The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-01
Rlrkrqllo 4ispatrb.
sc ENEsIN THE FEDERAL
CON0REss..
rnE NEGRO QUESTION.

the NEGRO QUESTION.
late number OF ths Baltimore ssa fur.
| rishcs the proceedings Of tho Northern Oon
ersss on the s4sa Of March, some portion oi
which We copy:
On motion Of Sr Trumbuu, the Int 70:
| soiu1ion from the House for Hordiug aid
70 states Undertaking emancipation, W AZ "a.
| mr. Ssu'sbary, cf Del took the e,or He
| fnoushs this the most extraOrdinrrS res,lu.
ZION aver tatrod uced into the American Cos.
| eies.extraordinaty In Ats chsracter, aid co.
pc'ai!y In its origin It wAs not ON " ex,fa
ordinary, but he doubted It's patriotism. I,
yrs oasradtcuo Of the y vo weh purp 80 al
| tce party In power party which, de thank.
' 81 GOD ne n.d never he:onxsd 70: and it was
! certain that he never wOuid. That party
however, had declared here that 1, ha NO
iuenticn to .nterisrS with the rights of the
states of any section. Yet hs,s Was q meas.
nre OF uumistlkatis Interference. IN viola.
tioa Il 'aat p'stee-propcsiuE sc lon in 70.
| ga'd TO domestic Institution Of he slave
States
H.vs thew a.ssd o 7r aids No Thsn your
~ OF r - fndeltcat+, o ssy the lest he
r~ia.ed that during tbs late 50 o. OF the
| LEGISLATURE OF ID law re n yrfDtsu bill had
| f,und rs WY to that.body, proposing ths
,s'us OF $500 OF oocds for EN- spc, pa 10 in
! De,a usare Ihs aeasars wss ;bare sccu .sd
| This bill, he htt learned, h ad its origin In
SsthiBgton. HethcuEht it az re o. well tn II
| Congress should wait 20 hear from the D. O
pie OF 'he sl.ve Sa:es on III . So bj set, befo Z
| isaaSura,ing mes ssur>s-ahd eOm.nG 81 they
| do In this volunteer wlv, he Couid tut reg Ard
| them as par. o. the o. b .me 70 xeep;1 z alive
the gencr ! snri slavery sgit~tiou. and ex zen
| Il fn 10 the border states
TGis Sall, in the election in Delaware. rhe
- 10 SO - ht to be made OF ems mancfpatioa. on
| thc pre1-Ics that the General 0ovarumeu ui
] generously 'srdsrs yscnni ~ cid. Thus he
Il ts-
| bs IA snsifiei In the border slave Stats BAL.
I aware was 20 bs given TINS iadncsmeut Wa,
not this an Interference, not by dire CT bnt by
! indir.ct meau.f On this idea, supposirK h.
pi o posit ton to be ii acere, the couutry would
pl essat tia srec, acls OF solne tnto the wnols
l sale negro business.
| The propssi l, III lad been rejected opcs In
his State He co uld II ice IL di-ecsiy 20 Fed.
|! them sccond II ne. he now In the ans of
his Dsop:e, ag- IN Iejec eJ 1t WDcn .ne d pls
OF DALAI are d.s FED u lioera.e th b b.laocs ol
I tbs few slaves they have. they viii do T. in
iheir own cfs.. they would ssk 10 ed O.
the asneral government or o.bess vi-h
this proposition fairly before ths rsopIe o.
Dciavars ss IN. Aepabiic IN policy, the
! loyal men OF shat Stats-slproziuG they
will hs allowed the erpoIturi.y OF a
fair slsction-wtl sweep it en- itely OUT
OF theis bords.s. Che loyal meu. he re-
Ps.tsd, you'll 40 ui,; ths OoEssiiu ion.
uphold the y rsti n ion as 1t 10 are joyai
rhass who ateck il IN such measures VI Il.
| tive of is Provisions - this, nr not ya,.
| Mr s cited the Ian gulEe of thr reso uti ya-
that the U:i,ed >tat.s ".ush." &, cornpo .
| safe. &c -as ,ud<natse and n OF Bis iicg, au d
! as slowing tina. ,hs wAoie thirg wls i,-
| tended Is "a delusicn, and Tint the iidtmlity
! would never actually be made. II II was
honestly Intended, why shculf not the re.o.
l1sia.n declare, In express terms, that com
PEI ..ton Will rr shall be mscs. He had o
idea that 1t ever could be. Ths pup - was
general emancic PATTON.
| with the immeass burdeo OF deb. which
thi' war will pile mp. tbs people II the (. e.
