Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-02-18

are opposed to the original proposition. - Il
He never found the man in his District who
objected to the darkest negro going as q
substitute for hine Esvs
Mr.. STEVENS (Un., Pa.) was opposed to
| Mr. Broomalls 8 amendment. II was not for
members OF Congress 10 say what kind OF
soldiers shall be enlisted.
MIR. Broomall's 8 amendment was disagreed
Mr.. WEBSTER (Un., Nd offered the
following amendment: That the bounty of i
500 now payable by law for each drafted
man shall be paid to the person to whom,
such drafted person owes service or labor at
the time OF his muster into the service Of
the United States Cd freeing the person. |
Mr.: KELLY in reply,to Mr. Mallory said
the Presidents proclamation was extin-
gnishing Slavery ia Maryland, Missouri, 7
Delaware, Louisiana and Arkansas; and the |
work must go ont was a decree in the
order Of Providence, Our intention was to
work with Providence; five work ked q gainst
Providence We should be overwhelmed; and |
it was our intention by employing col
ored troops to bring the war to term,na-
ton, to be followed by o, lasting, peace. We
look to the extinction of Human Slavery
within the broad limits Of our country.
Mr.. Webster'slamendtnen was agreed TO
by vote of 60 Yeas against 81 Nays.
Messrs. Webster, Cress@el, Davis and
, Thomas Of Maryland vot ng in the nffirma-
! tive, and Mr. Harris of that State in the
I negative, ,..,...., ,....., .-..... ...,5
a Mr.. CLAY said in 1860 the property of
y Kentucky was valued at $4,000, 900, an
= the slaves at $107 900, ,00O. He deprecated
r seauestration, which would take from the
i State the fifth Of her property. Why was
!, this? Was il because she had not furnish.
!. ed her quota of troops2 Certainly not. He
p did not deny the proposition that private
a property could be taken for public uses; but
this should be followed by due compensa-
q ton. He was opposed to establishing re-.
IS cruiting stations in Kentucky; i might ere
4 ate civil war aud distract the Union men,
4 instead ofincreasiug the Union sentiment
IS now spreading over the entire population.
ii 1t would create such feeling that we never
.. would see the end Of this matter.
"a Mr.. SCoFIELD (Un., Pa said ifabolition
N was madness ut one time it might be good
,f sense at another Sometimes il was wise to
r. pursue a path among whose unknown aud
!, threatening dangers II had been considered
"A folly to enter, the shareholders themselves
70 being judges. There were two conditions
in for the existence OF slavery on the continent
"a one was ignorance on the part Of the slave
in the other was silence and non discussion
n. by the whites; and those two safeguards o.
slavery were on tho statute bouks OF th,
NJ South. These safeguards, however, haC
= been wonderfully broken down by the ne
,o cessities Of the war around us. We hat
Of cor60ns OF schools for the instruction o
black men, who were told there that the.
m were of right free, and it was duty VI
~, owed to God to help them to maintain thei
Ii freedom. One hundred Thousand slave
N. were already in the Army, and an equs
en- number would join them in the spring. Tn
nj Army was the school to teach thein th
If feelings and power of ireednm.
m Mr.. FERNANDO WooD (Dem., N. w. a
mo- sired to call attention to the fact that VIII.
Je they were here discussing measures cleari
nd aDd palpabiy in violation Of the Constitu
IN, ton of the United States and oppressiv
sn aud destructive, the Conte lerats Coniejel
rv i ate Congress were proposing this very da
hs to discuss the measures OF peace, re-unio
n.y. and reconciliation. He read from the Ricl
mund Examiner Of the Sth inst, in which
we was said that extraordinary resolutions ha
S.. been introduced in the House Of Represer
lie tatives by Mr.. Wright OF Georgia, and tht
,ot the House went into secret session befoI
for taking any action upon them. These res
,rt lutions proposed that the Confederate State
md invite the United States, through the
nj by Representatives equal to their Represe
ha, tatives aud Senators in their respective Coz
nd gresses to consider first, whether they ca
rev not agree upon the recognition uf the Coz
~ federate States Of America. Second
,sr- the event Of the failure OF such recognition
nm. whether they cannot agree upon the form
nv. tion of new Government founded upon Il
pHt equality and sovereignty Of the States. b.
if this cannot be done, to consider, thir,
nd whether they cannot agree upon treaties Q
mn. tensivs aud defensive, and comlnerciaL
ns. the event of the passage of these resol
es tions, the President is to be requested
inc communicate the same to the Governnel
tbe at Washington, in such manner as he shs
in deem most in accordance with the usages
,on nations; and in the event of their acce plane
xed the President is 10 issue proclamation i
nen the election Of delegates, under such regul
and tions as he may deem expedient 1.
yho Mr.. FERNANDO WooD continued Th
de- is GoverLment of white men, made
Ii white mon for the purpose of preserviI
all, law ond order The gentlemen here we
for proposing to do, by the amendment pen
,m ing, that which under the Constitution tn,
ing have no right to do.
IRA, MIR. CaEsswELL, (Un, Md said
1 to would not attempt to reply to the gent
Iere man who had just taken his seat. He a
low mitted that he had not the means tnat Il
TRY gentleman possessed OF knowing what "
;es. going on at Richmond In reply to NJ
Harris (Bor State, Md. J, Mr.. Creswoll sa
lied he was willing to make an assignment
IN Slavery to the gentleman from Penns,
TO vania, Mr.. Stevens. Laughter. As !
ing colleague Mr.. Harris had spoken Of injusti
,as to the stakeholder. he said this very prop
the sition before the Committee awarded to eve
no STAKEHOLDER $500; Maryland awarded 81
we'd to every stakeholder whose slave voluntet
mes cd. This would make up sum OF $400
. of He then referred to the laws Of Marylal
the to show that in that State the valuation
lev slaves for the purpose. of taxation was pr
lble vided for, that the value, according toa
au. and sex, was from $50 to $500, and not oys
or Mr.. Cox Dem, Ohio) was opposed
lied the bill because it would wholly fail Of, 81
a it cuton, and would not fill the army, VIII
ives he was disposed to vote all the men al
>, means to put down the Rebellion. he b,
nd 4 a -. Ill so IL I.n.,