Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-06
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THE NEW CRUSADE

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THE NEW CRUSADE
There have been various givings out to
the effect that the extremists of the radical
school, failing to lnoculate President johnson
with their crazy notions, they similarly
failed with President Lincoln, are now organ
izing q crusade against the Administration to
be put in motion at the next meeting of Con-
gress. To this end the attempt is now being
made especially to sire the popular heart in,
favor of negro suffrage undiluted, as opposed
to the more thoughtful policy of qualified suf-
frage, limiting the privilege for the present to
those OF the blacks having some sort of capac-
ity for its use. Inconsistency enough, the ex-
tremists tactly admit that the comparatively
educated negro of the free States is not yet fit
to exercise the privilege of suffrage, and they
do not claim that the right shall be given to
him there; but that the ignoltant contraband of
the cotton field and sugar plantation shall per-
force have ballot thrust into his hands before
he can read letter upon it or have the slight
est idea of its meaning. That is to say, suf-
frage for the free State negro is not popular
with the whites of the free States, and is not to
be agitated for sshome consumption' by the
radical politicians, who have keen eye for
local popularity; but in lieu thereof they pro-
pose to make the late slaveholding commune
ties, and especially those localities where the,
ignorant contraband is in predominating num-
beers, sort of Botany Bay for crazy exper-
imentaliZing.
We quote below paragraph or two from
the address of Senator Wilson to the colored
people of Washington on Tuesday as showing
49,. ,I-.-- Of, ,--,e-oa at.4el-
ton, and what the radicals of the Sumner Phil
hps-Wilson stamp propose to attempt in regard
to negro suffrage undiluted, and especially as
regards the District of Columbia. According
to Senator Wilson's truculent threat, the white
people OF Washington had better set about
making their peace with the negroes, as at ths
next election the contraband swarms Of Crow
Hill, Fighting Alley and Buzzardtown are to
regulate our municipal affairs !! But we trust
that wiser craftsmanship than that Of Messrs.
Wilson Il Co. will have the management of the
difficult task Of adjusting the status Of the black
man in his newly acquired freedom, SO that on
the one hand he shall be fully secured in those
rights, and educated to appreciate and use
Them and on the other that he shall not be
made the cat's-paw of radical demagogues to
pull their own political chestnuts from the
fire.
In the address referred to, Senator Wilson
said:
'sWhen came here young man, twenty
body in Washington, and nobody had any
reason to know me. l went across to the
pen, and saw the poor people marched down
to the riverside and shipped OF to the star
South" and marched up to the Capitol-to
the House Of Representatiyes-and saw the
slave masters '.laying on the table" the petit
ton OF the Christian men and women of the
country against the abominable traffic in hui
man bodies. In the pride of their temporary
power they thought they could crush out the
spirit of these people. 1 went back to Massa-
chusetts. had up to this time paid but little
attention to these subjects, but i found these
noble, venerable men and Christian women!
deyoting all they had, and all they hoped to
De, to the cause OF the oppressed. and 1 linked
have acted with men who had put Ep par.
ties and put down parties, and can do it again
Immense applause.l X 40 X
|. "These gentlemen seem to think that thnv
hold all the rights of the cOlored men of the
South, and it is for them and no one else to set
tie the matter. want them to understand to-
day how feel on this subject. Gentlemen;
you say these men have not the right of su ore
and you hold it in your hands. Gentlemen,
You loved office in the past; you deemed yOurl
selves specially ordained to fill them; there is
not one OF you who can have those offices until
this matter is settled. The Congress of the.
United States has placed law upon its statute
books forever prohibiting any rebel from hold
ing any office of honor, profit or emolument in
the civil, military, or naval services of the
United States. You have laws that don't al
low the black man to vote, and while I am
opposed to compromises generally, I may be-
inclined to agree to this one. II you, gentlemen
of the South, will allow the black man to vote,
we will allow you to hold offices under the
Constitution. But this must be by enactment.
the pardoning power don't confer this. IL. 81
81 was in hopes Of seeing here, to DAY, Mayor
Wallach and some part Of the city goyernment,
but have been disappointed. have sort of
an idea that If you held the right of suffrage in
the District of Columbia Mayor Wallach would
have been here but in order to ems ure his being
here next fourth of July, think it will be Welt
for the United States Congress to give YOU the
right of suffrage, and advise You to present
petition to Congress to be permitted to vote
N the District of Columbia; and as am a Yam
Ee, and have right to guess, Iguess you'W get
T.. ...... 2 ,.a 80 s.,--,-,. ~ ~ II
f* # az don't want you to initiate the
vices of your former masters who were pun
ishing poor whisky, by pouring ii down their
throats, while you were toiling to sup il
port them. Those men have got to support i
themselves now, to earn their own bread and i
not wiring it from the hard earnings Of another
They went into the war ssto get their rights i'm
tae States and Territories" as they said, and II
have come out of il without any rights; they II
have lost your support. Now support your
selves. be industrious, be economical and 4
abeve all, leaye whisky alone. Follow no i
bad examples that have been set you, but place II
yonr standard high,s and believe that God II
made you, as the rest of us, to gain your bread Il
by the seat of your brow, and not to force it or i
steal it off others. Those who expect to pass /
laws TO Cypress or punish yon tor YOUR loyalty
will find themselves mistaken We don't in il
tend to have any such laws, and if they pass
them we will annul them in the Congress of II
the United States. want them to uaderst:ind Il
that want you to walk fhe earth with your
foreheads tothe skies, looking 10 God Almighty
for favor, and 10 no one else. Don't insult 4
any mgu nor allow any man TO insult you.
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