Year: 1863

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1868.
Mr. SALISBURY Mr.. President, / wish TO say a few
words which deem proper the subject Of certain
chsrges made against and to express sincere
greta what occurred Tuesday evening last in the SEN
ate regret tho violation of the rules Of the body, and
had disposition and desire to violate them aud upon
that OCCASION if said any thing offensive to any Senator


rxtremey regret it, In reference to the matter Of he
pistol deem It due to myself to That am not in the
habit of wearing arms never month in all
my e and would have much sooner injured myself than
to have injured the or any Senator on
the floor; and therefore think it is due to my
hood thus to make this pain statement. do not do It 10
influence the Senate in its acton the resolution be-
fore it. but upon principle which has always governed
any action through lte-that when / SATISFIED have
done wrong, to make all the reparaon can And now,
ssy any individual here that it, upon that occasion,
used toward bm any discourteous language, regret IT.


Mr. CLARK. came to the Senate this morning. with
the determination to call up the resolution introduced
yesterday, for thought it due the Senate and the
try that prompt action shod be had upon it but upon
the statement of the Senator from Delaware will not cali
it up this morning but take the advice of Senators older
than my SELF and then take such action am advised


Mr.. WALL presented the petition of the Chief Engi
the Monitor asking for relief for losses by
her sinking at


Mr.. TURPIE presented the credentials of THOMAS II
HENDRICKs, elected United States Senator from the State
of Indiana for elk years from the 4th March next.


Mr.. RICE introduced bill to facilitate the transporta-
tion OF mails and munitions of war from Washington to
the Point Of Rocks and to Pittsburgh, also to The
of the Chesapeake. Referred to Committee Military
Affairs


EMANCIPATION IN MISSOURI


Mr. TRUMBULL called up the bill TO aid the State of
Missouri in the emancipation of slaves.


Mr.. HENDERSON moved to amend that if the
emancipation Immediate $50 900 should be paid
but if it gradual only $40 900 should be paid


Mr.. WILSON, of Missouri said that if the bill was to
be submitted to the people of the State he should content
himsef with voting against it constitutional grounds
but it proposed TO let the Assembly of that
State settle the matter He should to nd the
bill in several important particulars twenty millions
not enough.


Mr.. SHERMAN was in favor of gradual emancipation,
and was not willing to pay more than $40 900 900


Mr. WILSON, Of Massachusetts,, said this bill came
from the House, passed under the lead of member from
Missouri providing for the payment of ten millions. with
immediate emancipation, and saves to be paid for
brought into that State after the 1t went to the Ju
dietary Committee, and comes back amended t. allow
slavery to continue there for thirteen years longer and
doubling the amount to be paid and instead OF refusing
to pay for slaves brought into the State after the war;
proposes pay for all the slaves not freed under the
fscaton act He was willing to do all he could to make
the great State Of Missouri free State but he could not
vote for this bill with these provisions He will
ing psy the State of Missouri $4,000 900 TO hold
State would not sell for OtO if put up at auction
to day. Congress had pledged itself to aid the State
emancipation but he not willing to pay full prices for
all the slaves That Safe without the of slavery
would have been the greatest State west of the Aepha
MES. He willing to make general proposition to
West Virginia Missouri, Delaware, aed Maryland


Mr.. KENNEDY asked if there any evidence that
the State of Maryland would accept such proposition


Mr. WILSON, of Massachusetts, said many Of her best
men were in favor of it.


Mr.. KENNEDY. Not among the shareholders.


Mr.. WILSON, of Massachusetts said Many Of them
were large shareholders. He offered substitute for the
BILL general bill giving aid to the States of Missouri,
West Virginia, Delaware, aud Maryland.


Mr. FESSENDEN said there had been doubts expressed
to the consttonaly of making appropriations Of this
kind; he thought if defended at ALL it be upon the
ground that in time Of like this was matter of
public safety and necessity The bill as passed by the
House provided that good and valid Of
should be passed by the State before any money paid
but the bill from the Committee judiciary simply pro-
vides for law BY the State. He not willing to vote
for making the appropriation for the deportation of these
slaves this was cy he had never pledged himself TO
adopt it would be entering upon boundsss of
pense, which he doubted if able carry In
these particulars he preferred the Houe bill TO the subst
tute Of the Committee on Judiciary He had believed that
the value of $500 per slave far too high he under
stood from the best authority that the average value of
the slaves Of Maryland had been placed 5S for the
purpose of taxation But be not complaining Of the
amount; he was willing TO sppropra ate the asked
plished.


Mr.. HENDERSON said that Government had aread,
spent hundreds Of millions to put down rebellion in
Missouri and he asonshed to see the oppostion
to pay few millions to do work which would do
more to bring back peace than all else He had always
been for the Union; and in slayehpding State he had
taken tie ground that Toombs when he uttered his
In the Senate should have been arrested and imprisoned
He urged the Senator from Massachusetts not to attempt
put in Maryland and Delaware in this bill IL will be
time enough to pay States money when they ask for it
His State had forward aud asked help to rid her
cell OF TINS incubus and break down system which binds
them to this Unhoy rebellion. Now is the time if Com
gress means to do thing to carry out it's pledges 10 aid
in abolshng slavery If you fail in your pledges
what confidence will be placed in your assertions hereafter
He wanted to accomplish this object and abolish slavery
from his State IL thing DONE should be done well
and quickly II he had million If slaves he would uo
cept one dollar and there many in the Safe Of Mis-
soul who would not accept any money would turn
over to the negroes themselves But with slavery
Missouri will pay this amount back ten-iold He wanted
this bill passed. so that the present Legislature who were
In favor OF emancipation could act upon it, for he could
not tell what might be in tie future He wanted Missouri
to remain in the Union, locking hands with New England
and the other State till the rebellion shall exhaust II elf
and the States come back like the prodga son from their
long wanderings If this object we're carried ont he he.
leved the rebellion would lose sll power in Missouri Re-
fuse this and he would be defeated driven into exe
and slavery might be stronger than ever.


Mr.. FESSENDEN said the Senator had made very
eloquent appeal though rather topics foreign to the
business in hand He deprecated these constant appeals
FOR the Union and the Constitution matter of
busiies. The resolution referred to pledged the
faith o Congress simply said it the duty of the
UDed States to aid the States and nobody has sad that
they we're not willing TO appropriate money enough to
accomplish the object The only question is whether
shall pay twenty Millions ten, aud whether it will
ccmplish the object whether the money will be wasted


Mr.. TRUMBULL contended that The faith of Congress
pledged to aid the States The resolution could
n.thing ese, and he agreed with the Senator from Mis-
eour that it important that this should be done
= Legislature who we're willing tD act He believed ID
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