Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-19
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Military and civil affairs have not possessed
much importance during the past two weeks
Congress a. the session draws near its end. has
settled down into hard work. and buncombe for a
while at least. Is IT a discount The defeat OF
the Illinois and NJ chican Canal bill causei con
siderable excitement ia the House at the time of
the vote. aud was severe blow 20 It's friends,
who seemed to regard its success. a few days be
fore its defeat. quite certain. But three spe
cial interests seemed to be against il. joined for
working effect in the persons of Thad. Stevens.
Vallandigha m, and ex Coy. Nieklifie. Against
this formidable opposition the friends OF the bill
struggled early and late; but it WIS no use 1had.
Stevens called ~ sham and. though the n est
ern Republicans clung 10 MIN with all the appeals
of party he could nOt be induced to withdraw his
influence and the result was a. expected. | see
THAI Arnold has caused several paragraphs 20 be
published that he intends to bring the matter up
again in "A shape ia the House, and that, in
the Senate even, the question is TO be brought be
fore the Military Committee. That will not have
the slightest effect Tie measure S efiectuay
killed for the remainder OF this session. and all
the parliamentary tricks of Congress men cannot
galvanize il into life again.
The Missouri emancipation bill j. about 10
pass the Senate in "A shape by means accepta
BILE To its friends. The Missouri Senators are of
the opinion that, without an efficient colonization
scheme the bill will prove failure. Ii - bound
To so in any event Such grave consutu-
tional objections have been urged against il that
it il possible that the House may have the good
sense to defelt il vet. Ii not passed soon, it will
go by default for want of time During the de
bate on this bill the three Senators addressed
the Senate each making a most favorable I'm
preston Senator Turpie. of Indiana, made
most cutting review OF radical schemes and
measures. and graphically pictured the slough OF
de>pond into which the Administration has
plunged itself bv adherence To the fanatic faith
o. the radical element In speaking OF the acts
OF the Presitent-"that speaker OF PARALLELS who
dtrkened the White House'-he said that India
rubber heretofore has had much reputation tor
elasticity, and gold for ma. liability but the doe
trine ct this war power 0utdd these materials
| in those qualities When one man j. allowed TO
direct the army and navy without restriction,
military deSpOtsm i created. In France such
a despot is called Emperor; in England a
King; in Russia Car; but the American Gar
will find seris west of the Allies hany Noun
| tains"
Col Wall the New jersey Senator, of Forl
| Lafayette emory, made an able and effective
speech, in which he took the broad ground
adopted in the Senatorial resolutions OF Senator
Ten Eyck, his Republican colleague, that '.the
Government could not prove traitor to organic
law"
| Senator Wilson's conscript act has been re
ported back 10 the Senate, and will soon be
pressed to a vote. When first introduced, it
placed the entire militia force of the several
States into the Presidents hands, with power TO
make all rules and regulations for their govern
ment Ii Immediately stated that It Con
gress could thus delegate the making of laws TO
the President. why should it not do so in every
instance? Why remain and pass laws for the
people, when proposition was insisted on giving
the Executive supreme command. without rule
ar law, over every white male citizen in the loyal
StatesY
This bill IS still declared to be unconstitutional
on the ground that it takes from the States all
control over the militia force. which is expressly
reserved TO them by the Constitution authori
zng the President TO call the militia of the
severul States" and OF course through their
Governors. and not direct u the people Ii a
c,nscrpion bill Is adopted, and | see no reason
10 doubt it. the present has some good ex
empton features, based on the French couscrip
tiou law. which IS the only liberal one in force in
| Europe
The question of taxing bank circulation is
meeting wiih decided opposition in the House
All OF the New England New York. and Penn
sylvania members against il. ANY measure
pliriotic IN the great purpose Of approaching the
lOpNetnnleft currency l. mus boiCHtil o. posed,
md the cufren. OF legislation directed To- the pro
motion of the interests 81 the local banks. in
which nearly every New England member has Al
| intere-t ana to which he IS mainly uriebtet fer
Ms election. Here We have great measure cal
cuated 10 produce revenue. tighten taxation on
| The individual, and 10 relder more valuable the
Government credit Nothing Is said of the sec
tonal feeling that opposes -uch an important
question; bat let the most tech voice raise itself
IN Congress, against negro legislation. and the
Republicans. with .'SanctimOnlcus seeming
will cry treason" NJ every breath of the earnest
protest against such measure
General Burnside evidence before the Com
mitiee on the Conduct of the War sut~t initiates
my recent statements in regard 10 the Executive
lnleriel renee which prevented his late movement
of the Army of the Potomac II appears that a
Grand Division commander. not satisfied with
General Burnside's plan of the advance. Dis
patched Brigader whose influence with the
President Rested on political schemes and not on
Welle srred honors the field. 10 protes, against
il; The President listened TO the subordinate OF
tie Commander. and countermanded the order 20
advance TIE story Is briei and simple enough
! You know the result Who Was. To blame! X.
From the Cincinnati Price Current, February IS
financial ard Comma cial Summary