New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-31

SENATE. WASHINGTON. Jan. 90, 1863.
SPEECH or SENATOR HENDERSON OF MISSOURI,

SPEECH or SENATOR HENDERSON OF MiSsoUhI,
On EMANCIPATION IN THAT STATE
During the debate on Thur-day the bin to aid
Missouri in Emaudp Ating saves, the following re-
marks made by
Mr.. HENDERSON TN MOI This Government
has already paid out suppose, over one hun
cred millions of dollars 10 put down rebellion IN
Missouri and am aetopished TO see The opposition
which Senator'S make 20 the payment OF this small
anu TO accomplish an object which will do much to
bring about peace for IT, il il claimed, Slavery ID
Che cause of this war, dOn't know ss the war cen
be ended until Slavery is a5Ost ed. Countless mil
lions i'll be voted TO carry on the war. producing
only blood and misery, while few millions oDly IS
arke 10 bring about peace aud security. L am Tor
keeping the state OF Missouri III tue UnlOn, and
have always been in favor OF the Union. Long ago
TOOK the ground that when Toombs uttered bis
wicked treason in the Senate he should have been
arrested and imprisoned till the rebellion was
over, and this IN sGveholdlDg state where
1t was dangerous to take such ground. L have
used all my efforts 10 restore the Union aud the
States, aud if l ever fail in THE work II will
be the fault of the head ard not OF the
heart. l do not propose that this country
shall pay for all the slaves i'll Missouri do not AK
that your bil shall vote tins money for the purpose
OF paying Tor the slaves All ask is tha, You saali
do as you promised to do; meet the people thai have
come over aud relied upon your integrity, ana ie'
not their expectations be dis ppointed AND Also
ask the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. WILSON,
not to put in the States Of Delaware and Maryland
ia this bill, and not TO pay over money To any Sate
until they shall ask Tor it, 1t will be time enough
then to pay this money. My State has come for
ward, and ask you TO meet them aud help them rio
themselves OF tins IDcubds. II you Will come anu
heD us to break down the system which biads Us 10
fhs unholy Rebellion; if you will help us low we
Will be able to pay back twenty times over all 're
money which you take out OF the treasury now
Now is the accepted time, If You ever mean TO 90
ANYTHING to carry out your pledge that yoa would
aid the States 10 emaDcipate their slaves VI you
fail now, what confidence VIII be placed
ppon your assertions hereafter. YOu have said his
was Shareholders Rebellion, and that you wanted
war and not pesce, and you have made lair and
honorable proposition to my State ana now Is Your
time to act / want TO accomplish THE purpose. aud
/ have not disguised 1t before my people. nave
met every charact Of opposition III my Stale IN ooer
to bring II about. graft tothe Senator from Massa
chusets that if this thing is done in Missouri Misou
ri herself will be tie iplent OF many advantages
obtained. grant that we shall sprpg forward and
rise again iuto life and prosperity such as we never
can enjoy under the institution OF Slavery. admit
IL all. Bat, sir, Is We spn1g up into gigantic pro-
portions, 90 We not come ny as member OF tins
Confederacy Do we not bring in all our wealth,
and all Icbes and give Ii all TO the Union q the
States IL is part OF your owO heritage and belongs
TO you as much rs 10 us. You have an interest IN
the State Of Missouri, equal TO that i'll your own
State. | want IL 10 be ACKNOWLEDGED by every Sena-
tor on tbis floor, that Missouri Is part and parcel
OF this country and that whatever results to the beu-
missouri
Union Of States Ii Thug Is 10 be done II should
be done well and quickly, and il anything is to be
done il should he done 50 as can accomplish the
emancipation OF the slaN Is OF that State. Sir, II
had million OF slaves l would not touch dollar
Of money. lOu blame many of us for being slave
holders If we were not we should have 10 sepa.
