The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-08-11

ticipation of such o result in one state OF
the case. How is IL that you do not see
that direct struggle for power at the bal
lo'-box would make the contest more
deadly?
bold that there 10 greas pbiIosophic
truth in the words of Guizot, in summing
up the eight centuries of bloodshed out Of
which the French emerged into nationality
from the strife OF petty races and tribes
He says: ia the life of nations, that Union
which is exterior and visible, the unity of
name and of government, although import.
ant, is by no means the fret in importance,
the most real, or that which makes indeed
one nation. There 10 unity which is
deeper and more powerful; il 10 that which
results not morely from identity of govern.
meut and Of destiny, but from the bomoge-
Dty Of social elements, from the likeness
OF institutions, of manners, of ideas, of tastes,
OF tongues; the unity which resides in the
men fhemsetUes @hen society assemblies, and
not in the forms Of their associations; in
short, that moral unity Ounite moralel
which 10 far moro important than political
unity, and ,chieh is The only solid foundation
for the latter"
have watched With dcep Interest the ed.
ucatiOBal effect of the war upon our own ar.
my, and assure you that whilst our whi,e
soldiers have uniformly and quickly learned
to appreciate The fact that the existence Of
our free Government could only be pre-
served by the destruction of the system Of
slavery, and so become radically and thor
oughly anti slavery, the tendency of bat.
tliDg for the old flag was almost equally
uniform 10 increasing and deepening their
pride of race The fact 10 one which cam
not safely be overlooked in any calculation
involving tnoir action upon the political
problems before the country, and it is one
in regard to which think / can hardly be
| mistaken. a
The details Of any system of separation
could only be determined by careful study
and wide comparison of views. Suppose,
however, that without breaking up the or.
ganzation of any State,you take contiguous
territory in South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama, and Florida, and there, under tho
sovereignty of the United States, and with
all the facilities which the power and wealth
of the Government can give, We organize
the freedmen in dependency of the Union
analogous TO the western territories. Give
them schools, laws facilitating the acquire
ment of homesteads to be paid for by their
own labor, full and exclusive political privi.
I eges, aided at the start, should il seem
necessary, by wise election from the largest
brains and phant throp;c hearts among an.
ii-slavery men, to join them, judiciary or
executive which would comusnd their con-
fidenco in the first essays of political exist.
ence. There need be no coercive collection
OF tho colored race in the desigusted re-.
u gion, the majority are tbsro now, and the
reward Of the political power would draw
tbither the remainder quite as rapidly %
their place could be supplied by white imi.
! grafton into other States. The forts and
} seaport cities could remain under direct
!, control Of the Federal Government % the
Q basis for that common trade and inter.
|. course With other parts of the country and
the world, which would be necessary The
: fullest opportunity TO develop the highest
} civilization they are capable OF, would then
be given. CoIored men of talent and in.
!, teiligence would not then mske q vain
struggle for the empty name of being law
. yers without briefs, merchants without
. trade, but would have what q leading iour.
: nal at the East has frequently demanded
for them, the opportunity as we'll as the
!. right, to take rank according to their char.
: acter and ability. sf..
0 That there are difficulties in the real.
Q ization Of such a plan shall be the irst
8 to admit, but there are difficulties in all
!. plans. II is natural to men to struggle
to avoid responsibility, and 10 drift upon
the current, trusting to fate; but drifting
also leads TO difficulties, as We who drifted
into wsr that has cost half million of
lives and untold millions OF money, should
not need TO be told; and agree with you.
that drifting will probably decide this
matter against the black race, and involve
his destruction: whilst by leaving the la
Dor OF the South in the hands of degrad-
ed caste, it entails upon the country the
worst material effects Of slavery. and pie-
vents that homogenity Of institutions and
manners, North and South, which I have
said believe to be the only sure founda-
ton or permanent peace.
r The Anglo-American and Africo.
. American races now stand face TO face up
3 on the Southern soil in irreconciIable hos
f tility. The few colored men whom We
: have amongst us may be regarded as
I the walls and stays Of the great body
which is nation in number, and in It's
isolation by mental and physical charac-
teristics. 1t is as a unit that we must
deal with them, and no paltering with the
. edges Of the difficulty will avert the doom
| which all history teaches us will follow
: wrong solution.
The magnitude Of the problem is inn
: mense, but the principles which must
!. decide II one way or the other are simple.
: When we deal with whole community,
! however closely related TO ourselves, it is
not by application of the maxims Of mu.
/ nicipal law as applied to individuals that
/. we must decide the case; but by modi.
. fed form OF international law, which so