New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-02
XXXVIIrH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. .WAsurNGroS. July ], isJ2.

SENATE. WAsuINGroS. July j. 1872,
On motion of Mr.. WILEY lCn., Va the tili
for he admission of Wet Virginia as + state was
taken up the question being on Tie amendment o.
feed bg Mr. Sumner. that aicr the 9TH Of J Iy, 1865
within the limifs OF said Stale oi West Firsnuil
tte,e shs be- neither slavery nor Involuntary serv-
tuGe otherwise than Tor tie punl-hment OF crime,
whereof the party shall be daily convicted
Nh SUMNER dep, Mass sad q AZ the oll pro
noaeI that III children born after 1853 shalt be tree
Ian, allowed the present generation OF slaves 20 con
tuue slaves, bus admitting ano her slave nale "9h
~, Senators for g whole generation. he isnmneri
con,d not consent 10 the admission % state INTO the
Tuion with Constitution recognizing slavery Tor a
whole generation. He quoted from speeches OF WEB
stcr ayhinsi The admission OF slave States.
Mr.. HALE tRo9., n. H. said that Webster, IN
his later AID perhaps wiser years. repuq'ated every
yotd Of these speeches. He Hale should not vote
for the Till because Webster said one TING or the
other. Ii would be a singular thing II, amer having
admitted all al0ug Sta er with Slavery, we sn"dld
now refuge to admit the first state baking admission
" ith d condition for tho immsdlae establishment o.
q eystem OF prospective emancipation.
Ks he itialo) did not make ,his world he was
willing 20 take 4 az he round L. and meet the ques-
tic, practically. 1t il not for ia 70 set ourselves up
In dogmatic wisdom aQains. the convictions OF other
men who may be possibly ~ wise as Ne are. lie
wanted to deal with this thing practical fact,
and he would hail the advent OF Slave State into
this Union with clause for gradual Emancipation
admission OF a Free State. Why Because the.'
i more iov among the angels over one sinner that
repeu,eln than over nine yno taat ne Il no repent
ducs."
Mr.COLLAMER Rep, w. contenled that when
new State Is admitted, IL must be admitted on IN
equality with the other States. We could not mase
conditions and terms ~ to what We should 90. Tie
Constitution guarantees every State 3 hepublican
form OF Government, and Congress generally las
had the proposed Constitution OF new state before
il 10 indge for itself whether that Constitution Is Re
onbl, an in form or not But this ill SAYS nothing
ahont the State CONSTITUTION Il provides that seve-
raj counties may ge. together and form Consitu-
don ard then be admitted into the Union as State,
BY Proclamation, without Congress ever seeing The
proposed Constitution az all >uch proceedings were
entirely at variance with all former action OF tbe
Government. Congress never delegated this power
of instection of State Constitutions - any Other
power at all. lie did not see how tie State eoald
be admitted under tins bill.
M. WILEY I'm. Va.i proposed 70 amend Che
bill so as TO obvute tie digestion Of tho senator
from Vermont, enabls The STATE to be- admitted
when il hnd ratified Constitution republican in
form with fundamental condition that all children
born after tho 18th OF Jelly shall be free In regard
10 Sir. Summers amendment, he said that MOST Of
The slaves Vow remaining IN Vest Virginia are old
family slayes, ard gradual emancipation would be
better for the interests Of the State. The bil, IN
effect proposes the admission Of Il new Free State
Tie god of nature ordained that Wea:ern |r-
GINA should be Free State, and there was
nrobably not eight thogsand slaves there to-day.
Resly there was not involuntary sery,ude there,
for from the position in regard 10 Ohio and Penn
sylyaua 1t is impossible TO keep slaves there less
ihey are wi log to stay. lie protested earnestly
aatinst the addition OF new counties made by the
bil reported Ivy the Comuittee, thus including
counties ia the valley which have social or friend.
~ relations with the people Of Northwestern Viz.
lima, counties which are divided By range OF
mountains, as well as by feelings aud Interests.
Mir. WADE REP, Ohio was in favor Of the nd
cission Of the new State with the omeudment TO the
IN proposed by the Senator from Virginia. These
peoIe Of Norlh-W eatesR Virginia were divided from