The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-04-25
CONVERSATIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Apnlll.
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WASHINGTON, April a.
uoUsr.
The following is the select committee
appointed hy the speaker on gradual
in thc sluycholdirc Statcs
by the people or local authorities thereof,
authorized 10y the resolution of Mr..
White, OF Ind, aud adopted last Monday:
A. 5. White, ludj T. L. Blair, Mo, VIM.
H. Lchman, Pa; G. |. l.. Luory, Md
X. V. WhallcN Va; J. $. Wilson. Iowa;
$. l.. Casey, ny; and a. }. Clements,
Wvuu.
Mr., Kelley asked leave to present a
petition eco feet long, siguCd lac said 10y
10000 ladies cr one slave and eleven
0cc States asking the extinction Of sla-
vcry. Objection was made to its open
and il was referred under
the rules.
Mr.. White, oC Ind, from the Comm.t.
toe on Foreign Affairs, made q report
asking 90 hr discharged from further csn-
s,lcativn OF petition, from citizens OF
Northern New York and Michigan, pray
iug tcr the adoption OF measures 10 secure
the speedy tbfogad7no Of the Ne rr.g
Treaty with Grcs, Britain.
Mr. prico introduced resolution cali
ing ON the Secretary alWar ituut iucon-
si.tcnt with the Public interests to com.
mumcajc any official Information he may
have relative to the reported entry by H..
). troops from Kansas into Missouri du-
ring the last four mobth., and the lorci-
bic carrying away ol ,l0ycs, mules, horses.
&c, to the amount of hundreds Of ihou-
sands ct dollars, 10 we'll a. the d,stm,-
tiun OF dwellings aul farm houses of the
peaceful citizens. Whether the said prop
cry has ucen accounted ior, and il con
iis.dicd, under what process, Sc,
A.. \. Cuukliug moved 20 lay it o1 the
table. Disagreed Dgaiugt %. The
resolution was referred TO the Committee
on Mil,t5y Alai T..
The bankrupt bin was taken up and
postponed till Dcccmbc.
Mr.. Blair OF Missouri, reported u bill
Tor the construction of ship canal FROM
the Mississippi River to Lake Mich.-
gan.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Mr.. Carlisle presented petitions in ia.
vor of allowing Democratic papers the
same privileges in the mails rs Rtpubl-
can p pcrs.
M. Sumner presented Il petition 700
iect long, 5nucd 10y 10 600 women, pray
ing ior he abolition of slavery.
hlr. Wilson called up tac resolution of
inquiry .fiur,hDf legislation 10 necessary
10 enforce the articles of wVr preventing
tho rg - ,t t,f, 81 etr,.,, g.,, a.. e., a. .
lines oi the army.
air. Grimes Ut some length reviewed
the instances lately occurring in General
/ lioosCr's division, showing that tfor,
had been made by glayc-ow 10 re claim
+ thcir .lafta withil the lines, with the
knowledge Of the commardug oliccr that
slaves were tCk'n at IT. Donolson unt
carried 10 Columbus, and forced to rem.
der mcnial service under military law tC
Irobyl masters, thus establishing system
/ OF slavery in u free State.
/ He cited similar instances in Iowa an,
/ Illinois, aud he thought it high time that
Congress should adoGt some Legislation
I inreEUrd to this matter. There were "a,
many different sygtoms us there wcr,
miltlry department.. Some were hug.
gcd and returned, others shot, others cali
/ cd coutrubuud aud admitted within H.,
lines, and others prohibited from entering
the lines, as in tic coiphartcd order no.
Of Gen. Hullcjk, which ought to be a
once couutCrm0udcd aud forever crGBct
ia obedience to the popular feeling. II,
thought that o great amount Of iulormu
tion could DC obtained from these people
comm as they do from the enemy's line
~ they were properly avuiIcd Of TIN
Northwest would not nov submit 10 an,
temporary or compromising policy now
They had suffered too much already, am
they demanded that this rebellion shoul,
be crushed cut. The forts ol the Soutl
Atlantic were yet to be captured and mus
be held for years 10 come. How shuul,
tney be gurri-oned when rocarturcdl n,
would answer that he was in favor of gar
risoning them wholly or in part by soldier
'oi African decent, 10 be commanded by
VII &c officers. Cur troops would Nithc
under The enerynt.ng climnte Of the Gul
States; therefore this measure was on,
/ Of humanity, saving many valuable lives
he had no doubt ol its efficiency, for con
trabpnds had worked the guns on IN,
Minnesota at Hattcros. He was thank
iul that no one in tho navy had Iollcwc,
the disgraecful example olthe officers o
the ormy Of issuing proclumations in re
gard TO slavery, aud had returned n,
slaves. He argued that the rebels wer,
using by thousandS the slaves ut York
town ia throwing up fortifcot.ons. WIZ
should not use them in putting down thii
rebellion.
The Confscation bill was then takcr
Il up. Prior to its consideration, Mr.. Hal,
resigned as Chairman Of tho Eayui Com
mittee, and in order that TO misuppre
hcusicn might occur he stated that h,
was influenced by no cause outside OF the
Senate.
Mr.. Hauis flashed his speech on III,
Confscation bill; after which the Senat,
went into Executive session.
Adjourned.
Almost a GOncr.
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