The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-04-05
WssHlNGroS April l.
SENATE

instructed to collect evidence ia regard TO
the barbarous treatment BY the rebels at
Manassas, of the officers and soldiers of the
United States killed in battle there. lie
said: We have been Disguised and shock
ed by the reported treatment Of the remains
Of soldiers By the rebels The sAall Of
brave Massachusetts, officer has been made
into a drink kin, cup for a Georgia rebel
Il Is evident that We are in conflict with a
people lower in the scale of civiliz siion than
ourselves. and he wanted a record made
for history.
Mr.. HOWARD OF Mich. moved to en-
large tbs resolution so as to include an in
curry whether the rebels enlisted indians
tho committed unheard Of atrocities, and
how this savage warfsrs WAS conducted
Ii he was a comman liag General, he would
make no prisoners of men who where serv
ing s..e by siie with Indians.
The resolution thus amended was adopt
ed
Mr.. HALE of \. II offered a resolution
tia, the Secretary of War be Instructed to
transmit TO the Senate the correspondence
of Gen. Wool with the War Department
relative TO the movements on part thereof
since be has been in command Of tie for
tress.
The Senate then took up the bill for the
abolition of Slavery in the District Of Col
umbia.
Mr.. WRIGHT of Indiana spoke against
the bill, and Mr.. FESSENDEN in favor of
ii.
Mr.. WRIGHT said he had hoped when
he came here he might have given his at
tention to putting down the rebellion and
tina, these embarrassing questions would be
l. n, .utn
the past to see why certain things were
done. There was evil enough in every
section Of the country to excite horror. but
he thought it was the duty of the politician
and statesman to look on the bright side;
bu; instead of avoiding these questions they
met him on every side. and there were ma
ny measures more important. especially the
coafscation BILL which he regarded rs the
most important measures before the Senate.
and calculated to put down the rebellion.
He was opposed to the bill. He preferred
and had offered bill. which was a copy of
that offered By President Lincoln. when a
member Of the House. He pre- erred it for
two shings, gradual emancip patton and sub
hitting it to the people OF The District. lie
referred 10 the bill OF Benjamin FsaGklin for
the emancipation OF Slavery in Pennsylvania
which was gradual, and 10 John Qlincv
Adams, V 10 was not il favor cmaacipa-
ZION in the District of Columbia. He quo
ted from his speeches IN 1887, and 1889,
and said the facts show that the Tree blacks
increase faster than the slaves in the coun-
try, and commended that there were intiu-
ences at work which accomplished the de-
sired object better than hasty measures.
He was further opposed to the bill because
it reiecte colonization. The peope of In
diana settled this question, and they deter
mined this black population should not
mingle with them. He wanted his children
to grow up among their equals. lie refer
red TO the message of the President the
FIRST time the Executive ever attempted in
any way to Interfere in the States.
He was an advocate of old-fashion States
rights, not the moderate doctrine, but the
old doctrine that domestic institutions and
regulations belong strictly TO the States
When the Government assumes powers in.
frin ging on States rights it inaugurates cor
ruption and laundering, and he thought the
origin of the rebellion was in the system of
off ce hunting and corruption. He thought
the Border States ought to be consulted as
to the expedincy of this measure. He
would use all measures to put down the re-
belion, and let time, the great al bitter. de-
termiae the proper remedy for these and
other questions.
He referred to Gen: Sherman S proclama
ton and Mr.. Underwood's letter in regard
to the bill, as ring of the true metal. He
was opposed to the army returning fugi
lives, and in favor OF the tax and contisca
ton bills and al! other measures to put
down the rebellion. The people of his
State were emnently loyal. and they de
sized the rebellion put down. and to have
30 impedents putin the way by side issues.
He believed there was no difficulty in liv-
ing in peace and union with Slavery. il each
State would only attend to its own con
Germs and no. interfere with its sister
States.
The question being on an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Pomeroy. that eauitsbls set
clement be made with slave and mas,er-
Mr.. POMEROY spo4e in favor of the
amendment as a matter Of justice. He said
be came here last April. aud nearly all tie
loval men be found living in the District
were slaves. He did not believe any slaves
were held here by any right. by any law,
and we have no right to pay masters for
slaves to whom they have no legal right.
Mr.. FESSEN DEN said he had present
ed the resolutions of his State IN favor OF
this measure. and pledging the State for
her share of the payment in case the resolu-
ton was adopted.
A constitutional question had been raised
in objection to thai measure, but the resoIu-
ton simply says that the United STATES
ought TO afford aid, &c. In regard - the
abolition of Slavery in the District of Col
umbia, nobody can claim that Congress has
not the constitutional power to legislate for
the District OF Columbia in any way that
may seem best. There never was time
when he would not vote to abolish Slavery
ia the District OF Columbia
He had id repeatedly that the object OF
the war was to restore the Constitution,
and not to interfere with Slavery in the
States. and he meant to keep that pledge;
but he did no. say. nor did the party say
tina. they would do nothing which nigh.
indirectly affect Slavery. The object Of the
Republican party was to tree the Govern
ment from connection with Slavery 1t
All not foIlaw that the RaouhIc4u Marty