Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-02-18

-Kentuckysyf Hs msinisined thst sisau.ss
violation Of the Constitution " iaterfsts
with Slavery. To take rlvesy without con-
sulting their owners was robbery!
Mr. HioBEE tUn., Cal maintained that
the Constitution recognized no such institu-
tion rs Slavery, and therefore they. should
not by legislation make any concession to IL.
Mr.. KING (Dem., Mo. said no State had
made so many sacrifices TOR the Union ss
Missouri She had not been treated a. well
as Kentucky, for recruiting stations had been
opened in /. missouri and recruiting Of
fcers had gone into negroes houses, telling
them they were obliged to 60 into the SER
vice, and II they did not 60 voluntarily, they
would be drafted and receive $500 MS bounty.
| Was II not injustice to take the sble-bodied
saSs, gs sqsa sgS lssys shs ball. blind and young
Mr. DAVIS (Un Md J said his, colleague
(Mr. Hstia hsd manifested hat slaves.
were recognized as property BY the, Cousti.
tuition. He (Mr, Davis) categorically de.
MED that assumption. If slaves were pro-
perty, they were not so by any law Of the
United States, but by the hvs OF the re-
spectiye States. The Constitution treated
them as persons Slavery whsrobbary, and
time had sanctioned the fact. 1, he said
owe no justice to the shareholders Of Mary
land they are my enemies, and am not
their friend They opened this war. Who
will triumphs itli is not bard to see. have
some compensafion for owners o. slaves
not because think they are entitled to it,
but because something is due 10 the rough
! ness Of the transition 1 shall do no more.
, The amendment of Mr.. Stevens, as given
5 in the first part Of this report, rs amended
B.. by the propositions of Messrs. Webster and
e Davis of lMayylapdi was agfeed to-
e Various other propositions were debated,
{ and disposed OF, and at 81 O'Clock the Gslfi'
: mittee rose and reported the amendment to
i the House. "Te ,. hast''" .t'' !.
!. Mr.. SoHENcK (Un.. Ohio) offered sub.
!, stituto for the bill which includes the amend
t rsents agreed to by the Committee. ii vas
- ordered to be printed together with the bill
n as amended by thesC sCominittee.
The House then adjourned. .al,,,,,
ID HOUSE..... WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.
o After considerable fllibustering in the
ID House to-day, tho hesubstitute Offered by Gen.
ID Schenck, Chairman of the Military Com.
,s ni,tce for the Enrollment bill, was passed
Is by q vote of 80 to So. The principal fea-
t. tures'of this new bill are as sfollows; r.
70 All exemptions, including tho Vice-Pres.
~ ident Justices OF Tie United States. Cburts,
y Governors Ne, and excepting only those in.
'S capacitated from mental or physical disa.
u bility, or who have served two years during
Q, the present war, are done away with.
~ ~ Negroes, both slave and free, 'ars to bs
y, enrolled and drafted. In case the slaves Of
~ loyal masters be drafted or enlist, bount,
,e 800 is to be paid to masters who prove
''r their loyalty, and Commission is to be ap
es pointed in each Slave State now represented
al in Congress. who shall award to the sale
he masters fair price for the slave. not to ex
ne ceea $500 All slavrs so drafted Or enlisted
). to be free forever. The providing Of sub
% siitute only exempts a man fremdya durin,
lie the time Tor which such substitute TO- no
ny liable to draft. ~ = es,,s.atfs,Ys,
u When the substitute becomes liable t,
We draft, the, person originally arhftod mus
'r serve himself or furnish, another substitute
ay' The payment of $500 coinmutatioa only ex
on empts man until the names then in tn
~. wheel shall become exhausted. All sects o
~ persons who have religious scruples agaips
au and whose creed prevents them from 'Hgh,
~. ing. aud who can prove that their lives hav
lat been consistent with :his idea, are to be a
're lowed when drafted to 40 into the hospital
So or to assist in taking cafc,of ths freedmen
yes 1.-THE first draft does not give the numbe
CIR required, the draft is to repeated.
'ui Sections 10 and 20 Of tho present Enrol
en- rneht act, referring to the consolidation G
)h- regiments and dismissals Of supernumerar
an officers. are hereby repealed Payments q
1h- hounties to loyal masters for negroes now i
In the service are to be made out with the stil
)h' ulation that all such slaves. are to be freq.