New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-02-17

Tomorrow is. the special order IN the
House fer considering the following
resolution offered by the Hon. Fernan-
90 Wood: the Introduction Of which
was objected by Mr. Farnsworsh elect
ed apon the So called union ticket from
Illinois; + 4 s
That it is the duty Of the President
to maintain in every constitutional and
legal manner the integrity Of The
American Union IS formed by the
fathers Of the Republic. and in no
event and under- no circumstances to
| protfer or accept negotiations which
shall odmit by the remotest i'm plieasion
, he existence Of any other Federal OF
! Confederate government. within the
territory of the United States"
The "Lnion mem vii, be compelled
to face the music and vote for o. sgains
the resolution.
The Washington Chronicle of this
morning the especial organ and court
journal of the government, is out in an
article favorin: the extension Of the
right of suffrage equally to negroes and
whites; or if Determinations are made,
that they exclude foreigners and natur-
al born citizens Incompetent from edu-
cation, with negroes laboring under
similar disabilities. 1t is easy to i'm
agine that this ignorance would in
great measure consist in a want Of APP
probation Of all the claims Ct the e
publican party to patriotism and
craftsmanship.
The report Of the freedman's relief
assosiation which has just made its ap-
pearance is repIete with grave absurd
tiles After giving the rnblic faith
fu! picture of the destitution Of The
freed ncgrocsos the District Of Colum-
t;a, and Mary land it assigns the causes,
which viii bear q moments inyessiga-
ton. The principal, in fact the only
cause assigned, is, the great
number OF l.Yorsr5 srus suddenly
thrown upon the field of labor. People
who read and reflect are we'll aware
that tbs number Of laborers are not
thereby Increased, nor the aggregate
amount of labor to be performed in the
least diminished. On the contrary,
the large number Of our male popula.
ton of all ages and conditions entering
the military and naval service Of the
country, has largely diminished the
number Of laberess, while tie labor in
no branch of industry has in the leas.
diminished. Flom these facts, in
themselves rnlen;aJ!e, conclusions
different from those of the report mus.
be drs sn. And among them the mostir-
reyocable conclusion is that whilo tho
negro is valuable as servant with
the superior intellect Of the robler
! Caucasian to direct and control his
energies, that as freedman he will not
be profitable laborer for his employ
&c, or safe guardian -nd provider Of
himself and his offspring. Never IN
the history Of the country has there
been wider field fur the profitable
investment Of all kinds of labor, and
no people on the American Continent
were ever moro ambitious to profit W
its employment than tie very people
among whom this robust and hardy
class Of negro paupccs abound IA nun
bers sufficient to throng every street
and avenue in the cities, towns and
Villages. The very height Of their
ambition, even among the most intelli-
gent Of them, is, in some capacity to
become the seryan! ofthc white race,
but not day laborer, AZ avery turn
of the street they hail the passer By
With the inquiry "black your boota,"
"dus. your coat" whi'e.nos one Of them
seems to aspire 10 q more independent
position,
/ Charles Sumner has introduced a
bill into the Senate to admit celored
persons into all the s!reet cars Of the
D:s.,;at Tho hill would seern prema-
ture inasmueh as he, Notwithstanding
his svarthy complexion, has never been
compelled, and has never voluntarily
hnnn knnwn 70 take q seat in cars Ia