Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-03-05
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1868.
IN SENATE.

The CHAIR presented the memorial of the Columbia
Fire Company, asking for appropriation for
gine Referred to the Committee the District of Co
iumbia.
communication received from the Secretary of the
Treasury transmitting additional reports from collectors
concerning the duties paper
committee of conference appointed on the bill to
limit the number Of major and brgadier g, neras
SCHOOL FOR NEGROES
Mr. GRIMES then called up the bill to incorporate the
institution of the coored children of the District Of Co
lumbia.
Mr. CARLILE wished to know if these negroes could
not be educated without act Of Incorporation In his
State they educated white children without any such act
of Congress- indeed he for the Government
going into this business of educating these any
way He took the ground that the President had cou
pied colonization with his emancipation schemes that if
the negro was to remain in this country he could only
main in subordinate capacity slave and l6glsa-
tive body has right to educate the children of State
except may be its duty to educate those who are to take
part in The affairs tf the Government and he presume
we had not reached the point where proposed to ee
vae the negro t. the condition of voter aud of the
governors of the country.
Mr. GRIMES said the very crude notions of the Sena-
tor from Virginia the subject of education explained
things which might otherwise not be understood 1t
might be the plan in the Senator's section not to educate
any only those who to take part governing she
nation but he thanked God he from section where
they entertained different ideas the subject Of education
and where nobler and lofter sentiments prevailed They
believed every should be taught TO read the laws he
to be governed by and to read the Word Of God They
subject of education
Mr.. MORRILL, said he was astonished to hear the OBJ
jeclions against this bill When the Senator from Vg
MIA should get up aud make argument against popular
education. Great God has it come to the point at this
day when Senator OF the United States makes an argu
ment against popular education, when every civilized
ton in the world has given it their attention and
deemed it of the highest Importance! He came from
section where they educated all the chidren and il New
England had thing to boast of it her system of
public education which gave every child whether high
low born, fair chance in life
Mr. CARLiLE asked if the Legislature Of his State had
ever incorporated companies for the education of coored
children Z
Mr.. MORRILL, said bis State had incorporated sys-
tenn which educated every child without reference to color
or complexion. Tho put upon equal footing
in that respect the State knew distinction in its duty
Of educ alton
Mr.. DAVIS moved to postpone the bill. Rejected
The bill then passed-yeas29 nays Messrs. Garlic Davis
Harding, Kennedy, Nesmith, Powell, Salisbury. Wall
and Wilson, of Missouri.
WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.
The bill to extend the Washington and Alexandra Rail
road next taken up.
Mr. TEN EYCK opposed the bill at some length
Mr.. SUMNER offered amendment that no person
shall be excluded from the account of color The
amendment adopted
YEAS-Messrs. Arnold, Chandler Clark Fessenden Foot
Grimes Harris, Howard, King Lane Of Kansas, Morrill,
Wilmot, and Wilson of Massachusetts--I9
. NAYs-Me,srs Anthony, Baya d Carlile Cowan, Davis
tham Mcbougall, Powell kichprdson, salisbury Turpie
Wiley, and Wilson of Missouri-lS
Mr.. CLARK opposed the bill, and referred to letter
from the Secretary of War against this measure
Mr.. McDOUGALL said the person at the head Of the
War Department was base He had promised the
President Of the United States in his own house. that he
would denounce the Secretary Of War. There ought 10
be a President of the United States
Mr.. MORRILL, c,lled the Senator 10 ORDER as his re-
marks were not relevant
The CHAIR (Mr. ANTHONY decided the point well
taken
Mr.. McDOUGALL declare here in my place before
the Senste, my responsibility that the who s
at the head OF the War Department is man who has
wronged the country.
The CHAIR called the Senator 10 order
Mr.. McDOUGALL. appeal from the decision of the