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7 twithhhprofesbioq,
Meeting of Conservative Me in
fers or Congrress.
Washington, June 27. A mevtin
whs held this afternoon, in accordance vitli
the invitation as announced, yesterday to
the conservative members, in the Hall of
ibe House of liepresentatives, Mr. Crit
tenden; of Kentucky, in the cliair, and
Mr. Cox, of Ohio, acting as Secretary.
At a previous meeting, Messrs. Crit
tenden, YVicklifTe, Kichardson, Diddle and
Cox were appointed a committee to pre
pare resolutions, and Mr. YVicklifle now
pres'ntcd a series for consideration.
Several of these resolutions gave rise to
a discussion principally with reference to
their phi-aseology, during which Mr.
Men ies, of Kentucky, said he was not
disposed to assert that even if the confis
cation and emancipation bill should be
come laws, he would have little hope of
a sjeedy termination of the war. No,
his hojKi was in the iieople. He would
apieal from the law makers to them.
Mr. Johnson (Fa.) said it seemed to
him that the hope of the gentleman from
Kentucky was that the people would re
pudiate the laws the presumption was
that they will le enforced.
Mr. Menzies explained his meaning to
the effect that they would not lie approved
by the iple or suffered to remain on the
statute books.
Mr. Allen, of Ohio, looked at the eman
cipation and confiscation scheme with ab
horrence. It occurred to him that the
border free States had more to dread from
the scheme of emancipation than the lior
der slave States.
Mr. Steel (N. Y. ) said that it was not
generally known that this meeting would
take place to-day, and as the resolutions
were of a very important character, he
suggested that their further consideration
be postxned. The members who sym
pathized with the object of this meeting
should have an opportunity to participate
in the deliberations.
A conversation ensued, involving the
propriety of a postponement, which was
adversely decided upon, though not by a
formal vote.
Mr. Richardson (III.) expressed the
opinion tliat if the authority of the Gov
ernment is to be everywhere restored, it
must le by saying to the great masses of
the South, "You have done wrong lay
down your arms, and you shall not be
touched." He was in favor of saying this
decisively.
Mr. liiddle. (Pa.) thought they should
be guarded, and not express any jiartjeu
lar means of reconciliation.
Mr. Richardson, in further explanation,
said he was in favor of applying the halter
to the leaders of the rclx'liion.
Mr. White (Ohio)wnnted the language
of the resolution to be so plain that there
could le no mistake in them.
Mr. Ilolman (Ind.)said a national man
of the country could stand on the Critten
den resolution heretofore adopted bv the
House as to the objects and purposes of
the war better than on any other. The
time for offering an ainneMy has not yet
come. hen the authority ot the Gov
ernment is re-established everywhere, then
we should adopt a maji.i -.inious md lib
eral policy toward thse who have not
been leaders in the rvliellion.
Mr. Allen (Ohio) said he was siek and
tired of hearing of th? confiscation of
property, when he saw acts stimulnt-M by
jiersonal aggrandizement, and a Major
General withdrawing from his command
because he thought he did not occupy as
high a position as he deserved. He con
fessi'd that he could discover no indica
tions of a staedy clow of the war. I Ie
incidentally said that the leaders should
suffer the extreme penalties of the law.
Mr. Mallory (Ky.) wanted the resolu
tion expressed in plain terms. He was
opposed to generalities.
Mr. Fhclj (Mo.) after adverting to the
resolution declaring that such punishment
should be inflicted upon such of the piilty
leaders as will satisfy public justice, etc.,
suggested an amendment, that our Gov
ernment should adopt such wise measures
of clemency as will tend to bring Kick a
cordial reconciliation and pesice to the
whole country. This was agreed to.
Mr. Hall (Mo.) Wlieved that if the ab
olitionists should succeed in their confis
cation and emancipation schemes, they
would produce a serious embarrassment in
the prosecution of the war; but he ;hould
not cease to struggle for the maintenance
of the Constitution, and to trust in conser
vative influences upon tlic JtMliciary.
Mr. Holman (Ind.) thought tliat if these
scheme were not rebuked, there would
be but little hope for the country.
