Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-02-08

as follows:
Be ii enacted By the Senate and House of Rep
Yesentdtipes of the Un,ted States of America in
Congress assembled, That the President be, and
he is hereby authorized TO enroll, arm, eauip,
and receive into the land and naval service OF
the United States such number Of volunteers OF
African descent as he may deem useful TO sup
press the present rebellion, for such term of
service ae no may prescribe, not exceeding
five years. The said volunteers to be organ
lied according to the regulations of the branch
Of service In which they may be enlisted, to re-
ceive the same rations, clothing, and equip
ments as other volunteers, and monthly pay
not to exceed that of other volunteers; to be
offcered by persons appointed and COM
missioned BY the President, aud to be gov
erned by the rules and articles of war and
such other rules aud regulations as may be
prescribed by the President: Provided, That
nothing herein contained, or 10 the rules and
articles OF war, shall be so construed as to au-
thorize or permit any officer of African descent
to be appointed to rank, or to exercise military
or naval authority over white officers, soldiers,
or men in the military or naval service Of the
United States; nor shall any greater pay than ten
dollars per month, with the usual allowance Of
clothing and rations, be allowed or paid to pri-
Yates or laborers Of African descent which are,
or may be, in the military or naval service Of the
United States; Provided further, That the
slaves OF loyal citizens in the States exempt by
the Presidents proclamation of January |, 1868,
shall not be received into the armed service of the
United Slates nor shall there be recruiting offices
opened in either of the States of Delaware, Ma.
ryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee or
Missouri, without the consent of the Governor of
said State having been first obtained.
The vote on the passage of the bill was as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Alley, Arnold, Ash
ley. Babbitt, Baxter, Beaman. Bingham, Sam'l.
S. Blair, Blake, William G. Brown, Burlington,
Campbell, Casey, Chamberlain, Clark, Colfax,
Frederick A. CoDklipg, Roscoe Conkliug, Con.
way, Cutler, Davis, Dawes, Duun, Edgerton.
Edwards, Eliot, Ely. FentoD, Sam'l. G. Fessen-
den, Thomas A. D. Fessenden. Fisher, Frank,
Gooch, Gurley, Hooper, Hutchins, Julian, Kel-
Lovejoy, Low, McI1doe, Mexican, Midnight,
MCPHERSON, Marston, Mitchell, Justin S, Nor
rill, Nixon, Noell, Olip, Timothy G. Phelps,
Pike, Pomeroy, Porter, Jno. H. Rice, Riddle.
Edward II Rollins, Sergeant. Sedgwck, Sbanks,
Sheffield, Sbellabarger, Sherman, 8 oan, Spaul-
ding, Stevens, Train, Trimo'e Trowbridge,
Van Horn, Walker, Wall, Wallace, Wash
burne, Wheeler, Albert s White, Wilson,
Window, and Worcester-63
NAYs-Messrs. William Allen, William J
Allen, Ancona, Bailey, Bddle, Jacob B. Blair,
Clements, Cobb, Cox, Crsvens, Crisfeld, Crit
tenden, Delaplaine, Granger ,Grider, Hale, Hall,
Harding, Harrison, Holman, Horton, Johnson,
VIM. Kellogg, Kerrigsn, Law, Lazsar, Leary,
Mallory, May, Maynard, Mer zies. Morris. No
BILE, Norton, Odell Pendleton, Ptice, Robin
son, Jas..S Rollins, Shiel, Stiles, Benjamin F.
Thomas, Francis Thomas, Vallsndighsm, Vib-
bard, Wordsworth, Webster, Whaley, Chiffon
A. White, Wickliffe, Wood, Woodruff, Wright
and YeamaI-54
We stated on Abolition authority, on first
learning by telegraph that the bill had passed,
that it prohibited negroes from taking rank as
commissioned officers. The Cleveland Leader
says that "this is a direct falseheod made
for the purpose Of prejudiciDg the negro
against the BILL" It will be seen by reference
to the bill that 1t contains an express proviso
prohibiting any negro officer from being ap
pointed to rank, or to exercise authority over
white officers, soldiers CT men. This is proof
positive that the Abolition majority In the
Houee, while they wanted the services of the
negro as soldier, were afraid or Ashamed to
allow him the benefit Of their doctrine of white
and black equality, and to place him on the
same footing with white officers, soldiers and
men in the same service. " W
We seek neither to prejudice the negro
against, or enlist him in favor Of the bill.
That sort OF work we leave to the Abolition.
lists who are calling loudly upon Sambo as their
only political savior. They have been quar-
reling for some time in the House and spend
ing the peoples time and money over this ne
gro army bill. and they will probably do the
same thing in the Senate. II Is an egregious
farce and humbug, but unfortunately costly
one. No man Of brains or common sense OK.
peets any other result from this negro soldier
movement but an addition of few hundred
thousand dollars to our national debt and rem
dering the restoration of our old National
Union more hopeless. The leading Abolition
lists we'll understand oil this, and hence their
zeal for this and kindred measures.