Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-02-05
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The Senate smen'ment to the army appropriation bill
appropratng $4,000 for medicine for the contrabands
| ADOPTED by yeas II, nays 3D.
The House passed the Senate bill amendaory Of the act
for the collection of internal insurrectionay
districts
NEGRO soLDiERs-THE BILL PASSED.
The bill to raise 10000 negro soldiers up the
| special order
Mr.. WILSON, of Iowa. discussed the at length,
and contended that the allegiance due by the citizen to the
National Government superior to the duty he owed to
his ate. The claim of the Government upon persons
held to service superior to the claim Of the master.
The representatives Of Kentucky held the propo
sition but their doctrine would not be tolerated. He
quoted the records Of the Of the Revolution to
that negro slaves had been employed soldiers He
charged that the Democratic party were seeking to create
dssensons and prope dscod instead of being willing to
avail themselves of every aid to suppress the rebellion He
the bill hs fullest support because he wished to avail
eif Of the aid of all who were willing 70 tight for the
tor auce of the Union He charged that the gentle
man from Ohio, Mr.. Cox ia speech delivered u New
York had expressed sentiments calculated to bring about
hostility between the West and New England
Mr. cox said he had been incorrectly reported if was
charged that he a1yoosted dissolution. His speech,
published in the New York Tribune, had been garbled
Mr.: WILSON rejoined that he got bis information from
the New York World, and what he read sounded very
much like the echo of certain articles which had appeared
in the Richmond papers The policy which the Democra
tic party was anng calculated to break up the
Union by driving off New England He denied that the
empoymart OF negroes would demoralzs the army.
Mr.. cox said the Democratic parry would never con.
sent mutlaon of the Union; and sent to the Clerks
desk be read extract OF the speech which he deliver
ed in New York TO show that he held the same views
MIR. Cox said fur her. that the warnigs he had uttered
were but repetition Of the language OF Republican papers
well Dem, cratic NolsBg he contended, had been
produced to the citations he had made Friday to
show that Washington, Franklin, and all the great leaders
of the Revolution had time aud again refused to use negro
slaves for military purposes The bill was an infamous
one and designed to thrust civil upon the Border
States Thia he when be had last week stood FOR
eighteen hours with the Representatives OF Kentucky to
defeat BY parliamentary taoie this infamous and suicidal
bill When be had said that the passage Of the bill would
dsaect the irish in the army he but ataed fact for the
prejudice of the Ce to the negro was well known; but
gentlemen on the other aide objected when the truth
told All he had ssii uttered simply warning.
Mr. ALLEN of Ohio, opposed the bi and said the Pre-
seBt aud his party had expressly dsclamed any power
or disposition to inter with slavery the States In
this regard they had violated their most solemn pledges
aud the Republican party had resolved it elf into an abo
tdn organzi iton III they had encouraged the loyal spirit
the Southern States instead OF doing every thing to sup
press IT, they would have met with better success lie
denounced the policy Il the Government towards the ne
complaining that white soldiers were neglected Tor
the benefit Of contrnbands
Mr.. WHITE, Of Ohio, followed and denounced the
proclamation OF The Prsyiden gross violation OF the
Constitution. He alsp declared hs opposition 10 the
emancipation polcy which he sought to nauguste and
tnat the Congress of the United State, had
power to tax the people for the benefit Of negroes He
said the people Of his State would not pay tax for such
purpose He described the OF the Administration
marked throughout by legty and referring to loyalty
said it consisted in devotion to the Constitution and respect
for the laws &c Tee pending bill was designed to place
in the hands the negroes Of the Seeded States to
suhjugae exermiuote their masters. IL rropo-
son to make he negco the superior Of the Angoaxon,
but he did not believe any such programme could be-
efectuay carried out. The aming OF the negro would
eni in the Total destruction nf the This Gov
eminent Of white aud was the only sort that the pcope
would be satisfied With He concluded with denunciation
of arbitrary arc sta
Mr.. MAY of Maryland, next addressed the House in
opposition to the bill He said he felt 1t due tn the people of
Mary laod to state thrir adherence to this bill They
viewed III it only e.onaon Of the savaqery Of the King
OF Dabomy. Az AZ exhibition of Federal military power
the measure was prep,sterous Of State policy t
was dsgracelul The Judgment Of mankind viii condemn
u IN condgn msnne aud the authors be branded with
namy lie thea referred to the speech of Chat
ham against employing Indians in our Revolutionary
struggle lie said 1t was presumption in the dominant
parry IN Congress- in attempting eternal laws
lie spoke o Tho feeling OF the people of Maryland this
subject aud SAID II was their purpose to resist any scheme
OF armiug their slaves.
Tie referred to hs.els ction peace Representative
and stated his efforts to procure accommodation OF she
war BY the resolutions he offered at the extrs session. and