The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-07-20
From the Baltimore Clipper, July s, IS.
Another View in the Solution Of Great
Political Problem.

to say,-although the President we be-.
lieve is accredited with it, that the ne
groes of the plantations South could
they once be made voters, might possibly
be made an element of strength on the
side of the planters in any future con-
tests with the rest of the States forSpo-
litical power, instead Of on the side of
that Union organization which, has saved
the nationality from disruption. And
the argument in favor Of such a conclu-
sion is shrewdly put; because, reasoning
from analogy. the idea is insisted upon
that being landless, dependent, they
would do as men in that condition every.
where are apt to do in the absence Of
much educational development,-be in
fuenced by the desire to make favor;
with their superiors in wealth and infor-
nation, with those upon whom they and
theirs are directly dependent. not only
for their subsistence, but for any CON-
forts besides, they might be able to pro-
cure at the expense of concessions 80
easily made. 81 aa. ssfiaa. $50
A case is given in the history Of po-.
litical matters in North Carolina, which
certainly gives plausibilty, and even
/ strength, to such an argument, where q
| planter, years ago, when color there, as
in Tennessee, was no disability per Sc,
got himself elected to the Legislature by
giving freedom and rotss to a fesr of Ais o,rn1
slapes. in the pinch of the last struggle,
and when he found that, precisely that
number was needful to enable him to beat
his opponent.
| And there are reasons, still, that might
be advanced to sustain such a view Of the
case. The negroes are free indeed but
the great mass of them are badly disap-
pointed, inasmach as freedom. simply, Z
does not mean all which--to their 'un- b
tutored understandings-they had vivid
| ly imagined of it. Under their old train
ing, freedom, the palpable. legitimate
| effects of 1T, as eUey demonstrated before
their eyes ia the case of the uAae man,
meant, freedom from hard labor the
ability to idle around to ride hunt, fish,
ad ti6isuna. That has been the education
in their cases, of life time and the in
| fatuasion, with vast numbers, has not
been in this regard much less than that
Of the poor native Australian, who, for
some crime was ordered to be hung by the
/ British authorities, went dancing and
| skipping on his way to the scaffold--
When asked show he could have SO little
fear Of death ?'-his reply was--..Ohtt
1 that is nothing, for shall turn up white,
man after while, with plenty Of money"
To be white man, or to approximate
i his condition as exemplified in past years
in lives Of idleness. what sacrifice would
be too great?
We say tast disappointed already, and
OF late. whom from Lynchbufg, Rich
mond, Macon, and various other places
I of the South, the Federal commander
have been compelled to drive them back
to the plantations, to the protection Of
their old masters and to their usually
hard yocations, is process not calcu-
lated to further euamor them Tor the
present, at least, of their blue uniformed
deliverers; and for good while to come,
and until they can comprehend the ahi-
mate benefits Of the inestimsble boon OF
freedom conferred upon them, there will
be reactionary feeling which will 90
far to enable their late masters to infiu-
ence them to any extent or in any direc-
ton almost they may desire
Besides, we know well the nature OF
that sorcery which powerful minds exer-
else over weak ones and without going
further back for historical examples than
to the late terrible conflict, we see how
the ''poor whites" down there were vic
timized by the comparatively few talented
/ engineers Of the rebellion. Claiming q
population of ''four millions, or
less,-the world saw a mere fraction of
| tHosc-sa~ three hundred thousand
/ si"v i"vcbOfdcrs-swcep into the defence OF
their favorite ''institution' the entire re-
sources, financial. military, and all else
OF the whole South and not until a quar-
ter Of million of lives were ruthlessly
| sacrificed could the inferior class-tbe
poor whites be exempted-the few
comparatively that were ieft-from the
terrible fate, the hardships, slaughter and
wounds, prepared for them by the in
stanced few.
And what is worse-let it be noted .
that through all this pandemonium OF
horrors where they have been driven. tho 4
infatuation, mentioned, continues: the
leaders OF the rebellion still lead the
poor whites" Else, why do not the
latter, now that the old tyranny is lifted
from their shoulders, the military de.pot-
Ism oone away with. take the opportuni
ty TO pay of old scores, upou thos> same
rebel leaders and if they do not do this
who shall say that the attempted reyoln.
ton has accomplished ANYTHING or mucf, |
In opening their eyes Sullenly suh- |
mitting only, do they not-as a general |
thlng-stlll make the cause of the slave |
holders Their cause and aware OF this.
eonrfnced Of thus, are the people of the 4
ifee states prepared TO trust them, to ex.
pect anything from them. at present II
standing by Union principles? 4
We know they are not, and what in the 4
best proof that this is so? Why, desiring
to give them the go by, are not large rfon.,S
bers here in the loyal States, disposed 20
rely, instead. upon the blacks, a. .ssured J
friends of the Union ., u ~
We have intimated that the planters. \
the leaders of the -Febellion. wou}d st;li
wieid an influence over the hlaetu. -
Il this is SO, is it not the case-shat their
power would be greater and Der
er concentrated than ever before? We
zee what they have been enabled TO do /
q the past by their influences over the / J
poor rnites let as note, besides, that !
'noef the OLD condition OF things their I
'ower in making their slaves featnre h .
government was marked and o1solus~- 4 :
b 1.-TWO 6fths' clause gave them thsf .
much political capital absolutely 70 heul 3
eekQoed ppou in every 4raat <t,-x>.A-I II