Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
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carry an election Even now he read of whole regiments
beng sent h0ms 10 take part the coming eeconin New
Hampshire In his State regiments had been transferred
from part If the State TO another TO control elections
We have larger army than was ever rased Dy any
nation and yet asked to give the President power 10
call out all the of the nation to put down rebellion
of four hundred thousand men. Ooy Yesterday ne saw
sentnes with mu kets marching before the Presdents
House, the War Department, and the Navy department
Mr. GRIMES said the Senator must be mistaken as to
the Navy Department. there were none there.
Mr. RICHARDSON said he had walked in those places
before aud accosted by armed sentinel He
might have been in some battle to stay
the fight He feared liberty might plume her wings and
take her flight from this country forever and when he
turned the character OF legislation proposed here
his fears were still greater. Unwilling soldiers
battle and would The Western soldiers at the
of the war never lost battle but then
the President issued his proclamation and we have had
The effect Of that proclamation has been
disastrous army and cause and made the
scripts of the rebel army nvncble. Let the President
withdraw his proclamation and he could get plenty OF men
from the West, and they would be nvncble The Sena
tor from Maryland Mr. HCKs) had said that the Demo
cratic party had repealed the Missouri compromise That
discussed at great Lengths of the great
that repeal silent in the but since that
repeal member OF Congress- though majority had been
against that party had proposed its restoraton
than that the party who into power 10 1894 adopted
the doctrine laid down in the OF Kansas and Nebas
ka 1t was proud record The party who came INTO
power endorsed the and this fact goes into history and
shows the wisdom of the measure.
Mr. GRIMES said we had heard great deal about the
He could only speak for the soldiers OF Iowa and had
just the opposite effect from that charged IL deghted
the people of Iowa. and they hard 1t with JOY IL nad
not demoraized man in Iowa He was not authorized
to speak for soldiers any other State he lntanced
the battles of Stone River Pea Ridge Huntsve and Ar
kansas Post as vic 0ries since the proclamation.
Mr. FESSENDEN, of Maine, asked if the Senator from
Illinois t, say that the soldiers of the West had not
fought well since the proclamation that would be the IN
ference.
Mr RICHARDSON said he did not.
MIR POWELL said many Kentucky officers had resign
ed on account Of the proclamation
Mr. WILKINSON said he had just been introduced TO
Kentucky officer who nformed him that the procalama-
ton had made difference in the Kentucky troops
Mr. SALISBURY considered this bill as the crowning
act of class Of legislation t. surrender all the liberties OF
the people He contended that under an opinion OF me
Attorney General this bill would not only authorize me
President to call out all the white men, but aso TO enroll
eyerv free negro in the country He referred to an article
in the New York Tribune concerning foray TO De made
by five Thousand negroes and said II sucn was TO De the
policy thousands of would rise to protect helpless
childhood and women from worse than sayages Ii Con-
er.ss could pass this law they might pass law making
every citizen subject the will of Congress- without any
regard to State authority He warned the people TO be-
ware following the fate of the Roman Republic DESTROYED
by Calus Octayanus aud tie Pratorlan bands This bill
proposes To establish PrRtorian band OF two hundred
thoussnd to be distributed among the States ana gives
the President power to ensave every citizen lie Wou1
surrender to no man this to Washington
were he alive He warned Senators against this policy
being continued and that they should halt on the brink OF
what to happen.
Mr. HOWARD wanted to know if the last remark was
prophecy threat; if threat he had only TO say
on
Mr. SALISBURY was surprised that The Senator should
get so warike over nothing As he had set up man OF
straw t. fight he hould let them fight 1t out,
At quarter to twelve the vote was taken on Dr BAY
ARDS motion to postpone the bill indefinitely Rejected
as follows:
YEAS-Messrs BAyard, Garlic, Davis, Kennedy, Ia
tham Powell, Rice kichardson salisbury, Wall and VII
OF Missour-ll. ~ ou
NAY >-Me.s-s Anthony Arnold Chandler Clark, Cola
mer, Cowan Dixon, Dooltte, Fessenden Foot roster
Grimes Harding Harlan Harris, Henderson, Hicks How
ard Howe King, Lane of Indiana, Lane OF Kansas NC
Dougall Morrill,, Nesmth, Pomeroy sherman, sumner len
Eyek Trumbul, Wade, Wilkinson, Wiley, Wimot, ana
Wilson of Massachusetts-35
Mr. POWELL moved to amend so to exempt persons
from religious scruples. Lost-yeas B. nays 3D.
Mr. POWELL moved TO amend SO as to fix the sum to
The amendments OF the House conquered III and
the bill passed.
At halEpast twelve the Senate adjourned till eleven
O'Clock Monday.