Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-14
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,aroe number OF per n4ln
cipation, a sas 10 sht from Maryia o,o, nj z
nave % oesn y, States, and lett IN a, IT. isr, p0r
Anu Mat;ons o. .,ital; and here died tor vs1
ed that mosar, :, reported Wa
Oihood; and, whereas, It ~ ss
from Yen TO twenty Thousand are i.
=, whereas, ii Is reported bunllreds arc :.
ansSt vice Of the United States and tiohtf,,1
the Sc. Ternment; therefore,f-g .,
for the Go. rat the committee on Militarv
Resplsed, II. ITO the truth of said re-
Affairs inquire IL. emmittee report what
ports, and that the o. " in the premises.
action, If any, is pecessa,. >r otherwise. e
with leave to report by bill, .-s
The proposition was agreed to. declar-
Mr.. Dawson offered a resolution for
ing that the war has been progressing e
four years with a frightful destruction I,
lie debt, and that Members of Congress are
bound by their -oaths and solemn pledges 4
to conduct the war for the re-establishment
of the, just supremacy of the laws; there
fore,S ~ ~ II iJ{sLf ~
- ,Resolred, That the President be request
ed to use all honorable and Just means to
bring about a lasting peace and the re-es- 4
tablishment of fraternal relations with all 4
the people on the simple basis, ofIthe Con-
stitution and laws, and with every proper
guarantee to the Southern States which
shall protect them in the enjoyment OF the
rights and local institutions the Constitu-
tion secures. 5.4 9li'.s.sD
Mr.. Tbayer moved that the resolution be
laid on the table. Agreed to-yeas 73 to AZ. 8,
Mr.. Williams offered a. series OF resolu- 4
tions declaring that there isuo power under I
the Constitution which warrants us to treat 4
with the Southern States either for a sever
auce of the Union or alteration ofthe fund
amental law; that inasmuch as the Confed-
crate States have taken up arms against the
Government of the United States without
Just provocation and for the avowed pur1
pose of asserting and maintaining their in
dependence, and still persist, by armed re-
sistance to. the authority of the United
States; and as our public authorities
have declared 4 it was their duty
to decline to accept OF any terms
short of submission to its laws. and
WHEREAS, With q magnanimity almost
unsurpassed, an amnesty was promised to
all exceptthe chief conspirators, it is hereby
declared that the Government has already
exhausted all resources of a. just and wise
statesmanship, except so far as regards an
earnest and vigorous prosecution Of the
war, to effect a restoration of peace, and to
that end has done-all that a proper re-
gard to Our interests allows, and which
a decent respect to the opinions of the
world could demand and. therefore no
further 'overtures, public or private, Of
fetal or unofficial, looking to a treaty or
compromise with the rebels at Richmond,
would be inconsistent with our rights and
dignity ami expose us to misconstruction
of our ability to compel the rebels to obe-
n On motion of Mr.. Eldridge, the resolutions
were laido the table. Yeas II. nays 81.
The House went into committee of the
Whole on the Amendatory Revenue bill.
Much time was consumed in considering
amendments, &c.
At43O the committee rose and the House
adjourned. ra ''.F 1'sI34 ea0