The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-17

A friend Of ours at Oakton has in his
employ n verylhlack American citizen
of African descent who is known on
the premises As the gentleman from
Arkansas" Failing TO obtain his
rights in the Territories By remains
ing where be is. Henry" is a "know-
ing darkey," has all the drollery of his
race, and frees his mind occasionally on
political questions.
I say, Nj. D
. Well, what now, Henry2
Why. Use been q thinking c~oncernin
JEFF Davis. They orghtn't to hang
JEFF. The colored people oughtn't to
let EN- hang him.
Why not Henry2
Well, you see, kRse he's been our best
friend. If he hadn't q hung on as he
did, the war would been done long ago,
and we would never been free. Now,
It pears TO me The colored people ought
70 get up 8 petition 10 Mr. johnson,
and have him let jeff of, on accounted
his great sarvices to the race.
sThe gentleman from Arkansas says
his "old ma-sterp was kind 10 him and
never struck him, which we a read
ily credit, for "Henry' is as industrious
a. a beaver, and as good natured As
uEurly'-the canine who was named
after his own tail, or narrative" Black
as he is, "the gentlemen from Arkan-
sas," takes 10 the A-B-abs with avid
ity that are dealt out 10 him by the
'Eva" Of the plantation, who is coming
the Freedman's Bureau over this Sim
age Of God cut in ebony" OF course
the Judge was joking when he limited
Henry would be Long Johns success
or in the LoWer.House
Il is curious and significant 10 mark
in this sable son Of the South (who, by
the way, is so black that YOU can hardly
see him) that pining and longing Of the
fugitive slaves for their old homes in
the sunny cline, miaus the peculiar in
stitutiOn.' OF course sHenry" goes for
the reconstruction" fsflairs where he
came from. and loves his CELEBRITIES" as
well as any Of those who fought so long
and fercely to keep them from him.
And so there is not s particle Of plausi-
bility about the notion that the eman-
cipation Of the negro renders inevitable
their Eruption Of the North Between
the negro and the North there is no af-
fuity, personally or politically. Meth
er u climate nor our civilization are
o~cngenial 70 "lhe gentlemen from Arr
kansas" L. is no wonder, therefore,
that Henry" longs 10 live and die
where he was born.
The-heart must indeed be callous
which is not touched by the magma
nimity Of this peeled and battered race.
-Ckioago Journal
Henry is doubtless a very worthy
man, and merits all that the Journal
says Of him.
But Why couldn't the Journal circn.
late its kind words Of him without ca.
tering 10 Northern preiudices against
his race?
And 50 there IS not s particle of
plausibility about the notion that the
emancipation Of the negro renders in
evitahle their Eruption Of the North"
And you do not wantsuch an irruption.
You don't like the negro-your people
do not want 70 come in competition
with him. Your "poOr whites are
afraid he viii come between them and
their erusts Of bread Now, is this
treating the. negro right He has
been freddie longs 10 ACQUIRE the
hsbits AID thoughts Of peO
pie who have experienced nothing but
free society; and you ought to invite
him 70 make his home in the Nortk.
Open wide your doors and bid him vel
come By the diffusion which might
thus be indured, the chances Of the
whole race Of Southern freedmen for
speedy improvement would Be doubled
The rich aud prosperous North could
soon instruct and elevate those who
seek her bosom. The sabiugated, i'm
poverishsd .~desolated South, would be
behind in he race, ban the force Of the
example Of the Nersh would not be
Lost She Wuold come up right in the
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