Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-08-19


liz iscaltea radical 81 conservative, 'orab Boil
laltei naiely.mpIt ID inns 20 give rsaefactsBnt
honest sopiuiops on all lsultects withon
fear eT ifayor.i aud without rcgarduton ldh,
fsuppostd in,ereslsof ,pariy, or, the petit
aisbiions Of partisan leaders. And il be
lieves that The "A merieah piess will only at
,lain inis proper Influence and -coh,idetatibr
4 by rising above party pnil depressing ihde
1 pendent opiu,ops.o lu this way it will. MOI
only take its true position among be grcai
Instruments ofhumau progress and amelio
! ratiop, but il will llpnrify aud elevate politics
and aid ip bringing the time when sincere
nj n can enter. iulo The contest of pariie;
without loss oflselfs rrspect. ,as 5ai fis'
/ 20 i1ai7psrtiksn maiignity. s''o 30
little following views Of our cotempporary o.
the Warren Chronicle are SO timely, aud with
all, well expressed that we give them protnin
ent place, a.. s,,,f..} Ufei nssi ... fot|
Il would be amusing we're the spi it ex
[hbiied not SO deyilish. to .olFetve with
what aydity and systematic fendishnes.
The o.gans of pro-slaveryl a" Drmncrscy'
| light, upon and magnify every fTicul y
drawback and nisfyrtuue inc dent 10 or
growing out Of the present disarranged con
diioni of the freedom, Of the Sou b.
1t report reaches the North that The
Iemancipated blacks refuse TO respond with
ulacrity TO tie requirements of their former
oppreSSo s. aud in some instances refuse o
| labor at all the circum, tanre is biz zoned
fin asu'e leaders as pima fseie evidence OF
cspaeiiy.to take care,ef himself. Aud. be
ceuse these long oppressed people, jpsi em
efgimg. ,into, "a Aew txiSlsnee, WIN limos
yet Frnarlipg Mi'hthe, ,chalilpss ef mansclt S
and The 1aSh. of slavery, are tdis,rustfnl Of
those who u, fe. month. since sold them on
Tfhc auc ion bloch. or scourgrd them TO ex
haostiyng tasks, and are jealous of their
new botn fret dom, there is a class in the
North, the. tools of, traitors. who affect TO
be borr Fl at The lack of serv le regard the
iree blacks Exhibit to their. self constituted
supe lois. The. same hearlless crea lures
have always denounced the blacks as a
c9wardly, .spiriilcss, helpless, worthless aud
atmless race, tilred only for slavery aud 10
be ulder the ,gnidauce Of olling minds.
But now that they manifest desire to Gtsl
comprehend their precise status and rela-
tion>hip to their former masters, aud are
cautions not TO be eDuspped into slavery
nhder some Lew name, aud de crmined TO
nIainlaiu their freedom, they are rep CACHED
as ide's and vagrapts. The more liberal
ard tnnd d minds will ,howeyer, give them
credit for disco nment md prudeuce in their
humble eLdearors TO escape the IN lchina
'ionS OF The better educa ed siid crafty
oppressorS Of their race The blacks have
not os mnch confidence in the purity, bu,
mrnity and, justice of S u'hern rebels as
Rave the atniahle Copperhead admirers of
traitors. hence will not in manner consist
ent with the ideas aud wishes of our North
ern pro-sh veryiles. Considering the Jur
deli VI Gif"ultes under which The blacks
have labored, aud are still struggling with,
great Ih'rgs must not be Immediately tx
pc Htd OF thtm.., Let lleif p-ogless lie
lalrly measured by their opportunities, not
by the"supeticr facilities aud privileges Tn
jnyed ny white men Thcrc Il. tho v no
condtmu the black Because he does mol
eviucc enc gy ard c.pacify eqnal to those
who have never teeu sliackled in body aud
mind by Slavery, and had every avenue
ofrr"gress closed bgdin Il EN- by The re-
lentle.s prGadice Of cdse These errors OF
tue mind, these pervetsinns of the heart,
aud all kindred ragonisns, Of pu Chris
tian priuciples, mast aid will be orlecied
10y the omnipilent 'pdwer, ut truth aud
justice. aud oil men VIII S and cqial before
humnnla@, as they nre before The higher
aud i-amaculate law 0. Heaven
The woaj is perhups a loGg way from a
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