The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-02-08
CONGRESS-.
House Of Representatives Friday Jan. ~.
EMPLOYMENT or NsoasRs IN THR ARMY.

NsSbo ~ iHA AkArs
The Hsuss decided to tate up the bill
Ito provide fer the snpIoym ment Of free
negroes aad slaves 70 wsrk upon forti6ca-
tioas aad perisrn other labor connected
With the dofenees st the country" and
that It shall csstisss the special order Tor
the msfaing hour satil disposed Of.
The bill sets forth that the efficiency of
the arm, il at times greatly diminished by
the withdrawal from the ranks of soldiers
TO perform labor and dsii-s which can as
we'll he done by Tree negrop. and slaves /;
and provides that all Tree male negroes.
between the ages ut eighteen and City yrars,
shall b. held liable TO perform any labor
or discharge any dates with the army. or
IN coanecuon with the militar, drfenees
oi The country. such a. working upon ior-
t,hcations. prcdu -ins and prepa.isg nate I
rials ot war, building and repairing road !
aud btlds-s. aud doing ether work usually
done BY engineer troops aud poatonirrs,
acting a. eeaks. te,m,,ers. steward. and
WATERS IN militsry hospitals. or aihrr like
labor, or .imnlar duties which my be re-
quired er prescribed ny the Secretary of
War aud that the Secretary Of War and
the q neral rn,nmasdins the Trans. Mis-
si.sippl department arr zach authorized 10
employ Tor such dutie, az man, lle negro
>iases. between the ase, OF eighteen and
fort, hss yrars. not IL exceed thlrty thuu :
sand IL ihr State. east of the Mi,sissipp,
river. aud ten ihossnd IN the St.tes west
Of The Mississippi liver. as the vents .fihr
service MA, fegu,rr. The bill provide.
thar III the went Of the lo.s VI any slave.
whist - employed, bs the act Of the me.
ny Or by escape IL The enemy. or by dis
ease Contracted wh,l.t in any service re-
quirrd Of .aid slaves ,nd by reason of sad
.sryics, thea tbs osn-rs thrreot. respect
i,ris. shsil be eniitled 10 receive the full
vslue of such .ia,r,. ln eases. es.where the
Srrr.'ars ei War or the General con-.
aaad,ng The rrans- Mississippi department
shall D. unable 70 procure the service. Of
siasss py hiring them, then II shall be
lawful 10 UrIer their imprrssu,rnt: Pro.
ridef. That slaves 50 impressed shall re
cei,e The same cloihing aud rstions all.w.
rl To .lavrs hired from their owners, and
10 the r.ent of their loss or death 10 the
manner o, from the causes abo,e stated,
their value shall be paid as in the case oI
slaves hired lrom their owners: that ~
such impressmeat not more than one il
every five male slaves. within lhs said age,
Of eighteen and forly-fye years. shall be
taken from any one owner. il said slne,
are employed by said owner or his Jesse,
"a agriculture or in mechanical pursuits.
| Mr.. Miles. of Soulh Csrolins. from the
Committes oa Mlnary Affairs. mo,sd e
strike out. 10 the second section Of the bill
the words nut 10 exceed thirty thousant
IN the States east d the Mississippi river
and ten thousand in the States west Of th'
Mississippi river"
| Mr. Smith. Of North Carolina, spposei
the motion 10 strike out. IL such chang,
were made there would be no limitation :,
the number Of negroes to be so employsd
and the whole slave population would b
in the hands VI the military authorities.
4 Mr. Garland, Of Arkansas, favored tn