Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-01-28
Supporting Negroes.

While the House Of Representatives was in
committee Of the Whole on Friday on the bill
to provide ways and means for the support Of
the Government, Mr. WHITE, of Ohio, offered
ss an amendment to the bill new section to
the effect that none Of the money raised under
this act shall be drawn from the Treasury, ex-
cept In pursuance of specific appropriations
made by law; nor expended in the purchase Of
negro slaves, or as compensation for slaves
emancipated by any State; nor for arming,
equippiug, and supporting fugitive slaves Mr.
WHITE said It was q well known fact that large
sums Of money were daily drawn from the
Treasury and appropriated for purposes without
sny warrant or authority Of Law. Mr.. oLIN, of
New York, having pronounced, the statement
uuouaIlfiedly false, Mr.. WmTE said
We know, cir, that there are to-day main
tanned by revenues drawn from the people Of
the United States no less than sixty thousand
fugitive and vsgabond negroes. call upon
the gentleman from New YORK to put his fn-
ger on the statute authorizing the use of the
reyenues Of the Government for any such pur.
1
ie0itimate incident Of the war power of the
Gsvernment7 If this is q legitimate purpose,
for what purpose may you not employ the reve-
nues of the GovsFnment3 ls the Government
of The United States to be converted into
GRAND eleemosynary corporation for the purpose
of maintaining broksn-down and fugitive ne
0roea: and that, too, by direct tax on the
Thole people of the country7 Are the white
noos ofs the country maintained at the expense
of The Treasury Of the United States7 Have
ve hoepivals established by the National Gov.
e,nment at the general expense, with physl-
oians. offlcers, and matsons employed and paid
for the purpose of caring for the poor and indl-
gent white people Of the country
say, cir, that there is ftness In this addi-
tional section proposed as an amendment TO
thIs bill, and that it has its applications to facts
which certainly ought TO be within the cogni.
xauce Of every member, as they are psrt Of
the history Of the country. There are here,
right In the vicinity Of Washington, six thous-
and Of these people maintained. There are
twelve hundred at Alexandria, six thousand at
!, Fostreas Monroe, and, 90 was informed last
evening by an intelligent Colonel who has been
IN oommaud of regiment on the coast oil
south Carolina, fifty thousand on that coast
WIN are fed, maintained and clothed at the ex.
} nense Of the Government of the United States
D And vet the families Of soldiers, poor and indl
gent, are, as the papers inform Us every morn
Ing. suffering from starvation, even unto death
for the necesssries Of life. ssy, sir, thai
4 there 10, and can be, no warrant or authority
I for such use Of the revenues Of the Govern
ment The Constitution Of the United States
> nroyidee in express terms that no money shal
be drawn from the Treasury except In pursu
ance of appropriations made by law; but sup
po,e that il will be claimed that the right TO ust
ne public revenue. for the maintenance snt
support Of negroes 10 legitimate incident o.
the war power.
Again, cir, the amendment which ! have Of
fered provides that none Of me revenues Of th'
, propristed for the purpose Of paying or compen
satipR States for the emancipation Of thei
leIsveS. claim that the revenuwof the Gov
{ eminent can only be used for the purpose 0
carrying out the express provisions Of the Con