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Bquaro (12 line, solid Noupariel, or one inchl one in.ertii.il , , "™"* ~ (|() aSHlll « " I " two i'ii'""rtionB,' I Sll l i&Zll .. ~ three Insertion, I|| ■ ISSS. :: . ur i "*"-' i "»* 200 1 SaZll « •■ fi ™ in "' >r "" n ». 2=6 l square •» .. one wee i, ~ - v And oiio dollar and flfty cents a week for each additional week. Onemonth 7 Oo 1 SoZe " « a ". * wom <"i'"-. 12* 1 square .. tilTe „ mnatbs ~ „„ And Aye dollar, a month for each additional month. 2 Squares, 10 per cent, discount from the above rate, for any period lera than a year. 3 Squares, 15 " M *< <* c a 4 Square., 20 " " » » .. .. 6 Squares, 26 a », „ „ ~ „ 3D " " » " 11 ii i£ Column, 50 " " " " >. m 1 Column, TO " " " " .. .. JiColumn one year moo UOoloaa one year [ 200 00 1 Column one year ','.'.'.!.'. 300 00 Spaclal contract, entered into, when deaired with tlicae who advertise largely, and an eztensive Job-Offlci. patroneg. will be considered in arranging term. Bttslne.. Card. Inserted for Frvi Doilam a month or Fifty Dollae.a year. " ' TJU tTLllff QljSir~ IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS AND BIIIPPERB. THE OLD AND ESTABLISHED BALTIMORE STEAM PACKET CO., Carrying th. UNITED STATES MAIL, and ADAMS* EXPRESS FREIGHT, 0 well and favorably known to the TarelingPublia ■ tstilie OLD BAY LINE, Ar. now Running their magnificent, safe and CGuiniodioua •taara-r<, THOMAS KELSO, CAPT. OEO. W. RUSSELL; ADELAIDE, OAPT. JAMES CANNON; ' Tlit. THOMAS KELSO was built for, and is expressly I adapted to, the Bay Route, and excels in the splendor of 1 ear outfit any .teamer now plyiug these waters. She 1- < provided with Hot and Cold Baths, and all modern onveiiieliee. ( The ADELAIDE bus been ree. ntly rebuilt and refur- . aished throughout. Her arei mntodatinn. nro of . uperior order. She i. so well ki.own that further com* 1 ■lent is unnecessary. These Steamers leave the Cmniany's Wharf, ou Wide Water street, opposite tho Atlantic Iron Works, Norfolk, DAILY, at o'clock, and II ich Street Wharf, Port. mouth at 4 o'clock, r. H.. SUN'UAI 8 EXCEPTED, touch- OgatOld Point. ' - FaMenger. by thl. Line arrive in Baltimoro in »na to conii.it with the oarly trains to Wnshingbin snd I points North snd West. Baggage checked to all points, and passenger, and tiaggag. conveyed to the depots free of charge. t The Wharf of tbe Company has been put iv excellent 1 order, and 1. fitted expressly fort! c protection of freight and other accommodation of Skip] ers. 1 Freight taken at low rates ami | ropiptly delivered. For further Information inquire of D. C. HALL, Agent, 1 Portsmouth, or to the Purser of the Steamers. TIIOS. H. WEBB, Agent. Norfolk, Va. Norfolk, December 12,1865. decl2—tf PACKET ' COMPANY. STEAMER "EOLUS," MM KORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH TO FORT MONROK, EASTERN SHORE, MATHEWS COUNTY, , GLOUCESTER AND YORKTOHN. CARRYING THE VXITEV STATES MAIL. The New and Fast Steamer " EOLUS," Captain P. McCarrick, commenced her regular trips to the above-natued places on the 9th SEPTEMBER. This bteamer will leave the Company's Wharf, on n 1111 Water .treet, opposite the Atlantic Iron Works, Norfolk, at «J<; o'clock, a. m. (touching at Portsmouth and the Government Wharf, Town Toint), every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY, lor Cherrystone—every TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY, for Mathews and Gloucester counties and Yorktown, touching at Old Point, going and returning each trip. This Steamer connects with the Baltimore Steiitti Packet Company's Steamers " THOS. X EI.SO" and "ADK LAIDE," for Baltimore, and nil points North and Went. Through ticket, .old on this Steamer for Baltimore and her connection.. This Steamer I. especially adapted to the service in which .ho I. engaged, being very Fast, having Fine Accommodations, and is noted as an excellent Sit Boat, and will make her trips rsgardloss of the weather. For freight or passage, apply to D. C. BALL, Agent, Porrsniosth, or to tbe Purser of the Steamer. All freight trto-tb. prepaid. M % Agent. Kortbla, Dec-mber 12,18n6, dec!2-tf POR RIO DE JANEIRO. CALLING AT ST. THOMAS, PARA PERNAMBUCO and BAHIA. he United Stales and Braz.il Mail Steam.hip Company will dispatch regularly, ON THE 2°tn OF EVERY MONTH, A NEW AND FIRST-CLASS STEAMSHIP. To leave at 3 o'clock, p. .., from Pi* 4» North River. All IstUrs have to pas. through the Postofflc. An experienced Surgeon will be in attendance on and passage, having .plendld accomtnoda on., apply to THOMAS ASCENCIO A CO.. oct2fl-3m No. 17 Broadway New \ork. TJ A R N D X N_ ' E X P R E8 1 " OFFICE NO, 16 ROANOKE STREET. SAFE, RELIABLE, COURTEOUS, PROMPI. Owing to the facilities offered us by Ihe NEW LINE OF. STEAMERS, and our connection with all the BELUBLK EXPRESS COMPANIES ■".LIA IN THK UNITED STATE HAST WE»T, MINI -»« *> uTB Jl2in£lr.ZF&.VUl*. PACKAGES, *c. off.re.l „,.„« D ?SSgS- in NORFOLK and And It to their advantage to giv« •> «» gulng their extra charge. ctll-tf FR-HILL^g-nt. & BROTHER, tl • COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Aeentf for the New York end Virginia Steamship •NlAGAßA" AND "SARATOGA.' OFFICE AT THEIR OLD WAREHOUSE,TOWN POINT Tork. n — I W. ar. constantly purchMing, for Cash- OLD BLANK g^T LETT a^NEWSPAP«KI Pre which vr* l»F «»• No-nSonthCharle-J.