New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-25
lnances Thas ambcd died this custom OF society 9
lta- ,rly ra cted In lislation and became tho 10

the AZ can in Virginia, ip tho days Of British colo
nial rle and contrast his condition uow, nn"er tue
customs g. CLAWS of that State. kegTo slavery, |
a, islqrer, has ceased 20 exist in Virginia, sni
negro SEg 1lrUDE' las taken IT, lllcc The diE- ,
fereoee lets the absolute Sic =" Of tho Asri-
can barbar al, one hundred years so, and the
lcsalizcd, christiaIiiEed 'serituo,' ofthe Atr'-
can as ,5mi-ciVjlls4 man, ct Il Day IS me
measure 81 improvement in bis eoniition already
r achcd the Sou l.. The African, lat IN
stance, IL tate os "S.a7ciy" rnGcr ca '"u'ai /
rGlo vas sub ,et to tvs .bSo.n.e viii OF hs ,sntsh
owner Tia the lli;cr could MAIN h.'h. tfeGt
him with abs o or ,siy and even s.ay am VITA
impgnty. N o1n.,y, enforced either :! lM"'t
opiDon. church efdinanre, written la"' io'.""ed
either Of these SOTO. The negro Of tnat oay w"s a
I" save"--a rien. chatt,l, 90 tAe o2, or h"r'', OF
saoeu. TAU, Alicrics .rb .ited him. hoT marx
he a.fe.cnce. From tein. merely ehalIe', Tue
negro has becOuea Trust Ia eTeiy STAT ~ 'le
South, tie customs OF socictv, tho o.'l-
nances OF the cl.nTcles, ant The ~nttcL Jaws VI
the lsnd vonld y.slf sin Punishment uloh those
who Iee, tleisserf = with cruelty, or MAIN sn-in,
or slsy them. faaasler by cruelty, through neS'
lect. or By CORPORAL Punishment, uo'a'e' the 'a"
for hs p.o.cc..un o., tae negro, JIG is pln.sed a-a
punished vi m severity as II ofoiuiry oouIHon ia"
cuses /. ie mains bis servant, even aAd'r ths ~
nuence OF resentment OF gas,ca ., The inv p1i'shes
Eim. II IN. master should IN nj OF passion say
his servant or No injls! ha - - 'auSe s 1''''' 80
istriedtrhisliieiftbei renders yc'ds' "'NAN-
LAc0ar.R iae pcuiton;iary opens aud closes upon
Tho criln.nali tAe ,llcl b. XUmER, tie Waa'c' Is
hung by tue ncca as .clon until dcsd. Nornas me
march OF relurm stopped "a; tils poi1i- Laws La'e
boon INTRODUCED into tic legislative assemblies OF
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and other o'A'es'
Iox.mpsny pceioes from yale flT oeht.
Ia .or.h Cssol.as, as " 80 passed preyeiting
the separation Of families, protecting tie RIA .'n
of hushani ail wife, Sc. Be. IN Louisiana. 4" u"
vas Introduced permitting negroes 70 give te' 'in"-
ny b.for, iuries in certain cases. In Georgia, tAat
section 90 sac code which inflicted penalty
for ,eac..inc tAe blacks 20 rad and w'te, Was re-
psalcd. L. every Christian communion TIE -cg.oes
have been admitted INTO o4ua. lad fol- nem'ei'n'P
wi.l tse ~ s AID ps.t-1e freely TIE sacrL Is VI
The churches No o,ho. branch Of ,ho human rae
a,i il. So sa0f, r; Ic made slc satitaciTy progress
in civilization. la9a'Toin America ~ oIcecl aTy
advanced ~ s's.e ~ Improvement AID iesa'if'd
departure ft..n the slavery Of 0ArbEI'sm VIII p II
tool m. Du.on ok hundred yeers TO reasa. The
4r,ic,n s'sr. in amcdo. has been developed ~ t'e
sgts Oh pcase through ie i4strimen;aiiiy Of ooin-
ucrce. The British si.ye IN England advanced on.y
through tic bloody vocation OF var. Ia one ease
lie eDlcno. pro ,rrss wa the sword: IA the other,
The ricw. Bu, tie fact 10 stamped upon tie pages
al history. tlgt the P.o~ Of .he American plrn:er
rnd the Loom of ths European manufacturer
have scn.evcd for the A.ican sarh.fsn, ID
one century, ar enrunt Of refroael frsedoia 4.d :
measure u Christian civil, Eaisog Which tho s~oII
Of Ctr,ar ana tle Norman CoHqueTor did not confer
ca Enels hiaeu GGnsg period OF six hundred and
lily ,oais. II is 20 b. remarked Also, that this
n.r:d pfo ,,ss 10 tlio nqr vcIaeut Of The negro IN
Amer.ce, Ia. been entirely tie work OF tie South
crners thou.slH-s, caui.d oA amidst Il storm Of
mislcpressLtl5on ignorance anu ,anatieal aGasc,
which retarded M ,rilliy the good work. but tor
,.is political adtA,.on, Virginia, Maryland and
Kentucky would have abolished Slavery twenty
veafs ego. 9h.t tho four million and q halt
Abrams, nog i,igT IN ;he South, are 6ihicien;ly
civilized to &c icscd from their PRESENT condition 81
Seriuds" TO tlato IL liberated "SeTfs, Is clear To
those who arc familiar With ;hesuAlee, Howmuch
isher D, VOL, Of reform 60 in this generation,
win benefit 10 the negro. and with safety TO
society and .he good order OF Government, is a
question a.. time 4ad experience. How far tho
n,.ro, eyea whom civilized, Is capable Of taking
lis -alk elle by side With the Caucasian Of Europe
"a the contest. Of life, IS equally question IN
f4ryo. Those who assert that the naked negro,
en-, at oAc bound leap iron. MS savage Leathen-
ism IA Africa. into ire glorious robes and
%, -iectel intelligence OF European civilization,
claim for MIN q superiority over al the other
bnaclc, oi TIE human family. Whether the afri-
con - tte superior of the whI.c nan, is question,
however, witch can he better answered after the
world has solved the social mud governmental pro-
b.on involved IN the following interugatories:
L. he Chllliau The superior Of the Spsniardl
Arc The .ieisy a1d scpoy the Supeyors OF the
Engishman'
|. the Turk or Arab the superior Of the French
manl
Is the FTenchmlE. the spaniard or the German.
,hc equal Of tAc Engishman IN MI that pertains to
free, constitutional government
And further. inasnueh a. the capacity Of the bar
har;an and semi-ciyiuacd Acncin for se.f-sovern-
men, is volntingly proclaimed BY radical rctorneIs,
uomly ask ii the Amer cans thcIasch % have proven
their own capacity lor solf-spycrnmcnt'
speaking of "seii'' government, there Is great
deal Of cap-lrap ia oil this tak about sefgove.n.
mcnt, popular freedom, universal equality, un.yor-
sal suffrage, = c,ho. Ne civilized nan is absolute
Is nee :" b. would not be q civilized man ii he
were. Absolute unrestricted freedom, IA tic sense