The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-03-18
SCENES IN THE FEEDER Al,
ss # CONGRESS-. :.
DEBATE ON CONFISUATlON-rH
e@' sa EE0RU QUESTION.
WAssi. sroy. March 10.
SENATE @

$50 WAszf.eroy. March 10.
SENATE. 4
| MIR. Wilson Mass) offered joint resolu
I ton, tendeniuk aid TO the States OF Mary land
and tsiaw are, and fnvorins voluntary eman.
/ c!pation.
Mr. salisbury {Del } objected, ard tie res
| olution was aocord;nsly laid over -. I'D
TIN motioa Of MIR. Wilson lhis 70 J, the bill
10 encourage en'istmen.s in the army was
| taken mp. e
| = The question being en- the motion Of Mr.
Fessenaen 10 amend by ndding the bill TO or
gani1s the lvairy, 1t was adopted
On motion of Mr.. fhsrman, the number OF
cavalry rsslmen~ was Ieiucsd to thirty An
| stsad Of forty.
Mr.. wilson (nff ss.) said there was a tory
| going abroad IN the newspapers that there
wss something wrong about this bilt. The fac.
WAS the bill reduced the forcs by 81 colonies,
81 iientsnaut- ooloDels Ill mn jors $50 ca ptains.
aud 9A1 lieutenants, making q saving u 81
oo0, 600 70 the treaspry
SIR. Fe:sendsn 1Me moved to amsnd SO
that no farther eElisImeI-s shall lie made
! nntil tGs VT ole nun bsr Of the army hi been
reducsd to 530.0(O rank and file and tie ar.
1ay sna!i not b Increased beyond that mum
After some disc ussion, bar Fssseadsn with.
drew his am en- dmept
| Messrs. Doo!ittie and Trsmbuli otj ,c.ed tn
the provision OF the bill v bic allow u DO uu-
y for enlistment from 'ha volunteer TO she
regular army.
Mr.. Chandler fAdich.) sai., hs also was on,
posed to any recruiting of1icsr gsirg t, the
MMnigan regimen 20 inante them 20 leave
their eeiors. All the fighting had, 50 far,
been don0 by volunteers :
Mr.. Wilson Mass.) did not consider that
the measure would haze auy bad effect on the
army, or tina volun teers Ia any way. There
to 90 trto the reg eular array Bat II ths Sen.
ate vas OF u opinion that the effect would
be bad. he would move to strike cut the pro.
VISION swing bounty Tor snlistments from
ON n - NVnA
Mr.. Chaudler moved tn strike cut the sec
ton providing for eni,s m snts fr IN the vol.
unrsers to tbs regular army Adopsed.
Ine bill was then passed.
1ne Con hScatiCa bill wee taken up. F.
Mr browning uii said hs rssune "a that
every senator sgreed in the wish tlat rhs war
tnonld De brought to q spsedy and succe sgrl
coIciueion He also assumed that all vishe
&c keep within the limitsof tbs Coastitution.
and preserve It in all its paris, for our r.,
lection. and for the benefit Of posierity for.
ever. We would prosecute the WAT to bad
| end II We only succeeded In coDQuering the
states BY tho ovsrth 70 " Of the Constitution
| Unless we can save the 60 as ii tut.on with the
Union, We had better let both 20. All TOE
evils me zeb.ls are NV enduring are this
!egit1m ate fruits Of q violation Of the Don
titutiOn.
The Constitution says: "Nc bill Of attain
der shall be passed - Bu. i: seems 10 be ad :.
attairde The Sena:or from Maine tMr.
Morrilp seems to place the authority OF Con
gress 10 pass this bill on the f" war power -
but all the powers Congress possesses are
granted BY the Constitution, and they were
the same yesterday as they are to day, end
Will remain SO forever The uulimit Ted power
OF Congress, as advocated by the Senator
from Maine, is only found .uon for aes Dot.
ism. The fuuc tions OF Congress are civil ahd
legislative. ard it cannot control unlimited
war power. He contcnded that the Supreme
court had settled this question, and decided
tnat tho power was in ne President.
He cited from the casa of Lu.her vs. Bor.
den, 7th Howard, rp. IS and IS; also, Aia -tin
W. Mott, 18th Wheatley. II the Prssiden t
abuses the power there IS rem sdy ia Con.
Sress, bnt II Congress usnrps tn. war power
there 10 abe olutely NO remedy. he cites fur
thsr the case Of a;roes vs.. Harroison, growing
out Of the state Of 'hi0gs In california. Gal.
had power to iegslate for It AT al /, and We
the Pfssi lent instituted fern Of 0ovsrA
m ent for 1t. But this bill relates to property
not csptursd or expected 10 be captured, and
the rebellion, but ie intendsd to strip mi .
