Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-12-10

On inc frat day os the present session OF Con-
grees, Dscembec l, Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, intro
duced into the House preamble and resolution
which have been published In this paper, con-
demning the arrest and Imprisonment Il citizsns
WHITE MEM out of the jurisdiction of the
States OF their residence, in which States there
was DO nsurrectlon or rebellion or pretense
thereof, and demanding that such arrests shall
hereafter cease. On motion Of Mr.. COLFAx,
Abolitonist, of Indiana, the preamble and res
olution we're laid on the table by q vote Of 80
to 40.
On the same day, Mr.. RICHARDSON, of Illi-
nois, offered in the House resolution request
ing the President to inform the House what
citiz,ns WHITE MEM of Illinois are now
confined in prisons out of that State, the charges
against them, and where and by whose author.
ity they we're arrested. Mr.. LovEJof, Aboli-
ZIONIST, of Illinois, moved to lay the resolution
on the table, which Was carried by a vote of "a
TO 40
On the second day of the session, December
2, Mr.. POWELL, of Kentucky, offered in the
Senate q resolution respecting the arrest and
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Kentucky, outside of the State, similar to that
offered in the House the day before by Mr..
RlcHARDsoN. Mr.. WILSON, Aboilioust, Of
Massachusetts, objected to the present consider
alton of Mr. PowELLs resolution, and 1t was
laid over under the rules.
Mr.. POWELL also on the same day offered in
the Senate q joiLt resolution respecting the ar
rest and imprisonment out of the States OF their
residence, of citizens WHITE MEM, similar
70 that offered in the House by Mr.. Cox on the
first day of the session. Mr.. CoLLAMER, Aboli-
tionist, of Vermont, demanded that the resoIu-
tion lie over, and 1t did lie over under the
rules.
On the third day of the session, December
3, Mr.. SAuLsBURY, of Delaware, offsred in the
Senate, q resolution directing the Sscrttry of
War to inform the Senate whether DR.. JOHN
LAUs and WHITLEY MEREDITH, citizens
WHITE MEM of the State of Delaware, or
either Of them, have been arrested and confined
In Fort Delaware, the time of the arrest and
imprisonment, the charges against them, and
by whose orders they were arrested. Mr.. FEs.
sEnDEN, Of Maine, and Mr. CLARK, of New
Hampshire, Abolitionists, both called out
simultaneously as soon as the resolution was
read: "Let it lie over" Objection being |
made, IL did lie over.
On the same day, Mr.. SUMNER, Abolitiouist.
OF Massachusetts, offered in the Senate reso-
luton requesting the Secretary Of War to fur.
nish the Senate any information which he might |
possess with reference TO the sale into slavery |
OF free men [BLACK MEN captured or seized |
by the rebel forces, and state what steps have
been taken to redress this outrage upon human
rights. There being no objection, the Senate
proceeded to consider the resolution, and it was
adopted.
Asiranger, on looking over these procesdings,
would naturally ask: sis this, as | have been
told,a country inhabited chiefly by white men
With Government founded by white men for
white men7" He could hardly avoid the con. |
clusion that, If such was ever understood to be
the case, the fact was now quite lost sight of or
forgotten. Here he sees National Legislature
administering the most important branch of the |
Government for the whole country, yet passing !
By with seeming, If not real indifference the in
terests Of white men and offending with alacrity
to those Of black men.
We raise ct this time no objection to the
resolution offered BY Mr.. SUMNER and immedi- |
ately adopted by the Senate. Its object was to
obtain information In regard to the liberty and
personal safety of certain black men. But
what contrast is exhibited In the Senate and
In the House when the Liberty and personal
safety OF white men are drawn in question -
Then all inquiry must be postponed, and not
even present discussion allowed. Verify, u
white men are, with tho Abolition msjority in
the present Congress, at low rate of discount !,
and negroes at high premium. ~