Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-08-04

els for the massacre of his beloved race at
Fort Pillow but is silent then and at all
other times about the whites who were
massacred in North Carolina.
might extend the instances and exhaust
the day. | have only alluded to these for
the purpose of calling the attention of the
country to the fact established by official
records of the action of the Executive and
Of both branches Of Congress. The negro
must live and not toll. The white race
must toll and fight to free him, to feed
him, and clothe him To consummate this
is the aim and purpose of Mr.. Lincoln and
his followers He and they have no ambi-
ton beyond this. ....
But, Mr.. President, the Senator during
the progress of his remarks congratulated
the country that the black soldier had been
placed on terms of equality with the white
and we are told here and elsewhere, day by
day, they are as good soldiers as our white
soldiers; that they are being employed to
fight our battles Sir, l deny it. 1t is not
true in point of fact viii the Senator
from Massachusetts tell me where they,
with single exception have borne the stars
aud stripes OF the country in the storm Of
battle?
Mr.. Sumner. Which is the single excep-
ton?
Mr.. Richardson. Port Hudson. Do you
remember any other?
Mr. Sumner The Senator forgets Fort
Wagner where Col, Shaw, of the Massa-
chusetts 54th, fell on the very heights of
| Fort, and his body was covered by the dead
! bodies of his coored soldiers.
Mr.. Richardson. | am glad the Senator
has corrected me. | want to do full justice
| to all men. The negro was not called into
| the service to fight battles but to do garri-
son duty. The Preaident of the United
States, in his proclamation of January 1st,
1868, tells us what he is going to do with
the colored soldiers:
"And I do further declare and make known
that such persons Of suitable c2ndtion VIII be pc
garrison forts, positions, stations, and other
places, and to man vessels of all sorts in such
| service"
Where are your negro soldiers with the
Army Of the Potomac to-day? In the thirty
| days fighting that has taken place, such as
no country has ever seen upon the face Of
the earth, in what engagement have they
! been? They are in the rear garrisoning
forts and positions that have been taken by
L, the valor OF white men.
There are, am told, over seventy thou
e sand negro troops in our army. They arc
/, paid as much, fed and clothed as well a,
: the white soldiers, and in this respect the
: equals of the white soldiers, but in no 9th
! er Outside of forts they have Tough
: twice at most. In all other engagement
: where they have taken any part it has beel
e inside Of Notifications taken by white men
: valor, or made by white mems toll, direct
: cd by white mems skill.
This talking about negroes fighting is
: delusion and a myth. The President, tn
Commander-in-C Chief of our army and navy
ii L. ,s,tn
: that they shall do any other service in tn
I army except ''to garrison forts, positions
= and stations" which have been won b.
! white men.
!, Mr.. President, the continuance in offic
! of Mr.. Lincoln and his cabinet would in
q sure the success Of measures which plac
: the black race above the white, if mere law
\ passed by man could do so. God has mad
i the negro inferior, and such laws canno
# make him equal l have watched the pre-
> grcss Of things for good while. You di
: not pass your bill here the other day to a
low negroes to vote in this District. wa
t not astonished at the arguments that wer
y made in opposition to it. You were tol
& that elections were coming on, and if 70
y conferred the right Of suffrage upon ii
y negroes of this District you would not |
W able to carry some of the States. That W;
" the ground upon which some Senators {
c, the other side opposed it, the ground
'e eXpedicncy, for the purpose Of carryiI
OF popular elections. We may infer from Il
r arguments which were made i'll opposite
ne to that bill that as soon as the PRESIDENT
or election is over the right of suffrage will
en- conferred upon negroes every where. II
In Senator from Massachusetts will be able
mt carry his proposition next winter, if t
tn people can be deceived to re-elect Abraha
N, Lincoln.
Mr.. Sumner hope this summer
he Mr.. Richardson You have no show
ati nll the world this summer. If you could cal
all that proposition now you could not cal
ed one of the Northwestern States this ia
,"l St These gentlemen who are behind now, W
nix are with the rear guard, will be i'll the {
%s tas vance after awhile. If you are success
rd they will be with you and in the van.
in therefore, the American people need !
is be deceived on this point unless they W
ri en to be.
How is it, Mr.. President, in regard
las many Of the Generals in the army? i
ed instances are rare where q General agr
m ing with the President of the United Sta
,ck in his negro policies has been retired fr,
not active service and in no instance has 81
he one been dismissed As general r
ed. where "A General in the field has agreed &
the promised that tho negro was his equal in
will respects, and that the negro furnished {
i've was the standard Of loyalty and PATRIOTS
ur. no matter what faults or blunders he IL
,ed have committed, no matter what disast
at; have betallen our arms by his stupidity /
be ignorance, no matter what fields have b
lost that should have been won, he has b.
for sustained and promoted by the Preside
in Take rs instances, Generals Banks, Butt
ted Schenck, and Milroy on one side; Genei
on Buell., Fitz John Porter, Andrew Port
zen and Reyes, on the other. Banks, But
lite Schenck, and Alilroy sung hosannas to
on negro, and lost fields Buell., the Port
ON and Keycs, did not rely upon halleluji
d ? to the negro to beat the rebels; they rel
, n upon courage, strategy, and war.
eet first class, except Schenck, command
hat day; the second are out of the army.
to Gen. Banks lost battles in Virginia tn
, of General should have won, abandoned p,
ate tionS that could have been advantageo,
had held by competent commanders. BY
The blundcrs and ignorance he lost in the sou
or west, supplies, camp equippage, and !
but nitions of war enough to enable ki
,ith Smith to maintain himself this year $ GO
me paign. He is still in command. He
ITS sound on the negro policies of the Presid,
md He can pronounce the shibboleth, nc
,wn equality and loyalty, just right.
20, Gen. Buell., an accomplished officer, b
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