The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-01-19
oTTUMwA, IOWA, THURS sISAY. JANUARY 10, 1865,

NUARY 10, 1865, !
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WAsHsar6r, Jan. H.
7sls @rs = s.xAr. .sF .Is
Ths Cheis laid befors the ssasts 1 me.
| ~. toA de Py.sid.nt, giving information
= 70 "a asrssmsnt syek~ssn the Unite
Shtss and Grsas Bntam Spdosmins the na,
4 fsrcs On tho lAkss, which va ordered ;
% psiatsd. go '7'''' r ifsT5s w ias -.
Wlsoa pfs.snssd he petition Ut n,
awiasAsln. aaking ios = inerssss Of pay 70
lbnals clesks. '" <fF - Il
TrambaH, from ths Iadicary Csm@.tte.
p whom Va offered . resolnsios instruct
ing that Conmitsss TO enqnirs r. further les
islatiea ~ Hsepssasy u authoriss the Prea
es = ~ = sxtss ssssso6ios CGHgrss
sithout Gkink Sixsy days NOTES, reporte,
a4pd asked 70 10 discharged sae 9
Ttumball said they could find No Aw %
qoirias ths President 70 give sixty day,
casies. ~ eotice whassvsr was required
By Aw.
Dooatts called rssoiution to the sale o
Indian lands. limiting the price of the same
which vas ps:ssA ~
On moti6n q Sumner, the Senate pro.
cseded ts the consideration Of the resolution
b repeal the reciprocity trsa&y. e".des'
Mr. Howe took the for in opposition ID
tAs repsal ef tbs tFsAsy.
At halk past ons O'Clock IT. Crimes in.
tsrupted Ar. Howe bv asking that The Sen.
sts taks 1 reoeSs u ten minutes to allow
nsmbers 70 pay their respects to Vice Ad-
m:rai Fsrasut who VAS upon the floor. =
ecees was taken. = :" -9lf z ''''Tfii 900
On rsassemb'ins wilson offered the fol.
10 ring. which was adopted f'7 eii-1
Resolved, That the Co@gittee on the
Conduct Of the, Wsr be directed to inq uire
into the causes Of the failure OF the late ex.
pedition to Wilmington, and to report back
10 the Senate. q
As HoEa resumaa tAs aocs ea the Iscip.
rooitx treaty.
Speeches wese made BY Merrill, Roote.
Chandler Oooaess and Bidd'e in hyor Of
The pepeal. -
Hale. Wilson and Hsndsick. opposed the
repeal.
4ouse. "a g
nllsQt introduced substitnte for the bin
10 reorsanise the rebel States. providing
that none n thssp saall he sllaved to resume
t6sh Ps'itisal rslstioo til the loyal citizens
orsssiss government republican in form
and forever prohihitins ipyolqqtary, sesvi.,
tede, and fsrther Rteyidias that hoqisisaa
shall fasqMs her Rqlitical relation under her
aonssitatiaa sdoptsA IN April, 1854. .The
sabstitsis was ordered % b printed.
q House resamed the discussion Of the pyo.
rosed constitutional anendment.
Smith. Of Kentucky. fsis Il to b hia duty
to Wy aside ~ persnnal considerations and
prejudioes and devote himself alone to his
country. Nothing was 20 destructive to our
peacs - the ultra doctriae Of State rights,
which vas recently Rsaacla4imed in this House.
The doctrine if carried out would subyert
all the principles Of our Government and re
pqbl'eani'n sqq bring us % . position Of
perfect desrotis4. "
He denied the argument of the gentleman
from, Ohm [Ms. Psod,ston] shat the right of
revelation exists 1t IN times. hat admitted
any people would be justified, il resortine 70
the right Of revolution whenever the gov.
SFnpecs Reoonss % saPressixs It j. not to
bs RqERM and whsn thsrs are no othe.
means 81 sed'sas; ~ gentlemen here are
hold a"d audacious enough 70 60 a.step be.
y'"d the most oIsn southern are.satsrs.
Il Wa No duty Of Congress to pass this
tinf resolution in order to'eapsd the people
an opportunity Of passing upon tl,e amend.
mont. and i w.s The duty Of the people 10
.aoRt Il He wosld destroy slavery rot
and bsanch Is soon y Il v.s pqs.ihle.
ws must have Union without slavery
md his xqts as his voice .should Do given
bat fos that xhich looks 10 the utter and
absolute aho'ishmsnt IL slavery thropghout
Ehs United States. He thanked God he had
'ssn the day *4sp " s,q live without
''avsry. snd Keotuoky soquissins II tho
let Vihssand sWong ths f,es Ssaass of the
UaAeo.ost.l t'o3sr : io .eo's
Smith ssso spoke sfths sdvaatsess which
sssd rssot iron fss hbqr iq tAs South.
Rath ip ~ scoaanscal, and, patrio,ic aspect.
{ Coz. * Ohio. mid athes the Adnini.sra-
i'm party haa nsds - anti slavery awend
nent 70 the Conatitnfie. |. ,.-& 81 thts po-'
;.;e.i party, whIe the opposition st Chicago
prnpcped q thsi- issue the cessation of hos.
Eaitiss vitR ! rev 70 the calling o. pation.
\ convention n par.y.pes qfthe ffth arti.
- of The 0aestitqsicS. rssarding this as
lhs 1nst psseGisal way u settling eur d,tn.
uqlty. rSs Ohiaaes Osavssfien waived an
psleqesesiqqs ~ s4stips bis (Cox's)
,ess. seaipasiage Ppadlsf9p sy the vics
Presidepsy. b knew, thas gspt,su,p 90.
dosssl re cessation u hossilitiea and The
oalling osa nadsnai oonveation. This col
'sssas had 9ssa s'spssA 70 that odios. which
10 vss'a haN Uspsf ~ wel'. hs would
aew b Appealing a ~ people Of tho North
md South to call cnayentioai OF oil the
psop'e, The Soqtb veuld have yielded and
his fCOxsa infnemsf,n., -. A.. A.. NAt