Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-02-18
Recruiting in the Rebel States.

In The Senate oftbc United States, Feb
ruary 9th 1865, bill supplementary TO
the Conscripion laws, being under con
sideration, the following proceedings took
place -
/ Mr.. BUCKALEW. / offer an amend
ment to come in as new section:
| And be 10 further eNacted, That the third
section of the act entitled IAN act further
to regulate aud provide for the enrolling
and calling out OF the national forces, and
for other purposes approved July 4,
1854, bo,and the same is hereby repealed.
/ send TO the desk 10 be read the section
which propose ~ Iepeal.
The section was read, as follows
HSEc. 8 dnd be IL fUrther enacted,
That it shall be lawful for the Executive
Of any Of the States to seud recruiting
agents into any OF tue States declared to
be in rebellion. except the States Of Ar
kansas, Tennessee, and Louisiana, TO re-
cruit volunteers under any call under the
provisions of this act, who shall be credited
to the State, aud 10 the respective subdi.
visions thereof, which. may procure the
enlistment
Mr.. BUCKALEW and Mr.. CARLILE
called for the yeas aud nays on the amend.
ment.
The yeas and nays we're ordered.
After some debate Mr. salisbury said
al yf III, 81, I
made wl!l read an extract from paper
called the Commonwealth, published in
Boston, which is understood to be the or
gan of distinguished member of this
body, and which supp ose always states
what is exactly correct in these matters
The extract reads 10 this wise:
"PRoMPr AS UsUAL.-lmmediately on
;, the fall of Savauuah, Governor Andrew
dispatched agents to that city to recruit
black loyalists for the national Army, 10
be credited 10 the quota of the State. He
then asked permission from the Secretary
of War to do SO, which was cheeTfuIly ac-
corded and the documents viii arrive out
about the time the first squad is on its way
10 Massachusetts"
appeal to the American Senate, is that
right, is is far! When the yoIng men Of
, my State, Of Penusy yl,ana; and of other
States, are compelled under your couscrip.
ton law to leave their homes aud 20 TO the
battle. field, is it right that the Governor
of Massachusetts, or the Governor Of any
, other State--l make no assault upon Mas
sachusetts~ ~-shall be allowed to send agents
into the southern Stalos, waiting, perhaps,
I until some cry Salls, that they may re.
cruit and enlist into their service the Ignor-
, ant, degraded slave, and to count him as
a man against the educated young man Of
, my State! No, sir. If this direiul war is
to continue il, as judging from the indi-
cailons of the time presume we are, we
, are to have twenty or fifty years Of bloc ly
S tratrlcids! war in this country, have q
! right to second the demand Of the honor.
. able Senator from Peuusy ylvania, and ak
' that you send your sons aud brothers to
, the field, when we are compelled to seud
0 there oar sons and our brothers, Do no,
5 send your agents into the southern States
to pick up the poor degraded African to
fill your quota, and keep your song and
your brothers and the husbands of your
daughters in your own midst to enjoy all
5 the pleasures Of life wbio ours are drawn
C away from home
MIR SUMNER, l Imcrely wish 10 make
one remark on this proposition. | am no
aware that any abuses Of evil conSequen
ces from the existing law have been shown
Mr.. GRIMES. Does the Senator rec
y ollect the letter Of the distinguished Gen
L eral Sherman upon that subject.
y Mr.. SUMNER What was the date q
= the letter. Does the Senator remember.
Y Mr.. GRIMES. cannot remember tb
J., precise date, but | REMEMBER distinctly
was after the passage of the law, which i
g now sought to be repealed, aud after 'om
II OF the States had sent their rccruitin,
h agents down into General Shermaus arm
for the purpose of recruiting thus comm
in'collision with the United States recruit
? ing officers who were attempting to recrui
the same men to 60 into United State
v regiments.
le Mr.. SUMNER. atD inclined to thin
g. the letter was writted before the passag
!, OF this law
~ Mr.. NESMITH. The letter was wri
IL ten after the fall of Atlanta,
Mr.. SUMNER, Very well. 1t was
er good letter. l remember very We'll thc
H. it was wel.wrilten letter, rather pointet
,s and seemed to be written rather with tn
7 point of the sword than with The pen,
.6 thought, as read it at the time,
% But, sir, am not aware, ,notwithstanl
% iOg the letter to which my friend from. low
30 calls the attention Of the Senate, thai en-
% abuse has bean shown, nor any evil CO.
36 sequences, nor any evil example. | ther
II fore sumbit 10 the Senate that inasmuc
20 as the laws exists, as it is already on OF
az statute book, it should not be hastily +
27 moved, unless somo reason eau be SHOW
0 for the removal. The burden, therefor
"a is on the Senator from Pennsylvania, wi
% makes this motion, to show that somethiI
l6 wrong has occurred under this law.
- Mr.. BUCKALEW. / explain by sa
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