, 1863-03-06
FROM MADISON.


| -AaOASuas II 4b.s 14aIEu o, 45t3.
The Senate, last evening, had under consid
Grafton Senator Thorp's resolution, settin.
forth that the Constitution prescribes all DOW
ers Of the Government; that loyalty imposes
no obligation to support acts deemed uacon
etitutional, and that any one upholdins flu
| Administration In policies unauthorized II,
the Constitution is an enemy to the country,
that the suspension of 4ee~4it Of habeas cor
nus in loyal States By the President is uncou
s;itutional; denouncing the arbitrary ar
| resfs;" c1aitning that the Presidents Emcn
| cipation Proclamations are uuvarranted hz
the Constitution or any Law, civil or military,
tcnd to prolong the war, aud should be re-
sc1nded; and farorinG i speedy close Of .h1
war hy Compromise
Senator Thorpe spoke at some length at.
tempting to prove tie propositions Of lis res.
0lntions.
Senator Wilkinson said he had been anxious
to have somc resolutions passed showing \
disposition to cooperate with the Admins.
tr:'tson in putting down the rebellion. and he
was very reluctant to have such resolutions
lasscd as were before the Senate. Tie
therefore offered the following substitute:
r., Le~tlfec, That the Constitution Of the Unucd
States confcrs all necessary power upon the Er.
ccnCEc TO 1natntain The lnion of these States aud
10 p!eye,i ths overthrow Of thu Government,
o. IT TIC stealiiy and insdfous designs Of tjsIoV'
tisfs M 1t tue Sorth and that Constitution Witt
"hatever TO the people. ''~ ''"40o
=. Ee*t1rtd That VIC revere the memory Of the ~,
,,aetc men who framed and adopted our Cona,
II EECl1 INF
ftrs'aent ~ ehould in every emergency bc snsi.
cent TO enable him to enforce the Laws and m.;n
tan .eS nniiy and .naesty Of the IN
Nett*r{d, That it is the duty OF the President in
the opinion Of this Legislature, to arrest ali trsit t.
IT, Sa fng"a hc aas the power 20 10 d. Whether
ICY ne louHa Will arms In their hands ami in
opensebellion against the Government. or secr.tlQ
p9fGs.lnt their tsaito:ous designs under tic cloal
m M "a, nnd @ that in 70 doing he should be sus.
1.etotrcd, That rebels in arms against the Gov.
el1mcnt have no constitutional rights whatevr-
~, asc enitea TO no consfdrrationo regard until
Gf stnm1t TO the lave Of the nation; aud to tho
end that the rebellion may be speedily and sr7niv
:, sappscesed We are in favor Of coniscatinY tl,e
Iee1' y ., tGou!s Of arming ali persons, without
tnem nc ol the Emancipation Proclamation 6f tie
Ennncn,9 Enent, and OF e1e1tiue, every power of the
warfare. to crush the rebellion and na;ntafn ~
supremacy Of thu lawe, A''"o'oI1 tae
~, Essclfed That the path OF honorable pcare At
Of tbe 1lae iea IN the vigorous prosecution
hrn'y pursued. however much We msV rcItot aa ~
neceeslty. uut onr time -honorcd flar shnii ,c.;n
Mye = !rinmph o,eE e,ey fortress Of our vide
e9Iunt!y I,y VIII never listen to the cries Of neacc
,' Mn3G! 70 up from the lisloya1ists Of The North
tie y can PC obtained M onoraby
nlahent union Of all the States. w. Pe'~
SENATOR Humphrey made forcib1e snccch
.: AGAINST !4efp's resolutions, contendinF that
1ne President had done nothing to descrTe The
on1oquy cast upon him, that Ills power to sns-
Gena INC writ of AGJeas corpus had not hcen
1na4 nSe!u:o ~ lne courts He defended the Proc
rfetexf tor crlppling the Government. and
oEed that compromise WINS Impossible. ~
aAltr so1hc sight discussion between Sens.
sols ABOUT getting a vote directly on the r,so.
! unions, senator Frost took the door. ayoTinr
stitute was RItna 5el6 al nght unless the su5
hamper the Administration and emhsrrass ~ h
llesldcnt all he could, while the nresen4
course vas pursued, even If civil Tarat fhe
North might be the result. N' -A'e
=. sgnatoF :, Clark finally bade the sneaker IL drv
~, and moved postponenlent Of tI,c su1;s
e ect y, ~ this erening, which was carried. md
II ~ Q clock tue Senate adiourncd 'Ao
II lAc Assembly, after Mr. Jones finished
rs y ufade against the Abo1itionists, the sub.
