The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-05-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
Bill Reviving. the Grade of General
Passed by the House.
The Car Congratulated on his Escape.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Nav !

the following joint resolution;
Resolred By the Senate and House of
in Congress assembled: !
That the Congress Of the United States
of America has learned with deep re.
gret of the attempt made upon the life
Of the Emperor Of Russia by an enemy
of emancipation. The Congress send
their greeting to His Imperial Majes-
ty and tho Russian nation, and con-
gratulate the 10000, 600 of serfs upon
the providential escape from danger of
their sovereign, to whose head and
heart they owe the blessing Of their
freedom"
There being no objection, the joint
resolution received its several read,
ings.
Mr.. Grinnell called for the yeas and
nays on the passage of the resolution
The following was the result: Yeas
l24, nays, none. So the joint resolu-
tion was passed unanimously.
The bill for reviying the grade OF
General in the United States Army
was taken up. An amendment was
offered, thst whom vacancy occurs in
the Office of Lieutenant General, IL
shal. not be filled until after the death
Or resignation OF General Scott, and
thereafter there shall be but one Lieu
tenant General.
Mr.. Deming addressed the House in
explanation and advocacy of a bill re-
ferring to the question Of pay. He
stated the present yearly pay of
Lieutenant General from all sources
was $lG,SO0, and that under this bill
the pay of General, from all sources,
would be Sl7,64O This bill he said
had been reported as recompense for
the Republics ilIustrous defender
In pressing this bill he was constrain-
ed to freshcn the recollections of the
House of the obligations of the country
to General Grant, in many dishearten-
ing hours of extremity and peril, pre-
fcrring rewards paid in all ages to vic
t0rlOuS Uenerals.
Mr.. Deming said that in ages long
anterior 10 the most ancient records,
the victorious Generals became Kings,
and founders Of dynasties.
Mr.. Deming here referred to the
conversation between Grant and Buel
after the battle of Shiloh, when Grant
was criticised for fighting with his
back to the Tennessee river, and re.
piled to the question whether he would
have rctreatcd, that she did not mean
to retreat" adding, that if forced to
retreat, the transports would have
been sufficient to carry away all who
survived" I'm ono important res.
pect, ho continued, tho battle of Shi.
lob accomplished moro toward the
eventual success of the national arms
than any battle fought in the war;
1t was this that first tested the res.
pective manliness and stamina of the
two belligercnts. 1t was the first hud
ding together of two people in a
hand to hand fight, and when
the enemy retreated from that field,
he retreated with his arrogance
tanned, and with his dream Of invinci-
biIty dispelled forever. From that
terrible day no Southerncr ever ven.
tured to dispute the courage or manli-
ness of his adversary, for there was
weeping and lamenting in every South
ern home. He then referred to the
services Of the Lieutenant General in
the Vicksburg campaign. the saving OF
tho army of the Cumberland, ut Chat.
tanooga, and shouts of triumphs, cul-
minating at the capture of Petersburg
and Richmond, and the surrender OF
the rebel armies, and challenged the
world to produce his eqlal in glory.
Mr.. RAYMOND addressed the
House briefly in support Of the bill
He said such honors as this bill pro.
posed to crcatc--or if not to create, to
revive for higher and still greater
occasion, These honors can not be
greater than his deserts His services
will be remembered, not in this land
alone. but in all lands where military
power stands foremost; and for then
we can not give too much Of recogni
tion or honor,
Nor will this Nation ever forge
that it owes to him, in all human
probability, the perpetuity OF its Gov
ernmcnt No words. can sound hi
fitting eulogy rejoice that this bill
has been brought forward to do him
honor Would that it was in our pow
cr to magnify, to augment to any cX
tent the honors we would pay, Tor it il
only by such recognition from those
they servo that great men ever re
ceive fitting reward, 1t is not the ge
MUS of our institutions to give undu,
rewards even for such services rs these
but certainly the Nation does not lacl
n grateful heart Wo shall reward hin
checrinlly and with tho hcarticst nc
clamationS from one end of the land t
the other. He shall be honorcd ant
eudeared to us all rs tho savior OF thu
nation, Us the man who rescued from
danger and destruction tho priceless
principles of sell government, and no
thing shall remove them. His nam
will remind them OF his services, ant
when he shall die, and minglo his dus
with the dust Of our common earth, h
shall descend to an honorcd grave
covered with benedlctiOns, with ever,
thing that great people can accumu
late around his memory, and that ca
perpetuate his services, Let this bill
therefore pass by unanimous vote G
thn lnnsn Not only lLis. hnt ln