The New York herald., 1862-07-16

hEs SAGE fRon raE soS rHG LESION
ness go was receis fratn the President Directs
W 'he ffetieent pro tenn, as llo~s-
% rnase ~ inform the Ser ate that shah be ohged
, o - ~ ney VIII osp pane seurnmeni at sst one usS be
so.,u me Time Understand ihty hAed for H.
Inc senate then took till seven O'Clock.
EvgNINo SESSION
- THE VIZ FLsxr.
Mr. oh.Es, Cop )of oaa. IRON the. avail Committee
Passed.
MrsIsovxrsr or SOLDIERS
hr. WILSON, Fep.) or Mass from tho Committee Of
oono' ehce ,h INC D. TO prevent the mpriAonnet I
a.o,s aa ~ tho peniIontiy, made report, which was
hr FOSTER called W tn, bill In rela ion TO the compe
tency OF witnesses IN the United States courts
M. SUMNER moved TO am nd that wi nass be
On account OF Color Lie spike al some iength la
favor OF the imendnient
IL was further dtcu by Messrs. WILKINSON and
HowAkn In favor. and by Fosrk aud Ii aa inst
Re)ec ed-yeas Ia. nays 23
~. DAVIS; lpp) Of Ky offered an amendment pro-
va ng tof The punishment Of rebels OF dsloy ps sons
Reected-l8 against 10.
The bill then passed..
D.scn or srArn PRISONERS
Mr.. iRuMBuLL moved to take up the bill for tho dis
charge Of al State Prisoners and authorize the Judges or
te uui,ed states courts 70 take bail and recognzance
mr.. WILSON, of Mass, moved TO 20 into executive
session Reccted--yeas IL nays 20.
Taa TRADE
Mr. FOSTER called up the bill amend atory Of acts pro-
hiblting the slave / de. Fass.d.
ME STATE PRiSuNsR1 QUESTION.
me p Tor the discharge OF tho State prisoners
h. WIS NJ Of Mass. moved to strike ont tho rss two
sections Il The bill providing for tho discharge OF all
State prisoners and taking bail leaving in the bill one
section horzns the President 20 suspend The aboas
Corpus act when necessary. lie SAID lie hoped tho
Senate now. when calling for more rgor in tho
jail delivery He thought that never g.
ss ve,nmens nm dealt 80, 80 ~. lensn.y with traitors
OF traitors who had bson plotting the overthrow OF
this government. and who arrested. There was
rasnts Hs thankful to the Secretary Of state and
Secretary Of War Tor laying hand these black hearted
traitors and shutting them up and he believed there
were many more who ought to be shut up lie was op-
posed 20 the bill ia any shape.
Mr.. TsuMsUL said the bill might not be perfect: but
the Senator from Massachusetts proposes 10 strike
out. He {Mr. Trumbut) in favor OF carrying the
war On vigorously and dealing death and destructo TO
traitors; but hs imprisoninx innocent men,
tho Senator from Massachusetts, in favor Of puttiyg
mon rom the loyal states in prison without telling them
what tho charges arel The Senator from Mass
Is evidence, In iAeaven'S namc bring II forth, and
let them DO punishod This was mot jail dc
These men, arrested without warrant or law in loyal
portions Of tho country and kept for months and yea
He had heard tho constitution invoked for traitors 10
arms. Then should not these men have tho b nsGt Of
the constitution But II these innocent, are
they to lie in ja all thar lvess By what authority
these kept in ja What 10 the tion good
for H. in districts where there is peace aud tho laws
not interfsred with mon cannot claim the benefit
Of the constitution and law? Scores of mon have beo
arrested and kept for months, and discharged because
thore WAS no evidence against them He thought but
fair that these have trial, and the guilty
Nil escape; only the innocent will come out.
Mr.. WILSON, (rep) OF Mass. said II no indictment had
been found by tho Grand Jury these men would be
leased M~
Mr. SHERHAN, (rep) Of Ohio, asked il the evidence was
presented TO the Grand JuryY
Mr.. CoLLAMER, (rep) Of w. said he supposed not He
supposed the government did not want 70 commence
hanging and he did not suppose these dtd not want
q be trfed and hung. IA
Mr. WILSON, OF Mass, continued, and declared thore
overw helmng evidence against many Of these
and against mnuy yet large. He doubted @ie-
ther jury would convict these IN Washington, Bal
timors oven In New Yurk There were TRAITORS all
over the country. If tho evidence OF the governmcnt
was to be published 1t would damage the country He
should regard tho passage VI this bill Now struck
the country in dark nours.
HxECUUvR sESJON.
At ten O'Clock went into after which
adjourned.