The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-05

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having been agreed yesterday that moth
ing should be done to-day except making
speeches.
Mr.. DAVIS occupied the chair, and the
Presidents annual message was announc-
ed as the theme for discussion.
Mr., HARDINGE, Of Ky, referred to a
former declaration of the President that
the Union is unbroken, and all secession
ordinances are null and void, and said in
this view he cOncurred and therefore,
whenever rebellion shall be suppressed,
either by force of arms or voluntary sub
mission, the revolving States are thereby
restored with all their rights and privile-
and was acquiesced in by Conservatives
and Democrats, but the President had
changed and had presented q scheme for
| reconstruction more destructive than the
Old doctrine of State rights. The scheme
was mapped by the master builder with a
pencil dipped in blood. Persons are to
vote just as the President may direct. The
effect was that the iron band Of despotism
was crushing out the last vestige OF consti-
tutional liberty, leaving nothing but desc
lation. 1t would establish the most odious
| abolition oligarchy of a savage and cruel
character, and it was enough to fire any
mans veins in which runs a drop of revo-
lutiOnary blood
Mr.. DEFINING OF Conn, said the Presi-
liberate order from anarchy, and its para
! lying influences to prevent innocence
| from being compounded with guilt, TO sep
arate loyalty from the unhealthy contact
OF disunionism, which would subject it in
the eye OF the law to the punishment for
crime. The task was one OF great EN- bar
raSsment and difficulty, because of the inn
perfection of human wisdom, and because
the plan was designed by the President to
be transitOry in its character to bridge the
chasm between State anarchy and State
restoration. Commencing the deliverance
Ill attempting to solve this difficult pro-
blem no statesman could adopt any differ
ent plan. While the Presidents plan may
be incomplete, it was as comprehensive as
| the intricacies of the subject would permit.
1t possessed the rare merit of being just to
the Government, just to the insurgent
States and to the slave. Mr.. Deming de-
Tended the Amnesty Proclamation as be-
ing justifiable, from the fact that in the
4 loyal sense every citizen in the inSurrec-
tionary States is public enemy.
Mr.. WILSON, of Iowa, denied that the
delegation of that State was caught in a
trap. He knew what the paper was and il
told the truth.
Mr.. GRlNNELL, OF Iowa, said the Mis-
souri, militia came from Northern Missou-
ri into the Southern portion of his district
stealing horses and plundering, and united
themselves with the Knights OF the Golden
Circle.
Mr.. BLAIR replied, that is not suflicien,
grounds against Gen. Schofield. While 4
few men may have crossed over, the atten-
ton of the commanding officers was direc-
ted TO other quarters. He said the enemy
sought TO rely on Misrepresentation 10 in
lure Gen. Schoiield, and this made issue
against the President. The Navy Depart
medt courted investigation, but not SC
withe the Treasury Department. \ more
protligate Administration than that OF
the latter has never been known to exist
Recently, in Baltimore, permit was Civ
en- to notorious blockaderunner, whose
vessels had more than once been seized
In alluding to Pomeroy's recent circular,
he spoke of its design as an intrigue against
the man who had confided to Mr.. Chase Il
port folio, bnt the President was doubtless
the Cabinet. tor him to sink deeper into the
contempt of every honorable man.
Mr.. BLAIR gave notice of his intention
to introduce resolution on Monday, t.
inquire into the affairs of the Treasury
, Department, in connection with trade reg
! ulations on the Mississippi.
Mr.. BLAIR, of Mo-, discussed the affairs
of that State defending himself from at
tacks which had been made. Having
. sought to discharge his whole duty hi
might challenge comparison OF records
with his assailants. The radicals had kin
died the smouldering fires and from spir
. it of retaliation had undertaken to build vi
a party for himself. He was always will
t ling to accept gradual emancipation, anC
3 when the people of that State desired I'm
4 mediate emancipation, he would be more
: than ready to accept it. He entered on ar
e exposition of this subject, charging tina
: these radicals had sought to deceive mer
1 and were not in favor of immediate eman
| cipatiOn, having refused to vote Tor 1t II
convention, where they had the power tt
: carry it.
e As to the recent convention in Baltimore
r it was compelled to nominate Mr.. Lincoln
Y as the people of the State were for him, bu
e dark lantern associations still exist in Ma
g ryland, and hence some delegations wer
. elected professedly for Mr.. Lincoln, but t
2 betray their trust-one of Secretary Chase
: assessors declaring he would vote for whom
. he pleased. Mr.. Blair expressed his sur
r prise that the representations from lows
b and other states had been caught in a tra]
j, by signing paper asking for the rejection
/; by the Senate, of Schotield as a Major Gen
a eral.
i. Mr.. DONNELLY of Mimi, addressed
e the committee for an hour on the impor
1 lance of increasing foreign emigration
e and bill heretofore introduced by him t
s establish Bureau of Emigration.
b Mr., EDEN of H., reviewed in condem
1 nation the acts of the Administration II
IA overwhelming numbers ought long ago t
|, have ended on the principle OF the Critten
z den Resolution.
e The committee oseat 4:4S, and the Hous
4 adjourned.
$ WAsHINGToN, Feb. 29.-HoUsE.-Ml
e JULIEN, of Indiana, introduced bill
0 secure to persons in the military and navs
0 service homesteads in cOnfiscated and fol
: ftited estates within the rebeliious dis
tricts. Referred to Committee on Publ
Lands.
Mr.. ROSS, of Illinois, offered a resolu
9 ton that the pay of officers and soldiers i
!, the army and navy be increased abou
0 thirty three per cent, and that the Com
mittee on Military Affairs be instructed
report such bill Immediately.
Mr.. WILSON OF Iowa introduced bi
that each and every person now indebted
s or who may become indebted to the Unite
e States prior to July LIST, 1865, on account
! duties on imports, may discharge one
/. tenth of the amount OF such indebtedness
/, by payment in legal tender Treasury note
If Of the United States.
O Also. a bill providing that the provision
l. &c Tho ,c+ If AuuuSt 1851 which authorize