The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-11-05
Separation OF the Races.
At home near Croton, Iowa,
Nov. Sd, 1869.


Separation OF the Races.
At home near Croton, Iowa, !
Nov. Sd, 1869.
Mr.. Editor Of Gate City:
It's several months since | have writ.
ten to you. and ! am now here where it
would seem that writing would be unnec-
essary.
Bat must remind you that several
letters that | wrote Immediately after the
battle of Shiloh, in April last, were never
published, though perhaps it was all for
the best, as some Of tho information and
suggestions were in advance ofthe times
Now, however, can assure you that the
mass Of the army have already passed the
point at which General Fremont stood
when he issued his famous proclamation
in 1861, for which he was so roughly
handled.
1t is not worth while for me to refer to
the thousand-and-one incidents in both
war and politics that have become mat
tiers of history, but let me at once.
without any circumlocution look to the
future, and lead off in The right direction.
In the first place i, seems impossible to
get an editor TO write or composition TO
set the type to print the magic words
A SEPARATION OF THE RACES.
1t is well known that Slavery, mixed
with the hope Of gain, has fostered and
sustained this formidable rebellion SO far.
We are now in u fair way to annlhilate
the Institution, SO let us look ahead ard
make preparations for the changes that
must follow in the relative condition Of
both black and white people.
There is no use, neither is there tim,
to talk of vested rights, or the constitu
tional rights of rebels with arms in thei
. hands.
Let us at once provide place OF refug
: for the contrabands at ST. Louis. Let
/ be understood fairly, that it is only tenn
r porary home for them, and let them hav'
competent guardians placed over them
for the time being, and then let the mill
tary authorities seize all the slaves of al
the known rebels in Missouri, and con
) vey them to the contraband camp at st
Louis as fast as possible, where they cal
: be instructed in their duties as free PEG
pie and prepared for future usefulness.
e Now, Mr.. Editor, while am writing
0 am aware of the Presidents Proclamation
and also aware of many schemes of col
on,zation, all of which heartily approve
but put them all together and still it j
+ not enough to meet effectually the might
n crisis that is approaching, and you viii
y please remember that we are now in mill
. tary possession of a considerable porto
: of the rebel States, where Cotton, Suga
e and Rice are cultivated. Now the slay
I population of Missouri do not understan
: the cultivation Of these articles, and
! therefore suggest that Is fast IS they ca
# be partly prepared for the change thu
6 they be taken on to rebel farms in tn
: States Of South Carolina, Texas, Missi
saPpi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida
B You will readily perceive that in TIL
' way they will be placed amongst their fs
g lows that already understand the cultiv,
g ton of these Southern staples.
: Then let all Of them be paid MONTH
: wages for their labor, either by an ager
:. or by private enterprise.
l The African Is much better adapte
= by natural disposition and from trainin,
a Tor such system Of farming, than an
Is other people.
70 The first thing is to decide and Or,
y claim to the world, that we are again
the institution % slavery. aud IL favor
4 q separation II the races.
vi Let us COLOMBO all we can.
g Let us concentrate the black populali,
= all we can.
Let us do each of those things as ia
= as we can
G And by so doing, convince the wor
and our mel ghbors in particular, that ,
7 are IN earn, ,st. We can thus make Uni,
Q iriands of ,ur Secesh enemies and neig