, 1862-07-10
THE PROJECT Of ARMTMG THE
BLACKS,
THE MEASURE LIKELY TO
PASS,
Garrett Davis Gets Stirred Up.
BE PROTESTS IN BEHALF OF
THE REBELS,
The Press Censorship
Denounced.

lEttC1Al 01sfdLCu ~ liz CiliC9f70 If3blGe.i
WAsnlsGToS, July s, 1917.
Tic Senate had I long session to-day o., the
policy # arming tie negroes. Preston King
had new bill which he EioFed IS an a:1i.ul-
n:ert to Mr.. Wilson'S militia bill already be-
fore the Senate.
It authorizes the enlistment ct negroes to
b. armed and equipue1 as soldiers, and used
for digging entre1chments or any other z1ili-
try purposes for which they might be wanted
Messrs. salisbury and Carlile opposed such
att.nits to elevate The miserable negro.
NJ. Sherman argu "a that thc rebels Ind per
sistcntly used negroes for all miiitary puspos-
e!. and We ought to do the same. He warmly
urged more vigorous and earnest prosecu.
zion Of the war.
MIR. FesseIdcn made fine speech deuounc.
isg the milk and wafer policy Of calling de-
fcais strategy, and tr:ing to hu1nbug the peo.
ple with flaming bulletins Of victories that
were really difgraees, declaring this white-kid-
.-iov" warfare would not do any longer, and
| 1rsistiDg on the use Of negroes like every
Other means and power God has given US.
Mr.. Rice's speech was markedly significant.
That an old and bitter Bfeckinridge Demorr.t It
should SO further for prosecuting the war
vigorously than the bo1Icr 81 tie
10y alists, provoked speciul notice. He
declared that we must now choo=.
between acknowledging the Southern contrd-
eracY, or using all The means God has given
Us 10 crush the confeicrlcy Great B.itain
Lad long cmp.oJed regiments Of blacks in
Car;4da, and Washington and Jackson had
used them successfully. II right fur them,
why wes it wrong fo- Us? Tic rrDe1s IN !.
Use Ct ttrpcdoes, poiso1s, aud Ill barbarous
inean5 OF warfare, and yet We hesitatcd as to
VII: ther it would be right, and humane, and
civilized, to let negroes shoot at them.
Mr.. Wilson Of Mass, after picturing on the
PRESENT mi1itary condition, complained Of
rose. colorcd military and newspaper bulle-
thus from before Richmond, and urged tho
Immediate necessity Of more vigorous pros
ecurion Of the war.
By this time Garrett Davis was thoroughly
stirred up. lie started Off in his usual strain,
Negroes Of 10 account for military pur-
p:scs.' "Couldn't fight" "Barbarous
aad inhuuau to arm them" ssMurder."
"R:prn' "Massacreing Of the Innocent
"To1ture, universal anarchy and dcso1ation,'|
etc., etc. ,acccrding the ea1alogu: Of horrors.
Mr. Wilkinson r.ferrcd hin to Jack: :on's
u=<: OF neyroes st New Orleans, and with his
a5IreEs of thanks TO them aftcrwarl, but
Davis dccged very skilfully by declaring
thit Was urgent necessity, and none
now. He complained that Seustors
from TIC extreme Northern States
Htrc willing to bring the horrible
danger Of arm:rg slaves upon the border
States, and a,ked, WHY won't yon listen to us
who know n:orc about the slaves than you
do? 1t least, he WAS willing that negroes
should be ustd for loading cannon and swab-
Ing and firing on certain occasions; but he
I'r"yed that these Senators, if they had any
to AIM the blacks.
A1r. Rice at oEcc replied that lie regretted
that the Senator Iad found no subjects for
lis clGqucucc in arnlny Indians at Pea Ridge,
or that he Lad not come down later and de-
nourced the use Of the 1uaddening compound
uf guppoTder whisky at Richmond, but these
wlrr only actions Of The rebels. Tic SEM
tors clo.iuence was reserved for other DUR
poses.
Ma. Davis. ilterruptirg asked, sDo tie
larb1ritics Of rebels justify barblri:ias in
uss''
Mr.. Rice continued. I will answer the
stnator very briefly. liza stranger had enter
ID tic chamber during the Senator's speech
he would have supposed him to be an AM
aassador from the Southern Confederacy.
Mr.. Garrett Davis eNc.tcdly-" It is not So"
Several Senators called out ssord=r''
Ihis little passage between an old Brtckin-
ridge democrat AID d Border State coerciouist
excited great attention.
a1T. Davis LOST his temper and got decidedly
Tie wcrst OF the debate.
Mr.. Rice rcslmed-"L Let the Senator say
what he phase: he will not d:sccn.p,sc me-"
Nr. Davis (cFabhed'y)-" Well, don't mis-
represent mc>''
Mr.. Rice replied that he had represented
him tai1ly, sud given the same spirit Of his
speech, AID tten went on urging tho ueces-
titSS Of putting :orth our every power. The
Senator WAS willing negroes should, in ease
Of rccessity, be used for loading and sTab
ting. and even firing cannon. Why not, he
Mould ask the Senator, let them be used for
loading ard sTabbinS and firing muskcts?
Il is generally believed that Congress will
adjourn next Monday. Little business re-
1haiaE except the eondscation and tariff bills.
which are in the hands Of the conference corr
nllttees, and Harris' provisional government
bill, which still hangs fire in the Senate,
Some law authorizing employment of ne-
e'oes in military duties is pretty certain to be
crowded through before adjournment. The
Republicans seemed unanimous on the sub
| jrct, and late reYerses before Richmond have
opened tho eyes Of many conservative Demo.
Gratis aud border State men to our perlious
condition and the absolute necessity Of avail
iag ourselves Of every possible advantage
Tie feeling against the present easy mode Of
conducting the war is universal
The recent course OF the New York Herald
in Interfering the President with being de-
posed If he don't disp1ace Stanton, CREATES
sreat Indignation. To-day'5 republican calls
| Ter its suppression, aud the feeling is general
that the suppression Of little country papers
iortalf hat the Heraid has saiaa=S.h,1e 4 iroes
nnrunished, is intolerab1e.
II is announced that we have now at Front
hosa quite division Of Pope's army. Gen.
| Pope took the field to-day.
MaJ. zen, sigel and staff and Brig. Gen.
Welsh a. q in town.
Senator Dixon telegraphs from Connection.
that they will fill up their quota of vo,,
| untcers under the new call there with a1ec.
ritz.
Garrett Davis introduced an exceedingly
stringent bill Furnishing all who have in any
way given aid or comfort to the rebellion.
even By expressing wish for its SUCCESS to
their friends, by fine or imprisonment. It is
hoped By some that such bill as this, to Sc
cure jury trial to ell rebels and avo1d any
coD6seation Of slaves md property, will be
passed.
Preston Kings bill for enlistiug nepraes
which the Senate debated this afternoon. was
approved by eyery member OF the military
committee before its introduction. It Ibe-
fates all slaves 80 enlisted
Fessendep, Wilson and other Senators BIT
tcr]y denounced Mr. stantou's press censor
ship.
u Is supposed now that one object Of the
"sr Departments temporary suppression Of