The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-17
From the New York independently

From the New York independently
Then Samuel took stone and set it between
hzPen and Shen, and called the name of il Eben-
yer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped US"
| Samuel, vii, II
(coNcLUDED)
And is this time when the great want of the
south IS laborers, sad when she Is asking Sweden
a Denmark, and Germany and France and En-
and, and Ireland to pour their laborng popula-
ION into her desolated States-is this time for
ier TO take her own practced and healthy labor
ers IN her pestilential mora sses and Danish them
10 the Western prairies Ii Is one of the most
preposterous theories that were announced
outside of lunatic asylum. And think of this
proposition being made to a Christian people
When called, in the providence of God to
instruct these poor, depised creatures, in whose
pehalf Christ was born to bear their burdens
and to raise them by the refining power of Chris
lanity to the level of true manhood, the counsel
hat comes to us from Maryland is, Sneak out of
your duties shrk your cross; say to these heath
among you BegOne Tramp Get out'' Such
is the fulfIlment of duty that is held up before us
And it is proposed to American citizens Why
| believe that even our foreign citizens would re-
an appeal Ike this, though icy the worst
disposed OF any Of our population toward the
colored race
What, then, is our Christian duty We are
as far in us lies, 10 prepare the black man for
his present condition, and for his future, in the
SFme WAY thaL we prepare the Wh1te man Tor his.
And think it should be joint work. / do not
think it would be wise for the North to pour min
listers and colporteurs, and schoolmasters into the
South. making too marked distinction between
the black people and the white. We ought to
airy the gospel and education to the whites aid
blacks alike. Our heart should be set toward our
country and all its people, without distinction of
caste class color 1t Is our business to use our
wealth to meet the present emergencies aud ext
gences of the South, to supply it with food aud
raiment; but are also to do IN respect to it as
we do III respect TO ourselves. Where are
personally concerned, we never trust any thing to
accident or chance We hold that the only way
to keep society from retrograding is to preserve
our institutions we hold that nothing can keep
MS from running to waste but the common school,
the academy, the college, the church, and the fam
ily; aud we are to carry the common school, the
academy, the college and the church to every
State in the South We to educate the ne
gruea and to christianity educate them. We are
TO raise them in Intelligence more and more, until
they shall he able to prove themselves worthy of
citizenship ForI tell you all the laws in the
world can not bolster man mp as to place him
any higher than his own moral worth and natural
forces put him You may pass laws declaring hat
the black are men, and That they are our
eouaIs in social position but unless you make
them thoughtful, industrious, selfresPectlhg, and
intelligent; unless, i'll short, you can make them
what YOU say they have right to be, those laws
will be III VAIN
We have. then, a heavy work before us. We
have n work thft will tax faith, and patience,
and resources Andi Is work which may
pursne, believing that He who hath brought us
thus far in it will carry us through to the end
Wer Use our Ebenezer. and say, The Lord hath
heIned HIS" And as He has helped US IN the past
NV war in respect to this great people that We're
in bondage and laden with It's vices and SINS, so
lie will help still III our Christian work OF pre-
narinp them for that liberty which has been so
strangely brought to their very HoOr. And am
satisfied that while we ought to claim for the
coored man the right to franchise, you never will
he able to secure il and MAINTAIN 1t Tor him. except
| nv making him so intelligent that men can not
| a nv il 10 him You not long, III this country
DENY to man any ciVllrlght for winch he is man
! ifa .ilv oualiiied And if the colOred man Is M
| dustrious and accommodates property, and makes a
| wise use of that property you can not long with
| hold from him his civil rights. we ought TO de-
mand uuives Il suffrage, winch is the 1oundation
! element of our American doctrine yet L demand
| MANY things in theory which do not at once eH
| 80 To SOC realized in practice do not al once
| axnect to see universal suffrage IN the South; bu
- iha Southeru people will not agree to universal
suffrage, let it he understood mat mere Shi oG
! nropertv and educational qualification. Let II be
| understood thst men w 10 have acquired certain
| a cunt of property, and can read ana WRITE sinai
| - aTov ed TO vote | do not think that the pos
| aassiou of property is true condition on whlcl
to fonnd the right to vote but as transition step
I'LL accept IT, when would not accept 1t us
FINAL measure. tits good initial, but not a goo
final o.
