The New York herald., 1862-03-26

in Kansas are making preparations to return to their
homes in the Cherokee country, from which they
recently driven by the rebels There six eight
thousand Of them, men women and children.
THIRTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS.
FIRsT SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, March rs, 1852.
ALLEGIANCE.
Mr.. SUMNER, (rep) Of Mass. from the Committee
Foreign Relations, reported back tho bill in relation
administering the oath of allegiance American citizens
in foreign countries.
TIE CAPITOL SUPERINTENDENT.
On motion Of Mr. Foor, (rep) Of VT, the resolution
transfer the supernendency OF the Capitol extension
and dome from the War Department the Department
Of the Interior taken up.
Mr.. FEssENDEN (rep.) OF Me, opposed the transfer
Mr.. HALE (rep.) OF N H., said that when the extsn-
sion was first commenced il under the superintcnd
sncy of the Interior department. and remained until
the advent Of the administration Of Pierce and
Davis Before that the plan Of the building
Christian and civilized one, but it was
afterwards changed and the present trap made. Many
places IN the walls up above have boon left TO 20
to pieces, and they going to pieces while Italian
artists employed At sxtravagant prices away down
in the basement decorate wall two three stories
below daylight.
Mr Foor there was an urgent necessity that the
work should bo completed in order TO H. The work
should have been transferred from the civil the
War Department, and never would have been but to
satisfy the ambition Of Iavs and the rapacity Of Floyd
He ed that such transfer had the go
three four millions OF dollars The original
estimate was two millions and the bill has already cost
six millions.
Mr. SHERMAN trep) of Ohio offered an amendment that
the money appropriated be only expended in proper
pats. Adopted.
r.. Ron -. h,
Nays-Mcssrs. Fessenden, Grimes and Lane OF Kansas
TIE ARoII1IcS OF SLAVERY DISTRICT ooIrMgA.
The bill for the abolition OF slavery taken up.
Mr. WILSON. (rep) Of Mass. proceeded to speak in IA
# the bill He referred 10 the controversy in Con-
IN 1889 AS to the permanent seat of government
After long struggle the Southern trinmphed, and
the capital was fixed on the banks Of the Potomac In
1901 Congress enacted that the barbarous inhuman
decent and vulgar colonial slave laws of Maryland and
Virginia should become the laws OF the American repub
lie for the government o the capital two genera
the government recognized the wicked dogma that
color is evidence OF slavery. In 1927 law was On.
acted in the District that coored pei at large
without an owner should be considered slaves,
and committed to Jail. Such legislation brought its
fruit or injustice dishonor and shame Coored
mon ard women who taken TO jail aud many sold
into perpetual servtude because though free they could
rot ray the jail fees Thus human beings sold into
bondage The capital Of the frecst country in the world
Justice 10 the wr' Dged and oppressed demanded that
this corrupt and ping doctrine should repud
aed and condemned by the government OF the Unitei
states The black men fought side by side with the
white in the battles Of the Revelation, and OF
this ought hasten 20 for the great wrongs
perpetratcd oil the black and mako manhood pre-
sumptvc evidence of freedom. In 1901 Congress con
tnucd force the black code OF Mary ylnd among the
provisions Il which was that any slave who struck
white person should have his cropped In 1896 the
Corporation GOT Washington enacted that every free
colored person must exhibit to the Mayor satisfactory
evidence OF his title TO freedom and bonds for his
good behavior. That Corporation also passed another
that meetings OF coiorcd persons should he held
after ten occck aud made IL the duty Of the police
dspcrfe such meetings BY another ordinance they legal
i7s traffic in slaves for the OF four hundred dollars
This was nhuinan traffic In the capital. II slave
broke street lamp he was to be whipped on the bar.
back II lie injmet trees OF houses he TO be whip
pcd--men and wOmenl Was ever such degrading, in
human laws on the statute books If my natony
Slavery the prolific mother Of these laws Drive
slavery from the District and they would disappear Yet
nowthstand theee opnressons the free negroes had
cressed in the District from OOO to 1900 AMI haze
property churches and schools They have twelve
churches costing $75 600 and eight schools, besides
helping TO support schools for white children II any
body have the curiosity to look, they will lind the re-
cord mortgage, dated 1858, in favor of Alfred Lee
coiored man OF this city, for $4,000 by two United
One or these senator's Is now in the senate
and the other sleeps IN his grave in Michigan This bill
deals justly with the master If Congress snou strike
the bonds OF the slave the District without any com
pensaton in slight repair OF the and Of
cruelty erpstra,ed in the capital wonld stand justified
IN the forum Of nations But the Senator from Ken
trcky raises his warning voice against the and
says the negroes liberated they will become crin
mails and burden society The senator had no right
speak for the people OF the District The facts here
proved are just contrary The Senator from Kentucky
nso talks about the resistance OF the South any
sure Of emancipation, and Kentucky would become la
Ydee In defence Of her rights lie would tell that Senator
that the day for threats and from the cham
pons OF slavery had passed by in the Senate and House
OF Representatives. freemen were not cowardy enough
to shrink from the performance of duty by dogmatcal
avowas II what Southern and women would do
Mr. KENNEDY said he wished TO enter a most solemn
protest in the name OF Maryland, against the measure
prop sed by this bill He knew that Maryland was too
small and had TOO few white population 10 attempt any
successful resistance against any combined attempt OF
either powerful section, and II might be that she was
not by protest otherwise to obtain her rights
equal under the constitution He contcnded that the
faith Of the government pledged TO Mar land and
Virginia not to interfere with slavery in the District.
Tho citizens OF the District desire and have no ap
pcaton for any mancipation, and Congress- has no
more right to interfere with their rights than
when they were citizens Of Maryland aud Virginia.
He quoted at length from the report Of the
Committee OF the House of Representatives 1885,
against the interference with slavery In tne District II
was his Judgment that slavery doomed institution
in the state Of Maryland, and did need any smu
lus TO accelerate the decrease and such attempt
would be attended by the most disastrous
Maryla has 10 day So s free coored people In 1850
1t bad 1856 0S9. Tho total coored population u 1900 was
70,e66 Decrease in slaves in ten years, 3178: in
Of free NEGROES, 8,997. New York and New
England with Ill 600 square miles, have 70 900 colored
population and land with only 10 755 square miles
SO 7ls coored population The war bad already cut off
all the Of Maryland aud the passage OF this
would utterly dsorganze the agricultural con-
don cause the emigration OF the best population and
tend TO the utter rum Of the State That little State
had expended upwards of sixty millions in the last thirty
years, and what good was going to result to the North
from scheme which would result in the ruin Of sister
Slater In the case Of emancipation have aoloni
zaoD else Of blood and carnage would follow
for the two cannot live together He feared from
he character Of the legislation proposed his last hope
restoration OF the Union would be destroyed The peo.
pie Of Marya loyal TO the Union and trusted
to the good faith and pledges of the President and
gress preserve the rights Of all tho States but he
feared relentless sectional policy would destroy all
faith and trust.
ment TO offer to relieve the District Of what he con
stlered tho greatest curse that could aict people