Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-11-11
A Just Rebuke.

The Christian Advocate and Journal
oil the 18th inst, contains the following
extract from letter written by gentle
man Of the Methodist church, taking the
representative organ of Mchodism to task
for its course respecting the negro suffrage
question. The writer's comments cannot
fail to meet the approval Of every sincere
friend Of a pure philanthropy.
II the conservative membership of all
our religious denominations would take
stand against " oilicial servants" who 60
ou! Of their legitimate sphere of action 10
stir up strife aud litigation, We would see
a decided improvement iu every branch Of
christian effort. As long. however, as
such agents are permitted TO ply their
vocation" at the expense Of the church,
making collateral issues subjects of para
mount Importance, just SO long will re,
Iigous efforts be shorn Of its strength
Who will pretend to say that the church
of this day is as pure as it was before
State issues were taken into consideration 7
Who will pretend to say that Z!on's bord
crs have been strengthened by the con,oli-
dat,ou Without Comment we publish
aH Of tic letter that appeared in the AL.
vocatc
" Our church journals, with angular
anInity aud offensive pcrtinacity, have
been ringing the changes on " negro suff
rage" aud 1t is 10 be hoped that this &C.
| cislv3 vote Of the noble state OF Connect e.
cut, tasiN ing as it does their perdlctious
and rebuking their ofiiciousuess, may have
the ttfsct 10 teach them more prudence
and moderation Lcroafter.-There seem:
to have been a singular ntrrow minded
ness and one s!dtdness IN the views O
those who have written upon this question
aud especially in the Allocate. They
seem to have forgotten that tbs African il
distinct race from the Caucasian ; tina
the destiny of this race can never be sat
isfactoriiy accomplished on this contiLeu
without miscegcnsti producing homo
geueousness of race and character; thai
the prcjudices Of both races will iOreve
be an insuperable barrier to this miscegen
alton that there is on the shores of an
other continent "A home aud nat onality 70
the coIored man. and that the provldenc
of Cod is pointing significantly and clear
~ to this as their Ultimate destiny. Tn
first step towards securing this object
the freedom OF the oppressed race. a
long as slavery was tolerated here, an
the slave trade constantly, though secret
ly, in operation, no one thought for mo
mcnt of their ozpatriation. Now tha
God has overruled the madness of south
crn oppressors, and broken the letters o
the oppressed, we are called upon to stud
and follow the indications Of His prov
dance. Oar work in regard to the color
ed man is not now to bind him by the tie
Of outrage and equality to this lane
, where he viii forever encounter the prCjl
dices Of the dominant race in his way
4 political elevation, but it is our soum
i duty and responsibility to educate then
Il and especially to inaugurate such meas
# ures as vii result finally in their exodu
i to their own land and nationality whC
5 are even now stretching out their arms
}. receive thcm's
o Every measure and view of the ca;
n which does not embrace this idea as Il
&c ultimate destiny of the colored man
resting upon a false basis, and this the r
cent vote of Connecticut plainly show
r. r. Emancipato them, educate them, and sen
" them to Liberia but do not attempt tt
. monstorous and unnatural task of ma
Is ing them one with u.s."