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rary to the law of the last cons.sss, and

trary to the law of the last Conssess, and
coatrsry to the policy OF the government.
MIR. Stevens said, "DId I not state the
order as 1t was copied ?'' ----- ---.-.--
< Mr.. Blair of MOI think you did, but
injustice to Gen. Halleck, to say that he has
ordered the return of fugitive slaves.
Mr.. Lovejoy, of Illinois, said that be had
letters to show that persons of color, under
pretense of their being fugitives, had been
hunted and actually taken from individuals
who had them under their protection,
MIR. Blair, while not pretending TO deny
the accuracy of Mr.. Lovejoy remarks, stated
for the benefit of the House and the country,
that he, Blair, positively knew that Gen.
Halleck gave an order to discharge sUme fu-
gitiyes from prison in st. Louis on his.
Blair's. application.
Mr.. Lovejoy repeated that slaves had
actu lily been delivered up, under the I'd e
Of Gen Halleck.
Mr.. Fauxe said that the alusion by his
colleague, Lovejly, to the fidelity of these
slaves was untrue. The army was mi-led IN
the 7th OF November last, by slaves. HIS
(Fuuke's) regiment was led into an ambus-
cAde by them. Let the resolution pass and
recruiting IN Illinois will cease. The army
stand by the order of Gen. Halleck.
Mr.. LOvejoy replied that the concurrent
testimony of Senator Lane and Gen. Prem
tiss, and he thought Gen. Pope. was in con-
tradiction of what his colleague Fouke had
stated. He (Lovejoy) would like to know
rom MS Colleague what was done with the
negro that led them into an ambuscade.
Mr.. Fouke replied that he did not know
what became of the negro. He had no time
to look after negroes. II his eolleague
(Lovejoy) would pay less attention to ne
groes and more to the couatry we sl,uld
get along much better.
This last remark of Mr.. Fouke's was re-
ceived with applause which the Speaker
promptly checked.
Mr.. Blair stated that he called on Gen.
Halleck the day after the order was issued,
and informed him that it was liable to be
misunderstood. Gan. Halleck said that he
had no idea of contravenIng the law OF Con-
gress, and the policy of the administration.
That his simple purpose was to exclude from
camp such persons as could convey infOrma-
tiOn to the enemy. The General edded, that
at CAIRO slaves came into camp to sell fruit,
and returning to Kentucky and the southern
part of Missouri, fell into the hands of the
hands OF the enemy, who obtained informa-
ton from them
Mr. Blair said that Gen. Halleck had IN
formed him that he intended to use the
slaves if he could to the advantage of the
government, and that if it would weaken the
enemy, he would take their slaves from
them, but he (Halleck) did not intend that
such persons should come into the lines of
his camp.
Mr. Julian of Ind, said that the policy
of delivering up fugitive slaves, was not
practiced last Friday. One of them had
found his way into the camp OF Col. Brown
of an Indiana regiment, and that othcer re-
fused to surrender him until So ordered by
Secretary Cameron. H. presumed that toe
administration sanctioned such proceedings
Mr.. Kellogg of ILL.,, assume tO say that
that the administration had nothing TO do
directly or indirectly with tnat or1er, and
that the administration wolld not Indicate
suc1 policy through the army
Mr.. Vallandingham OF Ohio, moved to lay
the pending resolution on the table Ine
motion was agreed to, BY yeas 10, nays 6s.