The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-01-12

Mr. Anthony offered the rsmonstrancs Of
the National India Rubber Company against
ths extension Of tho Goodyear patent, which
Was referred to the ,,ommittse on Patents :.
Mr.. Doolittle offered joint resolution di
recting inquiry. into. the treatment Of Indian
tribes BY the civil and military authorities,
which Was referred to the committee on In.
dian Affairs.
Mr.. Doolittle called attention to . letter
from an officer stationed in Colorado in ref
ercnce to the alleged brutality Of Col. Chav-
ington tosara certain Indians. stating That
be .wantonIy slaughtered then,, plundered
them. &c.
Mr.. Pomeroy offered . resolution disec.
recting the Judiciary to enquire what legis-
lation were necessary 10 enable the Presi-
dent to call an extra session Of the seth
Congress without giving che sixty days no.
tice now required. which was adapted.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson the joint resell
ution freeing the wives and children Of col
ored soldiers wss taken up.
Mr.. Salisbury spoke against the resolu.
ton. lie opposed the. measure before the
Senate on the groun Of policy and hun. IN.
ity, aud bccnusc il vas opposed to the legit.
iment rules Of the war. The policy pr ,pos
Cd BY the party in power WAS abhorent to
Napoleon. Scatt has expressed his opinion
against the right Ut Cmgrass to interfere
with slavery IN the States
Mr.. Davis moved to amend the revolution
TO make its action prospective only and not
retrospective and prospective ~ reported by
the Military Committee II, regarded the
resolution as violation Of tho constitution,
but If it must pass he dill not see that Free
ing the wives and children Of tn -, already
in the servic, woull prevent enlistn.snts /,
and he, the efore, hoped that it would DO
made to operate only in tho cases Of those
who would hereafter enlist.
Mr.. Clarke hoped the amendment would
not be adopted, and spoke freely against It.
Pomeroy spoke in favor Of the resolution.
Hendricks argued the proposition before
the Senate. Though be believed that a
vote for it would. he vote in favor of the
slave owners, because as the male slave.
had all been put into the army it would b
for the interest Of the stavc owners to be re.
lieved from the care of the women and chill.
dren.
Mr.. Wade thought the proposition before
tho Senate was 30 plain that it needed not
argument 1t ought to have bsen pressed
when Congress- decided to take colorei men
into the army. He dapi ed that the r .pu,
lican party in time o. peace ever attempt
ed to interfere with slavery in the s ates,
but when the war broke out and slavery
tried to kill the Government the case became
different Slavery Was unorganized rebel.
lion and he hoped there would be ND pe.cc
till it was abolished.
The war was in the commencem mt strict
ly, defe 1sive, but NV he h,ped 1t would
continue for thirty years il necessary, or IN
til the nation was binkrp,t rather than that
it should end ,fore the ab ,lition of slavery
He was glad the South had hel ont and
he hoped they W 'uld holi ont in their hin l.
ness unit, they necessi.atei tn. only thing
that would give Us lasting pe.eo.
Davis resumed in opp 'sitian to tho resi-
luton. afa't'
johnson disputed the authority Of Con-
gress to pass such . resolution. ~rAere was
no doubt of the authority Of Congress to en-
list slaves or Of its right to amend the G N
stitution 80 A. to abolish slavery. Slavery
was already mortally wounded AMI c'ili mt
survive. even if peace without it's abolition
WAS declared Tomorrow. He believed tina
the rebels had good reason to believe tina
England and France would aid the Il
achieve thsir independence, IL they wr,ld
abolish slavery. a. they unluestionably hac
q right to do What woull the Senat r fro =
Ohio do then? Would he submit to the dis.
solution of the Union provided the 3, nh
should abolish slavery?
He (Johnsonl was happy t'kn,w that tn"
President did not c,ncur in the view. Of Mr.
" ade. Durin, the last political c,nv,ss
paper known by its title Of ITO whom it NAV
concern was circulated. Ore Of tbs con.
ditions Of peace nsncd in it was thu abolition
Of slavery, but the frienl. If I'll, Pres,l Ian,
took god care To exolai, this aw,v !,efrrs
the people. and tell them i, dill MT M, ex-
actlv what appeared in it's face.
Adjourned.
The House proceeded to the consideration
of the Senatea proposei amendment If the
constitution to abolish slavery everywhere.
Mr.. Yeaman gave the reason Why he
should vote for tho resolution.
Merrill Of Vermont spoke in favor Of tho
resolution expressing his surprise that gen
tlemen should refuse even to give tn. people
tho opportunity to say whether the great
wrong Of slavery should be abolished.
Odell favored the amendment.
TIE time had come when tho Democratic
party should cut loo.e from slavery and
turn their backs on the dark past and thei'
eyes to the bright future.
Asssrs VOORHEES, and Clay ssverally op
posed tbs resolution. ,r, ,r.s.q
During the Debate the House took up and
concu-red in the Senate amendment TO tn,
pension appropriation. az :. xat saa4e.
Eli ah Ward introduced . till direcsin,
the Secretary Of ths Treasury to refund the
tax collected on spirits prior to March 7th