The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04
The Negro and his Uses,


mlnation to strengthen, perpetuate, and
e4tend that power, was tho secret and main
spring OF the difficulty. This is difficulty
that we DO not have to contend with in our
treatment OF the Indian race, that a: pres
ent occupy 80 large portion of our terri-
.ory. Their relations with us are of dif.
ferent character, and their natural habits.
customs, manners. and mode of life are
SUCH as to keep them moro distinct and
separate. They are melting away like a
morning mist, before the advance Of white
civilization. and the white man's thirst for
gold. This, however, has not been the case
with the black race under the old slavery
regime. How 1t viii be under the coming
state Of universal freedom, we do not now
propose to discuss, but this We do contend
that the present dominant race should still
retain control, and that it is our duty, not
only to ourselves, but also to the blacks. as
we'll as our interest, go to do. That they
will still need system, not only of tuition,
but also Of control, we think, candid and
thinking men will not hesitate to admit
What this system shall be, has vet TO be
developed, and to what useful purposes
their energies and labor shall be directed.
remains for the wisdom Of Our Legislators
to devise and direct. That much Of it will
be absorbed in the agricultural and pasto-
raj departments OF industry, as it has who'll
~ been heretofore, there can be no doubt.
and very properly so; but there will be
still large portion that have received q
military education, whose tastes will have
become weaned from the quiet and peace.
full occupations to which they have been
accustomed in their early life. These may
require different treatment, and as it is
not probable, nor is it even desirable, that
our Government will need the support Of
three hundred thousand bayonets IN black
hands when the war is closed, what shall
We do with them? This is question Of
no mean inpDrl, and one that we can not
dodge, any more than we can the Just deb.
that is, like the freedom Of the blacks, the
natural product OF the war.
The wonderful resources Of the unpeo.
pied portion Of our country have, until
within few yearN been unknown and
undreamed of, even by the most ardent adj
mirers Of our bensticent institutions and
the vastness of our empire, and are yet
unappreeiated by at least nine.tenths Of
the nation. This territory can not be
reached by navigable streams 80 as to bring
ito wealth into the lap Of the nation, but
the modern system Of locomotion has to be
Introduce; that system that laughs at the
mountain precipices, and leaps over the
impossible CULTS. and carries with safety
its load Of human freight with almost cleo
trio speed from the rising to the setting of
the sun. The dream of Whitney must be
fulfilled. Railroads to the Pacific must he
built, and there is no route on which they
may be laid that will not pay, not only the
Government, but, in wonderful degree,
their constructors, as we'll as the great bulk
Of the people. Ten years ago, we hazarded
in the Record, the opinion, that the "gra-
ding Of railroad to the Pacific would de-
velop more mineral wealth than would
pay for it's construction" How has this
been verified by the discoveries Of the last
three or four years! Let Colorado, Arizo-
nm lAh~ AvNI hot
would be the development of those terri
tories If they were traversed by railroads,
affording the means Of loccmotion, as we'll
as establishing security to life and proper
". How, in what way, and what is the
most economical method of their construc-
ton, are important questions OF polity and
finance. We have ever opposed The policy
Of the Government engaging directly in
works Of internal improvement, but have
always advocated it's affording material
aid and encouragement the enterprise Of
its citizens in works Of this nature, for va
rious reasons which 1t would be superfu-
Gus at this time to name. But circum-
stances alter cases; and emergencies may
warrant, nay, even compel, US to pursue .
policy that at another time, might have
been deemed, not only impolitic, but even
unconstitutional. We have vet to learn Of
a single instance in which the voice Of a
patriot has been raised against Gen. Grant
for constructing railroads to facilitate the
transportation Of the supplies for his army,
roads Of Kentucky, Tennessee, and else.
where wherever it would aid the Govern.
ment. We contend, and have for many
years, that a railroad to the Pacific land
now the need is for several is q military
necessity-a work of defense against for
eign foes, as well as being absolutely ne
cessary to satisfy the States on the Pacific
r1n Yvvhn rUh NJ vny
other portion OF our country, yet we would
and must tie them 70 us by the threshold
iron bands Of love, interest and COMMON
security, and that there is no more Consti-
tutional objections 10 its military constyuc-
ton of the railroad from City Point. This
can be done by black soldiers, under n,sli-
tdry discipline, and military pay, as we'll
az by white lahorers imported either from
Ireland, Germany or elsewhere. This is
not only true, but it would be an act of
kindness as we'll as justice to the negro
It would afford him employment that
would be profitable to himself; here he
could be schooled, il economy and self-re-
lance, and when the great work was com.
plete, none would be found unwilling to
award him home on the line Of the high
way that his industry had prepared. One,
two, OK three hundred thousand could thus
be jud;ciously and prof.ably employ ell in
the construction Of so many different lines
of road, and instead Of making progress
of merely definitely locating 100 miles
westward in the course Of a year, ONE
HUNDRED MILES a MONTH NIGHT
BE CONSTRUCTED, and the country
would see, in two years, more development
than it can in a quarter Of q century BY
the present plan. The industry Of the
country would receive an impetus that
would dazzle the world, and the increase
eff our national wealth would be beyond
eompare.-Raalrodd Record.
PRINTING PAPER OUT OF Corn HUsKs.
In two weeks or less the Austrian patent
for making paper out Of corn husks will
be thoroughly tested in this country. I'll
the experiment succeeds according to ex-
pectatfons, steps will be Immediately taken
to manufacture printing paper on an e1,
be well for farmers to carefully save all
corn husks now in their possession, and to
stop feeding them to their cattle, as they
viii probably command high prices in a
few weeks, if delivered at railroad stations.
As it requires little and inexpensive cham
ges of machinery to adapt the present pa
per mills to the manufacture of husk
=. AZ