The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-16


onT unwarrsnted intrusions. He Lam
en- in st, Louis, had appeared as Brig.
adler General, and had sent regiment Of
troops to Maryland, when it turned out
that he was neither Brigadier General
nor had he any authority to remove the
regiment, the expense Of which was $780,
i 00U. This marshal instead of attending
to his business in the District was at st.
Louis without the authority of law
marks on this bill last Friday, on the fol-
lowing day this foreign satrap, Lamon, is
sued an order that no person should be ad-
United to the District Jail without first
Applying to him On hearing of this,
number of Senator's offered TO go to the
President and demand the removal Of this
Marshal, but he Grimes went to the Jail
yesterday, and was refused admittanee.-
He then went to the President, bat the
President wac engaged, SO he tGfimes4
stated these facts to the Senate which he
should have stated to the President.
4 Mr.. Pear.e said that the laws i'll regard
to the Jail were the laws which were in
fore at the time of the session of the Dis
trict Court. The bill proposes delivery
from the Jail of all persons, if not indicted,
for that already is the old law of Mary
land, He thought that the bill was es-
pecially designed for other persons. There
was power here higher Than the law
which released other persons. He Pearce)
had list of seventeen persons released by
the Provost Marshal. Such being the
case, he did not know how soon Congress
would be told, as Cromwell told the Brit
, ish Parliament; ''the Lord has no need of
!, you" This bill gives certain persons
their liberty. 1t is a sort of an emancipa-
ton bill. He thought it should be modi
fed SO as to release such persons from con-
tinement. The Union could no, be restored
if the policy of the Government was
known to be emancipation. If such was
known to be the policy there would not
be Union man left in the South.
Mr.. Powell commended that the COM
mon law was the remedy for all the abuses
which this bill proposed to abolish. There
was no necessity for this law at all. unless
! it was intended for all the slaves.
| Mr.. Pomeroy agreed with the Senator
from Kentucky, that the fault was not SO
much the fault of the law as ii was the
want of its proper execution.
Mr.. Carlisle hoped they would come TO
a vote, 90 that slavery in the District may
be practically abolished. Time enough
had been spent on the bill, and he want
ed it passed so as to remove one peg on
which to hang sympathetic treatise to
the negro race.
Mr.. Morrill, said that he could not let
the correction Of an abuse 60 with fling
at this side Of the chamber; this was sim
ply bill TO correct an abuse against the
liberty of every man, aud he MorrilD
could not rest under the imputation of de-
stroying the delicate relations Of the mig
&c, question.
Mr.. Wilson thought Mr.. Morrill, had
we'll taken notice of the remarks Of the
Senator from Va. (Carlisle.) The Sena-
tor had been talked to by her Mason, and
no feared that the Senator from Virginia
(CarIisle) was treading in the footsteps Of
his predecessor, but he Wilson, feared
the rebuke Of neither. He also wanted
to add his word of condemnation Of the
insulting course of Marshal Lamon. The
colored people in the District had never
been SO oppressed for ten yxsrs as they are
now. A Col. came to him to-day with an
order from Brig. Gen. to send back a
fugitive slave Thank God that name
has not been passed upon by the Senate,
yet he thought it was time we acted up to
our principles and rebuke these men who
disgrace humanity In regard to Marshal
Iamon we ought to say to the President
that he had insulted the Senate and must
be removed
Mr.. Carlisle said the gentleman could
not have heard what was said. He merely
gave expression to his own opinion that
the time should be devoted to measures
connected with the preservation of the
Union.
Mr.. Sherman said he thought the time
had arrived for important action on finan-
cial matters.
Mr.. Fessenden said there was an errone-
Gus impression in the country, that the
: Senate should act on these financial mea-
. sures immediately, and pass tax bill
These bills all take time and deliberation,
and the Senators could not act till the bills
, came from the House. He thought that
, the gentleman were not to be blamed be-
cause in the intermediate time they attend
to other matters.
Mr.. Sherman said there was an extend
ed financial business much broader than
!. tax bill.
After further discussion, . vote was
taken on Mr.. Powell's amendment to ex-
cept fugitive slaves-lost; yeas S i: nays
Is.
+ Yens. Messrs. Bayard, Kennedy. Pow
eli, Pearce and salisbury
Mr.. Clark offered an amendment that