Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-28
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call all attacks in secret sessions ''skulk-
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Mr.. Foote resumiug God knows what
could ssy in "oraer'" But will try to
be in order and occupy small space in
that extensive field which other gentlemen
had occupied With go much energy and
with so much eloquence.
Mr.. Foote- (communingl gl-Mrl Speaker,
the gentleman from South Carolina says
we have no frisndstin the North. make
issue with him. say we have friends
good, true, valiant friends in the North
Every vote given for Mcclellan was a vote
against Lincoln's Aftfean policy. Every
vote given for Me- Clellan was q vote given
for an armistIoe. uiIf Mcclellan had been
elected, es(Foots) was prepared to make
tion Of the sovereign States. North and
South, and he believed that the South
would have secured from 1t peace and
her independence. If the South had met
the North in convention, she would have
proposed a league, offensive aud defen.
siva, with the North for the strict enforce
'ment of the Monroe doctrine a liberal
commercial treaty, and We should soon
have had the whole North American do
main, and perhaps Cuba, We had NO
friends in Europe. Il was folly to talk Of
It.. We had more sympathizing friends In
the North than in all the rest Of the world.
Mr. Foote said that he believed, with
the gentleman from South Carolina, that
the present was no time for us to offer
terms or peace to the enemy. The North
were preparing for war and he hoped to
God we were too. But there was evidence
that the North, too, wGs growing weary of
the war. His attention had been called to |
d letter from enc who hadifgured so prom |
ineutly as the Chairman Of the Democratic |
Convention at Oharlestoh-Butlef. Thank |
God he was never a political associate of
his Nor was Caleb Cushing ever a Po-
litical1 associate of his. he had |
years = ago denounced him as an |
nnsorupulous scouudrel. Infamous as
Butler is, his letter looks to peace, though |
the terms proposed by him were such as
could notabs accepted by the South. II
referred to the sending of Commissioners |
from Washington. If such o commission |
did come bearing any propositions from
the Government at Washington looking to |
peace, he believed that it was the duty of
our Government to receive it, bat he did |
not think that Congress should pass upon
it, but, that it should be submitted to the
several States for each one of them to de-
eide upon it In their sovereign capacity.
Mr.. Foote said that he expected that
for peace would come from /
the North. The war could not last much /
longer. II this WaF should last four years |
longer an iron despotism would spring up |
both. in the!North and South, and the last
vestige OF liberty would disappear. 1t
would be the downfall of liberty over the
whole continent, and the establishment of
a despotism more grinding than ever Po-
land suffered from.
AT the conclusion OF Mr. Foote'S re-
marks, Mr.. CLARK moved to postpone the
further consideration of the question.
Mr.. Staples expressed q desire to make |
a few remarks in reply to the gentleman
from North Carolina, Mr.. j.. 7. Leach.
Mr.. Leach had called him constellation
ist; but he intended no infringement upon
the laws OF North Carolina He wished
that Mr.. Leach felt as much anxiety upon |
the despotism of the Yankee government |
as be manifestly did upon the consolidG-
ton tendencies of the Confederate govern
ment. Mr.Staples said he wished to re.
feet no imputation upon. the patriotism Of
the people of that State. He stated that
the tabular statement of the Bureau Of
Conscription demonAtrated that large
number of officers, claiming exemption |
under State laws, were not liable to mil.
tsry service by virtue of holding Said
offices. .ua- ,. a.--
The question upon the adoption Of the
resolution offered by the Special Commit
tee was then demanded and the resolution
was adopted.
Mr.. Staples moved reconsideration,
which was rejected.