Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-12-02
The PurItan and the Nero.

The New York Evening Post. one Of the most irtsli-
gent a ID Ia alentiAl Of the New England school OF poll
ics, says IN a late issue:
"As III, Indians we're crowded Westward, and out Of
our bouads by the rrssis:lOle adVatcs Of the white nan
20 will tha blIcks be whenever that powerful protective
s,stem Wit, ~hich the Shareholders have guarded themis
! moved. |. is he q s.iny Of The Tree Shi;e Woi king men
# this ecuntry TO pos css l. the Efforts OF the slave
holders have hitherto robbed them # on6-hsl' Of it
he ricirst fairest bAf-snd devoiel IL 10 the 6'a,ks.-
Is IS the shareholders Who have prsserVed the negro
race from decline among Us; 1t ia the s'Gveholisrs Sho
azye increased the blacks from 100000 IN 1890 70 iear
millions in 1861
Upon this the New York World, q Democratic organ,
remarks:
So. then, It is admitted that those terrible fellows, the
/ slAV.holders, whose chains, Whips. and baoo3hounts Us
have hoard 90 mush about 10 A1t-5aVery novels aud po.
ems, are afer al The real cJnserVItors OF the negro
nce. While the Abolitouists, With all thCis professions
/ O; Philanthropy, c~ln'emplA.e their destruction. The
Posi- is right TIE freeing Of the negroes means their
eKtir c,ion IS 4 Iape in North America; the history Of
| he PRESENT var proves that beyond all pe:sisentaes.-
| Peom Arkansas around to Port Royal the cane com
| paiat reaches rs, tia; the negroes within cur army lines
arc il rags aGd starving. and tia. thu soldiers abuse
and haze tlsu. 4 eri 10 yeStsriayiS Tribune from
the agents OF soGe negro missionary Nclsty, begging
for money and clo.hes, says:
"Ta 70 are Abeu: . thousand 10 HSrp,on, qlsrtsrsd
in tents. AID = sul. lager number Of Noriolk-7S $50 o:
Norto k. and $50 quIrtered 10 . large storshouse and in
barracks. Could the benevolent lock upon these pltis.
Bile OF cts Of charity, Altsre4 and sSode1, destitute
OF deem; ~c'o.hing, And corp0lsd 70 sleep on hSsd
boards, bIck4, or ground, uithouta pallS, or suoelJ
q rag uader them, thsir hearts V1uld blssd, and eyes
unused 10 Wsep o'ern)U 9Th teArS.
l. Ia nat improbable tha: there are 60 coo freed negro
families within our lnes il this condition, aud, under the
operation Of the EnInc patton Piosama ion, al our
army Id a &c 5 the number sll double and treble. rhsss
poor people are detained for misery and ultimate de.
srue,iOu. Tue Norih-eVen hassA9hu.et1-sh ret
Nlls thsu q resdJnoe. and for thu p oser:, perl a )sfJr
years, there GO BE- 40 6Ked system OF labor where they
Ars l0c4Gd.
VIVA, a srangs verdict vnl history pIl upon the
Aboli ion parry. Il vas originally organ I'D 70 cham
pila tie wees Of the back race; |. made the sorid rim
sifh the alrgrd ciuetes Of the s'ayebo!jers YET this
SAM party, IN les than iUo years after 1t 1ssumss
poser, i'd et0i moro real distress upon tle BLACK rtcs
Than have ssversl gere a'ions Of slsvsholdss. hors
than that, oGe Of lie principal Organs noe sdNits that
tho negroes thrive undS tbs sway OF slaVshOlders, out
are destined 10 perish from gu: the lsnd at the hands Of
their q~londsm lyerd, the Aboltionists.
Toe verde. Of his.or, spon The Abolition party uNl b
strange" no doabs, buS uGl harnoniSi With tbs juis'
ment shici enlightened postcri;y mus: form OF that 70.
uarkabls nse BY whom EeS ESlInd vas pecplrd aud
among whom this V~sstieni dos rims Of Gbol'donism
found is pa.u-L dVo;ss. Tlo Fu'rGlI have alsayS
been Q msdIlsS)ms and mEciisf making racs-bigoted,
cruel, ignorant, sup,rs,ilious, self seeking and n.ol,rAnt
fh.y qaarrsllsI eth she religious . and the au h0fi'
Is O. Europ,, sni when they cosli not ruls aad dared
not psIs,eutp, they cot gu. IN guest Of freedom" shch
sn 500 aserAiaed 10 be freedom 10 d. as they pleased
themselves and 70 rquirs everybody ess to conform the .
eoudrc. AID cluBc,enee 10 he Pdrinnc code. ThCy
tI.pl minated the Indians and took Ihsir lAnd.-6Is'
resolving in coGr ell thA. God. s.ints vers TO iuhsr'
the sarh, aud that they ssrs Gods aiuu; il SGP,
therefore, their rgh: ard du:y - Ah' the lands o.
Gods enenies-,hs uoPegsntIsted Indians. Claiming
religious liberty for them elves, they perE cl.sd and
murdered the lax rs and Lhoss ~ oil SOS but heiI
ouu. raey hung aud dcosnel uiclss. and pss~a tie
"B'ue LIus" VI C3nlec.ica., the mes: hnaiicL and
~Tidieol1as Gods that ever smInstsd irm The brains d
G5y &c, Of msn claiming to b eiVLESj. Since they
have become more numerous sd powerful, they have
hep: up = constant political and religion, disturbance
With Iaslr n~sIEhbOsL They engaged lTE. ly in the AID
on slave trade-kiinlpDsd che native Africans, SSsd
then Tor generations ~ slaves, then cold them to The
southern people, and, after they had pOckstsd tb'
~tFcessds, discovered that slavery uSs en- SvtS
crime, aud the Oonsstuion hat sanctioned 10 "a
cove ant With he'll" Ravitg Destroyed THAR 0OV
eminent, which, being the sOk Of Sou,hsrn ninds, Vat
% long as il VI administered By Southern hands, The
6sa the world had ssss, Il . natural new that they
Ghoald sesk - sanina q race for whom Ihsy Rave
GssSsd . ninuy regard L: sssns I, Be he fate d t'
Puritan 10 kdrg dsAA Aad rain 90 everything 10 Gomez
Ia ooutas. 9Th. He breath 10 pesn, and his tsuth
soatsEio0. HE saSeAss Of The negro b lie sntrAcs o.
Ne shiri Il y nA Humanity rQuirss that tie help
ha hhskI dali 10 AsSsaAsd isA As fatal aepsasA.