, 1864-02-10
(Frpm Our Regular Correspondent
yY..sarnr Fab y 1874

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The amendment is in the form Of O joint res
olution, which amends the j3int resolution of
July II, 1862, by making it read that no pun
islment or proceeding under 1t shall be SO
construed % to work q forfeiture Of the
estate of the offender contrary to the Constl-
tuition Of the United States; provided that
no other warning or proclamation, under the
act Of July II, 1869, chapter &, section o, Is
OF shall be required, than theproclamation OF
the President, made and published by him
on the o5th Of July, 1862, which proclama-
tion 60 made shall be received and held suf1-
c1cnt in all cases now pending, or which
NAV hereafter arise under said act
There was much administering on tho part
OF the coppcrheada, the Union men wishing
to bring the House to vote In the forenoon.
Finally it was agreed to allow F. ?. Blair Of
No., Green Clay Smith Of Ky, and John Y.
L. Pruyn of N. r, to make speeches, after
which the vote wns to be taken.
MR. B1A1R's srEE0n.
Mr.. Blnir spoke in opposition to Mr. Ste
vens' (of Pa.,) doctrine, that the Southern
States were ont Of the Union. He contended
that they were yet in the Union, and thatthe
President sought to reconstruct the country
on IN entirely different basis. Mr. Stevens
had advocated the seizure Of every dcscrfp-
ton Of property at the South, no matter to
whom it belonged-men, women, or chill
dren. The President, on the other hnnd,
sought to bring back the rebels by concilin-
tion to the misguided masses and punishment
to the leaders. MR Blair also advocated COM
pensation for slaves in the loyal Border
States, and the colonization Of the freedmen
in some suitab1e locality. Mr.. Blair speech
was an adroit one. 1t was evidently M at
tempt to define his own status in the party,
and prove that he was tho genuine admins
tration man, while his opponents in theparty
were trying to read him out because he was
TOO sta1nch friend Of the President and his
recorded in the ayes and nays, This is an
other piece Of strategy, no doubt, on Franks
part As whatever phase the question takes
hereafter, he can say that he did not place
evidently most heartily desires to be again
taken into full fellowship and communion.
He is naturally too modest to present the
spectacle Of an instantaneously converted
man. Besides he believes in a more orderly
and genuine manifestation Of the new tafth
that has arisen within him.
GREEN CLAY SMITHS sPEECH-u1s PERSONAL
APPEARANCE.
This gentleman made one Of the happiest
efforts Of the session on this question. It
was logical, critical and exhaustive Of the
subject, US an Intellectual effort; while as
regards its passional and sentimental charac-
teristics it was masterly piece of elo-
qucncc The conclusion was one Of the
most truly eloquent pcrorations 1t has
ever been my pleasure to listen to. Mr..
Smith il native IF Kentucky, his age be-
tween thirty five and forty. He served for
some time, with distinction, In his native
State, as Brigadier General Of volunteers,
IL. $n1x
other invaders Of the State. MI. Smith is q
fine-l6oking lin fact, really Handsomely man,
of fair height, probably five feet nine or ten;
his hnjr Is dark, his eyes also dirk aud pierc-
ing His forehead is high, with the perccpt-
i've faculties well developed, while the r.. r..
| Elective exhibit strong causality, but still
larger powers Of comparntion-th best COM
| bination for a close rcasoner. Mr. Smith is
/ very mild, unobtrnstve, and retiring In his
manners. There is modesty md unailect-
| edncss in his manner, which exhibit the char
man, one would say, who asks for nothing
from others, high or low, wkfch he is not
willing and even eager to accord himself He
is also man who is at all times prepared to
maintain his right and the rights Of those
whom he 60 ably represents. NJ. Smith IL
looked upon with sentiments Of the highest
respect by both sides Of the House His hab.
lis arc industrious He is always In his seat,
aud always attentive to the tusiucss before
the House. I forgot to say that A1E. Smith
possesses fine, musical voice, well modu'
fatcd and highly flexible. lie dresses neatly
in black broadclotl, in strict consonance witt
his leading characterietics.
