M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-06-12
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or two honorable exceptions, you will
find that hundreds citations are being
issued daily to unemployed negroes
who rendezvous in and about the
camps; wherever the army is, they
are being employed in various capac-
tiles at good wages, aud to the utter
exclusion of white labor, that now
languishes in irksome idleness through
out our country. / state, therefore,
and think trnthfully, that the Gov
ernment is already paying 100000
per day for the support and employ
ment Of negroes--paying it, too, our
Of money raised through The toll, de-
prlvations aud taxation Of our own
kind and skin.
In my district, Mr., Chairman, my
constituents are 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 aud for such
a purpose be diverted to the enter
taihment of the African : Will my
people, will the people anywhere, in.
dOrse the party and the Administra-
ton thar thus seeks the elevation Of
the negro, even at the cost ofruin TO-
their own raeef
THE NEGRO PLACED ON AN EQUALITY
WITH OUR SOLDIERS AND sAIToRs.
One might suppose that your ar.
dor in the care and ,protection,of the
negro would stop aud cool here; but
no, yon gostill further. Having made
him your equal as civilian, you now
seek to place him on the same level
with American sailors and soldiers.
First came tue order Of the Secretary
OF the navy, Mr.. Wells, as follows.,
"NAvY DEPARTMENT, April 80, 1862. =
"SIR: The approach of the hot and
sickly season upon the Southern coest
of the United States renders it imper-
alive that ever y precaution should be
used by the officers commanding ves-
sells to continue the excellent sanitary
condition of their crews. The large
number Of persons known as contra.
bands fOckiEg to the protection Of
the United States flag affords an OPP
portunity to provide in every depart
ment OF a ship, especially for boats
ere ws, acclimated Aaboi. The flag
officers are required to obtain the SER
vices OF these persons for the country
by enlisting them freely in GheSRayySS = /.
with their consent, rating Rsm aB
boys, at eight, nine, or ten dollars per
month, and one ration. Let month
ly return be made of the number Of
this class Of persons employed on each
vessel under your command. ! am,
respectIully,ssyour Cbedientseryant,
"GIDECN WELLS"
Under the plea af the approach of
the sickly season, Mr.. Wells issues
this order; uuder the same plea the
negro may be called into any service
in tue South, though the sickly sea-
son and the terrible effect it might
have upon our army and navy, was
not thought Of by any Republican Of
ticial until recently.
Having made this progressive step
in our navy (as my colleague from the
Bureau District Mr.. Lovejoy] would
call iD, it remains to be emulated in
our army. Not long does it await
an initator, General D. NJ. Hunter,
commanding in the military depart
ment OF South Carolina. Georgia and
Florida issues an order to enroll COM
panies, regiment and brigades of ne-
grocs in the milirary service OF the
United States
Thus, in less than two years after
the accession to power Of the Repub-
lican party, the negro is made, as far
as possible, the equal Of the white
man as a civiliaS, sailor and a SOL
der. Nay, more than this, the Con-
stitution is violated that white men
may be berelt of guaranteed rights.
White men are stripped ofthe 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 propositions and amend
ments to bills appropria.ing money
for the Suppression of the rebellion,
which provided that no meneysshould
be diverted either to the freeing, the
support or the enlistment of negroes,
have been invariably voted down by
the Republican party in this Hous Q
Worse than this, even, Genera
Hunter, in his zeal Tor the negro, with
draws the protection oi his army fro n
the loyal citizens Of Jacksonville
Florida, in order 10 perfect his greaI
negro boarding house and African
military academy at tie month of tn,
iSsvsnnab River. This is uudonyJ
edly III halg< ony with bis Brilliant d
cover that Airiesn slavery AM. M
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