The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-02-04

The following proceedings took place on
the floor Of Congress. on the 27th ult, in
which the tory, Salisbury, from Delaware,
figures in rather an unenviable light:
d, MI, Trumbul called up the bill for the
| indemuifcatiOn of the President for the sus-
pending of the writ of habeas corpus.
Mr.. Davis spoke at length, characterizing
the proclamation of the President us the
most extraordinary document ever issued,
claiming that the President had no power
to do anything of the kiad and such acts
were palpable violations of the Constitution
and laws of the United States
The President might as we'll have issued
q proclamation to suspend the Constitution
itself. Mr.. Lincoln has fairly shouldered
the abolition policy, but the people have
| declared in thunder tones that the Constitu-
ton shall not he destroyed.
| Mr.. Harris moved to amend so as to make
the provisions of the bill apply to criminal
~ we'll as civil cases.
! Mr.. Powell said the object of the whole
bill was to prevent persons who have been
injured by the myrmidons of power from
ary relief in the Courts. but the people
would treat with scorn the wickednsss of
this Administration. No upright people
could do otherwise.
dreds of speeches of the Senator from Ken
tucky, and the whole burden of them had
been denunciatory of the Administration,
which was struggling TO put down the re-
belllon, but he never heard ono word in
condemnation of those men who were drip
ping with tho blood of their countrymen;
who are stained with perjury, corruption
and treason, who were his associates but
| from day to day he denounces tho President
OF the United States aspersing his (Lincon's)
motive. Tho present Administration bears
| upon its shoulders responsibility never
borne since the days Of Washington, and
| the responsibility, under which he labors,
has been borne with single purpose to pre-
| serve the Constitution and to live mp to tho
oaths taken to protect and defend it. AS
to this question of the power to suspend
the writ OF habeas corpus, there is an hon
est difference of opinion about il, and tho
President of the United States than whom
more patriotic and honest man does not
live, believed he was acting under the Con-
sttution in suspending the writ and the
Senators from Kentucky, and others, spend
most of their time in denouncing and try
ing to break down the Administration, but
never say q word against the rebels who are
trying to overthrow the Government. He
had listened to this kind of talk until he
was tired
Mr.. Powell replied, saying he had said
that those who went into the rebellion were
doing wrong. He felt it his duty to de-
nounce all violations of the Constitution.
MIR. Collamer said this bill simply pro-
vides for tho transfer of these cases to the
United States Courts. If there were any
Constitutional questions to be decided, it
was proper that such cases should be trans
ferred to United States Courts.
After further discussion the amendment
of MIR. Harris was agreed to-
long debate ensued on the bill.
MIR. salisbury made q long speech, i'll the
course OF which, he was called to order
several times; finally when censuring the
course of the President, calling him an i'm
beetle, and calling him by name the Vice
President called him to order and requested
the Senator to take his seat Mr. Sauls-
bury continuing, the Vice President said
if the Senator did not take his seat, he should
order the Sergeant-at-Arms to take him in
charge.
Mr.. Sausbury-Then the voice of free
dom is not allowed in the Senate
The Vice President--The Sergeant-at-
Arms will take the Senator in custody.
Mr.. Salisbury was thereupon taken out
OF the Senate, displaying revolver, whichhe
took from his coat pocket After a short
time he came in the Senate again and be-
gan to speak
Mr.. Doolittle called him to order on the
ground that he had been called to order for
contempt of the Senate, and could not be
allowed to go on without leave of the SEN
ate.
Saulsbury-Does the Senator from Wis
consn say that am in the contempt of any
honorable man?
The Chair-Mr. Clark, the Senator from
Delaware, will take his seat, as ho is out
of order.
Salisbury as please, or otherwise
(Cries of ordcr)
The Chair-The Senator will take his
seat and the Sergeant-at-Arms will take him
in custody
After further discussion, Mr.. Salisbury
attempted to speak.
The Chair-.Thc Senator will take his
seat.
Saulsbury-No, sir
Mr.. Sumner rose to point of order, that
tho Senator from Delaware had been COM
mtted to the custody of the Sergeant-at-
Arms, and he was on the floor.
The Chair-The Senator is in the custo-
dy OF the Sergcant-at-Arms, and if he makes
further disturbance, he will be removed
from the Senate.
Salisbury took his seat, shaking his fist
and swearing at the Sergeant-at-Arms and
Mr.. Sumner.