CONVERSATION FOR DAMAGES nr THE ARMY
A bill has been introduced in the House bJ
MI. Hale, from the Committee on Claims, tt
get compensation from the Government fol
damages done to property by the armies. i
provides for appointing commissioner ant
solicitor in the States where such damages to
property have occurred; salaries =, 500; TIE,
may employ clerks and Inarshals. Claim:
must be presented within three years. Tn,
claims mvst set forth the amount Of loss
with the circumstances and names Of militar,
officers connected Herewith. The title (
property must be shown. The solicitor shal
represent the interests Of the Government IL
the premises. Witnesses may be summoned
Slaves lost, &C., not to be considered In th
. mailer Of damages; nor shall any pcrsol
+ who has aided the rebellion derive bene1i
from the act.
!, ION. OWEN LoyEJoY.
This gentleman is still quite Ill, and hi
physician says will not probably be able to b
bilious one, complicated with rheumatic gout
Tho latter disease is not dangerous in its ca,
!, lier etages- It may render person liable t.
, it 4 martyr for yeara, lit is extremely pain
. fu1,) but is only fatal when it reaches th
} heart Mr.. lovcjoy has not looked wei
. during this session OF Congress-
p ONE OF THE DEMOCRATIC sw1SDLEs.
Tie coppcrhcads are exhibiting vas
amount Of vfrtnous Indignation over thl
''trards aud corruftions OF the black Repuh
lican'' administration, as they call It; bu
they have not word to soy concerning tn
1ctberies by which the party in power durin,
Euchanars reign completely depleted I'll
Treasury. Ono Of the many Of these swindlc
YVES rclated to me dny OF two since It aE
,, pears that some three or four years since
,, Congress appropriated forty thousand dollar
for lie survey and establishment Of boun
. dary-1inc between California and the Terrific
> RIGS cast Of it The law making the appro
priation, provided for q surveyor and tw
= assistants, one IN astronomer-tAc surveyo
: 10 he paid s, COO per annnm and expense:
It also provided for SO many men rs eng
: nccrf, red-meu, axe-men, &c The 6urveyo
was 10 be furnished with arms for his part
, from the o. S. arsenal, aud also with guar
, OF G. S. soldiers. But never did so unsucces:
) duties. The result OF ii was that NJ. Mowry
the surveyor, spent +eyenty Mo,sond dollars
: the surrey, the result of which merely wa
Tint the initial point Of the 6at"da1y line oAl
seds established scuearAere OIL the 1aaSs Tic Cu
,, which Mr. Mowry, or Lieutenant Mowry, (
believe hc is U. s. army otacer) knew ko1
: to do, and that wcs to spend money. In tb
first place, he commenced BY paying bis 4:
sistnnt salary Of s, Coo Tor 81 600 moro tha
The Law paid him) Ills astronomer tho SAM
| and his horde OF camp followers In propo
: tiop. Instead Of getting arms from the Y, :
! areennl, he purchased lot Of Burnside rift
! In New York, and sent them under charge
two or three men, at $50 per month eacl
: uruveling expenses. OF course, paid) to Ca
. " or twenty-five dollars each was paid fl
- tie rerair of said rifles, md wherever the
= stopped On the road there was another 1l
). fer repairs. Such an expensive set Of rile
1 was never heard Of The actual cost to IL
= Government of each article was in the CT
+, men, paid them enormous Wages and II
them like fighting cocks. Why the article
+ hlnck pepper alone for the expedition vi
|, | sufficient 10 supply an army Of ten thousan
+ men. Some OF Mr.. Mowry's party, m
n 1mong them himself, drew rations in five I
L eir different capacities. He drew his as Sn
Il veyor, Examiner ut West Point, officer in tt
= item in the account is two hundred aud III
n dollars far saying naxses Jor The 4xt,ote ef 4
+ syM t.J ore Of tic TarfH, who died on the exp
!, ditIon. Gle certainly needed them. or II
!, other men, on such an expedition under sut
}. nn officcr.) The strangest part Of this pa
II tcular post MOI te7e item, however, Is that Il
o dead nun signs the voucher for the massc
r. the recipient Of eaid masses was IN lEshma
and no doubt IL riz right up In his bcd, !" VIII
= be saw the whisky bottle being passed arou1
1e at the "wake." Some two years since n
" MowEy suddenly md myeteriously dis1ppca
r cd, and the Government congratulated ltse
+ that It had got rid of a gentleman OF such e
# tre1nely expensive tastes and habits. indie
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