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en assailed as the representative of a sovereign people, and he desired to vindicate himself. He had been forcibly detained from the House by the interference of certain parties. He would have been released but for a telegraphic dispatch from Mr. Seddon, which reads: "captain H. S. Doggett: " H. S. Foote until further orders. "[Signed] James & Seddon, "Secretary of War." Mr. Foote said that his object in going to the outer lines was: First. To send his wife to NashvilleSeddon, "Secretary of War." Mr. Foote said that his object in going to the outer lines was: First. To send his wife to Nashville, to her children and friends. Secondly. To endeavor, if possible, to get near. Washington, to see if he could not be allowed to go there and make endeavors to bring about a peace. He loved the South. It was his home. He did not want to see emancipation. He could not think of reconstruction, and he wanted to see what could be done. He also stated that he had written a letter to the Speaker of the House, resigning his seat. Mr. Snead, of Missouri, offered the following resolution: