The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-03-07

num- 6eu. u PkwULkIUW, UP UnJU
| On the suLtoTmsur oT HEcRo soLpisns;
In The House Of representatives,. Jan. 81.
The House having under eonsideratiou
IbiII No.675, to ssiss additional soldisss io'
1.-The ssfvi C of the Govsrnmsns.
~. PEnpE sToH. NJ. 6psskss, the originsl
bill, and shs various substisutes ios Il. end
ell The amendments except. indeed. The
msndmsnss offered By the gsotlemsn from
New York. (Ms. Divsa) the genslsnsu
from Kentucky. (Mr. WscKLISss) and the
entlsman from Indisns. (Mr. Pos1EH. )hov.
ever much they may differ IN phsassoIQgy d
detail. sgres 10 this, that they propose 70
raise, organise. and arm body d negroes
10 be received into The miIitary service o.
the United 6sstss. Most ofAhep. ! bslievs
I'll Of them. permit. n they do nos enioin. and
esrsainly contemplate. that shis body q aeD
shall BE- eonstitstsd % veil = sIsves - of
free negroes; Of the slsvss Of loyal % vsil
% ~ disloysl msstsrs; and that sscsuisise
stations for snIistmsss Of these negroes
shall BE- opened in he slsvsholding - veil
o in the sson-sIsvsholding 0sssss. They sIl
contemplats that msnumission WiIl b grant.
ed TO The slave after he shsil hsvs enlisted.
Some o. them provide that compensation
she'll b made 30 the msstss sho shsll have
remained loyal.
Nov. cir, Of al The bills end substisusss
prefer ,he original bin. introduced b. the
chsitnsn Of the 'Commliiss Of Ways and
Msans,( Mr.. srrvEss. Il is chsrscteris,is Of
him. Il 10 plain. direct. and bold. Il e.
presses plainly the mssnins q IL sushor.
lt provides. In % many words. Tor The enlIst
nsns oi sIavss, and the establishment Of
cruising depOis anywhere in any Of The States
Ilt promises freedom 10 ell who shall enlist.
land compensasion 10 the massess who may
DO ssliiled 70 it. Il b not only chsrscsssis-
sic Of the gentlsman in this. shss h u fsaSL
end slssigh ghtforwasd.' ItssIso ehssss soristie
Of him In another rsspecs. to ~hich be him
seif slludsd ths other dsy: mat be is she
lIsssrunner Of his psrty-thss be ID aIwsys
10 sdvssce of his psriy friends. but that be
6uds they soon come up q the position
which be takes.
These bills have been presented and urged
lon the House from vsrious consderstions.
They ere urgod sss mIIitsry neceesssty.
We ere tod that the exigenciss Of the coun'
Try nov require their adoption. We ere
told that there u great body 81 loyal me1
Who only wsit 70 Be asked 70 enter the ssr'
vice Or the United Ssasss. 6s. I beg leave
10 doubt The proposition. ! have no svi
Idsncs of iss truth. do not bsiiovs that i
lie true. The experience Of the eouasry
|shows that Il is not. The experience Of ,hs
Governmsnt 10 iss experiment q HiItor
Head, shows that these men hsvs no desire
to enlist 10 The military service. zee by !
sssssmsns 10 the papers to-day that the Gre
negro regiment of Ksnsas wss swotn int
service on lhs I1,h day o. this month. as'
that already half Of them hsss desssted
They were offered freedom. They YER
deferred full psy. They were offered ful
bounty. Every thing 80 done % sgissss-
80 sss the phrassoIogy Of the member fFes
lIIlinois. [Mr. Lovuor1-"shis great oess
of loyal hearts," But We 6nd that the ssost
lasted only until they we're enlisted %
orGsnised. and received he sdvsnss pay
; msDt Of their bounty; then suddenly Il cub
y sidsd; and with each rsAusns wsvsd. : con
i.lpany of these loyal. wss.lovisg nsgfos
. Ivsnished from The ranks.
NJ. CoswAY. NJ. Spsakss-
= Nj. PEsDLxroH. n have mlsssased n
. facts. will be glad 70 - corrected; oshs
Wise, prefer not % b interrupted.
Mr.. CoswAv. ] DO not propose 70 col
'slsrsdIct The gsnsIsmsn' statement. . eel
mlsos DO %, merely dssirsd 70 explain q
alfacss.
.t NJ. PEspLEros. That sxplsnation nj
e'Ivesy veil b made afssswssda The ge'
\ |slsass will not sossidss u disooussssy.
II hsvs 10 Intention % - discourtsous, II
iseliss y yield. He viii sGesss ns {
lhs present
= Nor y 4 snsirsly eertsin that she sEige
. s|ciss d shs cooossy require resort % NEE
= urss of shis kind. A contrary opinion b