) Reid, (Mo.,) Robinson, (Ill.,) Vallandigham, (Ohio,) Voorhees, (Ind.,) Wadsworth, (Ky.,) and Wood,he prosecution of the War. Mr. Vallandigham, of Ohio, made an elaborate speech, in thorough-going op Ky., Norton and Reid, of Mo., Vallandigham, of Ohio, and B. Wood, of N. Y. [The three first-named w: Yeas 92; Nays 51.
Mr. Wm. Allen (Dem.), of Ohio, moved that it be
Resolved, That, whenever , Ten Eyck, and Willey--24.
Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, now moved the following as a substitute for Mren I was for the Government.
Mr. Sherman, of Ohio.
I do not under-stand either the Senator from ; Nays--Messrs. Potter, of Wis., and Riddle, of Ohio--(Republicans.) Mr. Burnett declined to vote.
on, of Ohio, and Diven, of N. Y.
Mr. Cox, of Ohio, moved (August 2d) that the bill do he on the tfrom the Judiciary Committee by Mr. Bingham, of Ohio, so amended as to strike out the section relatiMartin Van Buren, of New York, Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, and James Guthrie, of Kentucky, who shall requ[7 more...]
and ardent support of tho Secessionists, and, as afterward appeared, for very good reasons. and Delaware.
Delaware had elected George P. Fisher (Unionist), in 1860, by the combined vote of the LincDelaware had elected George P. Fisher (Unionist), in 1860, by the combined vote of the Lincoln and Bell parties — giving him 257 majority over Biggs (Breckinridge); while Reed (Douglas) drew away 761 votes. Tennessee had not yet chosen Representatives; and, when she did choose, at her regulresponding to his calls for troops:
None of the States commonly called Slave States, except Delaware, gave a regiment through regular State organization.
A few regiments have been organized withi are, each and all of them, expelled from the Senate of the United States.
Messrs. Bayard, of Del., and Latham, of Cal., sought to have this so modified as merely to declare the seats of the indicir appointment by Gov. Pierpont to fill the existing vacancies.
Messrs. Bayard and Saulsbury, of Del., strenuously resisted their admission — the former wishing their credentials referred to the Comm
); while Reed (Douglas) drew away 761 votes. Tennessee had not yet chosen Representatives; and, wheented; while Andrew Johnson was present from Tennessee, making 44 in all. Western Virginia had choser, and Emerson Etheridge [Bell-Everett], of Tennessee, Clerk of the House. John W. Forney [DouglasCarolina; A. O. P. Nicholson, a Senator from Tennessee; William K. Sebastian and Charles B. Mitchelkinridge, Bright, Johnson, of Mo., Johnson, of Tenn., Latham, Nesmith, Polk, Powell, and Rice--10. ch was advocated by Messrs. Andrew Johnson, of Tenn., Latham, of Cal., Trumbull, of Ill., Collamer,oster, Grimes, Hale, Harris, Howe, Johnson, of Tenn., Johnson, of Mo., Kennedy, Latham, McDougall, rimes, Hale, Harlan, Harris, Howe, Johnson, of Tenn., King, Lane, of Ind., Lane, of Kansas, McDouga of Rebels in arms.
Mr. Andrew Johnson, of Tenn., on the 24th, moved in the Senate a resolutionter, Grimes, Harlan, Harris, Howe, Johnson, of Tenn., Kennedy, King, Lane, of Ind., Lane, of Kansas[1 more...]
ted when it is terminated, I should be for giving it then, as we had always done heretofore, in the best faith in the world, every possible protection that the Constitution and laws intended it should have; but that, if the issue was forced upon us — as it might be — to make a choice between the Government, on the one side, and Slavery on the other, then I was for the Government.
Mr. Sherman, of Ohio.
I do not under-stand either the Senator from Kansas on my right, or the Senator from Connecticut, or the Senator from Kansas behind me, to say that it is the purpose of this war to abolish Slavery.
It is not waged for any such purpose, or with any such view.
They have all disclaimed it. Why, then, does the Senator [Mr. Powell] insist upon it?
I will now say, and the Senator may make tile most of it, that, rather than see one single foot of this country of ours torn from the national domain by traitors, I will myself see the slaves set free; but, at the same time, I utterly disclai
, the House, on motion of Mr. Holman (Dem.), of Ind., modified at the suggestion of Mr. Hickman (Repinson, (Ill.,) Vallandigham, (Ohio,) Voorhees, (Ind.,) Wadsworth, (Ky.,) and Wood, (N. Y.)--10.
Nays--Messrs. Breckinridge, (Ky.,) Bright, (Ind.,) Johnson, (Mo.,) Kennedy, (Md.,) Polk, (Mo.,) reply to a question from Mr. Holman (Dem.), of Ind., the following proposition, as embodying his viy constituents, and not to the gentleman from Indiana.
The bill passed under the previous questHarris, Howe, Johnson, of Tenn., King, Lane, of Ind., Lane, of Kansas, McDougall, Morrill, Pomeroy, owe, Johnson, of Tenn., Kennedy, King, Lane, of Ind., Lane, of Kansas, Latham, Morrill, Nesmith, Pom amended, which was seconded.
Mr. Holman, of Indiana, moved that the bill be laid on the table; wht, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harris, King, Lane, of Ind., Lane, of Kansas, McDougall, Sherman, Simmons, t, Foster, Grimes, Harris, Howe, King, Lane, of Ind., Lane, of Kansas, McDougall, Morrill, Rice, She
be employed or used in subjecting or holding as a conquered province any sovereign State now or lately one of the United States.
Mr. J. H. Lane, of Kansas, moved to amend this, by adding,
Unless a military necessity shall exist in enforcing the laws and maintaining the Constitution of the Union.
A very able and earnest debate arose hereon, wherein Messrs. Powell, Polk, and Bright, on the one hand, and Messrs. Sherman, of Ohio, Browning, of Illinois, Lane, of Kansas, Fessenden, of Maine, etc., on the other, took part.
Mr. Lane's amendment was rejected by Yeas 11 (all Republicans) to
Nays--Messrs. Breckinridge, Bright, Browning, Carlile, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harris, Howe, Johnson, of Tenn., Johnson, of Mo., Kennedy, Latham, McDougall, Morrill, Nesmith, Polk, Powell, Saulsbury, Sherman, Ten Eyck, and Willey--24.
Mr. Sherman, of Ohio, now moved the following as a substitute for Mr. Powell's proposition:
And be it further enacted, That the pu
