Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-02-12
EMANCIPATION IN MISSOURI.

emancipation of her slaves.
The committee to whom the bill had been referred
ported amendment to the effect that whenever the
Legislature of Missouri shall pass law for the emaneipa
ton of her slaves, $50 900 900 in bonds of the United
Saes at an interest of five per cert per annum shall be
paid payable in thirty years provided the.sad shall
pass the law within twelve months after the passage of
this BILL to take effect by the 4h Of July. 1876 and that
slavery thereafter shall bs introduced therein pro-
vided said bonds in their aggregate shall not ex
ceed $500 for each slave so emancipated
Mr. WILSON, of Missouri, moved to strike out twenty
millions and insert twenty five llions the appro-
prated by Congress to aid the State of Missouri and the
amount originally asked by the Legislature Of that State
Upon this amendment much debate ensued during which
IN answer to question by Mr.. CARLLE, Of West Vr-
gnia touching Gen. McNrils conduct in Missouri
Mr.. HENDERSON, of Missouri remarked that duling
last summer, when rebel raids taking place in Mis-
souri, order ISSUED that of $4,000
should be levied by military authority in each county
the State ia which an assassination should made OF
UuiOn czens. When those guerilla raids made in
dyiduas shot down merely because they Union
men That occurred in many counties and the order
made for the purpose Of deerrpg from entering into
these guerilla incurs0Ds upon the loyal ctzens OF Mis-
souri, These assessments have been made and great
many men we're killed Those men who were shot by
Gen. McN ell bad forfeited their PAROLE and had been
rested second third, or fourth time,
The amendment was Lost by vote of yeas 2, nays sc
The yeas were Messrs Henderson and Wilson OF Missouri
Mr.. WILSON, of Missouri moved TO strike out twelve
monhs--the time given by the bill in which the Legsa
ture is to pass law for the abolition of slaveryand in
sert three years.
from Missouri, because he thought full time should be
given Tor calm delberaton
The amendment was lost b. vote Of yeas 8, nays 27
Mr.. WILSON, of Missouri, moved to strike out the
following words Sad bonds in their aggregate amount
shall exceed the of three hundred dollars for each
slave emancipated under this act"
The amendment was lost by vote of yeas 8, nays o.
Mr.. DAVIS, OF Kentucky thought as there hun
dred thousand slaves 10 Missouri which worth $500
each, twenty million dollars would not be sufficient to pay
for 6fy million dollars worth of property He thought
udU
compensation and that IN green backs for these slaves
Mr.. TURPIE, Ct Indiana, remarked if the whole world
could be combined under government it would settle
at once the great question of balance Of power and
would do away with all the difficulties that 1t from
tricate relations But has been ordered that
the interest of whole nation is promoted by promoting
the interest Of individual aud the interest Of this Gov
erument could best be preserved by giving full rights
the States separation of States not to be avoided by
identity of language, by identity Of race, by s'grapbic
coutguites and ia pot to be avoided eveu where
the interest of the community dictates separation.
How weak, then the pleas for national union founded
only the circumstances of geograph cal contlguity
and Identity OF race religion or OF language Sefnt ret
Identifies and it separates The American Union was
formed on the principle OF various inter- sts Of local
mnnities being protected and more efectuay protected
by that Unioo than by any other means 1t formed
the sole idea that the reserved rights Of the States aud
tho people should not be nteriered with by the General
Government 1t is useless to talk about mary lines
not being sufficient to divide nationality. The line which
divides these States from Canada is distinct and
noun nabe.
The moment you abandon the rights of the States the
the Federal Government uuder any con-
ducts self in such way to show that they longer
consult the reserved rights OF the States the only
destroyed which bind all the States under nation
ality. 1he States made the Union, the UDion not
make the States The States existed before the Union
aud must have existed out # it. The Union formed
sley upon the idea that the rights of the people, the
right of life. the right Of property lite acquisition its pos
session its disposition afer the death of the owner the
right of freedom Of the press the federation Of religious
opniop the right U freedom OF speech and all the political
aud domestic rights of the people should be to
the Safes and be nter:ered with by the General Gov
eminent in any manner whatever II that reservation ia
to be destroyed the Union will perish with its destruction
n the constitution of my State aud of all the States the
Treason csDnot be committed inst less than
eighty and take it, tbat the States h1ve thus enacted
laws for the punishment OF treason against there rights
these rights are reserved to them and their people
The Government is undertaking a most difficult task.
France England race Greeley aud other great Powers
to be watched and feared the rebels to be driven
out Of the State Of Missouri and the draft is yet to be
forced in Massachu ets by this Administration through
The speaker Of parallels who darkened the Presidential
manion.
Senators cay uuless the country saved during this Ad
1t caunot be saved at all He Of cou-
trary opnon because far the existence OF tho Ad
is concerned, with President thoroughly
imbucd with the abolition notions of the New Eng and
school, il would be impossible with such principles at the
head of a,rs to effect final restoration of the political
relations formerly existing between the States Of the North
and South he did not wish TO be exceeded by any mau
his devotion 10 the Union lie had spoken, written, aud
acted for the Union and not among those who, affect
ing to be it's most ardent fends willing under certain
contingencies, TO let il side.
What do Senators by the Union7 II it means to
purchase the slaves OF Missouri and pay for them out
the peoples money am not for it If you by the
Unon, the support Of the.e fugitive tribes these Parahs
of the South not for It, you the Absorption
of the reserved rights of the States not for it. II
you the restoration Of tae national authority upon
every foot OF the national SOIL the preservation Of the
onal fame, Of the national g-the g that hoated over
Bunker Hill at Saratoga aud Yorktown, at Palo Alto and
Cbeputepecthat Gag with not star erased polluted
the only flag in the world that floats free and indie
pendent people if you that by the Union, for
forever.
Mr. TURPIE deprecated the idea OF purchasing the slaves
OF Missouri and the idea of the Senator on that State
mr. HENDERSON, that if they not purchased he
did know what the result might be but he feared them
be did for that loyalty which had to be bought
India rubber, be remarked heretofore ha had much repu
aton for elasticity and gold for maleabty but tho
trle of this power oudid the materials in those
qualities He thought wh.n is allowed to direct
the army and navy without restriction military despot
created. Ia France such despot Is called En-
peror; In England KIM in Russia Czar; but the
American Gear will fnd serfs west Of the Allegheny
mountains.
Mr. T. contended that the defeat Of this Missouri bill
would strengthen the Federal Government in aud
in other States He new phase Of treason in the
attempt to withdraw the army from fighting for the cou
try and for the Constitution and tn make il fight for the
Administration As far the State which he repre- sented
concerned its people unwilling accept separa-
ton necessity Alternative The recent verdict
OF Indiana Illinois, Pennsylvania New Jersey and other
States clearly rendered. that while it should receive
men and money from tho States guaranying the