Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-18
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ISATURDAY YIGHPs DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Debate In the Senate On the En-
listment Of COlOred Men.
Views Of Senators In Regard to
Taking RlChmOng.
GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
Butler Making Progress Toward
en- Exchange.
JEFF. Davis Fate Predicted.
Great Revolution In English
Feeling.
Gilmore Still Shelllng Charles
ton.
Views Of Senators In Regard to
Taking RIchmOng.
GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
Butler Making Progress Toward
en- Exchange.
JEFF. Davis Fate Predicted.
Great Revolution In English
Feeling.
Gilmore Still shelllng Charles.
ton.
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE.
Mr.. Fessenden stated it was erroneous
and unjust to construe the commutation
clause in any other way but that the pro-
curing Of substitutes or payment Of COM
mutation in lieu of those drafted should
exempt the Stats from their quota.
Mr.. Clark offered an amendment pro-
viding that money paid for commutstiOn
shall be applied to procure substitutes in
the district from which persons we're
drafted.
Mr.. Grimes opposed Mr. CIark's amend
ment. He did not think it should be left
to the Secretary of War to furnish black
substitutes to fn the quotas of the States
unless such substitutes were citizens of the
State iu question.
Mr.. Fessenden supported Mr.. Clerks
amendment as q measure Of justice to the
| States.
Mr.. Harlan did not think the negro was
a sufficient substituts for q drafted white
man, as he was inferior in intellect.
Mr.. Davis considered that it was unjust
to call out the laboTlng classes Of the loyal
States Of the South SIS substitutes for the
laboring men of the North.
Mr.. Harlan said that as the white men
Of Kentucky had refused the colored men
Of the State the privilege to fill up the quo
ia he could see no reason for enlisting
colored men in that State, or any other,
that had not filed their quotas.
Mr.. Morgan presented petition from
the citizens Of New York, demonstrating
against the relief Of unnaturslized eid-
zens from the draft.
The Enrolment Bill being under co1sid-
GRAFTON, Mr.. Fessenden said that his opin-
ion of yesterday, that the payment Of the
eanmmutation money did not release
state from ths draft, was erroneous, and
that the construction put upon it by the
Secretary of War, was correct. He thought
that 1t was impossible to construe the com
mutation clause in any other way than that
the procurstiOn of substitutes, or the pay
ment Of commutstion money, exempted
the State from the draft.
Mr.. Clark offered an amendment provid
ing that the commutation money shsll be
applied by the War Department for OBJ
tanning substitutes from the district which
the drafted person halls, to fill the quota
of that State.
Mr.. Grimes did not desire that colored
men should be enlisted to f Il up the quota
of States. He would like the word be
construed white men.
The colored men we're enlisted By the
general Government and oolorsd men, un-
less the citizens of State should not take
the place of white men.
Mr.. Harlan thought that this was tax
upon the money Of the country and not
upon the intellect. The people of Louis
lana, Tennessee and Kentucky owe ale
glance OF the country as well as those
from Maine and Massachusetts. BE new
er had believed that colored soldiers could
be employed with the same results as
white men. The oolored man should not
be accepted as substitute for his supe-
rior.
Mr.. Davis said that large proportion
Of the labor Of Ncky was performed
by slaves, and yet the Secretary Of Wsr
would sooner enlist q slave than white
man in the border States thus stripping
those States Of its laboring class TO serve
as substitutes for Northern laboring men
who were kept at home.
Mr.. Wilson was glad the Government
was about establishing policy in regard
slaves, which he, Wilson, had urged upon
them for four months past.
Mr.. Grimes thought negroes should be
put under protection of the National Gov
ernment His amendment was intended
to stimulate the enlistment Of negrous SO
that there would be no occasion for another
call upon the States.
Mr.. Grimes amendment was reje4ted %
to II.
DOolittle offered an amendment prorid-
| ing that Western troops, re-sHiistlng, shall
| 1 IN 10 - - -, -
in which they originally enlisted. The
amendment was adopted by q to IL.
Another amendment was adopted pro-
vidiDg that the commutation money paid
by persons drafted shall be applied to the
procurement of substitutes for the Con-
gressional district in which the draft takes
place, and the oolored troops be credited
to the State from which they have enlisted.
Mr.. Trumbull offered an amendment, re-
qHesting the President to call out and
equip 1000, men, for hundred days, for
the sole purpose Of driving out the rebel
army from Virginia, and releasing the
Union prisoners at and around Richmond.
Mr.. Wilson wanted to know what 1OO,-
900 raw militia would be against Lees vet
ersn army? They would be Of no account
whatever.
Trumbull said that if we would say to
the people that there wonld be vigorous
campaign for this single object, we could
raise the 100000 men, or the increased
number proposed by the Senator from
Massachusetts,, however, he had no fears
that these new troops could be sIsmpeded
Mr.. Foster said the feeling among his
constituents was intensely strong in favor
Of the subjects contemplated by the amend
ment. The Senator from Illinois here
would also be wild with enthusiasm in
many sections the Of country if the amend,
ment was adopted. He did not think
however, it was proper to incorporate this
into the present bill.
Mr.. Nesmith moved to insert three years
instead Of one hundred day. On motion
it was adopted. The smendmentas as amend
ed, was then rejected. Whereupon at
o'clock P n the Senate adjourned.