The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-01-20


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Let our laws be Just and uniform in their
operation. This is the smooth sea upon which
ksh;p OF state may sail oil others IRE tenn
~ ~ and uncertain.
l "A nd, Mr.. Speaker, who ar4Rhe per
Jionf ApoS whom this h,lIxill O. -
HIS niaSkit upon the bog, = tho A-
koM 1l1ey are citizens 0GAe w ID Seeoee
md Il 1nts of the Distxie>Hf C0X nbia, sAt]
I Hat many Of thenk - NDes,1
6ut{hat Is Gods work, and He il wiser than
we. Some of them have faces marked by
colors uncertain-ihat Is not Gods fanit.
--2Ghese
can tell more than al others aDopt 9R HiA1I
ture OF colQRs - Nmi3 ~ blayk 1eef efe'
citizens OF this hepu0llc, ana they nave Deens
ana are To-Day, tfae INA I0yat 70 thesr Uovefn,
-snent; and this IS vastly more than many OF
thelr cDntemners can cle,m nor tnemse lvss.
In this District white skin was not me mage
OF loyaity, while . black skih ms "
traitor ,Oreaane0 NE aar On TINS csPAs -
inga bieck SKIN. nroagh 81 tae 9!sda':Ons
OF tra'ters, ron Mirs 20 Sens DsUs1 cf'mi
nal eyes Deamed from wnNe faces, inrVugn
all phases OF ',on TUG poio s'loac =,
Lee upon tne oaH'e.hs'u " .ne un NJ. m.A
sympathy oil tnose VINO nyec nitnin TINS LIS.
tfict, put halea the sien' VI 'hei 1ou"a'}
nag, runs tne eioou Tnich courses ohlJ uisuef
Wnite surface. nne ~n''e ueen were ne e.
ing rom 'his Guy 20 loih tnsi' fortunes ~.
tne ,epei cause, 'ne ie.u1uns w. ne p.ousas
oiack Iaees 20 men s.eau "n'e en1an ss
eens ou', o'oeN i. .I"lu s-.s -. - $50.
ruin ilseii, were Hie.e ISVr "1a ~ "Ae 49, ~
OF ms =" per''eo un ...i1 10y. ~ Suu
~orn knows, nov nn'e o'ase nIu tnca
ior 'ais ih'ense uo,oAoa. o -. ~
that o. the opPressof upon 'ue hecks ~ thls
people 'ot : csA'u1s W. A'1sAss. 4s.,.s's
our oonsu.u'o'l, naa n'aue nouhunis Mass 10"
o. our wui's Popu'a n " nu"' 49, ~, VIZ
sneelhg pouu"en. ou, nag was NJ eA' IN
OF freedom 10 men. No nome nor VIZ,
NOT cnhu, hor houi vi ies'> n ar 'hoeh' y,
>de'ot'oh oe,ongeu 10 .nem. ihes .oieu ai'u
groaneo ana wore gu, .neir hves' no. knowing
that me stern lace sol 'ne Vp's,hHen- ~
WAYS tufned upon 'nen' uis ~ W 'tcv"'
eouia ever wear s'nie. InelI pas. was
pisns-sheaf present osi ue. h"es a. tee
grim promise OF increased oppression. ineit
dark, patient faces were put emoiema,c OF
the black blank ~hich IRE iouery hsh tof
devotion; ana they had no cause Tor onering
1t 10 u.s. but AoS greatly to-day asesS efhen
DEBTOR! "N
q The hour OF trial came. The pampered
sons OF the nation sounded the notes OF war.
Armies OF white-faced traitors pressed us
sorely on every hand; not because they bad
been oppressed FOR 'they had controller The
Government We tried to preserve peace
with them, and as 8 part OF the price We OF
Tered TO make our oppression Of the ceiored
! race perpetual Our terms were spurned,
our faces were slapped. war was pressed upon
us defmntly,s lnsolentls, and We ware forFd
to draw the sword to save ourselves. The
hosts poured IN on either side Tor hattie. The
men i'enesth our heel cried out to us, 'i'e.
US help you. We answered, mo; picked
them up aud threw them, all dangling with
chains. into the hines OF our foes. But they
would not stay. They would be faithful.
would be true. 10 spite of us. We ordered
our forces TO turn them back, and told them
our soldiers were their enemies. They heed
ed not this madness, bat whenever they ioAnd
"a suffering soldier OF the Republic they MN
istered to his every need to the fullest extent
OF Their humble ability. Did he need food,
they divided their scanty store with him did
he need shelter, they found for him that which
Was sale did he need guide, they gave up
their hours OF rest and led him through the
forest and swamp 10 the lines OF the Union,
through experience we gained wisdom.
The time came when we lifted our head md
called on the oppressed to help Us save the ma
ton which had been 50 cruel to them. They
needed not seconc cali, nut responded to The
hrst TWO hundred thousand strong. From thus
! District, more than inir proportion OF black
men went INTO the army. Three thousand
hive hundred and forty nine marched out from
this District TO defend the nation They took
the risks winch justly belonged TO the white
residents who now offer to give up their own
right 10 vote rather than have the same night
conferred on the colored men of the District.
As well as they could, perhaps not as eff
cientIy as the white troops. but al least as well
4 as they could, aud IN many cases "a we'll as
any conld. these colored troops discharged
their duties as soldiers OF the Government
whieh had oppressed them so soreiy. 50 wan
tony. Mani, OF them are buried with their
white comrades on scores OF battle helds.--
wherever we nave trusted them, they have
ueen aru1i WY WIN we nor deai Justly ny
- Ia "o'' ~ 'his D's'fie, :,
~. H.' en1..'I .esaNe o.o" zen
apo' ueeiais '"as these sunerahs' pa,
IN In ~, Le' o.eu .,eaus =. .he fepuoic shaii
nav .ae poTer 70 P'o.ec. .heif own rights oy
.n o" 81; o".o' 40 :. pecadse 'ne. are igho'
i.'' o.' e sssoppsu ITO" .hai piea'
eones 'oo ,a.e VIC u,u no. MAKE this IN
quify III resa'o W 'ne ~hte soier. IL Is only
,h;sh ae see u'a,' VIA uArk skih that we
hihn VI tsuorahee, Lei US not stahd on inns
ne - .easi'ln ~ :nis pisues. Inc iact II,
sen Is rapiu.y passing away LOT there Is no
9nel par "a 'he pcpuia'ion OF tne District so
oi,geh, IN tne acquisition OF knowiedge as The