Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-07
TnInTY.sEvENTH OoNGlsEss.
Ftrst Session.
WASHINGTON, June 6

sENATT.--A comrr''s~~ ~ --Auoe was or
pointed oD the loo an ApsrapKiatIop OilI, who
was returned from w. =. 49, y. ..nendm entG
cjmmunic Ation from the Secretary OF th
Navy, transmitting the official report Of optr
atoms on the lower Mississippi, the capture 0
New OtleaDs, eto wac received
Mr.. Hale offered q resolution calling on th,
Secretary Of the Treasurv to lorm the Senat,
how much OF the $72 672 paid TO Marshall
10 the District of COLUMBIA for the year endinf
June 81, was for personal services, and how
much on other accounts, and details of &C
counts. He said there had been paid to Mar
ehal Lamon, who was appointed In March
$22O5 and to Marshal Selden, before him
$4,000.
Mr. Powell offered resolution that the SEQ
retary Of War inform the Senate whether Major
General Hunter has been authorized by the
Department to muster a regiment composed ol
slaves, or persons OF African descent, in the ser
vice OF the United States; II colonel or other
officers has been appointed. aud whether they
have been clothed and armed at the expense OF
the United States. Laid over.
Mr. Sumner offered the following:
WHEREAs, dGard Stanley, assuming 10 act
under letter from the Secretary of War ap.
pointing him Military Governor Of North Caro-
Ina, post unknown to the Constitution and
laws, has undertaken, by viItue of such mill
tary authority, to surrender fugitive slaves con-
trafy TO the intent and meaning Of the act OF
Congress recently adopted; also, to Danish any
American citizen In violation of the personal
rgnts secured by the Constitu ion; also, 20 close
schools maintained by the charity of the good
nen for the education Of colored children, 10
defiance OF every principle of morals and reli
gloD, and degrading TO our national character,
the efore,
ReSOlued, That the President be requested to
cancel Gne letter Of the Secretary of War under
Which said Edward Stanley has assumed 90 act.
Objected to aud laid over.
M. sumner also offered another resolution
that uoh an ia or as military Governor IL COD.
trary 10 the Constitution and laws, destructive
to civil authority, and contrary TO the spirit Of
our II stitutions. Laid over.
Mr.. sumner moved to take up the resolution
for the expulsion OF The Senator from Oregon
(starke) Rejscted--l6 60 81.
AZ one O'Clock the tax bill was taken up.
Debate ensued on the motion to reconsider
the vote laying q tax on slaves
10 the c0urse Of the debate Mr.. CoWan said
1t might be said be intended TO lecture the Sen
atej he thought It deserved il, by passing acts
which we're calculated to trampe on the consh
~ no was QURuHJlC.--
Well, be intended to be dogmatic.
Me. WADE, IN his seat-all but the ''matc.' -
Mr.. CoWan said when that Senator settles
the little account be has with ha colleague In
the other hvuee, it will be time enou. b for me
20 pay attention to that kind of remarks. Till
then he must excuse me.
Mr. Wade spoke of Mr. Cowan as having a
right 10 be mere advocate and Watchdog Of
traitors in the field, but should not come here
to lecture the Senate. Who ever heard VI him
tie was Wiling to be criticised by somebody
having some authority. He would rather be
criticised BY any body than the Senator from
Pennsy lvania.
Mr.. CoWan said be might be very humble, In.
experienced, and unknown, bat Was here as
representative OF Penney lVania. He represented
three millions of people, and was not going to
apolog ze to this people for his inexperence or
his youth. He never underStood that age or
long service here would satisfy the folly or
give character to Bllinsgate, which might be
learned of any FISH wsman.
After far.her disoussisn, vote was taken
and the reconsideration oarried-22 to l8.
The amendment tsxlng slaves was then re-
iected-lT to 90.
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Chandler, Clark,
Fessenden, Foote, Grimes, Harlan, Howard,
Howe. King, Morrill,, Simmons, Sumner, Tfum.
bull, Wade, Wilkinson aud Wilmot.
Nays-MsSors DAysrd, Browning, Carlisle,
CoWsn, Davis, Drew. Doolittle, Foster, Hale,
Harris, Kennedy, Lane Of Ind +, Latham, Nc.
Dougal, Nesmith, Powell, Rice, saulsbury
starke, Ten ESck, Wiley, Wilson and Wright
The tax bill then passed--37 to l--nsmely
Powell.
After executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE The House was engaged noes Of the
day on private bills.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, spoke on donatIn e
lands to the several States for establishing sgri.
cultural colleges. He appealed to gentlemen
to vote upon the merits of the bill heretofore
introduced by him. LIS passage would have the
effect Of Strengthening the Republic, wrong no.
body, and prove blessing to the entire peo.
pie for ages TO come. Among the branches Of
education proposed is military instruction. He
sho wed at length the advantages of the system,
which would afford an opportunity for educa.
tloD, accompanied BY love for useful labor.
Mr.. Cox in the course of hil speech, said I:
While he Wss anxious to believe the President
right, he was against Al ambiguous policy as
TO those who control this House. They have
che activity Of destruction, bus not the genius
90 build up. Salvation Is not in their line The
danger Was frOm an alliance between the Re
publicAns and Abolitonis Q, whose war Oh slave-
~, 10 direct violation Of the Constitution, be-
comes crime. He condemned at length the
emancipation and eOn6scation of slaves, remark.
ing that the only safety of the country 10 In
moderate, and not In vindictve oounsels.
Mr. Noble argued that the nationas govern.
ment. beiUg Of limited snd defined powers con.
ferred upon II by the individual States, has no
right to interfere with their local constitution,
slavery incuded. There was no way under the
Constitution of dispensing with It. That was
left with the States In which II existed. He
insisted that q departure from the provisions
had always engendered sectional strife.
Adjourned till Monday.