Mr. Rollins (Mo.) was ready to vote
for and sign the resolutions now. Al
es .
though this was not a party meeting, we
are, he said, laying the foundation of an
organization which is to exert a great
EBENSBURG, PA. WEDNESDAY, JULY. 23,
moral and political influence uixjn the
country.
Mr. Fouke (111.) regarded this as one
of the most imiortant meetings ever held
here, for reasons similar to those suggested
by the gentleman who had preceded him.
nie resolutions were then all adopted
in an amended form, as follows:
'Feeling the great weight of our re
sin msibility as members of Congress, we
have met in no party spirit, nor for any
party purpose, but for the pirrpnse of de
liberating and consulting together how we
may best perform our Congressional du
ties in the present great and perilous crisis
of our country's fate. And we have
come to the following conclusions, namely:
'First. Resolved, Tliat the Constitu
tion, the Union and the laws must lc pre
served and maintained in all their proper
and rightful supremacy, and that the re
liellion now in arms against them must be
suppressed and put down, and that it is
our duty to vote for all measures necessary
and proper to that end.
"Second. Resolved, Tliat the true in
terests of the country, as well as the dic
tates of humanity, require tliat no more
war or acts of ar should lie prosecuted
or done than are lu-eessary ami proper for
the prompt and complete suppression of
the rvljcllion.
"Third. Resolved, Tliat the State s art'
component and essential parts of the
Union bound together inseperablv bv the
Constitution of the United States; that
none of them can cease to exit as such so
long as that constitution survive, and that
it is the exclusive sphere of duty of the
States to order and direct their domestic
affairs. While the reliollioii, therefore,
has not annulled or destroyed the consti
tutional r la t ions of the so-called 'seceded
States to the Federal Government, neith
er has it divested these States of any right
or jmwers, miinieipal or otherwise, jn
erty liolonghig to them as members of the
Federal Unh n. The actual exercise of
these rights, or powers, may for a timelie
interrupted or obstruent by the rcliellion,
and some legitimate authority mav be
substituted in its place; but as soon as
that rcliellion is suppressed these States
will lie entitled, as of right, to resume the
exercise of all the rights and powers, dig
nities and amuiunities which properly be
long to them as States of this Union.
"Fourth. Resolved. Tliat the present
war, as avowed by the President and
Congress, and understood by the ieople,
was commenced sind prosecuted for the
purpose of suppressing the rolx llion and
vindicating the Constitution, the Union
and the laws, and for that puqiosn onlv.
It was a great and noble purpose, aliove
any mere sectional or party obj"cts, and
at oih-c it inspired and united in its sup
Iort all loyal men of every creed, jiartv
and section. At the call of the Govern
ment, a mighty army, the noblest and
most patriotic, sprung at once into the
field, and is bleeding and conquering in
the d-feiise of the Government. Under
these circumstances it would be most un
just and ungenerous to give any new char
aeter or direction to the war, to the ac
complishment of any other than its great
first purpose, and especially for the nccom
plishment of any mere juirty or sectional
scheme.
"Fifth. Resolved, That the many and
great victories lately achieved bv our
armies and navies, whilst they ought to
convince the world of the vast inilitary
liwer of our Government, gives us the
pleasing assurance that our deplorable
civil war will soon lie 1 in night to a chise,
should tlie pnier objects of the war, as
hereinbefore defined, Ik kept steadily in
view. When that is done, and when such
punishment is inflicted on such of the
guilty leaders as will satisfy public justice
and upon such others as have made them
selves conspicuous for crimes committed
in the prosecution of the war, it is our
opinion tlrat the Government should adopt
such wise measures of clemency as will
tend to bring liack a conlial recunciliatuni
mid eaee to the wliole country
"Sixtlu Resolved, That the doctrines
of the secessionists and of the allitionists
as the latter are now represented in Con
gress, are alike false to the Constitution
and irreconcilable with the unify and
jieace of the country. The first liave al
ready involved us in a cruel civil war.
and the others, the alioIitionists, will
leave to the country but little hope of the
speedy restoration of the Union, or of
peace, if the schemes of confiscation,
emancipation, and other unconstitutional
measures which they have lately carried,
and attempted to carry thnnigh the House
of Representatives, shall lie enacted into
the form of laws, and remain unrchuked
by the jicople.
