Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-12

On the ID inst the Abolition house Of repre-
ssntatives perfected the scheme of the Abolition
leaders for employing armed negroes in the war.
We fod the following sketch of tina proceedings
in the dispatches TO the Northern associated
press;
The house resumed the consideration Of the
bill authorizing The employment Of eoloTed sol
diers .1d sailors.
Br. Wilson, of Iowa, spoke in favor Of the
bill. he sad the life Of ths republic was of
more value than the rights of the most cherished
citizen, and infinitely moro valuable than those
claimed By Shareholders. 1t wss proposed by
this bin to say to tbs blacks as Jackson said to
them in New Odsans in 1914, that their servic s
bad been too long overlooked. He rsfsTred to
the speeches Of Mr.. Cox and others as eslcu-
/ lated to preduee dismemberment, aud said they
were bat ech3e3 Of ths Riehmsnd papers. If
such gentlemen lad labored half as much to
present an unbroken front TO the enemy as they
had to produce distrust in the administration,
we night look for peace before the next snDiver-
sary of American independence. BE had yet to
learn lkat loyal people objected to any means to
suppress lhe rebellion, compel obedience to the
Constitution and laws, and save the Union, not
with New England left out, but with ali its ter
Iitory preserved.
M Cox briefly replied to q potion Of Mr..
Wilson'S remarks. a speech be made in New
York had been misinterpretcd. He caused to be
read paragraph from it to show the poIitien
be took, not only in New York, but Oaio and
elsewhere, and this was the position ofths Dem
ocratc parry. He never would, unde, any con
sideraliop, consent to a dismembsTm ant of the
republic They shoald not be taboOed because
they had warned the country against the dan
gers Of fanatieisn. He repeated that Washing
ton, Franklin and others, refused to sanction
the employment Of blacks as a general system.
which was proposed by this suicidal bill. Il
would sew disirust aud dampsn patriotism By
assOeiating negroes with white men, and disin
t1grate the army.
Mr.. Allen, Of Ohio, spoke against the bit
He ssi5 it was a confession of weakness oD the
part Of the whites that the President, and the
Republican members Of Congress formerly took
tention, nsr constitutional power to Interfere
with slavery ia States; but they had violated
their pledges.
After some remarks, Mr.. Stephens meved the
/ previous question, which was seconded, and the
main q1estion was ordered to be put
/ TIE House FIRST voted on Msynard's melton
90 refer tie bill and pending amendments to the
committee on Military Affairs. Lsst--42 to so
Tie question was then taken on Hickman S
amendment, which was rejected. It authorized
the President to raise as many regiments, moi
exceeding three hundred, of AfrieaLy or colored
J persons, as iu his discretion he might consider
necessary. It also provides for line of steam
ers between the United States and the coast oi
Africa.
As modified by Mr. Stevens, the bill is as fol
lows: That the President be, ard he il
hereby, authorized 70 enroll, arm, equip, and
receive into the land aud naval service of the
United States such number Of volunteers Of
African descent as he may deem equsl to sup
press the present re5sllion, for such iefm
Of serve So he may prescribe, not ex
ceeding i've years the said volunteers
to be organized according to the regula
tons of the branch of service into which they
may be enlisted to receive the Same rstions
clothing, and equipments IS the volunteers
aud monthly psy not to exceed that O
tbs volunteers; to be differed by whits or blach
persons appointed and commissioned by tn
President and to be governed by tie rules and
articles of war, and such other rules and regu
latons IS may be prescribed by the President
Prouided, That nothing contained in the rulei
or articles of war shall be so construed as TO su
thorizs or permit any officer of African deseeO
to be appointed 10 rank or exercise miitarJ
or naval authority over white officers, soldiers
or men in the military or naval service 0
the United States; ner shall any greater par
than ten dollars per month. with their usua
allotment Of clothing and rasions, be lowed o.
pad to privates or laborers Of African desesa
r who are or may be in the military or naval ser
vice Of the United States; PToCidsd, further
That the slaves Of loyal citizens in the State
exempt By the Presidents proclamation Of Jan
usry LIST, 1862, shall not be received in th
armed service of the United States nor shal
there be recruiting cfiees opened in either Q
TIE States Of Delaware, Maryland, West FiI
/. einia, Kentucky, or Tennessee, without the cor
+ sent Of the governors Of said States hSving bos
lirst obtained
The bill passed By a vote Of s. against So
Adjourned.