The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-23

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Va, the successor q Mos. broaghf upon him
countless dificuliles. In fiolatioB q the CON-
mand rom Heave1. n eXtrrmiuate AT fhe au-
cient Canaanites. joshua made : treaty with
one OF the tribe, snd undertook % ccneiliafe
them and make them friends and allies q fhs.
children ofI-rsel; but a rcbelll0u- spirit man
fested itself. and h. was compelled. amer all
10 put them 70 death.
81 hope thst we will never he driven T. use
such harsh means A. 3io-er used in reference
- that people. But TO one viii doubt the aU-
thoTity of the history relating y this mafter;
We have itupon The authority e the saered
scriptures thrfn-efHe-
You will find in Mexico the same condition
q things. That country has been oyer-run by
swaTTn--hy waNc- If population from tn
North. and al three different times has almost
an entire determination taken place. There i
now being made. vain and nbortiyc attempt
on the part II the Spdniar,s. who there set
tied, % mingle with the M-xicans or the race
originally occupying that country. The At
tempt viii prove utterly futile. IL ean not -
successful on prosperous.
"What has been the condition Of things con-
sequent upon the settlement II this country 10y
Europeans When our ancestors, Our imme
III ate prog tors landed on this continent.
they found here different race Of the human
species. Have we amalgamstcd with them?
Quite the reverse. They have disappeared with
the Eik and Buffalo. They have reeeded before
the advancing ave " civiiiZation-they have
FcCtItu anu Ntfllill~NtI IN numbers, a. the
Anglo saxon race has advanced. The races
can not commingle. II is contrary TO the laws
Of nature" See p f6l, VOL Debates 0f Con-
Con
Mr.. RARIDEN. q Wayne, said:
ut seem. 10 be- q generally admitted fact,
that the two race. can not live together upon
terms Of equality and both prosper. Expert
ence has demonstrated that they mutually
act upon each other for the worst | know Of
no Northumberland let me say here, that If
was "A politician | would be speaking under
more responsibility ON this subject than per-
haps any man IN this House. for in NV county
the feeling on this subject j. very strong-but
a. was saying. have never known a neigh
bOrhood Of cOlOred persons that had not a
visible effect upon the white population in
their immediate vicinity. They pull down the
white population more than the white pOpu-
| latiOn raises them up. They mutually inJurc
each other. From that fact. and from conSid-
eratiOns Of a similar character. take IL for
| granted that there i settled conviction in
| the popular mind that the two races can not
get along together 10 the advantage OF
4 both; and 80 far a. the attempt Of the COnVcn-
| ton may 20 10 seperatc the two races. am sat
| istied that no member Of the Convention has
| any unkind feeling toward the cOlOred race. /
| am sure that nothing but feelings OF humanity
can influence any gentleman in acting on this
4 great principle. We may be mistaken in our
notions Of humanity; but / am sure that no
| other feeling Of the human heart can be con-
cerned, or should be concerned. except that OF
keeping in view the true interest of the white
race, as well As the true interest of the black
race"
Let gentlemen look around and seee what is
being done. Let them look even at my own
county, and witness the meetings which are
there being held, and the reasonable speeches
and resolutions which are being made and
passed, more reasonable, perhaps, than were
ever made and passed with IMMUNITY in any
county. denOuncing the action of Congress IN
| what they call this - Niger catching law
say nothing about Il right or wrong, but ash
lift Is good policy 10 encourage population
to come into our state which creates such :
state OF feeling, and which divides and unset
ties public sentiment In such a manner! l.
IL good policy. ask. to encourage a population
whose existence amongst us CAUSES such dis
sensiOn | do not know whether IL be in
human or not. but if this state of feeling Is q
| be the result-if We are 10 be divided, onC
against another, and our brightest prospects
of the future blasted by the introduction
amongst us Of these beings, would say-ant
| SAY IL in all sincerity and without any hare
feeling toward them-thaf il would be better
To kill them of ~ once. If there is no Other
way To get rid Of them. We have not come I,
that point vet with the blacks. but we know
how the Puritans did with the Indians, who ar,
INFINITELY more ma.nani.1Ous and less impu
dent than this cOlored rae. Are we, then, I,
! encourage population which has produced
and Will continue 10 produce this state Of feel
Ing amongst us. surprising men 10 be honest
IN their sympathies-silppOsing II 10 be trIi,
that they have cultivated this one idea-thi'
one feeling Of - humanity" until il has be
come, rs il were. disease of the mind. ant
that they can see nothing else and hear nothing
else. and talk ofnothins else, and even dream
OF nothing else, but the oppression and cruelty
perpetrated upon this poor, down-trodden
black race. Surprising all this TO be perfectly
! honest, are we TO give way t. this monomania,
10 our own ruin and degradation 1 hop,
not" see PIP. j12, ga, vol. of Debates.
