New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-22

xxXvIIgsh CONGRESS-. Fret Session.
SENATE. go. WASHINGTON. March 81, 1864.
ORDERS TO PRoyosr-hARsHALs IN BORDER State
The Vice President submitted the report OF
the Secretary Of War. communicating. IN com
plisnee with the resolution OF the Senate OF leo.
4 information in relation 10 the orders OF Provost
shals In the States Of Delaware Kentucky, Missouri
and Maryland concerning elections IN those States
Ordered 10 lie on the table and be printed.
ROAD PROM NEBRASKA TO IDAHO.
Mr.. GRIMES (Cn.. lowa) offered the resolution OF The
Legislature Of Iowa in favor Of the construction OF
military aud wagon road from some point on the west
side OF the Missouri River the mouth Of the No
hraska River in Nebraska Territory, to Gnllstin, in
Idaho Territory Referred to the Committee on Terri
tories.
DONATION CLAIMS IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
Mr. HARDING (Un. Oregun) introduced n bill in re-
ference 20 the donation Of claims IN Oregon and WASH
ington Territory Referred 10 the Committee Public
Lands.
THB CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND TNBoRAPus N
KANSAS.
Mr.. LANE Un. Kansns) introduced bill 70 amend
the act for grant of land nv Kan .as in alternate SEQ.
tons aid in the construction OF certain railroads and
.eegraphs in said State Referred to the Committee on
Public Lands.
PROMOTION OF KyLIsTMESTs.
Mr. WILSON Un. Mass called UP the bill 10 promote
enlitments in the army and FOR other purposes
motion TO rocommit the bill was iost-feas, ~
Nays %.
Mr. WILSON modified his amendment 30 as TO read
after tho ord wife ortho woman recognized az such
Nr. WILSON withdrew the aecond section OF the
amendment giving compensation 20 the loyal owners
Nh. DAVIS Gen. un.. XVI offered an amendment
providing TINT the United states District Court shah
appoint three COMMISSIONER whose daiy II shall he 30
make inst valuation be awarded 20 loyal owners for
slaves set free under the BILL de speke al lebgth OIL
tho amendment.
property r ae as Ss Ss aia We az .se
the legal means By which the party owning u may re.
cciye payment II was not necessGry that the money
should he paid down but TINT the party should have
assurance Of his pay II the legislative power In the
exercise Of sovereign dim1on In behalf OF tie people
whom IL represented chose 10 assume the power 10
timaie the value VI property. II could do lie main
tanod that there no violation Of The Constitution IN
this Congress assumed tie power when tt eb.l-bsa
Slavery from the District Of Columbia ~ Judge oi The
yare o. slaves f. all the circumstances aud surround
ings at 400 Could an egent do what We could NOT 90
ouiselIes That would make the creature ABOVE tAe
creator. -,
NJ. WILKINSON Un Mimi, said he favored The
original bin because Il was not only IN favor OF EN-.
moving all the slaves which could be mustered into our
armies for the purpose Of removing the burdens vi war
from the shoulders Of the white young men OF our coun
,ry. but he also favored Il because he believed y wonu
work the emancipation OF Slaves eyorywheS. lie be-
cyed that the people had settled down upos the con
yiel0n that the Government was hot only " De one
Government but was also TO be aree government ,ha9
When this war should be ended Slavery would ie ended
too that there should he slavohoiding fyrants To
rule the political affairs Of this neion and none OF That
influence left destroy tho peace ana happiness 81
this people lie would not stop TO inquire whether The
measure constitutional or unconstitutional. The
only question with linn was Does the great law u
necessity. that law which the Senator from Maryland
calls the higher law the law above the Constitution,
feqnre or justify IL lie believed IL did. He argued
that Congress In enacing measures for carrying ON the
war Tor The maintenance Of The Government had The
power 20 free every slave In the land lie said that
slave person aud not property within TIE me an
ing Of the Constitution. and being a person he
owed his first allegiance 70 tho Government.
and The Government had the right 10 cG for aud accept
his service without any compen alton 70 the person
who claimed that service BY virtue Of the local law 81
any particular State, in the manner aud 10 thc
same eyten; 10 taxes the apprentice without making
cun.pel ation 90 the person to whom ne ~ bound he
REGARDED II his first and highest dniy. by his voice
and his vote while this lasted. 70 strike directly
AT the Institution of Slavery especially while NO striking
he weakened the enemy and raised men TO Ill up oLT
armies. He would free every mar IN the iand no mat
ter whether he claimed by Rebel or Loyal per
son II was not only our right but our duty 20 knock
on the shackles from every lih, and et the bond 80
free. God and humanity demanded II. He defended
the President from the charge made BY the Senator
from Ohio (Mr. Slernan) Of baekwardness in meeting
employment OF saves in the army aud said such attacks
came with very bad grace nom one who only short
time ago spoke moved, and voted in MyOr OF sending
soldiers no lad peried their lives In helping 10 put
down this Rebellion back 10 Slavery the cOnpenSa
ton Christian nation 10 give Hose who had gone
ont fight her battles. IL was oTng 10 the position
taken hy the honorable Senator himself that we lost the
election in Ohio lest FALL rather than 10 the BACKWARD
ness of the President who was iar in advance OF the
Senator and those who voted with him that question.
he sustained the Presidents Proclamation The Pres
idsnt o. hief has the power by procls.
nation not only 10 free the slaves but " strike ont the
institution itself The freedom Of the slaves IN the Ter
ritOries 10 which the proclamation applied, had become
an accomplished feet. The President could not abro-
gate modify his proclamation lie c0nld free slaves,
but he could not make slaves Of free men.
The Senate then went into Executive Session, and
shortly aiterwaid adjourned.