Year: 1862

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The New state In Congress--The


H,9,SIponement In the SenaIe--NIr.


"ieS's Rem"rls--rhe Vote.


We are al length able to present a de-
tailed account of the proceedings in the
United States Senate last Monday, together
with the vote by which the admission of
the New State was postponed


Mr. WnLEY.-I desire to throw myself
on the indulgence of tue Senate this morn
ing and ask them to postpone all prior or
ders with view of taking up Senate bill
No. 365, providing for the admission of
the Stale of West Virginia into the Union.


Mr. TRUNBULL.-Iho hope that bill will not
be taken up. 1t seems to me that we are
not prepared to act definitely on that SUBJ
Ject now. At any rate there is much other
important business, and we are approach
lug what seems to be considered BY most
members of Congress the close of the ses-
sion, and 1t seems TO me we should not
take up bill of that character which will
certainly lead to very protracted debate be-
tore 1t can be passed, if it can be passed at
all hope tue Senate will not consent to
postpone all other business, and employ its
time in discussing that question at present.
we may as well have the test question upou
taking 1t mp. If that bill is to be taken up
and other business postpoued-if that
IS the sense of the Seuate-the sooner VIC
know it, and are prepared to decide upon
1t definitely perhaps the better. ! ask for
the yeas and nays on taking up that bill,
ana nope that may be regarded as dici-
sive of our disposition to go on with it.


The President pro tempore The Seua-
tor from Virginia moves to POSTPONE all
prior orders, and that the Senate proceed
to the consideration OF the bill for the ad-
mission OF West Virginia into the Union.
and upon this motion the yeas and nays are
demanded.


The yeas and nays were ordered


Mr.. WILLEY-I regret very much that the
Senator fro mIllinois takes the view of the
subject he has expressed This matter
comes before the Senate, not merely by the
certihcation of the assent of the Legislature
of Virginia, one of the States of this Union.
but it comes with the language of request
aud memorial upon the face of the act of
assent itself, soliciting Congress to admit
this new State rs one of the United States
II comes then with all the authority of the
legislative voice of one of the States OF this
Union. 1t has been presented here for sew
eral weeks; six weeks ago I submitted it;
the report of the committee has been on
the table for some time; the amendments
proposed by that report have been nrinted,
and Senators have had ample time to look
into the question and form n judgment on
the suhjeet. It seems to me that the Sen
ate ought not to disregard, especially uRder
the circumstances, the voice of the Legis-
lature of one of the States of this Union;
and that section of the State which is
most Interested in this matter, which it
is proposed to erect into q separate State
of the Union, makes an appeal to the
Senate of the United States under circum-
stances which it seems to me ought not 10
be disregarded at this day. She stands
here with her heart bleeding; with all her
industrial interests and commercial inter-
ests PROSTATE. She comes here with her
fields desolated, with heart that has never
tinched in the contest for this Union. keep
ing her internal foes, as well as her exter-
mai adversaries, at bay. From every quar-
ter and section of this new State, receive
letters by the dozen daily that unless some
relief is given to that section, the Union
men must take their families and find homes
in the West. That will be the result of the
denial of the petition of this State. say
what know, and 1 say it with no view of
influencing tue Senate by any words of
menace. Far be it from me to use words
of menace, if had the power SO to do to-
wards body like this but say the re-
suit will bel have the best evidence in
the world of it-that the leading Union
men aud all who are able to get out of that
State, for which we have been fighting and
bleeding and standing firm to this day, will
inevitably be compelled toleave their homes
and their firesides and seek as best they NAV
ar azr1nun enpnav-har. .V-
the fact, and there is another fact will
mention lEt -.ttrr.E


The President pro tealyore-The Sen
ator fiom Virginia will pardon the Chair.
II is with great reluctance the Chair feels
bound 10 interpose aud to say that these
collateral questions TO take up, OF post
pone, or refer, at this stage of thesessiou,
do not open the question to general debate.
Therefore the Chair would respectfully
suggest for the government OF Senators,
every member being governed BY his own
sense of propSIety under all circumstances.
20 confne the discussion to the appropri-
ate and direct collsteral question before
the body. aa.E ..lfsl ~ e5t


Mr.. wILLEY-I have no desire to enter
into general discussion. ives ouly sug-
gesting reasons which were foreibIe to nv
mind showing the necessity for Immediate
~ aSbAnE uPou tAAs SuOleCA- 10 not WISH
to take mp the time of the Senate in discuss
ing the general question. I wish to have
i; taken up and acted upon and settle this
question. The people Who have suspended
their business in that section of the State
awaiting the result on this issue will then
know what to do Il they have to leave.
they had better leave soon than late; and
if they remain, they can go to work l do
trust that the Senate will take it up and act
upon it IN some form or other


Mr. MADE am in NO condition TO argne