^ am«l2—tf pinTE'ir wo r k • RULING -ACHINB 1. no- P"P*™'«" !"JSX «be beat work of .very d-acrip«K>n at short notfe., >>, Is. I ? R^^^ s loun)E. JJEW'UNEJ TEAME KB. FOR OLD POINT AND BALTIMORE. CARftYIrTI. THE NATIONAL and HARNDEN'S FXPRESH FREIGHT. The new and elegant Steamer., GEO. LEARY (Osptein Blakeman), JAMES T. BRADY (Cuptain Landis), DICTATOR, (Capt. Mulligan,) f^tXmM^^ DAILr ' <*■■*»■ «<*►. Through Ticket, sold for all principal cities North and .«•*,. P 7"?K l '™ " Bd b "KK»K» transferred from boat to ars tree of charge. Faro toßaltlmor. „(, " " and return .'"....... 600 The Superior Accommodations offered by the NEW LINE STEAMERS SlluwaaS"! hy,h " !?"**■ r-'t'He. The Steamers sreallNLW, oon.troct.il with great regard to .peed, comfort and salety, and are commanded by experienced courteousand alteutiva officers. Their superior sated enalilei them to make sum connections with all trains thereby causing no delay at either end of th.. route to traveler.. The tare has been reduced by the general solicitation of the traveling public, to whom we feel grateful tur the.r very liberal patronage, which, we trust, by a lust course, to continue to merit. * HB—l'usi sogers and baggnge transferred to and from I'lirt-mm th free of charge. Leave N.irfu k front wharf loot of Koanokeand Market Squares. 11. V. TOMPKINS _ oct3T - tf • Agent. PEOPL S'S LINE FOR NEWBERN ANII TIIR INTERICR OF NORTH CAROLINA I ' I' 1 HHYIM* *H1 UWTKI) STATUS MAIL. The Only and Entirely New Route, The Steamer, of this lilt? will leave mail wharf, Norfolk for Newbern, on the arrivul of the boat, from Baltimore on Tuesdays, Thurtedays aud f>atilrdays. ! Returning, will leave Newborn Tuesday., Thursday, and Saturdays, connecting with railways for Goldehorough, Raleigh, Weldou, lleaulbrt, Morehead City and Wilming ton. ' The various lines of Railways are nearly all completed In the State of North Carolina, and passengers will have little or lib .lilUcnlty in reaching their destination on any oi the lines of Railway. The bonte are of the first class, and commanded by men of expercriee, who will s-e no pains spared to make paa. , sengeru i-iii'.Ji.i-üble. Heir.* .--.ly ~n Ililand Route, It will be found far mot. , plutuanl itiati by it sea rtiute. Nt Low Rates. j jforfurthei iufurination, apply to . W. C. EDWARDS, . Roanoke Island, N. C. , OIo.Ot.KUT, Newbern. N C.| Jy 1—(•* FOB BOSTON. , rreight of every description will be received at the whsrl of the j 1 OLD NORFOLK AND BALTIMORE STEAMBOAT COMPANY f.-r Boston and other Kiutteru cities. The goods will be taken lo Rultiltiotu by the OLD HAY LINK, and tlii-nc to Boston by the Steamships ol the BALTIMORE AND BOSTON LINK. Thr.tii:h Tickets will be given accordingly, on a. rea sonable terms as heretofore, and the goods will have greater despatch. For freight or pu.sttge apply to JAMES PATTEN, Agent, docl6-tf Norfolk, Va. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP , COMPANY'S IIIROUGII LINE \ TO CALIFORNIA, J TOUCHING AT MEXICAN PORTS, a AUD I CARRYING THE UNITED STATES MAIL, | ts'ave Pier No. 43 North River, font of Canal street, at 12 5 o'clock noon, on tin-Ist, llth and 21st of every month <, (except when those dates full on Sunday, aud then on the c preceding BATUKDAr), for ARPINWALL, connecting, via l>anama Railway, with oneof the Company's Steamship's from Panama for SAN FRANCISCO, touching at ACA- I PULCO. I FEBRUARY In, ( HENRY CHAUNCEY, \ CAPTAIN GRAY; connecting with COLORADO, CAPTAIN W ATKINS. IOTIt, ATLANTIC, CAPTAIN MAURY; : connecting with SACRAMENTO. CAPTAIN CAVERLY. 21.T, | NE\VY O R X , CAPTAIN HORNER; . connecting with j CONSTITUTION, CAPTAIN FARNSWORTH. | Departure, of Ist and 21st connect at Panama with Steamers for SOUTH PACIFIC PORTS. The of let J tiuIchatMANZANILLO. I IHIODoa PASSAOI KATEB .» CmaISTT. I First Cbln, $800 I Mci- ft. $200; Steerage $100 A discount ol ONE QUARTER from steamers' rata* al lowed to second cabin and steerage r-tssengers with fan, Is Urn, Z allowance of ONE QUARTER on througn MMaW -•* f ' imi, ' M ' H*T-FABE I ers; idlers having honorable discharge,, U»W« j On. Hundred Pounds Baggage allowed each adult Baggage masten-aeeompany baggie through, and attend toMM and children without mala protectors. Baggage received on the dock the day before sailing, from .tea", lioats, railroads, and passenger, who prefer to send down Surgeon on board. Medicine, and at tendance free. A Steamer will b. placed on th. Lino January Ist, ,866, t-i ruu from NEW ORLEANS to ASPINWALL, via For Pawnee Tiokets or further information, apply at the Company's Ticket Office, on the Wharf, FOOT OF CANAL .TREET, NORTH RIVER, NEW YORK. Iff 0 T _F_ C E . Vn and .fter th. 2»th INSTANT, the Steamers of th. Baltimore Stoat" Packet Company, OLD BA V LINE, it, > „, , ih„ Company's Wharf on Kant Wide-Water ;,!".', opHislte th.Mlan.ic In,. Works, Ihtily, for UALTIMORE, CUERRYSTONE, MATHEWS, GLOUCESTER aud YORKTOWN. T. 11. WEBB, Agent. ' ur- !-i.N-vember2ft. 1565. ""g t, b *;'. o y a l . , ** HENRY P. WORCESTER was r. n 1- ."■' I to ' X.-l 37 WEST WIDE WATER STREET, r ~ , „, il„„se wherehe will continue tbe . General Forwariiiig am L J- ,„„,„„ at hi , MW fore. » v "ill I ll,f l '' l ; i , , sh are ol their patronage PURE CALIFORNIAWINES always ou band and for sab■ »»^» p * f.bi-tf ■«S » '«• widf w,tw TZA. ~" Z vtait WINE, or PALE I ttate In Stor. a few casks MALT » eJ ble .tales of health, an v a a UK , for . cited or prescribed. It is ai g table nse. . d ~„ bottles. l Price only *2 i a per ao « g B goRUM, I » TIP TOP" Wat* and Liquor SOT*, 4—tf _ TRAVELERS' GUIDE. JyjJ" EW\OUK AWPVIHQfWia ITBAMSHII' COMPANY. Till OIDL I N E , roa NEW YORK. Th. New snd Klogant Side Whe.l Steamship., NIAGARA, OIOROJ VT. OOOCH, COMMANDER, and SARATOGA, A. L. KINO, COMMANDER, Laav. Norfolk for New York »vt»y WKDNKBDA V and SUNDAY, At 8 o'clock, A. v Rorornlng th.t will leave New York ovary WEDNRSDAY and SATURDAY, at 3 o'clock, p. .. For ezpclilion and .ecurity thl. route, a. past ..pari .'tics his proven, will be found th. bast in .very respect. In the construction of thaw Steamers srr.citt. atten tion ha. been paid to th. nauh and comfort of th. Sa loon, and Stale-Room., In order to Indue, travel by them. Passengers can seenr. their Tickets and State-Rooms before tb. arrival of th. ships by applying to the Agents. When ordering good, from New York, th. patrons of th. Hoc are rs-jiiest.