New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-30
SEVEN POINTS.

The nation has proved TO q demonstration
that it does not lack physical courage. The
victories of war have been achieved, and what
We now need is that moral courage which will
bring us the victories of peace. Timld men are
already beginning TO manufacture bugaboo
out of the Blacks. In this they will be helped
by all OK Shareholders who, at the dictates Of
prudence, have sworn themselves into a sullen
allegiance. In disposing of the new elements OF
population which emancipation will call into
play. it would DO excellent if we could have the
hearty cooperation of intelligent Southern men,
To some extent, we shall have 1.-THE greater
the better.
1t seems TO be hard TO mako some people UNI
derstand that Labor is Capital. Once 1t was
the fashion to talk of sending all the D ,;.S ~
from America to Africa. The scheme OF carry
ing A, 900, 900 of human beings across the ocean
"A kind Of South-Sca madness intensifed-has
been abandoned. Those who please to emigrate
can do so-some, perhaps, may find their ac-
count in it-but the bulk OF the Blacks will stay
here That Is Point the First.
Those of our readers who have recovered from
the shock OF this fundamental statement, will
be prepared for another. If it were possible to
take all the soil out Of the Valley of the Missis-
sppi, and to replace il by perfect granite pave
ment it is hard to say how any money could be
made out Of the operation. But bones, muscles,
sinews, are what makes land valuable. We can
no more spare the Blacks than we can spare the
soil. That is Point the Second.
1t is certain that laborer who is system.
atically cheated will be good for little. Even Il
horse who is swindcd out Of his grain will fall
off in his PAGES. You need the Black man to
till the soil. If you pay him, he will do it, If
you try to make him work without wages, just
for few rags TO cover his nakedness, and a
little meal TO keep life in his miserable body,
you will find his agricultural successes some.
what limited. Therefore Fair Pay for Fair
Work is sine qua non. That is Point the
Third.
But mere brute labor is not what we want
The experiment has been tried under the old
system, and has egregously failed. 1t is settled
that the more man knows the better will he
Zig. Therefore you must educate your freed
men. That is Point the Fourth.
A good deal is said about extending to the
Black the Right of Suffrage. We do not propose
iere to 60 into that question; but what we
would urge with all our heart and mind and
strength is, that by Just treatment-we will not
ay one word about generosity-by fair play,
uch as every dweller upon this Gods earth is
entitled TO, the Black may have chance so to
elevate himself, so 70 cultivate his reason and
alignment 80 to make himself useful, independ-
mt and respected, that nobody will think any
more Of refusing him n vote than Of denying
lin air, light, bread and water. That is Point
he Fifth.
We must meet this question:; and all attempts
It lodging 1t will prove disastrous. We should
hink this nation had already had enough of dodg.
ng TO sicken it Of that Improbable game for
entury. We pride ourselves upon our intelli-
ence, and especially ON that which Is applica.
lie TO public affairs; and we are complacent not
My over our knowingness, but also our intcg.
ity and justice. If the Blacks by some magic
rocess could all be bleached to-day, and rise
o.morrow with fair cheeks and straight hair,
lobody would admit that any difficult problem
xisted at all. All our politicians would dofr
heir hats, shake hands with their dis.
olored colored friends, and perhaps
SIX them to take something to drink.
We arc sorry to say that there are too many
White men who can neither read nor write. who.
ire stupid, ignorant, knavish. vicious and VIC.
ont, and who vote every election day-some of
hem, in fact, vote twice, and some of them
hrce times. Society rscoppizaa this Is great