The New York herald., 1865-03-12

white man under his fest The g0vernmene
and emane pate the slaves, and the constitution
grated no such ge.s powers power. ey implication.
tody Of negro troops could 70 rated Ne Ssates
which the government had control without stripping the
food n. % osoM 1tS Srr as mass s chance S
ing he .arge nansag y Gssvs. tack Q ne s,y Ma. =
Of Q soldier. The c0mmandant Of conscripts with
authority 70 impress twenty thousand slaves had, be-
las. September and the present ns been abe 70
had been obtained in Virginia and North Carolina
ave hundred from Alabama II he, armed with al the
how viii We be- able 10 re. .nsm as SOLDIERS; Unless
they volunteer they will 60 TO the Yankees; u wcsde-
pend their W. ws Sa ss them snd
them better price than We can Tho enemy can offer
them liberty, clothing and even farms a our expense
by their Of being put into Che army put ena
IN Isy Woud all O. oper In conclusion he considered
tha, the measure when reviewed to its expedency,
than as question OF principle. He mas not
saifed that majority q nc army gers in favor 81 ne
sea~e The army had bcen told that the measure was
that the heroes Of Manassas Fredericksburg and Coal
Harbor holding out their hands to The negroes TO
and them He did not betese that our troops
would fight with that constancy which should inspire
troops In the hour Of battle when they knew that their
would have voted against the bill p for the nstruc
tons which put obligation upon him. He should en-
Of those instructions He believed il would pass and
hoped would not have the evil effects that nc appre-
hended.
Mr. GRAHAM also opposed the bill He neant % held
cut no threat but he would say that Wh.a Congress ddoped
such the Sake uoud feel called upon 70 es,ider
uhetr such inrodd tp,n TIC consttDia did sl0i call
for additional guords ttg ronn around that is.ra mem
He considered the adoption Of the measure almost
Graham protested against the right Of the Virginia Legs
laure to instruct it Senators after the mature ceb ra
ton Of the Senate had disposed Of the measure which
ar cted the State Of Virginia alone but every State
between the Potomac and the Rio Grande. Mr. Graham
arg cd at length against the corsu'ouNiity and eape
dHncy OF the measure.
Mr. SEMNEx spoke in advocacy Of the bill He advocated
ceuify II better TO throw part Of the
cargo than to lose the ship and cargo together II was
urged by General Lee and the consequences which would
hoped the bill would be modified TO conform to the
instructions given by the State Of Virginia TO her
Senators.
Mr. OaR opposed the bill.
Mr. BURNETT Red its passage.
The Senate resolved into secret session
EVENING SESSION
After recess tho Senate met al hafpast o'clock
NJ and resumed cons deration a the Negro Soldier
bill. @
Mr. OLDHAM spoke advocacy Of tho policy Of arming
the slaves
After further debate Che Senate adjourned without
taking vote on the bill
TIE NEGRO ENLISTMENT BILL sEYr BACK TO TIE
HOUSE BY THE REBEL SENATE.
From the Richmond Exam ner March 81
Both houses OF Congress agreed yesterday to adjourn
next Saturday The business Of the session pretty well
closed p The only important bill now pending Is tho
the Senate BY one majority. The bill was slightly
amended In the Senate and necessarily back to the
House for concurrence. The amendment not being
tera i is supposed the bill will pass the House without
in sesso.one hundred and nve days on next Saturday