJ tsce aud BE- IN favor u pcses
nov. II we had 10 submit To- separation. The war N
carried Hnicy the prcsenl Plcs II cou6aratIon ard
smsueuatW, cs'i only he successiui In the entire sub
rg,,,o, al ts auth then what gord b. ONE an The
nbsrtie. The people, lie wis not willing " sacrifice
tbs iisrt a 81 The people FOR the extension Of terri
fory We existed a republic. sna ~ free and hatuy
psop,s whsu had oct two nths u our present terri.
s,ry Tpt.r tho present policy ~ believed that Il wss
,,Ssyvo,et madues attempt e. restore the Union by
ebe sword lie moved 20 postpone The bill indefinitely
Mr. n p,qx (opp) q lud SAID he should pos.
s,uoe moi because would decrease ~ power
u mi dan the rebe lion but he thought ths
lAsisati,i unnecessary and onal The bill
sv,pev.i 10 obnteratc orc step which hal always
bssn tasru 20 raise troops tcy had always been
raised hy rslaisttinns The states In tsi2
osrtain Noy Eug aud states refused furnish their quo.
a. and Va tina va Kentucky and Missouri hid also