rate ourselves from Our Inheritance aud place them
ppon the cotton plantations oil the Soutb. Onr Con-
st uous are IN the way OF emanolpauon. We can
not emanCipate. The man who, In most Of the
koIR Off urpG max eg Al
pauper Of him n 80 Of loo, and he receives
The condemnation of his nelghbors That is the con-
dition OF thousands of men who would emaucipa,e
their slaves if they possibly could. If Tins money
were received by hundreds os men IL Missouri
they would turn ii over to the negro hmm
setf to make him better man. yoi
pass this bill While the Legislature j
IN session, 50 We csn accomplish Tn great object
you make US happy and free, and we Will pay yOI
back ten fold all the money you eXpend. With On,
Legislature adjourned, know not what the future
will have in store Tor want 10 effect this OBJ
iect now while We have the Legislature in zion
want 10 strike the blow now, ana 1 can tell NY
colleague that is my object. Every man in that
STATE who wants TO make Slavery power In that
State, and every man TO be tympa-
,Hizer witt the Rebellion and every man
Wlo, from the beginning of tbs struggle, has
been willing 20 uGfOld the Confederate flag
mon the soil of my State Is cpposed 20 tue
preseu, Legislature acting at al upon this subject
Gby 1 10 20, know your oplnlO.s :, but are you not
s:S;s fIn;on who n'mpathizes with the Rebe hon,
hsneyes IN biz heart tba She day last approaching
when there viii be a pef.oaOehV u-soiut'Oii De
tween the slsveholding St,Nes oi tlls Dmon
and the DOn'slaye6olai"e "'""e' 60
TIT AZ the moment We hIe hghung
a.; battle that question Gf Slavery ID coping 20 and
rartv ia rlsine up IN the Noitbern states VINO NAV
mae ibis question their platform again. a9l !
know what trey wants but whatever the laiu'e
may bring forth, FOR one ani ID leVor OF the liOh
end don't want 10 leave NeW-EnglShd oe' IN ln5
ed 7 walt TO have New-England remain part
- ra,csi Of ibis great country as essential 20 us
6nitv, and to It's grez,.sss '. LIZ ma ~
,he reoule OF my own State, The great state IN.
soni want 70 lock haIds With New'E1Si ahu
and the great Nofth-WesJ, tad Ne~-Iork b.
sylvania, the great Central States, ant form Union
OF States and stand firm by the Constitution ana the
Union until the Rebellion shall be crushed Or ex-
haust lsef aud finally return, IKE toe ProoIgai son
after his long waDdtriDge. Now, ST. something
IDay be done, and BAY let II be done suppose you
al, not DO il, what Will be tine eheet You
NAV defeat us. and we cannot carry this
scheme of Emanci, alton, and / snail be defeated,
and driven as al exile from my home. But be-
Isye If TITS is done, Rebellion Wlll uc lns''''She
onsly. We are done WITH this war ID MissouiI'
Non have aieAdy expended hundreds Of millions to
nut down the var. / ask you TO eXpeHd the'e
few more and in my homes, JUDI meat, your future
expeuuitures IN Missouri are over. III }. the pest
and obeapes, way 10 accomplish tins. You refuse
TO 90 il, and bad faith wal! Dc en@reeG aess IN
gress. ] 90 not Charge it, but the charge VAL be
made. Now, SIR want this work Gole. i0a
NAY vote So coo, 900 Tor immediate emancipation,
or $1,000 0JJ for gradual emancipation, and we
can insugarae tue ~oik; and If one stop ID mace IA
advance, we shall never step back~ai II TINS
Uuiou 10 not to be preserved, L con / want Nils;
sonsi 10 20 with the Southern COniederacy. had
rather sscritee every slave ond every acre o.
lind and sacrifice everything that IL OF earthly
character upon It's soi, than 10 be dragged to the
hated embrace Of the Southern ConfedeIacy, now
la IN lnlernal Ieb. bon agailst The GnyernIacrt.