Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-02-05
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opportunities ever Afforded TO man to win victories
tainly should not select Gen. McCislan.
Mr. HARLAN said, in regard to his Stale, many OF
those Ia the regiments who voted the Republican ticket
were Democrats when they started but voted afterwards
to sus ain the Government
Mr. WILSON conended that the bill not Liable to
the objections urged 1t gave the President power TO
make all needul regulations cessary and he considered
the section very M cessary
Mr. CARLILE said he offered the amendment to call
the attention the Senate to what he considered the dan
ger of this bill He willing to give to the President
all the support he would ever give to any man. but he
would not trust any man with such unlimited power One
year ago the country unit and why is it sssary
to these measures to get volunteers We
must be careful that the not waeed so as to destroy
The Constitution and the rights OF the States
Mr.. BAYARD conended that the General Government
had no right Interfere with the control OF the State mi
lta 1t Gun make for their government but not to
overthrow all State authority.
Mr. NESMIrH said the bill gave the President power
to call out the militia and if necessary to make draft
He wanted such we had last year, when
men who drafted into tho service at all
We have far met with limited success IN the prosecu
ton of this war he believed great deal Of the evil
due to the iDefcency and inability OF those at the head
of the Government IL we had Administration with
half the ability and vgor OF that OF the rebels no believed
the rebellion would have been crushed in thirty days The
Democratic element about which 80 much 10 said has
communicated itself to the army, aud the army great
undscipined mob. There never has been any discipline
in the army The records show 900 deserODs to-day
and there has been but tive punished for deser
ton This policy must be changed and discipline must be
forced into the army commencing with the officers. III
the Government cannot do this they might as we'll abandon
the war once, and tie the better He was in
favor of trying to reduce the army to discpne be would
drive droles and thieves, and have the straggers
punished at once great deal of this lack of discipline
due to the heads of the Government Not long since
two coones arrested for committing their rations in
kind and at the time claiming the money for their
ratons They arrested and tried by separate court
martals One court found the facts proved yet found
nothing against the officer The other court found the
officer guilty yet be kept in service notwithstanding
The people of Oregon truly loyal aud they would do
every thing their power to put down this rebellion but
they not 10 favor Of making war simply to ebolsh
slavery If it declared to be war of emancipation,
he should not vote for supplies to carry it But he
believed crush rebellion, he ready to do all
he could to support it.
The motion disagreed to-yeas, Mesrs. Bayard
Garlic, Davis, Hicks, Kennedy, Latham Powell, Rice
Richardson. Salisbury, Turpe, Wall, Wiley Wilson, Of
Missouri-H Nays-33
Mr.. CARLILE moved to strike out the fourth section
After discussion and pending the question, the Senate
adjourned.