Year: 1862

officers had made. All the testimony
we had, aside from that, showed the reg
iment behaved gallantly in every respect.
1t had been said that they left their col
ors on the field. The identical colors
were at the governors room. Senators
ought certainly to take the the opportu-
nifty 10 see them, They were a small
insignificant piece Of bunting, which it
were no surprise if It were left sticking
in the mud somewhere on the battlefield,
where nobody would notice them, all
iritered away, as they were, BY the winds
and rains Of the Mississippi valley, until
there was not enough silk left 10 make o
decent pocket handkerchief for pauper.
To him no charge could be made which
awoke in bis mind the spirit of indigna-
ton and modification equal to this. We
were accused of being Yankees, of talk
ing through our noses, of not spelling
WELL OF not knowing how to trade, and
even of stealing,-very good, very good;
bat when man told him that regiment
of men from our green bills had been
guilty Of such di,bonor, he fairly trem-
bled with indignation.


1t might be said, it is true, that this
was delicate subject. We might be said
TO be meddIiug, but be held that II this
government was so weak that It's friends
could have a right 10 inquire into its &C
ton, it vas a government not worth pre-


wing. He had, however, no such poor
opinion of it as that. If the govern.
ment of the United States was 10 be
saved at all, it would be by the liberal
criticisms Of its friends. 1t had Always
been the sacrifice of criticism and the re-
pressing OF investigation which had Gre
ated reactions in all the world, and over
turned governments, and we were begin
ming to see it so. Just as far as we ne
elected to point out every error which tho
government committed, so far we aided
in those reactions against the government
and against liberty, which we so much
deplore. For one, as a Vermouter. he
believed it not only our duty, as we'll as
our pleasure, but duty which should be
performed with the sincere motive of
preserving the government.


Was il TO be said because We had an
inefficient cabinet officer, we might not
suggest it. Was it to be said, if we had
had commander at Harper's Ferry to
betray Us, that we were not to csnsure it.
The freest spirit of investigation in a
manly and honorable way, was the thing
which was to uphold this cause; there
fore he took this ground even upon
subject,-the most delicate Of
all others, where we ought t4bo most
careful-and thought this investigation
ard demand to be a right due to our lib
ery loving desire to uphold our govern
ment and carry it on to a successful issue.


bIr. Edmunds stated that this resolu-
ion differed from that of the house, in
hat It did not request the governor to
lemand the transfer of the regiment TO
'ome other command. He thought It
lue to the president that lie put the regi-
nent where he pleased. II the COVER
Tor demanded transfer, it would estab-
ish a bad precedent. The resolution
was adopted.


HOUSE.


ResoiationS.-By Mr.. Reynolds, in
tructng the committee on banks to as
certain whether the public good does not
equire and whether it is not expedient
o refuse the charter or re. charter Of any
'anks during the present session. Ad-
,pted.