New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-29
YXXVIIru CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SENATE. .WAsnssGros, May - no ,'

r., VICE pktSlDENt lice~h'' 49,
I D. -i3s,,f ln rsrly 80 The re-OHi'on cor II
rasts IN Keutn Is, that u Wac not con pa .ic
ny ,he rnblic interests 20 furnish snch ioior a'on
" P.ses tho message from the Precedent received by
a., 10 80 Yesterday AID ordered 10 nc 'lH''Su'
y, HI maxim an an rnpIisiinD TO- ana au'"c'-
,.,ne b, naylueut q certain boanse" WEI 'aNe" "
and parsed y ,....,,, ,i a mn, her
nj o.tif0pe for o ban krupt se'.
y, WILLY flIn., Val rFcsented q memorial Of
a., Iegi,l,tD,e Of Virginia Ia reference I" gao d'
yision Of that State and also the CONSTITUTION
s.o,tc. By ,he PEG, le within be proposed l'Hi's'
ne hil. donaiius lanas for TIE be'h OF colleges
.p,i,n tnre AMI = ecbmic arts, WA taken up:
Mr.. WILKINSON rep, MINI spoke asslnsi II g
Injurious 10 lie new Staies, and tending so increase
la,d specniaion, aud preventing many o. ,he 'eno'
lite of she HomesieGd bill. o,o..
Atlo'elock the TaA-5ill wa taken M, the ques'
t,on being ou 81. Wilson's amendment 10 sltih o"'
the license 10 retail liquor dealert. =. 1....- of
Mr. POMEROY hep, Kansas spoke III i"''' "
tbc amendment. ..h;,I !,
Mr. FOSrER rep, Conn., seeinea 90 ~ !"
.tr.Dge that any one should argue a2ans' tuls VA
I,,,,ad of encouraging hquCr6elllDg, u s1"J'''0u
sncb rersoa TO double lcnAhy III Tie o'a'es ""e'e
such eaio Is prOii'n'ed. ,..-, -, 49,,
AIR DINON rep, Conn., tbonSh' 4he'ehu Va N''
o;yipg any u4iyileso 10 would lind to root on'
g" ,nsuy small dealers and, fact, aud the cause
I" pbe eourse Of the debate, Mr.. HALE raid they
had an entirely prohibi.0ry law III New-hampslife,
bat he do not believe there was ever twoFhHos aS
much liouor habitually sold M the town where he
lived ~ there was to-day under tbs law, aid tic
people Of tina, town were quite as orderly as The
rest of niansind.
After further discussion, the amendment was re-
jec,ed. Yeas: Me'sIs Harris, POmeroy, Ilnoi,
Wilson iMassl, Wiz Nays: ~
Ou motion OF MIR. CHANDLER Rep, Mich.J
the Senate went into Executive Session. After a
few minutes spent therein, The doors were opened,
aud the senate resumed oousldeHtlon Oh Tie ioA
bill
uleBt as a new section:
That any person who sts claim the service for soor for
HE OF shy psr.oD. uade the ls~s Of sDy state Sian PC
aoIla." ''''-''
liz contended that such tax could be lad, with
GU any way recognizing the offensive doctrine thar
slaves we've property. Ii was simply tax on
persons.
Mr. SHERMAN tRep., Ohio believed chat slaves
were persons and were entitled 10 tie rigbtsO per-
sons and % such they cOnld not be taxed III tins
way and certainly tho Senator from MassGchuseits
would not prOpo.e 20 teX them property; besides.
ii he undertook - collect such tax, 1t would only
fall on the loyal men Of he Border states ana be
looked upon A. ~ indirect attempt az emancipation.
He was willing 10 meet The quee ION OF emancipation
opeuly wien The tIot comes, ana u he believed the
Union could not he prcgeTved without ENAMEL ION.
lie would support the President in e. ancipauOr.
