The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-04-26

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SPEECH OF SENATOR GRIMES.
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On motion of Mr.. Wilson, of Massachusetts,,
| the Senate proceeded to consider the following
4 resolution. submitted BY him. ON the Sd Of
i April
..Resolred. That the Committee on Military
Affairs and the Militia he directed to consider
and report whether apy further leRislation is
i necessary to prevent persons empioyed in the
military service OF the United States from aid.
ing in the return or control over persons claimed
az fugitive slaves. and to punish th m therefor
Mr.. GRIMES | propose to amend the resolu-
ton By sdding to it:
"And to report what reorganization of the
! army in its personnel or otherwise. may be nee.
essary TO promote the public welfare. and bring
the rebellion to speedy and triumphant end.
Il is of course. to be expected that there
will be great differences Of opinion among the
/ friends OF the Government as to the manner in
which the present war should be conducted
Such differences are the natural results of our
various domestic institutions systems of educa.
ton, modes OF thought. degrees OF civilization,
uuo VI tuutstuuot opiuouo VI shS bSSSSsihco VA
our situation. But there are certain great fun
damenta principles upon which, one would
think, oil ought t. agree We certainly ought
to do nothing and suffer nothing to be done
calculated IN any cegree to relei or paraiyze the
EFFORTS OF our friends at home, who are dong
everything IN theif power 20 encourage ana GUS
tam the soidiers IN the neiu. me ihcalcating
the necessity OF the striesess ooediehce 70 mii',
tary DUTY II snoua oe constantly bourne IN mino
.nas Jus . ~ - ~, III W ~ ie'u'n
to,a,,ca 81 No unsodsris d,,.a ohn.,,s su . PEI.
/ or;roa &c thor, .hat .onia 10 ,.,a,i...a ~ -.
a;r .ho;. ra,f resne.. d;a;,;sl .hs;n " , .
their officers ;nc;te them IN rehel aoa;nst d;sc;.
rl;na or ta;nt their rennt.t;on. =, hou,a T.
must M. he e,nected that the natural ;.s.;ro..
n humaritv vill he st;aed nv m;l;tarv orders
and surely our soldiers should not be reani, ed to
assist in the perpetration Of acts against which
Ieyery enlipbtened sentiment Of their hearts no.
volts, One would think that all men would
agree in prouncipp that cruel and desnotic or.
| der which repels the Divine precept: .sinasmnch
as ye did it not to one of the least of these We
did it not to me-" and arbitrarily forbids the SOL
der to bestow crust of bread or a cup of wa.
| ter upon a wretched furnishing fugitive escaninp
| from our own as we'll as his enemy. Yet. Mr..
President, grieve to say that there are those
high in rank ia the service of the United States
| VINO have sought to break down the shirt of
manhood, which is the browning glory of true
soldiers, by requiring them to do acts outside
of their profession which they abbor and tn
| smother all impulses to those deeds Of charity
which they have been taught to believe are the
characteristics Of Christian gentlemen
| 1t was known to the country at an early iay
after the commencement of the war. that some
| military commanders were ahusinp the great
power intrusted to them and were amn,oy;na
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of fugitive slaves not in mid of ,py ;ua;c;.l 40
cess. but in obedience to their own rnhr;d Pa
will The effect of this assnmnt;on of man.
thorized mower was tn ;pc;te the sold;oru -. J;s
obedience and to arouse the neonle 70 ,ha no
| cessitv of nroper leo;sla,;va rostro;,ts r. ~,
| in comnIiance with tho non,,or oon,;ro. ~,
| This euh;ect that Co,grass 81. ,,aa H. as;.:s
| al article of war Which was .nnrouod a,' w.,
| ,9tb of M.rcb Iast and uh;ot dapisuaS ~. Wv
| oalI otf;ceri mr. neroo,s :, ,ha ,,;i;,.
