The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-20
Human Nature aud Reconstruction
4 Sensible Article.

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Their. are involved iu tine question.
ul, h.far,. th, country. th, most iutri
r.it. and profound problems of human
nlfur. Mis-. is the rnor,Ii.f fhs-t,t.s
imam on tL. philo.orh,r. who .o uuJ.r
stand. the moral constitution of nm
mHuif, "a. to be- able No. ST., ,I.1rl,
,,IYf -l.uII and what ..,u I,.. l.n. 4.
insure tine highest good of on, Ecuuh
Dice. and secure good ORDER and the per.
muueuc, or our peace.
Zoo confronting Tho great ISSUES of Che
present h"ur We nave O." deal with hu
man nature lu almost every l'>Sihl,
phase which 20 ever has presented, OF
ever cam assume. Don ranging through
history, hui one rlrmrhl WIN when ",
are NOT CONCERNED to-day Will uv Iounu
ever 20 nave operated upon human al'
ilI~. lh't single element l~ found in
lur ituGiou' l'iN'f WHICH, ODD $50 many
'i''H~' mas iiiird nations vain '"hlhi"-
uun Hht cfuWurd Lrfui~m Win mar
iNrluW. I'm all other respects % VIII
bc jlricuit tu conceive what element 300
human nature Is NOT involved m tht
questions oi this mumyutOu- crisis.
such being am idea OF the uaguitud,
OF the studies to which the best minds
ui thc country must now address them
SELVES. DO becomes every patriot North
and South 90 Dee patient, to Dee i'm mo-
haste. to give ami take ample time for
reelection, observation and experiment,
boo order that, i'm the renewal of our ua-
tiOual foundation, the material may ho
200 sound. and, 10 possible, lmIerlSha-
hle.
What. then. are the element, with
which a.. have 90 deaI9 They arc ass
follows.
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,,'.,..,,.,,t no s...Iir.. tl,. l,rsps-
.,,i.,, necessary. t1 .-i,s ~rcc,SS to ms
,;,.,,I 49,, ,,'.t I.,,,,..,j civil freedom
.,iI,.i M In tbf. class. There must Lr
tiuI. Given for th. consideration of this
poli,y both las "a theory aud Goo it- mpli-
rlfinn 10 IA. condition of that portion
of tb. population to,,hirh DO more ,--
p.riuIlv relates.
q On the other hand There 8, the
.ririt of cassie. of prejudice and of mar
row minded cNcu-ivouDS~, which On
the regret OF AN who truly appreciate
the destined glory ami grandeur OF thD
republic. vet prev lilS. DO is feared,
among the great majority of our peo-
Pile lit Doe not shared bN the majority
bon the loyal States, 10 Is undoubtedly
the spirit Of the great majority OF an
the State, taken together. Though
certain Northern States may have
uiuuphcd over this uuti-uymoorail Dee
spirit. vet there Jry other States which
arp in danger of ullaNiug themselves
with al the States lately m rebellion,
and thus giving the power Co tho~"Who
were sO recently the deadly enemies oil
not only tho nation, but of iredom IT.
self This powerful element thui char-
acteriZcs human nature n ITS lower
Stages of development, Is 90 he taken
largely into the account iu dealing with
present issues, and time Is required for
waging the conflict with 10. Hit shall
Doe found that this element cannot Doe
entirely overcome, such compromise
must hc effected as viii not give q" the
enemies OF our nationality dangerous
proportion OF power.
g. I'm the third place, We have to- deal
with a large class of both races, which,
though raised above That savage state
i'm which worship iS given TO gods of
wood and stone, vet fully represents
the higher forms of harhariSu, ana ma
turally falls under the leadership OIL
such men OF power ms chance 70 owen
among them. This large class iurihNh-
es all the elements of human uatur,
with which SagaClOus and designing
men can sport ut theirplea~urc. IL will
not do TO cutrust the control of this
class of whites and blacks 90 their for
mer masters. To make haste i'm recon
.truction is To- continue this class i'm the
keeping of the old aristocrats who de-
clared the war and are responsible toi
|all its blood, devastation and debt
Time, therefore, Is required 70 permi'
and compel these classes OF lreeulneh
poor whites and masters, To drll 10
their proper positions.
I 4. In the fourth place, there Is inc
main body of the old Shareholders VINO
have ceased 10 be traitors only because
they nave LOST 'he power IoI 49,. !,
mischief show us a repentant rebel
and We will show YOU man Who ell
Their never had am opinion OF OF Is I'm, ln,"Pa