The Placer herald., 1863-01-10
[From the Columbus (Ohio) Crisis.]
Gov. Andrew Opposed to Filling Massa.
chusetts with Free Negroes.

chusetts with Free Negroes.
Every day adds something strange to the
history Of the free negroites Of the North;
but nothing has appeared which surpasses
the following letter from tbs radical, fever
heated abolition Governor of Massachusetts.
The negro elephant becoming both trouble'
some and expensive about Fortress Monroe.
the officer in command wrote to Governor
Andrew for permission to send lot of the
sable brothers" to Massachusetts for winter
quarters, or as the old cearances of vessels
used to read, "for Cowes and market"
Gov Andrew, Who refused to send sol
diers "to fight for the Union" unless it in
cluded freeing the negroes, becomes very
indignant at the idea of making an Africa
Of dear, pious, praying Massachusetts,
The climate is too cold! The negro must
fghH NJ ssachusetts is not a good place
for negroes. They must be made to kill
their masters and mis,rasses, and occupy the
warm, congenial South!
This is truly pretty commentary on al!
the abolition sermons and abolition speeches
which have cursed the land for the last
twenty years. II the negro is only suited
for the South, and the South only suited to
the negro, why then have we been plunged
into this most horrible war about slavery?
If the negro is to be forced upon the South,
and refused home in the North, why then
shall we not let the South take care Of its
own in the way best suited to themselves'
If the negro is not fit to be a free citizen of
Massachusetts, equal with the white man,
why shall we dictate to those who have got
the care Of him the particular status they
shall concede to him?
This whole negro question, from the force
of surrounding circumstances, is narrowing
itself down to very contemplate humbug
by far too great a humhug to be !be cause
of oceans of human blood, and waste of
years of the hard earnings of the people.
A strange intatualon-a monstrous insanity
covers the whole characters of the fanat
ical tribe of these negro incendiarias They
are being reduced rapidly to their original
elements by the chemistry of civil war;
Gov Andrew has been the most rabid of
all the negro Governors. He has prided
himself on his love for the negro, aud his
followers here in Ohio were the first and
oudest in denouncing the democrats for
sending petitions to the Legislature to pre-
vent hordes Of these freed negroes settling
with us. 1t was great crlme-agalnst hu
manity and Christianity against justice aud
freedom. We now ask them what they
think of their leader Andrew? He dared
not, even in cold and hear, less Massachusetts,,
commit foul wrong on The white popu
la,ion of his state AS to a-mlt these blacks
into it, though the appeal was made on the
very same grounds of humanity aud charity
towards a suffering race. We hope to hear
no more of this mock humanity in Ohio. Ii
we are not in quite as cold climate as
Massachusetts, we have weather cold enough
to freeze a lazy negro who has been fed on
army ra,ons for season! We turn over
the deertabe Governor Andrew to his white
sisters at Hilton Head, If any of them are
left there, to be dealt with as the abolition law
directs:
Executive DEPARTMENT.,
BosroN, October l6, 1865
Major John H. Bolles, Il. D. C. Major Gen.
Dn:
MAJoR:-I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of September 80,
accompanied by letter from Major Gen
Dix, together with letter addressed to the
General from the War Department at Wash.
ington. In these communications it is pro
posed 10 me to take some active measures
for the reception in Massachusetts Of por
ton of the escaped slaves at or about Fort
ress Monroe, according to a plan proposed
by Major Gen. Dix. and in which the Gener'
al has obtained the acquiesence of the War
Department. The plan is represented as
"very desirable for reasons both military and
humane" 1t is said that the fortress is
threatened and probably may be attacked; ;
that if so; these people may be "swept back
into slavery" or that a hasty retreat and
transportation of them will be attended in
evtable with severe suffering to the help
less.
1t is imperative upon me to say that,
though sympathise deeply with the hui
name motives upon which Gen. Dix is seek
ing to act | did not concur in any way to
any degree in the plan proposed. These
same motives of humanity lead me in
different direction, and to point where in
general as sound reasoning teaches, and even
in particular cases, as the case in question
makes manifest, find that the true interest
of the African and Saxon are interviewer
and their right correative as they are iden
teal so that the assertion and maintenance
of the one becomes the salvation of the
other, If, indeed, it is true that rebel hordes
are coiling their traitorous length for
deadly spring upon Fortress Monroe, and
that iron.clads are coming down the river,
and if it be true that the Union forces to
oppose the threatened assault are inferior to
the forces that menace them then by listening
to your proposals should deprive the band
Of heroes now under command of Gen. DIX,
and steadily awaiting the storm, of the
strength Of hundreds of stout arms which
would be nerved with the desperation of
men fighting for liberty, and | should de-
prive this sandered race Of the praise of the
education of their manhood to be acquired
in bold struggle for their dearest rights.