The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-05-21

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Mr. MeDongai moved 90 take up tho Pa
cfc Railroad w.
uotar
MIR. Elak reported from the Post Ofiics
Committee. I'LL 10 establish certain post
routes. Ii declares the bridge partly CON
structed across the Ohio river. AZ Steuben
Vile. Ohio. abuiting on the Virginia shore.
TO be "a lawful structure. a public highway,
and establishes post route for the purpose
Of transmitting the mails; and tina, the Steu-
benyille and Indiana Railroad Company. and
the Holiday Cave Railroad Comdany, either
OF them, are authorized 10 have. maintain
ami operate said bridge ~hes completed.
Drawers are to be provided for the passage
ot boats.
MIR. Blake said the bridge would not ma
tenally interfere With the navigation Of the
Ohio river
The hill VAS then ssed
Mr. Coliax, from the Post Office Commit
tee. reported back the Senate bill. providing
that no pe-son of color shall be disqualified
from carrying the mail, with the recommen.
da,ion that Il 40 not pass.
Mr.. ColfaS saii that not single person,
OF any color. from any State. had ever petit.
TONED for this repeal no Postmaster Gener-
| al had ever recommends Iii, no pablo opin
| ION demand IT, IL would not only allow ne
| groes TO be mail contractors. and therefore
officers Of the Government. but Indians and
Chinse also. IL would impair the securities
Of the mails for. in some States. blacks. In
dians. and Chinese. are not allowed 20 testify
against whitoa. and ifrobbed while in their
hands. We could not procure legal testimony
as now. OF the mail carriers against the rob-
4 l. al Lon a. .hotl
tractors to use their slaves a. mail carriers
for tiem, instead Of free whites whom 1they
are now compelled TO employ. and money
would thus be paid out OF our Post Office
treasury, for the labor of slaves, which Is
now impossible and a. this bill could not
even indirectly aid in crushing out this re-
| belon, which no thouSht the main duty of
Congress. or crippling the power which sus-
| tains this treason.
A large majority OF the Post Office Com
mittee concurred with him In recommending
that il do not pass.
Mr.. Dawes referring to an objection sfattd
By Mr.. Mr Colfax. inquired by wsy of an.
| swer whether tge latter supposed mail dep
redaIors were tried in State or Uniscd States
Courts. and whether he himself did not as-
sist in making the laws
Mr.. Colax replied tina, not being lawyer
| he could not fully understand tho matter .
| but he understood that in such cases, the
Federal Court was governed by the rules of
the State in which the trials take place.
Mr. wickllfe approved Of the decision OF
the Committee He had been Informed
that this bill had been introduced into the
senate 10 remove the disability Of two dis
tinguishcd men 10 negroes were 70 DO
made mail carriers, ne had better carry out
the whole programme la addition TO max.
inc them sellers and ssilors. VIC had better
throw open the doors here. aud admit them
a. members OF Congress. daughter.
Mr.. Coliax moved TO lay tue bill sn the
table, but tho hour fixed Tor tho eonsidcfa
ton Of the conhscation bill having arrived
! tho Oto goes over till 10 .inorrow.
Mr Elliott. chairman of the couhscaiou
bills. said the war originated IN the robe
Statcs and u carried 90 by rvbel citizens
against tlie Government ihs Il precisc,
the character ofthc war Appropriate lcgis
lation NAV 10 soon demanded, coneernip.
the rebel States. These bills concern On,
property. not the persons of the rebels. al,
Congicss may make make the property ai'
in paying the expenses incurred IN crushin,
the rebellion. s.-r
y The Iapsls owned by rebels are used tor
carving oh the war and their unwilling sla, G
are made 20 toll that our Government ma
be de,hruucl. Their laDls aud slaves AT
made the Instruments Tor carrying on ia
wsr pcptiys them of these. aud shs wa
must oins 90 al end. aud oyr immense deb
baked OF increase The rebels owe 1900
600 900 Every dollar OF that debt has bee
conh-cateJ b. their a. erpment. ropniiate
Nv rsbeI debtors. 20 whose honorthe const
tuents of gentle men trusted.
lie repeated that the lands sDi slsses az
iteink r4ci ~ -. tr.tors ss var IKE lnstru
r-a;, ~, slsnL u cofascaied a. N
!, pcsdinr sAlt mp,.0ssd ihese we're =
nm eaens property a. " they owed =
l~giabcc x f'gs az p1Fess
? Nr rni5u supported h;s remark. bv i
gai arguments