"Seventh. Resolved, Tliat Congress
has no power to doprhe any person of his
projicrty for any criminal offence, unh s
that person lias lieen first AnW
- "'J VMIIU1VH
of the offence by a verdict of a jury, and
vo!igress like those lately
passed by the House of Representatives,
whieli assume to forfeit ,,r -ri:..rt
estates of men for offences of which they
have not lieen convicted unon due trial bv
jury, am unconstitutional, and lesid to oji-
pnMon ana tyrany. It is no justifica
tion for such acts that the crimes com
mitted in the prosecution of the n U-llion
are of unexampled atrocity, nor is there
any such justification as a State nccessity
known to our Gove nun nt or law.
"Eighth. ResolvL The foregoing res
olutions are in explanation and rcafunn
ance of the resolution jKL-sed at the extra
session of the: present Congress, known as
the Crittenden resolution, ami which de
clared, "That this wjir is not waged on
our jiart iu any spirit of oppression, nor
for any puriK.se of conquest or subjugation
nor for the purjiosc of overthmwing or in
terfering with the rights or cstablislu-d in
stitutions of tln-sc States, but to defend
and maintain the supremacy of the Con
stitution, and to preserve the Union with
all its dignity, equality and the rights of
the several Slates tuumpain-d, and that as
soon as these olj.cts an- accomplished,
this war ought to cease.
A committee was nppointed to superin
tend the publication of and the procuring
of signatures to the uIhivc resolutions.
There were aliout thirty-five mcnuVrs
present, and various nasons were given
for the absence of other gentlemen.
CvT Hie following enthusiastic and pa
triotic siH-ch w:is deliven-d by Mr. F.
W. Hughes to the DeiiKKTatie State Con
vention which assembled at llarrisbur"
on July 4th 18I2.
Gentu-imkx of tiii: CVinvknthin :
liefbrc pmposing the motion for final :id
journmeiit, and tlie dissolution of the offi
cial notations which I have the lionor to
hold towanl thus highly n-sju-ctable and
intelligent representation of the IX-nux-nicv
of Pennsylvania, jiernrit me to return to
you my heartfelt thanks for selecting me
to pn-sidc over so inioi1.tnt a convention.
Aeivpt my grateful acknowledgment
also, for the kind and genial manner in j
which you have aided your chairman in !
the lK-rt'ormam-e of. to him, the untried !
duties of his jiosition. I Jut nlmve all let
me express to you mv gratitude for, anil
congratulate you :uid thniugh you the j
lenni-racy ot J cnnsylviuua ami every
loyal man in the nation upon this davs
work! (Cheers) In no other manner could
you have likely ronden-d more service to
your country and more worthily have cel
ebrated the anniversary of the birthday of'
American Indejiend'-nei' than by the labor
you have discharged this day. You have
adopted a scries of n-solut ions that are
men' n'-affirm;uits of the great principles
that were enunciated by our fathers, ami
sent forth in that deem that doelaied tins
colonies of America free ami imh-jiendent
States, cheers Tlieso principles an es
pecially saving in this life struggle of the
nation with the monster of stii'ssioiiisiii ,
b:u kel by anm-d n b. llion. TI.ev assert j
certain iiudienablc rights. Tliat miit t
fiat, ti the n-ading of which we have just
listi-ncl. asserts that among tin's. rights '
"an life, lilieity, ami the pursuit of hajw
pincss," sis well, also, the right of resis- ;
taiHV to tyranny n:.d the usuq:itiHi of -juiwcr.
