The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-30
T9B YANKEE CoHaRHaa.
INTERESTING PROCEEDING s
THE NEGRO QUESTION.
vallsndigham Dent unncss Senator wade
c., &C.,

Dent unncss Senator WADE
&C.. &C., &c.
In the YederAl UonGyess ON ThurscAy iast'
N. Saith last, the proceedings WIRE Of q psca-
larry interesting character. Tho negro oass-
tior. as usual. form ed the text for ali discus
sion. ard predictions were made BY some OF
the mem bers that the time was not far distant
when q b!ac. nam would % sssn on the floors
Of Congress. We subjo,7 the following con.
denrsaon:
4 SENATE.
AIrssrs AsD iHPRIsosxss1 o. o1risss.
vr POWELL, OF KY moved TO take up the
resolution offered by himself concsin i az o..
rssts and imprisonment OF cttizsns VI Aou
trrky BIZ the Secretary OF state.
Mr. simmer, CT Mass. WAS opposed 70 @k-
,ra mn this resolution a. ine1pedisns at this
time H.
.nonid mako any oppoaiuon. IL was simply
ssktpg how many citizsns OF Trse sta To had
heeu dra eyed from their homes Without Law,
and os:iing On tyran.s ard usa,pers 10 know
where they are and what ars their namss.-
II tns,ead OF being free white men they had
been free negroes, the henaIor from Massa.
Oh usetts would make NO opposition. White
men had come rights, an d he wanted the Sec =.
re tary to tell as why and what for these me q
out q charge CT crime.
Mr. sumner said the senator had msde an
IN famed speech; and called q high of1-er Of
the Government g tyrart. 1t was evident, II
the resolution was taken mp the whole cues.
zion would be gone into. II the Secretary was
= tyrsnt and nsurpsr, were rot the men ar.
rested traitors?
Mr.. Powell fin his se.D-Who are .heN
Mans them name them
Nj Gunner con tinu I'd, urging that It was
not best 20 70 into the inquiry al present.
DIR. Powell said that some Of toe men v no
were arrested were AS loya al 81 the gentleman
from Massachuserts. He deflsd the Senator
70 potl. out any law by which the Secretary
Of 3 a.s could carry OF ciuxsDs Of Kentucky
ana ,inprison them IN forts 10 New York.
RECosNTrIoN OF LIBERIA Asp vAyrI
1ha mo ning hour hare expired, snd the
oil for the II 3Jgni;ton C Liberia and Hayu
cams up Us the special order.
Mr. Davis, Of KY moved q subs'itute,
authorlzs-2 the President TO appoint Oonsus
10 Lsbsrif, aud a Consul General TO H eyti,
With power to NJ gotiate comm srcial treaties,
10 lie wus Orp1 sed 20 sendiug ary amba.-
sadors TO those puntrfes. /! they send
miaistsr here in turn. and he b. f-li biooded
negro, he could cesanc recognition OF So
oisi equality with other diplomats at recep-
.ioLs ALc on all court occasions, and In pri-
vate life. He drew plctuze OF a great big
black fellow" and the airs ne might assume
IN such occasions, aid related & similar In CT
dent ut The court of Napoleon, where one OF
our ministers. In reply TO query Of VT at he
thought Ct the black ambassador said, 81
think, clothes and all. he Ia worth about
LOCO"
MI Sumner said he yesterday made NO ap-
peal for those two com tries on account of
color or the fact that their people had once
hesn slaves II was the Senator from Ken
lucky vito had IL PRODUCES the suSjscs OF sla
very. He assured the senator 10 at such dip.
lom ats, Ii similar 20 other representatives he
hid seen frCm Hayt!, {ss they would be-
Toaid be too refined to kfust themselves in
shy society where their presence was not de
sired. ThSy DevsT would trouble the Senator
from Kentucky.
The subject was hen laid over.
TIE ooHv-soAfroS QUESTION
Tie special ordsr---LLe bill TO COL fiscate tn O
property OF reos'7 AID free thsir slaves
came MP.
mir. Coilamsc, Of Vermont spoge at length.
tekir 9 the ~ouod that free institutions were
OF trial, AID fhGE the question WAS y aetheI
he Government could De SUSTAINED without
re:ort 10 TIE crSrolc Epp,iaaces of stronger
forms Of government. Ii we could not, the
systsm WIS a failure, which MS was not pre-
pared 10 Acknowledged He cw@it upon the
{ apposei rights derived from the faot ofexist.
