, 1864-02-15

the Military Committee hsd informed The nouae
thousand troops into the feld-moEe than had
nstesjS nsse d1iniehne eas .seou.ec.;
vel We were met ;. at the threshold
by a question relative to exchange. Suppose these
III Il rot useini insredient of onr sosicIy M vi nc Vas
ae eenaesn rom vi9einis T. 'Bs Bdsin) ths: ths
slses w:s = usetnl one II his State. 30 woula
that; but would say, thnt, according his ohset-
eon, ard peEnicioust to ONE slayc po2r!atson. Nct-
The amendment Of the gentleman from Virginia
proposed to make most unjust discrimination
agalntt the poorer white claases- He says to ne
war-wbile he gees to the dwelling OF the humble
white citizen Grd seys to hina-you must take your
place In the as1ny. 1t was contrary to the nstee3
yet % lie ecntlesnan % psoposed to discriminate BE-
fWecn them and the poorer white classes.
IL Ba1dwin-Does the gentleman wish to place
aaa % saIa tbat h he the
bill just as 1t ca1ne from the commttee- ae Wou!o
eunr!oy negroes in mcnial services In the army.
md titus increase its efficiency by placing aoas
III. AtEsns f Of Tenn. called the question, which
wae ordered, and Ms. Bs1dWinfs amendment Was
rejected. -..
II.
for Tic bli, hut constitutional difficulty suggest
I'd itself to his mind. He would inquire OF the
Chai,1nan OF tic Military Committee II the propo:
aition to pay neToes eleven do.lard per month Was
III. Mies Thought tho objection not a ycry Bub-
t.c cnc. ken the Constitution provided that no
comneneatlon TO the owner, it did no. deprive Con
RI u Of the privilege of fixing the compensation
Il d,d not make i Obligatory that # should BE-
pioy boy nesfocr il menlai oPesations IN the army,
was perfectly competent 10 determine the compeu.
ea,lon to be paid lo the owner; While , Nc %ess Re
thought The compensation ample fof the services
ii: Smith, Of Alabama, moyed to strike out tue
into the forti1catlons sld In the azy, IN the ca
pacity Of tcamstcrs, free ncg1pes-a clasB who
were inimical to our canse- Many OF them eo1ld
lie Publications. and becoming acquainted viii
their details. bad only to communicate them tC
the enemy So with regard to teamstcrs. The,
might, by carrying devices, clog the movements Q
Mr. Elliott, OF Ky. Docs the gentleman suppose
free negroes asc more tnimical to our cause thar
| Iii. Smith had never heard that free negroes hat
| done anything good to our cause. io was willinf
to pass the section. which prorldes for TIL
employment Of slaves, but opposed tic free negss
Sir. Chambi1ss, Of Virginia, said that he repre-
| prefenteda district that was overwhelmed Will
There Wcrc many dependont females
| who had no other means Of procuring subsistence
n w. a m
free negroes as The interests Of the country nigh
require; and he was willing to trust to the justic
.ac HI c ~ ~ r,,,ta "a r;i;na to tr,st {sc
negroes In The army as slayce however much r!
might he attaeEed to the latter class. lie aopel
the section would not be stricken ont. It wal
the amy. and he invoked Tue IIoase to stati
boldly up TO its rcsponsibillty. our cause failed
th's Congress wqnld be handed down 10 poster't:
'"s Nr. 1.taaS smith;s n ameniiment nc t Was 1ost
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