Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-19

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sEEAIB.
Mr.. Fessenden, from the Committee on
Finance, reported back the Iadian apPropri-
alton bill without amendment.
Mr.. Fessenden ofered the following reSo-
luton:
nesolved, That the Secretary Of the Navy
furnish the Senate with copies of all con-
tracts with B. L. Stevens for the hJating
battery; also q statement Of all pay ymen's
aud sEauces on said contracts, on TIE report
of the Commissioners appointed 70 exam ne
said battery.
Mr.. Sumner introduced bill to remove
all dissualiseations Of color in carrying the
mails. Referred.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Massachusetts, from the
Military Committee, reported back the joint
resolution suthor'E ng the President to as
sign the command OF troops in the same hsld,
without regard TO seniority, with an amend
ment striking ont the portions giving the
President power to dismiss from the service.
| The amendment was adopted and the reolu-
ton passed.
Oa motion Of Mr.. Tlumbull, the bill to
prt,vide for judicial proceedings on captured
pron sriy, and for the better administration OF
the Ia v prize, was taken up and asssed'
The resolution offered by Nr jiarke, Of
Oregon. that the papers, 30, in rsiereEce to
the loyalty of Mr. Starke be referred to the
Judiciary Co, 1mittee, was taken up.
Mr.. Hale the ught the question was already
settled, ana hop>' the senate would spend
no more time uPol7 Il
Mr.. Howard Won Id like to know If the
Senator from Oregon Intended to 90 into an
iavpstigation Of the mai Ter.
Nc. Stsrks said he had offered the resolu-
ton in order to show thatA1e lad no indisPo-
sitiOu to meet the charge o. disloyalty any
where. But be (5talke) had no intention Of
being his own prosecutor.
After further discussion by MsGsrs. Hale,
Browning, Howard, TrumbulI s6d Howe
Mr.. Williamson moved TO lsy the revolution
OF Mr.. SgaTke on the table The motion was
disagreed hy yeas 3, nays IS. Yeas Ae7srs.
Hale, Salisbury and Williamson.
Mr Trumhu1 moved to amend the reso-
luton so as 70 make it rsterrable to 3 select
committee Of five. The motion was carried
The motion was then adopted. Yeas 81,
nays 3. Nays, Bsysrd Hale and Salisbury,
Nc Clsrk introduced a bill TO furnish
clothing and supplies 10 the sailors and men
on hoard the sloop Of war Cumberland.
The bill for the abolition of slavery In
the District of Columbia was taken up.
Hale merely wished to reply To- the state
menL of the Senator from z Kantucky IN regard
TO the effects OF this bill if passed. The most
dangerous and fatal form of skessscisu is
when it suggests that it is unsafe 70 Perform
plain and simple duty for fear o. disastrous
consequences; and this question of emEnci-
patton had rarely been argued IN thiseOnHtTy
on the great fundamental principle Of right
and wrong. The question was never ssked
in political circles, shat is due to the jndi
vidual, 6ut what are TO be the consequenCes3
The Senator IRON Kentucky (Navi. looks
upon it in that view entirely. BE says, the
negroes to be liberated By this bill become q
burden and charge on the white population,
become criminals, paupers, snd pest 20 So
etyf and the power which undertakes -
liberste them shall relieve the white populs-
ton of such burden. Bat there are ofhsr
predictions and other facts which showed
| different consequences of emancipation. he
referred to emancipation in the british Wes:
/ Indies. The Island of Jamaica was the orly
one that Perforated in exports since the
emancipation, and that began long before
the emancipation.
In Barbados the the exports have inereas-
ed more than double since emaEoipaLisE,
and In what are called the LeWaTd Islands
the exports have increased since emancips-
ton come three million pounds, and The
imports still more; the result being an In
crease Of ais. s35 poundz The opportunity
is nov presented to the nation to try the ex-
pertinent in this District. he did not ask
that any provision of the Constitution be
trampled under foot. Tbs Supreme Court
had not decided against the tight Of Con-
gress TO legIslats for the District Of Colum
bia- The Inauguration of emancipation in
the West Indies did not lead TO sny such re-
suits as the Senator from Kentucky feared,
bat the result fully proved the justice and
wisdom Of tee expediency Of the measure.
BE said nothing was more unkind and IN
just than 70 snslave and keep ia degradation
and ignorasee the black race, and then
abuse and deride them because they we're
not able at once to rise to an equaliTy with
Their masters.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson the subject was
postponed till TO- morrow.
The SenatS went into executive session,