Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-18
NEWS.
wasu,soTpN. Jan. l6.

w AsHINSIUNs Seu. Ave-
SrsArr.-Mr. Fcssenden statsd that il
sas erfoneou. aud unjust to caisfyue the
co,nsn atstion ci-usc in any other wsy than
that the procoratlon OF substitutes or pay
ment oil communication In lieu thereof, ex
npted the State from their qaptas.
Mr.. Clark offered an amendment provd-
ng that moDcy paid Tor Communication shall
applied to procure substitutes in The
District from witch the pefsons paying il
xeie drafted.
Mr.. Grimes opposed Clark amendment.
Tie did not think IL should be left to the
Secs e.ary Of War to furnish black snb,,i-
.uses To free tie quota OF any State, un!c-s
such substitutes were cItZsns II the State
10 question.
Mr. Fesseuden supported Clsrk's amend
nent as q measure o. justice 10 the several
States.
Mt. HARLAN did not think the negro was
q sufficient SUBS tltu;e for drafted IS bite
Dst,. a. he was Inferior in intelieef.
Mr.. Davis considered that It was nrils;
TO call out tie laho:ing classes ef the South
~ substitutes for the iaboring nen of tue
North
Mr. Harlan said that as the white men OF
Kentucky had rsIned, tie colofed men ci
the State should MI up the qi1ta II. thar
state. He csuid see no reason for the cY.
enptioa 81 coorcd men 10 that State OF
any other State whlch has not yet ii led it's
quota.
Dir. Morgan presented a petition from
citizens e New Yvik, demonstrating
| against the relief u unnatu5aI!zed CITIZENS
| rom the draft.
| The enrolment bill being under consid-
GRAFTON, Mr.. Fessenden said that his opinion
Of yesterday that the paymeu. Of the ce'm-
nut alton money did not release STATE
| from draft, was erroneous, aud that the con.
s,ruction put upon It br ,be Secretary Of
War was correct. He thou sbt it ,nposs,
| Bile TO c)nstrue the Communication clause in
| any other way than that the procuratlon vi
| substitutes or The payment OF cosnmuta-
ton money ex, rnp:s the States from draft.
Mr.. Clark offered an amendment, pro.
vidlng that the communication money stai
be applied by tue War Department, tor 90.
tanning substitutes from III STREETS which the
drafted persons paid to FL the quota OF that
| State.
Nj. Grimes did not desire that eolored
men sdoul he ,blsted 90 fti mp the quota
u a State. =; Sev - 49,. .7o,e men
60 be construed ahGs men. THO cotored
tueu were enlisted b. 1ae geEe.a govern
meat, unless the ctizen~ al a State, shouia
40, take the place VI white uion.
Mr.. Harlan thought that Tits was a eax
| upon the money u ,ae ccantry, 10, upon
tie nj, i!ect, and tie people ii iJuissana
! tennessee aud kenlnc Y owe allegiance to
the country as well as those iron Maine
| and Massachusetts,. He never uad Lciley
ID that coiuIed soldiers could be emplUye i
si.h tue same Tule a. white men TIE
colorcd man should not be accepted as
substitute !or his superior.
Mr.. DAVIS sa,d That q lag proportion o,
he labor II Kentucky wss done by siaves
and yet the Secretary IT Was would soon
er enlist a slave tban IS lte uaa IN th,
sJrdsr States, thu, stripping tto>e state.
Il IL isbOring c!a,ses 10 send As sub- tilutrs
for -orthcrn laboliag Inen who aeie left al
bump.
Mr. Wilson vas glad the government
ras about es'ab.l,atna the policy IN regarC
to dawes which he WILSON, had urged upo.
II Tor | ur months pat.
Mr.. Giines thought negroes should /,
> put under the protection If the ratlona
government. lis amendment was intend
I'd 10 stimulate che e:iisitucnt u Desrue
> o that there would be ~ occasion for an
etatr cal! On the States.
Mr. Gfitpcs' amendment was rejected T.,
% % H. Adjourned
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