Weekly national intelligencer., 1864-03-10

fH6uUm DtgrO6B T6pOTL bureau undor
such regulations and in such form may bs prescribed
by the Secretary Of War The bureau ia TO establish and
enforce regulations for the udcious treatment and dis.
q all sach free persons Tor their Rrotectou and
and for determining their respective rights and nteres
assunes to deliver these free porsons inhabitants
OF the several States TO this bureau with ts commissioner
superinendents, clerks, agents. Sc 10 number many
~ the commissioner shall deem necessary These super
ntendents are to assign them lands to advise and aid
them organize and direct their labor" fix 'sther
wages collect and account for TO the commission
not to these free persons And these assistant commits
scoers and supernendonts to have power sdud.
cate and settle all difficulties arising between freedmen,
except when resort 70 provost judge or other legal t-
bunal becomes necessary a1QFa s8 ~ al IL +
Such and monstrous the prstensions Of this BILL
IL ans at swallowing up people and States. Where
session body and soul of the free people Of the States and
put over them overseers clerks aud raft Of ercenary
mssters to fix their wages direct their labor adjudicate
social and political fe by orders from the War once
Can Congress thus fetter tree IL it has this power
over QUE freeman It has II over all fcc negfo
then over free white man. The usurpa0n is fragrant
The bill also embraces all who may BY any State action
become free hereafter They to be taken into this
class of Freshmen and to be placed uader the control Of
Congress They to be put under bureau which s to
be controlled by the Wsf Office be kept under the CON
troll of those who under the action Of Congress to have
charge Of them completely if they slaves still
The bill proposes to remove from the Loyal Slave States
all the power to control considerable portion of their
citizens, and transfers them to this bureau 1t is
unconstitutional it Overthrows form of government
and must let in food of mischief The result will in.
eytaby be conflict between the authorities of the States
affected by this usurped power and the Federal authorities
Is it 10 be supposed that the people Of Kentucky can sur
render to Congress the Of two hundred twenty
five thonsand of her people, No. sir they will do
to this or any other Congress long they worthy
of the people from whom they are descended.
it to be supposed that the State Of Maryland who it
is said ia about to emancpae her seventy eighty thou
sand slaves will consent to put them under the control of
bureau Of the War Office, to be disposed OF to be
hired out, to have their suits arbitrated upon and
all their motions regulated all their rights prescrib-
ed, all their conduct controlled by these petty pet-
ing agents OF the Secretary Of War; Will the State OF
Maryland consent to have those who to be freemen
within her borders thus controlled Will West Virginia
OF Delaware submit to it?
1t is said that Missouri has adopted system of pros
pective emancipation. Will she allow her one hundred
thousand slaves when they become free to be paced nm
dsr the control of this Federal bureau to be placed at the
disposal OF t0e War Department with bureau to direct
their labor to make contracts concerning their wages to
cect and dsburse their earnings arbrate their difficult
ties aud take this monstrous control of her s citizens
Let believe IL.
This bill attacks eleven States eleven babla
States in the Unon and which shall stay in the Union
eleven States, some of revolutionary renown with Virgil
mia at their head They come veal or woe now and
forever the Uniob founded upon the rock of the Con-
sttuton if the prayers and and blood of patriots
can avail tho gates of hell shall not prevail seanst them
In every of these States this bill enters .exe and
eter large portion of the population TO subject them TO
the control Of the Federal Congress 1t is usurpaon Of
ants aud their slaves ss we'll sE1TiI1
There are now elements at work it ia said by which
Arkansas to her place as sister in the
Unon and yet under this bill is to come back with
large portion of her people beyond her control So with
Louisiana and Tennessee Three or four million n eleven
States OF the Union BY this bill TO be placed in the
hands OF Congress to managed and controlled in spite
Of the authorities OF the States wherein they reside
i ask gentlemen to look for moment at the conse-
quences OF such measure if it were possible to carry
out but it will not be possible carry il out What
State will permit Federal agents to manage large
portion Of it, people, to direct their labor to make cons
tracts for their wages to collect their wages and arb
trae their suits Freemen they are claimed to be-
what State will ever permit such tbngl These bureau
Gratis these negro catchers msddng with the inhabitants
Of States, would nd their road hard one 10 travel
The bill dangerous assault upon the independence of
the States have before the resolutions of instruction
Of the State of Massachusetts, to its delegation in the Con-
venton that framed the Constitution Who believes that
noble State IN that noble era would have into
consultation with her sister States any possibility had
existed that her domestic institutions and her own
people be placed under the control az Federal
powell Listen TO the language Of her bill of rights in
THE people of this Commonwealth have the sole and
cluve right of governing themselves Free sovereign
and independent State and do, and forever hereafter
and enjoy every power urdcon and right which
is may not hereafter be- by them expressly
to the United States Of America in Congress assernb
Have the people Of Massachusetts, the sole and exclusive
right of governing themselves free people When
did they renouncs it, This bill denies tramples that
sacred right under foot her onprDg deny t. and do
despite To her ancient spirit of freedom for IL dsny
the right OF Kentucky and Virginia govern themselves
they deny the right of all States wherever the
Union IL will give large advantage to some sections
of the country not embarrassed by this population to
transfer the control of three four million peope from
the States to Congress- no possble for
the agricultural States 10 the South and West il the con-
troll of four million ignorant people be removed from those
States to this Hail. 10 depend upon legislation which has
it, origin here tor their future welfare The policy which
puts the control Of three or four million men seated in
Southern and Western States in the hands Of the CONNER
ca and manufacturing parts Of the country thus removing
them from the control of those among whom these depen
dent people must labor live and die hlq with the de-
srucon of the agricultural States Of the South aud West
Mr. ELIOT Of Msssschusetts, the chairman Of the
committee which reported the BILL did not avail him
Of the privilege accorded him under the rules Of ospo
The debate lie said that there had been no such attack
upon the provisions Of the bill would lustify him in de-
tanning the ouse at 30 late hour they would be kent
IL he should 20 with the remarks which he had pro-
p6sed make All the objections which hsd been u,ado
to the bill had been anticipated by himself and hs col
leagues upon the committee or by other gentlemen He
therefore waived hs right TO speak in order that vote
might be taken upon the bill, upon which he had before
demanded the previous question. =
The previous question having been seconded the House.
after voting upon two three minor propositions took
vote on the bill with the following result: Y
YEAS-Messrs Aey Allison, Ames, Anderson Arnold John
Baldwin Baxter Beaman Blow Boutwell, Boyd Brandegee Ambrose
Dumont Eckey Eliot Farnsworh, Fepop Frank Oar aed n
nel Highly Hooper Hotcht Asahei Hubbard j. III Hubbard
Jenckes Julian karoa Kelley Francis W. Kellogg Kc
Miller Moorhead Morrill, Morris Amos Myers Nortnn
Charles oNe Perhan Pike pomeroy, Price, Alexander H. Rice
John Rice schenck smthers Stevens Thsyo
Van yalkenburgh William b. wahburn Wilder wilson windom
and Woodbridge-6e 49, ''' "''''
NAYsMesrs Ancon psy, Augustus O. baldwin Francis p
~. laupa W