Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-05-31
THE ABOLITION sCHRMEs OF NE
GRO EQUALITY EXPOSED.
What the Taxpayers are Paying
for the Experiments.
BULLETS FOR ARMED REBELS.
BALLOTS FOR ABOLITION
DISUNIONISTS.
speech OF Hon. w. A. Richardson, of
Illinois, In the House OF Represen.
tatives, May 10, 1862.
lConcluded.l

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Under the plea of the approach of the sickly
season, Mr. Welles 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 1t might have upon our army
and navy, was not thought Of by any Republican
official until recently.
Having made this progressive step in our
navy, (as my colleague from the Bureau district
Mr.. Loyejoyl would call it), it remains to be
emulated In our army. Not long does il wait
an imitator; General d. M. Hunter, command
Ing in the military department of South Caro-
lima, Georgia, and Florida, issues an order
TO enroll companies, regiments, and brigades
Of negroes in the military service OF the United
States.
Thus, 10 less than two years after the scces-
sion to power OF the Republican party, the me-
gro ls made, as far as possible, the equal of the
white man as q civilian, sailor, and soldier.
Nay, more than this, the Constitution Ia violat-
cd that white men may be bereft of guaranteed
rights. White men are stripped OF the 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 amendments to
bills appropriating money for the suppression
of the rebellion, which provided that no moneys
should be diverted either to the freeing, the cup
port 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, withdraws the protection of
his army from the loyal citizens Of Jacksonville,
Florida, in order to perfect his grea. negro
boarding house and African military academy
at the mouth Of the Savannah river. This is
undoubtedly in harmony with his brilliant dis
| covery that African slavery and martial law are
incompatible. Common minds have heretofore
considered martial law and slavery, either for
whites or blacks, among the most concordant in
stitutions upon earth. This proclamatory com.
maDder, who vies In profundty with the immor-
tai General Phelps, undoubtedly considers mar
tial Law the very casket jewel of American
liberty. -"
My mind, Mr.. Chairman, revoIts at the idea
OF degrading the citizen sodiery of my country
to the level Of the negro. Sir, the American
volunteer has always been our reliance 10 peace
and our vindication in war. am opposed, and
you will find the volunteer army of the Union
opposed, to the equalization in the ranks of cit.
zens and slaves.
We MU;T RECEIVE NEGRO DIPLoMArIsrs.
Having made such efforts for the negross o.
the United States, it would seem that your yea
In their behalf would lag and languish. But
no; you now 60 wandering among the island
Of the sea and over the continents of tho globt
10 pursuit of negro pFincipalities and republics
which you may recognize among the powers oI
the earth. Hayti and Liberia furnish further
matter for your infatuation 10 fatten upon, and
you at once proceed TO establish diplomatic re-
latons between the United States and these
benighted and half-made parodies upon human
government.
At an annual expense Of thousands Of dollars
you promise to receive negro diplomats from
them and send United States Ministers to them
indeed are you the champions of negro equali
ty, without regard to cost, place, propriety OF
dignity.
This Congress has been in session nearly
eight months, and all that have reviewed yol
have done, and more you would do If yoI
could, for the negro. What have you accom-
phehed for the white mani Have you provided
\ for che payment of pensions to the soldiers VIII
have been disabled while fighting the battle
Of yopr country2 Have you appropriated mon
ey to relieve the want5 and necessities of thI
widows and orphans of white men who hav,
periahed upon the battle-felds defending tn,
Constitution and tho flag of the country7 Ah
Ino; your time has been to much engrosset
with the negro to think of these things Yol
have not appropriated one dollar for these pur
poses-pUFposes which should enlist the abilit
and the sympathy of every patriot In the land
4 Ii this statement is incorrect; if this Repuh
lican party or it's Administration have eve
\ made single effort In behalf of the maine
soldiers, single appropriation for the suppor
Of the orphans and widows OF slain soldiers,
hope some gentleman upon the other side of th
House will correct me. There is no response
and am resssured in the correctness of my as
sertion by your silence. The alienation Of th
suferings Of white men or the protection O
their nights Is not in your line of philanthropy
Like your illustrious prototypes, Mrs. Jellaby
Of the Eori-bo.la-gs mission, Of the Rev. Amin
dab Sleek 10 the play of the Serious Family, I
the political branch to which you Abolitionis
will soon belong, your sympathies are never at
tive in behalf OF practical and genuine benevC
lence.
i REASONS Against EaUALlzlNG THE RACES.
4 Mr.. Chairman, I am opposed to all these sic,
4 ly schemes Of equalizing the races. God MAD
the white man superior to the black, and I
Legislation will undo or change the DEGREES {
Heaven. They are unalterable as the laws
mature, eternal as Divinity itself, and to legi
Hate against them leads us to infdelity and ruiz
Since creation dawned, the white race has in
proved and advanced in the scale of being, b,
/ W the negro was then 60 he is now. "But,
"a the Abolitonists, "the African has bee
bIes ~d with no opportunity for improvement
who Nage the white man an opportunity CO.
in his il 'fnise justice, placed the two races upc
the earth " the Beginning Of time to work o.
their respec 1--WE dsstinies. History has faithful
Iv recorded th cir achievements. To that impa
tial tribunal tNoI6denRy appeal for the verii
cation OF the white map,s superiority. As Go
made them, so have they Ees1ained, and, unlil
the Abolition equalizstiopists,E 4 find no fault az
utter no complaint against the wisdom and ju
tico of our Creator. ... s.a..
| The evils Of the attempted equalization
the races is illustrated by the history OF Mexic
That country was settled by the intellige
Spaniard, race not inferior to our avn ance
tors. They developed the resources of Il
icountry by building roads, highwsys, and cana
IAN along their line Of march the church a
the school-house were erected as landmarks
their progress. But finally the idea Of equ'
liking the races became popular; the attem
was made, the races were commingledl al
thenceforWard the deterioration Of the peop
was rapid and fearful. This holds true not on
in Mexico and throughout Central and Southe
America, but in all sections of the globe whe
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