Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-12

IIoITtIOEleo' OF ~tueN6 nfOnl So3- reported IRON
The Judiciary iG6mmittesI was passed:
,ano9aIu2 4Asg gnafoisydq
Anthony, Of Nj. Howe, OF Wis.
Brown, ofAo. J1is aJShnS6R, ofAid.E ,ssh
Chandler, OF Mich. Lane, Of Id.
olArk, OF n, H Lane, Of Kansaa. 80 -
CotlAmOr, otit Morgan, Of n, Y,
oOnneSs, oECAl-tl snA6tfHI, 6tMe9c
GoWA1, Of PA.. '-tu a.jNOSmIth, OF 0fegOn.I J.
Dixon, OF Conn. - % POmOTOE, oI Kansas.
Essssnasn, Il Ne. ''A . shstash. . 81 1SIo.'
Foster, Of Com. - Sumner, q 1iSSs: 'iA
sEISsSi a5IS SF% e ISSIss1. 4sS
Hssd 5pFs M yShS Siiin2i5 CIV Va;
1 a4si4ni kot y " y Fads1 I.QhI6. ! ,, ~ "
i i stttfEils % N.Y. - VIII thscn' ~ Mlhp. -
4 ASudeFson, Of No. MiISJ, Of M,,Ya,.i d, i,
I Howard, - Aheh- WHOM, 9f Aaa4i. l5Lr ',
| -,.sI =saisr ..l- xAYS .isysilf cti 81 ssrs
Davis, Of KY. PoysIl, otky..a. - z
HOndricks, Of Ind. Riddle, OF Del s.. 81
AepOuEal, Of Cal. sauIsbary, Of Del -,
TIE JOINT REsoLUTIONAND AMENDMENT.
The fOliuw,ns il the, joint resolution a.
passed: L. ~, ~ g r.. e. 80. z. 4.
Be IL resolved. by IhS, Senate aud House
of Representatives. Of the United States OF
America in Congress sSsem 6led. two thirds
OF both houses Goneurriug, that the follow.
ing article be proposed to tho Legislatures
OF the several States Hs an amendment to
The constitution of the UuiIed States, which
when ratified by ythree. fourihs of said Leg
islatuTeS, shall be valid to all iuteuls and
ipurposes as part of the said constitution,
namely: .IlOj 8 O1
80 o.. -' ARTIoLE XIII. - a- Z
SRCrIoS l.-Neither slavery NOR inyoI-
untAEy serSitude, except as a punishment
for crime, whereof the party shall have
been duly convicted, shall exist within the
United States, ot,aoy PlseesuSieot to their
$40. 2.-COngrsss shall have power. TO
enfuros thi. article by appropriate legis-
lariou. 80 'E5'e
The Senate then adjourned until Monday.
I 1t win be seen tha. Mr.. Carlile was not
present, Or else did not vote.
There is scarcely doubt but tha. two.
thirds of the House will concur in the
action PPf !, Ihs tSSssPSs tSSssPSsei 10 noI5ulosat,
Such an amendment may look ike. y
doubtful step to some people. and those
Who snrer at the Lincoln government may
turn up their noses at it as amounting to
nothing But should it pass the House,
and afterwards be ratified by three ,fourths
OF the States through their Legislatures, II
will be just IS valid and binding as any
other line or sentence in the constitution.
Just go sure as We put down the rebellion,
just that sure will slGTbty eveP afterwards
bc illegal and unconsti,utiosal,IbF throughout
the Quilted States. provided the amend
meut quoted above, which has already
passed the Senate, passes the House. add
sf'eF-sFas " g i. the Isgislr saFe' a
DsBate In the liollsesSF EEspFSSenIa.
| 5tIV6bthlGGEIt BFfdhy-SFhea aRomRrki
| which Led to the Notion TO E1pel
| Mr. Long. ga ~. aAJ fE- ,=' ia
/ While the House Of Representatives was
lin Committee OF the y hole last Friday:
Mr. Long. of oaio, addressed the com
mitIees against coercion, saying the last
three years had proved il TO be failure,
He agreed with the gentleman from Penn
! sylVAnia (blry SIeVeus1 that the COnfedet.
'ates are an Independent power, dc .fdelo,
having maintained their independence BY
arms for three years, aud thus severed then-
selves from all obligations under the Con-
stilntiOn. eHe, vas for letting them go
trather than attempt to bring them back~by
pfOrce. There were only two questions
First, the recoguitiOn OF the Confederacy;
aud, secondly, the continuation of the war
tor the subjugation of the South, of tbs
two, be preferred t6e former. He believed
that il the Democratic party were in power
4 to. day. they could not restore the Union, 0l
the States. The party with which be act:
ed was for peace, and would be placed in a
false position il il nominated a war candI.
didAte ,..,.- 80. 80.
Mr.. Long. hour having expired, be asked
a few minutes more In oFder to flush bis
speech. . y, ,s ~ -, -. - - 4 -. 1- g.
thope that the gentleman would be allowed
TO finish bis speech, as it was the key note
of the Democratic party for the coming
election. [Cries of "orderP from the Op.
position eide.l 1t meant 'tbs rec6g6ilfon
Of the Southern Cdnfsderacy by foreign
Powers, and peaee' on the terms Of dis
unionI iiiz Az; $50 .-zr q ,--,s5dTi
M MIL Long 9S..issd fr S eIsRsss
Mr. Garfield, 6Gohid.l affhs fEmembsr.
cd when tHo armies stood face . to face in
gthe West; that under q white Gag he went
up to'the man ID he'ppitoftn Of The Con
ffedefaeyi, and reached out his hand and
told him be respected him as n brave and
honest man. Though be WoTsl the em-
biems Of disloyalty and treason, under his
vestments he beheld brave and honest
soul. He (Mr. Garfield) would reintrodueC
that scene, with a change only,of person.
Were there flag OF truce. he would extend
big right hand and ask the memb6r who
had just addressed the committeeito meel
him and let him ahake hands with his col
league, because he honored his bravery
and honesty, and because he believed Mha
had failed 'fFom hls lips hero were the hon.
est seuJinent Of bis heart, and. in uttefipf
them he bad made neWiepoch in the his,
tory ot,t war. he had done anew thint
under the sun-a brave thing, hrAyer thar
most men can perform. He would nov
ask that the white fdg be taken away