The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-03

The Happy Family.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-By the debate in
the rebel House of Representatives,, on the
10Th, the fact is developed that the war
against Vice President Stephens is extend
ing to all recOnstruCtiOnists. and Boyce,
Brown, Leach, Vance, Stephens, Cobb and
Foote are denounced as needless aRitators
Of 4 dangerous question. The House OF
Representatives, like the Confectionery in
general, Is divided against itself. and can
not stand long in the excitement produced
BY Sherman.
The debate shows that Governors Brown
and Vance have taken positive action
against the execution Of the conscription
laws. In the course of the debate, which
WAS on resolution reported by Mr.. Sta
Piles, OF Va, for decrease in the number
OF exemptions from military service Of
State officers, Mr.. Leach, Of n. c., said be
was States rights man, and he could not
vote ior resolution which looked to CON-
scripting OF State officers. A great hue
and-cry had been raised about Georgia.
because Gov. Brown and Vice President
stephens dared to differ from the annoint-
ed. He wished to say he indorsed everv
word that had been uttered by Governor
Brown and every line that had been writ
ten by Mr.. Stephens. II that be treason, he
asked the privilege Of being hanged with
them.
Mr.. Miles, Of South Carolina, said he re-
GREETED the tall about peace and a COnven-
ton of the States, and he believed it could
only injure US. It would encourage the
enemy in the prosecution Of the war. and
stimulate them to greater efforts, while it
could only tend to depress our own people.
II was idle to talk of our own friends at the
North; we have none.
Mr. Ennfo nf TonnoaSao eoiI. Do-.n~.
high In official authority have stated that
treason abounds in North Carolina. and
asked for suspension Of the writ Of hubens
corpus to suppress II.
several Voices-"I call the gentleman to
ORDER"
Lester, of Georgia rise to point of or
der. The gentleman must condne himself
Foote-I can never allude in my re-.
marks to official authority, without q half
dozen gentlemen springing to their feet
and raising points Of order. am not 90
ing to be schoked off in this manner
Men here have made skulking attacks on
Vice President Stephens. They have said
q am :, What o. they dare not say e his face
tdent, but It was not in order to vindicate
him. 1t was in order
Miles, (rising)-The gentleman from
Tennessee speaks of skulkinR attacks up.
on Vice President Stephens. I have spo.
ken Of that gentleman, and wish the gen.
tlenan from Tennessee 10 say If he means
I have made skulking attack.
Mr.. FOOte-NO sir. A very poor one. I
call all attacks in secret skulking attacks.
The gentleman from South Carolina says
we have no friends in the North; make
issue with him; say we have friends.
good true friends, in the North. Mr.. Foote
was prepared to make, from his seat, 3
proposition for Convention of Sovereign
States, North and South, and he believs I'D
the South would have secured from 1t in
dependence and peace. ! II the South
had met the North in convention she would
have proposed league offensive and de-
fensive with the North for strict enforce
ment Of the Monroe doctrine, q liberal
commercial treaty and we soon should
have the whole North American domain,
and perhaps Cuba. .
Referring to Gen. Buffers speech he said
infamous as Butler is, his speech looks TO
peace, though the terms proposed by him
were such as could not be accepted BY the
South. It referred to sending Commits
sioners from Washington. II such Cow-
missioners did come, bringing any propo-
ton looking to peace, he believed it was
the duty Of our Government to receive It,
but he did not think Congress should pass
upon it, but that it should be submitted by
them to the several States for each one to
decide on 1t in the Sovereign States.
After remarks by menu ers, the resolu-
ton was adopted.
The House also passed the Senate bill
TO force the militia of one State to 60 to the
assistance of other States, so as to concen.
trate force against sherman.