M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-01-21


vepging patriotism would fire tle lov
al heart OF America, silence the mut.
terings of treason, and nerve the prms
OF the heroes who are battling and
bleeding for the unity Of the Repnb
lie.
Mr. Davis rose 10 rp'y to Mr..
Wilson. and called f.r the reading of
his resolutions, on which he psid the
motion Of Mr. Wilson for bis sxe
pulsion WAS based.
Mr., Doitle thought it was desira-
BILE, before coming to vote, to hear tho
Senator from Kentucky, after that,
he hoped the resolution would be- re-.
tered tn CoFmittee.
Mr. Davis then spoke.
The Senate adjourned without nc.
tion OD the ies0lulion.
nOUsE.-Mr. boutwell,. from tho
Judiciary Committee, reported a bill
20 enable the rrssidort's emspci +. a.
sion Proclamation TO b. carried into
effect
The House then went into Commit
Ice of the Whole on tho Presidents
annual Message.
AdjonrHed.
SENATE. .-WAsHNar ~ January "A.
MIR. McDougalt offered the Joint
resolutions OF The California LogisIa-
tire, III relation to u tax on native
wines which we're referred 10 the Com
Imitfa on Finance.
The Senate taon took np the Eu-
rollmlnt bill.
MI. Wllkenson introduced bill 10
extond tho Northern indign SupCriu-
tendency 30 tha! it may includ. The
Territory Of pacosah, Which was re-
terrad to tho Cnm;n,itee on Terrific
rles
in the Senate variou, a,nrnimcnrs
and notifications were inaia 10 the
amendment OF Mr. wilson, exempt.
ting clergmen Rni por3oas vino vac
chuscientiIIS'y ooeosci 10 bearing
arms. AMI allowing tham, whaD lrbft
| ed, to slrva Ia hosplrsla o. have con
limitation. A IruS debate ersuad On
this clause, Mr.. Conheas was oppos.
cd to the amendment thon u he hSd
many commitments o! this case,
The exemption under thjs c!anse
wOnld b0 more nnmerous than Srna-
tors, took occasion 81 think, The y.
GitariGn might claim euption be.
cause immortal CbaUnig hal writtpn
the proioundest essay ever written, II.
iuAtrat!ug thu horrors OF war. lIis
regard for the Quekers was cqaal 70
that oi any other Senator, Ia, IN this
var he could not take iysue with tho
/ ISrnalor9 on this question Of exempt
ting, i. they ro'use ID pay comunta-
Inon money, It's Quaker wgr. Th1y
have claimed that sIlvery was the
Icurse OF tho earth and a hHrbarouS To-.
stitutlou in the world, aud this Gggrus
SION against the institution has buen
the object Uf their fostering care and
direction for two hundred years.
Mr. SGulsLury asked If bs UNDER
stood the Sens'or 10 say that this is =
war for'he abolition OF slaVeryG
Z. Mr.. Countss knew 'ho Senator
trom Delaware wonld bG brought in.
to tbs debate H. would find ou,
: what his opinions were At another and
E more appropriate time on the subject;
r. hut as the Senator was u pro slavery,
he desired bini to understand that he
was anti slavery.
He asserted this war WAS q Qnak-
= erS' war, war OF moral Iorcea agqirs'
. the inattHtion Of tiavery. He waa
! opposod t. this exemption for consci-
enyoe sake. lie believed the saltcsI
Y aud truest way to Heaven WIS to strike
d II r. bel wherever YOU can reach him
e [AppIaaSa J
The amendments eyempting cler-
s|gyInen and nOn-Co,Dbatauts passed
+ Tho Senate also considrrud aud
# passed several minor amendments to
$ tue bill, and tIvn adjourned.
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