Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-31
xxxvIIsA CONGREss-rHIRD SESSION

SRNATE.-Arter our report elosed yesterday
Mr.. GriIaes offered resolution consuming
claring tina, the owner OF the Niagara 10 not
entitled to compensation on account OF her IN.
seaworthiness.
The credentials Of Hon. W. A. Richardson
were presented, and he was sworn in.
The bill providing means to aid the State Of
Missouri ia emancipation was taken up, and
debated by Messrs. Sherman, Bayard. Ho ward.
Lane, OF Kansas, and others. During tina con.
sideration OF the bill two amendmsnts-ons
making the limit in which the State IL to
emancipate the slaves 1oe5, instead OF 1876, with
= compensation Of ten millions, and the other
to pay twenty millions, II law Ii passed, to
complete emancipation by 1865, or ten millions
If not completed until ls76-were proposed and
reiecrd.
State twenty millions in United States Il We per
cent bonds il they shall pass a law for the
abolshment Of slavery, never afterwards to be
introduced, on some day not later than July
4th, 1865.
HoUsE.-Arer our report closed
The bill for raising and armng colored
soldiers was debated by Messrs. Sedgewick,
Wright, Divine, Biddle, and Cox.
Mr.. Wright cOntendad that our Government
and Union was the result Of concession and
compromise In 1880 such spirits as CLAY and
ebster united TO save the country. There is
greater need Of the exercise OF the spirit of con.
cession now. No man knew when he went TO
bed at night whether in the morning he would
find the Government in existence He urged
the republicans TO conqu their pref udiceS, and
if they would show a disposition to compro-
mise they would be met by conservative dem
ocrats; and if both sides Of the House com bined
on the policy Of the war, the rebellion would
be put down in three months. Referring to the
bill, he asked il the negroes were as valiant AZ
they contended; would they run the risk Of
demoraliZing the army now in the field. Tho
passage Of the bill would disaffect the border
States, and probably drive them out Of the
Union. They were in no condition to risk the
losing of Kentucky, Maryland and West Vir-
ginia. He had conversed with officers who
told him if the bill passed they would consider
it a reflection on the army and resign.
Mr.. MoOrhead as ked if the officials spoken OF
were Pennsylvanians.
Mr.. Wright said they were, and they were
such men as were needed to fight the battles Of
the country. He said: :" II you restore General
Mcclellan to the command OF the Army, 1 be-
lieye you can save the country Tremendous
applause in the galleries, which was at length
quieted-the Speaker saying, If 1t was repeated,
he would order the galleries 10 be cieared.l
Mcclellan was no favorite of his, and he had
never advocated him. but he believed that no
General in the Army embodied, 10 the same ex.
tent that he did, the feeling, sentiment and good
opinion OF all. "1f you want victories for your
army, yOu must have commander who has
the confidence Of the Army" 1t was idle to
talk about victory with demoralized army;
and hence Gen. Mcclellan should take COM
mand of it. Let the President institute new
the two great parties OF the country, restore
Mcclellan, and call for two hundred thousand
volunteers. They will instantly rush to his
standard. The Republicans must abandon
some Of their ultra notions, or tho country 10
lost. They must compromise.