The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-30

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The 6ensts rass q % o'clock, and wsa opsueA
cssa prayer ~ thu Rev wA, d RorALI, Of Nsr,h
Ne. DoRrcss. OF n. G., Introduced Z biu "A rrsn.,
Aiers. which was placed on the calendar
Mr: SPARROW reported bill TO sameud an act
sssaelishins and organising the army Of ,hs Con.
fsderate States Of Amsr,ca the object OF which i
to establish Psymaatsr's department sepsra,e
nom the ouartermastee,A Placed on the calendar
Ga motion of Mr.. SPARROW. the bill providing
TOR substitutes 10 cs'tain casea add detailing pri
Yates Tor police duty was taken mp from the cal
! Mt sIMMs, sf Ky. said that be was unwilling 70
ie9alsxs the substitute system ~ amended, or ax
heretofore pfacaced. He thought that II any ays
adopted BY the French Government, which estab.
hshed By law ceftaln price to be paid by the psr.
~ deeirng substitute Into the Treasury, and fur.
nlshed the snbstisu.s isssH ny shD means the
asnry and vil!siny practicsd BY substitute agents,
Mr. DoRrcR, Of North Carolina, moved to amend
the bill BY stalking out that portion restricting the
privilege Of purchasing subs,isutes where farmers
are concerned 70 those who have not less than fty
slaveA To pass this measure would be to array
the saveholdsr againat the non. sholder, and
thus encourage feeling Of the most perniclous
Mr.. MAXWELL, Of North Caroline, moved to
amend the amendment by striking 0ut sll of the
bill speey,ns ths clauses psen:ted 70 hirs xubssi
tutsa
Mr. Bsows was pposed = both smsudmsuts -
By WY of ulustrasiou ef thsvil Of indiscriminass
s0ostitutson he he'd ascert6dned that ont Of tour
hundred conscfpt. taken tn the camp shis city,
one hundrsd and twenty he'd obtained substltutea,
and Of these substitutes slre s forty had deserted
The bill would not array ths non-slaveholde.
against the lavsholder but was desIgned to give
to shose owning large number Of slavss the pow.
er to protect the public interests by keeping tLsr
slaves In subsection and at the same time gave
the same opportunity IN the poor artIsn to protecs
bis own and advance the public interests BY follow
ing hs pursuit
c held similar views Of the question, contending
that the object of the bil waS not array classes
against one another but to abolish substitutes from
all ciasses except two and thnss TWO consis.ns of
those persons whose exemption was actually ne.
ceseary to the pub ic interest.
Ar. WI0fALL, OF Texas. objected to the intro
ductou of such issues that class Of legislation,
such asths rich against the poor" and the mon
slaveholder against the slavel older" He had
hoped that ail such ideas would never be presented
before him after he left Washington. A. the sub
stitute law now stocd II was liable to that charge,
for only the rich could procure substitutes, while
the poor fought the battles Of the country BY the
proposed law the interests Of the people and Of the
cause were consulted. Il covered those two i'm.
portant cases where 1t was mprudent to leave large
bodies Of negroes without subjsction. and where it
was imprudsnt to take away every mechanic from
the public.
NJ. CLARK, Of No. moved to strike out all abou.
the number Of slaves necessary 10 secure exemp.
tion, the provisions of the second section Of the
bill being all that was necessary to attain the OBJ
ject in view. This section provided special de.
tail Of privates from the army for the protection
Of all farms, when the owners thereof are ''ioue
women" minors. or persons In the service of the
Confsderscy.
Nj. SPARROW moved to lay all Of the amend
menis ON the table, Rejected.
The vo:e WAS then taken on Mr.. CLARK'S amend.
ment, and Il adopted
The vote being taken upon Mr.. MAxwELL's
amendment, striking out all In the FIRST section Ia
relation 70 the particular persons to be exempted by
substitution, it was lost.
The second section, authorizing q detail for the
protection Of farmers under certain circumstancss
was taken up, and In that part stating that such de
tail may be made when the safety Of any locality
may require 1t, upon the Recommendation of i've
respectable citizeus Of any county or parish with
| the spproysl Of the Provost Marshal" &c,
| Mr.. BROWN moved TO ssfike ont the clause with
! the approval Of the Provost Marshal" which was
| adopted.
| Mr.. PHrLAN offered an amendment placing the
detail altogether in the hands Of tie military CON
mandant of the locality, who would, he believed bf
the best Judge Of the necessity Of such detail The
| amendment was rejected.
| NJ. PRE- sTeN, OF Va, moved to strike out the
| Who'll section. He believed that the States them
| selves were competent TO st:end Z, this mattel
| themselves. He cid not think it-was proper that
this conscrpt army sbo ould be turned into police
I to guard our cornfie.d , did be want ans id a
to go forth that he had any fear of slave nsurrec
to-; but greater than this the consider alton
of intro iucinS military authority for the Cover
/ me of our SLAVES.
| Mr. SPARROW y inted cat the fact that tie bill
provided that military assistance should not be In
troduced except upon the application OF the o~ nsl
of the sstat and the Recommendation OF Ave re
spectacle ciiz> M.
Several ather amendments were made and others
proposed, upon which the discussion becoming ex
tended,
,oa motion of Mr.. PRESTON, ~As postponed until
tomorrow.
On motion Of Mr.. NAIVE L, the Senate agre red
that when 1t adjourn, Il adjourn to meet on Monday
Asxt.
On motion Of Mr.. MAXWELL, the motion TO post
pone the confederation Of the substitute bill was
reconsidered and that bill again taken mp, and
after half en- hours further debate, postponed
unfit Monday.
The Senate then went into Executive session
NorE-Th substitute bill, as thus far amended
and passed. Is al follows:
THAT hereafter su ositu es for persons liable to
military duty shall not ba allowed except in CASES
whe the person offering the subs itute is skilled
and actually employed in scme mechanical pursAit
the prosecution IL which. 81 tho time tie Secretary
of War may declare to be imporsAn, TO the public
interssts: PYorided That Ia all cases where sub
stitutes are received, the person furnishing tSe
substitute shall guarantee his fidelity, and In case
be deserts the principal shall be held service al
IL no substitute hSd been furnished by him"