Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-13

defensss of the great lakes and harbors be referred to
select committee Of nine members.
/ The question debated TO whether It should be
thus referred or 70 the Committee Military Affairs
Mr Arnolds resolution was then adopted
The proposition by Mr. Blair of Missouri for the colo
nizauon was adopted in the of the whole on the
state Of the Union, but Afterwards rejected by the
House The subject was then referred to the com on
/ foreign affairs
Mf Loyeoy Of III iniroduoeds bill proposing to rspc.
All laws requiring passes 70 persons Of color going north
vard 70 take immediate effect referred 10 the
the District Of Columbia.
Mr Hckman Of Penn introduced bin providing fora
board Of commissioners to revise and codiy general
statutes Of the s. referred 70 the Judiciary committee
Adj ill Monday
THE NEGROES IN WASHINGTON JAIL.
The suferings Of the negroes now confn-
ed in Jail in this city were brought before
the Senate on Thursday by Senator Wilson,
based upon the report OF Mr. Allen, Of the
Government Detective Police The facts,
shown by the report Of Mr. Allen, arc Of the
most revolving nature. They are briefly
these
From sixty TO seventy negroes are now
confined Ga the Jail, some Of whom have been
there for months. Some are slaves of citi-
1ens Of the District, Who on going over TO
the rebels to fight in the ranks Of the rebel
lion, left their chattels in the Jail for safe
keeping. Others are fugitive slaves, who
have been taken up by the police Of the city
and incacorated, because, in the language Of
local law, they had "no masters" Others
we're free negroes, who have been en-
ployed in camp, and in visiting the city we're
taken up by the police-the presumption be-
ing that they were slaves, and Of course that
they had no masters. When committed, they
had no clothing with them except that which
they had on their persons, and even those
who have been iruDrisoned for months have
NO, L.1 a ot.,,.,, ,d an 90, So, ,,,.erod
not hau chdhBe' hnu al are ho" CONeIeu
with filth and vermin.
Tho f,lIouin, debsto took rlsce ,vhep the
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report had been read
Mr. Hale said be- glad that this report had been
made as il would help 10 he solution N question that
had been put % him great many times long aud long
ago a. 10 what Che law has 10 do with slavery lie
Thought that when Northern States learned that thev
we're srnporfiny f i tbe s,vrs of rebes who to.day
,yore 6Jhnny ag,irst tto royorrroot tbo fte vouid
have Tendency o riirhfn some minds In regard to
ths probler, ~ tba ror.rsb,pd 7oc.tiop Uo shouid
sustain the resolution and everything that tended TO car
nv ,nt H. objects. bt he wanted m % son further AID
no ,b,,ght be rre.ent a toper lime 90 Introduce te
sulisct Tho difc,v was I'm he Administration OF us
lice in this D.nrt aud he undertook 10 saw that there
was not ou Garth community calling itself civilized that
tsd ,r, adY,irstr,ton n Justice than existed In
~ pi.f, auJ Ia, h, st,t.r,srf no errpnted no tri
,r,r,l from tbr Stprcme Court dowu-or up as they
,t,se n, NJ, ito the rnagiefrate and courts IL had
heen ,,ics bis lo to go before magistrates court ia
,h;s Disie. .r1 ,bor, We roiid get little idea how
I ',.,;.s - '5.i,,e9 Ia ne s,s, ri.rr ,be, could
lustllf was auiniNiHt'i'A. ih FiA'tf
not make me hesni my m ctnlnH pf.'s. out VA va
n cost somewhere iu he hfeho'fho'o oi 80 Nn''u
mad 20 he paid out oi me pnoh. utasNIl lu' ''s.'
was mat the DISTRICT was h',a VIVA inassHtt''s NNo
we're anxious 20 get up p"seeluohs since ne i"" en
amcmher ni ihis n'dy one ot nls 'nitakueA W ue "ii
House had been arrested on me oih 3i usty man.
who charged hun WITH stealing ralrnaa Mr' peei'c'
NE knssiau Minister MI Salaeran' ihe 0Ia"'n ils
ter, Gen Scott and most Of the characters OF ms oes
cripuon in The city we're summoned as Witnesses soi
~hsaudnR IL was as palpa'ie case ~ nc absurd ii-
ry NJ crazy man As ever was yet ne had 70 come lhn
me Nen"e sud summon me 70 % 70 rue navy YaIu 20 e
him released from nprsonmen caused hy the eath OF
crazy man, who charged mm with stealing f'hroaa 10
New Hampshire Another time had occasion 20 ap-
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magistrate setting in tins capitol vent in ana AK
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