-d to order by tho "i il.li LINK," New York and Virginia Steamship Company, Pier 21, Notth River. Freight taken at low rates. J. M. SMITH k BROTHER, dec 22— tf Agents, Town Point, Norfolk. Ttlanticcoaht MATE iTIAMSIIIP LIN. FOR NEW YORK! TIIR NKW AUD PTRBT CLASS BTDK-WIIBKI. STEAMSHIPS HATTERAS AND ALBEMARLE, Will leave Norfolk for New York as follows; HATTERAS, Capt'n Lewis Parish, Will leave Dickson's Wharf .very WEDNESDAY at ) o'cloci, A. v. ALBEMARLE, Capt. H. A. Boitrnk, Will leave Dickinson's Wharf every SUNDAY at 8 O'clock, A. ST. Pass .tigers by this lino will be only one night at .ea. Returning, these Ship, leave New York every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, at 12 a , from Pier No. 3D, North River. These Ship, have superior accommodations for iuums.ii- 1 gera and freight. , The undersigned haviug been appointed Agent of this Line, would respectfully ssk the continuance af the pa- ' in.tine.- berotofbro so liberally bestowed by the public, | and would beg leave to assure them that he will endeavor . to give latiafaction. All freight »hif ped by this Line will be taken at low 1 rata, snd promptly delivered. I Passage and rooms can be secured before the arrival of . the steamer, by applying at the office. For Freight or Pasaafa, apply at the office of the Com- 1 puny, on Dickson'. Wbarf, East Wide Wat.r street, ad- 1 Joining the wbarf of the . BALTIMORE STEAM PACKET COMPANY. J Jaul2—tf T. II WEBB, Agent. , ~~ [ WiIOHT, CABTBB & <70~ ' GENERAL SOUTHERN LAND AGENCY, 1 No. 62 BROADWAY, j NEW YORK, \ Negotiate LOANS for FARMERS and PUNTERS; ' also for ASSOCIATIONS, I'liliPiißATin.VS and n.»- t PANIES, and partnerships lor the niltiv.,ti..ii ..I ii 'T , TON, SUGAR, RICE aud all SOUTHERN PRODUCTS: , also for the I.I'MHKIt and TURPENTINE business. I Procure WHITE LABOR, native or forelgu, to supply I sfieciat ueutaiiu. — .—M.I..J. . Organize Asiudatious lor the development of MININ.I and MANUFACTURING interest, and th. SETTLE MENT ot SOUTHERN LANDS. Purchase aud forward MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS, SUPPLIES, Ac, for FARMERS, PLANTERS and i MINERS. Give careful attention to the collection anl securing of I debts, and the adjustment and settlement of claims of | every description. Their correspondent, and aasociato. are men ofthe highest professional ability, business capacity and soci.l position in their respective localities. Their, plan of \ business is thoroughly systematic, and all its details nr. carefully arranged to ensure the utmost reaponslbitity snd reliability. All business entrusted t/i them nr their t Correspondent* will receive prompt attention Their • compensation will consist ENTIRELY of COMMIS SIONS, and charges will be moderate. AUTHORIZED REFERENCES. , PETER COOPER Ken.., New York. | A. A. LOWE, Esq , Pre.. Chnrmber of Commerce N. Y. JAS. COOKE, Esq., Philadelphia. GEO. H. STUART, Esq., Philadelphia. Messrs. FOLGER.CARTWRIGHT * CO, i No. -.2, t\ lib. Water frlreef, . Agents for the city of Norfolk.'" dec 4 ' T)URNING OF THE MUSEUM. \ LBTOR FROM MR. BARNUM. New Yowl, July 14.186 A. , McmsHtrringkCb.: GiNTUMIN":— Though the destruction of the American * Museum ha. proved a serious loss to myself and the pub- 1 lie, I am ha| py to verify the odd adage, that ■* It's an ill \ wind that blow, nobody good," and consequently con- , gratulat. you that yonr well-known safe, have again de monstrated their superior tire-proof qualities In an ordeal I of unusnal severity. i The safe you made for me aome time ago wa. in the ' office of the Museum, on the second floor, back part of the bnilding, and in the hottest of the lire. After twenty-four hours of trial, it was found among the debri.,and on opening- It this day, ba. yielded np it. contents in very good order—tss.ks. papers, policies of iv- ' .urance, hank bill., all in condition for immediate n.e, and a uoble commentary on tho truitworthlnea. of Hw riog'. Fire-Proof Safe.. Truly yours, P. T BARNUM. lIKRRINO'S TATENT CHAMPION SAFES| Tlu rtuttt r-'uabU pnUctim from. fire, now known. Herri*™ A Co.'s Pat.kt Bakxim' BAr«s, with Herring k Floyd's Patent Cry.talif.ed Iron, the beet .ecarity .gainst a burglar', drill ever «-£££„ , No. Xl Broadway, cor. Id/lrray street, New York. FARRKL, HERRING k CO., Philadelphia. HERRING A CO,Chicago, -tw- KNOWLS A WALFORD Agenta, Bicltmond, Va. oct7—tf Tir M. CLARK* CO.' BANKERS in DEALERS II i GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, r » MAIN BTRRET, OPPOSITE BANK STREET, • X, -, ■... hand and buy aud s.ll, .t market rales, all awn- • t UNITED STATES BONDS, BEVBN-THIRTT TREASURY NOTES, " COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES. * CBR-nnCATW OF INDIBT«DN«SB.*c [ Southern BTATR BANK NOTES, BON"* and lECC s RITIES bonght «t the highest figures. COLLECTIONS MADR ON ALL POINTS. dec2l-tf ■..