RS war. Plaustoie rs this might seem, he
thought 1t unwarrantaole 10 derive sach
-,Knts from our present condition. Though
other nations might recognize Them IS bell
ugsrsEts, he dial not see no n vs. could, CT n.y
sttemft ss maze 70 leSisiate sgainst them as
ssiiiKsrents .and enemies with any proprissy
and consistency.
De did not believe we could lesisi.te our.
selves ont Of tbs WAT any III IRE THAI we 90 I'D
isgisla "a Cni ssives IL 70 q melisLium. II is
rue, legislation u tg1t ba necessary or C re-.
I. Z n ttOG OF the UAicp. The II achinary %
operation, - their condition would not he re
8 orej Is before.
Mr. e.. heiH that tney h&d two branches OF
duty in connection with tne war--first. ~
mt dom Cd uiSt4 hr
aud then 70 Brig back tbs r.teliious Sta ties
70 Loyalty Such : bill rs his 1as not cliou.
Ia ted tc effect he latter, J be ceopls IL ;he
rsbei',uut Sts tes we . sdhjacs 70 lhe in du-
or cas Of The Circumstances by which they
were surroun ded, as were other people,
dc fasts Government had besn set up by q Ger
tain class among them, and now they haA to
ne protected and rescued ffS III It's power
That was lhs duty OF the Government, ana
not the attempting OF Wholesale COZ dsoi-
lions, involving whole comm unities.
He cited Inc provisions OF ihe Zoe stitutoI
declaring that no ole ehIl be deprived OF
mis- properly except by process OF law, &c.
That was a prohibition against every one
against congress ttself-and was Put in tn
Constitution especially 10 Preyeat our doing
such u thing when we mig at want 70 do 1t
a good deal Of hocus poeus was display ed In
.alhisR about proceedings tn rem. In This con-
cection The Constitution, IL y mau IS guilty
of tres sou, says 1t Is q crime, and yoo may
bs isi hi.n in Ierson. ii ass au. 1t pro.
yides nothing ab- NJ MS properly. Wnicn 10
the proceedirg In rem. Eu. ihis biz
ar:s e w.: MN IN one way and shen in
the o.her, which The provisions of the Uonsti.
tuifOn are intended to guard against
he denied that 1t Was q proper rule TO 90
whatever yoa have the ply sical means to d.
and declared that 1t enace very iftle differ.
encs what department OF the 0overnmeuL al
taesS usarpaioas 60 to. II Congress assumes
10 control the army, conduc. the war, and
sspd lis con- ItrLees out into tins 1sid 20 in d.
-psct the acts OF our Generals, etc , ne did
not sse that 1t wtss any be- ter than the act OF
the British Parliament il the days OF Orom.
well. 1t was u tyranny and Il usurpation.
He discussed the idea SO freely expressed OF
conqusring the rebeliious States, repudi q ting
1t as unsound. We had COZ uered Tennessee
4. was said bu. did we pre- lend to own any.
thing there--ths Capitol o. the State, the Siate
&c. No. Therefore We had
only done the duty CT affording protection -
DO discussed also the military r,ow.r, and as
connsoan2a vas os-IIned 10 "miiitary ne
essF1-y." II OF course bsiongsd TO that depart
m snt. Il was for the President aud his Of
Gcsrs TO determine In special instances ee hey
carried On the war.
Mr.. q. next treated Of the punishm err ,.
rebe'ltous persons. AS TO hanging Il Q, O00 MI
or lo,oooA or anything like 1t, nothing was
more absurd than 10 talk Of It. He hoped NO
enc even dssii ed or hoped for such thing
Exefn plary ponish ment, however, could be
visited upon certain individuals. But this
oOalo only 60 @ ne ~sen We rad the power 10
90 II. What We want Is some law 10 put pow.
er "a tbs hands Of the President 10 induce
those people 10 come back to thsir alleg lance
after We have taken possession sufii cieu tly OF
the country. He could not, b. any possibi,t-
~, see Iash 10 peace through such bill a.
this. S1me citizens In Tennessee had xsnt
20 the Federal General IN command asking
for protection to their property. but under
this bill they would havo no property. Let 1.
be passed, and tbs oGcer would reply. "You
nave no rroperty-Corg rsas has condscat ted
IL CAL" Ihus these entire people would BE-
without homes. Butit was urged that money
was wanted for the treasury. Well, who
would buy farm In that COUNTRY under these
circumstances 1t would require Two rsgi.
mshts 10 rrotct eveay such plantation.