Year: 1864

that we should teach people 70 foean intoros. IN


that we should protectl and defend them, than II tnA


they should be considered they will be- as tho meroe


naries of any State that sees Dit to hire them


Mr. SHERMAN. The Senator from Iowa, IN discuss
between the negro troops that be enlisted BY the
agents of the other States and the white troops


troops enlisted BY the agents OF the Norhern States
they enter into the regiments Of United States coored
troops They are credited to the State holding out the
ducement to them to enlist but they enter reg
of United States cOorod troops But wnte mon
enlisted in the Southern States by the operation Oh
Northern bounties they enter into Northern regiments
Take the State which the Senator has already
take my State for instance; II Ohio sends agens
into the Southern States under this BILL and enlists whe
mem they will form part of our white regiments 10 %
OHicered by the Governor of the State OF Ohio but
Ohio bountes induce black to euis they enter nto
the United States colored regiments ara arc ohcered w


There il some justice in this bill when applied to white
men There serious objection to allowing the
of the Northern States to go into the Southern states
where we have no Governors officials to enlist Tor u.s.
and recruit white to enter the service OF the oh
States Northern regiments There no great harm 40
that If there are loyal in those States who are will


ing to serve the army there 10 organization in when
they enter unless they enter into Northern e
ments because there State organizations oil whee
men in the Southern States believe according 10 law
If am mistaken in this shall be glad to be corrected
but understand there white Louisiana regiments
white South Carolina regments, no white NCrth caro-
lima regiments and nsequenty the only way In Wnch


oya man the Southern States who chooses to DO So
can enter the military service Of the United Stas Is TO
enlist in of the Northern regiments
II MIR. TRUMBULL. If the Senator will allow me,
should like to inquire if there not in Tennessee ana
Arkansas regiments OF white men -
Mr.. SHERMAN Tennessee is not embraced in this
bl Arkansas is do not know that there are any whte
Arkansas regiments.


Mr. TRUMBULL. L understood that there we're some
regiments raised 10 Arkansas.


Mr.. WILSON. Some regiments have been raised IN
Arkansas by General Steele commander of the depart
men but the officers suppose have been appointed Dy
the Government.


white regiments in Alabama, of which was raised
nearly year ago, and is commanded by man from my
State.


| Mr. SHERMAN As soon as these States are received
back into the Union aud represented on the oor Of
Congress, they to be embraced in this bill, as un
derstand the terms of It. The objection have to the bill
lie, that it will allow agents from the Northern States to
20 down the Southern States and enlist black men
United States regiments and yet the credit oil those Dack
s to be given to the State that eniss them 1t will
create competition that will be discredtabe, and think
injurious to the public service. The State OF Ohio for
instance is said to be deficient certain number OF men,
and she may have to enforce draft in order to raise thai
number. We send agents into Louisiana and INTO
those other Southern States for the purpose OF recruiting
black We meet there the agents from all ihe diner
ent States 1t will create competition which, in my
judgment will be injurious to the public service be


eve that all The black who enlisted in these 80
ceded States ought to be entered by 10 Un ted
States regiments separate and apart from the State oga
nzaons There reason 10 the world why the North
State that sends money these Southern States o
recruit black should be credited for the men recruit
ed there The bounties and inducements now held out
by the Government to black sufficient to get them
into the service of the United States without inviting this
co operation from State agents


In my judgment every State ought to fill up its quota
II It cannot do it in any other way let it be done BY
draft and not send competing agents to the Southern
States for the purpose OF inducing black to enter our
service aud having them credited to their quota think
every State ought be compelled to fill its quota shall
therefore, vote against this bill unless it confined to white
men aoue. have no objection whatever to the bill 1t
is confined to the enlistment of white Where white
men in the Southern States choose to enlist in any OF the
Northern regiments think the State to which the regi-
ment belongs should be credited with those ensments
but extend that principle to black when there are
United States regiments in which they enter think
would be unjust shall vote against the bill unless that
change 10 made.


Mr. TRUMBULL do not know that understand
one portvn Of this bill should like to inquire of the
chairman of the Committee Military Affairs what is
meant by the provision the tenth and eleventh lines that
these coored troops shall be assigned as now provided
by lawf"


Mr.. WILSON 1t means that they shall be assigned to
the United States coored regiments ofhcered BY the
Federal Government BY the existing law the Govern
ment of the United States enlsts colored and the
President appoints the ocsrs and this bill provides that
if the Stateha enlist colored men they shall into such
colored regiments may be designated and be ofcered
by the Federal Government That's the intention of that
clause.


Mr.. TRUMBULL Mr. President, it seems to me that
the passage Of this bill will have very bad effect upon
the public service of the country As the Senator from
Ohio has very Justly remarked il 10 introducing compe
htion between different States the enlistments of
these colored troops in the South and it is also naugu
rating competition between the Government of the
United States. aud the various States.


have thought from the early stages OF this war; that
very great mistake had been made giving the large boun


ties that had been offered by towns counties and States
and the General Government for procuring soldiers.
think it would have been much better it, when this rebel
lion commenced had passed law forbiddng the giving
Of these bounes to any OF the States In
my Judgment it would have been much better If the people
of the States had expended the they devoted to bouu
ties n providing for the families Of the soldiers, IN taking
OF those who dependent the soldiers that
volunteered or who drafted into the public service
Of the country. But ar that policy has been adopted
and have created debt by giving these very large
bountesnot only national debt which is now pressing
severely upon and eectng the credit of the Govern
men leading to expansion in all directions, initiating the
currency, and besetng with many dangers but the
States, aud countess and towns have also Incurred vast
debts.


1t is now proposed to authorize the States which have
not filled up their quotas to 90 down into the Southern
other and with the Federal Government in filing up the
ranks of armies by offering bountes. This will have
no application to my State We have furnished all the
troops required by all the calls and that without any draft
in the State Of Illinois and almost every man who has
gone to the from that State is white man. There
has been attempt to raise colored regiment and
believe part OF coored regiment has been raised IN
Illinois, but have than furnished all the troops
called for from that State from white persons.
This will produce confusion. OF course it will
be the end Of epng troops into the service OF the
try by the Federal Government this bill passes so far


the enlistment Of the coored population of the South
States concerned. Men enlisting and be-


brought into the service of the country there through


the agency Of the Federal Government. Pass this bill,