Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-22

But why, Mr.. Phillips, why shall
the response to the Gulf States be ten
Told Because it would not and
could not be attended with pruiiers OF
compensation as is that of the Border
states" And this proceeds upon tho
| presumption that all that were hereto-
fore legal slaves throughout Secessia.
are now free; and hence there is no
cause for proilercd compensation for
property which the claimants do no.
own. but LIBERTY without it.
dlattam an parro, truly. What does
Wendell mean? What else is it but
saying that the millions of the hither-
to slaves of the Gulf States are vir-
tuall y free men, 0lready, and that %
proclamation or message endorsing
that fact will be tcnfold greater cause
OF JOY to the anxiously looking mil
lions of the Free. 1t is an Indirect
assumption Of the fact that has been
so Enthusiastically demonstrated by the
Investigations Of your present CORES
pondent
Ii this view Of the States of tho
freed population is universally endors-
Ell, as it seems to he now by the Pres
ident, and some of the leading spirits
OF the day, which the fatcs will final.
~ lmpel, we can get q glimpse of
what kind of work, and the amount
OF work, the Government will have on
hand to perform. See We have at
least six million of African descent.
now, within the pale of our Govern.
ment! These arc denied citizenship
6by Dred Scott, which is the ruling
force OF law at this time, and must be
tlil repealed by counter decision Of
the same tribunal. As such, they be-
come burden on society, of foreign
social element, and which burden will
demand of Government q removal.
Although it may be held that Gov
ernment possesses no power to cxpa-
triate citizens, yet as this African eIe-
ment is denied citizenship altogether,
no valid objection can be urged
against the expectation of that class
OF society, as the interests of the citi-
zcnship may demand
These six million blacks are here
to remain consolidated in some part
Oh the country, to scatter among the
White population South and North.
East and West, or to be exported from
the country into some other and for
eISn cline. And the great overwhelm-
ing question soon To be decided will be
which of these measures shall we
take but as soon as we reach this
point we approach vale of impenc-
trahle darkness. In taking all tho
preludices, views, tastes and positions
INTO account, none can sec his wav
clear to decide upon either course. i
large and formidable class say "we
VIII not consent to have the" niggers"
all let loose among us" Another
class contends that "as they were
BORN on American soil they have as
great moral right to remain in the
land as we have, and it would be
therefore morally oppressive to expa-
trlate them" \ third class. still takes
the ground that, if they have a terri
tory assigned them by themselves,
they must have a government and in
that case they will become citizens
ana the ultimate consequence will be
that they must be officc-holders, Sena-
tors and Congressman on an equal
footing with the rest of mankind.
That we shall be compelled to admit
"niggers " as equals. This is po-
ser. ., it is awful, awful ! Well SO
it is and can't he helped, and the cues
ton revolves upon us, what shall be
done with the "niggcrs ?' We have
got this question on our hands and it
must and will be decided one of these
three ways; but the difficulty is,
which of these shall we elect? Only
think, six millions Of human beings
to be provided for and disposed of |!
The subject is too momentous to grasp.
1t requires the most matured thought
and tie calmest deliberation to ap-
proach it. | must therefore defer fur
ther remark till another number.
AS ever, yours,
PETER PERDy.