The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-14
hardiest and noblest men of our common

$50 the people are taxed yearly more fol
the benefit of the black race in thic Di:
tFict alone than it costs to maintain the
burdens of State governmeat in eithe1
Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota Wisconsin
Name, New Hampshire, Vermont, Con
nectlcut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Della
wars, or Maryland r7Aas aaiaT
But it is not in this District alone you
require the people to pay tribute to the
idol of your affections Wherever. you
hnd cur army, with one or two honorable
exceptions, you will find that hundreds
ofssatlons are being issued daily to unem-
ployed negroes who rendezvous III and
abo2t the camps; wherever the army is
tneyAre being employed in various capa-
c.tieeat good wages, and to the utter ex-
ciusio9 Of white labor that now lae guishes
IN irksome idleness throughout our coun-
try. Estate therefore, and 1 think truth
fully, That the Government is already
paying 500 OO0 per day for the support
and etpploy yment Of negroes-paying it,
too, cutof money raised through the toll,
deprivations, and taxation OF our own
kith ed kin.
In NY district, Mr. Chairman, my con-
stituepts are selling corn at eight cents per
bushsi IN order to support their families
and maintain the honor and in.erity of
our Government. Shall money thus raised
and for such a purpose be diverted to the
entertainment of the Airicen2 Will nv
people, will the people anyw here, indorse
| the party end the Administration that
thus seeks the elevation of the negro even
at the cost of ruin to their own race
One might suppose that your ardour in
the care and projection of the negro would
| stop and cool there but no, you 60 stlll
further Having made him your equals
as civilian, you now seek TO place him
on the same level with American sailors
and soldiers. First came the order of the
Secretary OF the Navy, Nr WeIles, as
follows
-a NAVY DEPARTMENT. April 80, 1862
SIR Inc approach OF the hot and sickly season
upon the southern coast Of the United States rem
ders II imperative that every precauton should be
used by the officers commanding vessels to con-
tinuc the excellent sanitary condition of their
crews. The large number OF persons known as
:. eontrabands Hooking TO the protection Of the
United Srates nag affords an opportunity 10 pro-
vide IN every department of a ship especially for
boats crews, aeellmated labor. I Ac tag officers
are required 20 obtain the services of these per
sons for the country by eniistiug them freelv in
the Navy with their consent. raiInl lheli. rs oys
al eight, nine, or ten dollars per month and one
ration. Let monthly return be made Of the
number OF this class Of persons empIoyed on eaei.
sessei nnuer YOUR command. am respectfully,
your obeoient servant, GiD.oS WELLEs
Under the plea of the approach of the
sickly season, Mr. Welles issues lhis order,
under the same plea the negro may be
called into any service in the South.
through the sickiy season, but the terrible
effect 1t might have upon our Army and
Navy was not thought of by, any liepubli-
car official unt til very recently. ..
Having male this progressive step in
our Navy, (as my colleague from the
| Bureau district Mr. LoyEJoyl would call
it, it remains 10 be enIulated in our Army
Not long does it wait an imitaior; Gen.
D. NJ Hunter, commanding in the mill.
tarv departing mt of South Carolina, Geor-
gia, and Florida, issues all order TO enroll
companies, regiments, and bIi.ades OF
negroes In tide military service Of the
United States +
Thus, i'll less than two years after the
accession to power OF the republican party,
the negro Is made as far as possible, the
equal Of the white man as a civilian,
sailor, and d soldier. Nay, more than
this, the Constitution is violated that
white men may be bereit OF guaranteed
nights White men are stripped of the
armor OF American citizenship in order
that the negro may be clothed therein
All this has been done against the earnest
protest OF all conservative men. And
propositions and amendments to bills. an
propriatlnS money Tor the suppression OF
the rebellion, which provided that no
moneys should be diverted either to the
freeing, the support, or the enlistment OF
negroes, have been invariably voted down
by the republican party il this House
Worse than even this, General Hunter.
in his zeal for the negro, withdraws the
protection Of his army iIom the loyal
citizens of Jacksonville, florida in order
to perfect his great negro boarding house
and African military academy at the
mouth OF the Savannah river This is
undoubtedly in harmony with his brilliant
discovery that African slavery and martial
law are Incompatible. Common minds
have heretofore considered martial law
and slavery, either for whites or blacks,
among the most concordant institutions
upon earth. This prociamatory COM
mander, who vIes IN protundity with the
immortal General Phelps, undoubtedly
considers martial law the very jewel casket
Of American liberty.
My mind, Mr.. Chairman, revolts at the
idea of degrading the citizen soldiery of
my country 10 the level of the negro
Sir, the American volunteer has always
been our reliance in peace and our vindi-
cation i'll war | am opposed, and you
will find the volunteer army Of the Union
opposed, to the equalization in the ranks
OF citizens and slaves. Having made such
efforts for the negroes of the United
States, it would seem that your zeal in
their behalf would lag and languish.-
But, no; you now 20 wandering among
the islands of the sea and over the con
tinents of the globe in pursuit of negro
principalities and republics which you
may recognize among the Powers of the
earth. Hayti and Liberia furnish further
further matter for your infatuatlon to
fatten upon, and you at once proceed to
establish diplomatic relations letween the
United States and these benighted and
half made parodies upon human govern
ment.
AT an annual expense Of thousands of
dollars, you propose to receive negro di-
plomats from them and send United
States ministers to them; indeed are You
the champions of negro equality, without
regard to cost, place, propriety, or dignity
This Congress has been in session nearly
eight months, and all that have reviewed
you have done, and more you would do
if you could, for the negro What have
you accomplished for the white man
Have you provided for the payment OF
pensions to the soldiers who have been
disabled while fighting the battles of your
country? Have You appropriated money
to relieve the wants and necessities of the
widows and orphans Of white men who
have pelished upon the battle field de-
Tending the Constitution and flag Of the
country? All. no; your time has been
too much engrossed with the negro to
think of these things You have not ap-
proprlated one dollar for these purposes
purposes which should enlist the ability
and the sympathy Of every patriot in the
land.
If this statement is Incorrect; if this
Republican party or its Administration