The New York herald., 1864-04-05

best bili Introduced since the commencement Of th.
4 war. He nom cd out the dlculty in the ssaboard
younger Western stses whose iohabtsa.s we're M
males He thought the government aid not know
mss o% 70 % esss mon. We authorize the States 80 raise
nsy could raise one sQndrAs .nousand quicker than
e sove'oment Sal r-,e We thousand He did not 30
mese aoy Coz. usop would ensue thoreby We are sup.
'I' t,e families OF thousands or men in the rebel
E3es. Ard the agents can enlist these men more
rapidly than ihe government. when enlisted by the
government they are iul II new regiments which had
been unable % ar 10 make them OF any The states
wound take ana scatter them into thor regiments
dering them al once effective II the bill pass many
months aii elapse before many thousands Of men Will
The bill weHl over with the expiration Of The morning
PaourBlnos OF SLAVERY BY An AMENDMENT or ruy CON
sIruToN
The Joint resolution amend the constitution 80 AZ 10
abolish slavery came up 10 order, and
Mr. HOWE lrep.) OF Wis proceeded To address the
Bepate al length In favor OF tho He SAID he
had waited for this tiy am glad 10 SEQ it come IL
had been good while coming but il is here ne had
read history rather Caressy but he had been under
the that he could not have been born by
any diligence on the part OF tis under the era
~ which Christ lived. he glad to have been born 10
this day. Tod y you propose % summon thirty Sic mil
hons 0! people to give fresdom 80 four millions not from
such bondage as foreaskers resisted, but from
worse bondage ,nan they conceved or c was am
bitions 70 put bis name 20 this scheme OF freedom He
Would vote 10 submit this pfoosiion TO the American
peope even though he might be disposed which lao
the people should bo taken on the subject sIr. Howe
proceeded 20 glauce al the effects OF slavery ID the
united States. He said one.iourih OF the whole pro-
pcrty OF the c,untry 10 1860 was 10 negroes
and yet the profit was IN the bands OF
those who took this property without the consent OF the
real owner Without referring TO the moral character OF
this act the system OF slavery allowed the robbery OF
one-iourth OF the annual profits OF the country He
thought this wrong. AS victim TO this VIE system, he
would think II wrong. Standing aloof, he thought II
wrong. Comparing tho great states oil the North with
those the South he attributed the great progress OF
the former to tho iaot that slavery nowhere existed lie
also referred 10 the pretexts under which the
rebels fomened this guilty strife He demo ,nced this
rebellion unparalleled In iniquity by any gevolulion 10
the history OF the world In copciusioD he SAID IL had
not been made apparent TO him that the present Execr
tempted 10 subvert the will Of the people at tho ballot
box
TIE MARYLAND zLrCTioN.
Mr. sAuIspuRY (opp u bel. called attention 20 tho
Intended TO have aud cand dates questioned 70
their loyalty In the forthcoming Maryland election MIR.
referred TO recent speech in Baltimore IN which be
pu,certain question: to BIT Kibourne, former member
OF the Nary land Legislature.
Mr.. LANs. (rep.) of Ind, defended Gen Wallace, and
said that no traitors would ought TO be allowed 10 vote
10 the forthcoming or any other election.
MIR. SALISBURY said the point was that military officer
ti0ns.
Mr.. JOHNSON, (opp) Of Nd said Goperal Wallace had
very properly written letter TO Governor Bradford to
know whether the law authorized judges Of election TO
ask questions with reference 10 loyalty, and whether
voter could be turned away account OF bis
Governor Bradford sent very specific answer in the
affirmative also stating that The authorities OF Maryland
would preserve the peace and OF the election He
force at the polls unless In extraordinary emergency
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION
Mr.. FEssENDES, (rep.) OF Me- moved TO postpone all
prior orders and proceed 70 the Naval Appropriation bill
The yeas and nays were demanded.
No quorum v0iod.
The Senate then adjourned.