New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-16

the Committee, Fisher of Delaware. Lehman Of
Pennsylvania, Casey Of Kentucky, and Clements of
Tennessee.
Mr.. Wilson OF Iowa declines to sign, and Messrs.
Whaley Of Virginia, Leroy of Maryland. and BLAIR
of Missouri. The other members of the Committee
are out of town. The report commences with a LONG
preface prepared by mr. White Of Indiana. setting
forth that Slavery is the cause and sustaining forcs
Of the rebellion, and commencing gradua! emancipa
ton in the border States the best plan for cutting
them loose from all alliance with the insurrection in
hand or at heart.
long sketch Of the History of the rebellion fol.
lows. The second part Of the Report, prepared by
Mr.. Fisher OF lDel), shows the advantages to the
people OF the border States Of emancipation BY com
Parison OF free with slave States and of free counties
with slave counties in Delaware and Maryland,
illustrating and enforcing the argument by valu
able array Of statistics.
Mr.. Blair, of Missouri, contributes the third part
OF the Report which communicates the advantages
10 this country OF establishing African Colonies IN
tropical climates referring to the value to England
OF her Colonies, and to the commerce Of Hayti The
that introduced by the President in importan.
respects, it provides that if either Kentucky
Tennessee, Missouri, Virginia, Delaware, or Mary.
land shall abolish Slavery Immediately or gradually
tho President and Secretary Of the Treasury shall
deliver to such State five per cent bonds running for
head of all the slaves within the State, reported
by q census to be taken for the purpose OF ascer-
tanning their number. proyiso is added to the
effect that part Of the sum given shall be PAID 70
persons who have borne arms in the Rebellion Or
given ii aid or comfort.
The amount is to be delivered at once if tho
emancipation is immediate, or in annual notable in
stalnents if il be gradual. The States named must
accept the offer within five years. and the emancipa-
ton shall be complete within ~ years after such ac-
ceptance. .
The whole amount of bonds which the President
authorized to issue for this purpose Is limited 70
$50 0OO, 900, and $2O,O00000 more are authorized
to be expended for the purpose OF coionhing me
freed men, Ii any Of the emancpating states snai
hereafter reintodrce tolerate Slavery within I'D
limits, it is required to return the amount Of tho
bonds issued.
THE new MILITIA BILL.
Ia the course Of the discussion on this bill, whieh
took wide latitude, refreshing speeches were made
by Senator Wright of Indiana, lifelong Democrat.
and Senator Henderson Of Missouri.
Mr.. Wright took for the text Of large part Of his
discourse an extract from the speech OF Gen. Lew
w allacc, printed at length in The TRIBUNE IN
which be urged the wisdom Of declaring war agains:
rebels. Mr. Wright said that the true way to en-
courage enlistments was to have policy defined by
the Executive. He would have the President order
negroes 10 be rsed in oil ways in which was feas.
IDLE.
He would have him order bis Generals to protect
no Rebel property. He would have him enforce the
Confscation Law everywhere and make every mill
tary officer an agent acting under rules laid down by
the Executive. He was against Halleck's Orders
No. 3, and read letter from an officer showing the
mischief il had done.
He declared that if the President did his duty IN.
der the Coniscation law fifty millions Of property
belonging to Rebels in the Southern States could
be seized within ten days Senator Henderson said.
that what we wanted was cot paper bulletins, bus
military capacity. He was against the anaconda
system.
lie would concentrate our armies and hurl them
into the Cotton States and there subsst them upon
the enemy Missouri, be said, was the only Stas
where contributions had been levied on disloya ps
sons; the only State where az a system, guerrillss
were shot on the spot.
A different policy was required in Missouri and
South Carolina. Our delay had been in conse-
luencs Of ths lad management Of the armies and
wonld continue IA long they were divided, andthe
Rebels concentrated 10 strike tle weak points in
lines.
Our sin, ia Senator Henderson's Judgment. had
been taking too much pains TO protect the border
States which the Rebels wanted only as fottihca-
lions for their protection. their design being to hold
lie Gulf and the Mississippi, and support them,sfver
by evviug tolls on Western commerce.
He would have the sru.ies Of the United States
march out of the Border States and leave them 10
protect themselves and march into the Cotton States
"a coums, that could not be withstood.
Senator Doolittle. while taking occasion 70 ro-
tsrate his opinion that the Administration had acted,
and the war had been conducted, with wonderful
kill had the haadihood to sly that if the Army Of
he Potomac had displayed the same vigor and en-.
,rgy in December "a the Western army, it would
have captured Beauregard in Manassas.
THE ADJOURNMENT POSTPONED TILL THURS
DAY.
In compliance with the wishes of the President.
10Th Houses to-day postponed their adjournment til
Thursday.
GEN. Mitchell.
letter from an officer in Gen. Mtchels COM
nand to Member of Congress here urges him 10
adopt some means by which the forces which wers
lnder Gen. Mitchell can be brought here. or hc
returned to them. The writer says that the soldiers
dolize Gen. Mitchell aud wish no other leader.
TAXING POSSESSION OF RAILROADS AND TRL-
EGRAPHS.
The Senate, after allowing it to sleep on its tabs
for months, passed on Saturday the House bill
repeating 50 much OF the act authorizing the Pres-
dent to take exclusive possession of railroads and
and permits the construction Of uew
roads,
twill be remembered that under this grant Of
power, preparations were making TO oulid new
road for Kentucky at the cost OF slO,VVV,ooo wheo
the uorsa dscnyered The MIXTURE Of the law 1t bad