The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-02

0sltev>d that eIaveho1dOrs had soms consti-
tut,onsi risas.; ana hs would not use such
q proposition to tax slaves therefore re N ust
tax them % property. for We could not tax
Thorn a. persons. Yet the indirec, effect Of
Of mon,y, to recognize slaves a. lroperty -
II We wanted to tax the South. cotton was
the element BY which We could do IL. H.
would not degrade tho slave. who was in-
vested By tho Almighty. God wiz TIRE RICH q
Of person, to tbs levei OF the u "a, fof PAL
try tsS. Ho wouid not stigmstise whole
class OF men a. j ugglsrs In human suh4ring,"
lieved tho tend ,ncy Of slavery was deg rading
to the masters yet there were many gentle
manly, courtsOus and patriotic msn among
the Shareholders Some OF the m p. courte-
H. ffsrsd a. an amendment 20 Mr. Summers
amsndmsnt . proposition TO tax cotton one
cen per pound.
Mr. King IN T., was in favor Of a tax on
both cotton and slaves. he should vote for
both II he could, and therefore hoped the tax
on cotton would no. DO passsd a. substitute
for the tax on slaves. Thoss persons Who
have assailsd the Govern msnt should not hs
allowed to escape from al! the burdens I'm.
posed ~ war.
Mr.. Pomsoy asked If he would ia. anything
he did not protect
Mr. King said that so long Is tts SIG web Old
ton under ths laws Ee was In Etvor OF hav.
ing all the protection gwen which was &C .
corded by the laws Of the country, aud in
favor of having all ths laws Ct the country
executed.
Mr Saulsbury Del asked what ths Senator
thought of those persons in New York 1ao
resisted The Fugitive Slave law. Were they
good cittAsls or not1
Nj King WIS sstoni,hsd that the Sen ator
asked such y question. If ne knew Nav York
as Well Re be (lr Ktgs) knew IT, lie would
not come here and saik abcat nsr ciu1eGs re.
sisring that law
Z n,
bu. on slave masters The Senator from Oaio
mad q vidad hi. speech into two he,ds Oos
"ulogY Oh slave ,nas'eI3, ard the other plea
fora tax on cotton Jeferson had sid III at
all commerce bstweea tue mister aud his
slaves was the net of boisserous pa sion, and
rIason said every siavahuldsr was petty
IYr"nt.' 1t Inen COntiQus Z, uphold an ia
r'itu,ion which violates all hpmau rights
hey Toust expect no soft words II TIE Sec a.
tor from chio ehcae TO sound their enjoy, he
could follow ia their denunciation.
Mr. Fsssendsn (Ae said he looked at the
proposed tax simply as matter of dollars
ard cents; and deEurciatio1 on tina cue side
or suiogy on the other, had nothing to do wi n
the question. Fhe simple question 10, have
we a tight 10 tx slaves according TO the Con
stituttoo OF this To had doubt n all ---
The siavsholtsr has peculiar privileges, aud
a large amount OF ~ party il soma OF hese
States IL Invested IN siares; aud he saw no
reason why hey Should not be taxed for those
peculiar privileges
MIR. Sherm ans amendment was rejected
yeas 10, nay1 %.
Mr., Henderson mo } offered an am ndment
that the tax herein prescribed, sh II MOI be
levied on or coilec ted 10 any OF the States,
where the systeIn Of gradual emancipation
may have neen adopted at the time OF Its col.
lection.
l6r. Fessenden said that according to the
Gonstitctio0, tne tax must be equa! In all the
St"fes
Pending tae qnsstio i, the Senate adj oIrned
House -&r, Porter Cnd> moved 20 postpone
v.sterday 10 reconsider the vote by which me
House on Mond ~ reject ted the bill 20 confis-
cats the slaves OF rebels
htr Holman {Hy.) moved to lay Mr Por
tel g 10 Ction on ne aoie
MIR. Blair pa moved n call Of tina House.
which WAS disagreed to by three minority.
Mr edwards IN r. moved that the House
adjourn HeEauved almost unanimously
atived by IA majority.
Hlr. helman's motion 20 lay that Of Mr. Por-
ter's or the tabls vas disagreed to-yeas 60
nays n
Nr. Per er's motion Was adopted.