Mr.. MORRISON, Of ashington, said:
Sympathy Is diverse. There is a sympathy
of the head As well as of the heart. The former
Is the dictate OF reason and Judgment-th,
latter Of feeling and passion In all grave
questions like the present. it bebooves every
man To determine for himself how far his judy
ment and his votes may be- influenced by tn,
one or the other. Formy own part. if could
persuade myself that il was the will of Heaven
that the two races should amalgamate, then
would | be willing 10 hold out oVery induce
ment To the blacks 10 sojourn amongst w..
would advocate their right. not only to polit
zeal, but social equality. But i do not thus
interpret the indications of Providence Eth
opis il stretching out her arms. and Africa,
sable sons are To be regenerated, and civilized
and chrstianiZed, through the instrumentality
of their oppressed and downtrodden brethren
in this boosted land of freedom and independ
encc. And vi surely rs the selling of joseph
!
intended for evil, was oVerruled for good. just
50 surely will the bondage and oppression Of
the African race in this country be oyerruled
for the benefit of the entire race in their natiy,
country. Already voice from Africa come.
10 u>, and calls upon Us for knOWl ledge anC
civilization. The beaeon-lights are now seer
all along the Western coast. and the unutter
able enormites Of the inhuman slave trade
stand unveiled before the whole civilized
world" See p. COS. vol. /, Debates.
Mr.. OWEN. Of Posey, said:
mo man. who knows ANYTHING about pub
lie affairs in Indiana, will maintain for mo
ment. that the proposition to grant TO negroe.
the right OF suffrage, can obtain amongst til,
people more than very small minority. | dc
not pretend To decide how small that IninOrit,
may be; but for one. believe that il would b,
~ incOnsiderahle that when positively ascer
tanned. il would tend 10 make the mnorit,
satisfied and quit. And Yet another effcc
would be produced by such vote. The con
sciOu-neSs that there is not the slightest dispo-
sitiOn IN the state To grant 10 negroes the righ
OF suffrage. that cons, iousness. il seems to me
under the circumstances. should suffice 4
show. that IL l. neither 10 the interest Of III,
state. nor L. the interest Of the negro popula
tion itself, that they should increase amons
Us. This consciousness governed me i'm til,
vote gave in the committee upon the promo
sitiOn reported this morning to exclude al
negroes and mulattoes, hereafter. from coming
into the state. They can never obtain politi
, tal IlAHA- itIt. tan never ObItln sOCla
rights here. And for these reasons. think
we ought not 10 have them amongst u. W,
ought not Ia have i'm our midst race dali,
increasing, who must Of necessity remain dis
franchi>ed; class Of people TO be taxed. with
out being represented: ON whom burdens ar,
imposed. and who have no voice i'm decidins
what these burdens shall be. That i my de
liberate Judgment; but however strongly maj
feel in the matter. and however confident,
assured in the wisdom and good policy of sucf
= measure, vet | am not al all sure that i
would bc either unwi>e or impolitic-eVer
with the certainty OF it, adoption by an over
whelmins majority cparately 20 submit thu
question Of negro exclusion aud negro dis
franch;scment u the decision Of the people
See p 2:ii. vol. !. Debates.
Mr.. HENDRlC H.. # shelby. said
=. shall the state II lndisna suffer the >outl
to thow upon her. T. h. pro,i for. thu old
the diseased and the vicious OF her black pop
ulatiuni shall We bear the burdens whici
the institution Of slavery creates. Every prin
ciple II justice. eVery dictate Of sound polio,
answer. we should not. We have had none o
TIN, adv sntsge Of the Institution If il have any
and W. ought IL bear none OF it. burdens
l. Il. b..