-■ A N D F_o R HALE. . "Mtave for Ml. SS acre, of LAND well Timbered and eliuiblv located In Nansemood county, about tour sines 1 em Suffolk Also, a small Tract adjoining th. .boy- W ; Bothptace- togetber I wonTu make an excellent and valuable Truck Farm. For d full ravrttcalar. taqalr. at my Attorney In fket, . -e-t-ftajl No.2lF.kU.e. , ALD NEWSPAPERS, VltaM. tor WIAFPUia FAFER-ror sat. - **- o-cr. ®he ftarfolh gust. TIJESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1866. FEBRUARY 22d Wrli for 111..L IMi>l wliAMti *■'•..«' ■•' are It-1 b< -i! Twice thia hath been our for tune—thou wert one, Our Father, and her Nnhlfnt Bon I Wbo-e birth t<vday. North. South, aud Kast and VTrnt Jltuiur alike —a fanis hy all confe*.»ed. Our (H-rnmi Washington hath yet to run *om«course of cont«Ht, bnt tht- day's begun When OH erimtinn thin whole Utiotvi hreait Shall thrill at mention of w Kooda name. That laaTe* the <-Te*tnpffl of old day, -cutM hy At fiith :, diitu.ce no the way t<« (lory ! And men that now behold hit* hail withblan.9, Shall fwel tho tardy truth bedim tinir eye, R.-.-iilbrif; Lincoln* word*, and act*, and atr-ry. THE SENATE AND PRESIDENT. MR. FESSENDEN'fI RBPLY TO THE VETO MKBBAOK In the United States Senate/on Fri day, (lie Sena-tor from Maine made the following reply to the veto message of President Johnson: The morning hour having expired, Mr. FmiMil* ' moved to take up the concurrent resolution pro viding thut no Senator or Keprcscnta live from a lately rebellious Mute shall be received in either House until that st.-Uc sli.-ill have been declared by Con gress entitled to representation. Mr. Sherman rose and snidhe rarely desired to differ in opinion upon a mere <■iirritii.il of the order of business; but he thought this was a question that ought not to be taken up at the present time. The resolution is thia moment laid on our table. It was introduced on Tuesday in the House of Hepresentatives, and passed under great excitement. JtiHsent here anil about to be discussed under a liko condition of excitement, and every man feels, in the indications that are around us, in the circumstances and events that have transpired recently here, that the public mind—even the mind of Senators —was not in that calm, deliberate frame which in necessary for the discussion of grave questions. Ami now a proposition is made by the honor able Senator from Maine to postpone all the business of this body—even the con stitutional amendment reported by him self, which, at the outset, he declared among the most important acts of legis - latum. It Is proposed to postpone this amendment anil take up a concurrent resolution. What is the character of that resolution ? It is simply declaring a political opinion, which will not have either the form or sanction of law. It is not in the shape of a law, and is not in tended to operate as a law. It is not in lie submitted lo tlit. President for his constitutional approval. It is a concur rent declaration of a political opinion, Introduced and passed iv the other House iv the midst of excitement, and we are called upon to pass upon it, while the public mind, aud while we our selves are more or less excited by the surrounding circumstances. And I ap peal to Senators whether it. is not better to look at this matter and to lay it over for a few ibn— , ?,! h e inirwl or i,iiinii.it of any oue here likely to be changed . Is it not proper for us at least lo |iostpotie this fur reflection and consideration. The honorable Senator from Maine lias said it is the most Important question that can be presented to Congress—l be lieve he said the most important ever presented. It Is an assertion of tbe pow er of Congress to pass upon the condi tion ofthe reconstructed states. I do not doubt or aeny that power, but is it nut wiser for us to exercise it than to pass a resolution that we have it? Why do we not exercise that power. Hy the passage of the constitutional amendment we are about to exercise it—by its passage ami by submitting it to the Legislatures of the several states now in session to change the has.s of representation eoaa to remove the anomaly of allowing the rebel states increased political power in Congress. When the Senator from Maine introduced that measure he said there were twenty Legislatures in session,and that there occasion for immediate actiou. We might pass that in two or three days, ami would it not be wiser for us to do so than to postpone it? 1 say it is, and we ought not to postpone the business of Cougress for the purpose ot getting into apolitical wrangle between the President and Congress. That upon this question there Is a deep and broadly marked difference between the Presi dent and Congress we all know. Why not wait for reflection and consideration. Does the Senate lose by it 7 Not at all. Although I have no doubt that my voice will not be sufficient in this matter to prevent irumediateconsideration->yet at the same time I must, as one of the Sen ators from the state of Ohio, express my deliberate opinion that it would be wiser and better to postpone its consideration for a few days, and go on with the regu lar order of our business, and act upon the constitutional amendment which has been so long debated iv this body. Therefore, 1 shall vote against taking up this resolution at the present time. Sup pose you pass it. What difference would it make. It will besimply an as sertion of a power asserted by tbe Senate over aud over again. I may state that the Judiciary Committee, at the lastses siou, reported almost unanimously a similar resolution. A proposition simi lar