Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-10-12
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young children, with food, fuel,
house rent. and clothing for q term
of two years. Pretty scant, without
strict economy, in these times OF
high prices, and yet public des-
penser has publicly accused her Of
idieness, extravaganza, and feigned
poverty. We, from our own expert
ence the two years last past, know
that such an one must be in the de-
cending scale when she balances her
needs against her means, and there
fore in our off-hand way offer some
suggestions in relation to relieving
widows made so by the war. Con
fiscation, if carried to the extent that
public seems to demand, will place a
large amount of real estate, in the
care of Uncle Sam, to be disposed
of in wise and just manner. Sup
pose that Uncle Sam, should resolve
to give each, and every widow, that
gave her husband to her country, a
homestead or dover of land in the
confscated estates, whenever such
an act would promote the we'll being
of the widow and her children. West
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and
Missouri, had many active inhuen-
ential rebels, who ought to be disin-
herited and expelled from the coun-
try or made to pull hemp, and their
homes given to the widows and or
phans of those who gave their lives,
to vindicate the principle, that our
government must be preserved. 1t
is saying, that republics are un-
grsteful. We doubt the correctness
of the adage, as relates to our own
government, yet sometimes relief is
slow in reaching the deserving, help.
less, needy, and we own that hell
deserving traitor to his country,
many times gets pardon, and for
giveness, that justice seeming too
stern, is set aside unvindicated. The
freed people in the Southern States
require the care and protection Of
our government, aud the adoption of
measures, that will prepare and
finally make them good citizens
equally useful with the white race;
and we suggest the idea of applying
coniiscated lands and tenements,
south of thirty-five degrees North
latitude, to the use of the colored
race, the same to be portioned off
to suit the condition of individual en-
terprise, and leased to occupants
for term of years and stipulation,
to encourage industry, and enter
prise, that the lessee should have q
right TO the same In Zee simple, af-
ter a lapse of years he paying a
stipulated price as consideration,
and we believe that such a measure,
wisely planned and adopted would
benefit the colored race more than to
put them into immediate ownerships
of real estates, of houses and lands;
and have them to themselves. The
rent, thus accruing to the govern
ment, would constitute fund that
could be applied, in giving war wild
ows; an annuity in place Of home,
when such arrangement would be
the more suitable.
AS to the negro we know that the
white race have an Unborn prejudice,
caused by color, and intensified by
education, against the black man,
hence we see and hear such diversity
of opinions in regard of negroes
rights, when the truth Is, negroes
have the same inalienable rights
that the white man has, else the
declaration of independence is lie,
and the right to come from Africa
and live in the hot climate of Ameri-
ca, is not just as sacred to the ne
gro as is the right of the Caucassion
race, to migrate and live in the tenn
perate latitude of our country.
Again we know that avarice, in the
white man, induced him to force the
negro on this continent and what
amend honorable, can be made, short
of assigning to him proper habita-
ton, with the enjoyment of his natu-
raj rights.
The ways of God in natures jus
tice have exacted and taken an aw-
full penalty for tho transgression OF
natures laws of liberty, and what
other evils may come upon US if we
Withhold from a portion of our citi-
zens their natural rights, no human
foresight can comprehend. There
is only one question in the case Of ne
gro suffrage. Is the negro a rational
Intelligent being capable Of compre-
hending the use of policy and lawsl
Our prejndices and caprices must
sooner or later give place TO moral
justice and the more stubbornly We
defend the wrong. the harder will be
the knocks we will get We know
that many Of our citizens in the
North, who think themselves good
Union men, who glory in their safety
and liberty, count the cost OF the war
over and over so often, and read
and hear the details of other calls
yet to be made on the government
for money or means, that they hearth
ly wish that the government had
suffered tbs Union TO Glide in
default Of any exertion for its preser-
walton, but thanks to the all direct
ing hand, our government has vindi
Gated its prerogative and shown to
the world greater power, than Is
possessed by any other government
on the Globe. There is q moral
'.tuat if the fathers eat sour grapes
the childrens teeth will be set on
edge" also a summing up of the