Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-07-24

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Mr.. Steyens.--I intend to place the
blame exactly where it belongs I am nj
1sycophant or parasite. What I think I say
EAs these things have been perpetrated over
and over again, without rebuke from the
Eappointing power. I leave the House and
world to understand. where the responsible
Iity rests. $50. i. > -s..:.-
Mr.. Kellogg,-Does the gentleman
charge this on the administration, =
I Mr.. Stevens.-I charge Il on the man
tagemept of the war and the different branch
es Of. the administration. L do not near
to aatter. Fbelieve the President honest
but being Of a yielding disposition, has fal
hen under the malign influence Of Kentucky
counsels, and therefore has adopted the
policy I rebuke. - =
Mr.. Mallory.-Does the gentleman at
tempt to ridicule the Kentucky delegation!
Mr.. Stezens.--I don't say so; nor do ]
mean any gentleman: Of this House.
Mr., Mallory Then the gentleman in
tended to perpetrate a joke; There are
powers behind the throne greater than the
throne itself. - -. D.
,,Mr; Stevens remarkedI,in reply to Mr..
Mallory, that, from "a communication be
/ had with the Secretary of War, he (Mr.
Stevens) did not think the Secretary held
any such doctrine as that attributed by the
gentleman from Kentucky : = =: =
Mr.. Mallory did mot consider the inter.
view between him aod the Secretary of. War
as confidential or private. It was in the
presence of two Of his colleagues. There
fore be had DO hesitation in repeating what
had occurred. - 80, p" .-...
Mr.. Stevens wished the Secretary had
replied by saying: ."E have sent arms and
clothing South, with orders to supply che
loyal men there" If this answer had been
3giveu, it would have been in accordance
with, what he supposed the SecfetarY's
sentiments. The employment Of blacks
was carrying out the usage of all civilized
nations. Nothing could be produced from
history to show the contrary. The usage
was to liberate the slaves and take them
into service to defeat the enemy. During
the revolution, the blacks were used by
Washington, as soldiers 10 Rhode Island
jackson did the same thing, b"
| Mr.. Lovejoy, by permission Of Mr.. Ste.
vens, occupied the floor for a short time,
aud read from the proclamatious Of Wash.
iDgton anu jackson in support of Mr.. Ste.
vens' position, and to show The noble en'
thusiasm of the colored soldiers impelling
to greatdeeds. ......
Mr.. sedgwick IN. W also read from a
paper furnished him by the librarian Of the
State of New York, to the effect that Spain,
Portugal, Brazil, Great Britain, Turkey,
ETC., had employed soldiers without regard
to color, including blacks.
Mr.. DiVen IN. Y.)regarded the muster
of the blacks into service as highly -impor'
tart AID desirable. He had been endeav.
oring fol, weeks past tointroduce bill for
this purpose In reply to Mr.. Bingham,
he said he provided in the bill for the lib
erty Of all thus employed. >..--
Mr.. Stevens was thankful to Mr. Sedg.
wick for the portion of history he had pro-
duced. He had been tod by venerable
Senator from Vermont, who had seen them.
that regiment Of colored soldiers were
employed on the Northern frontiers during
the late war with Great Britain. 1t was
the duty Of the government to follow the
Ipolicy iuaugurated BY Hunter, a gallant
and sagaoious soldier, who now commands
our army in South Carolina. You cannot
put down insurrectiou until you remove the
cause. You cannot conquer the South as
long as you permit the slaves to cultivate
Southern soil during the hot summer
months. He was for arming the slave pop
ulation of the South in the war of freedom
against traitors and rebels. He would moi
resort to this as an emancipation or aboli
ton measure, but, as the. means of putting
down the rebellion. He referred to the
Methodists, Baptists, Old and New Schoo
Presbyterians, &C., as having Conscientious
ly and solemnly expressed their belief tha
slavery is the cause of the rebellion and it,
continuance. &
Mr.. Mallory.-I am as anxious as the
gentleman can be, and I think, from
stronger motive of self-iDterest, to put dowr
the rebellion. -. =
Mr.. Stevens.-I don't doubt it. W.
ouly differ in opinion as to the means.
! Mr. Mallory. II think the slaves of th'
Southern rebels should be used, as our ar
mics advance, in all menial service, such al
/ boating and assisting on the Notifications
i Ny reasons against arming them are-First
lily. That, when armed, they would bt
turned loose against those who had beer
their masters, and their practice will be al
indiscriminate slaughter of men, womer
and children. Secondly. You cannot fo
your lives make Of slaves an army whose
services in the field will pay for organizing
them. One shot from cannon would dis
perse thirty thousand Of them. .
f Mr.. Stevens quickly responded. Thel
> they'll do injury to the rebels who fgh
them. I am for employing them agains
J their masters. T suppose the gentleman
, wants to employ slaves in a menial service
and after the war return them to their mas
] ters under the fugitive slave law. In tur
. ther remarks he said he was, for puttin
I. them in the front of battle. He woui
E raise hundred thousand tomorrow. The