in character has already passed the Senate. There is no good to come from the Immediate discussion of this ques tion. Suppose we resolve that until both Houses agree there shall be no rep resentatives admitted into either House from Tennessee until the Senate con sent. What then? .Suppose a change should occur in the House, and a major ity should decide, according to their constitutional right, to admit the Repre sentatives of Tennessee to their seats; would the decision of tlio Senate affect them? We know it would not. Each House should be tbe judge of the elec tions, returns, and qualifications of its own members; so that the declaration of this resolution would practically amount to nothing at all. It would not prevent either House from acting whenever it chose. It woultl only make political is sues between the President and Con gress; aud in my judgment that issue Is now broad enough and wide enough, without bringing iv this additional con troversy. Mr.. Fesseuden said, so far as he was individually concerned, he should be very willing to postpone the resolution to some future day. Kut iv the first place, I give notice to the Senate, that to-day, after the expiration of the morn ing hour, I should consider it my duty to call it up, and I have done so in ae cordauce witli a suggestion then made. I should not have dove so had I not be lieved it was of tlie first importance that we should proceed at the earliest mo ment to cousider it. Sir, the honorable ') senator from Ohio designates this as setting up a political wrangle with the President of the United States. Mr. Sherman. I did not use the word wrangle. Mr. Conness. That's the word. Mr. Eessenden. I beg the Senator's pardon. I understood him to use that very word. When the President of the United States tells Congress that it is trandscenrtlng its proper limits of au thority, linit it lius nothing to do -wild the great question of reconstructing these States, and because Congress as sumes that it has that right, I think wrangle is hardly a proper term to ap ply to such a state of ntcts. I am not aware that there has been any effort to get up a political wrangle with the Presi dent of the United States. Certainly I have no disposition to do so. No man here ever heard me speak of the Presi dent except Iv terras of respect, in my place here or elsewhere. He Is the chief magistrate of the nation, properly elected atnri-ualifled, and I uui not sensible my self of any excitement that would pre vent ray speaking on this question pre cisely as I think it deserves. lam not caried away by passion. I have re flected. lam ready to express my opin ion on this great question ; and the Sen ator from Ohio will allow me to say that, in my judgment, the sooner t hat question comes up the better. He talks about im portant business to be done by this Con gress. Sir, is there anything more im portant than to settle the question whether the Senate and House of Rep resentatives have or have not something to say in relation to the condition of these so-called Confederate Stutes; whether their condition is such as to make it proper that we should admit Senators antl Representatives to Congress from them? If the President is right in his assumption, that we have nothing to say in tho matter, we ought to admit tin in at once if they come here with proper credentials, and not keep them waiting any longer. It is very unbecoming iv us, oftlcially, to assume power that we do not possess. If we are placing ourselves iv the way of a reconstruction of this Union, by assuming au unconstitutional authority to extend the time, and keep men from their proper seats in this body, und in the other Hou*e of Congress week after week and month after month, we ought to know it. On the contrary, if we have something to say übout it, it is proper that we should assert it before the country before we proceed to act upon tlie constitutional amendment now be fore this body, and which is intimately involved in the very question under con sideration. Now, sir, tlii- j j u || ] liave to say on it. I don't know how gentle men around me may feel. They may be in a statu of excitement which will pre vent their speaking calmly and deliber ately ; but for me, 1 am too old a mvii uot to be able to get over au excitement like that, especially after a night's sleep which we have all had. My frieud from Ohio is a younger man, and may not be able to gut over excitement so soon, but from the s|ieech he made I think he is quite over it, and can speak calmly and coolly on it. Mr. Sherman. I have not a word to say in reply to the Senator from Maine. i .lo nrtt r..i|iiiiiU.r to have used the word wrangle. He says I ilia. Several Senators. Yes, you did. Mr. Sherman. Well, probably I did. I would not apply that word to any de liberate action of tlie Senate. But, in my judgment, the events which trans pired yesterday are too fresh in the minds of any Senator not to have to-day some influence upon them. 1 think ft is well to allow the influence of these eve,its to pass away. Ido not wish now to reply myself to what was said by the President yesterday. I would prefer that the Senate of the United Slates, which is the only legislative body thai can deliberate fully without any limita tion to the right of debate—l would pre fer that we should deliberate calmly until the excitement of the events of the past few days has passed over. Tlie Senator from Maine says lie is not exci ted. Probably he is not. But the public mind is excited, and the words used in debate to-day cannot be uttered with that deliberate care which the subject deserves. 