The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-07

sable sons Of Africa. It is useless to ask such
men, What if Gods economy provides for and
recognises the humanity Of the black man p
God has no place in their politics. Justice and
Liberty are myths not recognized in their
schemes for party aggrandisement. They scent
party profit in bounding the negro, and party
success Iis the highest end of their labors. Let
them once realize that popular sentiment has
risen above this base-born prejudice; that there
is no longer gain in tranpling upon any portion
off Gods children that justice and liberty are
ensbrined in the hearts of the majority, and they
will make haste to clear their skirts Of crimes of
which they now boast. They are not wise TO
discern the signs Of the times, or they would
hesitate to embark their political fortunes in
such venture. gli.,da insssBo ice,
As Republicans we are rot to be inisunder.
stood. The attempt TO create the impression
that our policy 10 TO encourage the immigration
of blacks to this or any other State, will fail, be
cause it is false, and fslsehood must sooner Or
later fail It is no part Of our policy to bring
ahe labor of the black msn in competition With
that Of the white man.. Slavery has substituted
black for white labor in the South. The choice
of the black man is to labor where he can labor
T. most advantage, where the climate is adapted
10 him, and all the elements of prosperity will
work for his benefit. By giving him freedom at
home, all indscement to remove to the colder
climate of the North 10 taken away. 4 fact 50
obvious needs no augmentation. All We ask 10
that free white men, who profess to regard free.
dom as the birth.right of man, do not stultify
themselves and dishonor their own manhood, by
denying to those in their midst what they claim
for themsetves; what God and the Constitution
guarantee to all. Their own elevation cannot
be secured by degrading others. The laws Of
human progress are violated by all attempts TO
degrade and enslave men. mans misfortunes
and ignorance are direct appeal to Christian
sympathy and labor. Rebel assaults upon the
edi6ce that protects Ne all, are in a fair way to
destroy the abomiuation of American slavery.
What they sought to diffuse and perpetuate by
violence and bloodshed, they have effectually
destroyed. Thus is the wrath Of an unholy
ambition overruled. Republicanism, Unionisu
is now removing the only inducement the blacks
ever had to leave their native South. Yet, with
a perversity that ever characterizes unprincipled
men, the bigoted haters Of the black man, arr
the most incorporating enemies of the pro-
clsmation of Freedom.
Let ne rejoice, Mr. Editor, that the Constitu
ton of the Union and the Constitution Of tn
State of Iowa, as understood and expounded b.
an honest Judge, are yet found conservative Q
human rights; an insurmountable barrier to tn
progress Of that despotism that would den
liberty and protection to uuonending man.
When Judge Gray dscrsed the freedom of Ar
che Webb and snapped the meshes that had bse
20 artfully thrown around an innocent and unoi
Tending man, he gave verdict that will be sua
tanned BY the highest legal tribunes Of the coun
sy and the chsncsry Of Heaven. An appea
vs. taken but the decision will be affirmed b.
% united CoUt QD xoM1s