Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-02-12
The Negro Soldier Esiii--Thc vote
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The Negro Soldier HBiii--Thc vote
Ou 3ts Passage.
From the proceeding, of the National
House Of Representatives ON Monday,
Feb. ., as reported in the Washington
G'ojc, it appears that the negro soldier
bill was modified and passed as follows:
BE Il cnocte3 by tie Senate and House
/ # Representatives. Of tie United States Qf
Amerjca in Congress assembled. That the
President be, and he is hereby authorized
to enrol. arm, equip, and receive into
the land and naval service of the United
States such number OF volunteers of Afii-
can decent rs he may deem useful to sup.
press the present rebellion for such term
Of service as he may prescribe, not exceed
ing five years. The said volunteers to be
organized according to the regulations of
the branch OF service in which they may
be enlisted, to receive the same ratous,
clothing, and equipments as other volun-
teers, and monthly pay not to exceed
that OF other volunteers; to be cfiicered bv
persons appointed and commissioned by
/ the President, and to be governed by the
rules and articles of war and such other
rules and regulations as may be pres rib.
ed by the President: Proojaca that moth.
ing herein contained, or in the rulo5 anil
articles of war, shall be 50 construed rs
to authorize or permit any off of AT
rican decent to be appointed to rank. or
toeXerciSe military or naval authority over
white officers. soldiers, or men in he mil
itary or naval service Of the United States
nor shall any greater pay than ten dollars
/ per month, with the usual allowance Of
clothing aaA rations, be allowed or paid
to priyales or laborcr3 Of African decout;
which arc. or may be, in the military or
naval service Of the United States; PRO
/ Uidei JiHther, That the slaves of loyal
citizens in the States exempt by the Pres
dents proclamation Of January /, 1863,
shall not be received into the armed scrv-
ice Of the United States, nor shall there
borecrui'ing officers opened in either Of
the States o! Delaware, Maryland West
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, or Mis-
souri, without the consent Of the Govern
or OF said State having been first oh.
tanned.
The vote on the passage of the bill was
as follows:
YEAs-NIcssrs. Alrich, Alley Arnold,
Ashley, Babbtt,, Baxter, B,oman, Bins.
man, Sam'l, 5. Blair, Blake, William G.
Brown, Burlington, Campell, Casey,
Chamberlain, Clark, Colrax, Frederick
y. Conkling, Roscoe Conkling, Conway,
| Cutler Davis, Dawes, Damn, Elgrnon,
Edwards, Elliot, Ely, Fenton, Sam'l. G.
Fesscnden, Thomas A. d. Fesscnden,
Fisher, Frank, Gooch Gurley, Hooper,
lIutchins, Julian, Kelley, Francis w.
Kellogg, Lansing, Loomis, Lovejoy. Low,
Mclndoe, Mexican, McNight, Mcpherson,
Marston, Mitchell, Justin $. Merrill, Nix.
on, NOEL, Olin, Timothy G.. Phelps,
Pike, Pomeroy, Porter, Juo. II. Rice,
Riddle, Edward II. Rollins Sergeant
Hedgwick, Shanks, Sheffield, Shclabar.
ger, Sherman, Sloan, Spaulding, Stevens,
Train, Trimble, Trowbriigo, Van Horn,
Walker Wall, Wallace, Wushlurne,
Wheeler, Albert S. White, Wilson,
Windom, and orcester-S3.
Nays-Messrs, William Alien, VIII
liam j. Allen, Ancona, Bailey, Bid le,
Jacob b. Blair, Clements, Cobb, Cox, |
Crayens, CrisfoId, Crittcndcn, Delaplain,
Granger, Grilcr, Hale, Hall, Harding,
Harrison, Holman, Horton, Johnson,
Wm. kellogg, Kcrigan, Law, Lazcar,
Lcary, Mallory, May, Maynard, Mcnzies,
Morris, Noble, Norton, Odell, Pendcton,
Price, Robinson, Jas. $. Rollins, Shcl, |
Stiles, Beomn T.. Thomas, Francis
Thomas, VaIandingham, Vibbard, Wad-
worth, Webster, Whaley, Chiffon A.
White, WickliIlc, Wood, Woodruff, |
Wright and Ieaman--5I.
We stated on Abolition authority, on
first learning by telegraph that the bill
had passed, that it prohibited negroes
from taking rank as commissioned Off
GERS. The Cleveland Lcader says that
this is direct lalschooa made for the
purpose of prejulicing the aegro against
the BILL" 1t will be seen by reference
to the bill that it contains an express
proyiso prohibiting any negro officer from
being appointed to rank, or to exercise
authority over white officers, soldiers OF
men. This is proof positive that the Alb
clifton majority in the House, while they
wanted the service Of the negro as a sol
dier, were aiarid or ashamed to allow him
the benefit Of their doctrine Of white and
black equality, and to place him on TIE
same footing with white officers, soldiers
and men in the same service.
We seek neither to prejudice the negro
against, or enlist him in favor of the bill.
That sort Of work we leave to the Aboli
tioni,ts who are calling loudly upon Sam
DO as their only political savior. They
have been quaneling for some time in the
House and spending the peoples time
and money over this negro army bill, and
they will probably do the same thing IN
the Senate 1t is a. egrcgious farce and
unfortunately a costly one, No
man Of brains or common sense expects
any othor result from this negro soldier
movement but an addition of few hun,
dred thousand dollars to our national
debt, and rendering the restoration of our
old National Union more hopeless. The
leading Abolitonists well understand all
this, and hence their zeal for this and
kindred measures. - Statesman.
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