The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-08-24

fusion Of tho raccs of Western Eu.
rope rs they have met upon our
shores, has secured the former OF
these requisites, and the Yankee
race Il adopt the opithct as an hon.
orable one) marked as Il is with
salient characteristics, is so COM
pleto an amalgamation of all fam.
lilies from the eastern boundary of
Germany to tho western coast of
Ireland, that there are few of us in
whose veins arc not mixed the
blood of several. But this unhap-
py race of which we are speaking
docs not amalgamatc with the rest,
1t is entirely immctorialto discuss
yhy il is so; the fact no one can
deny; nor can ii be denied that its
salvation or its destruction will
surely be worked ont in its family
isolation.
Because there could be no real
unity ofpcople between the South
ern whites and Southern blacks, itI
seems manifest to me that there
could be no political unity, but
rather q strife Tor tho mastery, in
which the one or the other would
go to the wall.
The struggle for supremacy would
be direct and immediate, and | see
no home whatever that the weaker
race would not he reduced to hope.
less subiection, or utterly destroy.
cd. There is no reason to suppose
that Missouri border ruflianism
could never 10 repeated on new
fields, and the shiso onco inau-
gurated the mcrciless war would
continue as long as the obnoxious
race had an existence. You have
expressed your anticipation Of
such result in one state of the
case, how is it that you do not sec
that direct struggle for power at
the ballot-box would make the con-
test more deadly
hold that there is great philo-
sophie truth in the words Of Gui-
zot, in summing up the eight cen
turies Of bloodshed out Of which
the French emerged into national
Iity from the petty races and tribes.
lie Gays, "Ih the life Of nations,
that union which is exterior and
visible. the unity Of name and OF
government, although important,
is by no means the first in i:npor-
tance, the most real, or that which
results not merely from identity
of government and of destiny, but
from the homogcnity of social ole.
ments, from the likeness of institu-
tions, of fmanncrs, Of ideas, OF tastes
of tongues the unity which rcsid.
ed in the men themselves from 80.
ciety assemblies, and not in the
forms Of their associations in
short, the moral unity (t'unite mo.
rale) which is far more important
than political unity, and which is
the only solid foundation Tor the
latter. ...
l have watched with deep inter
est tho educational effect Of the
war in our army, and | assure you
that whilst our white soldiers have
uniformly and quickly learned to
appreciate the fact that tho exist
cnce Of our free Government could
only be preserved by the destruc-
, tion of the system OF slavery, and
so became radically and thorough.
ly anti slavery, tho tendency for
battling for the old flag was almos,
equally uniform in increasing and
| deepening their pride of race. The
fact is one which cannot safely be
overlooked in any calculation in
volving their action upon the po
litical problems before the country,
and 1t is one in regard to which
| can hardly be mistaken. 'H
}, The details Of any system Of sep.
aration could only be determined
, by careful study and wide com,
parison Of views. Suppose, how
\ ever, that without breaking mp tht
, organization ofany State, you tax,
, contiguous territory in South Car
: olina, Georgia, Alabama and Flor.
! ida, and there under the sovereign
/ Of the United States, and with all
the facilities which the power and
wealth ofthe Government can give.
i we organize the freedom in depen
: dency of the Union analogous to
the Western Territories. Give
, them schools, laws facilitating the
requirement of homesteads, to be
paid for by their own labor, full
and exclusive political privileges,
, aided at the start, should it seem
, necessary, by wise selection from
the largest bra.ns and most philan-
+ thropic heart among anti slavery
r men, to join them, judiciary or
. executive which would command
their confidence in the first essays
, Of political existence. There need
; be no coercive collection OF the
colored race in the designated re-
gion; the majority are there now,
, and the reward OF political power
, would draw thither the remainder
quite as rapidly as their place could
be supplied by white immigration
into other States. Tho forts and
seaport cities could remain under
! the direct control of the Federal
!, Government as the basis for that
common trade and intercourse with
other parts OF the country and the
world, which would be necessary.
The fullest opportunity to develope