Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-20

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involving ASH does the dignity OF this General
Assembly. The personal ssie'y of H. member..
We lem it gue 10 ourselves and the Governor 81
tn sac 20 nase ! Toll understanding OF the
N ttes: therefore.
Resoir,d. Tbs, ri. ExceIecy the Governor be
requested 20 communicate % this House at bis
earliest convenience whether he approves or con-
dennis the abuve recitei re-vsatloR; aud also,
whether any officers in the -er,ice OF this State
or the General Government. civil az military. has
ever submitted 10 him a prop0Sion To bnng
troops into this State. or using those that are
npw here for the purpose Vi overwhelming this
General Assembly or % prevent the execution of
any laws thes might enact.
Mr. Harvey spoke eoqaently in support OF his
resolution His illustrations from history we're
apt beau,iia aud conclusive. touching the respect
always paii>y the citizen 20 the soldier. bat in
sistlng at the same time upon the suLordinaiion
of the military tn the civil authority. This mat
ter had ~ last come 20 point DO xe pay men,
do we support them. do We honor them Tor the
purpose OF Introducing politics ia theircampsl
DO We do all these things Tor the purpose OF hav-
ing threats sent back against while IN the ex-
ercise of our Liberties ciuzensg lie wished 10
know II Governor Morlou approved the action
of these soldiers IL be diSclaimed IL. IL would
be all right, II he approved IL, il then would
be known @here We stand. Then would We
know whether n was determined or not 10 main
tain the supremacy ct the civil authorities that
the rights and liberties OF the citizen might be
mtiulaiLed intact.
Mr. johnson litIerly denounced the resolutions.
The very obiect anI purpose was to protract
the war. 20 Tire end that me Southern Conied-
eracy might uitmatel, he recognized. he knew
the men, uiht AID pryate- of the "a th regiment;
he had the honof OF serving M that regiment as
Surgeon. and We knew that they regarded gentle
thus floor. because of their di-loyal reso
lutOns. n mpathi<ets with traitors.
Mr Milroy (interruptngl: Any man who says
! am ssmpathizer with traitors is an internal
liar
Mr. Speaker called order
Mr Puett hoped that the word traitor. with
regard TO members Ola this floor. would be drOp-
pei henceiorth
Mr. Johnson did not say that there were trait
ors on TIA, floor He knew. he reneated, the SEN
ments the soldiers. He had seen them shed
tears cot grief over the tl,ugs shich reached them
through the Iniina Sentinel Was IL wonder.
ful. then. that they should tender their services
to Governor Morton. when those who had been
their friends AZ home deserted them. TO maintain
the laws of Iniiana-to rrevent The t,kng of
Indiana out 81 the Union aud attaching her 10 a
Northwestern Confectionery
Mr. Brown: Does the geniemaa really suppose
that there are men in Indiana Democrats, who
desire 10 take Indiana cut OF the Unioug
Mr. Johnson: do
Mr. Brown | demand that the gentleman
shall name the men who desire To do tins thing
do not. for one. desire To lie unuer the imputa
ton
Mr.. Harvey hoped gentlemen would discuss
the resolutions temperately.
Mr. johnson: There are men IN Indiana who
would take Indiana out of the Union. There
men here that would do it, were they not afraid
Voices: who are We afraid off"
Mr.. Johnson: They afraid of the strong
arm OF the loyal people OF the State. The sol
ders had u perfect right to dcnounce resolutions
which they deemed reasonable
Mr. Harne,: Does the gen emnn suppose that
threat II the kind could be made and be
reSi>tedl
Mr. Johnson: The soldiers, regarding the reso
lutions AS reasonable had right TO tender their
arms as patriots TO overthrow traitors.
Mr. Abbott: j. the gentleman willing by vote
to exoucrate all members of this house from
the charge of traitorsl
Mr. johnson: Ii YOU will take back some of
your resolutions. your resolutions tor "A conven-
ton At Louisville. for an armistice--take them
back in all sincerity and TRUTH will
Voices: I'VE have no resolutions of the sort
passed To take back
Mr. Johnson: No. but YOU have introduced
them and have referred them TO the Committee
on Federal relations TO report on. You have re-
fused 20 table them
Mr. Brown, Mr.. Johnson having concluded)
Mr.. Speaker the gentleman who has just
taken his seat. during the course of his remarks.
stated that he knew of gentlemen belonging 10
the Democratic party in the State OF Indiana
who had expressed themselves DESTROYS OF tax
ing, aud willing to attempt to take. the State of
Indiana out OF the Union. ] ask him it lac will
repeat that statementZ
The gentleman declined to do so.
Mr. Brown: | now ask him To- name the per
sons 10 whom lie has reierredl
Mr. Johnson declined to
Mr. Brown: | now. sir. charge him with hav-
ing uttered that which is rholy false and without
the foundation Of truth and desire that nv de
Dunciatiou and denial OF his statement shall go
TO the cnuntr, with his remarks.
Mr. Wolfe followed in support of Mr. Harvey :
resolution He demanded TO know If the Go,
ernor and Republicans on this floor approved
and would assist ia carrying Uut the threat con
tanned in the resolutions purporting to come from
the soldiers
Mr. Given, supported. in most eloquent terms,
Mr Harney', resolution There was one peculi-
arty about the resolutions coming from the field.
They were sgue,i by the officers aud not by the
rank and lie The private soldiers-the majority
of them-were Democrats Whes they came
home. they would act with the Democratic party.
WhtH. ln the history OF the world. Was " coflSid
cred reasonable 10 propose peacel All nations
since time begau. involved IN war. had sought
peace The rank and hle of the army to da Y
sousht peace. He to-day sought peace These
were his sentiments and gentlemen might call IL
treason II the, we're mind To He denounced
all such resolutions a those purporting 10 come
from the 27th regiment aud assuming To speak
the sentiments OF the true soldier
Mr. Griffith argued against Mr.. Haney's reso-
luiions
Pending question House adjourned
AFTERNOON SESSION.
/ Met at u, o'clock
The maurr pending ut the morning adjourn
ment Mr. Harney'- resolution) coming up,
Mr. Niblack moved TO postpone the considera
ton OF the whole subject until Tuesday morning
AZ ten o'clock
cepted Mr. Niblacks motion, and it WAS carried
BILLS oN SECOND READING.
Mr. Halls bill. 2l5. relative To the establish
ment OF agricultural colleges, was. under sus-
pension OF the rule. read a second time by title
ami 300 copies ordered printed
Mr.. Hanna's bill rcorganizing the militia OF
the State. was read a second time, and 400 copies
ordered printed
Mr. Shsifer's Congressional Apportionmen'
bill was read a second time and 300 copies or.
dered printed IL j. ~ follow
FIRST .strict-Po~ev. Vanderburg, Warrick
Gibson. Dubois, Pike. Knox. Davies and Martin
Second Di-trict-Spencer. Perry, Crawford
Harrison Floyd. Scott. Washington. Orange and
Clark
Third District-La~rence. Monroe Brown
Bartholomew. Jackson, Jennings, jefferson and