Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-02-18


if it rushes swiftly to that field Of exertion,
there is no favoritism in il. That is from
the activity and the energy OF the State,
and not from any favoritism or indulgence
here in Washington, Therefore, sir, that
argument OF the Senator | put aside.
] came back, then, to the question with
which began when | was interrupted by
the Senator from Iowa, what abuse, what
evil example has been shown I Not one'
Senators, if they vote for this proposition,
must vote under the influence of prejudlces
and not of reason. There are Senators, l
know, who have prejddices against the en-
listmeut oil co!ored troops but | make an
appeal to the patriotic Senators on this
floor those who love their country, and
who hate belligerent slavery, not to yield
to any such prejudice. l can understand
that the Senator on the other side who
smiles, the able Senator from Indiana
alwsys does vote against the employment
oi colored troops. He, therefore, if he sus-
tains the proposition of his friend, will act
naturally and in harmony with all he has
done aud said on this floor. | am sorry
that he feels obliged to take that COURSE
1t ia not for me, however, to criticlse him
But how other Senator'S who do not follow
the lead of the Senator from Indiana and
the Senator from Pennsylvania can strike
at this cpactment when no abuse under it
has been shown, when, in point of fact, no
reason has been adducGd for its repeal,
am at Il loss to understand.
/ havesaid that nothing has been brought
against the existing law. | may add now
that something can be said in its favor
1t has stimulated recruiting it has secured
to the public service certain soldiers who
otherwise would not have borne arms for
their country; and that alone.sr,iS an all
sufficient reason for keeping it still longer
on the statute book.
Mr.. GRIMES. 1t will be recollected
by the Senate that this question was be
fore it al the last session, and by several
decisive votes it was decided that the law
rs it now stands ought rot to be the law
OF the country. In other words, we re.
fused upon several occasions to allow any
State to 20 into any other State for the
purpose of recruiting and filing up its
quota. There was disagreement between
Il is body and the House Of Representa-
tiycs, and the question was referred tC
? a committee Of conference, and in some
way, after | left the city, this provision
was adopted, contrary to the expressed
i, opinion by yea and nay vote severa
times made, Of the Seuate,and by very de-
ois | CT u,bn M
have The opportunity to do 50, that we will
put ourselves right on the record in this
regard, and that We shall declare that i
there are colored mcn in Savannah or il
any other place to DC recruited, they shall
be recruited into the service Of the Uni
E ted States and not into the service Of any
, particular State that we will clothe them
that we will feed them, we will give then
the bounties, VIC viii furnish them will
arms, we W Il become responsible, POLITICAL,
and morally, for their safe keeping. ant
not allow this State or that State to as
, sumo TO become the superntedent Of thes
, men, and claim them upon their quotas
and compel the other States that do no
I happen, perhaps, to have ctite al promp
. a Governor as the Senator from Massa
, chusetss says they have, to fill up ,hei
! quotas with the young white mer Of thei
r States. These co!Ored men in the rebt
! States are a fund that belong to all OF u
, and neither the State Of Massachusetts
nor the State Of Iowa, nor any other Stat
a should be pcrmitted 20 60 and draw upo
4 that fund SO as 10 E | up its own quota an
thereby impose the necessity of sti
greater DRAFT upon the States which do NJ
=. see ft to do this, or have not the opportu
nifty to recruit these colored men. Ii
manifostly unjust, aud trust the amenc
# ment Of the Senator from Pennsylvani
will be adopted
e After remarks by Mr. Wilson, Mr. Davi
it Mr. Ten Eyck, aud Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pow
is ell Of Kentucky, said -
e "Mr. President, the only equitable wa
, to furnish men in this war is for eaC
Y State, out of its own populaton,to furni.
= its quota. When you put the negroes wi
t. are residents of the seeded States, or Il
it rebel States, in the Army, they must
IS credited to the general qouta, and that
would lessen the draft upon all the at
X herclng Sta'eS. mat Is the only equltaD
&c way in which it can be done ; aud that VI
the sentiment Of the Senate at the last Sc!
t. sion on more votes than one. If you wal
three huldred thousand soldiers by drai
and you get fifty tioa'and from the n
at groes IN the rebel States, then the dra
d, will be only for two hundred aud fi
10 thousand, instead Of three hundred thou
and, aud that eistributed equally al
properly will tend to relieve every Sta
d, In the Union from the draft.
"a, The Senator IRON Massachusetts, so
" there has been no abuse under this law
n The Senator from Ohio has told you
e. the abuses under it. That excellent lie
,h ter Of General Sherman, published sol
ur time ago, tod the country of the abus
re- under it, But viii! tel the Senator sol
IN of the abuses which have fallen under n