'Ibis delay can do in. harm. It may do good. The Senator says n« measure can be of greater importance than the concurrent resolution. In my opinion, no quest inn can be of great im portance which leads to no practical re sult. The only objection that I have to it is, that it is brought before us under peculiar circumstances, so as to deny to us the opportunity for careful considera tion which itdeserves. It was passed in the other House without debate, under feelings influenced by the veto message. After some further debate by Messrs. Howe and Fessendeu, Mr. Doolittle rose to correct a state ment made by these gentlemen. He said he understood them to say In tub stance, that the President of the United States seemed to deny to Congress the right tojudge upon not only the qualifi cations aud elections of members, but upon the right of representation on the part of states or districts In the f'euate and House of Representatives. He [Mr. Doolittle] did not infer any such thing from the language of the President. Mr. Doolittle was proceeding with his remarks, when he was called to orderby Mr. Trumbull, who made the point that a Senator opposed to taking up a resolution had no right to discuss the merits of that resolution. Mr. Doolittle. lam simply replying to remarks from my colleague and the Senator from Maine, who assume tosay that the Chief Magistrate denies to this body a right to judge whether certain States are inacoudition to be represented here. Mr. Trumbull. I insist upon the question of order. And when I call the Senator to order, he must suspend his remarks. The Chair sustained the point of order raised by Mr. Trumbull. The question was then taken on pro ceeding to the consideration ofthe House concurrent resolution, that no Senator or Representatives from,any of the so called Confederate States, shall be ad mitted to either House until Congress shall have decided such State entitled to representation. Mr. Johnson called for the yeas and nays, -which we reordered. Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Brown Chandler, Clark, Conness, Cr&giu, Cres well, Fessenden, Foster, Grimes, Harris Howard, Howe, Kirkwood, Lane of In! Diana, Morrill, Nye, Poland, Pomeroy Ramsay, Sumner. Trumbull, Wade VVilley, Williams and Wilson-2f>. Nays—Messrs. Buckalew, Cowan Da vis, Dixon, Doolittle, Guthrie, Hend ricks, Johnson, Lane ot Kansas Mc- Dougal, Morgan, Nesmith, Norton' Rid dle, Saulsbury, Sherman,Stewart Stock ton and Van Winkle— 19. So the resolution was taken up Mr. Fessenden took the floor. Tbe resolution, said he, la nothing more nor less than an assertion by both Houses of Congress that they will not act upon the credentials of Senators or members from any of the southern states until they hnve previously passed a law for the ad mission of that state. This is in exact accordance with what Congress has in dicated as Ita intention heretofore, it was indicated In the last Congress, in a resolution which came directly from the Commiiteeon the Judiciary, of which Mr. Johnson was then a member, ami he [Mr. Fesßeiiclen] was informed that it had his concurrence, not applicable In ail the states, but to one of them. It was contained in a report made to the Sen ate on the subject ofthe state govern ment of Louisana, on the 18th of Feb ruary,lß««. The report says, in Its last paragraph, that the persons in posses sion of the local authority of Louisiana having rebelled against the authority of the United States, nnd her inhabitants having been declared to lie in n state of insurrection, iv pursuance of a law passed by the two Houses of Congress, your committee deem it Improper for this body to admit to seats Senators from Louisiana until, hy the Joint ai tion of both Houses, there shall be some recognition of the existing state govern ment acting In harmony with theOov ernraent ofthe united States and recog nized by it. Now, sir, tberels the prin ciple laid down in so many words, us I understand it, specifically by the Sen ator from Maryland, whoso authority we all quote, that inasmuch as this state of Louisiana had been declared to be in rebellion, and intercourse with itsus pended by a law of Conirreiis, therefore Congress could not properly admit Sen ators from that state exiept iv pursu ance of a law of Congress to provide for her admission. When that resolution was introduced there was no objection made to it here or anywhere. How does it happen that when a similar resolu tion is offered, which is applicable to other states in a like condition with Louisiana, there must be so much sen sitiveness in tliciniuda) of gentlemen ? How can it be that what was applicable to Louisiana is so inapplicable lo other states? Let us examine, continued Mr. Fessenden, and see what has occurred since tliut time, because 1 feel somewhat sensitive ou Hie subject. Charges have been mude with reference to the com mittee, of which I have the honor to lie one, and I feel compelled to vindicate it. Before proceeding further I will send to the Secretary's desk t<> Is; read an extract from a speech made by the President of the United States to his fellow-citizens yesterday, as follows : ■'We find that by an Irresponsible central directory nearly all the powers of Oovernment are assumed without even eoiisulling the legislative or ex - cutive department, of the Government. Yes, and by resolution reported by a committee upon whom all the legisla tive powers of the . (iovcrnnieut ha»v been conferred, that great principle in the Constitution which authorizes and empowers each branch of the legislative department, the Senate and House of Itepreseiilalivi-M, ti) be the judges of the election and qualifications ot its own members, has been virtually taken away Iroin these departments, of the tH>n.»