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

cipaton then taken up aud discussed at length
upon amendments by Messrs WILSON, Of Missouri SHER
MAN, HENDERSON, and others.
Mr.. B&YARD said he would throw no obstacle i'm the
way OF emancipation in the State of Missouri but he could
hnd no warrant in the Constitution for interfering with
the institution in the States in any way In reference to
s own State he would Only ask that she be left TO do
all the other States had dole deal with this institution
in her own way and in her time All they claim ID
that they are the beet judges Of the way 10 which they
should act this subject There was great danger o
making collision Of in thus attempting to change
the social relations of whole people He thought Con-
gress had better drop this subject entirely and leave it to
the Judgment of the ates in the future it had been in
the past
Mr. HENDt RSON moved to extend the time of final
emoncipation to 1885, nstead of 1876, as in the bill.
Mr. HOWARD hoped not. That would be too long
time. He hoped TO live to the day when there would
would not bs single slave the soil of the United States
aud to join the festivities and hear the joyous shouts
an universally free people on that glorious day He con-
sdered the faith of Congress pledged aid any State in
and ne was ready at any time to act up to
the pledge.
Mr. CLARK also opposed the amendment; he was
ready at sny time to keep the pledge made t aid any
but he did think the United States ought all the
burden for great share of the benefit would result the
State of Missouri He was willing to give aid to
the slaves Of Missouri by 1865 for he thought
slavery was the cause OF the rebellion, and when put
down slavery, the rebellion is put down He would place
this jubilee of the slave ten years earlier he had rather
children.
Mr.. LANE, of Kansas thought that the passage of the
bill OF the utmost Importance to his State for eight
Kansas and Missouri had been and they
be either all slave all free. Make Missouri with her
sixtyfve thousand square miles, free State shoulder to
shoulder with Kansas, and they would be willing to take
contract to sweep out slavery and rebellion from west of
the Mississippi river. He willing to give money
enough to accomplish the object The State of Kansas
would never agree to any compromise except the
dition of implicit obedience to the laws and if all the
other States yielded Kansas would fight the rebellion
aione and whoever speaks for Kansas with other
misrep presents that State
Mr. WILSON, Of Massachusetts, was willing to vote for
emancipation ln 1868, as war measure to put down
bton, and give the money necessary to accomplish the
obi ct He believed the rebellion would be crushed and
those States Return and these empty seats be filled by true
men but he did not want to delay emancipation.
Mr. DOOLTrTLE faid he would prefer to meet the
Missouri Legislature and they propose. He would
be willing to give them twenty-five millions aud abolish
slavery now though alternative propositions might be Of
eIed He then referred to the laws passed by the States
of Rhode Island Connecticut New York, Penns vania
New Jersey-sll acts of gradual emaucpaii0n-for the
purpose of showing that it best to leave the precise
mode of emancipation to the Legislatures of the States
What he desired to range the great State of Missouri
the side of freedom and the question of time not
important that she should strike the blow that would
make all her people free.
Mr. MORRILL, willing to acknowledge the hind
ing force OF the resolution passed by Congress- pledge
to aid any State IN emancipation Now, Missouri has
taken Congress at its word, and here offering TO
emancpate certain conditions He not anxious
for immediate emancipation he for the initiation of
the plan which would result 10 freedom. He willing
to give ten millions to have the measure initiated
Mr. HENDERsoN's motion rejected: Yeas Is,
nays %.
Mr. HENDERSON moved to amend to make the
amount given fourteen millions if emancipation
pleted in 1876: which, after discussion withdrawn
Mr.. WILSON, of Massachusetts,, moved amendment
substitute providing for the payment OF twenty mil
lions If emancipation is completed by the 4th of July
1865 that money shall be paid for slaves hereafter i'm
ported to any who in any has aided the rebel
lion,
Mr. KENNEDY said he was utterly opposed TO this sys
TEN If emancipation in the Border Slave Sates He would
not commit himself 10 any policy which no thought uncon
the rider States He had differed much with the policy
pursued for the last two years He had all the
eregn rights of hs State dsregarded Others enter
tanned the that the postraOn of the slave power
the Border States the best of suppressng the
rebellion and restoring the Union As Southern born
man, he would say they mistaken in their calcula
ons Under the present policy he had hope for the
future The only way Of safety in his judgment, to
adhere strictly to the Constitution it written and not
by following the doctrine of hgherlaWism The po
Icy Of violating the Constitution and the rights Of citizens
lead only to ruin and anarchy. When Senators at
tempt to enter the States and interfere with local nsu
ons, guarded by the Constitution, he felt it bis duty
protest against it, He believed the present policy cacu
lated to destroy the present form of Government entirely
the country As loyal to the oath he had taken be felt
it due to his duty and truth express his SEN
timents.
Mr. HARRIS said there was peculiar fitness that we
should to roll back the tide of slavery in the
very start He moved to recomuit the bill to the Commit
lee on the Judiciary.
The motion agreed to.
The Senate went into Executive session, and then ad-
j)urned