Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-04-07

VI an was 40 10 DINERS 40 he would have others do
nlm bis gospel was TO the of man Ia il to DO
supposed that the black Is mentally and morally
aencent that no does not know what the blessings of
human freedom Wherever the flag of the United States
goes the emblem OF freedom there that race aocks
men, women and children. Il it because they expect a
better physical condition No, but they expect liberty
from the black manf he is willing to incur every incon
yenience every prvaton in its behalf II is instinct
Ins soul tyranny may suppress it, but is kindled into
blood and slaughter and vindicates its right
Mr. JOHNSON said there had been time when the abo-
!iton Of slavery might have been effected under peaceful
Influences, but that day. owing to fanacal sectional
prejudices past The Southern people had been excited
to madness by Vaccinations of had for thirty
years commencing with the dissatisfaction in the tariff
sought to destroy the Union That will be repeated over
and over again long slavery is supposed to re-
main. God and nature intend US to be one The rivers
and the mountains proclaim it, The very differences Of
ana production necessary and strength
We that the Government shall be one ia the future
as ~ the past and illustrate the declaration that life and
liberty mans naenabe right II would be disgrace
to the nation if should put those Africans who are rail-
lying around our standard back slavery Freedom
once enjoyed none but brute in this age would take it
one single Of bringing this war to a successful Close
with the Union preserved and the Federal and State Con
situations intact He trusted in due time that we should
proclaim to the world that the Union restored and ala.
vary 10 not in it.
The pending question was on the motion of Mr. DAVIS
oil Kentucky. TO insert the following:
That no negro or person whose mother grandmother
gbe to any civil military office or to any place of trust OF
profit under the United States
This amendment was rejected by the following votes
YEAS-Messr. Buckalew Davis, Powell, Riddle, and
Saulsbury-5 -~-'
NAYS-Messrs Anthony, Chandler Clark, COllamer Con-
ness Dixon, Doolitte Fessenden Foot Crimes Hale Hard
diana Lane of Kansas, Morgan Morrill, Pomeroy Ramsey
sherman sPpague, sumner Ten Eyck Trumbul, Van Win
ke, Wade, Wiley, and Wiison-32
Mr.. DAVIS then proposed another amendment TO coma
follows
shall citizen Of the United Sa'es or be
egoe 10 any civil or military oce place Of trust
or profit under the United States"
This proposition also rejected.
MI DAVIS hen proposed to add the following words
70 The hrst section of the proposed article:
But slave shall be entitled to his or her freedom nm
der TINS amendment resident the time it takes in
any State the laws Of which forbid negroes to reside
therein until removed from such by the Government
OF the United States
This amendment was also rejected
Mr.. POWELL moved to amend by adding at the end
Of the first section:
No slave shall be emancpated by this article unless the
slaves 30 emancipated."
The amendment was rejected by the following vote:
1 YEAS-Messrs Davis and POWELL
NAfS-Mess's Anthony Buckalew, Garlic, Chandler
LARK Coamer CONFESS Dixon, Doolle Fessenden Foot,
Irlmes, Hale, Harding Harlan, Harris Howard Howe
Johnson Lane OF Indiana, Lane of Kansas Morgan Morrill,
an Ten hy'
Mr. DAVIS moved to add at the end Of the second Sec
ton of the proposed article the following words;
And when this amendment of the Constitution shall have
effect by freeing the slaves Congress shall provide
the distribution aud settlement of all the population Ar
can descent in the United States among and
Territories thereof proportion to the white population of
OF African descent"
The amendment rejected.