The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-04
A ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
REMARKS OF Mr.. HARLAN.
In Senate, TUESDAY, Mach q5.

from the proprieties, as ! consider it, of
this chamber, as TO make the illusions
they do. 1t is done merely to stimulate
q prejudice which exists against race
already trampled under foot. | refer to
the allusions to white people embracing
colored people as their brethren, and the
invitations by Senators to white men aud
white women to marry colored people
Now, sir, ii we were to descend into an
investigation of the facts of that subject,
it would bring the blush to the cheeks OF
some Of these gentlemen ] once had
occasion TO direct the attention of the
Senate to an illustrious example from the
State of the Senator who inquired If any
of us would marry greasy old wench.
1t is history that an iilustrious citizen of
his State, who once occupied officially the
| chair that you, sir, now sit in, lived noto-
riously and publicly with a negro wench,
and raised children by her.
Mr.. Salisbury. Let me interrupt the
gentleman a moment. Does he refer to
any citizen from Delaware
Mr.. Harlan. / referred to the Senator
from Kentucky, Mr.. Davis.)
Mr.. Salisbury. beg your pardon.
Mr.. Harlan. referred to gentle.
man who held the second office in the
gift of The American people; and never
yet have heard Senator on this floor
denounee tho conduct and association of
that illustrlous citizen of our cor s--r
| know of a family of colored or muia,to
children, the children, too, of gentle
man who very recently occupied seat
on the other side of the chamber, who are
now at school in Ohio. Yes, sir, the
children Of Senator who very recently,
not to exceed year since, occupied a
seat on this floor, Senator from Slave
State.
do not desire to consume the time of
the Senate and Of the country in calling
attention TO these facts; it is humiliating
enough to know that they exist, but If
Senators who represent tlavehoidino
States will rerpetually drag this subject
to the attention of the Senate and of the
country, let them take the logical conse-
qucnces of their own folly, md bear the
shame which an investigation of the facts
must infiict on themselves and their con-
stltuents.
know there is newspaper SANDER
written, printed, and published as SIAN
der-on those who went down to South
Carolina for benevolent purpose, at least
desire to look after the welfare ofthose
who had been east off by their masters
and had no means OF support, The armies
Of the republic furnishing them no pro-
tection, and, as 1t is said, actually rob-
bing them of the scanty supplies left
them by their absconding owners. Be-
nevolent gentlemen have gone, as it is
said, and believe truly, to furnish them
temporarily with food and raiment, and
also employment, to enable them to pro-
vide, in part at least, by the labor of their
hands, for their own wants. eonfess
! can perceive nothing Objectionable in
this (; nor do believe the Senator him
self who drags up this subject, as itsecias
to me, unnecessarily, in the discussion
of the provisions of this bill, can point
out anything improper in it. Does he
desire that those persons who have been
deserted by their masters should be left
there to starve and die like brutes l
know he does not. Then what other
means can he devise for their protection
and support; or does he desire the Presi-
dent to withdraw the army aud permit
the rebels, who are now striking at the
lite OF the nation, to return to their pos
session under the folds of rebel flag, re-.
| asserting their ownership over their de-
serted Slaves II II he he desires HE h armies
Of the republic to push forward until
the supremacy Of the laws of the Union
shall be acknowledged, under the pro-
tecting folds of the Stars and Stripes, to
it's utmost limits, what does he propose to
do with these destitute people 2 Does
he propose to support them directly from
the National Treasury !? Would this be
more wise than to permit beneveleHee te
provide for their temporary wants and tc
permit the labor Of their own hands ID
supply their necessities for the future
| do not deem it proper on this occasion
to enter intoa labored investigation of th.
/ probabilities Of amalgamation Of the whit,
with the negro race ii the negroes shoull
all be set free. How ID it in point 0
fact DO you find white gentlemen ant
white ladies marrying the free negroes
that are now in this District DO yo,
find them marrying the negroes that Or,
now free in Maryland, and / undersean,
the Senator says there are over eight,
| thousand Of them in that State? D,
! Senators fnd tha. the. alna,assinat;on 8
the white and the negro races is in pro
gress in the States they represent? An,
II SO, does it progress mere rapidly in tn
| free than in the slave States? And i
tho slave States does it progress NOR
rapidly among the free negroes tha
among the slaves. / have known Of bu