>. Ilieni. ..i,.. ... >, Cit ... .. ~|...,. _ ■ ..... ..... i* >-, who must report before they can net under tho Constitution und allow mem bers clearly elected to tuke their seats." Mr. -Yssendeii coutiuued : It will be noticed that in the extract winch has been read there were very serious charges—one that there is an effort made to concentrate all powers iv the hands of a lew, und iv connection with that, that all power is to he lodged, and is lodged in a sort of central committee. Mr. Howard : Central directory he call it. Mr. Fessenden : Yes, central direc tory I believe it is, anil the words which immediately follow furnish the indica tion to what committee he means. Now, sir, 1 think the President of the United States could hardly have con sidered with care the nuturc of the reso lution under which we have been act ing—hardly looked at and contemplated us meaning. Let me read that resolu tion anil state the history of it. Inasmuch as t,..- President charges that all the mutter uf deciding upon tlie credentials of members and Senators is taken from the House and Senate and referred to this committee, it may lie well In examine Ihe mutter alill.lc. This resolution as it came from the House informally provided " that a joint com mittee of fifteen—nine members of the House and six of the Senate—shall i.c appointed, who shall inquire into tlie condition of th« late so-called Confede rate States, and report whether they or any of them are entitled to representa tion in either House of Congress, with leave to report at any time by bill or otherwise, and until such rejiort shall have been made aud finally acted upon, no member shall be received into either House from any of the so-called Con federate States, and all papers relating to the subject of representation of tbe late so-called Confederate States shall be referred to said committee without de bate." When it came to be considered it was not deemed very desirable at that time to interfere with those questions which ought to be settled by either House, and the resolution was finally passed, so as to provlle simply for the appoiotinent of the committee with power to report at a:iy (tow |, y hill or otherwise. What is that? Simply ap pointing a committee in this unexam pled condition of the country with a war of four years just closed, in which eleven states had been engaged—after all the expenditure of blood und treasmc made in the country—ut the first meet ing of Cougress which occurred after actual hostilities had cased, theappoint meut or a joint committee for the pur pose of inquiring into tbe condition of Ihese states ami reporting whether they were entitled to representation. Now sir, that simple provision for acquiring information in order to enable the Hou-e and Senate to judge understanding! v upon this important question has been represented by gentlemen and by uews pa|iers as an assumption by Congress of powers which did not belong to it I have nothing to say iv this connection with reference to the President; lam speaking or the complaints that are made of the resolution to inquire into the condition of the so-called Confede rate States, and report whether Senators and Representatives should be admitted from those states. Now, gir, were we doing auything more than was right'- Was it not advisable? It was not a simple question, as we understood it l relating to Ihe credential*, of Senators und members. It was believed that at tbe very foundation of the whole ques tion of the admission of members lav this, Whether the condition of the state was such as to render the admission of tbe members advisable and safe Now sir, I have had this extract from the Presideut's speech read simply to show TEEMS' OT ADVEimSItfG. THE NORPOLK PORT Otfors th. beat term, to ADvnTUsa.,and Its pticas wll always corr-apond wltk th* -feaerel adv.rttoto-; rat-a of other r Itlos. Twrtvi uiras or las. will eonstltat* a><raar^ For . ringl. Insertion pnr square ONB DOLLAR will ba rliaruisl, an.l for each .uUeqitent true-won TW»VT« KIVK CENTS. Merchant*. Auctioneers snd all others who ad-vrtf.. regularly, and rscapy nne-fonrth of a column or moro.caa makti .pocisl term., slid will receive a lll.eral deduction Busiuras Car.ls, nr. DOLU.a» per month or fiftt do ..aus per year. All traniient adv.rtiaem.int. payable In acrvej.ee—a others monthly. • precisely what everybody must .admit on this subject, as I have stated it. I will read nnother short paragraph from that speech. Hays th* President: "I am free to say, as your Executive, that I am not prepared to take any such posi tion. I said in the Henate, in the very inception of the rebellion, that slates had no right to go out—that they had no power to gi tout. That question has been settled, anil I cannot turn round no*** and give the He direct to all I profet-- to have done in the last Aye years. I call do no such thing. I say that when they ftimply with the Constitution; when they have given sullicient evidence of their loyalty, and that they can he trustel; when they yield obeillence to the law, I say extend to them the right hand of fellowship, and let peace and union be restored." Ho aay I; so say all. When they do that there will be no objection to their