Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-13
The Negr oes ana white slavery


Thc Negr Oes and white slavery.
With but few exceptions, all our public
demonstration, or celebrations, are by, for
or with reference to the African. The
freedom Of the nation from diSmember-
mcnt and the prospect Of national peace
awakcs no enthusiasm in comparison with
the emancipation Of four millions of ne
grocs. The recent celebration of the ami
vcrsary Of our national independence was
almost wholly devoted to the negroes. At the
national capital the only observance of the
day was by negroes: and in most other pa-
ccs the Observance was on the account Of
the negroes.
How sorely our nation is afflicted
We agitatcd the negro for Il score
or more years, and then fought over the ne
gro for four years longer, and almost solely
for the negro we spent two-thirdS Of our
entire wealth as a people and sacrificed
nearly million Of lives. One who had not
negro on the brain and running throughout
the diversified ramifications Of the body
would think that after doing this much for
the negro, we were entitled to a respite
But there is none. The immortal negro
is the one thing in every mans mouth from
the Gulfto the st. Lawrence. The entire
press of the country is wrangling over the
negro Boston phianthropiats are hold
ing. secret meetings and arranging plans
with reference to the negro and a Chief
Justice of the United States Supreme
Court has concluded heightened tour
among the negroes.
1t is everywhere niger. AT the South
masters are combining against the negro !;
and Provost Narshals are employed, at pub
lie expense, exclusively in issuing orders
with reference to the negro In the North
the negro is in the pulpit on the cars, in the
circus and theatre, ut the lircsidc. The
New York 7iibune and its stripe of political
journals have three articles in favor Of the
negro to where they have one with refer
cncc to the white man Orators are shout
ing about the negro, politicians are canvass
ing the future with reference to the negro;
preachers are advocating higher law for the
benefit Of the negro; and in short, the
whole country-prcsts; politicians, white,
black, yellow; Fourth Of July; Hail Colum
bia, and everything elSe--arc going it,
exclusively on account Of the negro.
Oh, wrctchcd people that we are, who
will deliver us from the foul body, not of
dcath-of this African? The African in
highways, pours along the national ava
Sirius denominatcs in the sky, and the
Alrite dcnominatcs on earth, and the coun-
try is aophyXatcd with uncean orders -
Every breeze from the South comes laden
with the negro, the north is filed with his
presence and the air is foul with his sitting
smell
There is a chance in this country for phi
lanthropy. There is II good opening. for
abolitionS 1t is to relieve twcnty-eight
millions Of whites held in cruel bondage
by four millions blacks, 1t is II bondage
worse than that of llclliotism. 1t is ono
which rctards our growth, directs our
thoughts, and ahsorbS our efforts 1t
drives us to war, it rupturcS our govern
mcnt, it disturbs our tranquility, and
| threatens dirctully our future. There new
cr was another such race of slaves as we
| there never was another people ground 81
completely in the dust as this nation. Oul
negro masters crack their whips over oul
| legislators and our priests, and thus contro
our laws and our religion, They have es
tablishcd Il tyranny over us worse than thai
of the pisstratids.
1t is time there was something done fol
/ these twenty-eight millions of white slave'
held in lctters by four millions Of greasy
/ fatlooted Africans. Having labored anC
/ argued ana lOuEnt lOr lneSC our masters lol
many years, it is time that we should be
emancipatcd and enjoy the fruits of our owl
labors. They have taken our time, oul
| first born, and our money freely, and it i,
no more than fair that we should be per
mitted to husband our blood and resources
for our own use. Having first given then
tribute to the amount Of ten thousand mil
/ lions Of dollars, and over half Il million o
lives, we are entitled to our freedom. W.
have earned it. We have paid the larges
kind of price, and it belongs to us. Blu
we do not get it. The more we do for ou
sable masters, the more eXacting are they
in their demands
We sec no hope, and the future of tn
country is as black as the subject Of this ar
ticle. The negro wanted us to emancipat
him, and we labored and legislated an,
fought to do his boddng. lie now com
mands us to onfranchise him, and the worI
of obedience has already begun. After en-
franchsemcnt, will come Il demand for Sc
cial equality, and after that the millennium
as understood by Tilton, abohtionists, nig
gers and misce genationists'