M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-06-12
THE ABOLITI0E' S0HE&ES
OF NE0R0 -EQUALL
rFY EXP0SEQ
100000 PER DAY EXPENDED ON
RUNAWAY AND VAGABoND NE.
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Speech Of Hon. w. A. Rich.
ardsOn, of Illinois, in
lhe House Of Repre-
sentatiVes, May
10, 1862.

Mr.. RtchARDsoN-Mr. Chairman
| desire this morning to submit a few
remarks for the consideration Of the
House and the country. 1t is moi
my purpose to discuss questions per
tanning to the army already in the
field, which, if judiclously oficered
and managed, is able to crush out the
rebellion. lshalldirect my attention
therefore, to the consideration of some
Of the many new questions which are
continually arising during the prog,
rbss Of this terrible civil war,
NEGRO EQUALITY DETERMINED UPON.
Mr.. Chairman, there is a manifest
anxiety, an overwhelming desire. a
persistent purpose, upon the part oi
prominent members of the dominant
party in this government, to place up.
on terms of equality and make par.
tiCipants with us in tho rights OF
American citizenship an Inferior race.
The negro race, which is incapable
of either codprehending or maintain
ing any form Of government-by
whom liherty Is interpreted as licen.
tiOusness--is sought to be exalted
even at the cost Of the degradation
Of our own flesh aud blood.
We all remember with wfat in
tense satisfaction a recent order of the
Secretary Of State, Mr.. Seward, one
Of the chief clerks of the President,
was received in certain quarters, be-
cause it declared that no fugitive slave
should be retained in custody longer
thpn thirty days. unless "by special
oidsr Of competent civil authority"
That may do no injustice to. the
head ofthe State Department and his
unwaranted assumption of-powsr,
quote the official paper itself:
IMPAIRMENT OF STATE, l
"WAsHINCToN, January 25, 1929
"SIR The President Of the United
States being satisfied that the follow
ing instructions contravene no law in
force in this District, and that they
can be executed without waiting for
Legislation by Congress, am directed
by him to convey them to You:
GAS Marshal ofthe District Of 20.
lumbia, you will not receive into Gus
tOdy any persons held to service or
labor within the District Or elsewhere,
and not charged with any crime or
miSdemeanor, unless upon arrest or
commitment pursuant TO law, as fugb
tives from such service or labor; and
you will not retain any such tugitives
in custody beyond a period Of thirty
days from their arrest and commit.
ment, unlsss by special authority Of
competent civil authority.
"You will forthwith cause publica.
ton to be made of this order, and at
the expiration Of ten days therefrcm
you will apply the same to all persons
SO claimed to be held to service or Ia
Dor. and now in your custody.
"This order has no relation to any
arrests made by military authority.
81 am, sir, your obedient servant,
"WILLlAM II. SEW ARD"
PRIVILEGES FOR THE NEGRo-oPP RES
SION FOR THE WHITE MAN.
While Mr.. Seward was issuing
this order for a general Jail delivery
of the negroes he was also sending,
under usurpation Of power, and in
violation Of the laws and the Cohsti,
tuition, hundreds of white men and
women to I'll the cells Of the prisons
in this District and throughout the
loyal States. Against many OF these
white men and white women thus in
carcerated by this despotic Secretary
Of State, no charge has ever beer
made they are Imprisoned without
the form or authority Of law, and thus
the personal liberty ofthe Caucasian
is ruthlessly violated, while the Atrl
can is most tenderly and carefully
guarded, even to the nullltcation o
State ehactments and the nationa
statutes. Let a rumor become cur
rent that a negro has been deprived
Of personal liberty-either in this Dis
trict or any where else-and there art
dozens Of Republican members OF
this floor striving to obtain the atten
ton Of the House while they may OF
fer resolutions inquiring BY what law
by whom, when and where these OBJ
| iects ofthtir undivided affections MAJ
have been arrested. But never ye
has any Of these philanthropic gentle
men made inquiry for the law or tn