New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-12

The General debate was closed by vote OF the
House.
Mr.. CRADLEBOUGH offered an amendmen,.
70 rs 10 make the oill apply 70 the ouancipst9"
The white slaves in the Terntores IL s Su in
he confined To IersoDs Of African blood o'Ss'y om
the District If Columbia was nothing 10 10 .on
pared with that witch exists in some OF the i0'''
tones. .,a,,.,,
Mr. LOvEJOY rep, Ill., ssi1 the sms ..nne1.
was not appropriate az II was PfoP"''D "
the bIll now before them.
The amendment was rejected. ,.o -.
Air. WRIGHT Union, Pal offered proviso re-
1uiripp the President TO istne procisma,"" ~.
special election OF majority .. th1 II ri.
being reouired TO affirm and ratify THE act ~ .hs
was adouted lie would vote for th9 blll. MOI
soli'ary person residing here has asked LOT is Iss
sgee and be, de il Interests the people OF the DIS
trct only. News has recently reacded mere Oh tlie
surcssAes of our armies, and we are waiting Win
anxiety events at Yorktown, and 1t was most
ingnspicions time to change the fundamental law.
MIR. PATrEN rep, Wiz said that Mr.. Wright
was mistaken. Petitions had been presented.
Mr. WRIGHT replied tina, be had heard OF none.
I Mr.. STEVENS rep, Pa.) said it somewhere
written, "Ibe wi, krd shall be damned Laugh
ter. Now, he sugges ed 10 bis colleague (Wnghij,
II iurther proviso that the wicked consent thereto
Renewed laugoier.l 1t was just as reasonable vs.
| the am. ndmeit OF lis colleague
Mr.. SHEFFIELD (Fus., X. !. inquired whether
the Supreme Court Of Pennsy lvoua had not decided
that an act dependent on popular vote was uncon-
stitutional.
MIR. WRIGHT knew of TO such decsion.
! Mr.. ALDRICH rep, Mimi offered an amend
ment which was received with laughter, that the
act shall take eiec until alter the Termination oi
the Reciprocity treaty with Great BIiisln.
! Mr.. WEIGHTS amendment was rejected. -
MIR. WADSWORIH (Un., ky.) unsuccessiuiiy
sought TO amend the second section, argulnb taat
Congress cannot dis rminnte between loyal and dis
| loyai men, III making compensation Tor slaves
! Mr.. HICKMAN kep., Pal III reply said' "a man
cannot claim the protection OF the CONSTITUTION VINO"
/ he repudiates and attempts to east OIL.
! Mr. RIDDLE I'm. Pa ssid live minutes shorneo
no tue Tor elaborate discussion OF this measure.
Waving the aaestion of A'Dsuulonahty 10 my
mind 81 least lie continued, the eminent s'aeeehan
from Kentucky (Mr. CnItehdrnl las deinois'r''eu
that it il utterly inexpedent AID ihoppoI.une a. VIC
nresent time But leave 10 the representatives,
sc the tlaveholding States, on TINS moor INC
treatment of this question IN us rtiatoHh "
their constituents, those loyal men Mno i ,Ua'
us are eriiil.d TO every eo"S.uo' a'iv' 81
"a dna 70 LOYALTY II ainaiued under circumstances OF
e n,,ros. ihicnl,y and dsEger. IL Is III relation TO
tbe interests represent that shslI ray re" "o'
upon til. bill. Tie moot ingenious f'e,oiiS WIN
hardly persuade us that the suheringr OF 'he uonee
M servants of this district now peculiarly urgent
a. in,olerable. Why i. this bill pressed uion us
Here il an answer which nay esteemed Colleagues 81
Pennsylvania may steu 10 al THIS time WIN III
terest will read from the kePuohean
organ of th~ city few pAssas " Ua.s, %
of ills bill and disclose come peculiar reosohs
he prprucy. Mr. Bddle here read from I've Ma
tionoi Rfpaticqs OF April tlat the number o. ne
0roes in The district, 10y reason OF current events
las become alArmlDg; mat Is 'e' e,,'," ,hs,
which ,,resm. run, and must have al ootiet' tbat
