The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-02-20

the service OF the United States. Wt
were then conquered Province and not Z
/ free State. If we submitted to this. We
could not have resisted any attempt of the
Federal Government to encroach upon
the rights reverthrow the authority ofoui
State. We could not even have defended
|our harbors without the consent of the
General Government. Let the House In
vestigate these matters now, and guard in
the future against danger which threa.
tens the overthrow Of our State rights, if
not the very existence Of our State Gov.
ernnent.
He (Judge Dean) had not discussed
these resolutions. He had only stated
facts, to show that they were not offer. d
from political considerations, but that
they proposed solemn act, imposed as a
duty upon the Legislature of the State
He had deemed it due to the House to ex-
plain the circumstances under which they
were offered, and he desired now to de-
clare here in his place on the floor, that
he believed them to involve the gravest
question that would be considered during
the present session. He only desired
that it might be met fairly; that the COM
'nittee appointed under the resolution
might be composed of the best ability Of
the House that the Police Commission
,.rs of New York, and the Judges who had
refused to issue writs of habeas corpus,
woul1 be summoned here, and that the
whole matter would be thoroughly inves-
gated.
He had thought, too, that this question
should be brought before the House prior
to Tuesday next, that we might know
whether the Legislature of New York
was ready to elect to the Senate of thc
United States, one who is willing, on
the false plea Of military necessity, to JUS
tify arbitrary arrests in loyal State, where
moro money has been contributed and
more men furnished for the defence OF
the Government than in any other two
States of the Union; in State which, to
the credit and honor of Governor Morgan
it might pe said, did not refuse its quota
under the call of the President for 300, 900
men, as Massachusetts did, unless accom-.
panied by conditions; in State who'e
Governor did not 60 to Altoona to cou.
,pire in secret against military officers, and
to bring "pressure" to bear upon the
general government to force upon it an
abolition policy.
He might refer to some of the candi-
dates who had been mentioned as likely
to receive the nomination Of the Repub-
licau party, for the U. S. Senate, but he
did not propose to do so now, unless dis
cussion and opposition should be develop
ed on the other side. He might say that
the records of some of these candidates
are we'll known; that it is an established
fact that they have declared, while they
deplored the suspension of the writ Of
habeas corpus, they would not oppose it
because the people were not fit for self
government; that they have belonged to
emancipation leagues in New York that
one of these candidates was prominent
member of such a league, although he,
like most of his colleagues probably, had
never seen or known slave or slave own.
er.
In conclusion, he thought it proper that
{ is.resolution should be thoroughly car.
ried out, and that an investigation should
be made into these charges which, though
mot verified on the floor, had appeared in
the public prints, and were we'll entitled
to serious consideration.
Mr.. Reddingtou said the Republicans
we're not at all surprised that q leading
Democrat had Introduced in the House
such resolutions as these, but they were
quite willing at the proper time to discuss
these resolutions or any other. But this
was not the time. The gentleman from
New York had admitted that he desired
action SO as to have influence on the U.
| s. Senatorial election. For that reason
he hoped that every lover Of freedom, ev-
ery person who is in favor of arresting
traitors who would raise their bloody
hands in support Of the treason that is at
tempting to destroy the Government,
would vote to send the resolution to the
Committee on Federal relations.
Mr.. Seymour spoke at some length and
ably.in support of The resolution.
| Mr. Reddington said his attachment to
the Uuion and the laws was as great as
chat Of any man on the floor. But he
thought tho Committee on Federal relaI
tions the proper tribunal 70 which 70 refer
liz. He Had anticipated that this subject
would be made political hobby and used
to destroy the country. He moved the
reference to the committee on Federal re-
llations not vet formed, and on that be