The only practical way to tx large portion OF the
Soath, was 70 tax cotton. 1900
ON The suggestion o! several SCI atOrs, Mr 81 IL
NEE modified his amendment 70 as 10 be ia lie
language OF the HmendWen. offered b. the Senator
from Rhode islGud Isle mons " IAa' AZ annual tax
OF s. shall te paid by every person or peiros, COR
poliioA or society for ard aocoant o. every other
perYCn bet Wrcn lhe eyes of ion and siHiy-lV years
whose service lnbOr Tor term Of years OF for life
it. claimed DE owned b. such ,rst mentioned per
son persons, corporation OF society, whether ~
Judiciary capacity otherwise, uuocr tie Laws and
customs Of any STATE; snd I'D annual tax hEall be
levied and collected OF The person or persons, cor
portion or society paAlDg suCh clam, aLd OF then
goods, chatiels aud LANDS; bat IN 10 case shall Tie
pefsOn or VenoDs whose service or atDr 70 claim, a.
or their ter,iUe o. labor he sold Tor tn lWpOse OF
soliciting such tax II further provides that this
tax shall net apply to the service due TO parents
Mr. SUMNER, replying TO Mr.. Sherman, siId We
might az well CA toe .lavehoder % tie aucticaeer,
or any other chi lOyment. Tho STAKEHOLDER en-
ployueut IL TO make tie slaves work. Tbey are
suciioneers in human liberty; brokers in human
rights, md iuggle.s in hUGsn suile rings.
air. SHERMAN said be cid not reply 10 the Sen
HoT's denunciation Of Shareholders. Though he al.
horred and opposed slavery, ho believed The slave
bolders had constitutional rights, and lie did rot use
such language about them. But this was simply
proposition 10 tax shIves, Therefore must lax
them property, for could not tax them 10 Per-
SOILS. Ye. the iloreCt effect OF this amendment
would BE- for small amount Of money 10 recOg liye
slaves as properly. II lac wanted to tax the South,
cotton Was the element by which lie could DO 1t.
by Aiplgbty God 70 the level Of brute ior raltiy
tax. lie would not sign4tle the whole Glass u
men az "iuv llers IN llgnilI SUFFERING or Oilei
opproorious eyithes. Though he believed the ten
dency Of slaves WIS o. degrade the maE'ers YET
there were many gtutleAauIy, Courteous pdtIiO,i,
men anoDg sitveholders. SINE of the most ooir-
te0rs men lie ever met were sl4veaClless. he
offered aD amendment 10 Mr.. Sumner msndmeHi
tie pr0Iooi.ion Of a tax Of Ole ceDt Der IOu o.
cotton.
Mr. klAG rep, " " was in favor Of tax On
bogh cotton aud slaves and should vote for bOh ii
he could, and therefore DO PED the tax on cotton
would not be pressed substitute Tor the tax On
slaves. 1hose persons Who have assailed the Gov
ernment should lot be allowed to escape from the
burdens imposed by The war.
Mr. P0NEbOY asked i. he wOulI tax ANYTHING
tba be did DOT protect.
Mr.. KING said that 70 long az The stakeholder
remained loyal, be bad ample protec ION under me
laws He was in favor u having AL protection
given witch was accorded by tas laws Oh the cOua-
sry and IN favor OF .ng all laws Of Tie country
exceeded.
Mr.. SALISBURY Den, Dell ashed what tie
Senator thought oi those PERSONS in Nev-Yolk WHO
resisted -he Fugitive slave aw. Were they good
citizens or notY
M. KING was astoushed tlat tie Senator should
ass such question. 4 &c knew NeW-lOTs a. NE
lking) knew it, lie would not come hsIe and talk
about Der citizens resisting that law.
Mr.. SUMNER s11 tlls was not . Ia on slaves,
but tie slaves masters. The Senator iroEl ONO
divided bis speech into tHO beads--One q eulOgv On
che slave-msscrs, and the other plea FOR q tax o.
cotton. Jefferson said that AL commerce between
master and shave was not boislerOus passion, and
Col. Mason said that every slayohoder was Ii lctty
fyrant. II uen cont me 70 uphold an Institution
winch violates Ill human rights We must expect no
soft words. III The Senator from Ono chose t0
sound their euloges, he couli not follow.
Mr.. FESSENDEN Rep, Ne sd he looked At
The matter mUly az laa,fcr u dollar aud cents