The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-01-23

- " ~ atism Defined. -1.
On the twenty-second Of July, l76l
Mr.. CRirrxHDEN offered tho following res
II 4elution in the Federal House Of Repressn-
tatives: IA
Rssolssa by the House Of Representatives
of the Congress Of the Uaited States, That
u the present dsplorable civil war has been
forced upon the 'untry by the disunlonIsts
of the Southern States, now in arms against
=. l. the Constitutional Government, and in
YARNS around the Capital that in, this no
tional emergency, Congress, banishing all
feelings Of mere passion or resentment, will
as recollect only its duty to the. whole coun-
\ try that this war is not waged on their
part in any spirit of oppression, or for any
purpose of conquest or subjugation, or pur
pose of overthrowing or Interfering with
=, tide rights or established institutions Of
lssthose States, but to defend and maintain
, the Supremacy of the Constitution, and toI
preserve the Union, with al the dignity,
q equality, and rights of the several States
: unmpaired and that as soon as these OBJ
aojscts are accomplished the war ought to
cease.
! This resolution was divided on the first
clause, and the first clause was adopted
with but two dissenting votes, being Of
course the votes of secessionists, aftert
Or which the remaining part of the resolution
was adopted with but two dissenting yots' =
x being of course the votes of abolitionj' :,
s'0nly two members" to EMPLOY .,o, Ian.
suage Of noble patriot Of ~ ,s,a awore
found blind enough to opp ., .sa er,t -, n.,,
r and only two narrowp ;.dsa I'D h;aotad
esaugh to oppose tbr .'nasa and DID, u', s.so'
3 luton was saRses' ..ntlv adont.a with the
Ike - uusniui'I by the Senate.
q early ~ year later Mr.. OaIrrEsDEN
z drew up in explanation and rsafdrmationl Of
the allow quoted resolution, the following
which v ere submitted to meeting of the
Conser vative members of the House OF Re-
preseu tatives, held on the twsnty-eighth o
- June, in 1862, and which were unanimously
adopted by that meeting:
Feeling the great weight of our respon-
sibility as members of Congress, we have
d. met in no party spirit nor for any party
purpose, but for the purpose It celebrating
d. and consulting together how We may best
perform our Congressional duties IN the
present great and perilou' crisis OF our
couutry's fate, aud We have come to the
following conclusions, namely: s.s.
l. ResoLsed, That the COu tuition and
the Union and the laws must be preserved
& II and maintained in all their proper and right
ful supremacy, and that the rebellion now
- in arms against them must be suppressed
and out down. aud that it il GU. duty 10
vote n all measures necessary Cd proper
al to that end. .-......-..s ass
8. Reso Ived, That the true intetests Of
the country as we'll as tue dictates OF hu
msnity require that no more war or acts o
~ war should bs prosecuted or done than are
necessary and pr per for tie prompt anc
complete suppression OF the rebellion.
rs 3 Resolved, That the States are compo
nent and essential paris ef the Union bounc
together inseperably by tie Constitution
of the United States; that none OIL them car
cease to exist a5 such so long as that Con
stitution survives, and that is ihs exclusive
sphere and duty OF the States 20 order ant
direct, their own domestic affairs. While
the rebellion, therefore. has not annullec
OF DESTROYED the constitutional relations o
the 90 called "Secediag States" to the Fed
sral: Government neither has il divesteC
those States Of any rights or powers, mum
eipal or otherwise, properly belonging e
them as members of the Federal Union
The actual exercise of those rights and pow
srs may for a time be interrupted or ob
struoted by rebellion aud some illegitinat
Authority may be substituted in its plao
but as soon as that Rebellion is suppressed
thase States will b. entitled as of right, 4
IL resuns the exercises of ali the rights an,
pos srs,I digoi iss--and immunitiss, which
T properly bsleng to them as States OF tn
Union. ' - us
4 Resolved, That the present war, q
svowed BY the President and Congress, art
= understood by the people, was commenced
and prosecuted for the purpose Of suppress
ing the rebellion and preserving and vindi
eating the Constitution, the Union, and th
laws, and for that purpose only. 1t vas
great aud noble parpu,e, high above an;
mere sectional or party objects, snts-onc,
it inspired and united in lis support all 10y
al men Of every creed, party and Sect, n
At the call Of the Government might,
army, the most patriotic. sprung &C ,nce in
,,- TO the field, aud is bleeding and conquerinl
in the defence Of its government. Unde
these Circumstances it would in our opin
Zoo, b the most unjust and ungenerous Il
! i've any new character qrsdrection to u,
war for the accomplishmsnt of any othe
Bsd than Its great FIRST purpose, and especially
for, the accomplishment of any mere part,
Or sectional scheme 10 ID 9 1oh
.B6.d Rssolssd, That the nspy ana great vic
tories lately achieved By ,ouf a, m Is -aad ma
vies, whilst they ought to convince tn
world Of Tia vast military power of ou