The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-13

chceruliy and prorilaly with the body OF loyal men,
bell wing that the best souti>n when they can give viii
be the best aanabe and thai to divide from them viii
10 deliver the government Into the hands OF lis enc
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believe that the President Is earnestly determined IA
GEEK the GOOD OF the whole country Of all the
in ii that he has full claim 70 the confidence which
Union men, cannot cceed Ia doing In harmony and
operation with him and his administration, shall fail
OF doing altoge her My support 70 him. therefore, will
no half hearted support but jealous and thoroughly
hearty cooperation with Interior purpose thought
separat Issues likely TO arise Il s BY the cordial
harmony Of Mr.. Johnson and the Unson members Of
Congress that the country 10 DO carried safely through
its present peiis and division a. ssswscn them would
have diverse opinions az to the true ISOLATION OF this
knoty problem Of rsccnstructon and during the proper
per cd for discussion may and ought discuss them
with ard0r with fulncss and with tolerant spirit; but
when this done and tho timo for action arrives Il WI
be the Of Congress and the Executive 70
upon the plan be adopted and that which V this
manner honestly determined by dev0tediy Union men
short believe that under no circumstances should
wish the transfer OF the Of this government 70 the
hands of those who have been dlsl0yal during the
by any div sion among ourselves until all the questions
which grow out Of the war arc permanently and finally
Having thus stated what think Is the true doctrine Of
pol Il orr animation and indicated the great danger Of
losing all for which We have been striving by such d.,
state my private views upon reconstruction and the
claims Of the freedmen 70 political privileges in the
Southern States leaving 70 you the responsibility OF your
presume W. shall aerco in regarding tho four general
prncpIes assorted In the "Faneuil Hall Address" a.
those which shoud guide the determination OF our rela-
tons to both whites and blacks In the rebel States That
there may be mistake in reference 70 this quote
them:-- yiaIq' De-. ~ shro sla s.f
ns q
% aas6f
public faith e pledged Of color
forever oomplsts vstabs freedom Having provided
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ton e the Y. s y s
system Of slavery mus, BE- abolished and Pc.
nSeS az be- Is he Of Wsse %
pressed upon The soil itself an Inability bear up
TSushrhs systems of the States must be truly rspab
Tho application made OF the last principle in tho ad
dress do not regard sound, but shall, Perhaps
agreo more fully with you than you do with the address,
when assent that I'm republican community political
privileges OF any kind can never be rightly safely
How then It will naturally be asked there be any
practical difference between the mode OF carry
ing out these principess II 10 found in thu views we
take OF ths relations of the two the south
millions 81 freed people into the hands Of their former
oppressors now embittered by their defeat, and they
will make their condition than before" starting
from tho same principles and after four years close
thoughtful observation of the races where they
say am unwillngly forced 70 the conviction that the
effect OF tho not been simply TO embitter their
relations but 70 develop rooted antasonism which
makes permanent fusion inone political community
an absolute imposslby. The sole difference between
u.s. them In the degree Of hostility we ind existing be-
tween the races and It's probable perinanence. You
assume thu. the extension o. the right Of to ths
cure ali the trouble believe that Il would rather be
like the decisions in that outer darkness Of which Milton
speaks, where
And by decision more enbroils the Tray"
liberty are ,nsiiensbe and more thnn admit the danger
of leaving aborng class at tho entire mercy of those
who formerly ownd them - W you WIN say ava
the only real ISOLATION which can n the peaceabs
sson viii break down hcpeiessy under the very vast.
ness Of tho abor oven IL were not tyrsnnics enough
him grant tho full weight Of the objection and
therefore say the 6lutIon is thus narrowed 10
pvaceable separano the races on the soil where they
The essential poia in the DISCUSSION thus appears 10
DO tho actual rcaons Of the in the Southern
States as question II TACT and the probable future
sequences Of these relations question OF theory
Upon tho question OF fact, think may, With all
a' MY s ana %y
weights even with tts most radical anfsavsry men OF
The antagoni,m Of which have spoken no, ~ntirey
sided. On the part OK the former master lakes
the form of ndon;tabc pride which utterly refuses
mingled with hst1od ntensined by The circumference
and results OF the WAR This feeling confined
the slave aDne but the whites share iuy,
On tho part Of tao freedmen tis nsnitesled in utter
dstrus. OF the dominant race, and enmlty which,
although made by circumstances passive and efs
openly manesed is real and mplscsb the other
They have the mutual attraction OF among them
selves and rnlsion OF the whites as another people
developed IN degree which SURPRISED II II
individuals of nation common to us all that they speak
OF themselves, but TO use the language Of one or them,
speaking TO foyse they feel that thew bave long been
AN oppressed and downtrodden people
Hdrcth, in his 'Despofsm in America, declared
slavery to be- h ITSELF state Of war and this character
hot IA fnfpS In he 1lp
captive learns dpcity towards his captor, aud in IN.
slave IL has become marked characteristic II Is altar
straagem, Tor which he feels no guilt. have
master boasne OF the fidelity Of his servant aud dis
cussing the subject OF slavery In his presence while the
which would make Won believe no ,n,eil,seni ;dsa ..
fire. dou had ser penetrated his brain. Yet have
the same neep afterwards in camp, transformed into
clear headed sly Of tooops, leading them his
ers buried oree, or guiding them TO the tanks Of the
enemys Inns, with an intelligence and stesciness OF
purpose which left doubt 10 his landing OF
the con1icf between himself and bis master
Tho daily aud hourly repetition a. pruos Of tbs fact
many ofthein too subtle for description but the
less convincing TO the obseryerhas fully con, me
that psyer between Norman and Saxon. nor between
Gali aud Frank, there conscious hatred or
aitagonlsm more likely 70 prove inyeterae than bs
tween black and white ON our Southern soil The NJ
groca VIII have OF security. faith in their
former mastcr even they oacr them political rIbts;
w % sss' history s% .. S; y Il asS q the .rn
nense aud durability Of such prciud,es and enmes Of
faSer Speaking on thls subject Augustn Therry Ia his
wha'ecr degree Of territorial unity the great modern
saes o LHrope may appear 90 have sttsed; whatever
may DC the community 81 language aud public
Isenns mon ihe habit OF living under the
anu =. nc Nege OF civilization has Introduced arooBg
W h each Of those Sstcs there scarcely
the diversity OF tl races OF which Of time
hnys eome tose.L"t THIS variety shows Itself Under
uneIsns sSl~ts WIN features more o marked. |
soinsslnes " youpls. separation Of 0ioms, Local
trhdu"ns % p2scN ssftnens and a fnptnctiys
emmy IRON the great national mas, the DO.
puation OF Few small dptrcs. and s,retrss -.
o. oaiess or even % scee nesns iocn more
thoroughly disinc; and hostile 10 sash other ''
II fifteen centuries OF common government and politi
cal union have not been able vtssrstc IN. d,sne
lions and even the instructive enr,yi M ,ares rh
were physicogcaiy similar, what elcosrs yen,ep bsys
that will attend forcsd polr. f,,..., -
bitterly hostile races nom the sutpooss OF ,ls human
familyf "''
The process by which even the compsrN,v. r,,,, =,
The English people was achieved is described nv the
same phiiosophic historian, whom have quoted near
the close Of his greet work, ''compleie ,,aast
ton" Of the Norman snd Saxon idoms, and "miysur.
culinary war 10 accomplish.
just stepping az we from the paitsfed on which
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