The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-23

the Union MERCHANTS Exchange, OF ST. Louis praying for
the Of ship canals aroand the Urpsr and
Lower rapids Of the Mssssrp river the Improvement
OF the Illinois md Micn,gs cns the construction OF
slack walernavga,oa ioois river, tho coasirnc
on OF ship canal around sslls Niagara. d the
IMPROVEMENT ~ the New York canals Referred 70 thd
Committee Oh Commerce. - e
rwo rscxs, FTc.
Mr. cLAgS trep.) o N. IT,, called the Senate bill
enendRtory o. an ACT relating :" foreign coins ara tna
coinage Of Cents at the rnited tes Nnt npnrovei en-
NJ ~ 81, 1877 which passed The hill provides that
the 81 aud. weight a cent shall he forty eight grais
or toni an ounce Troy and shall be corosed n
ninety i've I'VE centum and ive PER celium
an md znc and that thare shall ne from tine
coined sp pieces the composition Weighing
ninety six era,na ms o m kes cent legal
tender to tie r. ten cents and Two cent pcces 10
the anort twenty cents prir 10 the ~ tho
bin Mr. CLARK axsnei thai the necessary
on account o the high price Q. nickel ..< ...L
1Hr puGErs so Nd AID nunspvs BAY COMPANIES IAnas
MIR. SUMNER, (ren 81 Mass. introduced bill 10
into effect the treaty between the United States and her
Britannia Majesty COR tho final settlement Of The Purc'a
Sound aud Hudsnn's bay Agricultural companies II APP
points commission cooperate with commission
from Great Britain 10 nvelvre md adjust the CLAIMS,
aud approprates 200 fu for salaries expenses.
THE NSs MONTHS MEN,
Mr. WILSON, (rep OF Mass. offered resolution, call
Inc upon the Secretary o. War for Information as to how
many nine months men have been raised under the mill
tin law OF last tongrcss how many OF them were voun
teers and how many OF them drafted whe tho twenty
volunteers; and if not why II has been withheld from
Of them, End whether bounty has boon paid to
. PROTEST AGAINST THE ESTABLISHMENT or An KMPrHH IN
N a4..
Mr. McI'ouGAIL (opp Of CAL, submitted the following
Emp p" ror sa? Fsnoe sy lie
PIE 81 republic u the q unts% States q c4 x%src. '
France eiSreasnsa movemsuis s%ssror i"n-o
Tss Sy ns i no Of rance demand OF h govern
IScrRAsE OF rrr MARINE ooRrs
Mr.. HARRIS, rep.l Of N. f,ntroduced a bill for The
fered 70 the Naval Committee. provides for the
or tho corps bv the addition OF brigader gene
second enenants fv sergeants, sixty corporas, ten
drummers, ten d'ers and thousand prvates the or
GERS to be ap"ined first by rooon then by selection
PROHIBITION Of 1HE INIER-srhrE SLAVE
Mr.. SUMNER. from the Committee on Slavery and Freed.
men renortcd bin to prohint commerce IN slaves
among the aevern States and the holding transpcria
u OF human benrs property In any es0l within
tho nrisdrtinn Of the government II runsnes the mis-
deearor aiding such AMONG thu States
bv l,nd by lnc Of five thnusand doiars, and
nprisonment o. five wears AND conlscates any vessel
engaged In such trsrsartion nv sea.
SLAVE ENLISTMENT TIN.
The bill to promote erl,si being called m. the
tho WHO and children or slave rocrrit.
Mr. WILEY, (rep) OF W. ", addressed the Senate.
He said he very DESTROYS II voting Cor the amend
nent Of Mr. wilson riv ne freedom to the wife ned chit
dron Of the colored recrnit in tho indefinite form in
which it brought hcrc,e the Senate, no
81 10 cast his vote for Ito rccommttal to TIRE
Judiciary Committee His oh'cc to the svaendnrnt
of Mr.. Wilson shat IL woud lend dess and dis
RESIDE
He denied that the marriage relation amongst slaves was
recognized in Virginia he believed the the
crude state conflict would arise In the ard
much CONFUSION ensue. II or this th,t he do
sired tht means he devised to establish the 'den
ty Of the freed bv tho BILL that no voted for its
recoumittai. Another reason that IN constitution
contained clse which rorbids tho tskrg Of private
property for public without just compensation He
considered that the bill itself founded upon the FUN
danental principle that there in slaves He
would like to see this constitutional provision FOR com
lso
rest co.tent While tho wives and children Of the
sighting our countrys battles were held in bondage Mr.
Wiley then spoke in opposition TO tho b MIR SufHner
To repeal the Fugitive sve ACT. He said il seemed sR
GUAR that after the repeated decisions 81 the supreme
tribunals OF the lard during three ~ century
II urged thar this claso o. the constitution did
not. and w,s not intended 70 apnyt to the reudoa Of
bad Introduced bill to supply the place of the
law, he would have voted for it, bit under the oath he
provisions the constitution carried into eject
Mr. Wiley Mt great length defended his course the
Marshall. Je!erscn' Madison and othors TO show lie
gradual progress Of ami slavery IDEAS N his own State
Wimove. he sad may DO our theoretical notions on the
an evil, but broken. demorsyed constitution Tar
creator one 10 hs orinon the most ehsctua' way OF
accomplishing the downfall OF slavery by vi .oruus.
prosecution OF the war. IN saying this he did not
moan to soy that emancpaiion was the motive
Of The war He certain the administration not
conducting il mon tina, itea We should defend and
maintain the integrity aud dignity OF tho Constitution
fight s enemies and g In the struggle
under all good will rejoice. One thing Ger tain,
tho rapid advance OF nrn'es into tho insurgent
States would obterae every vestge OF siayery lie re
ferrod bis states example, and also to Mis-
souri, Arkansas bad crossed the Rubcou and Louisiana
waiting on the shore; while Tennessee and North
Carolina beginning 70 feel the pressure Of that en-
ehtened public sentiment which demanded the extinc
ton Of slavery in Maryland and Delaware
would soon follow in her wake. Every great
victory obtained In the field ID OF more vauc
than hundreds Of emancipation procIamatons and
umes OF conscaton acts. We engaged In the stern
realities OF war ard advanced slavery would 60
down He approved Of the amendments 10 the constitu.
tion before the Senate TO promote this object He
would have the subject postponed until henext Congress,
because he believed that many Of She states now IN 70
bellon would then be represented in Congress by loyal
men who would gladly vote for the measure. he would
gladly FOR these amendments Mt tns, believing
they demanded by every consideration OF justice,
by the history OF the past and the hopes Of the FUTURE
by blood az the slain by the genius Of American bcr
y hatred Of tyranny aud love OF Freedom and by the
voice OF the people.
Mr. HOWARD (rep.) OF Hch., obtained the floor the
bin to prevent military interference with elections for
o'clock TO morrow.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate went into executive session ard adjourned
House OF Representatives.
WASHINGTON. March q, 1854.
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