~ es,.:. -. lno teso!1t1ons endorsing the polit-
~. ~. so ssenluAcnls ol the Lutte message Of Cover
he views Of Governor Solomon Of this Statc
: ms LAST nessage-was adopted.
AArkliis resolution against compensated
7 lnn:aoeelpatlon, p was then tabled by q vote Of
some 1llbnstering then took place, the
'eMocrats seeking to table or indefinitely
os'ponc all the resolutions remaining bc-
orc the Assembly.
- ar; ; Kothc Dem then made quite an cn-
pcceh, we'll seasoned with the sweet Ger
ian accent, referring at length to classical
lstory, and claiming that his experience in
.ufope led him to resist all cncfoachmcnts
! me Administration as dangerous to liberty,
le Thought the rebellion was due to the dc.
7ncTacS and corruption Of the American
eoplc.
Mr. Priest {Rep.) made some racy remarks,
eclaring that he would issue proclamation |
r do anything possible to save the Union. |
rowing himself in favor OF the ProcIama-
ons, Of the President, emancipation, and
-. I" and datnnation for rebels wherever found.
[ainta1ni.~. that no arrests had been made |
I'D Tint not one Fourth were arrested VINO
escIYcd it, aud that large number Of those
IMPLY imprisoned deserved hanging, and as
,rting that those who were Eonncrleads
O" only supported the war at first because
ouS!as told them to, and since hc had rome |
'ey had relap6ed into opposition to the
Mr. Pullen (Rep.) made a sound epeccl
SPressing confidence that the government
'uld moi be oyerthrown notwithstanding
le efforts OF the iucarnntc fends rgbellinT |
salnst lt-saying tlat he felt like calling Oh
'e President ITO save the Union coustitu-
onaliy If be could, but to save it anyhow"
Ind n eF IT, I
sclaring martial Law, and the arrest Of the
ltldr:ltt rioters in Ozaukee county. he I
lttlcVlarly urged his resolution eulo- ,
zlng Gcn. Rosecrans, and embodying his
hio letter as designed to show that the
,sa sopae o. lafayette county, by whose other
zen offered, were not totally depraycd, and :
'tendcd to poiut ont the difference between ,,
cmocrats II the North, who knew little OF
'c proper policy to be pursued in this war,
ID Democrat who lad been an actual par
e'pant, With distinguished honor, in the
n said peace could only be obtained by con.
uering. the rebels 10 submission, and ex-
ressed IN strong terms his loathiuE Of those
no we're ready to crlnge and crawl at the
:cl 2, oi traitors, and eat dirt in disgracetul
itnlt'on, hat 4e ,sussing tof peace and offering
MT. Jones QDem.) authoritatively made the
T.. "nnncemcnf, causing some sensation there.
= fhas the arlnistice and peace resolutions,
ID their si,nu.f faneous offering In the Illinois
ID Indiana Lcgis,a.r1 .r1res' were suggested By
Colonel in the Cnitcd s:~..cs service!
Mr. Vivian referred to TIC hlsiorE OF the
nancipation struggle in England. and saying {
mt his first political act had been to contri- i
stc something to help West India emaucipa- :
On, and he proclaimed his readiness to give
: full Share to aid sister Suites of this
nion in getting rid of the incu.
Is Of slavcQh He defined "unarmcd !
:.itdrs'' = 9ese who think more
the ol'prtssft9 and outragcs hcaped on
glow with delight when they
ar Of rebel successes, and are cast down by !
l!nal victori for the Union; as men more
&c shooting Of scores by the rebels; those
seeking to stir up sedition against
Ec Hovcrnlnent; those who would prefer to |
e the Union perish rather than have Its sal |
'f1on accomplished By Republican Admin ,
tr:at1on: those who were seeking to get nlc;'
desert from the army; and who iny eighcd {
!ainst the draft.
Remarks Of no special interest were made |
; somc othcr.gcntlcmen. About one o'clock
call Of the House was ordered. and only
bout sixty members being present, consider
lie time WAS spent in searching for the ab- J
.ntccs, which was spent in singing "Joiln :
rown,' - the '"star Spanglcd Banner" and n :
,ricty Of Juvenile amuseincnts; finally about
70 o'clock, on promise by the Democrats
lt they would interposc no obstacle to vote
day. the Republicans backed down from ,