Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-12-31

pnss bill these same obligations may be Incurred TO
much larger extent Than they that gain
nothing IL my friends bill will accomplish The purpose,
aud be under any pledge to get through b.
fore the 9th dsy OF January should accede TO bis logic
and be prepared tn act according 10 his wishes But
want the Executive Government TO understand, and
think it very reasonable that they should be mads to
understand hat when there law upon the statute book,
aud particular poia'ed out for raising and
particular sum fixed TO be paid for men the absence Of
very pressing emergency it s MT part OF the duty Of
the Executive Gpverumsnt make laws overturnng ours
and adopting of their suggestion, and
make promises that they cannot perform and that will bind
US. Thst s my notion about IL. Ut ia what Congress
o~es 20 itsef in almost auy position Of things ia the
country.
say, moreover, that think the Government in this
particular lad into this by simple of
calculation. When the PROMISE frs. made, the
order passed, il their idea the $500 paid
mutation would meet the other enstnents that they
would not be conavenng any law at all presume that
the idea which they went; but the enlisimepts
comug much faster than tie exemptions has
stoned the difficulty in which placed. Hence
do not find any fault with the Government either with
lhs President the Secretary Of War am d sposed
to throw eaue upon them ia any way in reference to it,
The country needs the men, and they acted according t
the BEST Judgment for the good OF the country and
to accompl the purpose. have therefore particu-
lar aut TO md OILY say that the event has shown that
they did not make their calculations correctly and now
We are brouRhtto this position
Laws should eAs regard to all these thinss matters
OF tha kind should be LETT to the dscr, ton of depart
ment the face o the earth the Congress of the
United States arr the body to settle all these questions
the absence OF any rest and pressing emergency calling
for action before Congress- meet and in that
hold have held befsre that it the duty of the Exc
cutve IN defence OF the Constitution and the laws to meet
such AN emergency and lake the consequences He would
not be doing hs duty If he did without reference
particular rules; but in al other they bound
defer TO what the wisdom or the folly of the Congress Of
the United States shalt say the proper take
Ia reference TO this matter them to act under the
law Of the land and when cay that we appropriate this
money to enable them to discharge these obg
such be incurred previous the 9th day January
next say at the tune there is law existence
for paying these bountes beyond that day. and you
not conravene the laws of the land in that respect.
The only question then whether say it safely
Ii cannot say safely let stay here and egsate
instead Of being in hurry to eat Christmas dinners
somewhere else than in Washington, II we willing
to pay 800 to veterans and $500 to persons Who not
veterans let place such provision tn book
aud let them act under law and not adjourn take
cess and let the Departments feel themselves at liberty
and make laws fer the occascn during the time hat
Congress absolutely not only in existence but session
ought TO be in session
Now, sIr to the main question say to the Senate
that, iu my humble judgmen-and pretend to exemp
ton from all these quesonsf they go legis-
ating upou this principle with regard paying these
bountes they will find that they exhaustng
the fountain and coming nearer to The pont where they
obliged to stop than they aware of Gentlemen
may talk here about paying these great bountes and may
cay that you cannot get the any other way Very
well If that is true il the must be had, and there
other way in which you get them pay them but
pay them by statute give and lei it not be done
by the exercise of individual authority end of the
avenuo tho other But air in my judgment there is
another way Congress deliberately decided that there
another mode and have believed from the begin
ming and believe now, that It s the best mode tha
the aosi lust upon me sna .nat ey
take their chances and by enforcing that with vgor and
determination you will accomplish your purpose. The
why sou fl is because you show the country
that you have not enough carry out what you de-
eide = be the best thing be duns Show that you have
the courage and the people will sustain because in
my Judgment, drawn from some experience and observs
ton, the American people trust than those
who they not only have camness enough to devise
psn, but courage enough to execute it after they have
devised it.
Mr. HOWE Mr.. President, agree entirely with the
Maine that il ia business enact laws
and the business of those agents the other end Of
thu avenue 10 execute laws when they enacted. /
will stand by him long he peases to stand in dong
battle for the utmost ne aud letter Of the OF
this dy and defer entirely to his judgment If he
thinks th enactment is necessary t. prevent the
executive department OF the Government from pledgng
the credit OF the nation TO these exravagsnt bouues,
have not word TO say against it. desire 10 the
nation from the liability to be ncumoered with this
tain OF Debt without any provision made for it by their
representation and il this express enactment thopght
By any Senator here to be necessary submit TO it
tirely
Mr COWAN. l should like TO iuquro from soma gen.
teman who has gwen this subject and attention. in
what is proposed 10 the eutry into the
army of those veterans whose service will expire
10 june and july next As understand it sine qua
that these should BE- retained, aad desire now
the attention II the Senate that question how
pos bic TO procure their reenstmen to the service
1t tho tme that their present term OF w expire
whether the Offer It large bouBties such conten
plated ty the War Department calculae cd to
cure The: object and whether il can be secured 10 auy
other vsy.
Mr. FESSENDEN. In reply to the suggestion of the
SeustoT from Pennsyvauia, will simply that the
object Of this proviso merely toe declare that nothing
further shall be done without law If the Congress of the
United States sha be aked to decide upon tho terms on
which veterans shall re-enist let fair oppt rtnity
be eiveo for Legislation that subject and can d, III
regard to what Congress thinks proper This pruvso lie
only saying that in regard to this thing the law
stands now, they must stop where they are.
Mr. C0WAN. heartily agree with that sentiment
have long been impressed with the importance of CON
nng the several departments Of this Government str city
within the sphere of their operations according to law
and believe that the failure Of the first dras under the
of 1861 entirely owing the fact that they dis
the time, material, and which was calculated to
insure
Mr.. JOHNSON and others. What was tbat1
Mr.. COWAN 1t was given out by the Department
though paluy not in the ensctmsnt any who re-
fused to appear at tbs rendezvous after having been
drafted would be compelled absolutely 90 at once and
m out the term of and would not have an oopor
tuny OF applying to be exempted The was
that the tmid men, the not t to be soldiers thse
who would not be worth any thing in the army If they
were soldiers obliged uuder the pressure Of this
decson to pay immense for substitutes. 1t begat
class of merchant in the country called the subst
tnte broker brought the law into oium; brought the
servcs into odum and prevented the proper number of
men being obtained under that draft The mischief
has occurred uuder the pre- sent draft
Under The fret draft bavUg found tbat there de-