- Border-State Republicans, Democratic
Cox, Wickliffe, Crisfield, Fisher, Diven. -Speeches of Ar-
nold, Olin, Sheffield. - Compensation. - Thomas, Stevens, Bingham,
Kelley. Difficulties. - Lovejoy's amendment. Passage of bill. — In
the Senate. - Baltimore "American"
President vindicates his course. Sincerity. Bill to amend the
act of 1795. Growing conviction of need of colored soldiers. - Protest
of border States. - Saulsbury, Carlile, Davis. - Change of sentiments.
Sherman, Fessenden, Rice, Wilson. Long and violent speech of
Garrett Davis. - Difficulties of detail. Slaves of loyal men. Brown-
ing, Harlan. New bill. — Adopted.— Scruples of antislavery men. —
Hale, Collamer, Doolittle. Passed and approved. -- President still hesi-
tates. Public opinion. - Change. Mansfield French. - Visits Wash-
ington. Secretary of War's order. - Colored troops in free States. —
Governor Andrew. - Large results. Stevens's amendment for enrolling
colored troops. — Amendments. - Loyal masters. Debate. Great di-
versity. — Kelley, Higby. — Opposition. - Stevens's amendment adopted.
-Pay of colored soldiers. - Wilson's bill and resolution. — Various
amendments. Fessenden, Sumner, Conness, Wilson. Cowan's substi-
tute. Davis's amendment. - Differences. Collamer, Foot. - Pro-
longed debate. New bill, Passed Senate. Fierce debate in the
House. Amendments. Senate disagrees.
Committee of conference,
Legislation required. Ashley's proposed
amendment. - Joint resolution. Referred. - Similar action in the
Senate. Thirteenth Amendment. Debate. Trumbull, Wilson.
Opposition. Davis, Powell, Saulsbury, McDougall, Hendricks. - Fac-
tious amendments. Southern support.
erent references and appeals. - Hale, Sumner. Passed.
Morris. Opposed by Wood, Holman, Pendleton, Kalbfleisch. — Sup-
ported by Shannon, Higby, Kelley, Arnold. - Failure. - XXXVIIIth
Congress. - President's message. - Debate. — Brooks, Stevens. - Ashley's
motion to reconsider. - Debate. - Orth, Scofield, Davis, Kasson, Mc-
Bride, Baldwin, Jenckes, Grinnell, Woodbridge, Morris, Patterson, Stevens,
Yeaman, Smithers, Smith. Change of votes. McAllister, Coffroth,
Herrick. Bitter opposition by Brooks, Bliss, Rogers, Ward, Mallory,
Clay, White, Townsend, Voorhees, Holman, Cox, Pendleton, Harding.
Democrats supporting. - Rollins, King, Odell. - Closing vote. - Great
excitement. - Passed. - Accepted by the States. Proclamation. -Vari-
ous motives. Radical character of the result. New departure
Drawbacks. Hostility of the military. - Need of authority. - Convention
at Indianapolis. - Memorial to the President. Others. Eliot's bill.
Select committee. Act reported. - Minority report.- Eliot's speech.
Democratic opposition. - Cox, Kalbfleisch, Brooks, Pendleton. — Passed.
Senate. - Bill reported. —Opposed by Davis, Hendricks, Buckalew,
and McDougall. — Postponed. — Next session. — Committee of conference.
Amendments. New bill. - Speech of Kelley. - Senate. Sumner,
Grimes, Henderson, Hale, Conness. - Failure. — Mr. Wilson, conference,
and new bill. - Debate. Passage. Division of sentiment. — Experi-
mental.
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