The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-03

Mr. MORRILL,. What I desire to put to th,
Senator is, whether it is true or not that from
the start, from the outbreak ofth:s rebellion
the majority Of the active military force o
Kentucky has been against the Govern mt n
and with the coEfsderates. '"'-5 ly. ..,
Mr.: POWELL. The Senator, so Tar from
d efepdipg the position which was assailing
seems 70 be getting up interrogations for me
That issa matter about which there is a con
trariety of opinion. If he means force il
the field, certainly the fact is not so; fo
!, comparatively few Of our men have been il
/ arms against the Government. There are
coed many, grant, but more have been ir
arms in favor Of the Union. 2"'
But, sir, there is a course Of debate here
! which is somewhat distasteful to me. IF
take the liberty of assailing the Admnistra
ton, or an officer Of the Governm ent fol-
violating the Constitution of my country
| innuendoes are constantly thrown out by
| Senators on the other side about LOYALTY and
patriotism; and references have been made
to my late colleague. If gentlemen on that
side of the Cham her desire to make the i'm.
preston that am not loyal to the Govern
ment which am serving, I wish they would
say so plainly, and not attempt by innuendo
and hint to convey the idea. If they say il
directly, will meet it in such a manner as
will prevent any debate in this Cham Der up
on that subjec. That is all have to say on
that point. / desire Senators to meet m v
arguments. / indulge in no person aities.
no innuendoes, no hints to weaken the force
Of the argument Of any Senator. / do not
think it is legitimate ia debate, or in ac-
cordance with parliamentary courtesy. ]
think it i'll becomes this place. | have
averred that the President of the United
States and his Cabinet ministers have vio-
lated the Constitution of my country. have
instanced the cases in which they have done
so. 1t is legitimate for the friends of the
Administration to meet the argument, and
to overthrow it if they can; but they shall
make nothing in favor of their rotten aud
tottering cause by leading US from the argu.
ment by intimationS sssaiiing me personally.
There are other arenas than this for settling
personally. There are other arenas than
this for settling personal difficulties. 1 trust
never to have personal difficulties in thiS
Chamber l certainly will give no Senator
cause to make personal assaults on mel but
if it is rendered, hope shall meet it like
a man. That is my object, and tnat is my
determination. So, away then with the
Senator's innuenGoes and iusinuations.
The Senator has chosen 10 tell the Senate
that have been opposed to this war and
opposed to coercion. The Senator might
have spared himself that labor; it is kGown
to the whole Senate, it is known to the
peopleot the entire country, as for as ley
choose to read anything that may fall from
the lips of humble an individual as myself,
that l was opposed to coercion. 1t is fur
ther known that have been opposed to the
war from the very beginning. opposed it,,
because thought the war would result in
the destruction of both sections of the coun-
try. / believed that the war was a wedge
of disunion that would forever split these
States asundeI, and / desired to perpetuate
the Union, the constitutional Union, as our
fathers gave it to us. Believing that war
was a disunion element. and that it would
ultimately terd to the destruction Of the
Union Of the States and the overthrow Of
the Constitution of my country, as an honest
man l said so. l have been opposed to the
war. Whether l was right in tn or not.
time must determine. If was wrong. il
you should restore the Union and the Coo
stitutiou by arms, l, like an honest man
will admit my error. Eli! then, l will main .
tain the honest convictions Of my judgment
| believed, Mr.. President, that you could
not keep the States Of this Union together
by arms l believed tnat in the outset we
could have done it by concession, by COM
promise. / believed the Crittenden amend
m ents to the Constitution would have Sc tiled
all of our difficult es. ard prevented the
bloody and cruel war in which are now
engaged; and consequently they had my
hearty, warm. cordial support. | have ad-
vocated every measure OF peacea5le adjust
ment. and will continue to do so. But &C
much enraged are these gentlemen with
those who are for peace; so violently are
! of md
carnage, snuffing the battle afar off, as they
do, Ghat they assail every man who was fo
settling our d fficulIies by any other means
than the sword. The Senator from Indians
IMr. Wright even went so far as to i'm
peach the yslty of my collesge Mr.. D avis
a few minutes ago, Cor he could have re-
ferred to nobody else } because nv colleague
saw fit, in his place as a Senator from
sovereign State of this Union, to propose
resolution providing for "A conference of the
States to settle these difficulties. How t.
settle them? Look at the resolu ton. 1t i
for the purpose of restoring the Union
The object of that resolution, as expressed
upon fts face. is not to separate the States
Mr.. WRIGHT. The Senator will allow m
to saw a word. | certainly did not desig
10 be understood as impeaching the loyslt
of the gentlemau's. colleage. / referred t
. the resolution Of which l spoke as one c
the evidences, among Others, that during tn
progress of this war measures were intro
daced which regarded as unfortunate, an
not calculated to strengthen our arms.
: have the utmost confidence in the Senate
Kentucky, [Mr. Davis, and certainly di
not intend to impeach his loyalty.
Mr.. POWELL. Well, then, the Senate
regards the resolution of my colleague as g
unfortunate act. aud not calculated
; strengthen our arms, and therefore regard
: it as dtsloyal act. That is his explanatic
&. substantially. .s.-c
i Mr.. WRIGHT. No. . ....- -g--..
s Mr.. FowELL. The Senator was speakil
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