Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-12-24
ENCOURAGING the Rebellion.

In the U. s. House of Representatives.
on the l4th inst, Fernando Wood, Of New
York, offered the following preamble and
resolution: ..
Whereas, the President in his Message
delivered to this House on the 9th INST,
and in his recommendation to the people to
assemble at their places OF worship to give
thanks to God for recent victories, claims
that the Union cause has gained important
and substantial advantages; and whereas,
in view of these triumphs, it is no longer
beneath our dignity nor dangerous to our
ssfety to evince generous magnanimity
becoming great and powerful people, by
offering to the insurgents an opportunity to
return to the Union without imposing upon
them deg, aiding or destructive conditions !;
therefore,
Resolved, That the President be re-
auested to appoint three Commissioners,
who shall be empowered to open negotiations
with the authorities at Richmond, to- the
end that this bloody, destructive, and in
human war shall cease, and the Union be
restored upon terms Of equity, fraternity
aud equality under the Constitution. "
Mr.. Washburne (IlL) moved that the
resolution be laid on the table. Agreed to
Yeas 9S, Nays 50, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Anderson
Arnold, Ashley, Bailey, Baldwin, Baxter
Beatnan, Blaine, Blair West Val Blow
Boutwell,, Boyd, Brandagee, Broomall
Brown West Val, A. w. Clark, Freeman
Clarke, Cobb, Cole, Cresswsll, Davis Md
Delning, Dixon, Donnelly, briggs, Dumont
Eokley, Eliot, Farnsworth, Fenton, Ganson
~ a a -. ut,,
Hooper, Hotchkiss, Hubbard Iowa., Hub
burd Comm, Hulbu,d, Jepckes' Julian
Kasson, Kellogg Mich. }, Kellogg N !? y
McClurg, Mcindoe, Miller IN. W, Moru
srs, ' Leonard Myers, Norton, UNsii (Pa.)
Orth, Patterson, Perhsnl, Pike, Pomeroy
e'j me- !, Rollins Rollins (N it, J, Isl shenct, scofe.d
Shannon, Sloan, Smith, Smithers, Spauld
4 ing, Stevens, Thayer, Thomas, Tracy. w
soR, Van Vaikenburg, Eljah Ward, Wash
burne (ln.), Washburne Mass, Whaley
B Wheeler, Williams, Wilder. Wilson, Win
: dom, Woodbridge and Yeaman.
4 NAYs-MessrS. james @. Allen, VIM. j
Allen, Ancona, Baldwin, Bliss, Brook,
Chanler, Clay, Coffroth, Cox, Craven,
: Dawson, Dennison. Eden, Edgerton, Il
= dridge, English, Fiuck, Grider, Harding
= Harrington, Harris lMd.), Harris (Ill.
Herrick. Holman, johnson (O0, kernau
: King, Kinney, Knapp. Law, Lasear, L.
!, blond, Long, Mallory, Marcy, Mcdowell
" Miller (Pa.), NORRIS (O.l, Nelson, NJ
0 BILE, Odell, O'Neill 10. |, Pendleton, Kobil
y son, Rollins Mo. !, Ross, Scott, Stebbin
!, steele [ N. Y. Stewart, Sweat, voorhei
u Wadsworth, Chiffon A. White, JOyepl
'r w. white, Winfield, Fernando Woot
II On the 18th. Green Clay Smith, Of Kel
sr tuoky, submitted the following:
It "Resoired. That rs our country and Il
ID very existence Of the best Government ev
n. instituted by man is imperilled by the mo
!. causeless and wicked rebellion that Il
" world has seen, and believing AZ We do tn
" the only hope Of saving the country ~
l. preserving this Government is by the pow
a Of the sword. We are for the most vlgoro
j. prosecution Of the war until the Constit
" tion and laws shall be enforced and obey
In ali parts Of the, United States, and
" that end We oppose any armistice, or ints
!" veution, or mediation, or proposition
peace from any quarter, so long "a the
., shsll be found Rebel in arms against d
" Government; and We ignore oil party name
d lines, and issues. and recognize but two ps
:. ties in this war-patriots and traitors. "
n This resolution was adopted by % yeas
"a 81 nays.
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