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in his State he was proud to say, not to the Government but to the bad laws which had been enacted, and there will be until evenhanded justice was dealt out to her. If any other treason or disloyalty existed he did not know it. At this point, Mr. Staples, of Va., asked the Hon. gentleman from N. C., the question if he was for peace on any other terms as a basis, other than the acknowledgement of the independence of the Confederate States. To which he replied: I am for peace upon the basis of the acknowledgement of the Confederacy if it can be obtained, but if not, I am for peace on the best terms I can get it short of subjugation.--[Sensation.] Mr. Staples, said that he was not satisfied with the answer, and was proceeding, to address the House, but Mr. Atkins, of Tenn., objected on the ground that debate would be unprofitable, (with that exception, the consent of the House was unanimous,) and the subject was dropped. Mr. Henly, of Florida, introduced a bill providi