Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-16

merely tike him foe lllgsiration-that the ejec
ton Of that Senator from a car would not bring
upon this eapitll half the shame that the ejec
ton OF this eolored officer from the car necessa-
r1iy brings upon the capital. any other Senator,
Tor d. not mean of course % make the remark
personal: but the Senator from Indiana has
entered into this discussion, ard chooses 70 VIM
dicAte this nhumanty. / alluie to him person.
ally
Mr. Wilson: Mr. President, | saw this state
ment in the New York papers. and / supposed,
OF course, il true: for all know that a
very large quantity Of the knowiedge We get Of
what Is going on. not only in the CITY, but in Con-
gress, j. obtained from New York papers; but
as is suggested by the Senator from New Hamp
shire. | have also seen It in the Washington pa
pers Its case that think calls for the action
Of Congress know no right that this company
has to make these distinctions here in the capital
where all persons are free and equal before the
law
But. sir. this is not the only place that needs
reform There are other portions of the country
that need reform also where perhaps, the matter
is not under our control. On our own cars that
running Oh own military roads these
outrages are committed The other day friend
OF nine came up from the army, aud with him two
colOred men. and they were forced INTO a
cattle Car while he rode alone in A freight
Car over that road. forced there by the persons
exercising the control under the authority OF the
United States
The truth about it Is. sir, that slavery has had
its corrupting and malign influences upon the
country The country will yet. however. be ab
OltiOBzed and civilized and humanized. but 1t
must be ibOlitonized before the high civilization
or the high humanity will come Ii is all going
well and right. hope that some action will be
taken ia reference to this matter. and hope the
Federal Government will correct these outrages
that are perpeirated by persons employed by them
on some OF our own military roads
Mr. Hendricks: | desire to add a single re
mark TO what | have felt il my duty To say.
And first | wish to ask the Senator from Massa-
chusetts who has Just taken his If he has not
heard OF tens Of thousands OF cases where white
soldiers have been compelled TO ride in cattle or
burden ears. know that nothing Is more CON-
mon In the pressure upon the railroads OF the
Northwest than for that very thing to occur.
Mr.. Wilson: Ia reply To the question of the
Senator | will say that there Is no doubt that it
is true. That however. take it was a matter
of necessity. have no idea that any soldiers in
any part of the country have been driven into
the cattle cars while other cars used for carrying
freight and being clean and neat go without pas
sehgers In this case these persons we're forced
into the cattle car. and the gentleman told me he
rode nearly all the way alone, when there WAS
room for a large number of other persons in the
car He inquired about il of two officers. aud
the answer was that the cattle cars were for tine
niggers
Nr. Hendricks: During the very cold winter
weather toward the commencement OF this ses-
sion, under the very eve of Senators. the veter-
ans from the Potomac and the Rapid IN came
into this city in ears that were not at all BIT tor
white people. in which they suffered extremely
for ~ pf fire. md or fha- fla- Sana
tor nor any other Senator felt that the cause OF
humanity and right required them TO call the at
tentiou of the Senate To the circumstance.
| am satisfied. sir. that the Senators have now
declared the end TO which we are To come, and
that 10y the action of the Federal Government
the social well the political equality of the
negro is to be forced upon the white race II
that be the Judgment of the country shall
have to accept it. The people that ] represent
in this Chamber have not vet adopted that seuti-
ment The distinction between the two races is
yet maintained in Indiana. How much longer it
will be maintained am not able TO say.
The Senator saws that abolitionism is to do its
work. and one of its works as understand from
him is TO bring about social equality. | pre-.
sumo he means also political equality. think
that we will not consent 10 that very readily ia
the State of Indiana. Indiana has not been for
a great number of years in fact or in law "a slave
State. AT one time there were a few slaves in
that State, but it has been substantially free
State since 1916. the time of its admission, and
yet, sir, accustomed as We are 10 white labor
there, and to none other. we are not content that
equality, social and political. of the black race
shall be forced upon and | am glad now that
in plain terms the two distinguished SeDators
from Massachusetts and the Senator from Min
inesota have told the country that this is the end
we are to come to, that this war is not only for
the freedom OF the negro. but for the equality of
the negro socially as we'll as politically. and the
country can now appreciate the issue that is be-
fore it
Mr. Pomeroy: think, Mr. President, the
Senator is mistaken in saving that lndiaua is 4
free State. never heard of that, because have
noticed that white men in Indiana are not free
There is law in that State which prohibits white
from employing cOiOred men unless they
were in the State at the adoption OF the COnsitu-
ton COlOred men who happened 10 live in indi-
ana at the time the State constitution was adopt
ed. can be employed as laborers; but il any white
man in that State employs colorei man who
has gone in since, he is subject TO a fine and also
To a forfeiture, snd | believe Imprisonment. Ii
that makes Indiana free State. il is not such a
free State as | would make. if | were to make
one
Mr. Clark think the Senator from Indiana
has mistaken the resolution. ] understand him
20 characterize this as A resolution 10 force the
negro into the cars ] understand il to be a resu-
luton to prevent won from forcing him oIt-not
to force social equality but to prevent IN outrage
upon him.
Mr. Hendricks: Mr. President did not intend
TO saw another word, aud should not now say
ANYTHING except for the remarks of the Senator
from Kansas IN respect 20 the policy which Indi
has ft To adopt Ia this Chamber. sir.
II Is not part Of my labor ID defend the policy
that the people OF that State see tit TO adopt;
but | will simply saw this We Tie alongside of
the State of Kentucky, and free negroes were
continually coming into our State. and our people
thought would have the negro there, neither
As tree man nor a. a slave, and they decided in
favor of that policy by the largest vote that was
ever given in the State upon any question sub
mItted to the people. by majority | think. Of
$4,000. That has been the policy of Indiana:
and in this connection / will simply add that
under that policy the colored population OF Indi-
ana between 1850 and 1860 increased but about
one and halt per cent while in the adjoining
State of Ohio. in which they had NJ such protec-
tinn 10 free white labor the negro population in
creased. |. believe, about fortv-0ne per cent
The Northern Democracy Again.
IRON the Richmond Dispatch, January Is
On the i'h of July the anniversary OF the
Doeiaratiap NJ their InaeratSar,ca hv tho rabai-