The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-02-11
The Hiii Cos Enlisting Negro Soldiers,
as il Passed the House, and the Vote
Thereon,

Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Qf
Representatives fHe United States Of finei'-
iOd, ia Congress assembled that the Prcsi-
dent be- aud he is hereby authorized to en-
roll, arm, equip, and receive into the land
and naval service OF the United States, such
IA number of volunteers, of African descent,
as he may deem equal to suppress the pres
ent rebellion, for such term of service as
he may prescribe, not exceeding five years;
| the said volunteers to be organized accord
ing to the regulations OF the branch Of tho
service into which they may be enlisted to
receive the same rations, clothing and equip
ments AZ other volunteers and a monthly
pay not to exceed that of tho volunteers
to he oilicered by white or black persons,
appointed and commissioned hy the Pres.
dent and to be governed by the rules and
articles of war, aud such other rules and
regulations as may be prescribed by the
President PrOrided, That nothing herein
contained, or in the rules or articles of war,
shall he 50 construed as to authorize or
permit any officer of African descent to be
appoin ted to rank, or cxercise military or
napal authority over whitc officers, soldiers
or men ia tbs military or naval service of
the United States, Igir Ghall any greater pay
than ton dollars per month, with their usual
allowance OF clothing and ratiCns, ue GllGw-
cd or paid to privates or laborcrs of African
descent who are or may he i'll tho military
or naval service of the United States: Pro-
| pidsd ruTfhsT. That the slaves of loyal citi-
zons, IN the sts.cs exempt by the President +
| proclamation OF january Isl, 1863, shall not
be received into the armed scgSice ~ tho
United States; nor shalt there b0 recruiting
offices opened i'll either of the States of Del
aware, Maryland, West Virginia Kentucky,
Tennessee, or Missouri, without the consent
of the Goyern0rs of said States having been
! first obtained.
/ YEAS McSsrs Aidrioh, Alley, Arnold, A.Lley,
] BSbbiu, Buxton, Beamsn, Bingham, Blair, (ta.i
Blake, Brown, VH.) Buhintou. Campbell, Cpsey,
Chamberlain, Clark, CofaN, +. \. Conkling, Roscoe
Conkling, Conway, Cutler Davis, Dawes, Dunn
Edgerton, Edwards Elliot, Ely, Fenton, :. c. Fess-
enden, 4. A, u. Fcsscndcn, Fisher, Frank, Gooch,
uuglGy, Hooper, Hutchins Julian, Kelley, Kellogg
Mich, LAnsing, Loomis, loyejoy, Low, Mclndoe,
Mekeon, MckniEht, Mcpherson, Marston, Mitchell,
Morrill,, W. NiXan, Nocll ujjg PHELPS Cali Pike
pomeroy, Porter, Rice, me. Riddle RoiiGs u, H.
Sergeant, Scdgwick, Shanks, sheffield, Shsla
barger sherman, Sloan, Spaulding, Stevens,
Wall, Wallace. WAshbUtne, Wheeler, White,
(nd. Wilson. WiDdhnm and Worcester 81.
NAYS Mcssrs. Alien, tO.) Allen, III Aa-
coma, Bailey, Bddlo, Blair, lYa) Clements Cobb
Cox, Cravens, Cris6eld, Crittenden, Delaplaiue
Granger, Grider, Hale, Hall. Harding, Harrison,
Holman. Horton, johnson, Kellogg, ill) Kerrigan,
Law, l.alear, Lesry, Mallory, May, Maynard. Men
Robinson. Rollins, Mo- Shiel, Stiles, Thomas,
Mass Thomas, MD vAaudigham, Nibbard
WadsworCt, Webster, Whsley, White, (0l Wick
life Wood WOodrua, ~ ST.Eht and NeAman--5i