Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-28
THIRTY. SEVEN CONGRESS.
First Session.

WASHINGTON March II. b.
SENATE.-Mr, Sumner presented several petit
tions in favor Of emancipating slaves.
Mr.. Hale offered Q resolution asking the Sec.
retary Of the Interior to transmit to the Senate
all the correspondence In relation to the bark
Augusta. Adopted. ...f,,i..
Mr.. Hale also offered resolution that the
committee on Naval Affairs be instructed to in.
quire whether there was any laxity on the part
Of officers Of the blockading squadron on the
coast, especially at Charleston; and whether
there was any foundation for the statement Of
the British Consul at the port that arr ed troop
ships ol the Confederate States have been al
lowed TO go in and QUE of the port of Charles.
TOD, and no attempt to atop them, Adopted.
The joint resolution giving pecuniary aid to
the States in case they should emsncipate their
slaves, was taken up, .,- e.s. 500
Mr.. Henderson said he felt disposed 10 vote
for the resolution, There was q strong objec-
tion to IL In the border States, and they beliey-
ed that this was m attempt to abolish slavery
in those States, and then in the other States.
He was sure there was no such Intention on the
part Of the President, and be thought there was
no such intention on the part Of the members Of
the Stnate. Although the subject OF slavery
was the cause Of the rebellion, yet there were
other interests in the State OF Missouri The
people in that State were deeply interested in
having the Mississippi riyer Kept open 10 it's
mouth, He had opposed all agitation of the
slavery question. He had also opposed the bill
for the abolition OF slavery in tho District OF
Columbia, not because ne considered 1t tincon-
sttutional, but because IL was inexpedient to
bring the subject up for discussion. The South
had been annually frightened by some ptory Of
an abolition monster. Yet If Congress should
abolish the petty amount of slavery in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, he did not believe that bis
State would seeede; but he hoped that II Sem
ators determined TO do this thing, they would
be quick, for the great State of Delaware, get.
ting peep behind the curtain and discovering
the awful plot TO emanclpate the few slAYes she
has already nearly free, might 20 South for her
constitutionsl rights, where certainly her con-
stitutional right will be preserved In full force
The Senators from Kentucky are getting ex.
cited, and Senators from Virginia and Mary land
are getting suspicious of some dreadful thing
to happen. He had been opposed 20 the bill
for the cultivation Of the cotton lands, though
be supposed it harmless, for the reason that 1t
might have bad effect upon the border States.
Yet If the statement Is true that slaVery should
be the cornerstone of the Government, he was
willing to fght to the last with the North
against any such Government. Nothing would
tempt him to raise his hand against the Gov
eminent; all the revolution he wanted was
through the ballot box. He did not think there
we're fifty thousand slaves left in Missouri, as
largo numbers of them had been taken South.
The people 10 that State had lost property equal
In value TO the whole amount Of her slaves at
the commencement Of this war. ,a5,ie
He regarded the Presidents message, not as
threst, but as prophecy which he felt,wonld
be fulfilled everywhere, If the war continued:
He was perfectly willing that the proposition
should 20 to the people Of his State, and the
matter be left entirely TO the States. NINETY
days Of the war expenses would have paid for
ali the slaves in Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware,
Maryland and the District of Columbia, and
the expenses of the war for two years will
pay for all the slaves in the country. ..i.,
Mr.. Pierce, from the committee on Finance,
reported bill to allow arms ordered by States
to aid in the suppression OF the rebellion, to
come free Of duty 81 lal! ia l.pftl ~ alh
0n motion Of Mr., FessendeD, the naval APP
lpropriatlon bill was then takenup. Along dis-
cussioh ensued on the completion OF Stevens'l
battery. No action was taken on 1t and the
Senate went into executive session Adjourned
HoUsE.-The House in committee Of the
! Whole on the Stale OF the Union, resumed The
consideration OF the tar bill. {" N
i Mr.. Sheffield offered an amendment, that up
on all sales of goods, wares, merchandise and
other property and estates which shall be usei
for consumption orfor Investment, including al
exchanges Of property, excluding jobbers oI
middle men, q tax Of. one per cent on shl
Iamount Of such eales.S
Il After discussion, the amendment vas tempo
/ IferiIy Withdrawn, ss ~ sg s,hSg soaif -
\ Farther debate followed. An amendmen
was adopted taxing candles of any material
valued at not over fifteen cents per pound,
half cent per pound; between fifteen and tWer