The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-04-10
AbolitieH Of Slavery In the Dis.
trict Of Columbia. %
REKARES OF MR.. HARLAN
In SENATE. TUESDAY. \

IN SENATE, TUESDAY, March %.
Mr.. Hsrlan! = Mr.. President, Tregret very
much that Senators depart SO far from the
proprieties, as consider it, of thi. Chamber,
As to make the allusions they do. It is done
merely to stimulatea prejudice which ex-
lists against race already trampled under
foot. refer to the illusions to white peo-
pie embracing colorea people as their breth-
eren, and the invitations of Senators to white
men and white wmncn to marry colored peo-
pie. Now, sir, if We were to descend into
an investigation Of the facts on that subject,
it would bring the blush to the cheeks of
some OF these ger rtle.hen ! once had oca-
sion to direct the attention Of the Senate to
An ilustrious example from the State Of the
Senator who inquired If any Of us would
marry greasy old wench. It is history
that an illustrious citizen Of his State. who
once occupied officially the chair that you,
sir, now sit in, lived VIGOROUSLY and pub.
licIy with negro wench, and raised children
by her.
Mr.. Salisbury. Let me interrupt the gen.
tleman moment Does he refer to any
citizen af Delaware
Mr. Harlan I yeferred to q Senator
from Kentucky, IMr. Davis.
Mr.. Salisbury. beg Yess pardon. s
Mr.. Harlan. | referred to gentleman
who held the second office in the gift of the
American people and l never yet have
heard Senator on this Hosr denounce the
conduct and the association of that illustri-
GUS citizen Of our country. know = fami.
ly Of colored or volatto children. the chill
dren, too, Of gentleman who very recently
occupied seat on the other side Of the
Chamber who are now at school in Ohio
Yes, sir, tho children Of Senator who very
recently, not to exceed = year since, occu-
pied = seat on this floor, . Sssator from =
slave State.
do not desire TO consume the time ofthe
Senate and Of the country in. calling atten-
ten to these facts !; it is humiliating enough
to know that they exist; bat if Senat ors who
represent slaveholdins States will psrpetu-
ally drag this subject to tho attention of the
Senate and Of the country, jst them take the
logical consequences Of their own folly, and
bear the shame which au investigation Of the
facts must inl;ct on themselves and their
constituents. ~ gHsa b Faa s. ~ ais.4
know there is . newspaper slander-
written, printed, END published as slander
--on those who went down to South Caroli-
na for benevolent purpose, at least de-
sire Ia, look after the welfare Of those who
had been cast off by their masters and bad
no means ofsapport, the armies Of the Re,
public furnishing them no protection, and,
as it is said, actually robbing them Of the
scanty supplies left them by their abscond-
ing owners. Benevolent gentlemen have
gone, Is il is said, and believe truly, to
furnish them temporarily with food and raj
mcnt, and also employment, to enable them
to provide, in part at least, by the labor Of
their hands. for their own wants i confess
l can perceive nothing objectionable in this;
nor do believe thst the Senator himself
who drag. u, that subject, as il seems to me,
unnecessarily, in tho discussion of the pro-
visions fthis 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 stos starve and
die like brates know he does not. Then
what other means can he devise for their
protection and support or does he desire
the President to withdraw the Army and
permit the rebels, who are now striking At
the lie Of the nation, to return to their own
ership over their deserted slaves! II he
desires the armies Of the Republic to push
forward until the supremacy Of the laws Of
khe Union shall be ACKNOWLEDGED, under the