Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-01-14

second Bull Rum Is he not aDpriyad NJ ha 6thr ft
-, o a .nrse tangs he has been triumphany elected
~ Congress 10 tue Valandgham district n the state ef
ONO, and that he is one Of the most b.n.rad us
Dsfs az tho other Housef ~ not here 10 uod.rtaka
Mt re ia'9 .asa o prohouneins eu"gy Gen Schenck
Tue history VI the country is not sufficient praea aov
words % m'ns surely would not add it, and ony say
thus much because incidentally my have been ina
occasion Of this seeming attack upon him
| MIR. SALISBURY. If the Senator from Indiana un,
allow me- am not here to make any assault upon General
ocnsnck or any body else for any acts Inv
iacts within my knowledge If General Schenck has ar
qn'red any lanrels 10 this would not detract from
them IC be has acquired any fame in this war Womb
p"t lessen that fame But it. in speaking of hi govern
ment and his department have spoken with some degree
OF heat Is because recOectnnd that rrcoe elton Il
fresh 10 my menary-the gross oppression which por-
ticn OF the people Of my State have been
subjected BY his orders and by his conduct will state
to The Senator that the evil from these results not
much from thr making the order themselves as from
Inc mode in which they carrird out military officer
Knows very well that n making Theses unconstitutional and
ordoa h1 sntsts their execution to
paravely irresponsible men, aud the gr0ssest oppression
has reaulted in their execution In one of the voting dis
trcts OF the county which ge the opening of the
polls the Judge of the election announced that the military
had made this order, aud that be intended faithfully to
execufe IT. aud that he should administer this oath every
voter at that poll One party the State did vote at
an Nnetyive persons appeared and took The oath and
nIneteen belonging 10 the party to which the gentleman
belongs ref, ell the oath although presebea bv
the mill ay. aud offered be admins tered by the ia "a
OF the ssc aud thereupOn provost marshal was sent
for wbe aru Jared upon the ground aud threatened
j
those persons They we're, l presume, assumed to be
loyal. lt r
Mr.. WILSON. Of Massachusetts,, said am opposed to
any action waeterer the subject matter embraced n
this bill am opposed 10 action for the that am
IN nvor OF what the Government has dons shall stand
by this action OF the Government here elsewhere and
al, coming times am in favor of keeping from tho ballot
boxes OF tho county any who is not willing to take
the oath OF allegiance to the country u this hour Of lts
trial We know that in Delaware. in Maryland in Ken
lucky, and IN Missouri there who, throughout
this rebellion have been for the rebellion aud been
or less active in the Of the rebellion Justify
the action Of tho Government, and hope it will con-
nue to act till the close Of the rebellion; for ssa
plainly that the who cannot succfed by bo0dy war;
WILL when bued and defeated by our brave soldiers IN
he field rush to the ballotbox, hoping there win what
they could not conquer in the field hope tho policy Of
the nation will be to require those men, whea they ap-
proach tho baotbox To take part the gavernent Of
the country to before Almighty God fidelity 10 the
country The Government is false and recseant il IL all
lows traitor who skrnks taking such an oath to put
vote in the bsIlotbox Gen Scbenck the battle Geld
has devotedy fought for Lis country and he bears
and to bear while he v-s the evidence of upon his
person His ADMINISTERS ion Of the aars of the depart
ment OF Maryland conducted with great ability, and
the confidence aud admir- of the loyal OF that
department aud Of the country His wise and
like policy that department before conntry and
yet sir he is denounced her.. Gen. Burnside aud other
Generals denounced for their action Kentucky aud
1t has been wherever effort has been made pre-
the ballot boxes Of the country for the patriotic and
loyal men Of the country Of all parties Sir have
spect for these efforts to protect rebels and rebel SYM
pathisera
The debate have before said occupied nearly the
entire sitting
The motion 10 refer the bill 10 tho Committee on the
Judiciary was rejected by the following vote:
YEAS-Messrs Bucksiew Csrlils, Cowan Davis Hard
Hendricks Hicks, Johnson Ian. Indiana Nesmith
Powell salisbury, Sherman, Sprague Van Winkle and
Wley-i6
3 NAYS-Messrs Authonv, ChaLdler Clark CoIamsr
Conness Dixon Doottle Fessenden Foot Foster Crimes
Harlan, Howard, Howe. Lane If Kans ~ Morrn Ramsey
Sumner Ten Eyck Wade, aud Wilson-oI
The bill was 6nally referred to the Committee on Mil.
tary Affairs without a division.