Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-30

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DAY. in Vi q Of law. is icing paid tor this pur
pose. The Government is hiring in the District
several hundred negroes, some as teamsiers and
some tor other purposes, 70 the exclusion OF white
iaborers, thousands OF whom. together with their
wives aud children, in our large cities are suffer
ing for the want OF employment. ! speak advis-
edly when / say that the Republican party are
already paying. OF tax gathered money, in this
District alone over three thousand dollars per
annum TO buy, clOthe, feed and exalt the African
race Thus for the negro you expend more in
single year IN the District OF Columbia than you
appropriate for the government and protection OF
all The people in all the organized Territories OF
the Unted States. The negro j. made superior,
IN your legislation. to the pioneer white men that
settle the Great est. and amid hariships and
dangers, lay the foundations OF new common.
wetlths; the hard est and nOblest men of our
common country.
so the people are taxed yearly more for the
benefit OF the black race in this District alone
than Il costs To maintain the burdens Of State
Government IN either Iowa. Michigan, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin. Maine, New Hampshire. Yer
mont, Connecticut, Rhode Island New Jersey,
Delaware or MARYLAND.
But il is not IN this District alone that YOU re-
qulre the people 10 pay tribute 10 the idol of your
affections. Wherever you lind our army, with
one or two honorable exceptions. you will lind
unemployed negroes who rendezvous M and
about the camps wherever the army is they are
being employed in various capacities at good
wages, and 10 the utter exclusion OF white Labor
that now langushes ia irksome idleness through
out our cOuntr, state. therefore, and think
truthfully, that the Government is already pay
ing SlOo.OOO per year pay for the support and
employment OF negrOe,-paying IL, too. out of
money raised through the toll, deprivations and
tax on % our own kiih and kun.
Ia NV district. Ne. Chairman, my constituents
selling corn AT eight cents per bushel In order
To support their families and maintain the honor
and integrity OF our Government. Shall money
thus raised and for such purposes be diverted To
the entertainment OF the Alricinl Will my pe0-
ple will the people anywhere, indure the party
and the Administration that thus seeks the eleva-
ton of the negro at the cost of ruin their
own racer
One might suppose that your ardor in the care
AMI protection OF the negro would stop and cool
here; but no. You still go further Having made
him your equal. as II civilian. you now seek TO
place him on the same level with American sail
aud soldiers. First came the order oi The
Secretary OF the Navy, Mr.. Welles. follows:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, April 80. 1862
"SIR: The approach OF the hot and ~icky sea
son upon the southern coast OF the United States
renders il imperative that every precautiof should
continue the excellent stnittry condition of their
crews. The large number OF persons known rs
'cOntraband' Rocking To the protection of the
United States affords mn opportunity tn provide
Ia every department OF a ship especially boats
crews. acclimated 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. rating them a. boys, at
eight, nine, or ten dollars per month. and one ra
I ttpu Lot alv lsar made thp
Ter OF this class OF persons employed on each
vessel under your command.
/ am, respectfully, your ohedient serv't.
GIDEON WELLEs."
Under the plea of the approach of the sickly
season, Mr.. Wees issues this order; under the
same plea the negro may be called into any ser
vice in the South though the sickly season. and
the terrible effect il might have upon our army
AMI navy was not thought OF by any Republican
/ official until recently.
Having made tins progressive step IN our navy,
tas my colleague from the Bureau District Mr..
Lovejoy would call it, il remains to be enula-
ted In our army. Not long does it await an imi
tator: General ID. VI Hunter, commanding in the
military department of South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida, issues an order To enroll companies,
| regiments. and brgades OF negroes in the militia
~ service OF the United States.
Thus, IN less than two years after the accession
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made, as far a possible, the equal of the white
man rs a civilian, sailor, aud soldier Nay,
more thin this the Constitution is violated that
white men may be bcret of guaranteed rights.
White men are stripped of the armOr OF American
citizenship in order that the negro NAV be clothed
/ therein. All this has been done against the earn
est protest OF all conservative men Aud prop
ostious and amendments To bills, appru priating
money for the suppression of the rebellion which
provided that no moneys should be diverted
either To the freeing, the support, or the enlist
ment OF negroes, have been Invariably voted
down 10y the Republican party in this House
Worse than this. even. General Huntei IN his
zeal for the negro, wthdrdws the protection of
his army from the loyal citizens of jacksonville
Florida, IN order To perfect his great negro board
ing house and African military academy at the
mouth OF the ) savannah river. This Is undOubt-
edly in harmony with his brilliant discovery that
African slavery and martial law are incompat-
Idle Common minds have heretofore considered
martial law AMI slavery, either for whites or
blacks, among the most concOriant institutions
upon earth This proramatory commtnder, who
Yves in proiundity with the immortal Gen. Phelps
undoubtedly considers martial law the very casket
jewel of American liberty.
Nv mind Mr. Chairman. revOlts nj the idea of
degrading the citizen soldery OF my country to
the level OF the negro. SIR. the American vol
unteer has always been our reliance in peace.
aud our vinleation IN war. | am opposed. and
YOU will find the volunteer army ct the Union
opposed, To the equalization IN the ranks OF citi
zeus aud slaves Having made such efforts tor
the negroes OF the United States Il would seem
TINT your zeal Ia their behalf would lag and Ian
gu,h. liut no; you 20 wandering over the
islands ct tie set. and over the continents OF the
eooe IA pursuit ct negro principal and repub-
lies Which YOU my recOgulze among the poNer,
OF the earth. Htyti and Liberia furnish further
matter Tor yOnr mlatuation To fatteu upon. aud
Nou 40 once proceed % establish diplomatic rela
tons betN cen the United States aud these he
ugltel and half made parodies upon human GOV.
eminent
At au annual expense of thousands of dollars
You propose 20 receive negro diplumatists from
them and send United States ministers To them;
indeed Hfe You the champions OF negro equality
without regard 10 cost, place propriety, or dig
uty.
This Congress has been ia session nearly eight
months, aud all that | have vewed YOU have
done. and more you would do ii YOU could for
the negro What have YOU accomplished for the
~hlte MANI Have YOU provided for the payment
oil pensions To- the soldiers Who have been dis.
ahlei while lighting the battles of your country
Have YOU appropriated mluey 10 relieve the
wants and necessities of the widows and orphans
OF white men Who have persisted upon the butle.
fields defending the Constitution and the hig of
tire country All, NO; Your time has been too
much engrossed with the negro 10 think of these
things You have no, appropriated one dollar