You have vii:di.:ite.l your right
to nsist all encroachments upon and io- '
Lit i mi of the right .f icrsoii:d liK-rty and J
p Tsonal "security, which the constitution ;
in terms guarantees to us all. :m 1 of which
non c:in In deprive. I. but by the julg- (
incut of his jiecrs. or t!ie law of the land, j
Cheers. Tlie resolutions adopted cs
Kcia!Iy those that denounce, in spirit, if;
not in terms, the Persi:ial Lilicrty Dills, I
and the H'hemes of the pn'scnt Congress, t
to accomplish the end of a disloyal partv, '
years ngo announced through its leaders!
a its object, to wit: "ih.. u!tr extinction '
of slaveiy" an but a declaration on your
put t stand-by the guanint.vs of the '
constitution of the I "nited Slat, s, as
fnim.il by the fathers of the Republic,
and the violations of which guarantees
thnnigh the counter (although unjustitia-!
ble n'tahatory and defensive) m.'asun's !
which such violations pnivokcd have
culminated in the dreadful civil war that
now afflicts the nation. Cheers You
have; in effect, declared whatever may be '
tlie pnviK-ation and wnmgs inflicted hv
fanaticism bv ambition, by desire for
plai-e and power tluit winild sKiHr "n ign
in hell than serve in heaven," that scccs
jionism is n. it the remely for such wmngs. !
That you will suport aivl stand by the .
government n the vigorous prosecution of i
the war, :ml iu ;dl its constitutional t-tmrts !
to put down ihc rcliellion which this sc-
c ssionisni has evoked for its support. No j
cause, however aggravated, can hi.-tifv '
1862.
any State in attempting to withdraw from
the Federal Union. Cheers Not only
does such effort strike at the soven-ignlv
6f our government not onlv does it seek
to overthrow the constitution which forms
the Union, but it destroys all our material
interests, ami all the political gmttness of
the people of these States and of the Union.
The Mississippi could never le cut in
twain. The people of Pennsylvania will
never submit to see the mouth of the Sus
quehiuma river, nor of the waters into
which the Alleglieny and Monongahcla
flow under the jurisdiction and contml of
a fon-ign government Soi-essionism never
can be submitted to by the jK-opIe of the
Northern States, and anm-d n-ln-llion must
be put down by the loyal men of th
country by force of arms by all men
who will stand by th- sovereignty and ex-isteiH-e
of the Government. Hut i-qual-ly
their duty to put down that other tn a
son and sentiment thatln-gat sc-essioinsm:
cheers AlKi'.itionism is the jKin-nt of so
c ssionisni, although the issue may Ire
illegitimate, cheers Then an' but two
parties in the country: one the friends of
the Constitution and the Union and the
other their enemies. These enemies an'
Secessionists South ami tho abolli'iouis's
Nortli. While the friends are the loyal
juitriotic men, of whatever party, who
stand by the Constitution as it is, and the
Union as it wjis. cheers The man that
cannot stand ujton the platform that yon
have constructed to-day is a traitor to his
country, and is either one who is know
ingly engaged in the conspiracy inaugura
ted for the "ultimate extinction of slave
ry, or is a lieguiled. deluded fanatic and
instrument. Then is on' gnat end to le
achieved by the Dciiiocratic party, and
that is, the restoration of the; Union, and
the bringing alut of a j-ace and an end
of the civil strife that now pn-vails
throughout the land. This we s k to
accomplish by upholding the Cou-ri'ution
in its integrity, and by putting down Alrn
litionism and S-ecssionisin alike its
deadly enemies. War is at all times a
dreadful calamity to 1 f;d a nation, but a
civil war. ami such an oie as that in
which this country now writhes, stnig
gling for its life, is. f,,r the ext. nt of coun
try which it embraces the gnat material
and 'Militica! interests which it jeopanlizes
and the bravery, energy, and intelli
gence of the people engaged in it, of pn
portions and magnitude which t'i world
has never seen. I low long shall th con
test rage So loiij; as the schemes of
aliolitionism ruch as those b-fnv Con
gress during ils present session an citlier
enforced or press"! upon the- attention of
the national legislature, just so long would
this stniggle in some form continue. A
restoration of any Union based on the
afK-ctioii.s and loyalty of the jn-ople would
be an impossibility.
