The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-10-04
From the Raleigh Sentinel.
NIGHTS OF THE FREEDMEN.

NIGHTS VI lhE rhEEuMnH.
The. rights claimed for the colurcd peo-
ME Of the Sauth, made free by the war. ori.
yi6.ted in New England fanaticisni. We
learn that the Northern colored men ~ the
,vl.rrd Convention. tax boldly, imperti-
neatly and eIcitingly af their rights. They
...umr 10 instruct the colored people of
N.r.h Carolina in those rights. inculcate
srrsnr.us and dangerous sentiments. and
labor TO intensity aud excite our calored
p.ouiation 10 make extrasagznt demands
span the white race in this State.
The Northern radical papers teen with
similar seniiments. aud the changes are
,sns pom the rights Of the FrredneL. Now
m, question is, what are their righfsY We
win b. behind no one ia endeasoring To Sc.
,sre 10 them all the righfs mhiet they eai
i.,.iy eisin. Bat what rights have they
.cua.red by the wars What rights belong
O. ,hrm either natural. raIil.eal sr asral,
bs shr chaHge in their conaltinns
We acknowledge that - an accident OF
lie var, AID BY the power Of he sword of
,h. wh,tr FEDERAL army. tisy are 90 longer
.sbiect To- slavery or involuntary srrsiiude.
W. .te ready as peace Offering 10 the
North, and a, penalty Of aur unsuccrss-
lat revolution, To smend the Constitution
ii the state. ratiivng what Tie war has
.lsnr. Bat does ina, settle the question
,l,at thr blacks are entitled even % that
much 4. righf2 Certainl, not. II the
Whole irslimau, of the North on this point
!. admis.,ble--ifthe the Official declarations Of
the government will be allowed 10 evidence.
it, paipably pr.sen. that the sar was un-
des,aksn fss ns such purp..e a. freeing the
.lasrs. Il Was solely To restore Inc Union
.aa uo,hing else. the North being the sit
ue.. The freedom Of the slaves j. IN &C.
e,Lrrf--. result assr and abuse chat isl
~hs.h Il was undertaken and prosecuted
Aad d. mea acquire rigifi. especially po
htieai right By aceidda! Certainly nst
Tn. lsseaam sl the Southern .la,es forced
b, Inc .surd ani then ratified by amend
msa,s 10 the Consultation. does not. ean
ma, make ths freedmen either Amerieal
,a,1en., .r citizens rt NDrth Carolina
ii.r~iulsre all the -pand interpretations .
the F,derai Constitution lroa'the day> 9
j., aud MARSHALL dawr q Lhief Ju.tlcr Ia
a.. have al declared that the African rae
are not .Amrrieaa eilixen.. The war coul
.., .et,ls principles aud resetse f'e dec,
s.sn. .f the Courts. IL has srttlsd FAC
--,A.t African slavery " involuntary SCI
.nnd- .haIl no lcaget exlsi IN the Unite
~,s,rs, and ~e accept Il a. liked FAC,
ii, ,hr principle whether African SLAYER
|. right nr ~iong--~hethrr II - Lest. WI
o., i.r both rsce,. that the slave sheuld
fres-or whether IL is jus, ani right to th
tarnsr slave holders that thsv shall be irr'
Of .hethsr the slaves are Of right entitie
90 be free. these are still open quesilei
AID most be proven OF overturned by lac
aad arguments. nr the iature history
h,lh races. Nor can the amended Const
istlsn settle the principle. that they a.
tree II riEli. X will hr the fact unaite
sblr that they arc free. bal will not sett
tAe principle Of right.
II i, can be shown clearly that they. Al
free from slavery, by the interpolation al
psrpe.e Of God. that would We grant e
isbi,.h their rigkf 10 freedom f,en Inru
ualxs, seryitude, but that Would by
m<ans establish their right 20 cltizcnsh'
Tht 80 psr,ly political righ and dePen
sat.r,iy upon the sovereign power q
sts,s. Tkst sovereign power lies shol
With the white people. the citizenship
The State. Hence the claim set up by the
fss,dmsn. that ucy have righ to testl
N The Courts against Citizens rghf
ST as jurors on the trial Of citizen
sigh 60 vote at the polls for olheers TO
A,gh sts,ions aud BY consequences TO
,hosc Offices themselves. isar:ant aiiron'
~ aud impertineuce. No such po'iti
rights can be theirs Until the cli'Lens
the State brstow them upon them.
Nor can they claim them as natural r's'
These are purely political and do not o
stsily :nhere 10 sny man. The people
France. Germany. Russia and Pfussis.