, 1864-02-14
free negro engaged in the production Of food aud

forage ehail be taken under this act.
NJ IT.; St ssd sat
the duty OF Congress to place men ii the army,and
6lI up those seemed ranks now 20 gallantly MIN
he a au sse e. aouse
that The proposed measure would bring forty
tlou.and Troops. into the held-;1ore tIan had
nssa sneaefa eSsn.hisey L iapy g. a
vet We were met at tic ;hsscsho!d
by question re'stiyo 10 exchange. sroqoscth ;
is rot ! ueciul ingredient Of our eociesy: ae vs.
eentIt man ;fom virginia (r BIC VIM thst ills
leave It to the eentlsman's coeaeues to answer n
that; but would ssy that, according to his obser-
yatiou, the free negro VIE blot upon our estuch-
tSr: fc s;a to or ,,s.s Nef
The aEetcgeHt u :hc gentleman trar1 Virginia
pzofesta to l!s:.s tGo!t u.il disc::H.'sat
5g,i9.t ree,c !e r': | ':s:s s says te The The
wsl-wLs;c ::.. G. In Il. 81. ~. ri. the humble
White cit:zea ::,ds,:< &C .2l-yo sanst 1.tc your
pf piaes n ns s; 70 ;s.n The s.Sss :
yet TIE EeEt.e1osE p-c. ost1 10 discriminate be-
tween them aud 6ne 1es1s VII. tlas:es-
n tho 1sn' WI to
Nj. Farksda1e said that he was In favor OF the
bill just as 1t GANG from the committees He wonld
and tins increase its efficiency by. placing abio-
bodied white men, now performing those Services.
In the ranks. Il;
y, s5ss 81 bssa s4 tas aasssa
rejected.
Mr. Wright, Of ofTexas, said be would like to vote
for the b11 Int constitutional difficulty suggest
chairman T Of lie Military Committee il tho propo-
sition to pay regroes eleven dollars per month was
not uneoasiitutional. ,,-.;---,,
| tie one. When tic Constitution provided that no
private property should te taken without Just
g1ser Of tho privilege Of fixing the compensation
Il did not make Il obligatory that it should be
fixed BY a jury: If Congress determined to en-.
pos peeSty e detemnc m tie the
eat}ou to be paid TO tho owner. Whlla VIC were
paying eoIdlers but eleven dollars per month, he
lhought the compensation ample for the services
Nj. Smith, Of Alabama, moved to strike ont tho
first section of the I'LL. Il Was proposed to put
into the Notifications and In the army, in the
were iuimieal to our cause. Many Of them could
tG tSe s and beeonng 1S dtS
thciE detai!e, had only to communicate them to
the enemy. 60 with regard to tcauisters. They
might; By carrying devices, clog tho movements Of
lii. Elliott, of Ky. Does the gentleman suppose
Tree Degroes arc more inimicaf to our cause than
Mr., Smith had never heard that free negroes had
done anything good to our cause. He was willing
10 paes the second section, which provides for tho
employment Of slaves, but opposed the free negro
NJ: ch,mbl,se. of Virginia: said that be repEss- r
irec negroes and since the departure Of the slaves
| they were wcrc tho only lahorers that could be
procured, There were mnny dependent females,
or tnei. I There II crew was, howeyt%r % cagse IN he bii
! which authorized the President to exempt such
free negroes as the interests Of the country might
Of the Executive in this respect, and should vote
for the bill. He WAS quite as willing to trust free
negroes in the army as elsves. however much VIC
the section wonld not be stricken out It was
the army, and he invoked the House to stand
this Congress wouid be handed dowu 10 posterity
with contempt, because 1t refused to make uac Of
tho measnres within Its reach.
Mr. Smiths amendment WAS loet-
/ Various other amendments were proposed: some
| ofwbleh were adopted and others rejected, and
the bill finally passed IN the following form;
e aasr 81 It 4o
Or F! EE sEoEoEs AND SLAVES II CERTAIN cArA:
S!nalshcd 6y .he xtaarsV:i rom tis u sbis
other espacitiss In VII ifee nsgrots and siayes
b r.
otAmtTica. do enact That az male fec negroes H.
seS say sFs III e spss E Fl s ssa sash L
ss e ns sSe es e a1a
, ,hs miisry aeieScry e .as coontFy n the
st Tesks dof te of af
ana While cngsgsd u ihe Of snca duties
rscs md ali steseay yt nay cstab %
nona Of this such fe ncrocs the Interests Of
rs 1t may think pruper 10 exempt grounes u JUS
sSo kna te il fa,ithtr enaetcd, That the secre-
# Is a.
HsS
pESpe iatiens saa ssthe=. s untcr = TIES e
sna 1eEuiations 70 b established by h,n ana paying
rer onth ier heir ssfviee aa &c eyens o. ae
s Z e. sse 3 M as,s ss
Cd I'd J tle enemy Of u dscase contracted while in
I'll yass 6
s!c s4yes. to be asee1tained by agreement Or ~ IN
= :! e.!a e.! stssi 81
sary ei sha b. unaoe TO procure ths services Of
CT II e r. ssset &C., tSs
ts11os s1d conditions st os in he section
ri isGs in -; @ %s ~,
e:sss ~ ftsViasd e Hhse sIssss
LID a1a
hfen rom saeir owners and IN INC cvent q
nhder the rn1cs established be Tie std up-css~
sns isws ! rsoy5af 70 M d dnat ef b HMHGf6 hpt nqs
Year,, he sl. not bc Impressed without the consent
Of tht oWntr.
SEC. :. II # further enacted, That lmpressmen: Of
svrs shall, ~ far practicable, be made IN counties
able Ior the .Fe 81 The army remote nom facilities
Ecarly practicAh!o among lhe owners according
numbers m q laoor,ng hands: rIosiHea, That IN max.
male slaves. between the ages OF If and . years.
shan be taktn froH any owner. Provided, further.
should be deficiency It shall be Supplied h3 the t-
ITt eseut OF slaves, according to the foregoing pro-
visions.