Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-01-17
MONDAY, JANUARY II, 1868.
IN SENATE.

Mr WILEY introduced bill 10 aid Wsat Virginia ia
the speedy and FINAL sboshmsnt of slavery in sad
State, Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. FESSENDEN called up the bill to provide for
further issue of bords and United States notes.
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury read
in favor of this measure and explaining that the resolution
from the Hc,lse would rot meet the wants Of the Cav
ernment
The bill was then passed,
THE wAR--sTATE PRISONERS.
On motion of Mr. WILKINSON, the bill for the dis
charge of State prisoners taken up and he proceeded
to address the Senae He said he proposed to notice the
remarks Of some who semed not t., be very ahxous
to mhint4n the Government 1t seemed to him that the
speech of the Senator from Delaware Mr SAULsBURY)
made for the see purpose of aiding those who
determined to gain session of the Government
else to destroy it 1t would there arrangei
plan Of attack tho President ut Ind annapolis St Louis,
Springfield, I'll Albany. AMI New York. Considering the
time and The circumstances he considered this speech of
the Senator from Delaware bs the outrageous
utered ia the Senate Of the United States or in any other
deberatve body When the Senator from Delaware first
to the Senate he acted in the mejoty with Davis,
ToOmbs, and Wigfnll every department. of the Govern
ment under their control and that Senat seemed TO
be happy in surrenderng himsf to their control and he
believed the records Of the Senate would show his un-
fnching devotion to Davis & CO. That attack OF the
Senator upon the President wahton and unjust 1t
was uDpatrotic; right-m nded would have made
such speech and patriot wonli have uttered it, 1t
the judgment OF the country that the President pure
and rghtminded man, and the Senator from Delaware
knows H. and yet he seeks TO destroy his influence not
from any i'll will to the President but from i'll will to the
Of freedom in this country. Aud The Senator in the
progress Of his attack grows bold and becomes utterly
gardess Of truth in the statement h. makes He states
TINT the President, after his Inauguration. manifested no
further interest in the country except To procure Offices for
his greedy iolowers and to try and Ike the seceders
strike the first blew Was more monstrous false
hood uttered When that Senator expressed himself thus
he uttered and to he country WHIST untrue and
what If he had taken moments reflection, he must have
known untrue
The rebels had been preparing for for two months
before the inauguration Of the President and the Senator
knew it, Then The Senator to the subject Of slave
ry, and he charges that the object Of the to
abolish slavery, and the proclamation of the President
has pledged the country to war for the negvo. He
abolished, and he believed the policy OF Gen Butter had
adopted should not have heard the Senator from
Delaware talking about armies being defeated Thu
the Senator finally says ought 10 declare armtiee
this he believed to be the main of the spsech made
The late Democratic victories had probably induced this
He thought there plan originating with the Demo-
crats OF The North to break up the Government.
The Democrats when the rebellion broke out ga hered
about the President claiming to be in favor of putting
down the rebellion and asked equal share in the off es
The President deceived by these men, aud placed
them in high positions and cast away many OF his old and
true friends No succeed IN this There
enemies 10 every department Of the Government and
these must be removed Who Of all the loyal people
of the North would have trusted the qusre de-
partment to such Gen. Meigs7 With his ante
cedents, who wondered that the ponoons were late at
Falmouth Or who would have permitted Gen. Thomas
to have remained at the head cf The Adutant g. neras
Oce7 The friends of the President must band together
to the Government in this it's blsckest hour and do
their whole duty or the Government would all and they
Mr.. SALISBURY This, sir, is in the Senate Of the
United States and is not my province here TO reply to
the low blackguardsm and scurrty Of the fellow from
Minnesota
Mr.. HALE call the Senator to order.
Mr.. SALISBURY. was sayirg-
Mr.. HALE Order, order.
The CHAIR, (Mr. SHERMAN in the chair The Sen
aor from Delaware will his seat he is cn Of
order.
Mr.. SALISBURY, (again rising II may be in order
disrespect to the Cbairor the Senator from
New Hampshire TO listen to what be has isencd to for
the ast hour and may not be order to hoar chsrsc
terized it should be did not intend TO pursue any
extended remarks / was assigning the reasons why
could not made speech expressing my honest sent
ments, and it did not occer to that should 60 for in
structions to sdvenurer who had sought the wds
OF Minnesota, perhaps for taste, perhaps
Mr.. HALE. / call the Senator To order.
The CHAIR The duty of tho Chair is to preserve the
rules of the Senate and he hopes no nracon Of a order
Mr. SALISBURY win simply say, sa my remarks
seem distisieul to the Senator from New HamDshire
what hope will he in order When | made few re-
marks Frd last said that il any questioned my
loyalty to the Constitution and Government OF the United
States, not my nyalty to this Administration or the Re-
publican party bus 20 tho Constitution and Government Of
the Ultsd States TINT he lied before and in the pre-
sence OF high Heaven aId the Senator from Minnesota
has brought hmsef within that class, thus leave him
Inc CHAIR The Senator from Delaware is clearly out
cf order.
Mr.. HALE. wish TO say sir, in vndcatop of my
self that did not have the peaurs OF hearing the Sena
tor from Minnesota from Delaware and my call TO order
entirely irrespective Of what had been said before
The bill was then postponed till tomorrow.
DEFENCE OF KENTUCKY
On motion cf Mr.. DAVIS the bill to raise volunteers
for the def of Kentucky up and the pending
amendment offered by Mr.. HARLAN, to allow tho Presi
dent to raise twenty thousand in any State, was
rejected
Mr. CLARK said from indications he had lately
seen n Kentucky be thought the bill had better be post
poned; he moved to postpone one week
Mr. DAVIS said the bill would have to 20 to the House
and then to the President There danger Of the
troopa being used drag the Stat into rebellion aud it
wns desirable to retain the State in the Uoon.
Mr. SHERMAN perfectly willing to trust the
troops raised in Kentucky We must have les. suspicion
and trust OF the who offer to fight for the Gov
ernmept.
Mr. TEN EYCK sad there were fty thcusaod men
whose time nearly out and there might be necessiy
Tor men Ia other places haa Kcntueky or we might have
Gsn: Lee inviting us to leave Washington.
!he motion was rtiected-yeas ~, nays "a snd the
bill passed--yeas %. nays 13
The Senate then adjourned