Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-12-30
Doings Of the Yankee Congress-Meafes In
Relation tn the War and PeaCel

Relation to the war ana feacel
The proceedings Of the Yankee Congresaossess
some interest and significance d. Winter lFis has
been made chairman of the House comufee on |
foreign affairs General Schenck, of Ohio, Jelly in
command at Baltimore, has been made chsfnan OF
the House committee on military affairs. 10 the
Senate Wilson, of Massachusetts, is chai1an OF
the same committee Several measures hat been
introduced relative to the war and condiths OF
peace. Mr.. Fernando Wood offered a preamble and
resolution requesting the appointment OF . c4nmis'
sion of three by the President to visit Richmhd to
enter upon negotiations there ITO the end h& TINS
bloody, destructive and inhumaE war shall cease,
and the Union be restored upon terms of fraternity
and equality under the Constitution" which was
on motion of Mr. Washburne, laid on the table byt
vote of-yeas SO, nays 80.
Nh: Rollins, of Missouri, submitted the follow.
"Reso1ced, That prompted by just patriotism,
we are IN favor okan earnest and successful prose-
cutlon q the war, AID that we will give warm and
hearty support to all Nose measures which will be
most effective in speedily overcoming the rebellion
and in securing restoration of peace, and which
may not substantially nfrinse the Constitution and
tend to subvert the true theory and character of the
government; and we hereby rertSate that, tbspres.
ent deplorable civil war has been>s T.
country by the dsunionsts in rev
constitutional government; that, in
the war, Congress, banishing all fs
passion or resentment will recollec- ,,s ,.,
to the whole country; that this war is H. -, .o.d
on our part in any spirit of oppression, nov Tor.
any purpose of conquest or subsection, nor the
purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the
rights of established institutions of those States Init
to defend and maintain the supremacy of the II
stitution, and to preserve its honor with al4thedi
n:.y; equality, unu rIgnts OF the several States
impaired; that as soon as these objects are acco
plshed the war ought to cease"
motion was made to lay the resolution on the
table, which was disagreed to--yeas 81, nays 115.
Mr. Holman submitted resolutions declaiming
against the doctrine that the States in rebellion on
the overthrow of the Instruction to be treated
as territories or suhjugated provinces or restored
to the Union under conditions unknown to the Con-
stution, and declaring also the purpose Of the war
to he simply the restoration of the proper relations
between the States and the Federal government
that to impose new conditions would be unjust to
the loyal people of the seeded States, tending to
prolong the war and confirm the reasonable theory
Of secession; and declaring also that the army and
navy and the public credit ought to be sustained,
that peace on the basis OF the CONSTITUTION may
he speedily obtained.
The resolutions were laid on the table-yeas 50,
nays "a.
Mr.. Holman is the successor of Mr.. Giddings.
Mr.. Fink offered resolutions setting forth the
stitutional power of the government to disperse
armed resistance to its rightful powers and the ex
ecution Of the laws, but declaring the army and
navy cannot be rightfully used to subjugate and
hold, as conquered territory, any of the States Of
this Union.
Laid over under rules, debate having arisen.
Loveioy, of Illinois, introduced q bill that all per-
sons held in slavery in the States and Territories
shall be declared free and protected the same and
the same rights accorded to them, as white men.
Mr. Wilson introduced bill to amend the Con-
stitution, declaring slavery incompatible with free
government and prohibiting it forever in the United
States.
A bill has been introduced aiding the President
in carrying out his emancipation proclamation, and
prohibiting the reinstatement of slaves emancipa-
ted A resolution hal been adopted quoting, in
Its preamble the language Of Mr.. Foote in the
Confederate Congress at Richmond" that "the
Yankee prisoners had been starved" and denoun.
cling our treatment of Yankee prisoners "wantonly
cruel and unprecedented in war" and as "deserv.
ing the eXecration OF mankind aHG the Reproduction
Of the Almighty"
In the Senate exciting debate had occnr5ad in
relation to tt" cOn@uct t.G war hrtwcrn senator
Davis, of Ken ucky, and Ieyerdy Johnson Vi Ma
ryland showing. i'll striking contrast, the position
of those two States Mr.. Davis is reported rs de.
nouncing at length the policy Of the administration
charscterizng Is position lllc;:,l. uncolsCution
al and nonstrous and referring to thc present era
as the reign Of Abraham Tie First. But mark The
position of "my Mary und. While the Senator
from Kentucky speaks out thus noDly and fearless.
ly, the paper that reports him thus says that
the Senator from Maryland eloquently defended
and sustained the administration in manner which
elected the congratulations of republican Senators
on the floor ' See the contrast.
4 select committee of nine had been raised in the
House to consider so much Of the Presidents mes.
sage relates to the erection of governments in
States in which " the government has been abroga.
ted overthrown that is, the whole South
who shall report the bills necessary to carry the
scheme into effect. H. Winter Davis, of Maryland,
was chairman of the committee.