Year: 1863

C6nhJOr comes


story OF the Copperheads of his State who spit their


venom on that brave old Commonwealth But the Senator


cou,d u not not reach Massachusetts by his assaults.


dia .nd - a saa ne bad right to speak for the sol


die ana ne would speak for the Western volunteers who


mated tne secessonsts and hated the Yankees inst A.


much The Senator had said he could not reach Massa


cnuses God forbid he should reach her or sat foot


on her soil The Senator from Massschnsstts hv h;s


speeches making the rebels believe there s partv At


the North hostile to the Government and he s doinc tho


dirty work OF a scaveDger for the rebel arms


Mr. McDOUGALL said the evil of our times wa. that


we were governed too much by particular and not by gem


era laws and the Senator from Indiana has INDUCED him.


time like this we should be governed by general prin
cples and give such power to the Government as will
give it vim and force in its action


MT CARLlLE spoke st length against the bill. charac
terzing as Of class of legislation destroy instead OF
pi reserve the Government 1t bill to take AWAY
power from the States and give to the President and to-
DAY we have rebellion said to be stronger than when il


first commenced, and have to day divided North and
united South He believed this state things was brought
about by the conduct Of Congress and the Executive He
was sorry to see the party power prosecuting
attemptmgt0 carry out party dogmas and interfering with
the institutions of States II the policy had been pSrsued
preserving strictly the rights Of the States and il had
oeen shown that this was not against any domesto


nsuton ne believed there would have been counter re-
voutions 10 the South, and if the policy of the Admnis
traon had not been changed and the President had re-
sisted the pressure against him. he believed there would
have been peace to-day He denied that the South as
unit; there were true and loyal there IL il was
unit there the Government might as well stop the war


for could never subugate that people That Govern
ment the best which promoted the happiness Of
it's people, and this thing call slavery nothing but
form OF government for class Of beings whose hsDpness
comfort and well being has been promoted ex
tent than the same race has enjoyed before in apy
other country the face Of the globe If we would look
this thing OF chrstanzing this race and t
ting them for chrsanzng and cvzDg their own people
in their native land there would be less h0y horror He
thought the people should be alarmed when thew saw
such despatch in the New York Tribune about
Connecticut copperheads. He warned the Administration
hat there was limit to the forbearance of the people,
and he was astonished when he in Gen. BurDside's
testimony before the War Committee that he said con-
corning his attack on fredericksburg that when had
lost as many men as bis orders required he suspended the
attack Who was it that gave orders how many men
should be killed in attack


Mr.. HOWARD, of Michigan, explained that it was not
Gen. Burnside's testimony, but Gen Hookers, and the
language did not bear the construction the senator at
tempted to put on it,


Mr.. HICKS of Maryland, said he came here as hear
but ne thought ne should not be doing his duty to
loyal state he represented in he did say word to
the extremists on both sides of the chamber that they
did not cease this elimination and recrimnaon the con-
sequences would be ruinous The range of this discussion
has been wide to trouble him. Here was party ON
ee charging the other with being the cause of the
war, having conducted it improperly He knew the
Northern extremists had said many provoking things but
1t was war OF words and he would 90 back the begin
nng OF our troubles the repeal of the Missouri compro
mise, and then down to the Charleston Convention and
the time when the traitors left the Senate The extremists
Of the South had long trying to set up separate Co
He charged the extreme Southern men that
they the cause of this He was not Republ-
can, and, thank God, he Democrat. He be-
onged to party but to the Union party and he wanted
to hear of other party but no intended to support the
Government in all proper to put down rebellion
He had conscientious scrupes about holding slaves
but If it was necessary let them 60.


Mr. SALISBURY asked if the Senator thought it was
necessary


MI. HICKS said by manner of means. He would


tight against attempt to take his slaves away force
He appealed to the Senators together to save the
Union he wss willing to fight rebels both sides Of the


line be referred at some length to the attempt to take
Maryland out OF the Union, and justified the
the President at that time and believed those arrests
saved the State of Msryand-though the time for arrests
had gone by


MI. KENNEDY said the Constitution was his only
guide; the Constitution he had support He diff
Tered from some of the views of his colleague respecting
Maryland He hope in the dark gloom that spread
about him. He had heart in this contest He looked
upon this bill the most odous and despoc he had
read He regarded the policy pursued as tending to
destroy all the bonds which bind together the Union He
had opposed this policy and he gored in his record For
his he had been denounced and by
hired and yena press but bis here almost end
ed He warned Senators that introduce question Of
emancipation into his State to introduce revolution


Though by the notion of this Co the value Of slave
property destroyed in that State, yet there was bill
IN the other House proposing TO give ten millions to Mary
land for her slave property His advice 10 his State would
be to spit upon the usut I 1T was attempted 10 turn
loose thousands of these ignorant semi to com
pete with the white citizens Of bis State, it would
nsgrrecon He wanted no hypocritical canng devil to


omp W MS oate preaching pnantnrOpy ana equaltty 10
these people II these negroes thus to be fres
ne wanted them taken away Let them 90 to their near
knbas in heart aud decetu n the objects for which
they profess to labor He bright future for the
State OF Maryland Deceit hypocrisy, aud politics seem
10 have combined to break down that State


Mr. DAVIS spoke at length against the BILL contendiDg
it dangerous to the liberties of free people, though
be would be willing to vote for it measure if he
had confidence in the Administration.


Mr.. POWELL in the Of bis remarks, referring
to the Senator frem Maryland )ustyng arrests while he
Gnvar rnfa that, hal
Governor of loyal State he would resist every
of that kind and citizen should be arrested without
of law unless it done the bayonets of the
militia Of that State.


Mr.. HENDERSON asked If, as Governor OF a State.
the Senator would judge Of the legality Of the arrest and
call out the militia to resist the Federal Government


Mr. POWELL said he would claim the right to decide
hat the arrest Of any ctsen without of law
against the Constitution IL any citizen had violated the
avs, he would give the President all the power of tho
Slate TO aid in his arrest


Mr. SHERMAN asked If the Senator would not justify
,he Government il il had killed the who burnt the
bridges, thus committing act of war.


Mr. POWELL said If they were taken in the act Of
conflict it would be- act of war; and they might have
been killed. but after they arrested, unless
tried.


leemed be that the Government did not try execute
these men, and there he (Mr SHERMAs) agreed with him
exactly.


Mr. POWELL said he had heard that the Senator from
Maryland, (Mr. HiCKsl while Governor, had recon-
nended this very bridge burning


Mr. HICKS said that report was false he had often
denied it.


Mr. POWELL said he had pamphlet containing let
ter written by the Senator about the time the rebellion
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