Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-06-06

charge 10 the Country as base forgery.
JOHN WHITE
To Messrs. GALES g. SEAroN.
r WASHINGTON. May g. 1914.
My Dear Sir: received your note
bringing 10 nv notice Certificate subscri
bed by five gentlemen, members of The
present House Of Representatives, all o.
them nay political opponents. which yul
nf"rm me is going the rounds of the Lo
co!oco papers. The object Of that Ger
iuficaIe seems 10 be 10 verify the correct
ness of an extract taken from the Naiiona
inieiisencer If The 1sl Of July, 1920. ].
that extract am stated hv f".mer mem
her of the House of Representatives Il
oelteve nvw mol .iyingA 10 have remarkt d
in u debate which occurred a year befare
10 the following eject: IF genllemei
will not allow us Ia nave black slave.
they must IL. as have rLi'e ones. for we
canHnI cal our own FIRE wood. and black
our own shoes, and have our wives anC
daughters work 10 the kiIchem."
l 'huk YOU attach an importance "a
this miserable altemp, tn prejudice me
winch Ii does uol merit. Here t. an en-
frncl from the files at the licliaenccr.
under date near liver iy-loar years ago.
uol from any speech of mi e, but from. n
spec ch of auOiher memrer Of Congress-
lie does not undertake TO give my 7cords
lrIl neie'y stiles his impressions OF Tire ef-
feet Of certain words used by me year
Def.re.
During the ions and arduous discus
SOD 81 What was called The vi isspuri uues-
;Ion, MAS SO eugrossed wEh the ias,por-
tance of the SAT lect. and so deeply apprr-
hensive of The swinli consequence WINCH
II iGvo'ved, that | never wrote out or Cot
recled any speech, of mine made during
the progress of the debate. On The last
aud most important Occa sion uf The ag;ia-
tiou at that question. on part of which,
made an elaborate speech IF several
hours dnraii"n,no part of which, believe.
was never reported by any Of the slrnog-
rapherS, as 1t Certainly was nv me.
| ceTIaials will not undertake 10 reciic
what were The precise words used bv me
on the OCCASION of the numerous speeches
short or long. which | made in Congress
IN the Missouri question but this | will
dndrriake To assert. with the most perfect
confidence, that | never used The words,
or any words whirh would bear the inn
port, the extract to which had alluded.
arn confident of il. because never EN-
;ertained such a sentiment in my life
| never conceived a contingency IN which
| would favor or counlenance reducing
white men To slavery. To such an i'm
puta!ion | mav oppose the the tenor
Of whole life during which my
humble exertions have been constantly
directed 10 the preservalinn Of liberty at
hume aud the encouragement of lis eslab-
lshmeut in Foreign countrii s. III have
not bren able TO extend these exerlions
to the black race held in bondage in this
country, it has been because of considrra'
items and convictions, sincerely and hon.
estly entertained, embracing the peare,
and happiness Of he while & black races
which have been often presented 10 The
public.
II is quite possible that, in arguing up.
on the existancc of the institution OF
Slavery IN this country, have commended
that the black race supplied domestic off
ces. WHICH. under the names of shelD. e
'menIal servants.' are TO be found in ever,
state of civilized society, and Consequent,
relieved the white race from the perform
ance of those offices. i'll have eve,
employed such an argument. (of which
have no recoleciion.) it is apperent how
erroneous differences may hav been draw,
from IT which il did not authorize.
have no desire to dispar"ge the in
dnsiry OF The wives Of any of the certifier
In The extract, nor 10 b.asi of that in m,