The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01


fran this horrid storm and all its furv.
The gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. vii.
kinson] is safe; the Senator from Michigan
MIR. Howard is safe; and Irejoice that it
is go with them and their people. I wish
it were so with US; but it is not. We have
to take things as they are. We cannot
change them. We have to act as best we
can IN view of all the facts that surround as.
we are the most deeply interested in all
these questions, much more go than the gen.
tleman from Minnesota Mr.. Ricel and /
tell him when he proposes to put arms in
the hands OF the negro, he Expresses many
manly heart and drives to dependency and
despair many women and children who in
merit the border Slave States, who are as
loyal to the Union as be is or any other
man. TO US this insurrectionary war is q
practical question: to you, gentlemen, it is
not so Will you not put any trust what
ever in sensible, true, Union men in the
Slave States, or do you adopt the dishonor.
ing position that there is no Loyalty in the
Slave States? If there is not,
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war
Mr.. RICE. Mr.. President, | deeply regret
that | should have said anything to pain
the honorable Senator from Kentucky.
Whenever | address the Senate endeavor
to express my sentiments with due regard
to the feelings and opinions OF others; but |
must be permitted to say that the Senator
has Travelled far from this continent to hunt
up precedepts TO show the barbar!ties of
the negro. l regret that he did not confine
his remarks to occurrences nearer home. I
regret that be did not expend his elo9uence
in condemnation of the leaders OF the South
ern Conlederacy in arming Indians and
bringing them into battle at Pea Ridge,
where they not only committed the most
atrocious Outraees on the Union troops, but
in their frenzied madness turned upon the
rebels themselves. regret thas he did not
come down to a still later period, to the
last battle near Richmond, where the cons
federates flied the canteens OF the privates
with gunpowder and pad whisky to make
them worse than fiends There was field
10 which the honorable Senator could have
dilated; there he could have used bis elo.
quence to an advantage tnat wonld have
awakened every loyal man 10 the North
| and induced him to spring forth and SEIZE a
musket in defence of the Union.
Mr.. DAVIS. VIII the honorable Sem
ator allow me to ask hin one question
MIR. RICE. Certainly.
MIR. DAVIS. If the confederates vio-
late the usages and customs OF civilized
warfare, does he therefore want our Gov
ernment and GUY armies to be guilty OF the
same violation?
Mr.. RICE. will answer that QUESTION
IN very few words. II a stranger to our
present difficulties had been here and list
ened to the remarkable speech Of the Sen
ator, he would have supposed that he was
an ambassador from the Southern Confed,
eracy speaking in their behalf.
MIR. DAVIS. MIR. President
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
Senator from Minnesota is entitled to the
floor.
Mr.. DAVIS. l say to the honorable
Senator there is nothing that | have said
that authorizes him to make any such as
sertion.
Mr.. RICE. Tee Senator has spoken as
though the people of the North were war.
ring upon him and upon his people.
Mr.. DAVIS. 1t is not SO, Mr.. Press
ident.
MIR. GRIMES. I call The Senator to
order.
Mr.. DAVIS. Let the Senator protect
himself. sir.
Mr. GRIMES. insist upon order be.
ing preserved.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
Senator from Minnes0ta is entitled to the
floor.
MIR. RIGE. I have no objections to the
Senator expanding his feelings 10 any man
ner be secs fit. He will not disc0mpose nor
disconcert re il the least.
MIR. DAVIS. hope the Senator will
not msr5 present ne.
Mr.. RICE. | say the Senator'S whole
argument has gone 10 shaw that we Of the
n 3rth were making war upon the border
states upon the Union men Of the border
States, and be has held up to us the atroci.
tbs that will be committed upon bis family
and upon the families of the Union men
OF the border States. Who is il, sir, that
has defended the Union men in the border
States ana those pretending to &c Union
men! 1t has been the North Our troops
were mustered iato service and seDt into the
border States at their request. They have
defended them from the beginning, and
cious act have they committed. They have
saved their wives their children and their
property. Not only have they done SO
heretofore, but they are still ready and vii.
ling to do SO, and will continue to do it to
the end.
! want to see the arguments and speeches
on this question OF the war confined to the
facts. sm not in favor of massiug the
negroes and putting arms into their hands;
but l am in favor OF employing them in this
war. Ii you look at the history of it, you
will find that three hundred thousand Con-
federate soldiers. admitting man for man to
be equal, are worth as mach as five hundred
thousand Of ours Why is it so? The
building of roads and bridges, all the camp
duty, all the mepial service among them is
performed by the negroes, and VIXEN battle
is about to take place, the confederate army
is able to bring every white mau into the
field, fresh and ready for the contest. How
is it with US? When our army gees into
battle the men are fatigred, worn OF; with
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