M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-05-01

ne gentleman irom Pennsylvania,
(Mr. STEyENs) the chairman Of the
Committee OF Ways and Means, ad.
vocate general confscaton and uni.
versal emancipation in the speech
winch have before me. All those
things must be abandoned If this poll.
cy is adopted by him. say that il
may logically follow.
We may fairly infer from the Ian.
guage Of the message that, urged by
the dstrust which exists in the minds
o! northern men, and which may be
lurking in his own, that Kentucky, if
slavery be not abolished within her
borders, cannot be kept within the
Union, the President has proposed the
principle OF Federal pressure on the
Statesto compel gradual emancipation
by their own action. He places that
policy upon the ground that gradual
emancipation initiated in the border
States on the profer Of aid by the Fed.
eral Government is Zone Of the most
efficient means" If preserving the
Union. | say tnat evidently this is
compromise. 1t is not the policy of
any one man at all. That's the Pres-
dents purpose and the Presidents
view. He will doubtless consider ev.
Iery gentleman, however radical he
may be, who comes to this message
and still presses the ultra measures
before alluded to, as putting himself
in opposition to the policy Of the Ad.
ministration. This scheme, therefore.
requires the ultras to yield. The vote
to lay the territorial bill upon the table
today is doubtless an indication of
this policy Of the Administration on
the subject | am not unwilling that
such result shall be attained. am
very glad that influence of a proper
character can be brought to bear sue.
cessfplly to persuade gentlemen to
abandon the radical opinions and pro-
jects that they have entertained, and
lropQscd hitherto.
MoRRIL1, Of Vermont. hone
d. Gentleman will lot me interrupt
him ~ the subject of the territorial
bill to which he refers. 1t is invari-
bly, the practice Of the House to have
all bills plated when they are report.
cd and before they are taken up to be
considered 1t is almo~ the invaribls
custom. The vote this morning was
merely deciding that tho IUase pre-.
ierred not to have that usual rule de-
parted from.
Mr.. WADswoRTH. The case then ia
much stronger than / thought it was.
The House had snch an aversion to the
scheme that they would not consider
| it, They would not let it be printed,
but laid it at once ard finally upon
the table. II is exactly where sae pro.
position ought to be.
Mr.. NcPHERsoN. If the gentleman
from Kentucky will give way one mo.
ment, desire tc say, for myself and
others around me, that they voted this
morning against tabling the bill in.
Iroduced by the chairman of the Ter.
ritorial Committee, and asked HIM to
be printed and recommitted for further
consideration, that they dc so without
reference 10 the merits Of the measure,
and not 10 spirit Of approval OF 1t; but
because, as matter Of parliamentary !.
courtesy and in accordance with the
usual practice, they were willing to
permit its friends to put ii in the pre-.
else shape they desired, before inviting
definite action upon it.
Mr.. WApswoRTH. learn that some
gentlemen SO voted, with inexpressl.
ble pleasure.
Now, cir, to return. say that tho
gentlemen who have introduced radl.
cal measures into Congress, although
they support the new policy with great
zeal, will not choose to abandon them
when the President calls upon them to
do 50. Ii he thinks SO, then he haa
been misled in that regard There ia
the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
[Mr. STEVENS the leader Of the House
Eol Representatives, and he will not
give uphis policy to tie President.
ask him whether he will surrender his
proposition Of confscation and eman-
cipation9 Igvl him an opportunity y
to say whether be will or not.
MIR. STEVENS. Out OF respect to the
gentleman, | will, of course, answer
him. Whenever the President of the
! United States or any one else conyin.
ces mo that ! am wrong, then win
4 give it up. Until then, the gentleman
will find ne pursuing the course !
have commenced.
4 Mr.. W WADswoRrH. expected moth.
ing else than the mid answer whiS b
|, the gentleman has given. Inersly
| appealed to him as testimony to snow
that this compromise of the President
{ of the United States cannot be made