, 1864-02-29
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, Feb. a, 1854.
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Not more than afty menberd were present.
II haEsnS been agreed yesterday that nothing
fnogld siI 6e done IT., toasy except making
nual message WAS announced a. the theme for
HARDING. OF Ky.. referred to former decla,-
alton OF the President, that tho Union Ia unbrpkeu
and all secession ordinances are void. In this
view be eonc11zcd, and, therefore, Whenever the
ss o. sea Rs eeanRsR7 sss sy fe
ES ii hetr S,shts aud pztvisses In The fdsa ga}oa.
Conservatives and Democrats. but. the President
construction moro destructive that the old doc
trine Of State rights. The scheme was mapped By
the master builder with pencil dipped ia blood.
Persons are to vote just as tho President may d.
rect, The effect vas The iron hand Of despotism
erty, leaving nothing hut desolatfon 1t would e.
tahish the most odious abolition oigarchy Of sar-
age and cruel character, and it WIS enough to fire
any ay man's yeins in which runs drop Of 1cyolu-
Mr. bEMING, of Conn.,, said the. Presidents
echemc OF reconstruction seeks to hberate orde1
prevent innocence from being Compounded with
guilt; to separato loyalty from tic unhealthy
contact Of dIsun,onism, which would subject It ii
The task.was one Of great embarrassment and
difficulty. because Of the tmpertcction or human
wisdom, and because the plan was designed BY the
b1tdeo ths chazm between State ANARCHY and STATE. e.
restoration thus commencing tho great deliver.
auce. In attempting to solve this difficult prob
While the Presidents plan may be incomplete, 1t
sf TeGe Behs Rs o he + ni ae
III: DEMNl defended the Amnesty Proclaua.
ton a. being justiaa9le hom the fact that in the
~: BI4fR, u No., discussed the affairs of that
records with his aaeailant. The radicals lad
kind!ed the smouldering fires, and from spirit Of
For himself, he was oTsys willing to accept grad-
ual emancipation, and when the people Of TINT
State desired immediate emancipation he would
be more than ready to accept it. He entered on
radicals had sought to deceive Union men, ind
were not IN favor OF immediate emancipation,
having refused to vote for it In convention where
As to The recent convention in Baltimore It was
compelled to nominate Nj. Lincoln, as the people
Of the State werc for him. But dark lantern asso-
delegates were elected profesaedy for MI. Lincoln
but to betfay their tlu5t-oue uf Secretary Chases
assessors declaring he would vote for whom he
sentattves from Iowa and other States had been
caEght In uaphy signing paper asking foE the
tS!eetAA ~ s'+o 1S'A+~se ~ G~aVAoie ~ 4AA(ol
Mr. WILSON, OF Iowa, denied that the delesa-
tton Of that State was caught In tap. He knew
what the paper W1a, and that 1t told tho truth.
Mr.. GR1NNELd., Of Iowa, said that tho Missouri
militia came from Northern Missouri Into the
!lundering 1ooatg:, They came to blow up the
Court House and unite themselves with thg
Knights Of the Golden Circle.
AF. BLAIR replied that It vas not sufficient
ground against Gen. Schoheld, while q few such
men may have crossed oFer, the attention OF the
commanding officer was directed to another quar-
ter. Ae said The enemy sought to rely On n!sre- !
make 1esue against the President.
The Navy Department consented to an inyestt-
CATION, but not SO with the Treasury Department.
4 more p1offxate administration than that Of the
latter never existed. Recently In BattlmoEea per-
NIT WAS given TO notorious blockade runner,
whose vessels had more than once been seized.
IN alnding 10 PomerDyts recent circular, he spoke
had eonfded to III: Chase a portfolio, bus the
President was doubtless satisfied every day Mr..
Chage remained In the Cabinet Wonld sink him
deeper into the contempt Of every honorable man.
Mr, BLAIR gave notice Of his intention to in
quire into the affairs Of the Treasury Department,
In connection with trade negotiations on'the Mis-
III. DoNNELLY, Of MINI, addressed the CON-
IN: foreign emigration, and IN advocacy of Bill
heretofore introduced by him to establish bureau
Mt. EDEN, Of ILL.,, reviewed in condemnation the
acta Of the Administration In connection with the
war, which. with our overwhelming numbers,
ought long ago to have ended or the principle Of
the Crtteuden resolutlons.
:. TIE committee roee ut 4:45, and the House ad-
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