, 1864-05-04

President htd not issued his Proclamation, aud II
Congress had been dumb. PTestdeniln FRO 9la M
qeas1g hsd ssseeea ssee 1a
ofthem: As tho Administration spuFned ne aq.
vice Of Gen. NeC1clls@. be had not hope TINT his
power. Having rejected Thar Generals u,tht a1y
baud and hand with it. b. tnere wa . ht:h3.s
~ aoes t. u TGna aBsn
would listen to counsel. Though they might be
misled for = time, the deception could not loaS
to him whose splendid military services hsd been
grace. he Condemned the acla of the President
a. FEkAASno &5op FsS5is said he had
Chairman ol the Select Commlt.ee, tMr. Dsyis, Q!
t1e Insertion that this State Governments had
been ove1thrown. The gentleman had deelas.d
that IheEe could be no Republican Stats 0oEeta-
President, and that the Governmcnt5 here repre-
tented were the only GOVERNMENTS existing, Ta1s
~ W. hrt az assumption ant the c11Tsaa ot folly:
OF repuhicnnism Waa an improvement on
our cwn, because i more clearly defined the pow
ers Of the state; The people ofthe Southern States
enjoyed more liberty tony than We had for the List
three years. North Carolina was openly opposing
the Confederate executive. What northern State
owD. Doubtless desporfsm existed al the south,
as niltnry authority W:s always repngnant to lib
er.y. To Impose on any people government
a.slntt tbeIE WIZ, would be the worst form Of gov
eminent. He further controyerted the doetrlns
'sat ssese9 sS
G The IT. s s E.
who had. charged that he had recommended the 10
Geesfon Of New York. To this be- replied that b
&C. on 1hs M ast es ysaqnrs "a a 10 e. "a
the Common Council Of New York city. recon-.
mend that II the repeated wrongs aud oasrages of
the State Legislature should be repeated On that
city. Tint 1t should become free eity-not, how
ever, ,ndept ndeut Of tho Federal Govcrume1<:
His {Wood y participation In thst meeting, how
and troops to defend the eaplta'. He went no fur
ther than this, o! course he was for maintasng
the Union intact. He vas SO now. whilst tha mem.
ber from Ohio and htR co laboreFs In the cause OF
| forcible negro emancipation, were aVoWed dis
Il. sid arr: Wood, that gentleman stood BY ny
inglofiously from the field Of battle or isnonl,n-
| io6sly from the enemy. BE stood bY q man who
never viliihcd Or 1tadnced the sainted Jackson,
| and never eulogtzed the Ietstes who dncd jack
sun for interposinS bet~ patriots and traitors
He stood BY . Knsn who nesez, clothed With
little brief authority performed the acts OF des-
| tien States. As to General Seheucs'a res.
i5ltd.ei. b,1naelf that L be could not
& verbal understanding with the Secretary ot Wa!
that be tschenck) could reeumc his commission al
! pleasure, he would restcn his seat; uo then re-
tllct to the other charges Of Mr. Schenck. and es
peciaiiy that implleatfng him with the New Yort
dot.. The party IN power. be sal5' had Eassss
he croseest outzaees against the Union and con
e'n.'1ns9 9ese{ y fssr Penn assr mskip nd sior
81 Wood sais that hsoer5 T9o%ns IN n ss1s
graphing to ths Hsw fork 20 p9Hsa o ,sci as
aganst t Eensmaah1 asss{e19: sas Ea1 s,scl
whit he desired. The people OF the South har'
en sboished s3 ts eas
Ccn.ederacy Is 1T Richmond. Az to th
territory, + b,!onss to the M gnio1 a for .,a Al
to The Calf beyond; he would do this with Joy
The Supreme Court Of the United states ~ has ,t Dc
r,eht only as alien enemies invading the land, 40
that they are not only traitors pat pnalIc enemies
Coz g1ees to provide Governments for them Uhe
coLauest ia made, and it ls our duty TO make con
uuest By all means known to modern warfare an
within The limits Of the nation
The House, at a quarter to eleEen o'clock, al