The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-02

tho govsrneot 10 saw na soldiers sick ~ wounded
At, AID slavery had boen the murderer Of these brave
men aNoTy was tho great enemy and tho only enemy
Of tins country md to day this crmn, and murderer
~ trying 70 throttle tho government and destroy the
naieia LIE seeing aud feeling all sbs, he uld sirks
Ut slavery ana destroy IL If he could. He thought Con
gross had the right TO free the slaves all rebels and
they Adjourned without putting such Jaw on the
statute books, he believed they would 10 false
cIeant 70 he country Slavery scofsd and eered at
the Declaration oi Independence and deriiGd tho
toiling millions n Northern ''mudsills." Il msds
ss tools hate the people and the government. ana
wherever slavery Is strongest there Is tho dis-
loyalty and the most hatred OF the government II We
would have peace, we must destroy slavery, which
the great Of the rebellion aud dsoyy lie be-.
hevd should 90 TO the extreme verge oi con sttu
onl tights and II there any doubt 10 would give
y ~ favor OF his COUNTRY and not In favor OF slavery
liz had no doubts OF the policy OF this measure In al
most every measure for the support OF the government
has een objected that would offend tbs rebes and
these objections AZ long slavery stands there stands
an enemy that mover love tho government or be
loyal Destroy IT, and love for the Union and constitu
ton will return, together with feeling of shame that
slavery.
MI. hoaRA, (rep.) or Ne, said he proposed in few
words TO atemp 70 anay some OF tho proposed
suros. Some bills like those Of the senators OF New
York ard Ohio bills that TO effect somsthnx
and t0ucch the rebellion and they produced by
who to crush the rebellion the other bills
class Intended effect thing are the products
Of mon who do not 10 do thing The bin before
the Senate is calculated 10 strike directly al the rebe
on THIS bill simply authorizes the President TO seize
sty requires for the afey and the welfare Of the United
States Does anybody oppose tht This is TO DO done,
not Tor purposes Of emancipation but Tor the suppress
Sion Of the rebellion. VINO opposes thats This bin i
elective and designed for the present state OF Affairs
The policy Of the other bills is TO do nothing TO put down
the rebellion but somehow, after the rebellion has boon
put down. to turn the nation into criminal courts for
punishment. This bill simply forfeits tho property OF
ain class OF persons and the forfeiture ia TO bo
forced by the President only In the prosecution OF tho
and the suppression or the rebellion and when sup
pressed. all power under this bill is a. an end,
hut aubeitu bv Lha Yarn
provides for tho punishment for treason OF every person
who has taken up arms against the government then it
provides that such persons shall be forever disqualified
from holding office, and then sueradds tho penalty that
the slaves OF such persons shall be freed The provisions
OF this substitute much sweeping than those of
the bill reported from the committee. The Senator from
Vermont In his speech declared that We have no right To
interfere with slavery yet his bill authorizes tho Presi
dent btray 10 free every slave IN the country Thsu
lac referred 10 ths substitute offered by the Senator from
Pennsylvania (sl, Cowan) and contonded that it
moro sweeping than any other but the fact was that
these ohor bills not intended 10 do anything. Con-
gress the great council Of the nation ought to have
tho manliness take the responsibility and TO advise
aud counsel the President aud not 10 throw all tho
sponsbility on him.
Mr. Howf, (rep) Of Wis, dsclamsd any fear TO act
on the subject, but voted 10 refer II 70 select commit
teo because he thought IL might simUlify matters He
did not believe the passage OF the bill would especially
influence robo strengthen the friends OF the govern
ment i'll favor Of ooniscaton act but could not
say that he favored this act f he had not had time TO
examine IL.
Mr. DAVE asked to have the amendment read to the
eject 'that the title 70 all ropsrty forfeited under the
shall vest in tho persons or the heirs OF those who
catered the service OF the United Satas during the
bsllon and have been killed or disabled. and in Union
whose property has been seized aud conlscated by
the rebels" He said thois were many Senators whose
chief object 10 destroy slavery, no matter what
else DONE He conended at some length that
tho true policy Of 0onhscation was TO devote the
property according 10 lis proposed amendment. Ha
dcn,ed that slavery is tho cause Of tho He
tended length that fact, the free Sti,os
responsible for tho OF 1872 SID with Mexico and
tho repeal OF the Missouri compromise The States
had not brought slavery into Congress should not
have had lhe present trouble The people OF New Eng
land had developed the mind TO great extent but they
smart and ooncstsd that they think they
manage everybody's business, aud therefore they
other 1eoplc bucket q swirl He referred the pledges
OF the republican party and sad II Congress passed this
b it, oud array the whole Southern peoplo against the
s~ Ha willing that slavery should tate us chances
Of war; and willing that sisvts rhond DO cd like
other property; but IL the Senate atend 10 make
slavery then there weud Gully be another begun.
Atef further discussion the Senate went into eIecu
tlyo session and subsequently adjourned.