The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-08-09


existence You have expressed your antic-
ipation of such result in one state Of the
case, how is it that you do not see that
direct struggle for power at the ballot-box
would make the contest more deadlyi
/ hold that there's great philosophie truth
in the words of GuiEot; in summing up the
eight centuries of bloodshed out Of which
the French emerged into nationality from
the strife Ol petty cesand tribes. lie says:
I'm the life of nations that union which Is
exterior and yisable, the unity OF name and
of government, althOug b important Is by no
means the first in importance, the most real,
! or that indeed which makes one nation.-
There is unity which is deeper and more
powerful : il is that which results not mere
| " from identity Of government and OF destl-
| ny, but from the hOmOgenity OF social ele-
nients, from the Likeness of institutions, OF
manners, Of ideas, of tastes, of tongues the
unity which resides in the men themselves
whom society assemblies, and not in the
| forms of their associations in short, that
moral unity z mute 8toruie) which is far more
| important than political unity, and which
! is the only solid foundation for the latter.
have watched with deep interest the ed
ucational effect of the war upon our OWN arr
my, and assure you that while our white
soldiers have uniformly and quickly learned
to apprecase the fact that the existence of
our free Government could only be preserved
by the destruction of the system OF slavery,
and so become radically and thoroughly anti
slavery, the tendency of battling for the old
flag was almost equally uniform IN lncreas-
ing and deepening their pride OF race. The
fact is one which can not safely be over
| looked in any calculation involving their ac-
ton upon the political problems before the
country, and it is one in regard to which l
think | can hardly be mistaken.
The details of any system of separation
could only be determined by careful study
and wide comparison of views, Suppose,
however, that without breaking up the or
ganization of any State, you take contigu-
Gus territory in the South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Florida, and there, under the
sovereignty of the United States, and with
only the facilities which the power and
wealth Of the Government can give, we or
ganize the freedmen in dependency. OF the
| Union analogous to the Western territories
Give them schools; laws facilitating the ac-
auircment of home-steads to be paid Tor by
| their own labor, full and exclusive political
privileges, aided at the start, should It seem
necessary by wise selections from the lar
gest brains and most philanthroplc hearts
among anti-slavery men, to JON then, d'',
dietary or executive which would command
| their confidence in the first essays OF pollti-
| cal existences. There need be no coerclve
collections of the colored race in the designa--
ted region the majority arc there now, and
the reward of political power would draH
tither the remainder quite as rapidly as Their
place could be supplied by white importa-
| A. Il,ni i,trfu nYI
port cities could remain under the direct
control of the Federal Government, as the
bases for that common trade and intercourse
with other parts Of the country and the
world, which would be necessary. The tu'l-
est opportunity to develop the highest clv-
ilization they are capable of would then be
given. Culored men OF talent and lnteln-
gencc would not then, make VAN struggle
for the empty name OF being lawyers with
ont briefs, or merchants without trade, but
would have. what a leading journal ut the
East has frequently demanded for Them,
the opportunity, as well as the right; to take
rank according to their real character and
ability. y.
That there are difficulties in the resliza-
ton of such plan, | shall be the INST to ad-
NIT but there are difficulties IN aIl plans,-
1t is natural for men to struggle to AVOID re-
sponsibility, and to draft upon the current,
trusting to fate; but drifting also leads to
difficulties, as we who drifted into war
which has cost half million Of lives aud un
told millions Of money, Should not need to
be told and agree with you, that drifting
will prplablv decide this matter against the
black rage and involve, its destruction ;
while, by leaving the labor Of the South in
~, e ~ lurr,l od cfn II entails mn
on the country the worst material effects ot
slavery. and prevents that homogenity OF
institutions and manners North and South.
which I Nave said believe to- be the only
sure foundation OF permanent peace.
The Anglo American and Aiiieo- Ameri-
can races. now stand face 10 face upon the
Southern soil in irreconcilablc hostility
The few colorcd men whom We have among
us, may be regarded as Inc waits and strayS
Of the great body which is nation ID nunl-
bers, and in its isolation by nlemtal and ply
steal characteristics. 1t is as a unit that we
mustdeal with Them, and paltering with the
edges Of. the difficulty will avert the doom
which all history teaches US will follow 1
wrong solution.
=. SuCh arc my personal opinions upon the
subjects you have called to my attention,
For them alone am responsible. The sub
jects themselves can, in no sense, be matter
for Executive action in this State, and
whetherI am elected or defeated, my opin
ions will have only such weight or influence
as their own value will enttle them to. A.
they will not hinder me from giving sup
port to the action of loyal Federal Gov
crnment, of other views should finally pre-
vail, | have thought they ought not to b(
made ground of opposition in the State
canvass, but such as they are, they are thu
product of my honest thinking, and in view
Of the real importance Of the subject,
would not conceal them to receive an elec
ton as unanimous as the nomination witt
which the Convention honored me.
Very Respectfully, your obedient servant
Mcssrs. r. II. Fairchild, Samuel Plumb
Committee, &c, Columbus, Ohio.
Their Pride of Race Increased
and Deepened.
General Cox testfies that while the Wa
has made anti.slavery men out OF the Whit
soldiers, it has also increased and deepenet
their pride of race. This increase and deep
ening of their pride of rasc induces them Il
resist the extension of the right of suffrag
to the Negroes. Will the proposition tc
tax them to colonize the Negroes in Soutf
Carolina, Georgn, Alabama and Florida
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