, 1864-02-24
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WAsulNGToN.
"a
Slavery md the Dcmocracy-rhe lat-
The Enroimcnt Eiii The Goid Eeso-
lnaton-The Vice Presidency etc.
tFron Our Regular Conespondent1
.WAsH1xaroa, Feb: 20, 1864.
SLAVERY AND TIE DEMoCnAcY-TuE LATTER
GIVE IT Ur Is DEAD. :
For son1e few days rumors hare been
floating around TINT two distinguished lead
ers Of the Democracy in the Senato and
the other In the Hou6o-Would come out
and take strong anu-slavey ground. Ex-
pectatiou Was on tip~toc Of COURSE In the
House, yesterday, Mr.. James Brooks, of New
York, made speech on the subject of the
establishment of a Bureau for Freedmen's at
1airs, in which he took the position that sla-
very was dead; that we must accept the fact
that its abolition had been accomplished, not
only by the Northern, but BY the Southern
people as mattcr Of necessity. he also said
that as the majority had changed the war,
making 1t an abolition war, it was only right
That the negro should tight the battles. But
he cared nothing tor the negro his anxiety
was for the white man, nd In order to pre-
serve his liberty he was in favor Of peace as
soon as possible. In tho name Of humanity,
philanthropy md the Prince Of Pcace. he in
volcd tb. maturity of The Honsa - s,d Tho
49,. o. - am.a s.ss,..s. -. tr~ s-~
WI. nc alho onefeo feeolutlon' tnae Inc
b1u pe fccommltted, With directions to re-.
port bill organizing system for the; care
and regulation Of emancipated persons,
ac,.;a ~. o',A,' ~ ~ n, -usy' IL Ane
coafse ~ LIS speeeA "i. brooks WAS as usual
unspaflng in his dcnunciation OF Mr. Lincoln
and his Administration, as is customary with
,n+ I ~ 1'scessasr os,a = e., nos ~ oniy shc "ar
W. -" N.-S".' ssne ~ 14n1 a1o tne party
Which supported him. In tact the whole
speech was transparent attempt to steal Just
enough Union thunder to make believe the
gentleman accented the present condition. of
sso4,o,a1 ot.n;ss ,s,a,,s;.et,S" - 49, e"ca ~, :, VI
na.'ohn a'aAAtss emancipatlon ana ali, Is IN
eEltable, but at the same time lie was still
prepared to fight this anti.slaycry party to
the bitter end. side by side with Ternondo
Wood of New yort .n5 r,o,,aat ~ Vars-
s;n,,a-, - oh,a H. ~ n.es,.e,Na4 .ens " sa,iaa.
| olsiaa', u on1o. Mf' orooSs' fuee, which he
| has taken secondhand from his old friend ~
| James Gordon Bennett will mt dacn;va
The people. They remcmher we'll how rrr,,
| Daniel Webster and Henry Clay used to saY
inat s!aVefy could not 60 into the territories;
tnat INC law o. climate could not permit it;
that as practical question in the territories
tlenen's ip<e dzst ii did 60 iufo the territories
and We now see tho result Of the country's
al1o Hfrg itself to accept their views. Mr.
| Brooks enys slaFerJ Ii dead. Then let Us oon-
| e1uItlonally pronounce upon Its decease. Let
| rs bury It 50 deeply, and rear upon'its grave
me Temple Of liberty 50 perfect in all its pro-
pI1aG9ns, i1u tsat VII PC morally and physl~
guy 81 impossible E 1or it to rise agaia. When
-,nt,.o,o :, - ,;} ioItn Horks meet 1or r.
tsnsSne - WI oe Lme 10 trust him. At
nn.nE eaS II egcn' G' AoHcFef, Mr. BrooSs
Tnso ~ I1iS,n;e mtAn M S .. galo, Coppcrhead
~ }ise tianer % 1otad n aorssson sts1 and others
lasml mi;1 ~ Hal T. statco that Richardson
,,n ~ unuh, uN - aae a!sungulsaea senator who
nm 9ooa Ghe !. slnuat posluon to hr:
9.:s bl9oss. u.sk' Is sald' "sees the hand
'a.c 'naAang on lne val, ana rs an election tor
Elhte5, nave no DOUBT he has sery vivid
IDEA that Il something is not done, and that
qmekly, ne WI have to bid an eternal fare
ven 70 poAtlcal HE IN tile United States.
Eye and bye Fernando Wood will be the only
CoFperhead In Congress Who grasps the helm
OF the Democratic ship with calm reliance
upon the justice OF the cause and IN unfa1-
1er7ng nope IN Inc future-
PASSAGE OF THE ENROLMENT I'LL.
The Enrolment bill passed both uo,nscs
yesterday, thcy having agreed r1ancctjre,r tn
the report Of The COMMITTEE Of Conference
Mr.. Lane, Of Indiana. voted INV hecanse
opposed to the communication clarse Nr.
Wilkinson, Of Msunesota. voted mn hecanse
be thought the House had not Improved the
cI.psc for procuring substitutes. It made a
distinction between able.h JdIed whites. and
be thought slaves were worti - mnch IT, 'the Tho
country as Onion whites St;1i he fhnnrht
tItrc vas 3 ereat advance in The nrovt.iGns
Of tfe hill. becsnse IT. frr.d a1a9.a nap;s
Of ". voted araJnst thc hil1 hecsrsa 'tns ~
thought Congress could not surrender to the
armies He wcs n1so nnnnsaa ~ ,o,st, ~ 1aaee
aro troons md civ;nIt fbe1a it, ~ tsnS 1 NJ
Nr Tane Of Eanfaa wantrd % ~ a cnn99seot;an eaGa
c1onse IN The hiji INT wnniJ ~. ~; ~ ~.