The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-25

on motion Of Mr.. TrumbuI, SIl.) ,h. join, roo
luton In regard 70 aordne aid 70 The states IN a.
vor Of emancipation was taken up.
MI eaulsbury tDell said that this was . most
extraordinary resolution In IL purposes and In the
source from whence II came. IL was mischievous
In its tendency, aud be not sure tina. n was AZ
all patriotic In design. II ignoring all the prin-
cples hitherto OF the party In power and II was an
Interference with the subject Of slavery In The
states II was an attempt - raise controversy in
those states None Of the elavehodinR states AK ed
aid. He believed that the Presiden, had had this
thing in contemplation for some time. The Legis-
lature Of his state tDelawarel had been in session
lately, and printed bill had found it's way there,
Offering Delaware 5000 900 for the emancipation Of
her slaves, and the Legislature rejected H. The OBJ
Jet Of This bill is simply y renew aud internally the
agitation OF the slavery question In the border
states and 10 raise an abolition party there.
MI. Davis tky.l offered an amendment as sub
hltite Tor The resulution:-
Rssoired, That slthough the subject ~ slavery in
the states is exclusively within the jurisdiction and
s g., o. the Government and people Of the
states, and cannot be interfered with directly or in
directly by tho Government Of the United states
yet when any Of these States or people may deter
mine g. emsncipate their slaves, the United States
shall pay reasonable price for the slaves
cpatcd, and the cost Of colonizing them In some
other country.
Pending tie consideration Of tho resolution the
morning hour eNprod and the bill for tho abolition
u slavery IN the District u Columbia was taken
up.
The question was upon the amendment offered bv
hI DuUilttIoI To TIE amendment Of Mr. Davis for
colonization, viz, that only such persons shall he
coloni1ed a. desire T. go 10 some other country,
a cost not exceeding one hundred dollars per head
Messrs. morrill, tMeI and King IN. Y! explained
that they should vote against tho amendment be-
cause they preferred the bill AZ It Was
Tho question was then taken ON Mr.. Davs'
amendmcutto colonize the negroes with the follow
ing result:
YEAS Messrs Anthony, Browning, Collamer,
Cpwan, Davis Dooitle, Harlan, Harris, Hsnder.
suu, Howe Lane tlndl, Lane tkAurasy, Latham,
IUV. .l..lf
tMo.l-lP.
HArs-Messrs Csrlilc Chandler, CLARK, Dixon,
fcssondcn, foote, Grimes, Hale, Howard, Kcune-
dv. King. MrDougaL Morrill, stark, sumner, Wade,
wilkinson, Wimot, Wilson tMass!-1y
This being tic vote, the Vice Presiden, voted In
the negative.
Mr. Davis proceeded 10 speak against the bill He
contcnded that slaves were property, and rccogniz-
cl As such 10y the supreme Court. lie quoted from
the decision In the case Of the Antelope He said
Congress had no right o. emancipate q slave any
where, either ia state In the District Of Column
hia. Slavery, lie said, was at ono time recognized
by tho whole civilized world. Slavery was the nor.
NAL condition Of tie United States, aud the abroga-
Won oi slavery was the exception, He coutended
That the people Of the District Of Columbia had tho
same constitutional rights the people Of tho
states aud the Government had no right 10 impair
those rights
Mr.. Morrill, said that he should argue that Con-
grc1s had right o. liherate the slaves without
compensation, and that slaves are not property In
any constitutional sense.
Mr.. Davis said there was the same property In
slaves as In horses or land. This was only an en-.
teriLg wedge In an attack slavery, and 10 carry
out tie schemes Of the violent men Of the party III
said there had originated at the North ',Mofmon.
ISM" Free Love" and sort Of ETHEREAL" religion
preached by Parker and Emerson, aud all sorts o.
nischievous isms but what right IL there 10 fore,
them upon the people Of this district, or are th,
people Of the district like rats In an exhausted va
| ceiyer, simply " be experimental uponf lie wa
no friend Of slavery In the abstract and II he hat
| Ills way, would insugurate . system Of grasluA
emancipation, which Il would take about Que hun
dred years - accomplish, AZ 10 produce no bas
| effects. Executive session. Adjourned.