New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-16

words the nation is pershing. no would not let so
much AZ peep. In the language OF Jesus Christ:
az tell YOU that If these should hold their peace,
the stones would Immediately CRY out
conducted with more ability our foreign CORE
suondence In this war7 But "great men are not
aiwavs wise'-snd II is weak, very weak, IN Mr.
Seward 20 believe that tho whites OF the south, II
exclusively possessed of her political power, will
uSo n 20 improve the condition OF her blacks and
/ 10 LIT thom up into political equality. we
! Northern whites are TO worse than hers; and yet
We have never used our political power 30 Justly
ard boneiicently. o..,,.
1ef,Dse of the Government. lave shown IT to DO
untrue that the Government has no night To require
the Rebel States to let the negro share III
their political power and untrue that, II IL mas
the right, it is supcrtluous to exercise H. L
I have also shown IL TO be untrue that tho nauoh
always in the season Of peace as well Ms III war,
or indeed either III peace or war; has been ~ Work
I for the "elevation OF the masscs'-meaningi OF
course, if hs means anything that IL pertinent, inc
black masses; and have finally shown u To DC un,
trne that there is the sure prospect that Mr. Seward
sav, thero ia Of the negro's attaining political
ccualy or any prospect of it whatever, unless the
nation shall now decide 3ternly and Internationally
/ for this justice. ,
! Inow pass on to justify my prediction that this
nation will surely perish If II shall persist IN lhdlg'
inc this caste. init and in shutting tho negro out
of he human family. II will perish, il 1t be only
because this rohbug him of AL political power and
givir. t all 10 his old opproshors, VIII result III
having burdens upon him heavier ana more greFons
than no will consent TO bear. His chatcd spint
will throw them OF, even II To 90 50 SHAH be ~
afilict tho South with seyilc war. Nor VIII no
loo found feeble or unskful in such war. The
present war has been providence to prepare bihi
10 be expert aud mighty IN the war That 10 to come
! And that tho negro. kind ~ is his nature can
nevertheless learn TO be mCTciie-s warrior, the
had ia u.
Moreover. the whites Of the South need 10 rcmcm-
/ Der that although oppressors have no TOD, lhe
! oprr, sscd have One Who j. "stTong-the iord oi
\ Ii5sts ia His uamc.' That this threatened war
/ will involve the whole nation ana break II up II
but too probable. have SPOKEN Of II as u war 10
come IL has alrendy come. The southern whites
have inaugUrltcd IL; theSouthcrn blacks VIII reply!
The Southern whites have. in thor folly entered
upon their new as we'll as upon many OF their oid
! systems OF persecution, oppression ava MURDER
/ Tho Southern blacks WILL IN their desperation,
/ punish them for it-and THIS punishment "lu make
one OF the bloodcst chapters In all the Book OF
Iime II viii De reckoning not tor present
wrongs only but FOR those az o past also. IL VII,
be- such az outbreak of loug-suppres.ed rage ana
long pcnt-up revenge as IN tho whole hlstof! oi
B ipaf has probably never been equalcd.
! But DO / not oyerutc the effect when the ne
crns possession of political power would have 10
save him from dis 'ontcnt ard violence l. 'Wh
no.-e,.on Indispensable 20 q comfortable iOt IN
lew of the men amongst u~ aie without ~ ahu ~,
they live pleasantly and conicntediy. bu' WOMB
they wero not the suffrage m inchaly halus
The negroes ai.o would bear 10 be "iihoNt u,
werc IL m hands friendly u thc'l' p"t ~ -
in hostile hands. thnt viii wioid II - cri-h lhcih'
mo ne--o n ed and vet denied the ballot, ma!
lind himself worse oil. IN vcry many Irspcc.s .n y,
whom he was 10 slavery worse On NO" 'na'
because II his freedom ald his par in supprt,mH
'hc Rebellion, 20 has become me 'iJrel % uo' l
.H. on
freedom aad hated than be- va' M Sla''iy, ana pu'
d.,pised Hos the South serY't tA''c sh' ha's-'
Ihrt.-.any.iio and other southern prisoA' TESTIFY
Many believe that the negro vii be- allowed "a
aprcsr ~ tho courts - witness ana also Us
ps.fr .u! tint DO vii also be- allowed 'Ae ilg.i'
- ,..o,.rfv Vain belief unless be have political
power slso II no be- allowed status 10 the conrt'
and Ito night of property II II be- aly nominaly
A., in case the political rover be al 90 other hnnds
An exclusive lnd adverse political power WI -
duo. hi. testimony and Doh. cause 10 mere i"Ice
and make hi. night. Of property a. weak ana ""fsA'
l,ss a. cobweb-. Such "a power can choose whom u
will for Judges and jufors' and eau brhs tne pn'u'
s,u.c to acquic.,e IN thc YER extensive, Ao' 10,
tal d.rcgnrd of the rights, Interests ana claims Oh
the b'ark man.
4, ,- Believed too thai In fes years Tic negro
,-.u cot an education - which Dee Wil D. con-.
fri,i. and, moreover. that by means "i ~ hc VII
r.t suGrrge. Blt the education De "iH mol
rct until be gets the suffrage lNs pan
az I.
,-, school. az thc South viii be sperd,'t
broken IN. aud the benevolent men ana
women. who went down from the Noflh 20 te.'i
i'm them. viii rs back for their hvt. beiorc tn'
Rebellion no friend OF freedom ahi 'lu" Ii-n,'
Ma, safe M the South. IT, ttfred ANA Gathered
. OF iupr.soncd % whipped. ~ huIg. fiis iht'
thc'e viii be DO better hereafter. II hereafter -,
heretofore. the political power OF the SCUM sh"i
bc exclusively in The whites.
M there will remain nothing 20 tho negro q
2 |,,.f Goth ID
Withhold him from violence under his deprivation
, Of political poRsr Al that VII remain m his lo
viii dissltsfy him, aud much Of VIII serve u NE
bis vengeance.
And. nov. who il the negro, that We should Thus
deal with him He is our fellow man, our brother
as dear to the heart Of tho Great Common Futhci
Al. /. auv other 81 the natural varieties az hii
children. What is more there IS not amongst al
these varieties who is so gentle 80 patient -
/. IIorg.su1erng 50 artcionnte and loTsYlng rs Oh,
+. negro. Indeed II will NOT be strange II IN Tho
coming better day tho day OF trucr religion and
|. "A higher civilization. and when morr account shal
. be made Of tho heart than the hoad--it VIII not,
y say be strange If in that day the proeminence
amongst all races shall be- accorded to the negro
Nor j. il sure that BIZ, intellect when lac shall have
? lad fair share Of opportunities for cultya'ng It,
will be found inferior 20 that OF any Other race
ri And what too has the negro done That We shoule
thus deal with hunt IIo has done naught but good
10 u.s. though We have done naught but o'll 70 hun
= For MANY generations he has toled under the lnsl
1 and without wages TO supply us with articles O
food and materials for clothing. Moreover, when
a few years ago, his old opplessors undertook e
break up our nation, he withstood them and sHVe,
4, | say ho saved il. For who doubts that, had
not tho negro been willing to shed his blood for 1t
land rivers OF itdd he she'd, the nation would hay'
been lost.
2; said that tho nation, persis'ing in her great
wickedness, must perish. Continued indulgence %
this caste.,pirt must render her incapable OF saliva
ton. Indeed, might | not say, not only that Tie
surprisingly great injustice of her treatment OF TN
negro combined with her base ana unequaled IN