States will never en- ent to the large sddi.
tlonal irnposi.on for 'hie scheme Of emanc.
| patton. He dt n't be lave that thoss 10
l proposed it eSpec et th.. they would A.. to
the power OF Gong eEs TO arp opria.e money
| In such case the J udcisIy Commistee, VIII.
aud who are .aaposed to be I.-rnra In { !:
l.sw, had not ents t-1 - 81 rd tc
1t, ap m man of nationi Teru-aiion in he
| country he'd evar declared rhi. Coo grsss Id
| saeh powers
Mr. Davis, OF KY, moved - strife out nj,
| afto- the word - tha :" iu the resoiut,on. and
| propo ed q 81 ostttute.
| Mr.. ID. said he had not fully made AZ his
mind In regard to the power OF Oorgr-ss 81
| a .proprla.s monev for such n purposs a
emancipation hut il sue q measure We Z
thos ghs esir BILE, the States migAt lrss adop.
su xmendnieat to the Cons s.itutiop for autho.
l ri'y for such appropriations
Tne morning hour here expired, and the
| bill for the relief Of certain persons held 70
service or labor ia the District OF Colum ola
| came up Ms the special order.
The question was on the amendment oI
Mr. Doi little to the proposed amendment c1
| Mr.. Devis. for compulsory co ioaix .tion o
r che liberated Fl ives beyond the United States
ard ppropriattDR elOO. 600 thereto, Mr. boo.
little desiring {, m .ss fs APPLY on y for tnose
I Who voluu tarily chOoss to c,loafx, in Haytl
or Libesia. or other coun-rIes
VE.fs shInru - h
the Consti.H ;ion, the power Of C,ngress
| either TO abolish slavery iI the Distric-. or
appropriate money for baying or colon!x.ns
ne9rCes
The qusstion was tasen on Mr.. Doolt tie,
amendment 70 tbs amen iment, and i: wal
| adopted-y'as g, nays lS.
10 answering TO his name, Mr Powell, o
| KY, ead he should vote for the amendment
ou' would vote against the bill
When MI Sauiseury's lane was called h
| said hs sho aid vote on no suca measure.
The following 10 the vJte on Mr. DooIi.t.e',
! amendment:
| Ter, tl1rk, t'o'lan-r, Cow n, Oav.s. Dixop
| Doo.itll,. Foot, Harlan, Harris, Howard
| Howe, t4aue Of led, Lars Of 4 vsss. La
than, P'we,., sn'rm in. Ten +, ck, Tram
but, Wade, Wr!Rht-23
| EsYs-Me RS. Be yard. Carsue, Fsssendrn
| H.la. Grimes, Henderson. Kennedy King
l McDougal, McrIill. Stark. sumner, Wrkjn
son. Wilm,t, Wilson Of Mass. wilson O
| No -1S.
Not voting or absent. Messrs Foster. Iohr
son, Nssmith, Pearce. Simmons. Rice, Sauls
bury, Thompson, ANA Wiley.
| The Amendment then stood ~ follow:
"And b Il fu,tAer enacte1, That the sum O.
GO 90. out OI any money IN the tfaasury
NOS otnsrwtss Appropriated, snali Be expend
I'd, nfder the direction Of the Presideat Of tn,
settlement Of all parsons 3ibers ted un der ih,l
/ act and such freq people of Atrc n descen
now residing in said district as rnsy desire Il
srsigra,e to ths nsPubl os OF Hayti OF Libe
! ria, or such other country teyond tue Ii mi {.
| Of the United States ~ the p eetdeIt ,ray
determine: Provided, that thu cost hall mo-
exoeed tt00 for each pers ON colopiz d."
The motion was now on the sm end ment a,
abovs an ended, ana the vote beirs taken. re
sul'ed-yeas 10, nays 10. a. fellows:
YxAs-Msssrs Anthony, Browning, Cola
msr, .;owln. d wis. Dooltstis. Harlan, Har.
ri4, Hentsrsoa. Howe. L1as Of IL di,nG
| Lane OF Kansas. Latham, Pawelh Ehsrm m
Ten kyck: Trumbui', Williamson OF no.
Wsight-lS
Nara -Messfs Carlils, Cnaud,sr. CLARK
Dixon, fessendsn. Foot, 9Ii nss. Hats, How
sra. Ksanedy. King, AeDousaii, Me1lil
SfArk. Sumner, Wad Wilkil son, Wiimos
y ilsoa Of Mass-19.
This being a tie. the vic~ Presldsut CAV,
the casting vots In ths negaavs, anu th
amendment ae amended was rrtscted.
In addition 10 thoss nos voting before
Nr. bay a.d, OF Delaware. RETAINED tn
] time.
Mr KenrAdy, OF ND rose ana said. In be-
| half ~ his colleague, {Nr. fsarce.) that b,
was akssnt from sickness.
Mr. Davis thaa took the a Dor and spohe a
/ length aGatnst the whole measure, py~m .sini
| thai he hid only o3.red the amend ment b,
| dad ano vo'ed % he dtd With she view O
| rendering the bill ~ little ckiec tiOpabie q
| possibls. He preceded TO afgss the to-
atsencs o< AL power In Congress TO Abold
| alavsry any where snd In reps.lipg The idsl
Of AlF. Pomeroy, Of xansaA that slavery al
not extssin this DISTRICT ~ law, argued sAA
slaves were held aS al other properly, jas
/ a. laxds, h0Sxss, esc Ths law presa met
he exlstsars OF prOpssty. and pf6tectsd I