The national Republican., 1862-07-10
Thursday, July 10, 1852.
IuG sEsATE YssTERDAY-NEssn ssns
sHsRMaN AND FEss ERDEN.


Ia the Senate, yesterd ~, upon the proposl.
ton to anthoriz, the President 10 employ ne
groves In throwing up entertainments, camp
'sr,icc Of all kinds, aud iii necessary as SOL
diers, and to give to negroes so employed free
dom for themselves and their Immediate fami-
lies. MIR, Sherman spoke with great energy and
decision in favor Of It. lie said that the tim.
had come to use every means within the usage,
OF war to put down this rebellion; that Il
could not be put Gown without a change oi
policy; that we had had quite enough Of em.
pioying our soldiers 10 guard the property OF
rebels; that The war must now be managed In q
different spirit; aud that slaves were just as
liable to be called upon to do military ddty a.
itcrmrn, and had no more claim to exemption
than apprentices or minors. He urged these
views, not from sympathy with any general
policy OF emancipation, ba! from view of the
military necessities Of the country as affected
by recent events. The blacks were inclined to
be our friends, and 1t was folly 10 refuse their
services. lie did not contemplate any general
use Of them as soldiers, but there were many
field and camp labors for which they were
better adapted than whites, aud TO 90 employ
them under the hot sans of the South, would
save the precious lives OF our soldiers. He
denied that there was any wavering of the
popular purpose in the loyal States to put
down this rebellion. 1t must be put down at
sil costs and hazards. Rather than see It sue.
ceed, Mr.. Sherman said he would unite the
strength Of both whites AID blacks In one solid
mass on The national side, and "desolate"
every State which persisted In the rebellion.
iha'' he said, was to day the stal uushaken
determination of his constituents. There was
no choice bstween putting down the rebellion
or leaving to postsriy The legacy Of interim =
naole war, as the result OF the establishment
Of two conlederacies within the present limiIs
Of tue United States
Mr.. Sherman, however, thought that The
proposition before the Senate should be 80 far
chaogrd as to allow 10 loyal persons compsn.
sa'ion ior slavss tmancipated by It,
Mr. Feasenden followed in tn. same genera,
train of Ideas, endorsing the positions taken
by tile Ssoator from Ohio, sod presenting sd-
di'ionai Views' He spoke, with u vehemspce
II" common 10 him, oi the utter inpossbility
oi ending this war without changing the way
In which il ID managed. He denounced tbr
extraordinary pains taken to guard rebel
property. and especially the conduct Of our
MILITARY authorities in keeping out OF our iiuss
The enemy h slaves, flying to us aud Offering to
seIee W. He sAii tha. u general guilty ,oi
such conduct did not understand the iirst priu.
ciP'es "i 2rneialship, ahd could not even be
said to u1aaagc war with ordinary common
sense The rule Of war WAS 10 strenuIhe our
selves and weuksn ths enrmy, and 10 refuse 10
receive bis servants, who were incliucd To es
cape to us, VA. mere dwelling aud folly.
Mr.. Fes+cnd"n alluded to tie d dlleuly of
Recruiting soldiers, and ascribsd ii to pouul.r
dis1 'tisiicton with III" nill.ier ia which tl,
war was conducted H- waI disposed to sup
tain IA Presid"ht WIN IN he bad aided To bring
lnto power, AMI to su.tain hi. Cabinet and
generals. lls had uniformly done 80 in tn.
di'chafg" oI hi' duties rs Senator. bat. At the
same time, hs irlt it To he u du'y to snimsd-
vert upon what he deemed the errors ,r the
Administration.
These are very brief ard imperfect sketches
OF the remarks oi M-s4rs Sherman and F.s,ep-
den. They were listened to with unusual st
t"ntion both hy the Senate and the galleries,
not merely, perhaps, on account of what was
said bu. because both the speakers have been
assed rather with the conservative than
with the radical" members OF the Republican
majority Of the Senate.
These speeches mark the beginning OF the
end They are the expression, in the highest
legislative forum, Of the popular demand for
decisive action.