Iona Of persons in private life Of everything.
The sure and certain fleet OF this bill will
be to make peace and reunion impossible. He
! ccn;eaNed that II tha rebels were pu plic enc.
] mice, We could not con1scats their property
| By The lave Of natiors; and If they were no,
enemies, bat iRsarrec -ionary citizens, then
| the :'onstituti ion forb,ds sucn cor fis ,tiou
| The bill was as tnt xpedient as II was un con
| stitCtional. II would only serve 70 ccnsoli-
| da-e our enemies and make them dos perate
Dir. Grimes here read q dispatch, nnucuic
| iog me oapsare OF =. May ., ernanc ina. 4 c
on with more energy He was willing, or
| tasir retarn to their allsgi wee. to grant an
| amnesty to the deiudsd masses Of the pc op,s
but he wOald have the leaders suiYsr tt . ex
! t!ens penalty Of the iaw on The galiows H.
| said tina. slavery was the sole cause OF The
| war-that Is, II here had been no slavery
| there would have eseo no rebellion or war
| and II, by some miracle, slavery was wiped
| out, ahe war would not last thirty day. Blu,
| neilher the President bOr CoUgres had tn,
power prociaim emancipation. If slavery
cav survive The var, be il 30. II 1t dies. ns
patriot can complain. Slavery was en- irsl,
| LEGAL and has no right to ask special privi
| leges.
It must take care of i'self. He would Lo
| nave any gallant soldier detailed as u alays
hunter. He son ncscsi to u loyal mau ali tbs
| rights over his property that he ever h:.d nm i
| der the Constitution; but II IT should eve,
emo to question between slavery and
| URiOa. then he would be ready to u sge q wal
I OF inter extermin alton sK sinst slavery He
| thought thai the loyal men III the South ware
| as ready to yield - m uch s. any par ~ Of II
| i1sns tor tbs sake Of the Government, even
| II neccssary, to fire up slavery; but, unle-s
| necessity demands sHci, a sscrifl ., they
shonld be protected in their property the same
as ether citizens.
In regard 10 the properly Of the rebels-.ee q
| movable prorerty-he thought that IL mi CHI
| be ken as the property OF enemies urder the
rules Of war. We mighs take q negro l,ke
l other movable properly, and 1t esded NO ia :,
| thsr legislation. No law was needed to vim.
| di.ate tne confscs ton OF the "ropsrty of tbe
| enemy. He said that. in case Of necessity.
l he would arm the fugi ives who came 10 t6 8
| army, though there IN ust be au nrgsnt nscss
| si,y Tor kuch courss In conclusion, he
urged that the con tsss she uld bs W. Red wi b
| yixor, and be brief and fierce.
On motion Of Mr. wilson Mass tha bill
from The House, provtdirg new 'ArtIcls OF
| War; was taken mp. II provides that no
| OH eer or soldier shall return fusitives, &c
| Mr.. Davis (Kv 1er ed an ameudmen. ;hat
| such officers, Ac., shall rei,hsr detain. har.
Dor or conceal An, such fugitive.
Mir SauiseuIy tDei) rfsrsd an amend.
msut that the ar rticles shah no app!y 70 Dsla-
| ware, Mar md, Missouri, Kentucky. or
| wherever the Fsdsr. l -ulho isy 10 rscognissd
DIE ,Greed to-ysas Z; nsys 80
l1r. Carii'e asked, II in case the President
| should at any time call out the militia "a
| en force the law for r~tur uing fugi.lve slaves
| Which cons.itut,oaai provision would this
Mr. Wilson (Mass.l replied, that th at would
| be for judicial decision. The Ques ION Of 70
| turEir slaves WAS jadiciai and not q mali.
nir. SALISBURY offered an amendmsnt 80 Is "a
prevent officers, Ac., from sAlcing or decoy.
| lug any person held to labor Or service fro N
the service OF loyal masters, disagreed to-
The bin was then pss,s d-ysas 20; nays 0;
| betnK the sans relative voss .. that on M-
| Davis's motion.
The Senate then &C jo armed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House corsidsrsd toe Senate bill pro
| yidiug for the appoia tment OF suffers In tn
| volun nteer ser vice, and ded.ing their dutIes,
| Nj Bike tOhie) m adc an unsuecessfai mo
| ton 10 Aboiisa such suilerships
MT AIdrich t0inn favored tbs motion q
| Mr. Blake, atluding TO what he hsd heard o
! the 81 tiers swindling tho soldiers -Es
Mr. Blsir (sio.) was opposed 70 lsgis,Atins
| against any clAss OF Wsa. lf there hsa besI
swinditng pyaetlcsd. ,as fault was with thos.