19t
,n,;tv can ever call three hundred thousan
men to shoulder their musket and bare their 6t
com to death and can be saved by the sp1nkllh
Of these mems blood, aud then say to item ate
T Ne d.nqer is past I'VE have no further use tc
> orr services; go back again to Your degradation
, halieve with Sherman, that the man wqo ca
! ries musket i'll the defence OF nus goVefhhle
hos a right afteFward to carry a ballot Ana
will he a shame, Il burning shame, II tins Poop
0 hermit those colored soldiers VINO fought Tor I'll
= r,.ntenance of the integrity of TINS nation, 70
, | without the privilege of the ballot. L would
q willing for a beginning, to compromise on q
# | or,und of giving every soldier that served u
cause of his country the right to vote. nat rig
- yiven 10 foreigner now. And let the law q
Il 70 every soldier who Is not citizen, wltho
: distinction or color. And what will be the resu
Give ten colored men in parish at the South q
>, right to vote, and equal suffrage VIII De me
"a onestion of time. That Will be the entefli
,Yedge We wanta beginning and L would
a ,,;lIinu not as finality, bnt stepping stone
r what | hope to get by-and-by, to take thesuHra
for those colered men who bore arms IN our Il
If war for the salvation OF tins government, Ne
- vvonld like 10 see the that processes to b'
cemoprat who is opposed to a soldiers voting
re Where is the man that can look into the face
- that black hero, who has risked his life IN
, thunder of battle 10 preserve TINS country
eS saw "You do not deserve a vote Inc mani
cnuld saw that is not himself MT to vote:
y lacks the very first elements OF good cltizenshlI
Id know that there are many to whom tins :
loot il unwelcome, and who say, 1t seems
- Jbnnrb there never would be end Of this ne
oritafiou There many that say, II
si1ce was born | have breaktasted, dined
snnned upon this negro. He Is IN the pulpit,
or IN conventions in caucuses, everywhere,
no WILL why do Won not suppress him tell y
von will have to breakfast, dine ana sup on
ne strro until YOU do him justice. just as quick as
cd - willing TO trust your own American prime
;ust "a onick as Won put in practice your
nd us. an doc rfne that all men born ee
~, I,raI and have inalienahle rights, he VIII
IA dt ~ notice AS a vexaiion. He will not any
vs., 80 ohtrude himself in the pulpit, IN convent
On =. IN caucuses just soon as you VIII 90 !
co., Will be delivered from the haunting OF tnt
Is 80. Int as long as You Will not, ne VIII
e - he will haunt here and baeker one
haunt YOU hereafter! -.
be Bnt' on another ground, | have no symp
til Hose who would fam have rest and
oH 49,, srch questions. / believe life - worth
ce, [bat n effects believe that that man 5 Ia
aiY,ahle who produces results, ana that
It's. a,,.s life is worthless who produces no resu
he Hn1 il Is the way of God TO agltate comnan
I1bo,-a may be wrong agitati9ns, or agltatlonS
- ont Of proportion to the objects that the
5ss:gned TO accomplish; but, IN every age, u
:; 1v6olesomeness soundness, true HE, Goa
lWk Questions on men that they are ooilged TO
the Va 70 consider Somnotent dleipies, men
tbink of God as a great soother, that lahs
OF with the sweet perfumed gales OF grave,
oan ,bav snooze in the sanctuary, ana steep III
;,;yens duties-such men have no lot nor p
ing, Gods real kingdom. For he holds spear, d
eor o;e~ces and penetrates with divine fervor
A0 - whom he touches. His fan Is IN his MAJ
cAn- lii nnrre his floor, and preserve the Whea
80 Il md he man that does not cno