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YA66EE CONGRESS.
DFBATE o. THE CoErIScATIoN BILL.

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YA6GgE CONGRESS.
pfBArE Or THE coErIscAT1oN BILL
WASHINGTON. May 1st, 1852 Tho morning
hour having expired, the ConAscation bill
came up % the special order.
Mr. Wilson, CT Massachusetts,, proposed to
amend the sixth section OF the substitute bill
proposed by Mr. Collnmcr of Vermont, by
requiring the President to make proclamation
and free tho slaves Of those who are in rebel.
lion thirty days after tho passage Of this act,
instead of only authorizing the PrcsidunL To
issue proclamation and giving sixty days.
Mr.. w. said he was free to confess that his
chief solicitude WAS for the emancipation Of
tho slaves Of Rebels, and was in favor OF the
csnascaiion Of tho property of thu leaders
and amnesty to tho mas5vs- But slavery was
tho cause of the rebellion, and was the great
Robel against tho Government and could not
therefore see how loyal men could bo the
friends OF slavery.
Slavery had hesn for thirty Years aggressive
On everything good sud free in tie govern
menL he could not soc soldiers sick or
wounded, or lying in the grave, bu. be fslt
that slavery had done it, AID Slavery had been
the murder Of these brave men. Ii slavery
vas the great ensIny and only enemy OF tine
Country, and to-daYis the criminal and muir
derer trying to throttle the Government sud
DESTROY lhs national life seeing and feeling
ell this he would strike ut slavery and destroy
it if be could Ii Congress adjourned without
putting law for conhscatioa upon the statute
books, DO believed they would be false aud
recreant to the country. He believed tEoY
should go 10 the very verge Of the Oonstitu-
tioa, and If there was doubt he would give it
in fsvoi. CT the country and not in favor OF
slavery. 10 almost every measure here fer
the support of tho Govern ent and n bahalf
of humanity objection had been made that it
would otiisId men in the Border States, pc, I.
haps offend Rebels.
When we proposed TO abolish s!c"er? IN this
Distrlc: We were told that it would not do,
that il would unite the hearts of the traitors
against as and The country; tnat 1t woaid DC n
rock If cHsnce to sur Border States Union
r,o... Sir, sad MC. W: ws passed the hill,
anu this day, this Very hour, thirteen thou
sand black men in this District, In thely
;gitr God for blessings en- us for the sct.-
liz was tired Of ali these ckiectk,ns Destroy
slavery, ID sneioy that CEN n=Tei love the
Government, ard he love fnr tho Unicn anc
CONSTITUTION vii! tton return, together with q
frs.inE of shsrie That nell could hare Ceen Sc
perverted by that monstc-.
Mr. Merrill, Of Maine, si.lerod :ntu hn
Snslys!s & the several hll!s, declaring that
some ol t.,ru meanr nothing, and were pro.
posed by Senator's who did not desire tc DO
| anytiliog. while others proposed to DO suns-
| thing, gu, not eaough (lhcsa OF Messrs. Harris
| and Shetmanl ant! o'ss:s again struck at
| Rebels AMI tic Tehrl!ion. He denied that tts
! original bill fr, all the slaves of tho South,
and conf sea red ali the property. IS had bee::
Declared, al !. oal II ra!scrr'i to the slaves and
prnp.,ty cf Rebels. l. provided n:csns Tor
assisting in crushing tho rebellion, whereas
Others (his colleagues, atr. Collamer's, especi'
allyn proposed 10 90 nothing till the rebellion
was suppressed, and then turn the whole coun.
| sry into vas; criminal assiz6, for years, for
tnn purpose OF furnishing it. he did no! be-
! lsve, therefore, tnat il was az5ec:GG tue ruea
sure you'd eeer b. carried out The people
| would have something 6siter 10 do after the
| wsr thsn conducting criminal prosecutions.
Referring to Dir Uowan'a bill, which is q
proposed supplement- to the nc, Of 1870, he
declared il would not ard vas not designed tn
give any aid to the President in putting down
tho rebellion. flc MS ofposst 10 hhirking
tia responsibility and throwing it upon the
President to aeiza thu property, whsn hs had
power to offend il: Ti:a army could take and
u.o the property 10 tho extent n.cessary, but
the Presiaen. could not give tide 10 SiAgle
blt OF property Without Inv of Congress. =.
TIE original hill proridsd Tor all lis md would
bo oi practical tuac! ro% icr ending tbs re-
bellion.
Dir Howe, OF Wisconsin, britf7 rcpsllsd
| the idea that re could ba deferred from voting
bis supriIuca!s, though No Lad dssired the RS
| ference Of special comnitteo Ho vas it
| iarur vi some confiscatinn act, though sif
| wcu}d not srppost this cuc, AS nc had not ez
| sinined it.
/ Mr. Davis, o. Kentucky, proposed 10 sinsnd
:ae bill! BIZ providing in effect that the property
forfeited under the ect shall vest in Parsons OF
their h,irs, who msy sofTe IN tire army, navy
Or marine corps, during tho rebellion, aud 10
| LOCAL nsn whose property has been seized md
| eorfi seated ~ tbs r=nos He argued at some
| length in support Of his amendment, and said
| that some senators, 50 that slaves were feed
| Cid not c,ve vha. claa WAS done.
GA motion OF Mr.. SuHEeT, OF Msssac usc!t5
| tie Scnat" ven. into executive saSai@h, s'i
| subsequently, sgj,uraed.