representation. •Mr. Htimner. There is no difference in that question. Mr. Fesseuden. And the President himself, instead Of saying anything dif ferent friiui us, suys whenever they have complied wilh the.se conditions then they ought to be admitted. Mr. Fesseuden continued, advocating the right of Congress to inquire whether*"" the conditions named hy the President hail been complied with. The special committee wits organized foTthe purpose of making these inquiries. He stated this that the country might understand what all this noise was about with refer ence to the appointment of this com mittee. Is this committee of fifteen, said he, anything more than a servant of Congress? Is auy other committee, joint or special, anything more than a servant of Congress? Can it set up its will against the will of the body which constituted it? \Vu were appointed for tho special purpose of making inquiries, and reporting to Congress the result of these inquiries. And for what reason? Simply that neither branch, actiug without sufficient information, might take a course upon which the other brunch would diller, thus bringing about a collision between tho two bodies that constitute Congress. Now, under these circumstances, it is quite fair to desig nate the Committee of Fifteen an. a cen tral directory—as a power assuming to judge ami decide quest inns which do not belong to it? Is it quite fair to'designate it as :i central power, sitting here with a view to get up n government of a few against it government of the many?— because I cannot understand the lan guage of the President in any other way. If any genileutan can propose any other construction for it, I would like him to do it. lam unwilling to rest under any such imputation. Sow, sir, if the Fxecutivc—ami I mean to speak of the President respectfully, because I eiitertiiiu respect for him —if the Presi dent has an idea that till these matters, lluse several points which he has sug gested arc preliminaries to the admis sion of Senators ami Representatives, the question arises, Who is to exercise I.lml power of judgment? Does it belong to us, if a Senator presents himself here, to ascertain whether these conditions have be.'it complied with, or does It consul *UntiC>i ? aKe , Bno J^flU' p iftßfP W.VU something that', I think, he will find I did not say. Probably he anticipated that I should say il. He s.'vsif I said what he attributes to me I iuisco.'"** rue< * the President's language. That btinttT me to the consideration of the veto message. I will say, sir, with regard to that message, that 1 have no very t-reat attachment to tbe fc*Ml which was thus vetoed. In some particulars it did not meet my approval. I think some of the reasons given by the Presitlent for not approving it are such as will commend themselves to public consideration. It is a bill upon the provisions of which there, might well he a very considerable dif ference of opinion. I yielded my ob jections to it because I thought that the power did exist and that it was es pecially necessary to exercise it, and the bill therefore received my vote. Had the President confined himself to objections to the bill—to criticism of the bill itself—it is very poa. sible that I might have waived my own feelings Id regard to the bill and sustained ihe veto. But, sir, in looking at the veto message and the reasons given fur it, and alter passing through the consideration of the provisions of the bill, he gave other reasons which rendered it impossible for me as a m.■ru ber ol this Senate, with a due respect for him, myself, and the views of Con gress, to vote otherwise than to sustain the bill, because a vote in the negative was an endorsement of tho opinions expressed in the veto. Iso considered it. At any rate, I did uot mean to put myself in the position of endorsing or giving my assent to the closing parts of this veto message. Now, sir, what do I understand by the closing parts of this veto message ? That in the judgment of the Presitlent Congress has, as at pre sent organized, no right to pass any bill affecting the interests of these so called Confederate Stales while they are not represented here. Does the Senator from \\ Iscoiißin say that that sentiment is not definitely expressed? Mr Doolittle, Bead It. Mr. Fesseuden. J certainly under stand that to be tbe purpose of the remarks I refer to. The President says "l cannot but add another very grave objection to the bill. The Consolation imperatively declares, in connection with taxation that each state shall have at least one Representative, and fixes the uumber to which iv future times each stale shall be entitled." Now si™ he does not state in so many words that We have no right to pass a bill The objection he makes goes to the founda tion, and asserts that no bill ntict-tiiir the interest ofthe southern states out-lit to ba passed by Congress uutil ltenre sentatives mid Senators from those states are admitted to take part in our deliberations. It follows, if that boa correct position, that no law layin-f ~,» restraint upon those states recently in rebellion, which fought for four viar aga.nst the Government, ran be passed that we can pass no law or restraining them, or providing £; ■V so, an.l then when thTy ar e here we may proceed to legistah? M r I cannot give my assent to any such a' proposition. y on * Mr. Doolittle rose to say thalheun derstood the President J discuss propriety and not the power to hgi«latl without tbe southern tnembeis Mr. Feseenden. But, sir, he makes that the ground of his vet/,. If J^S