The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-07


sttests the truth Now friends you may think il
waste OF powder TO IRE nothIng-the Postmaster Gene
raj But no. Negrophoba is the worst enemy this Union
faces to-day When that man. l was 'going to say, in
order TO pander to his base prejudice against the black
man founded his hopes Of success on pulling that string
the Cabinet 10, is not ignorant OF the nineteenth
century as not TO know that the basis OF that speech Is
false in history and false in philosophy too Prejudice
against the negro high minded and honorable motive
compared with the motive that father Of that speech
base pandcring TO prejudice which he did not share
in order to secure himself four years of Office.
That was the motive. Negrophobia Is cord which
has great strength in the bosom Of the country. Let
me dwell upon IT moment. IL lis foolish and useless
tn us to say-a trite truth though be-that no man
with the slightest claim 20 the name OF statesman,
can ever name the word colonization" That no doubt,
Is true But it Ii not because they believe in II that these
men never mention it, 1t is because they know that in
the unthnking masses they shall find chord to work on
to serve base purpose. Il therefore, to that mass
that we should address comments on speech like this
up again would be wise and thrifty of means com
pared with coonzing four millions OF workmen. Bat
that IS not the whole truth either There never was in
the history Of the world such thing done Spain ex
pelied the Moors after four centuries OF battle This
braness Cabinet cannot defend Its country without
no condition pirate of expelng them by battle. The
Spanish precedent, therefore, docs not serve France
expelled half million OF Huguenots by starvation,
persecution and the gBbet II this hybrid Cabinet
wanted or dared to do that, they not capable
England drove two millions OF Irish from the shelter
OF her aag by famine and cruel laws. This nation
does not PROPOSE and II it we're possible TO propose
such PLAN could not execute IT, The only method OF
colonization left to devote the wealth Of the nation to
making itself bankrupt. What the creed OF Abraham
Lincoln cannot tell Montgomery Blair is too WEEK in
formed to believe in colonization Honest c00nizatl0nists
have becnbut not since 1881 has there been any well
informed deuded among those whom the Probate
Court let's walk our streets This speech therefore, is
not an honest expression of opinion but base pan
dering the lowest tier Of ignorance defeat very
this furnace Of the hatred between Mr., Blair
says, In e which s second only in magnitude to that
which have read, that the constitutions OF these States
are based on the idea of country belonging the white
race defy him to show line, word, syllable.
or comma or le even, in The past that any
such thing This country has value. except the home
OF all races That the idea underlying all history This
speech says, races can never lie down together. Why,
the whole North with nineteen millions OF tongues
says, ''Easel' From the Atlantic to the very Dor.
ders OF the Pacific what Irish and English with
their hands each others throat at home nC under
the same banner to day. French and Engish hating
each other like wild beasts for hundred years
ing under the same banner to-day. Germans, Scotch,
Welsh French, Spaniard lalian-hornds, hunting each
other on the other side the for ye hundred years
their children the schools worshippng under
The sams affairs lighting under the flag dying for
the idea minglng their blood the channel.
