The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-19

8 month ago, IN the discussion of the bill fc
Q the admission of West Virginia, the gentle
: man from Pennsylvania Mr.. Stevens] said
i II say. then, that we may admit West Virgini
{ as new State, not By Firtue Of any pr0Uisior
tne ConStttut1o1, but under our absolute powe
8 winch the laws of war give us in the circum
vote for this bill upon that theory and upon tina
theory alone; for ItOiU not stultiiy ayseL6y sup
posing that zoe hGUe any tcGrrGnt IN tie Constitu
"1is taEk Of restoring tie linton as St qoas asnde
TIE C0nstit9ion 1t is, as one of tbs a6savdisse
that 4 haze heard repeated until Tam about sick o
H. T: Inc Union can never be restored as it was
There are many things which render such al
event impossible. The Union shall necer sostj
nsy eosent be restored uaOer the Constitution as
Fs, s0itA sla0ery to Be protected By it."
Mr.. Speaker, has it ever occurred to these
gentlemen to inquire why it is that within
the range of fifty miles of this Capitol reverse
after reverse has followed upon the move
ments of the Army? Why tits that within
the circle that surrounds this city there can
be no success? Is it because there are not
msa enough? Is it because there are moi
munitions of war enough? Is it because the
confederate army is better supplied with all
those appliances by VIII ch science and
civilization add to the strength of num- mbers?
No gentleman will say that rE7
Why is 1t that the paper money Of the
Governmentin the market of N ew York to
day is worth but sixty cents on the dollar;
and that your bonds cannot be sold at any
reasonable price? 1t is because the suspicion
hasleDtered the minds of the Army within
the influence ofthe city of Washington, and
has entered the minds of the people all over
the country, that the Administration sym
pathizes with its leaders upon this floor the
gentleman from Pennsylvania. Mr.. Stevens
and the gentleman from New York, [Mr.
Sedgwick. and that sit is tired of this talk
OF maintaining the Union as it was and the
CONSTITUTION as it is." -+at' 4t5 80 'v
Mr.. DAWES. Will the gentleman WELD
to me for moment? r. 4f --.--s
Mr.. PENDLEToN. will directly; not now.
Mr.. DAWES. ! desired to ask the gentle
man question just in this conn ection.
Mr.. PENDLEToN. Gentlemen around me
desire to hear the question, and therefore
yield. ~
Mr.. DAWES. wish to ask the gentleman
from Ohio what was the spell that was upon
our army of more than two hundred thirty
thousand men who, being around this city
for forty days under the command of the
gentleman's favorite military leader, were
not moved at al! except upon the peremptory
order of the Commander in-Chief of the
Armv? e. r--sE5,.f
Mr.. PENDLEToN. 1t was the spell of which
have been speaking. it was the spell
which EN- mauates from this Capitol and from
the other end Of the avenue, the spell of
those influences which are created, controlled,
and exerted by the Republic party.
Mr.. DAWES. One question further. have
understood the gentleman to say, over and
over again, that some new change had come
over us; that we did carry on this war for
the restoration of the Union and the Consti'
ton; tn at we had uuanim ously come here
and pledged ourselves by our votes to carry
on the war for that purpose, and that it was
in consequence of the change n this respect
that our reverses have occurred. H
Mr.. PENDLEToN. think the gentlema an
will have to search the records a long time
before he finds that 1 ever said any such
thing. certainly never believed it. /
could see no honest purpose to restore the
UDion, to reiDvisorate the Constitution, by
means of war. in party which had refused
the least concession of party platform, or the
smallest sacrifice of party pride, to main
tain them both unimpa ired and in peace.
Mr.. DAWES. Can the gentleman point to
any obstacle in the way of that army but
the quaker guns? Can he tell me why that
army of two or three hundred thousand men
rem aimed idle for many months, eating out
the substance of the country, and never
moved until required to move by the Com
mander- in Chief2
Mr.. PENDLEToN. tell you, one obstacle
was the maign influences which emanate
from this city. Another obstacle was the
persistent, unwise interference
with well-considered military plans, by men
whose ignorance of military matters is only
equaled by their presump ption and aud acity.
The general to whom you have alluded led
20 ioci I'm nh in ipio
He was stopped by no quak er guns until he |
came within the charmed circle which sur
rounds Washington. The armies of the West |
meet with no obstacles of that kind.
Mr. DAWES. will answer the gentleman.
Mr.. CALVERT. / object.
Mr.. Dawes. Has the gentleman from
M Marylabd got enough? a5 80.
r. Mr., CALVERT. No, but think you have,
and do not want to hear any more.
Mr.. PENDLEToN. I will not wander so far
from the line of remark which was, pur-
suing as to discuss the subject suggested by
the gentleman from Massachusetts, Very
much might be said upon it. Without be-
coming the special advocate, as am not,
or the eulogist. as 1 am not, of any man con-
nected with the conduct of the war might
ask the gentleman whether it was not better
to lie thus idle in Washington for many
weeks, than to fight that thirty days cam
paign in Virginia? Whether it was not
better to pause in the face of quaker guns
at Manassas than to cross the Rappahan-
mock, and after two days of disaster and
slaughter and defeat to be compelled to fall
back before the enemy to- the intrench-
men.s which had been left? I light sug-
gest that the campaign in Maryland will
compare we'll with any other of equal
length during the war. Ste7
Mr.. DAWES. Twill answer the gentle
man, if be will yield to me. ~ ~
Mr.. CALVERT. I, object.
MIR. PENpLEToN. Mr. Speaker. when ]