Year: 1863

the day to he addressed to Msor General Nc
/ Cleian the following ordrr:


| - hEADeUAnTEps or The ARM,
| - tashingtoa, September 10, 1861
= TO Major General McCLELLAS, u 8. Army,
. omnandng the Depar ment of the Potomac


The COMMANDING General Of the Army Of the Potomac
der him be reported General Headquarers by
divisions, brgades aud independent regiments detach
troops they arrive wi the dispositions made OF
them gether with all the material changes which may take
place in said army.


".By command of Lieutenant General ScoTT:
"'E ID. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General.


Eighteen days have elapsed and not the slightest
response has been shown to either of these orders by Ma
jor General Mcclellan Perhaps he will say respect to
the latter it has been difficult for him to procure the
act returns Of division brgaders But why not hye given
proximate returns such he eagerly furnished the
President aud certain Secretaries Has, them senior
corrective power junior officer in Of such
persistent neglect and disobedience3


The remedy by arrest and trial before courtmartal
would probably the evil But it has been feared
that conflict of authority the heal Of the army
would be highly encouraging to the enemies and depress
ing to the friends of the Union Hence my long forbear
ancs and continuing though but nomnay duty shall
try to hold out till the arrival of Mor General Haleck
when, his presence will give me increased confidence
in the safety of the Union, and being am unable to
ride in the saddle TO walk by of dropsy in my
feet and legs and paras in the small of the back shall
definitely retire from the command of the army


II have the honor to msiu with high respect, your
most ODE dent servant, WINFIELD SCOTT"





Mr.. STEELE, in reviewing the bill, said it would be
better to leave to the State authority to rase the troops
The people of New York do not believe in the dissolution
Of the Unon and do not int nd TO consent to u long
there is live man to fight GApplause.] But some Of
them think the machine has been running in the wrong d.
recti0n, and want it started anew


Mr.. FESSENDEN vindicated the clergy from the at
tacks that had been made upon them They patriotic
and loyal aad it better they should remain ut home
than enter the field There were rebel ympathzers in
the North and he favor of this bill because it will
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themselves refused to enlist but had dssuaded others


MrCOX said he had respect for the piou ministers who
preach peace and goodwill to man. but not for those who
wranple and preach ill will to man; who deem themselves
commissioned read political lectures to the country and
all mankind those who ntermedlers in politics. the
chief fomenters of troubles and all the evil c0nse
quences of the Let them march with their KNAPP
sacks to the and come home sanctiied He charac
terzed slang the calling Of the Democrats "copper"
heads and spoke in commendaon of his party and in de-
nunciaton of the Republicans He opposed the bill at
length believing that it would break down the States and
enslave the citizens. He unwilling to trust the Pres
dent with the stupendous power sought to be imposed
Repeal the emancipation BILL the emancipation proclama


on and other unconstitutional act withdraw the negro
entirely and conscripton bill would be unnecessary to
reinvigorate the country.


Mr. KELLEY said the opponents of the bill could not
complain of not being heard They instead of argument
had INDUCED in such remarks calculated to DIS
courage enstmants chill patriotism, and in the army
would produce dhcontent. This bill was intended 10
reach the traitors in the South and their raoous sympa
thizers in the North. He would shake hands with
the rebels the graves of murdered Amercsn and ask
their pardon. He for eradicatng the subtle poison
which engendered the rebellion This bill the first to
recognise the manhood of the coored race and would be
passed into law without the insertion of the word white
proposed by the gentleman from Ohio, mr. Cox and
give us all the troops need He replied to the gentle
man. who he ked had attempted to poison the pep
ular mind by procaming peace on any terms, and espe
caly to Mr. MALLORY who sad he would hail revolution
should this bill pass He reminded gentlemen that Penn
sylvanans had protected Kentucky homes, and some now
laid II ere buried The of Pennsy would
visit those graves il in foreign land Pass this bi and
it will be announcement to France England and other
countries that il they ntermedde with affairs they
will have nation to meet. We do not pass the bill as
threat because the exgences of the times require it,
The intelligence of is passage will reach Europe in twelve
days The European States will be notified that if they
put their fingers ia pie they may touch trap with
sudden sprng You to wait until the sting Of the
copperhead your heel before you crush his head His
objection to the Administration that it had not dealt
promptly with the traitors. If it had, it would have
had support where it now has ceusure.


AT hsfpsst eleven o'clock the House adjourned