The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-01-18
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TIVE greatest cause Of tho trouble which hiss
grown out Of the Negro question in past years,
and tho greatest obstacle TO an immediate and
Goal settlement Of II, IL the Md glove way in
which II is and has been treated. Instead Of
holding our heads up and discussing Il openly
and like mon, We have shut the subject up in
all sorts Of dust holes and corners. Had We
treated other great or little questions q tho day
in the tsme way, they would have served us
Just such scurvy tricks as has this ono about
the Nego-pushod their wa, out Of the holes
and corners and grinncd at US ongo in awhile
their troublesome visagcs soilsd by tho dirt
with which We sought to hide thom.
Alb il hurt our sensiDilitios--it fo,terod H..
feeling with our Southern brothron--it would
touch our pockets-it i0ds not ,cpecidJie.
Well does not q cancer or common boil hurt
the ssrsibiltios of tho body i--is II no, every
way an unpleasant thing 10 doAl sith2 But
what physician would dare drire IL m2 We
know well enough tat We must got such
things out Of and not into the system, If We
would preserve life and health, and may wo not
even at this late day learn useful lesson from
this naturo-taught example
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What does the Negro want We do not ak
what are the clamors Of fan lilionists
II ono chooses to cill them so--ior tho Nero
If wo open the door and say chooifully to tho
lavo what do you want DO you Geek cqutl.
ity with the whites DO yoa require all tho
rights and privileges which they onioy2 Do
you claim amaleamation with tho'n you may
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The reply would bo simrIc ono--in humble
one "Givo us the rip Int TO tho air no breathe
tho right 10 tGho care oloarsclvc, ia such WAv as
We arc sblo-givo us simply space and room On
the earth. We do not ask the right to vote nor
tho right TO govern or hold o0ice, but only e.
uso for ourselves TO the annoyance Of no ong
such little thinking and oasoning power ~ We
have"
How is such an appeal to be answcrcd2 Not
by declaring all slaves froo, and dovo'ing 20
that end our armies and our locts nor 10y rash
ing hcodlossly in any her way TO an oxtromo
the very opposite Of our former ways and habits.
Lot us make answer first each 20 himself. II
We find The request reasonable ard declare IL
ought to DO granted, then let u 10 X calmly and
carefully over the means for granting il. I9l
us remember that, whether evil or good, slavery
is tho growth o! ages ard cannot be rooted Up in
a day. Lot US remember that, rotllous a,
perhaps the majority Of our mis,l br, thr,n of
tho South are, very largc numbers OF thom are
~ loyal to the Union as tho best among U.s.
Thoy have rights which We arc bound to re.
spect, whether or no ii be part Of their crcoi,
that tho negro is devoid Of rights. We have
pledged ourselves in the past to such men, aud
We must fulfil our pledges. We cinnot DO evil
that good may come.
This may be a time whom, as a means Ct sun.
pressing rebellion, tho Executive OF the Nation
either Ivy or without the direction Of Congress,
will be conI ellod fer The pubH' sqEty 10 de-
clare free all slaves in tho SOuthern states.
That is one Of the weapons in the hands of the
Executive 70 De welded As DO thinks wise AMI
just. We may neither compel nor restrain it,
use. We hold him responsible to u, no, for
avery, but for the rebellion. As good and
true ana law-abiding citizens Of the best AID
troest government in tn, world, we must not
make the rebellion an excuse for ourselves
committing wrong, and II the freedom OF tho
slaves we're rtsortea TO rs military necessity,
tho loyal owners shoald he afterwards compon-
sated.
II we wish an end put to tho systom OF
slavery, We have open The same i'oaHs which
was open TO the Southern states for a / dtess OF
their grievances, whatever they were, aud We
must copfino ourselves to those means, and no
other. We must seek a revision of the Consti-
tution Of the United States by convention Of
all tho states in the manner provided by tho
Constitution itself To attempt 1t by any other
means is to put ourselves in the wrong before
the world, and to debase our country. and our.
selves in our own eyes.