The Speaker stated ihnt the motion to re-
consider the vote b. which the bin TO c0nfs-
ca te the slaves Of rebalfom was u je2tet can,
as privileged question, ne takea up rex
"wednesday, immediately after the residing of
the l1urna'.
The House Wen. ioto Committee on the
Senate bljl 10 collect direct taxes in insured.
tionary districts, and for other purposes
Nartous AIN s1 dments were n ade per fec ting
the arran xeIa ents for carrying the act in %
effect, AID she bill was passed by vote of 81
agaiustl7.
1t provides for the appointment Of a Board
OF Tax commissioners, to enter upon the du-
ties OF tha office whenever the Dom n an ding
General OF me forces OF the United States
sntering into any iusurractionary State or
Dis rict shall have established the IL llitary
authority throughout any parish, or district
or county CT the sana IN ali cases whers
the owners Of land shall nc pay their proper
ton OF the tax AID cooseG uent eApensss, ;he
property is TO be sold Prosision IL made for
the redemption Of the lanG, if i. BE- shown 10
'be si!isfactton OF the Commissioners that
'he owner has not taken part il, or in any
manner aided or aestted the rebellion, ard
that by reason of the iDsurrec:Ion Re has been
unable 10 pay tbs tax.
In cases OF owners having left their lands
to jim the rebal Cause he United States shall
take possession, aud may lss1a them until the
civil authority OF the United States Is es,ab-
llshed, and the PEOPLE OF the State shall elect
Legislature aud State officers, who shall
take the oath TO support the Federal Consul
tuition. Tes Board OF ommissioners may,
under tbs direction OF the President, instead
of leasing the land vested IL the United States,
eiuse ths same TO be snbdivi led aud sold In
rarceis 70 any loyal citizen, or any person
who shall have faithfully serS ed III the army,
navy, orm ariEs corps The prs emption PUN
cipls Is also sngrefsed on tbs Dill.
The Hose Went into Committee of the
Whole on thss.ate of the Unicn, on the bill to
purchase the hospital III the District of Co.
lumoia Known as the Douglas Hospital, ana
appropriatin2 seventy five tn lusaAd dollars
for that purpose.
Ur. E5serton Ohio re viswe! the Dsmocra.
tic address recently issued, which, while it
assumed to support the Government, had
not Il word against the ebailloH-the prime
movers III which were ths Dem ocrats, the
parry that made and unmads Presidents with
the aid of their Northern allies. II came with
bad race 70 talk ABOUT the loyalty OF 'hs De-
mocratiC party, the main teaancs Of the Con
Stitut1On as 1t Is.
His colleague INT. Vsilandi IL hsm mi Wae the
author of this address. ami the life and AMI
mating Spirit Of the movement which 1t con.
templatet. He reviewed the record of his
colleague, - shov that the later had made
the declaration as early as 1880 that he would
give no money 10 pat down treason and 70 bel
lion. and that he had lived up to 1t with reli.
glous fidelity. His colleague had repeated
this spesch on various occasions, fiudiDR fault
with Tho Government, but not mpiRiIipg
against the rebellion, and endeavoriCg to pa
ralyzs the energies OF toe Government.
lie had no dOub, that this address had in
spired the camp Of Secession with Joy To
talk OF peace tends only TO s.rea then the
arm Of the rebels. There would be no
pace till they are subdued, not by com.
promise and concession, nut by bullets and
men
On motion OF q msmbs-, resolution was
adopted. calling on shs Secretary of the Trea-
sury to furn,sh statement of the pu bic debt
up to this date. toge ther with q statement Of
tie average rate II interest.
MIR. Wicklfe (Ky) introduced bill which
was referred to the Com mittes on Military
Andlra, providing, that whereas. 1884, NOR
volunteers than we're authorized BY ,as act
Of July last have been mustered, and the
money t. pay them appropriated during the
present aession. that tbs corps Of volunteers
sd ali not sxceed the number now in the
wee. uaiess further authoriz d by act CT Con
Ercss Also, that II shall no. be lawful 10 re-
ceive as soldisrs, or arm, the fugitive slaves
that may be captured by the army or 80
ducea py Any one 10 leave their owners and
come wi h In the lines OF the cam OF any Of
Fer; ths officer VINO shall violate This sec ion
to b, cashiered upcu conviction BY Court
Martial.
Mr.. t'raukfN. introduced "a 3oint ..so.