the restrictions OF the Baltimore aud ONO Hall
read on TIE tfGnspor alion oil negroes oos,iuc'
thei. passage TO the North tina. IL had pech
represented IN con n'niicauon III ~. .tss
n.1suerer of Philadelphia that contrabands
cent 10 Zen Bsnks's column had been gladly
received aud thai "a thousand more were looked Tor
in that city, and that an ina, iEie number might be
fayorllv dsI osed Of there that ~ soon ss Ills oh
/ p,ssed The iouae the railroad must convey snch
( rear,es 10 the North sirce this, said Mr. BiCdle,
is 20 hanten when this bill pas'ss. rs epreaenta-
tive of Prnnsyyanis NV vote ehall not lelp TO pas
/ II. will not he'll to Ike this city the foodga'e
through which at The critical eod, sli The smaller
chaunels OF INDUSTRY at We Norm 'ha' oe 'noaSu
aud blaekeued. Now that yon hive practically
uullied the eon.uti9nai pfovisi 'ns for tie reeIa
nation Of tie swaras Of fusigts lousai Va snd tens
of IhousqnGs nuy come hks black locnst' and site
/ down upon III. A siast t'is threatened lnundanoa
/ peons,lvsnia rlsy ueed protection 80 far ~ my
vote can give il she q al hsve it now. j would not
hurry thi, unfortunate north ~ard 10 be repnied
there | wouh leave it where nature and eifonm-
8 snoes teem TO have determined ITS ABODE. lhe
comnon sense Of tie country is warning u- thst he
con,mO; -sehte lolicy toward Slavery II W io' 'n
lect alone.
| MIR. LOVFJOY in the courfe of the debate on the l
ameudmens sid re tired Of hearing discussions
I about law, when il wss known tbet every shse
wa robbed Of Lis h'.ery without show OF ilw.
II MI DUNN fRep., lad allodsd TO the remark. OF
several ueutleuei that this tili onght to Iss With
on; amendment. lie ex rssed biz ast"niShmeh, 'h't
any members should wish 1t to pass through without
fiording an opportunity 10 oiier amendments 10
4. measure Of suon importance.
" Mr.. HARDING (Uu., XVI moved to strike out
. she provlso thst tie entire sum appotioned shall not
e exceed in tie sggtegaLe, an amour equal 10 80
o fJr each person blown TO- have Teen so Eeid ny
8 lwfpl claim. He said there WAS q strange aud
unusual haste arIiesjed for tie Iassage Of tins "a
i Mr. LOVFJOY expressed liza Gesire to speak.
ri Mr.. HARDING repled--Wnen the gentleman
gets sober Oh tits question, VIII heaf HIM with
Dir. IOVEJOY said he asked courtesy from
tie gentleman.
j Mir. HARDING concluded, when
Mr. LOVEJOY SPOKE Of rOLhlng slaves Of their
finh's Every one his been robbed. lie exl ended
his i've miauits in Speaking Of what he termed The
sub unity OF infamy.
Mr.. Hardirg's amendment was rejected.
Mr. WICKLIFFE offered an amendment TO strike
out q o,au.e against excluding witutssts On accoc
Of color saying tnlE was contrary to the Law OF the
Ditifict.
Mr. STEVENS said tina was an outrageous law.
A,.an Of credit, whether black or wLiie ught 10
be vines.
n Mr.. Wiehlife's amendment wa rejected.
" Mir. DI Nm ssil II waB The cetenLllaiion Of some
gentlemen 10 pass tie bill, no matter " mrerieci
i, Wa lbrfe was blrer iIIOuual than ui,-tte
AmeIcan pcopic--t0 wllch ttcy were r~sIonfIti-. /
Daring lie 'eiharh-, b. was called - order from TIE
i;cpuOlicsn side, when ie remarked lie supp o.cd il
ne iai ulterei sOGe foul abuse 81 slavery IA would
hive been heard. The hot haste with which he biIi
was pre1ed move Than ever convinced him Il was
covered With n1Ierfec lus. At the raiae inc be /
believed Slase1s OcZht 10 re atothsd in the Di-- /
tl,t but this - oud be elected 10 The proper ~.
Nj WICKl.If RI offered ~, stitnIr fof the hi,l /
in substance h-i 20 IerOn moi now Ia the Bistuei
o. Couuil II, who nay hereafter Je born therein,