Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-18
THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
SENATE

WASH NGroN, January 10.
Mr.. FeSsenden stated that it erroneous and
unjust to construe the communication clause in any
other way than that the procurement, OF substi-
tutes, or payment OF Communication Ia lieu thereof
exempts the States from the quota
Mr. Clark offered an amendment providing that
money paid for Communication shall be paid to
substitutes IN the district from which persons
were drafted
Mr. Grimes opposed Mr. ClIrk's amendment
lie did not think il should he left to the Secretary
OF War 10 furnish block substitutes 20 fill the
quotas of the States unle>s such substitutes were
citizens OF the States in question
Mr. Fessenden supported Clarks amendment
a measure of justice to the States.
Mr. Harlan did not think the negro was a SUI
fcient substitute FOR drafted white man. he was
inferior in intellect.
Mr. Davis considered tha; il was unjust 10 call
out the aboring classes OF the loyal States of the
South n substitutes for tho laborng men OF the
North
Mr. Harlan said that since the white men of
Kentucky hsd refused. the colorei men Of the
State should Gil up the quota of that State He
could no reason for the exempiing cOOred
men in that State or in other States which had
not filled up quotas.
Nr. Morgan presented a petition from citizens
OF New York demonstrating against the relief Of
unnaturalzed citizens from the draft
The enrolment bill being in consideration
Mr. Fessendsu said that his opinion of Yesterday
that the pay nlent OF Communication money did not
release a State from the draft was erroneous
and that the construction was correct a. put upon
it by the Secretary OF War He thought It i'm
possible that the commutaiion clause could be
construed in any other way than that the procura-
ton OF substitutes. of the ptyment Of commute
tatiou money. exempted the States from the
draft
Mr Clsrk offered an amendment providing
that the commutati0u money shall he paid by the
War Department for obtaining substitutes from a
district in which the persons drafted fill 10 fill the
quota Of that State
Mr. GRIMES did not desire that colored men
should be enlisted TO oil up the quotas of States
he would Ike the word men 60 be construed
white men The coiored men were enlisted by
the General Government: ard coiored men, IN
less the citizens OF a State. would not take the
place of white men
Mr. Harlan thought that this was a tax upon
the money of the country no. Oh the intellect.
The people of Louisians, Tennessee. and Ken
lucky. owe allegiance to- the country. as well A.
those from Maine and Massachusetts He never
had believe ed that colored soldiers could be en-
poved, with the same results ~ white men.
The colored man should not be accepted as a
substitute tor his superior
Mr.. Davis said that a large proportion of the
labor OF hentucky WAS performed by slaves, and
vet the Secretary of War would sooner enlist a
slave than white man in the border States
The Secretary Of War would strip those States
of their labOring classes 10 serve as substitutes
for white men who were kept at home
Mr. Wilson was glad the Government was
about TO establish policy in regard TO slaves.
which he had urged for four months past
Mr.. Crimes though, negroes should be placed
under the protection of the National Gov eminent.
His amendment was intended TO stimulate the
enlistment of negroes. that there should be no
occasion for another call upon the States
Mr. Grimes amendment was rejected: ayes
2c nays Ia
Doolittle offered an amendment providing tina,