Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-06-28

In the military service OF the United states.
Thus, in 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 civilian,
sailor and soldier. Nay more than this,
the Constitution is violated that white men
may be bereft of guaranteed rights;
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 appropria-
tions and amendments to bills appropriating
money for 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 wrote down by the Republican
party in this House.
Worse than this even, General Hunter,
} in his zeal for the negro, withdraws the
protection of his army from the loyal citi
zens of Jacksonville, Florida, in order to
perfect his great negro boarding house
and African military academy at the
l mouth of the Savannah river. This is
: undoubtedly in harmony with his brilliant
: discovery that African slavery and m artial
, law are Incompatible. Common minds
, have heretofore considered martial law
and slavery, either for whites or blacks,
among the most coneordent institutions
upon earth. This proclamatory com.
y mander, who vies his profundity into the
immortal General Phelps, undoubtedly
considers martial law the very casket jew
el of American liberty.
My mind, Mr.. Chairman, revolts at the
) idea OF degrading the citizen soldiery Of
" my country to the level of the negro. Sir,
) tho American Volunteer has always been
~ our reliance in peace and our vindication
-. in war. am opposed, and you will find
the volunteer army of the Union opposed
to the equalization in the ranks OF citizens
and slaves.
We must receive Negro DiplOmatists.
p Having made such efforts for the ne.
groes of the United States, it would seem
> that the zeal in their behalf would lag and
~ languish. But, no; you now 60 wander
. ing among The islands ofthc sea, and over
: the continents Of the globe, in pursuit Of
negro principalities and republics which
!; you may recognize among the powers ol
:. earth Hayti and Liberia furnish further
W matter for your infatuation to fattcn upon
r and you at once proceed to establish di'
10 plomatic relations between the United
/ States and these benighted and half made
N parodies upon human government
70 At an annual expense of thousands Of
dollars, you propose to receive negro di
b plomats from them, and send United
States Ministers to them :; indeed you arr
III the champions of negro equality, withou
70 regard to cost, place, propriety or digni
~ ty.
ur This Congress has been in session near
&c ly eight months, and all that I have re
IN viewed you have done, and more yol
r. would do if you could, for the negro
II. What have you accomplished for the whit
man? Have you provided for the pay
ment of pensions to the soldiers who have
I'd been disabled while fighting the battles Of
of your country? Have you appropriated
We money to relieve the wants and neeessitie
by of the widows and orphans of white mel
uc who have periShed upon the battle field
'ir defending the Constitution and the flag O
Vn our country! All, no! your time has bee
on too much engrossed with the negro to thin
r. of these things, You have not appropria
a ted one dollar for these purposes-purpo
ID ses that should enlist the ability and tn
to sympathy Of every patriot in the land
he If this statemcat is incorrect; if thi
he Republican party or its Administrator
as have ever made single effort ia behalf @
er the manned soldiers, a single appropria
ly tion for the support Of the orphans an
SIS widows of slain soldiers, hope some gen
er tleman upon the other side of the House wi
ur correct me. There is no response, and
am reassured in the correctness of my as
sertion by your silence. The alleviatioI
be of sufferings of white men or the proteo
r; tion of their rights is not in your line o
be philanthropy. Like your illustriOus prot
Oh otypes, Mrs. Jeleby, of the Bori-bO.la G.
it mission, or the Rev. "Amindab Sleek,
as in the play of The Serious Family, to tn
al political branch of which you Abolitionist
will soon belong, your sympathies ar
us never active in bohalf of practical an,
au genuine benevolence.