, 1862-07-10
MATTERS 1T THE CAPITAL
Effects OF the EVENTS
BEFORE RicHkEaA0ND,
SPIRITED DEBATE IN THE
SENATE CHAMBER.
TIE Project OF ARluMG The
BLACKS.
THE MEASURE LIKELY TO
PASS.
BE PROTESTS IN BEHALF OF
THE REBELS,


The Press Censorship
Denounced
Especial Dispatch TO The chicsgo Tribuae-1
WASHINGTON, July s. 1852.
Tic Senate had 4 long session to-day O. the
policy # arming tie negroes. Preston King
Iad new bill which be moved as an a:l-nt-
next to Mr.. Wilson'S militia bill ulreaay be-
fore tic Senate.
It authorizes the enlistment Of negroes to
t. armed ard cquiunen as sold:cr5, and used
for digging entertainments or any other c1ili-
ta1y purposes for which they might be wanted |
Aiessrs. salisbury snd Carlile opposed such
attt tmits to elevate tle miserable neyTo.
NJ. Sherman .4rgu ID that the rebels had per-
$istently used negroes for Ill military puTpo6-
e.. and NC ought to do the same. He warmly
urged more vigorous and earnest prosscu-
ton of the war.
Mr.. Fesserdep made fine speech dcuounc
irS the milk and water policy Of calling de-
fca;s strategy, and trying TO humbug the peo~
ple with flaming bulletins of victories that
were really dis graces, declaring this white-kid-
ssioy.. warfare would not do any longer, and
Insisting on the Use of negroes like every
Other means end power God has given Us.
Mir. Riee's speech was markedly significant.
That an old and bitter Breckenridge Democr-t
should go further for prosecuting the war
vigorously than the border Site
1o,alists, provoked special notice. H.:
ff.1t rp.1cf f1i00Gt.
between acknowledging the Southern conte.1-
cracY, or using s1l The 1ueans Goa has given
us to crush the eontede1ley. Great Bsitain
Lad long employed regiments Of biacss ia
Carada, and Washington and Jackson had
used them successfully. II right for them,
why wcs it wrong fo- uE2 TIC rebels In ,c
use cf tcrpeGoe5, :poisoEs, and Ill barbarous
lntau5 Of warfare, and Jet nc hesitatcd as to
T. b, ther it would be right, and humane, and
Civilized, to Let ne1 roe6 shoot at them.
Mr. Wilson Of Mass, after pictu7ing on the
,r.zent military condition, complained of
rose colorcd military aud newspaper bulle-
tips from before Richmond, and urged the
immediate necessity Of more vigorous pros
ccu1ion Of the war.
By this tine Garrett Davis was thoroughly
stirred up. He started OF in his usual strain,
sNe.rocs of 10 account Tor military pur-
pcses.:' "Couldn't fight" "Barbarous
aud inhumau to arm them" Murder"
s.Rape!' Massacreing Of the innocent" :"
"To1ture, universal anarchy and dcao1atiou,
etc., ctc. ,arcc1dirg the catalogue OF horrors,
Mr.. Wilkinson referred lin to jackson
use of ney1oes at New Orleans, aud with hi:
| address of thanks 10 them afterwar1, bu
Davis deGyed very skilfully by dec1aria!
,nlt was urgent necessity, and nom
now. He complained that sepstoE
from TIC extreme Northern State
wire willing to bring tie horriol
danger Of arm:ng slaves upon the horde
States, and a-kcd, why won't son lis;eu to Il
who know more about the slaves than so
do2 At least, lie WAS willing that negror
sE,uld le USED for loading cannon and swAl
; iEY and firing on certain occasions; but h
prayed that these Senators, if ther had Al
regard for innocent women and children, nt
to ann the blacks.
. Dir. Rice at orcc replied that he regrette
| that the Senator had found no subjects fe
Lis cloqucnce in armiDg Indians at Pea l:id=,,
or that he lad Tot come down later and Ill
, | nourccd tue use Of the 1naddening compoun
uf guDpoSder whisky ut Richmond, but thes
wtrc only ac!icns Of the rebels. The Sen.
! tors closucnce WAS reserved for other pul
l poses.
2 Ma. Davis iEterrulhifeg asked, "Do til
/ larbarities Of rebels justify barblri:i:s i
u=:"
. Mr. Rice continued. I will answer th
| H.; n, - had o{a
I'd ire chamber during the Senator's speec
he would have supposed him to be an an
= aassador from the Southern Confcderacy.
:" Mr.. Garrett Davis eSe.tcdly-" Il is not SO.
: Several Senators called out "ord:r."
i This little passage between an old Breckil
t r:lse democrat aud a Border State coercioni
d excited great attention.
G Mr. Davis lost bis temper ana got decided
= | the " crs. OF the debate.
:, Mr. Rice resuued-"Let the Seuator 5:
- what he please: he will net d:scomp,sc mc
~ Mr.. Davis (crabhed'y}-" Well, don't M
II represent mc,'
S Mr. Kicc replied that :" he had represent
Is him fai1ly, and given the same spirit OF
. spc. cl,' aEd tLen went on urging the nec
II si's Of putting forth our every power. 7
70 Sclator WAS willing negroes should, in CT
n OF rccessity, tie used Tor loading and sF;
hing. and even firing cannon. Why not,
- Mould ASK Tue sepa:or' let theln oe nseo
ioaolrg anu eTaoolns aau nflag nuskets
~ 1tis genefau} oeueFeo lnat congress
NJ adjourn next Monday. Little business
i'll nsa4as except Inc conhscatlon anu tafiH d
q which are II tne hano5 o1 tae conference &C
rly n1ttees, ano Harms PROVISIONAL goFernm
lay eii,' "Ash s'nl na11es Ase ~ WV een'se'
de- eomc IL" ao'nofiziug e"F'o5H1ens OF
ect s'ots ~ 'nih'afs ou'l.s - p1e'ts eef's.n te
of clo"oea ln1ousn pe4ole ao!ouin'nent'
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her ecnolllon Ano 'ne apsola.e ns,.ss1ss .. -
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