Constitutions and Unions foriiM-d ili.Te
by, must :iller a!l have th- ir foumlatioiis
in the hearts of tlte jn-ople. AU other
Coiistitutoins ami Unions exist tmlv on
paT. Cany ut the cmanci.-ition
schemes of Al-hlioi;i-ni and Ikav soon
will veu get an alftction f.u- the Coast it u-
ti.n ami the Union, b:is-d th. r .oi. jh
at
umlertaks to pmN-ct th je pl.. if the
States in the light to ngu!a'e their own
doni.stic institutions :uid which conf. rs
by its pn .visions al.-ih. the riht of the
Htple of the Stall's in the right to ngu
Lite their own doni.stic i:is:itu:ions :iml
which confers by its pn.isioas ah Hie. :(e
right of tlie master lo rcJakc a fugitive
who iwes s-rv ice or Ialmr? To h j to
n" store th Union by such meaiis i -
p ct to build it up by desin.viug it. In
the language of a n pn'senfative l:xni a
lmnler State Mr. Wiekiiih" :1 ie v.ung-
cst man m-re will not live to sc jwvio re
stored by such means. Whether this oli
joct of " the utter dis:inctir. tion of s'a
verv" is to lie accomplished bv a military
pniclamat'o'i d.x-laring tlw slaves of thv
n-U ls IVtx" W hether il is to B- ai-o:u-pli-he.1
mi l-r the pn text I may ! p r
mittedto s iy the fraud of th- con:is:i
tion of the slaves of nl'l-". or bv what
ever of the various schemes that have
Iiecii introduced into the pn-senf Cign-ss
fir the pu-.w of bringing :tb ut t!u same
end the cif.-cl must ! to make this civ il
strife intenuinabV. Thn is not f'lie
of them that is not a mendacious usiiq":i
tion,or dox-s net projmse iu the nj. ct ils
elf, a mc-mlaious usurpation of the Con
stitution. Whatever, in fact, nii-ht lx
the ultimate effect of the alM.l'itinn of sla
very in the Cotton Stall's, it is a convic
tion thomughly nxte.l in the minds of the
popIe there, that cotton, ri.-c and sugar,
cannot le mis d without negro s.rvi!o la
lnr. If S4i, th n if we d -s!;-ov their do
mestic institution, we iWlrov the wliole
vahi to theni of th 'ir wharves, their
wan-boncs. their dwelling-, tlieir p'aun
tioii and cvci v thing else tliat give, them
m uui.iry vm alth. and mo:a! s r-.-iiii a id
VOL . 9--NO. 33
o!iticaI distinction. Tlie only maniKT
then-fiM-e, that this stniggle can be suc-is-fully
tennina!.-.! is tlie way indicated,
in your rcM.lutions, atfl by saving and
giving assurance to the people of the slaver
holding States, that their rights sh:dl 1
protected under the ConstitutuHi. We
have choson our positions they are for
the i!iaiiitain:i:ie.' of the Government, the
Constitution and the Union. Tin loval
men of the country will rally an uml our
standanldx-anrs. an 1 will K-ar aloft the
Stars and Stiijs! Our batlle cry will
be one Constitution! one Union! one
country! the Constitution as it is, and
the Union as it was, and which we will
uphold by putting down abilitioni-m an I
seccs-ionism. lVo.ng-d ch.-i.rs.
Ti ie convention tlieu adj.iiinuL
H;o Richmond J-li i,:,iw r, pub!Is!i.-.l
u the 1th of July s ivs:
" It will be rcvlhcted tluit it w:is sia
lyl, with gre:it pn-cision of detail, that on
Satunlay evening la-t, we had brought
the eu.vny to bay on the Socth side of
the Chickahominy, and that it onlv re
maine.1 to linish him in a single encountre
Such, in fact. appeMvd to In the situation
then. 'J'li' ru xt moniing. however, per
ceiving tliat ur suj.pos.il res.Mirci.-s of
generalship had given us too mu h cn-ti-demn'
: that the di' inv had maiuigid to
extricate himself from th critic:il jnisitiou
:uid hav ing nuissid his f.aves, luid suc-i-.iil.il,
und -r the cover of the night, in
ow ning a way to the James river.
"Sin.v this untoward event, the ojvr
ations of our annv on tlie Richmond side
of Chickahominy have Kvn to follow the
fugitive i-nemy through a country where
h has had admirable opjort unit ies of con
cca.mcnt. and thn'Ugh tin: swamjs and
fonsts of whic!i he lias n-tn-iud with a
judgment, and a dexterity, and a sp-.rit of
fortitude, which, however unavailing th -v
may b lo sav e his entire comman i, mast,
challenge our adminilioii of his superior
general -Li p.
