Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-01-11

was In our remarks.
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LAST Thursday would seem 70 have been
a day Of resolutions in Congress. Mr.. Car
lille lead off in the Senate with States
Rights string of them setting forth that
The Union is q compact Of States, and
that each State for itself adopted the con-
stitution of the United States as it did it's
own constitution that in the operation of
its powers it is federal and not national,
and iu its extent it is national, not federal;
that 1t is not competent in the President or
any military commander in any State, to
impose obligations interfering With State
laws, that the government was for the pro-
lection of minorities, and there was no
such power as the war power known to the
government of the United States outside of
the constitution; that it is the duty Of the
people to put the rebellion down, and that
the whole power of the government should
be used, not against the States as such,
bat against the armies OF the rebels, sc.
If any body can tell what Mr.. CGrlile
means by saying that the Constitution, "in
the operation of its powers is federal, and
not national, and in its extent it is national,
not federal" We would thank him to report
at these headquarters and eulighren US. II
sounds to US like the Veriest nonsense. The
only thing, we can discern in Mr. Oarliles
whole theory is au other evidence of his
steady lapse downward on the secession
road. Why, with all such theories as he
has been offering and advocating in Con-
gress for the last year and half, be ever
opposed secession, as something wrong in
principle, is a mystery to be explainod.-
Our explanation is that at 6rss he did na
believe that secession could ere7 succeed,
but that afterwards he took rp the idea
that it would succeed. Ia the day of final
settlements, if not before, we think that this
will be found 10 be an explanation, in part
at least, Of his conduct
Mr. Howe, OF Wisconsin, in pursuancs OF
what has seemed to be popular feeling
lately, offered resolution authorizinz the
President to call out oos million ninety
dGy voiunteers-a grand deliVerance army
to 60 to Richmond and libsrats our pris-
oners. We quote tn LIST and 4tb section.
of his resolutions, as follows:
Resolved, by the Senate and house O!
Representatives in Congress assembled,-
ISRcTIoN /. That the President of the
United States is hereby authorized and re-
quested 10 call out and arm one million OF
volunteers, to eerve for the period Of ninety
days, unless sooner discharged, and to be
employed TO carry food and freedom 10 ev-
cry captive held in rebel prisons, aud to
plant the flag of the United States upon
every prison they occupy.
4th day of March next, at twelve O'Clock,
meridian, adjourn to meet on the 4th day
OF June following. and Immediately upon
such adjournment, each member thereof
under nifty years Of age, and who shall re.
port himself to the oommandant of soma
company in the forces hereby provided for,
and shall thereupou be sworn into the mil.
itary service unless sooner discharged,
shall continue in such service without psy
therefor until the expiration Of the period
for which such forces are enlisted.
There is something rather taking il this
move. 1t has been brewing in various To-
calities, the country over, for some time
back, and it is not an impossible thing that
i: such Call.Were TO be issued, We would
see the Crusade of the Middle Ages,
for the rescue Of the Holy Sepulc.re, alto
gether outdOne. One Of our exchanges in
.jubilAut over the move ant heads i,s article
"GoIN." The question is, havsw Peter
the Hermit to enthuss the people? five
bad such one the chivalric days of Coeur
de Lion could be revived, for there 10 a call
from Richmond more appealing TO the bet
ter instincts than ever came from Pals,.
tine. Deeds are daily done there, under
the garb OF civilization and the plea ofue.
cessity. that the Saracen never was accused
of.
10 the House OF Representatives several
Observation-Disclosures questions on the war
were offered. Mr.. Baldwin, Of Massacbu-
sets, submitted the following:
Whereas, The organized treason having
Its headquarters at Richmond, exists in
defiant violation of the federal copstitn.
ton, and has,no claim to be treated other
wise than as an outlaw; and whereas this
Richmond combination Of conspirators and
traitors can have no rightful authority
over the people of any portion of the ma
tional Union, aud no warrant for assuming
control of the political destiny Of the peo
pie OF any State or section thereof, and no
warrant but that of conspiracy and treason
for any assumption of authority whatever,
therefore,