The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-07

laborerl Slaves he, msintained constituted the
elements Of stength iand;:pow 70 che rebsia If
such persons from the beginning had been en- 4
ployled Ii digIing entrenchments and other L.
Dor the lives Of msny men would have been
saved. If be had been 10 command Of che troops
he would have SeAt out and gathered in sllt6e
negroes he cosld fnd for ths performance Of
snch labor 'Hs said ID the nofthern states there
would be comparatively few enlistmsnts. slss
reply TO Mr. " RIGHT, whospoks yesterday,
be said: Members Here could NO more compro 4
mise q WIS suggested, than they could compro-
mise with the rebels in sfnae; che rebels would
scout ana ecosn lero.gI LaEI00 lg--- ssuoM
Ms. WRIGHT nsishsd TO knowfwhat reason
among the members here. q Whatobstacle lie
there If oil were honestly in favor Of sustaining
the Union? ana co31ssgfts7r,r1 lai.ifpI
NJ. TRINBLE replied that fortunately or nm
fortunately God had 90 constituted men that they
would differ in opinion aid bad no idea that the
gentlemen on the other side would yield their
opinions 40 to the conduct. He declared for the
Constitution 40 it was and expressed the hope,
that the institution of slavery would never be
permitted to extend beyond it's present limits.
In reply to kr. Cox, who, yesterday, said me-
groes were to be employed, like 6ends of hell
to consummate What was insugurated BY the
North in spirit of hate, be rebuked this very
unjust imputatation on the North, whose object
was the prosecution Of the war for the preserva.
ton of the Government. IF he could, he would
unchain his colleagues fends Of hell and not re
call them till the last rebellious fratricide WAS
swept away. But be believed that the people Of
the North we're abundantly able to protect the
heritage left by their fathers and to continue
this contest until the national flag foated again
oyor Ill ,evec nf Tho CouDtrv
Nr. BIDDLE, in reply to Q portion Of the re-
marks of Mr.. Trimble, caused. to be read the
following extract from, letter Of Gen. ncClel-
Ian to Senator Harris, dated July ~, 1852: si,p
I perceive by the newspaper reports OF Con.
gressional proceedings that there has been con
siderable discussion on the subject Of requiring
military commanders to receive negroes seeking
protection in their ranks, to employ them in
suitable labor connected with the military ser
vice. It may be we'll enough for the fact to be
made known that all negroes, male or female,
who have come into the ranks of the Army oi
the Potomac, on the Peninsula, have been pro-
tected and set at work, at wages, in performing
Offices which otherwise would have devolved
upon our soldiers. The supply of these opera
tiyes has thus far been insufficient for our wants
| Mr.. PENDLETON spoks against the bill
he said the reverses to the army and the depre
|
that the impression prevailed that the Admins
tration and the Republican party were tired o.
maintaining the Union as it was and the Con-
stitution as itis-it is the influence here which
produced these disastrous results.
Mr.. DAWES, of Mass, wished to know how
it was that an army Of 2Ss, 900 men we're hang
ing en- the Virginia shore, under the gentleman'l
favorite General, and failed to make an attach
against Quaker guns and again did not move
until commanded BY the President ana "
Nj. PENDLETON, in the course of his re-
marks, said it was better to stop than it was tt
cross the 1Rappahsnnock under another CON-
mander. A feeling was gaining ground that the
people had been tricked into the service by ap-
psals to their patriotsm, under pretence that the
object was to protect the Constitution and the
Union, when it was for the abolition of slavery.
Unless this impression was arrested 1t would be-
come universal, and when it took hold of tbs
public mind it would be impossible to get anoth
er man or dollar to carry on the war. He wat
opposed to the bill in any form because it would
! produce revolution in every slaveholding Bor-
der State, disband the white armies and render
reunion impossible .sfsf'ssaoog I
Mr.. OLIN briefly reviewed the pending
amendments, remsrking that the very facts o.
receiving such persons into the service as al
ready provided, carried with it the necessity Of
protection; 1t Was idle therefore to say that the
bill changed the existing law. He did not think
the employment of Africans should be seized
4 for the assertion that it would create disaffec-
tion in the North, or that it would be an admis
sion that the whites we're inadequate to the sup
preston Of the rebellion. They ought to avail
themselves of all means to accomplish the grea,
purpose 's'.'7 's ''y t@
Mr.. MAYNARD spoke at lenth. After glanc
ing at the facts connected with the commence.
ment of the rebellion, he said Southern tyrontt
swayed their power by the bayonets of thei'
soldiers, Who would turn them against their mas
ters if they could The rebel leaders kne~
if the Constitution vas maintained they wouli
be thrown into obscurity and diserace, hence thsy
scorncd the idea of being under our Govern
mento He showed the necessity of concert o.
action on our part, the sooner to restore ODE
dience to the Constitution by suppression Of the
rebellion. He presented an array of facts fol
the encouragement Of the cauee of the Union
Withoutitahing any question th house adjourned
Standardization tending the thanks oI
Congress to Commodore Worden passed.
Mr. McDOUGAL called up the resolution re.
questing President lincoln to transmit to the
Senate the. orders, papers &C. relative, to the
expectation Of arms &c to Mexico for the use oi
the French. The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. FESSENDEN called up the Diplomatic
and Consular appropriation bill which passed.
The Legislative, Executive and Judicial bill
was taken up, an amendment striking out the
provision reducing mileage to 10 cents was
adopted.
The Committee on Finance offered an amend.
ment to reduce an appropriation for the Agri
cultural department. from 10000 to 81, 600
fter discussion of considerable length the