The whole North cries the hbelcr OF the Chris
calls himself republican and talks OF elderly equality
and fraternity rolenged and enthusiastic applause
Now am goingt say something that know will make
the NEW YORK HERALD use It's small capitals and notes OF
admiration (aughterl-and yet well informed
this side OF China but believes it in the of his
heart That s ama iona word that the North
crn apologist for slavery has always used gby but
which you never heardrrom aSoutherner-amagamato
Remember this tho youngest you that 4h day
July, 1868, heard say, that the light OF all
history, in virtue Of every page he ever read he
Sa0s TO-. 70 tho utmost extent APp1ss
and Europe has past but in that sublime mDglng of
races, which is Gods method Of ciyizing and Gle
waiting the world. cloud appause) Whom, therefore,
Montgomery Blair, In this speech libels the amaga
races, and SANDERS the founders tho oonst
tuton he does what every well informed man knows that
he be ignorant enough really believe and what
every patriot knows the basest work that public
could do in this crisis of national struggle Gcd,
BY the events or his providence, crushing out the
hatred OF W hch has crippled this country until to
day This speech Is the effort OF the administration to
float into Office wicked prejudice the nations worst
foe and aims TO keep that prejudice alive In order TO
base OF IT, The dcbauched heir who kills his
and lofty saint compared with administration
which calls up tho negro to save IL, and when saved
and rich, instead OF mercHuIiy killing its be9efac-
tor sends him to penness and desert exile, while the
"dominant and domineering" God save the mark
riots on the spos u had neither brains industry nor
courage TO win Know oil men that this Of all
ingrates neither Northerner Southerner, but
born in some nameess region with neither tho honest
virtues tho decent faults OF either 1861 and 1882
this lifted 70 tho august level OF revolution:
that speech snks II to the deadly masna Of the level
OF politics 1t possible for man to defeat Cod in
that speech is the poison. My warming, therefore, il
this do not despair. hundred Lincons whole
% o
this continent. But at the time remember this:
the man who, sitting AZ President and speaking by the
OF his AGENT appeals TO that prejudice, 10 loath
ignorance to all the worst enemies Of the country
is not to be trusted leader General Butler said to
fortnight agoand this Is the counterpart OF loyalty
treason--Bucr said to me, "l am no negro lover.
you are. but before ask negro TO fight for me,
bv the living Cod he shall have his rightsi" (Pro
longed appla,ise) acknowledge that is a white man.
and this speechthe meanest kind OF something else II
thus = TspsDlcan.m let US ardensly PRAY God for the
this level OF politics there Ia need OF exerton
The Conways in England cannot hurt the rebels will
listen to nothing except cannon balls the politicians OF
tho Cabinet cannot hurt us-they only chips the
current Of Niagara the only danger u, that should
mistake them for them for leaders. Remember that the
people rule Remember that the people have right
the truth. All you know tell Scatter the Enable
year is, as believe to be the climax Of this struggle.
Not that TO conquer YET longer battle than that
before u.s. but the next year is to decide whether this
Is remain revolution, CALAMITY fought out tho bat
tie cld whether there shall be effort made by the
towards and traitors OF the North TO drag into the
maestrom OF politics. There are man who would stretch
traitor hands hundred thousand patriot graves
and beray the present. Watch hem Not Tor the sake Of
personal defeat but for the triumph Of the Judge
fancy decreed that the negro no place on this con-
tincnt Attorney General Bates ground that doctrine
powder in his well known opinion Lincoln repudated
10 the face OF tho world when the nations peril demand
ed the aid OF all her sons Hold him to It. HIS pledge
has been sealed in the noble blood Of hundreds Of black
heroes In the Carolnas and tho Southwest Judge Blair
says that enfrauchised live on terms OF
equality in the country with sold masters. False.
The history OF Europe for four centuries and OF the West
Indies for thirty years dsprovcs The history OF all
tho old states of the North and the tendency OF all the
intended this as the home Of the white False. The
OF every Northern and Southern statesman prior
to 1920 disproye t. The perfect result OF the mother
States the North And essential tendency both the
federal government land the Western states cut
the lie In halves, as the Sub treasury chise
does a counterfeit coin. Colonization is the remedy
be proposes. No great race ever colonized It's
rival except by whipping il out Of the territory
This government staggering under the blows OF an almost
equal assaAant struggling for existence which Il con
fcsses Mt Inst TO the negro is condition
10 initiate that example II the evil therefore, were real
whoevor proposes colonization as remedy is either igno
rant or cheat The wickodness OF the speech Isl that
the who wrote 1t believe neither in It's ph,Io
sophy tia facts but only pretend TO serve selfish
end The meanness OF che speech s that while the slave
system combat allowed the slave share though but
pittance, OF the wealth he created and shelter how
wretched under the government he built this truck
and decker aposiaie proposes TO him I'LL we he safe
and ricn then turn HIM forth shelteress and without
penny. Rejoice Buchanan, Arnold, and all Rebedom you
did well In your little OF wickcduess but your
grow white. THIS man, by his Ingenious moan.
ness, his teness lost in the Cabinet he speaks for
has contrved 10 make our name disgusting 70
the world than you did.
Mr.. LINCOLN ON Mr.. VALLANDlGHAM.