Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-16

Sir, when Won came here crying no party. your
first act Of legislation 70 engraft on the stat
book the very soul and vitality OF the chicago
platform, law to carry out principle against
which Stephen A. Douglas warred until ne died.
tn hot haste you carried out the principle OF in
tervention in the Territories You abolished /
slavery in them all You passed "ilmot pro-
viso everywhere. Loudly and furiously protest
ing against any party measures. with one ielon-
iOus grab you took all that your party ever
dared openly to contend for. III we gently limited
that this was bad faith. we're sileneed by the
camorous CRY of the whole pack yelling alter US
that we were traitors. VI We ventured TO suggest
that you were taking advantage OF dark hour
and stormy night in the history of our poor coun
try to cheat the public mind in regard to your
ultimate designs. we we're cried down instantly by
mercenary throats and venal and corrupt news
papers. You carried out the Chicago platform,
but YOU did not stop there. \ on continued your
cry of no party no partyl But what was the
next measure? You launched out little further
into the sea of AbolitiOnism. One OF the pet
schemes of the Abolition party proper has been
for quarter of century the abolition of slavery
in the District of Columbia You seized upon il,
and brought it forward in the name of no partyl
When the minority denounced il. when the ven
cradle and distinguished statesman from Ken
| lucky Mr. Crttendenl appealed TO you to for
bear, We were informed by such models of patri-
otism and Unionism us the gentleman FROM Hi
nois Mr.. Loveoy and the gentleman from Penn
svvania, Mr. Stevens that the loyalty of the
Democracy and the border State members was
sorey questioned aud narrowly suspected. You
carried it out by your well drilled majority, and
you thereby taxed my constituents and yours
/ Mr.. Speaker, Dir. COliax in the char] To buy
the black chambermaids, BARRIERS and broken
down boot blacks in this city. You made them
Free it is true but their freedom has been to them
a curse and not blessing, the daily pictures
on these streets amply testify 1t was necessary,
however, | suppose. for the vigorous prosecution
of the war; that white men should be taxed to
pay for black men, and to support them IN idle
ness and vice. And if | raise my voice against
the taxing of my constituents for such infamous
purposes. am told that IL is no time now for any
party spirit Perhaps you are correct that it
should not be allowed this side of the House
You need an entire monopoly of it yourselves, in
order to carry ont the malevolent schemes of the
Abolition party
You have left nothing undone in the whole
range of fanaticsm to overwhelm the land with
universal abolitonism-not merely abolitonism
of the old sort, but abOlitOniSm OF a new type,
| which makes the white man work for the negro
instead OF the negro working for the white man,
according to the obsolete ideas of our fathers.
You have gone vigorously to work, taking adj
vantage of national distress, TO carry out
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widest and most enthusiastic zealOtS of the abO.
| tion faith. You have taken advantage of this
war to corrupt the foreign policy of the Govern
ment and TO recognize the only two negro gov
ernments the face of the earth as our ma
tional equals. Not content with your coun-
try as a theater for your folly, you have gone,
like many Captain Cooks, circumnavigating
the world, hunting for islands in the sea, and dis
tant shores on which TO dis play YOUR bastard be
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You found Liberia, you found Hayt, and YOU
made this once proud Republic take off its bat
and exchange bows of equality with Ethiopia.
| The people are taxed to send ministers To these
dusky barbarians. in order TO show the world
that negro equality is at last one of the inSttu
tons of this country The negroes of course.
feel hattered by these delicate attentions, though
| confess they have no reason TO, for have al
ways held that respectable negroes were much
| better in every respect than white who
cogniZed their civil or social equality. But the
African. in this instance at least, has taken our
advances kindly, and see by the papers that his
sable highness Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Penipotentiary from Hayti to the Republican
Court OF Abraham Lincoln has just arrived in
New York, and will soon salute the refined social
circles here with the odors of his diplomatic pres
ence | take the following from the New York
Herald and as it will be precious intelligence To
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| it may give you pleasant dreams to night
Personal IxrELreENcE-THE MINISTER FROM HArrr-F.
Romano. Charge lie Afsires from Hayti the United
States IS stopping at the st. Nicholas HOTEL with his
Secretary of legation d Bruno The Minister is about
hiry-wo years Of age Of medium hight aud exceedingly
dark and swarthy complexion He wears heavy black
mustache and imperial His hair is generally little
fuzzy and wOoy looking, which is owing TO the Of
careful dressing after undergoing of tOnsoal
manipuations would lie straight as that of any
Saxon among US. The cheek bones are rather higher
laIifu no illusr
expression Of his face is good -naured and friendly.
Heavy black eyebrows arch pair of fine, full black
eyes which eem always ready to CLEAN and light up
with merriment During his stay at the St. Nicholas
Hotel the hrtues of that establishment have
occasions had opportunity witness his proficiency
billiards. He handles cue with almost the skill of
Phi Ian Kavanaugh Cigarettes he smokes in great
quantities, astonshes the behoders by ease
1oHchG{ rnce with which he eiecs the moke from his
nostrs In many different ways he has managed to win
the good opuon Of all with whom he has come in contact
and the opinion of his sociabity and courtesy is very
unanimous. The Secretary OF Legation, ID. Bruno, is
much younger man. in his appearance there several
indications that the blood of o. children Of Ham
through his veins. He is not thoroughly proficient in
the English language as the Minister who speaks with
great and purity They expected leave
| for Washington in few days.
Let them come. and that speedily. There is
a fitness in all things, and they ought to be here
to lend color to the other dark affairs of this
| Administration.
But. sir, there is another measure which sails
allude You propose to levy contributions on
the white labor of this land to pay for the ne
groes not only III the District of Columbia, but in
MARYLAND, in Missouri, and in all other States of
the Union where they have them sell. and
where the people still claim to be loyal. IL is
proposed TO tax the farms, and the houses. the
live stock, the blooded horses, the cattle, the
iocks and the herds-to tax the and sinew
of the white hhorer-to mortgage all the prop
oil h.
of il. and the unborn children Tor hundred years
10 cume for the purpose OF carrying out this de-
lrious scheme uf emancipation. Y Ou say it is
not much for the people 10 bear. No. not muchi
Teu millions to Maryland Fifteen millions to
Missouri Bills are here to that effect. And
this is only the commencement IL is but trihei
The old farmer cal 90 TO his work Il little earlier
ana stay at il little later. and work little
harder: there will only be one meal day less
perhap-; The children will have de- with less
schoolin-: little luxures and innocent amuse-
ments will nos be afforded by The honest poor;
money must he earned and saved up against the
day OF the tax gatherer. 10 buy negroes with
Don't murmur, either children at toll. for the up
start hvtatnrs here say that would he i~!uyal.
Be still while the robber takes your money or he
NAV take your lille Sir will this madness never
ceaseI Can you learn nothing by experience
that schoolmaster which teaches the most fool
shi Sir, | say here now that not one dollar,
not one cent, will the people | represent ever
pay to Missouri. to Maryland. or to any other
State. TO purchase their slaves. And you cannot
make them Please remember this You can
not lawfully add untold millions to our taxes for
that purpose; and tie people will repuuiate this
illegtimate item of expensive fanaticism. / say
it boldly, and l say it plainly. 1t ough, to be
understood. The days of this Congress are
drawing to a close and we may well have
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