Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-06-13

The bill pending before Congress granting bounty
lands to the settlers in Oregon confines the grant to
free white Americans. To this feature, Mr. Gid
dings of Ohio, made objection in a most furIons
speech, hed with gall aud bitterness, the food upon
which he aud his kindred spirits live; il and all who
would draw "a line o. distinction between the white
aud black races were severity denounced. He even
condescended say thar he cnlssler,.A a white man
as good black If IN behaved himself as well.
His colleague Hun. Mr.. Carter fron Ohip made the
following prompt, manly and sensbIe reply. Read
it. This is lhe doctrine 10 which the people Of In
diana subscribe:
Mr.. CARTER. now renew the motion. am
10 favor. sir, of this amendment. It provides. as
understand It, that white settlers who citizens of
the United States. who in PROSPECT of becDm-
ing such shall receive Donations of public lands.
Aud There i 4 class of persons there. denominated
hafhreed; these wall mol BE- affected by this amend
ment. With this construction | am IN favor of 1t.
Tue people Of the Territory of Oregon. for very
guod reason, doubtless, are endeavnriug TO guard
themselves against the intrusion uf the blacks into
that territory, aud the mingng of the African
with the Indians, we'll as with the whites; which,
if permitted. would lead to an association IN civil
rights IN the community; and the people of the terri
tory have the supreme power OF determining rights
And hold that ought not to fix upon them
restriction against which they themselves rebel. But
am in favor Of the amendment for another reason;
and it is this: The granting of the public domain
to blacks, in this instance, would be stepping stone
10 systems of a similar character, that would defeat
what regard the only relief to this nation, in
connection with the slavery of The African
sympahze with them deeply; but have sympa-
thy for them IN common residence with the white
race. God has ordained, and no human law con-
ravene the ordinance, that the two races shall be
separate and distinct; and if the blacks would occupy
position of equality with the white race, IL must
be, not 10y commingng with the white, but by a sep
aralnn from them They must exist separately. L
will vote against any that has tendency to
prOong their common residence In this Confederacy,
or any portion of it, AIN opposed to toerating a
residence in the free States for another
son. Ii affords opportunity to the holders of this
kind of property throw off into the free States their
worthless, out, and decrept slaves; making the
free States kind of safety-vave, by which To rid
themselves of the incumbrance of their superluOus
black population, for the better preservation of the
remainder and the perpetuation of institution that
regard damning upon the prosperity OF this cOun-
try. My State has law-and every State IN
tie Union ought to have similar one-which Is
calculated to separate the for the only relief
for this country, upon this question-if this contI-
nent is destined to be the home of free democracy
and the Legitimate inheritance of the AnglO-Saxon
bOOd-ihe only relief is obtained, by total separa-
ton Of domlcile between the two races 1t IS for
this reason, SIR for the reason that do not wish ia
tie free territories of the United States become
a common alms-house aud the receptacle for the SUI
perannuated and worthless free blacks of the South
that will vote relieve the people of Oregon from
the curse of common domicile of the two races.