' Tlie glory and fruit-- our victory nsy
have U-cn sriously uimini-lH-t.1 by the
grave nrst-aji or fault by which tlte ene
my was pcniiittcd to leave his camp on
the s.mih side of the Chickali"ininy, in
ant.ji.ni country, ami to plunge into the
dense cover of wol and swamp, when
the liest jrtion of foiirer five davs Lu-
l"in cmisiintcd in hunting him and lin
ding oul his new jutsilioii ; inly :n time to
attack him under the iiiKMlainty and dis
advaTitage .f the darkness of night. Rut
in sj.ite of delays and cmbarras-yienU
which have aln-ady KXuml in bringing
tiu enemy : a d -cisive a-!:on, the sue-es.H-s
of the v.vks t ngagi'iiu-n s, as far
as iHw known t us, an- im tot; lighilv
csteennil. We would ik4 eL-precate re
sults a!iva ly accoinplislnd 5x-.-ui-e of -r
n-rs whieli. if they had not oecuml,
would have n:ade our victory inre glori
ous an I more complete. 11ie siege of
I ic.im.n l lets In vn misxd: an :umy of
oik- him hxl ;i-.i.l twenty thou-an 1 in.i
have 1-ccn pa.-licil fnni their stnHigholds
and fortiticaJi.nis, ami j.ut to flight; we
have ccjocd the v!t! t.f an alimisl daily
Micws.-i 'n of victories, soui- .f v.-luth
have W' Mi achi -ved ia eircunistaiic s in
which lh' va'or tf our tnn.j.s Ikis jhiK
n-I. -iii -.1 ns trout the fault of military
sin.-ile; we have gathered an imm.-nse
Sj'iU in w hich we an n-jorted to hav e
taken t.n lhu!s:utl prisom-rs, an! from
s. vnity to eighty piw-s of :irtUi.Tv : anl
v e h ive demomlLz.d ;uid li-j ixxl.jif we
have hi! sae.-iv.Ied in annihilating, an ar
my which ha 1 evrry n"s-iu:xx that couM
Iw s-:mn:oned to its assi-tam-e, every j i ?
sibl a.b iib n to nuniU i s w ithin the reach
ot i'u ") ankiN Gownimciif, sxirl every
mat r;:u condition of siieivs to sxn:n fT
it the result of the conVst vvl.if-h :t now
ahaudons in disinav."
The Rr.r.r.ijt in tm:: Sinrs m-h Y.u
i.r.v. 1 liable int. ITgenei' hasb- a n --ivtl
h -re to the cfl'vt that t!i-' rebels in
not very large ive, pn.Uil.ly tlinv thoii
sand stnig. have :ipj-.u-.l in the Shen
andoah Yailey agiiin, at I.uray, wj.er.". it
is n jvnte.1. a small light took i.!..c' on
Thnrslay. It was not K-Ii-'vcd to K a
d -m n-trali -n of any mat -rial siL-in'lciuie-
A Genikvi. Excijvnoi: or Pi:j.-:vi i-.
V.vi:i ;Tv, July 11. It i und'-r-st.mil
that, pn vio-.is to th" late battles Ie
fre Riehmoalj Ge-i. MCh-!I.-ui arranged
for a get tend exchange of piis,-:ers, aud
that Gen. lix h.i 1 lk-en m-lmcied to con
suiionatc iIh same under a flag of tni.-.
New Yo:;k. July 11. All the n-ln-I
l-s.-oiiri.s thai have ln-.n eouiiiKil in the
f .rts in ihis havl -r l:av g-ve.e r.'xarJ the
StcaliK r Ikd'ie.
M..b:!e is pn tty well f.rtilhd, :v
lb iiihab'.t.trils ilirl to believe that it
cannot In lakiii. C.'ii'id'-iw i a -.ml
tleng : bul. h.i" !ibile h-;l fvm New
Oilcan.-, Tick -burg. Raton Ruuje, Giaiid
Gu'f and U'.uvlNo 10?