val service of the limited States orc nr,h;,;,ad
from emnloyine ony If tho sorcaS ' nnS.r
their rasneot;re oon,,rs,d cou a.. ,..,a. "
.nrn;ns fns,,;vss s.nn, ~, sI pu.pose VI re-
have asc,nea fros, aru narsooa .n WV ny
sarvica or ishor 10 nla;,,ad % - " "Aon, SUN
otscer WIN sboI, h, tonna -, wv, a.u A'y
t;al NJ y;oIatnn iii, art; e. iii - n'H: "
from, tho ssrr;eo '"-' w "'s'"''''e'
II NOS ;ntonSa,, .h;, .;o,
m;,;,arr so,.,;oa 80, $500: w P'.'e' .,e
naonIe who snnnort tho U"s , ol l.s az t,,e
thoaa Who baup ppu o ,no wal aha aesraams 70
w." ''e1." W lent uiiaer our
,b, Un;to3 S.a,p.',l Ill 49,. , .A' va. a my VI
va S.a;.;r, Nv" ' L .os NC pet'erseu iIon
!, i; use oa "n'en en-. ~ was la'seu WINE
,,a, - 49,, W Nv 800 WIN INC ciai'. OF any
,.a,.;o. p y. 90. 80 "N gu W oe s's'e' ~ iea'es
-" e. ~ ". 'ss w NC sel'iea, auu
w 80. ~ ';,:.S.I w NC nrio.eeu ny o'n,
.'.''' 'ue niI'a'y auIoorty. the intention Of
sno.s "no so'e, ioi tna' aftice was, not 10
os, "'y in r'sn's, pu' 10 ieaVe every one
W MS Iesa, .enieo'es as though no war existed.
~" 20 'n's new as'.ce o' war enforced! IL
u"e oee" p'oniuiSa'eu u 'he army u Is true II
may not DE openly ana avowediy violated. Sol
o,els may not hereafter be required to actually
pe,'o,n 'le hun''',a''ns once Q! fastening man
a'es upon Tue istps OF persons said to be slaves,
"o' W 'nenn ~ '''c fesiaences OF their
masters; but the experience OF the last few days
mas taught US that, notwithstanding the new ar.
tlele OF war; our military officers suffer their
camps " NC ih'aueu oy armed detachments OF
sia.e-Nu,i'e's, wl'nout 're support OF any pro-
cess on law, VINO there attempt to shoot, ruin
ana XIII Win IMMUNITY those whom they claim
W DC Saves WINE our soioiers are required to
s'auu ihuinefehtiy oy ana witness the inhuman
Wo'h. ihere seems 10 oe purpose IN some
quat'e.s 10 uo ny ihuitec'ioh what cannot be
aohe oirect'y me op)ee' oeing to serve slave,
hoiuers, "hetnef loyal or rebel, (and they are
sehefahy reoeisl there seems TO be dlsposi-
tioh on Tue part oil some officers to travel around
aiaw wh'ch they care net break through I'm
abe any longer 10 compel the soldiers to en-
Slaves they now an.hnr;.. n u.'on y,
with ni.tols and mtarc ordar, ~, M;
cam,s i, sa,,ch ~ ,ba;, 80, IA h .n sae'.
military nun;sbmen, ot,sn, -, a.u, ~ '.,s"S VI
diers 10 remain ouascert i,,essoS nf ,h W.. oo,
ities th,t NAV ha ooro,n;,,.a ~: W. a"oo
troversv about tho t,ot ,ha .niaono, !, w.
whelm;nr and ia IN ha ionnd ~, $50 49, :.
Only last week Genera, Iosenh Hoosor aa n.,;uo
of Hassacbnsetts in commspd ot d;,;s;n a''. W.
our armv ;ssned an o;dsr nr ,h;o, sha fano y.
is COW: WV wing
HrAnor.prres Hooxr.,s n,,s,or,
C.wpR,yro lou D..a
Nh DC 1870
| ~, p.;.yy p.u., o '" 90 AooI.)
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Messrs NaIv GRAY Drmm;,r.or s,o.,o
Oent Adams pr;,a p,,a,, - 60,