Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-01-24

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destroyed all the property he could not
bring away, aud returned to Beaufort with
the loss of only one man, who was wounded.
The officers and men Of this expedition
behaved nobly.
In senats.-loth.
Mr.. McDougall, Of California, offered the
following concurrent resolutions
Resolved. That the present attempt Of the
French Government 10 sulgiugate the
Republic Of Mexico to her authority by
armed force, is a violation of the establish.
ed rules of international law, and that it is
moreover a violation Of the faith Of France
pledged by the treaty made at London on
the 3lst of October, 1861, between the
Allied Governments of Spain, France and
England
ReSoiVed, Further, that the attempt to
subject the Republic of Mexico to French
authority is an act not merely uufriendly
to the Republic, but to free institution
everywhere, and Is regarded as not only
un!rieudly, but hostile.
ResOlred That it is the duty OF this
republic to require of the government Of
France that her armed forces shall be with.
drawn from The territory Of Mexico.
ResOLred, That it is the duty and purpose
OF this republic now and at all times to lend
such aid to the republic of Mexico as may be
required to prevent the forcible interpositon
of any of the States of Europe in the
political affairs of that republic.
Resolred, That the President of the United
States cause 10 be communicated 10 the
government of Mexico the views now ex.
pressed by the two Houses of Congress, aud
that be be further requested 10 cause to be
negotiated such treaty or treaties between
the Two republics as will tend to make their
views effective.
On motion of Mr.. McDougal the resou.
tions were laid over until Thursday.
AT the expiration OF the morning hour, on mo-
tion of Mr.. Wright, the bill for the discharge
OF State prisoner was taken up,
Mr.. Powell proceeded to speak at length
in answer to the speech of Mr.. Wright.
He alluded to quotations from Jefferson as
authority for the suspension Of the habeas
corpus and for making arrests. He con-
tended that Jefferson was never 10 favor
of arbitrary arrests He referred to the
fact that Jefferson, when President and
when certain arrests were made by Gen.
Jackson, sent the afidavits and charges TO
Congress and handed the persons to the
civil enthusiastically the opposite of
the course now taken by the President aud
the Administration. He referred also to
the last speech made by Senator Doug lass,
in which be said he would resist any inter-
ference with the institutions of the States,
and he claimed that the Senator from Indi.
ana had no right to quote Senator Douglas
as authority for imprisoning Of peaceful
citizens.
Mr.. Pow ell believed this war was com
menced 10 overthrow the institutions of the
South, and be belived that it was over.
throwing the Constitution, and be would
give it neither money or men. He belived
the late election in Indiana showed that
the people did not agree with Senator
Wrighl's sentiments. They were iu favor
OF the Constitution and opposed to the acts
OF the present administra ion. The people
would continue to triumph, and ould at
the next Presidential election, and claim
possession of the Government and preserve
the Constitution.
Mr. Wright, in reply, said be did not
acknowledge that democracy as true, which
in time of war, refused TO aid the Govern
ment; there has been Burr, Calhoun,
and Breckenridge, in the ranks of the
democracy, and many of the democrats, who
. year ago, were acting with the Senator
from Kentucky, were now in the rebel army.
He did not belong to that wing of tie
Democracy. 1t was the duty Of every loyal
Democrat to aid the Government by every
means in his power in its struggle for life
and in an hour like this he could draw no
distinction between the Government and
those who carry it on and are trying to save
it. Secession was the death of the nation
and any admission of that principle by The
so-called proposition Of peace from so-caled
Democracy, was death TO the nation. Yet
there were men now trying to get into
political power through the misfortunes Of
the country. The sentiments OF Senator
Douglas could not be mistaken when b.
declared that there could be no neutralit!
in this War--men must be either friends o.
traitors. The key-I ote of all this had beer
sounded in New York under the speeiouI
claim OF State sovereignty. This infamous
claim that the State has the power to over
ride the country in the time of war like
this, must be put down, or the country viii
be ruined. Men had kept sliIl year, until
misfortune had fallen upon our arms, and
then they came out and cried against The
var, 10 the name of the Democracy, beca use
they thought they could gain political
power and here to-day a Senator bad
talked an hour and half concerning the
war, and bad said not one word against
those rebels who we're trying TO break up
the Government.