The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-01-27
XXXVIII CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.

that 1t was erroneous ana unjust to
construe the communication clause in
any other way than that of the procu-
ration of substitutes or payment oi
communication in lieu thereof exempted
States from their quota.
Mr.. Clark offered an amendment
providing that money paid for commu.
tation shall be applied to procure sub.
stitutes in the districts from which the
persons We're drafted.
Mr.. Grimes opposed Mr.. Clark's
amendment. He did not think it sho'd
be left to the Secretary of War to fur,
nish black substitutes to free the quo
tas of the States, unless such substi.
tutes were citizens of the State in
question.
Mr.. Fessenden supported Clarke S
amendment as measure of justice to
the States.
Mr.. Harlan did not think a negro
was sufficient substitute for a drafted
man, as he was inferior in intellect.
Mr.. Davis considered that it was
unjust to call out the laboring classes
of the loyal States of the South as
substitutes for laboring men of the
North.
Mr.. Harlan said that as the white
men of Kentucky had refused, the
colored men Of the State should fill
up the quota of that State. He could
see no reason for exempting colored
men in that State, or in the other
States which had not filled up their
quotas.
Mr.. Morgan presented n petition
from citizens of New York protesting
against the relief of unnaturalized cit
izens for the draft.
The enrolment bill being under
consideration, Mr.. Fessenden said his
opinion of yesterday that the payment
Of Communication money did not release
a State from draft was erroneous, and
that the construction put upon it by
the Secretary of War was correct. He
thought it impossible to construe the
Communication clause any other way
than that the procuration of substi-
tutes or payment of communication
money, exempted the draft.
| Mr.. Clark offered an amendment
providing that the Communication money
be applied by the War Department for
obtaining substitutes from the district
WHICH the drafted person halls, to fill
the quota Of that State.
Mr.. Grimes did not desire that col
ored men should be enlisted to fill up
the quota of the State. He would
like the word "men'' to be construed
"white men," The colored men were
enlisted by the General Government
and colored men, unless the citizens
of State should not take the place Of
white men. .'
Mr.. Harlan thought that this was IA
tax ON the money of the country, not
on the intellect. The people of Lou
isiana, Tennessee and Kentucky owe
allegiance of country as well as those
from Maine and Massachusetts. He
never had believed that colored SOL
diers could be employed with the same
result as white men. The colored man
should not be accepted as a substitute
of his superior. ...-
Mr.. Davis said large proportion
of the labor of Kentucky was perform
ed by slaves, and yet the Secretary Of
War would sooner enlist slave than
white man In border States, thus
stripping those States of their laboring
class to serve as substitutes for Nor
thern laboring men, who were kept ut
home.
Mr.. Wilson was glad the Governs
ment was about establishing the policy
with regard to slaves which he (Wil-
sony had urged upon them for four
months past.
Mr.. Grimes thought negroes should
be put under the protection of the Ma
tional Government. His amendment
was intended to stimulate the enlist
ment of negroes, so there would be no
occasion for another call upon the
States.
Mr.. Grimes amendment was rejec-
ted-28 to IA.
Mr.. Doolittle offered an amendment
I providing that veteran troops re-en-
listing shall be credited to the quota
of the district in which they originally
enlisted. Amendment adopted--27 to
II. 5
Another amendment was adopted
providing that communication money
paid by persons drafted shall be ap~
piled to the procuration of substitutes
for the Congressional District from
which the draft takes place, and that
colored troops be credited to the State
from which they have enlisted.
Mr.. Trumbull offered amendment
requesting the President to call out
and equip one hundred thousand men
for one hundred days with the single
object of driving out the rebel army
from Virginia aud releasing the Union
prisoners at and around Richmond
/ Mr.. Wilson wanted to know what
100, 900 raw militia would be against
Lees veteran army. They would be
be of no account whatsver. % d
| Mr.. Trumbull said that.if we would
say to the people that there would be
a vigorous campaign for this single OBJ
|iect. we could raise the 100000 mer