Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-10

ing an Inquiry into the treatment of India
tribes by The civil ard military authorities, whic
vas referred 90 committee on I0dian AFFAIR."
Mr. Doolittle called stsentioo to a letter frou
an oficer stationed in Colorado. in reference {,
the alleged brutslities Of Col. Cherington. 20
ward certain Indians, stating that he wantOnl,
slaughtered them. plundered them, he
Mr. Pomeroy offered 4 resolution directing n,
Judiciary committee 70 inquire what legislation
was necessary TO allow the president 20 call al
extra session Of the 39th Congress without Civ
| ing the sixty days notice nov required. which
was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson the joint resolution
freeing the wives and children Of colored soldier,
vas taken up
Mr.. SALISBURY spoke against the resolution he
opposed the measure before the Senate on III.
ground OF policy and of humanity and becaus,
Il vas opposed 10 the legitimate rules of war
these policies proposed by the party in power
we're abhorreut to Napoleon. Gen. Scott had e1
pressed his opinion against the rights OF Con
gress 10 interfere with slavery.
| Mr. Davis moved 10 amend the resolution "a
1 as to make its action prospective only, and not
retrospective as reported By the military com
| mttee fEt
He regarded the resolution as violation oil
the constitution; but il il must pass, be did moi
1 tuOte
already in the service would promote enlist
ments, and be hoped that il would only be made
! in the cases OF those who should hereafter en-.
| list.
Mr. Clark hoped that the amendment would
not be adopted.
Mr. Hendricks argued against the proposition
before the Senate.
Mr.. Wade thought the proposition before the
Senate was so plain that it needed no argument
| 1t ought TO have been passed when congress de-
cided to take colored men into the army. He de-
cided that the republican party, in time OF
peace. never attempted to interfere with slavery
in the states; but when the war broke out, and
slavery tried to kill the government, the case
became different. Slavery vas reorganzed by
the rebellion, and he hoped there would be no
| peace until II was abolished. The war was in
| the commencement strictly defensive, but now
be hoped it would continue thirty years if neces-
sary. or until the nation was bankrupt, rather
than il should end before the abolition of slAv-
erv
He was glad the south had held out. aud be
hoped they would hold out in their blindness IN
Ill they understood the only thing that would
give US lasting peace.
Mr.. Davis resumed in opposition to the reso-
luton.
He believed that the rebels had good reason
to believe :hat England and France would aid
them to achieve their independence il they would
abolish slavery, which they unquestionably had
the right to do What would the senator from
Ohio do then? Would he submit to the dissolu-
ton of the union. provided the south should
abolish sIsveryl de [Johnsonl was happy 70
to know that the president did not concur in the
views of dr. Wsds During the last politics
canvass n paper known by its title of Whom
it NAV concern vas circulated One of the
conditions of peace named in il was the aboli-
ton Of slavery, but the friends OF the president
took good care to explain this before the people
aud tell them il did not mean exactly what sp-
peared on its face
/ Mr Wade followed Mr.. johnson and said
| The opinion Of the president had no more weight
on the subjec, than sav other mans He said
there vac nothing to fear of foreign interven-
ton or from any other source. except our own
| injustice The convention that nominated Mr.
Lincoln laid down the principle that slavery
should be abolished. and Mr.. Lincoln ted
TO IT,
Would the Senator from Indiana say that Mr.
Lincoln had backed out of this, and would con
sent to a return of the southern states whenever
they laid down their arms, If the southern states
would abolish slavery in order to become vassals
OF European power. He WADE would make
them do the very thing to submit to the authority
of the federal government We had the right,
the south lay down their arms aud sue for peace
they must DO so With clean hands
There can be no peace while slavery exists ;
there cannot be a free nation that slavery ia not
at war with. We have paid too dearly Cor it
already to permit slavery to exist. ard this was
the sentiments of the Baltimore platform
There must De no peace while there il slavery on
American SOIL and he did not fear Great Britain
or France. The procla mation "to whom it NAV
/ al IL
doctrine upon which Mr.. Lincoln ought to have
been elected
II the president, backed out of this now. he
would be the most infs nous man that was ever
put into Office by false pretenses He knew that
the abolition OF slavery VAS the only condition
upon which the p. esident could consent TO peace
/ II it was true tha, he was not for the abolition
Of slavery a. An indispensable condition OF peace
/ much the worse for him The people were
better than any PRECEDENT, aud they were right.
Mr. Wilson next took the hoor in advocacy of
the resolution. which. he said, would ernaucipate
100 900 women aud children
The amendment or Nr. Davis was then voted
down.
Mr Powell offered an amendment that owners
of slaves emsncipated under the provisions OF the
resolution, should be compensated
Mr.. Powell spoke against the resolution, ne
reviewed the cause of the var and the policy
OF tue HCnllIistrhLOns af(tf Nnlcn the question
was taken on adoption OF Powells amendment
The yeas and NAYS were then taken resulting ss
follows: Yeas, nays-30.
The amendment Was lost
The jOiut resolution vss then passed. Yeas
-27, nays-l0.
The Senate then went into an executive SEE
sion and subsequently, adjourned.
HOUSE
The House proceeded TO the consideration OF
the Senate's proposed amendment to the eonsli
tuition to abolish slavery everywhere
Mr.. Yesman COVE reasons Why he should vote
for the proposition.
resolution, expressing bis surprise that that gen
tlemen should refuse even 10 give the people the
opportunity to say whether the great wrong OF
slavery should be abolished
Mr. Odell favored the amendment and said
the time had come when the democratic party
should cut loose from slavery. and turn their
backs on the dark past and their eyes to the
bright future.
Messrs. Voorhees, and Clay opposed the resolu
ton during the debate.
The House took Up and concurrcd in the Sen
ates amendment to the pension bill
Mr.. Alexander introduced q bill directing the
secretary OF the treasury to refund the tax col
lected on spirits prior to March 4 1864 Re
ferred to the committee ways and means
Adjourned