The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-07-24
ABOUT ARMING NEGROES.
The Policy Of Gen, Hgnter md the
n.0..i Secretary OF War.
The Question of Negro, Soldiers ventilu-
ted in Congress-.

% In the House Of Representatiyes.on the
9Th Of July, Mr.. Wickhffe, of Kentucky,
att,cked Secretary Stanton and Gen
Hunter, on the question Of armiug the
Nerroep. Mr.. Wicklife' $ style may be
Inferred from the following passage:
2 =. am very happy to find thMgehtleman
opposite are not qnis as well pleased now
AZ arr. told they were when John
Browns, |, n can Hunters letter was
read. beg his pardon, but ! keep call
ing him John Brown. What is his
name?
~ A MEMBER. David. g 1s ~ -.
He had better have been preparing his
men 10 prevent the defeat OF the arms OF
the United States and The retreat from
James Island than linkering with negro
regiments. He paraded them as splen
did exhibition before the crewof French
ship-captured in an attempt to run the
blockade. They were brought forth in
uniform. and exhibited as an evidence OF
the great strength AID power that this
Government possessed, and could and
would WELD 10 put down this rebellion
Sir. I have said here, ard | have said
where, that il the white man is not a
ble TO protect his Government, if the
twenty million lieemen ARE 4 not able tt
put down this rebellion, make the &C
acknowledgement at once, and let US under
stand what you intend TO do; let II be'un
derstood that for want Of sufficient powe'
on the part of the wLiter men OF thu
country, they have to resort to the miser
able policy Of taking runaway negroes
and forcing them at The point o! the bay
onet into Tie military service. Let it b
understood abroad that the bright es
cutcLcon Of power and glory and patriot
ism and valor which has covered thl
Republic 70, more than half a century
stained with black. .a.s.r .aaaa",.
take occasion 10 answer here what
hear floating about in some circles, thi
General Jackson employed negroes IN h
army at New Orleans. There is popt
htion of quadroops, there who are nj
Africans. They form a. distinct order
society 10 that city possessing estate, et
ucation, property and civil rights +
employed that class, and they fought Ill
!reemeb, but he had no negroes as sol'
iers. He impressed some with the
wagons and carts 10 aide in masir
lsbreastworks and hauling bales OF cotIl
from the warehouses; and during q
siege one negro man, driving a cart al
a.bslonging to sn old French Lady. who
name | do not recolect and if l did cou
not pronounce, was killed, and this Go
ernment was guilty Of THE Aiu ofrecogn'
ing that negr, as property pressed IN
the service, aud paid for it accordibgl
That was the extent Of General Jackson
employment Of negroes b. 80 !.
,,sr%N ~ ~ Wben.' early in Decemo
last, / applied at headquarters, desiring
have organized whatI believed was
solu,ely necessary for the quite and sal
of,he State Of Kentucky after the arr
should move. home guard TO watch
passes between Virginia and Tennes'
and Kentucky, was told that L wo'
have to come to Congress; did come
Congress, but cid notsIkuOv) then tn
instead Of having FIVE hundred thousa
volunteers in the field and upon the p'
roll, we had much larger number
hundred and ninty.two thousand. l tf
It for granted that the Constitution, ,smo
it's grants, gives to Congress the exc e:!.
sivs power Of making war, Of providi
the material. and organizing or proyidl
the number of soldiers that shall be Q
ployed and constitute the army. "
therefore utterly astOuished when !
chairman Of the Committee Of Ways
Means presented a bill here at this Sc