The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-9P. NJ.

That the RepuDllcan party naO no sympathy
for foreigners, but have deluded them, and
as soon as they have done with them, they
will not only put them on an equality with
the negro, but 60 farther, and ignore them
altogether 10 political action. He referred
to a conversation between Gov. Seward Of
New York, and Gov. Smith of Virginia, in
l847 and in 1846, as reported in the Con.
gressionaI Globe. Mr.. Smith, of Virginia,
narrated the conversation referred to as
well as be could recollect it. The substance
OF it was, that while be was Governor of
Virginia, be was sitting in the Council
Chamber one day, when a stranger entered
and introduced himself as Mr.. Seward. of
New York. A conversation ensued, in
course of which Mr.. Seward remarked that
they were going to allow all to vote in New
York--negroes as we'll as whites.
To that be (Mr. Smith, had replied that
if they had no objection to free negroes in
New York. they would send them certain
number in every packet from Virginia.
Mr.. Seward said he had no objection to
that. They would receive them with pleas
ure. They had much trouble with Irish
men and the Irish votes. A good dea. of
money had been spent in elect ton times to
secure them, and the rascals would take
their money and then vote against them,
but they had no such trouble with The COL
ored people.
In reply to that he (Mr. SMITH then told
hin be would be very happy to receive an
equal numb>r of hohest,hearted Germans
and Trishnen 10 exchange for all the negroes
sent to New York.
Mr.. Fouke resumed, said the Republican
party we're not yet ready to engraft that
creed upon New York; they were not yet
done with the foreign population.
Mr.. Smith, of Virginia. obtained the
floor, but yielded for fifteen minutes to Mr..
Farnsworth, in reply to his colleague.
Mr.. Farnsworth said Brown was dead,
and they made no issue about recent affairs
at Harper's Ferry, which the Republican
party nowhere endorsed, so far as the Re-
publican party were concerned. They did
not believe in political equality of the ne gro
or any other equality, so far as Illinois was
concerned. In the State of New York the
negro was permitted to vote, and in the
State of Tennessee he was permitted to vote;
but very few years ago, he thought, when
Hon. Carl johnson was member Of Con-
gress, he himself said that be was indebted
to that class of woes for bis seat.
Mr.. Avery Of Tennessee from the back
ground wi hat member was that?
Mr.. Farnsworth-Hon. Carl Johnson
1t came with very bad grace from the
Democratic party to throw up to the Re-
publican party that they were 10 favor of
the political equality Of the negro.
Mr.. Logan-ls there in your district no
distinction between negroes and white
people? Do they all vote together?
Mr.. Farnsworth did not know. So far as
the question OF social equality was concerned
the Republican party did not believe nor
maintain it, but Republicans required no
laws restraining them from intcrmarrying
with negroes; if his friends were at all afraid
of intermarrypg, he would be very glad to
impose restraining law.
MIR. Logan asked whether the Republican
Legislature of illinois had not voted for
abrogation of all laws in reference to dis
tinctiou between whites and blacks as re
garded their testimony in courts.
Mr.. Farnsworth admitted that a Repub-
lican member had introduced such law.
If he did not, he ought to have done it.
Mr.. Logan-Exactfy. Did not the Re.
publican members of the last Legislature
vote to expunge the word white from the
School Law so as to make it read white and
black.
Mr.. Farnsworth did not know. In his
State they admitted man who did not be.
keve in God to testify also man COW