Year: 1863




place them in opposition tn the Unonthey could try tue
issue right here this hal The Democrats are the only
Union party and always have beenhe only party lighting
both aboiionism aud secessousm, which are alike de-
spicabe The people Of his State would fight to the last
drop of blood for the restoration Of the Union and the
vindlcation Of the Constitution They do not think this
should he a for the abolition OF slavery.


Mr.. THOMAS, of Massachusetts, defended New Eng
land from unus6abe and ungenerous attacks made upon
her character and policy and eoquenty spoke the sa
crces and pers the Puritans endured In England they
might have enjoyed the tranquility of despotsm but they
left the of childhood TO pray IN the wilderness as
the spirit moved them They preferred to the royalty o
England the favor of the King of Kings They had as ne
argued the character to fit TO be the founders OF EN-
pre--namey, irmness prudence courage, prophetc sa
gacty, and unalterng trust in G,d He claimed We owe
to them great debt for personal liberty lie knew ,hey
had their weaknesses and supersous but ne Claimed o
them that they apprehended the dawnng light and woye
the golden threads into the political fabric Therefore
we should


Be to their faults little blind,


And to their virtues very kind"


In the course of his remarks Mr. THOMAS said
of this Union was founded in the confederation OF the New
England colonies and generally defended that section from
aspersons which had been cast upon IT, Claiming IL had ever
been loyal to liberty and unvaryng in patriotism


Mr.. VAN WICK, of New York. after sludng to the


fact that detailed report of the battle OF Fair OAKS had
been made briefly recounted the ovemants OF Caseys
division fem the 9th of May until the battle of Fair Oaks
what loss it sustained from toll and exposure and stated
that halted amid swamps about five miles from Rch
mond, entirely lin the advance that the lett wing mad
crossed the Chckabomny viii the right stood painting
and impatient the northern bank. He proceeded in an
extended review of the battle of Fair Oaks and other bat
ties at that period.


Mr.. PERRY of New Jersey, argued in relation to the
theory of Government condemuing the alleged usur
paons of the Executive and opposing the conscaUn bill
and the Presidents emancipation proclamation as having
aggravated the and cost blood aud treasure than
any other act since the OF the rebellion


Mr. BLAKE, of Ohio said his colleague Mr.. VALLAN-
DIGHAM had been the consistent friend of the rebellion
Consistency is jewel which his colleague may wear hon
estly dishonsstly-which he would not say Judas
claimed to be honest but he betrayed his Divine Master
and Saul claimed be honest while engaged in the
mission of crime. He then read from speech of Mr. W.
the correctness of which the latter denied.


colloquy between Messrs. BLAKE and VALLAN-
DIGHAM took place, after which


Mr.. STEVENS spoke briefly on the following resolu-
tons introduced by him at early period Of the session.
namely:


Resored That the Union must be and remain and in
divsble, forever


Resolred That if any person in the employment of the
United aes in either thu Legislative executive anch
should propose to make peace or should accept or advise the
of any such proposition on any other basis than
integrity and entire unity of the United States and their
Territories they existed the time of the rebellion, he
will be guilty of high crime.


Resol0ed. That this Government accept the
diaon permit the Intervention of any foreign nation in
THIS rebellion IN our DIM site affairs


ResOtued, That Governments ever be permitted
to exist within tt territory belonging the United
States and which acknowledged their ursdicti the time
of the insurrection.


His remarks mainly confined to the discussion of
the subj ct OF mediation arguing legal grounds that no
state has right to interfere with the affairs OF another
1t could not be claimed by ally, much ts by stronger
The moDarcbies Of Europe feared nothing much
free Republic in this country, because in the of
time, influence would be so powerful teach the
subjects of Europe how to govern themselves and dispense
with thrones.


Mr.. JOHNSON of Pennsylvania regarded it as tire best
piece of news recently noticed that two years of the
Presidents term will expire with the termination of the
present Congress. He considered the election Of Mr.
Lincoln experiment, when fatal leap taken
from the firm rock Of the Constitution into the quagmre
and slough of abotonsm.


Mr.. WEBSTER made few remarks in favor Of the
war, when, at haEpast twelve O'clock, the House i'd
journed.