New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-27
Mr.. WILEY tUn., Va.) appealed to the Senate
that OF any charge Of utterng menaces or tauns he
WAS entirely innocent. lie expressly denounced


Mr.. WILKINSON said the Senator had seemed
10 cas-. censpro on Northern men, when, but for
Northern men, there would not have been a foot OF
soil in their whole territory upon which the Senators
could have stood.
ar. WILLEY-lhere would have been some
small portion, sill upon which Of her Senators,
il he could not Stud, would NJ leas. have lam, a
victim 10 this vile tiSae0n. But with to express
nv deepes thanks TO thOss brave men OF the North,
and have Il thousand times IN my deepest heart 3
devotion called for the blessing n Almighty God to
rest upon those generous Uen who havs laid down
their lives in our defeuse. express my Obligation
to the fuIies. extent to those noble men. we WIZ
S3ther ronnd The monuments OF those brave men
Monuments of fidelity to the Constitution ana iIeua-
sbin Ia nsaud we will teach our children 70 revere
their names and the States from whence thsy S'1he.
am 40, one Of thOse 20 be deferred IRON renuef''s
honor where honor is due, and ali honor 10 lo BAR,
LIANT men. especialy Of Ohio aud Indiana, WHO sa'ea
us from rum and treason.
Mr.. WILKINSON-l have 10 doubt, sif, ont tna'
the utterances of the Senator are heartfelt ana SIN
cere But. Sir was shocked the other day when
the Senator opposed this measure, and cersuTed ns
for favorinQ it. He admitted il TO be right and yet
accused us if we passed it. VI rendering AID ana
co rfort 10 tho enemy. That IN what sthrtied me-
did not want the Senator from virginia repfeseot-
ing State whose fields have been made red with
the blood OF Northern soldiers, and whose CORY SOD
tauntng me with rendering aid and comfort to the
enemy because saw III to vote 10 abolish Slavery
IN his District AS said before, appreciate the
the feelings Of the Senator aud his literances IN
honor OF Northern troops, and believe him 70 De
s,ncere: but Virginia has been 30 long IN the habit
of ditatog in this Senate and Of telling Senators
what s reasonable and what il right. and what they
must do, that it seems to me her Senators
here are initiating the dc;asorial seton OF
those who occupied seats here a lltile
while ago. and think that they too, must tell IA
what we NAV DO and what we may not do. | ven
tlre the assertion that, without the protection o.
Northern troops neither OF the Border States here
represented with the exception perhaps, Of mary
land or Missouri. wolld have to-day Jingle Gqu5re
inch of territory III which they could have MAIN
tanned the authority Of the United States. Even IN
what il called the loyal portion Of Virginia, there
have been enacted scenes ~ brutsty Of which there
no parallel m the anpsls Of civilized warfare, and
seldom IN the most barbarOus savage strife. bold
hat slavery corrupts the human heart that 1t has
corrupted the hearts OF the people OF this District,
and OF the, state and enabled them 10 commit scis
which could not have been committed IN a free com
mu1ity. Mr. W. then read IN account OF the mss-s-
ere Of Union troops at Guyandot, Va, IN November
1861 where men and women aided IN killing the
MON troops. But the Senator from Nirginis
says that If pass this bill, we shall
FIRE the Southern heart. Sir, the hearts Of
those engaged in this rebellion already full OF
the fret OF he'll They move forward with malg-
nity such as never filed the hearts Of men before
There is no way to meet them bat 10 crush them ont
In the storm OF battle, ana that, Sir, Is what we
Northern men propose 10 DO. Mr.. W. teen referred
10 he sreech Of the Senator from Maryland Nj
kenueqvI who opposed ibis bin aud ,aid: "It 10
passed be should feel himself called upon TO submit
10 the PEOPLE Of Mar land whether The Government
IL keeping its pledges with them ms sounded
he the threats fbat used 20 be heard IN this cham
,r and n the Senator meant 10 submit The question
10 a.. = 81 W ain
frne o, Secession, and 10 better than treason. Aud
the senator fiom Kentucky lllr. DAVIS lae been
very 7suljus in his opposllion 10 thls bill and
thik in hi. zeal lie las gone far beyond wha 10 bic
cooler moments be would nave done. Ills defense
VI Human Slavery il more offensive IN manner ana
argument than have listened TO upon this floor, II
perhaps we except the foolish fulninations oil the
crazy WQfll The Senator from Kentucky con
tends that the natural right OF property N the slave
I. lust tue same and upon the same authority,
AZ in the ease of hog or horse or piece OF land
Mr.. DAYIS-I did not say natural rlght. said
the night of the people o. this district As 10 property
j. the zane in relation 20 the slave, or horse, or
land But distinctly ssld il was Gil ARTIFICIAL right,
created by law and the customs of the world.
Mr. WILKINSON-I shall not stop 70 enter iato
an ARGUMENT 70 show the iallacy. II !, enough for
me 10 know tina, bis theory il opposed TO every pTn-
cp. OF iaslce and tramples into duet the loitiest
and ,ubmest sentiments of the age. Nay, more, II
il an abh0rrent doctrine which would compel no TO
ose our eyes 10 tho cheering lessons o. Chnsanlty
forever and % close the door Of our holy religion
against millions Of orr fellow-men. Mr.. w. quoted
from Davis speech. II seens az II The Senator
Wa anxious 70 90 out OF the record 10 lind some way
OF assaiiing tho Iee sentiments OF The North, aud TO
excite SOC pr. udcs If his people against those who
are now there shoulder 10 shoulder with them IN de-
Tending their sol against the vile traitors
n, no would have betrayed that noble State
into the hands 81 lis enemies aud thousands Of the
best and mobiles, young men OF the North have en-.
ri. bod iho soii of kentucky with their blood, ana
laI down their bodies 20 rest forever beneath It's
ments Of the North he was willing TO eronse all the
ln.livnant passions Of his own people in order 60
break the bonds OF sympathy which now exist
And che Senator does not atop with this BILL In ma
violent speeches he has seen ht to rake up ana sni
lpadyert upon almOst every proposition which has
been introduced and he gOes sill further and as.
sume- To decide upon what the douinsnt psrty in
tends 10 DO in the future. hr. W. quote from Mr.
Dayis's speech in regard to the Republican party
going TO abolish Slavery IN all the States. 81.
yhai right has that Senator TO talk thus 20 Tie and
Northern Senators on this floor What right
mas he TO assume what we intend TO 90, and
or tsuut VS. for IL | apprehend that whom
the proper hour arrives, the hepnbhcaIs
Of this body will be frank enough to ray what they
mean 10 do and not leave Il TO the lion. Senator TO
conjecture snd tell what We are about 10 do. The
senator the other day. in opposition to this bill and
srenkug of the evils it would bring about, read
the case OF lady in this city who owned some slaves
whom she hired cut Tor the aggregate sum oI about
$3.50. have been informed by gentleman OF un-
doubted reepeetabilty that the same lady is violent
Secessioni,, | regard this measure m eminenily
lust Christian, and humane, and tending 20 rear up
here IA loyal population, and 10 exclude treason.
And for these reasons hope il will pass.
The question was then taken on MI. Saulsbury's
offered yesterday, TO distribute the
slaves among the Northern and Western States,
which was disagreed 10: Yeas, none; Nays, 80; Mr..
Salisbury voting in the negative.
Mr.. P0MEROY rep, Kan.) offered an amend
ment that the Commissioners make "A JOINT equitable
settlement Of accounts between the master and the