The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-13
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY Is, Is6s.
letter from Washington.
WAsHsGT0S, Jan. 81
70 The EdIior Of The Huatsvale Advocate:

To the Editor Of the Huntsville AdVocate;
There is no more probability of the
members from Alabama, of either
House or Senate, getting a seat either
now OF ever, than there is OF their
1 getting into the British Parliament
And tell you that the feeling is grow
ing stronger every day against the re
peal Of the Act prescribing the Gath.
And as to the Alabama militia being
armed, you may tell the truth, whether
they fall out with me or not, that there
is no such thing going to be done, un-
less the negro is counted in and taken
as a part of the militia There is no
use to miuce this thing. The whole,
entire legislation Of the Alabama body
now assembled at Montgomery, every
word, every sentence, every paragraph,
every syllable, every idea, embodied,
contained or incorporated in any of
their foolish compilations-they are not
10 be dignifed by the appellation of
laws-making discrimination against
the negro, as to civil rights,
in,mamities, and privileges, are de-
clared to be imperative null and
void - are declared to be dead,
the putrid remains of the corpse of
slavery, and to be buried out of sight
by the agents and officers of the FEEDER
al United States Government And tell
our people also that if they are living
in expectation, or wish, or desire, or
hope of ever getting rid-as they would
express it-of Yankee or Federal infu-
ence, or of ever again having il in their
power, physically or politically, to dis
eriminate by State or county or corpo-
ration rules against the negro, they are
expecting what they will never realize.
And as to any war of races that might
be feared 70 take place in the Cotton
States, there are not white people
enough to make any war. And the re-
spect which the negro has always shown
TO submit to law, will be q sure guaran-
tee against any war on his part against
acts of Congress.
Not only are the views of the free
soil, anti-slayery, constitutional amend
ment friends to be sustained by the
great body of the people North, but
when that anti-sristocratic feeling and
which has always existed in
the South, save on the negro question,
shall exhibit itself, and in its hberality
shall embrace all races, then, right in
the cotton States, will these views be
sustained too. And clustering against
it won't win. Why, what has been ac-
towards this end in the |
brief space of eight months There is |
another thing about this matter-the |
Il,
Of the effort to uphold and establish the |
are being made the instru-
ments of accomplishing the behests of |
the Government at Washington. See |
how gracefully they yielded TO the or
der To adopt the Constitutional Amend
ment abolishing slavery. Ii was al
ways foolish TO have opposed it. And
you will see how gracefully the State |
officers will yield to the acts of
Congress, throwing the protection
Of the power of the General Govern
ment around and about the freed |
men. 1t is no idle speculation as to |
these bills, now before the
congress, will pass or not, for so sure as
here is a test oath-or that the Con-
jtiiutiOnal Amendment was proposed
1y Congress. so sure viii these bills
PASS. In fact, they are more certain TO
pass than was the Amendment sure of
For Congress Is constitu-
.ionally bound TO pass laws securing
he freedom of every body. And in
he lagal sense, as they judiclally know
hat there is race IN the cotton or
nsurgent States from which the Legis-
a. lrl1 |
proper protection, and have already
TO pass laws-pretendlng to
'ollow out the policy of the Admins
ration, when the Administration itself
vas and is in favor of freedom and
equality of rights before the law-dis-
most odiously against that
ace. Congress is bound 10 take charge
IF the question and see to it that all peo-
,le ofalI races and color have 3 fair start
u the journey Of life.
The practical operation Of the acts Of
congress will be 10 establish tribunals
md forums, under Federal officers, TO
near and determine every matter in
which freeman, free negro or mulatto
)r person ever held in slavery, and re
ugees, shall or msy be concerned. And
my person who undertakes to execute
/ State law, making any discrimination
between a white man and negroes,
hall be fined in q thousand dollars and
Imprisoned twelve months, one or both
And the Legislature may sit there
or six months, and tax the people, and
,at out their substance, in endeavoring
% evade or to avoid the force and ope-
alton of these laws, and all that they
10 in that direction will be as a dead
etter, and only giving fresh evidence
If a rebellious spirit
Yours, D. c. HUMFHRETS