Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-16

for the establishment of a mandatory
of arms in that State.
Mr.. Grimes, from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, reported u joint resolution
rendering the thanks of Congress to
Capt. John A. Winslow, of the United
States Navy, in accordance with the
recon- mendations of the President. He
moved the Senate proceed to their con-
sideration and passage, and asked a
unanimous consent to do. Consent was
given, and the resolutions considered
and passed.
Mr.. Grimes reported from the Naval
case of Lieut.. w. Il. Cushing, which
was passed.
Mr.. Wilson presented the petition of
several line officers in the army, asking
for additional compensation. Referred
to the Military Committee.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Military Com
mittee, reported back the joint resolu-
ton offered by him yesterday, with the
recommendation that it pass. 1t was
read for the first time.
Mr.. Trumbull, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported \ number OF private
petitions. He also reported II bill au-
thorizing the holding of II special session
of the United States District Court in
Indiana. Tie bill was passed.
MIR. Chandler see in the morning
papers the following annOuncemen from
Toronto: 1.-The st. Adams raiders have
been released for want of jurisdiction. y
l desire to offer couple of resolutions
bearing upon this subject-one of them
particularly. But l do not expect to
make the Senate understand the state
of feeling existing on the border. L
have Il great number of letters from gen.
tlemen living on the border. In my
own city. which is within musket
range of the Canada shore, thousands of
citizens have been Under arms for long
time. We have been i'll continual
state of alarm from incendiaries, burg
lars and robbers. From this announce
ment, it would seem that the Canadian
authorities have made up their minds to
protect these robbers. As understand
it, man comes from the South with a
commission purporting to be issued by
JET. Davis; he enters robbing parties
cross the borders; murders and robs
whom he pleases, and returns to Cana
da, where he is protected. These letters,
which have in my possession, are all
bearing upon this point. The one in
nv hand now is from one of the most
respectable citizens of Detroit, a gentle
man of great worth and Of high pOliti-
cal and social position, who earnestly
desires to avoid any difficulty with
Great Britain at this time. He says the
anxiety growing out of the mist and
doubt encircling every rumor that
reaches us is not to be endured, and IL,
upon some slight provocation, our peo-
Die shall be found engaged in Canada
In some act that the Canadian govern
ment will say is wrong, sooner or later
war will be the result. He also says ::
Will you give this subject your immedi-
ate attention, for l think it involves,
sooner or later, if not properly managed,
war with Great Britain.
Mr.. President, l have no expectation
of making the Senate comprehend the
state of feeling on that border. Yer
mont may, for aught 1 know, quietly
submit to have her towns robbed and
her citizens murdered, but the North
west will not.
/ offer this resolution:
WHEREAS, Recent raids have been
organized in the Canadas and Nova
Scotia, and men enlisted in said British
provinces by men purporting to hold
commissions from the rebeiliOuS States,
for the numbering and robbingOf peace
able citizens of the United States, for
burning cities and villages, for piratical-
IL capturing merchant vessels and muir
dering their crews, and for general
system of murder, arson, robbery and
plumber OF peaceable and unarmed citi-
Fans of the United States, and
WHEREAS, The people of the British
provinces seem disposed to protect these
thieves robbers and incendiaries, pirates
and murderers, not only i'll their indi-
vidual capacities, but by the bubbles of
the law, therefore,
Res0lued. That the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs be directed to inquire into
the eXpediency OF enlisting an army
CORPS to watch and defend our terrific
RES bordering on the lakes and the Can
adian line from all hostile demonstra-
tons and incursions.
Mr.. Johnson-I object to the resolu-
ton.
President pro tenn The resolution
will lie over, objection being made.
Mr.. Chandler had hoped there
would be no objection to it. will now
offer another resolution, which l ask to
be referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
The resolution was received, and is as
follows:
WHEREAS, At the commencement of
the present rebellion the United States
were at peace with all the Governments
of the World, and on terms of courtesy
and good will with Great Britain, and
WHEREAS, That nation, before the
arrival on her soil of our minister ac-
credited to the administration of Presi-
dent Lincoln, perceptibly acknowledge
cd the rebels as belligerents, thus recog-
nizing their flag upon the ocean, with
out which recognition it would have
been regarded as piratical by all other
powers, and
WHEREAS, She then proclaimed per-
feet neutrality between a Republic with
which she had entertained friendly re-
lations for upwards of half century
and it's reasonable subjects, and
WHEREAS, Numbers of her subjects
commenced fitting out fast sailing YES
sells, loaded with munitions Of war, for
the purpose Of running into our blOcka-
ded ports for the rebela, thus furnishing
them the means of organizing and con-
tinuing the rebellion, and without
which it could not have sustained it.
self for six months, and
WHEREAS, In addition to the above
and with the knowledge Of the Govern.
nent, British subjects and members OF
Parliament engaged in the manufacture.
ing of practically English ships, owned
by British subjects, manned by British
saamen and sailing under British colort
1Or une purpOse VI DUFuiuS, destroying
and utterly driving from the ocean all
peaceful vessels sailing under the Uni
ted States flag, and
WHEREAS, Many private and unarme(
American ships have been burned ant
destroyed by these pirates from English
ports, thus causing great loss and dam
age to the citizens of the United States
therefore,
Resolced, That the Secretary of Stat
be lnsti ucted to make out a list Of eacl
cargo thus destroyed, with fair and sep
arate valuation and interest at the rat
of six per cent. per annum from date O
capture or destruction and the date o
presentation, and that he be directed Il
demand from the British Government
payment in full for all ships or cargoe