Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-15
CONGRESSIONAL,
IxEFIu. oOsGREss--ad SESSION.

the establishment Of q nanufsctory O
FIRE arms in that State
Grimes, from the Committee on Eava
Affairs, reported a joint resolution, ten
dering the thanks Of Congress 70 Captain
John A. Winslov, of the United States
Navy, in accordance with the recon
mendation Of the President he moved
that the Senate proceed to the consider.
alton Of the resolution, and asked Haani
nous consent TO do so. Consent was
given, and the resolution was considered
and passed
Grimes reported from the Naval Com
mittee similar resolution in the case
OF Lieut. Wn. b. Cushing, which vas
passed
Wilson presented the petition OF sew.
ersl line officers in the army, asking ad-
ditlonal compensation. Referred 70 the
Military Committee.
Wilson, from the Military Committee.
reported back the joint resolution effer-
ed bJ him yesterday with the recommend
alton thatdt pass- Ii was read for The
| Grst time.
Trumbull, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported q number of private
petitions Trumbull also reported a
bIh suthorfzing Sue tOiszsae VI spzef@-,
sessions Of the United States District
Court in Indiana The bill was passed
Chandler see in the morning Pc
pers the following announcement, from
Toronto: THE ST. Adams raiders have
been discharged, for want Of Jurisaic
ton" / desire to offer couple Of reso-
la,ions bearing upon this subject-one
Of them particularly; bat do net ex-
pecs to make the Senate understand the
state Of feeling existing on the border.
! have great number of letters from
gentlemen living on the border In my
own city, which is within musket range
Of the Canadian shore, thousands Of
citizens have been under arms for q long
time. We have been in continual
state Of alarm, from ineendiaFiss, bar
glars aud robbers
From this announcement il w0uld
seem that the Canadian authorities have
made up their minds to protect these
robbers As / understand it, man
comes from the South with q commits.
sion purporting TO be Issued By jeff
Davis. He enlis,s his robbing par
ties, crosses the border, murders,
and robs whom he pleasea, aud returns
to Canada, where be is protected These
letters which | have in my possession
are all bearing upon this point The
one in my hand noW is from one Of the
most respectable citizens Of Detroit, a
gentleman Of great wealth, Of high poll
teal aud social position, who earnestly
desires to avoid any officially with Great
Britain at this tims Tka anxiety grow
ing out Of the mist and Doubt encircling
every rumor that reaches us is not to Be-
endured, and If, upon some slight provo
cation, our people shall be found en-
gagged in Canada in some act thar the
Canadian Government viii say 10 wrong.
sooner or later war will be the result
He says, also, Will you give this subject
Joar immediate attenuonl Tor !. ia.
wolves, sooner or later, If not properly
managed, war with Great Britain.
Mr. President, | have no expectation
OF making the Senate comprehend the
state Of excitement thus announced and
the state Of feeling IN that border. Yer.
mont may, for ought know, quietly
submit to have her tosns robbed and
her citizens murdered, but the North
west will not.
offer this resolution:
WHERKAs, Recent raids have been
organized 10 the Csnadas and Nora
Scotia, and men enlisted in said British
Provinces By men purporting to hald
commissions from the rebels, for muir
dering peaeeable citizens OF The Uaitsd
States, for burning cities, and for pirati.
eally capturing merchant vessels and
numbering the crews, and for & general
system Of murder, arson, robbery, and
plumber Of peaceable and unarmed eiti.
Gems Of the United States; Asp wHERE
As, The people Of the British Provinces
ssem disposed to protect these robbers,
ineend'aries, pirates, aud mRrdsrers, no,
only ia their individual capacities, but
/ BY The quibblss Of the law; thsrefore
Resolved, That the Committee on
Military Affairs be directed to enquire
into the expedienoy Of enlisting an ar
my corps to watch and defend our ter
ritory bordering on the lakes, and the
Canadian line, from all hostile demon
STATIONS aud ineursioas
Johnson object TO the resolutions
The President, pro tem-The resolu-
ton will lie over, objections being
/ made
Chandler--I bad hoped there would
be no objection To il | will now offer
another resolution shich / ask to be re-
ferred to the Committee on Commercs.
The resolution was read aud Is rs fol.
lows:
WHEREAS, Atthe commencement Of
the present rebellion the United States
we're at peace with oil the Governments
of all the world, and on terms Of amniiy
and good will with Great Britain: aud
WREEEAs, that nation before the ar
rival of our Minister on her soil accred-
tied TO the administration Of President
Lincoln, prseipitAtely Acknowledged the
rebels as beligerents, thus recognizing
their flag upon the ocean, without which
recognition il would have been regarded
as piratical by ell other powers and
WHERKAs. Having proclaimed perfect
neutrality between 8 Republic with
which she had entertained friendly rsla-
tons for upwards Of half century, aud
its reasonable subjects, and
=WHEREAs, Numbers Of her sub
jects, With the full knowledge
Of her subjects fitting out fast
sailing vessels, loaded with mu-
uitions Of var, for the purpose Of run
ming into car blockade ports, for the
rebels, thus furnishing them the means
Of organizing aad carrying on the rebel
lion, and without which it could not have
sustained itself for six months; AND,
WHKREAs, in additioa to the above and
With the knowledge Of Parliament, en-
gagged inl the manufacture Of piraties
English ships, owned By British subjects
{ manned By British seameB, aud sailing
under British eolors, for the purpose O
| burning, destroying, and driving frou
the ocean all peaceful vessels sailin:
. under the Uaited States flag; AxD
r WHEKEas, many private aud anarmeG
American ships have been burned an,
destroyed By these pirates from Englisi
ports, thus causing greas loss aud dam
l. age to the citizens of the United States