A bill for this purpose was introduced in the Senate on the 16th of December, 1861, and two months later Mr.Morrill of Maine, from the Committee on the District, reported it to the Senate with a favorable recommendation.

Garrett Davis of Kentucky spoke in support of an amendment requiring the colonization, beyond the limits of the United States, of all persons who might be liberated by the Act.

He was firmly persuaded that the liberation of slaves with their continued residence among the whites would result in a war of races.

Mr.Hale of New Hampshire combated his opinion by arguments and facts drawn from the history of emancipation in Jamaica.

Mr.Wilson of Massachusetts gave an interesting history of the circumstances which led to the selection of the site for the National Capital upon slave territory.
Mr.Sumner dealt with the subject at great length, enforcing his views by numerous authorities drawn from history, from the decisions of courts, and from the opinions of publicists and statesmen of modern times.