Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-21

% Mr.. Blake reported from the Post Once Com.
mittee bill to establish certain Post routes. ~
declares the bridges partly eonstruoted aeross
tie Ohio river at Steubsnville Ohio, abutting
on the Virginia shore, to be lawful structure,
public highway and establishes Post Route 1or
The purpose Of transporting the mails, and tnat
the steubenVilie and Indiana kailroad company
and the Halliday Gave Raiload, either OF tnen,
are authorized to have, maintain, and operate
said bridge when completed. Draws are @ pc
provided for the passage Of boag. Mr.. BleAe
said the bridge would not nateFially lnetieFe % iS
was then passed, r,--...--
Mr.. Coifax from the Postoface COMMITTEES re
ported back the Senate bill providing that no
person by reason Of color shall be dlsqnalln1ea
from carving the mails with ths Feeonllnsl4
ton that L do not pass,
Mr. Colfax said that not = single peEaeAs Of any
color om any state, had petioned 10 tais re-
peal No Post Master General had ever recommended
IL no public opinion demanded Il. ItWould not only
allow neuroes to be mail contractors, and theraiore
officers OF the Government, but Indians and Chinese
also II would iupair the securities Of the malls ior
n some States blacks Indiana and Chinese are not
oVed to testify against whites, and If robbed while
in their hands We could not procure legal testimony
ss nov Of the mail carriers against the ropOers II
would also allow slaYeholding CONTRACTOR % use ther
slaves as nail carriers for them inslead Of tree whites
whom they are now compelled 70 employ and money
would thus be paid out Of our pOstohee treasury i0r
the labor Of slaves which is DOW impossible ana eA
this bin could not even indirectly aid In crushing out
~
Congress, or Gripping the power which 1u7'ainS this
, 4 large mslority Of the Post once Committee
eoncurFed with him in recommending lnat II ~
MI Dawes, referring to an objection stated BY
Mr. Colfax, inquired by way ofansWer. Whetne5
tha latter st1ppOsed mail depredators were tr1eo
In State or United States Court, and whether ne
himself did not assist in making the laws.
M Colfax replied that, not being lawyer ne
could not fully understand the matter, but ne
understood that In such cases the Federal OonLt
vas governed BY the rules Of the state in Wnleh
WT WicEliae approved Of the decision Of the
nom Z He had been informed that this bill hao
6ssT, Introduced in to the Senate to remove the
disability Of two distinguished men.
II negroes were TO be made mail carriers y e
had better carry out the whole programme. IN
odditien TO making them soldiers ana sailors We
had better throw open the doom ami admit them
as members Of Congfess tsa1ga!sssLl slI g,ss a.. ,.bls
/ hriffile hour hxed for the confederation Of me
/ eonHscstion bill having arrived the vote goe'
/ over until tomorrow. ,,,.s.
4 Mr. Elliott, chairman OF the select SOlltli.te.
Who reported the confscation bills, said the va
ori0inated 10 the rebel States, and Is carried oL
| ~ 9ebel citizens against the Government In
! "a nrecisely the character Of the War. Appfoprl
ate legislation may now 6e aemanoea ~.
TsonertV not the persons Of the rebels, ana Oon-
eress may make the property Of tne reosls ~ ~.
| n having the expenses incurred m erashlhg 70
rebellion The lands owned ey re9eis aLe ,1i. We,
to- carving on the war and their unwilling
| sisves are made TO toll that our Government ma!
~ oVerthrown. Their lands and slaves are mad
instruments for carrying on the war DepriY
! them az these and tbs war must come 20 an en-
- irSosense debt baked Of increase.
The Rebels owe 5000 900 900. Every dollar
tI,oS, ,ipbt has been oonhscated By their Govern
ment- repudiated by rebel debtors to whose hon
| ~ me constituents of gentlemen trusted he e
Sss-Sd fhat a lands and slaves are being salEe
bT st6e traitors Is waFlike insiTumentsl the
sSonid be eonisoatsd &c The pending Dill pro
1bsad Ihese were ae much enemioai properly {
fs tber owed allegiance to foreign power. ~
EIiIott supported his remafks bY legal aggr
. ST4euta va HElatiLH
a SFsSss I4sS; Powell, Riddle and Windom fEyoEa
conhDstion.
Adjourned,