The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-07-05
slaveholding Insolence Still Dominant.

Tie tone Of tie Southern papers and the
drit of Southern legislation AMI feeling.
confirm u more and more in the 1elief that
the only security Tor the colorsi man n tile
rebel states will be 10 invest him with iAe
right Of suffrage - = means 0f seli-'ieience
There NAV DE evils growing cut OF this.
but. In the end. they VIII be f-r less than u
place bis interests entirely IN the keeping
orthe white man who has heretofore lespised
and abused him Is slave. ana aow hates
him and denies his rights - q freeman
F Asa specimen OF southern feeling. We pre-
sent the following from the Richmond
F Times. showing that the proud old Com
monwealth~ OF Virginia considers The freed
men a. only So many more added TO the
free negroes. and proposes 10 lesislate ior
chem Us s4cI. and calls ou the Federal
Government 10 "tat d.r. a.,l e--peA
certain Northern -iieueraats Who are
irving TO benefit the colorel man:
-The people Of Virginia since it has
been decide that they must remain citizen,
of the United states. intend faithfully and
Loyalty 10 obey and respect Tie laws ane
Constitution ofIhat Government But thcl
90 not intend 10 permit the rights oi lh'
STATE IL De 3lsregarled and ignored ui an
party or faction seeking 20 place me ne-i-
upou terms ~ either social or poiuc-
equality with his late Virginia master
T1ev VII protect bis life and property. az.
. employ him Us q laborer. but De- saal nese
, Doe recognized as the equal Of the Caucasian
race Tie question ~ ne right r. srrrH-
lis one rt % congress cannot c1iaro'. 1
,l.est.o. tri ~ tt'1HgS ~ ~ S'0'sS
r. .a.I Ta-gil,1 lrN a0t p fictlfei ~ alo'
5 RE s.ij.ct fv VI CiiT Javtrs Chase I'll
Qag " his satellites.
a convention viii soon decide VIVA
shall he the status 0f the negro il Virginia
d and when hs rights and privileges hav
r. been defined by an original law framed p
p the Representatives OF the whole people d
the State. there t~iU ~ ne .'.1 ~ Ne pl1'
% ier. But of one thing we feel assured am
that : that no convention VIII az Ills TIN
y give 10 the negro tie political rights OF %
o white man. II may initiate Illinois an
drive him from the state or IL may t0.erat
bis presence here upon the condition OF b.
- laboring for his bread BET 40 r0lce irN 3
q hf}ed ia the lrgnia C0hrenfl0n az ufrs
o cGcy Of girug ne riyit - SIfruyc % q
j. negro Il is q privilege which the prou
- old Commonwealth intends 10 reserve ~
% the white man. and We are almost unan
nous i'm thi. state in the opinion that I'll
J. negro is utterly unworthy and UNIT TO p9.
e sess this highest attribute of citzenshil
: The war has simply made the slave . lre
a negro, and We shall a. heretofore iegl
late wiki express reference 20 the "an'
% and condition az ths enlarged class
j. Heretofore we have had in FhSih
le some seventy or eighty thousand Tree ~
f. ggOes, who's. ri2nts have been pGOieclc.
. Whether We shall Mbcralize or renter MOI
~ strict hereafter the laws with reference
e. lree negroes VIII depend upon cirCums'a'
ia COS bat it 30 q matter over Which 'o ID"
ss rAvtels, supreme -tatr control We iAli
N that no impeachment should he thrown
the way OF the emancipated negro's NOR
~ and educational Improvement, ii we sha
Dr. decide to permit him 90 remain here. bl
Is that Is question which we shall decide O
M ourselves
Although slavery has been practical
U" abolished. and there Is 40 longer The a
d. antagOnism of interest between the race
he Soufh is lkelv 10 BE- Oret13u iy plDiH
mpD3eat jlat0N ant meiies0Dle ui.
-d r0nts. iuteet Up0u he a.f'uRoHs frork
IL W0tmy he negro dISconte,fef 0At 60
le huypU Their 0Steusible object Is 90 pr
tect the coi0rcl freedman Their real pu
pose Is 90 rob him ANA inilame hi, preiuu
GEES agans, hi. former master. They a
A. wolm.ug thom- Ives into t"e confidence
al the negroes and doing an inca.culab
amount OF mischief We call upon The D.
,.. telligeut aud responsible Cheers n q
Free imen's bars1'. ~ hunt tDtre 0'H e.
ye these 9,nuyarDHS r1y0'1v},. dad
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