The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-06-05

employment, of negroes--paying it. too.
out Of money raised through the toll
deprivations, and taxation Of our own ki,h
and kir.
In my district. Mr.. Chairman. my con-
stituents are selling corn at eight cents
per bushel inorder to support their families
and maintain the honor and integrity Of
our government. Shall money thus rails
ed and for such purpose be divcrted::to
the entertainment Of the African? Will my
people. will the people anywhere. indorse
the party and the administration that thus
socks the elevation Of the negro even at the
cost of ruin 10 their own race?
THE NEGRO PLACED UPON AN EQUALiTI WITH
OUR SAILORS AND SOLDIERS.
One might suppose that your ardor in
the care and protection Of the negro wo'd
stop and cool here; but no, you 60 still
further. Having made HIM your equal
AS civilian, YOU seek to place him OF the
same level with American sailors and sol
diers First came the order of the Secre.
tary Of the Navy. Mr. Welles. as fol-
lows:
"NAvY DEPARTMENT, April 80. 1852.
"SIR-The approach Of the hot and
sickly season upon the southern coast Of
the United States renders it imperative
that every precaution should be used by
the officers commanding vessels to con-
time the excellent sanitary condition of
their crews. The large number Of persons
known as 'contrabands' flocking to the
protection of the United States flag affords
an opportunity TO provide in every de-
partment Of a ship. especially for boats
crews. acclima.ed labor. The flag officers
are required to obtain the services of these
persons for the country by enlisting them
freely in the navy. with their consent. rs-
ting them AS boys, at eight. nine. or ten
dollars per month. and one ration. Let a
monthly return be made Of the number of
this class Of persons employed on each
vessel under your command. l am, re-
spectfully. your obedient servant,
"GrDEoN WELLEs."
Under tine plea Of the approach Of the
sckly season, Mr.. Weles issues this or
der; under the same plea the negro may
be called into any service in the South.
though the sickly season. aud the terrible
effect it might have upon Our army and
navy was not thought Of by any republi
can official until recently.
Having made this progressive step in
our navy. Gas my colleague from the Bu-
reau district Mr. Lovejoy would call it,
it remains to be emulated in our army
Not long does it await an imitstor; Gen.
d. M. Hunter, CO nmanding in the militia
nv department of South Carolina. Georgia.
and Florida, issues an order to enroll com
panies, regiments. and brigades of ne
groes in the military service Of the United
States.
Thus, in less than two years after the
accession TO power Of the Republican par
ty. the negro is made. as far as possible.
the equal of the white man as civilian. a
sailor, and a 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 Ameri-
can citizenship in order that the negro
may be clothed therein Al this has
been Gone against the earnest protest OF
all conservative men. And propositions
and amendments to bills appropriati"g
money for the suppression Of the rebellion,
which provided that no money should be
diverted either TO the freeing, the support
or the enlistment of negroes have been in
variably voted down by the republican
party in this House.
Worse than this even. General Hunter, in
his zeal for the negro, wi,hdraws the pro-
lection Of his army from the loyal citizens
Of Jacksonville. in order to perfect his
great negro boarding house and African
military academy at the mouth Of the Sa-
vannah Rive: This is undoubtedly in
harmony with his brilliant discovery that
African slavery and martial law are in
compatible Common minds have here
tofore considered martial law and slavery.
either for whites or blacks. among the
most concordant institutions upon earth.
This proclamatory commander. who vies
in profundity with the immortal General
Phelps. undoubtedly considers martial
law the very casket jewel Of American
liberty.
Ny mind Mr.. Chairman revolts, at the
degrading Of the citzsn soldiery of my
country TO the level of the negro. Sir,
tho American volunteer has always been
our reliance and our vindication in war
am opposed. and you will End the volun-
teer army of the Union opposed, to the
equalization in the ranks of citizens and