The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-09
THE SOUTH.
Further Debate ON the Aiming
or the Slaves.
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independence and Emancipation
Better Than Subjngati0n
and AbOlitiOnism.
The Rebels Turning AbOliiiOnistS Prac-
tcally and Theoretically.
JefI. Davis Accused OF Surrounding
Himself With Flatterers.
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He Has Banished the representative Men Of the
South from His Counsel,
&C., &C., &C.

The Rebel Congress.

1uRTfEk DEBATE ON THE ARHNG or The SLAVES.
In the rebel Senate Saturday, after unimport
ant basiness the consideration Of bill provide
the employment Of free negroes and to work upon
Notifications and perform other labor with the
dssnces Of the country resumed the question being
the motion Of Mr. Orr, Of South Carolina 70 recon.
slider the by which the second amendment proposed
BY tho House was rejected.
Mr. wArsoS Of Miss, addressed the Senate q some
sngth in support Of the amendment The almost equal
manner in which the Senate was divided on this
question led him 10 hope that careful and DELHI
crate consideration Of the question might possibly result
IN the concurrence by the senste on the House
amendment he ooncursd heartily In the sentiment Of
the gentleman from Kentucky yesterday, who remarked
that undergraduates AID ipatia preferable TO
ss,4datisn and abositionism. Let y reunion Of these
States take place and abotonism follows sure as night
follows day He favored the amendment proposed by
the House. He wanted 10 give generals many ne
grocs necessary to relieve soldiers OF
the duties Of cooks teamster-, &c When the question
Of arming the slaves presented as necessity-when
was found necessary 30 arm them 70 whip back the
Northern horde, he would be ready and willing 70 favor
THAI proposition even 70 the conscrpon OF The able
bodied He then alluded briefly 10 the deunncia
ton OF tho President the door OF this Senate was
not the partisan Of the President s he regretted and
would not participate In this wholesale denuncation
That the President had erred he knew full well
and prepared TO admit but where could we hnd him
who had not erred. The Macon speech referred to by
the gentleman from South Carolina indeed an up.
fortunate speech and in his opinion II would have been
wise on the part OF the press people and Congress
have thrown the mantle OF charity over the short com
ngs OF their chief executive ocer In regard to the
restoration Of General Johnston he had hesitation in
saying that the President had committed grave error
In persistcnty refusing TO reipstas that
officer The restoration Of General Johnston the com
nand OF The Army OF Tennessee would greatly tend to
the restoration OF confidence and he hoped tn. President
would not longer delay In placing that tried cheitan in
aposition worthy OF hs greas genius
Mr.. SINS, OF KY sid oince he had been member Of
this Congress he had voted for every proposition looking
D. the placing OF men in the army opposed every
one which decreased the number Of arms bearing men,
and when the question oi ang the es Of the South
70 aid In beating back the Yankee horde was presented
he would cheerfally support IT, We and rant
them fpsaed'd,iy We have lost ground. Our armies
have been beaten back by whclining numbers by
mere brute force, and he would for arIning any
number OF negroes necessary u aid IN repell ng tns
invasion Senators hero had prasd about aboli ionism
and panic. They were cheap phrases but would not
save their country, with its I've millions OF people We
want recruits Who're are they to come from Will The
Qualermaster and Cofnmsay bills, passed the other
day, recruit yonr armys The first light WIN not
come on FOR three months, aud Il the army
Is TO be strengthened must be done before
that time, or II will DO TOO late rcpcl the
attack OF Grant or arrest the march of sherman
II you rely upon thes. men, or upon deseffers who
have hid themselves away In mountain asne,ses YOU
will build your house upon sand you rely upon . reed
and straw He believed the people of this confederacy
has The power 20 beat back tho hrongs OF the North
and he appealed 10 tho strong OF the country old
and young To unite IN grand effort to huri back the
mercenary horde that has been soil.
The man who proved recresnt In such hour a. this
deserved the curses VI his children would not hest
tate 10 neekly bow aud kiss the rod that smote
him This was time for Senators 10 rise upon
the floor OF the senate and pirate about abolition.
ism; abolitionism; panic; panic ne wanted 10
the Independence OF these stsles established lie
desired 10 hays the lat Yankee beaten back
from shores and to accomplish that he would take
the last able bodied 10 found and that proved
insufficient he would arm any number 81 negroes He
prefercd Independence aud emancipation al attain
and aboonsm, and yet senators call this abolition.
ism He would vote TO arm the last able. bodied negro
and " that aboltonsm he ready then 10 avovs
II on the Of Confederate Senate. Let Yankee rule
prevail here, and the African will hold the balance az
power at the ballot box, and while the men no ar.
inafive and 70 tho manor born With hanQdog look
will b. beneath him
Hut. said he at OF the utmost importance tb,,
public confidence should be restored and at once and IN
his ION the nrst step necessary 10 alta Thai b,
vas the restoration OF General Johnston This Congress
tho press people and army are all loudly calling upon
the President to restore I'M. Kentuckian who have
fought gslIan,ly In tho army Of Tennessce
With QUO voice demand the restoration Of this gallant
Officer whom hey are prood 10 call their fayorc leader
To Aludng " the President he said that at IN If
ta> had rcyiued su0yeons 90 tnkady hu he hat dtD
AMY from HIN nsoriy very representative man in u.e
ce,ved and rewarded
He sdvcred briefly 20 the campaigns OF General Bragg
while m command 81 the Western army In referring 70
the defeats Of that cccr he said he believed Bragg dd
the very bost he knew how He was educated In \
school which compelled a man TO stop exactly twenty.
eight inches and IN csse he stepped twenty nine he was
guilty OF crmc He was raised In old fosy school
The age was too progressive for him He had never been
able 70 catch Nv and keep pace with the mes and vet
withdrawing the press, Congress army and people with
one voice, bad demanded his removal No great war
Ike the ono IN which wo engaged could be success
faly prosecuted In total disregard OF public sentiment
Mr. sns again adyerted to the proposition 70 arm the
negroes which had been introduced into this debate
SAssran vas oo'e and ra'n,ng al Hi and yet gentle.
ssdn 10 cseovd you uiH hav NJ tTrt'ofv oton
1 CO.., ~ ssn1 or plantations For this reason he