The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1863-03-12
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence osthe Advertiser.
WASHINGTON b. c.. March 5. lSc3

WASHINGTON, b. c., March S, 1903,
FRirNp DANIELS:
, Ye>,erd y was the last great day of the
9th Congress, The Capitol was crowd
cd with :pectators, there was no chance
for seat in either gallery after ten
o'clock Both Houses had continued
their sessions throu. h the night uf the
third aud the business had been we'll for,
warjed SO that all the essential bills, for
rigorous prosecution of the war, were
thr"u Oh, yet there was strife, to pass
particular bills, beta cen members.
In the Senate. Mr. Trumbull, Of Hi
nois, wanted TO have bill pass 10 regu-
late the electi n Of members Of the House
10 districts of the rebellious States,
which were within our military lines.
The "Copperkead," out of force of
habit, or n"re bitter opposition to the
restoration Of the Union tl.an We have
given them credit for hereto ore, viru-
len'ly opposed the bill by wasting time
in calling the yeas and nays. &c. Scna.
tor Trumbul cha ged the "Copperhead."
with fac'ious opposition and conspiracy
to defeat the bill, which br' uyht Bayard
Of nfl'Eszforsg his tsi1s,Xba iRaiI4i uaapp!tu
conspiracy to subv IT our free in.ti,u-
lions by passing such bills Us the Senator
from Illinois was pressing. Senator
Howard Of Michigan. replied to Bayard
that the bill, under consideration, was to
enable the people of certain districts to
elect representatives to Congress and
therefore tended to maintain our free in
stltu'ions under the Constitution, but
that It seemed as though the opposition
were opposed to any. and everything that
would foster Union feeling and sentiment
in rebrllious districts. BY this time it
was half past eleven, and Senator Doolis.
tie obtained the floor and said that as II
was evident that nothing practical could
be done j. the remaining minutes of the
session, he had few words to say. lie
did not want the session to terminate in
elimination and rrcrimination, but wond
rather take retrospect Of the condition
of the courtyard the important meas
ures passed by Congress during the scs-
SION. He alluded to the gigantic prepa.
rations, financially and otherwise, that
had been made to carry on the war to a
successful termination, and called atten-
tinn to the fact that no other Congress,
since the organization Of the government.
had met aud overcome so great obstacles
aud inan.nrated measures commens urate
with the gigantic r. bellon that was te
be crushed out. He asserted that al
though, at times, the people were de-
spending and in the clouds Of doubt, III.
faith had been stcsdfa>t and now tn,
break Of day could be seen for our dis
trac'ed aud beloved country. With en-
thn>iasric eluquence he drew picture OF
the Forthcoming unity aud prosperity Of
the country, asserting that as we had
bought Florida aud Louisiana that ",
might command the Gulf and the mouth,
Of the Mississippi. the great Northw
would continue the war fur the restora-
ton Of the authority Of the Union owe
said States until, if need be, they wer,
what they were when We bought them
swamps and crocodile resorts.
The last, has been truly, the grea
session Of Congress in the history of the
rcpnblc,-when we consider all the diff
fcultics that were to be overcome con-
stqnent on the rebellion, and the mayni
tnda Of the provisions that were neces
ay to be made by Congress to Car.
ry the country safely through treach.
cry on all sides, VT are ready to ascribe
al honor to the loyal members who have
te"rl'sslr done their duty and gave their
best Efforts to the maintenance of the
Union aud the perpefuit, of our free in
situations. Or this honor Iowa is emit
tied to lions share, for her Grimes and
Harlan, in the Senate, have been the
sturdy and prominent supporters of ev-
cry measure calculated to aid the go, ern.
ment in restoring its authority over the
rebel States. Senator Grimes has i'm
proved every opportunity, his position
on the naval committee gave him, ia
make our gallant navy most efficient, and
to bis energy and ssgacity We are greatly