Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-03

cali o6the House iuss being had, and a quorum
not ascertained To be present, We could do moth
ing further than take measures to compel the at
tendance cf absensee-. aud adjourn srpm day 20
day 10 that end.
Mr. Wolfe offered resolution declaring that
The fears of the minority that the majority pur /
posed to trample on the rights of any officer un- /
der the Constitution, or OF any portion of the |
people OF the State were groundless: and that I
secession was not peculiar to Southern citizens.
bat was growth in the North. as exemplifed
By the action of the minority in this House.
The Speaker pronounced the amendment Of
Mr.. crif'lh aud the resolution of Mr.. Wolfe ou.
OF order. The House could do no business, act
ing under call of the House, except action per-
tssuing thereto. until the record shows quo
rum.
Mr.. Hanna hoped tina, the resolution of the
gentleman from Csss Mr. Lsssellel would not
pass, inasmuch as the gentleman from Jefferson
Mr.. Branham,l had said that he would not
be brought back here unless he came to hang
Democrats. He Mr.. Hannal being a sound
Democrat, did not wish Just to be hung.
Mr.. Niback said that he was OPPOSED to com
promising with traitors or secessionis's. North or
South he fo~ fighting according TO law
hrst, aud otherwi e II IL became necessary. de
therefore moved that the Sergeant at Arms be
sent at once after the deiinquen,s.
Mr.. Lassele defended ms resolution. He
thought that first the Sergeant at Arms should
be requested To notify them. and then if they
fused TO obey their attendance might be com
PEELED.
Mr.. Priest opposed the resolution. Those
men who were secei!ing were making a record
for themselves Let u deal mildly but firmly
with them. Let meet here from day to day,
and II the sixty one days, under the Constitution,
expired withou, requisite legislation. theirs would
be the responsibility. He feared if the Sergeant
at Arms was sent after these recursants blood
shed would be preciptated.
Mr. Kigore: Many members upon this floor
did not in their canvass take the position in re-
gard to the that they here have taken. Ii
they had, they would have been defeated. he
gentleman from jackson did not dare IN ms can
To take the position he assumes here
Mr.. Brown: When was a candidate TOR the
position l now occupy the Hon. John 4. Carr was
my competitor. and 20 say the least about him,
you must admit he is politician OF laree expcri
ence In the canvass | asked Mr.. Carr whether
he indorsei the Criitenden compromise; whether
he indorsesi the abolition of slavery in the Dis
trcE o. Columbia; whether he Indorsed the con
fscatlon act; and a. soon the President issued
his emancipation proclamation, j took issue upon
that and denounced il. ! Endorsed the Critten
den proposition aud opposed the others, and di
rectly said that / would not support the Admin
istration in the prosecution Of the war for the Ab.
clifton purpose for which the Administration was
prosecutingit
Mr.. Kilgore: Your people must not be very
patriotic or honestin purpose.
Mr.. Brown: Does the gentleman question the
honesty or integrity of the people representa-
Mr.. klgore: must question their intelli-
gence.
Mr.. Brown: II the gentleman questions the in.
telligence of the noble people whom have the
honor to represent, and mskes himself the exclu
sive Judge as 20 Their intelligence, will make nc
objection. But il he calls in question their hon
esty or integrity will hold him To the strictest
accountability for il.
Mr.. Pueit: | will to the gentleman from
Delaware Mr.. kilgore] that il Governor Morton
will resign, and appeal again To the people every
one of the majority on this floor will do likewise
His ExcelleHcy will then quickly see how the
matter stands between the people and himself and
the people and ourselves.
Mr.. kilcore: Before Governor Morton could
resign and 90 before the people on ten days no
tice. Indiana would be made the tail end of the
Southern Confederacy He proceeded. arguing
against Hanna's militia bill. and in vindicaton oil
Governor Morton's policy. Whenever YOU at
tempt to paralyze the arm of the Governor of In
diara whenever you say to Abraham Lincoln
that because Of his Infamous proclamation yot
would not support the war. you were doing al
you could to defeat the crushing of this rebellion
Before we would be brought back here to supper
such measures and such resolutions we would
wade in blood up to our knees.
Voices: All an I an Does your party owl
all the gunpowder3
Mr. Hanna: Does not the Constitution author
ize the arrest OF the delnquents?
Mr.. Kilgore: Ii does
Mr.. Hanna: Did you not swear to support tina
Constitution
-. Mr.. Kilrore: So did YOU. but your measure pro
poses subvert that Constitution.
Mr.. Hanna have sworn TO support that Con
stitution and will do it. WILL DO 1T.
Mr. KiIgore continued, assaiIng Judge Perkin
especially. and the Democratic party generally
with intense bitterness. IL was upon the militar
bill that his party friends had boted. And to &c
feat that bill we would continue to bolt until W
were brought in here and the doors boited. 70,
) have not passed that bill. and you never shall
Wehave been sitting here day after day listenn,
TO the propositions and measures of gentlemen
until we had become convinced that their sol
q, ject was 10 assist the Southern Rebels to over
thI ow this Government. 1t he had been Presiden
Of the United States he would not have issue,
the proclamation of emancipation, because tn
leaders of the Democratic party stood ready TO g
before the country and misrepresent it, aud be
cause the grand Army Of the Union doing
their work without it. But since the proclamation
had been issued he Endorsed it, Yes, sir, yes, sir
Mr. Hanna made point of order. The Presi
dents proclamation was not legItmately unde
debate.
After statement by Mr. Speaker, Mr.. Xii
gore allowed TO proceed. He gave his rea
sons at length for supporting the proclamation.
Mr.. Packard opposed the resolution. Any Ell
forts under il would be futile. The State OF In
diana would never send up another such a set o
men to break quorum and defeat necessary lee
isiatcn. In reply TO Mr.. Kilyore, Mr.. Packsr
said that he had told his constituents that when
the President turned the into aboli
ton raid, he would oppose it.
Mr.. Packard went on. showing in a masterl
the Inconsistencies of the minority. who
by unconstitutional and revolutionary mean:
would defeat the will of the majority. He Nj
Packard defended at length the measures pre-
posed by the IN jority. and objected TO by the m
nority The gentleman desired to know wha
Governor Morton had done that we should see
20 throw guards around his powery One thin
Governor Morton doing was the placing
arms in the hands of secret political societies,
overthrow the liberties of the people He hs
seen citizens of this State seized and dragged OF
OF il without lifting finger in their behalf.
beautiful Executive he is He has used men