The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-01-03
For the Standard.

No one can doubt that an epoch has arisen
in the history of our country. A portion Of
our people have long thought that the States
had right to secede from the Union for
cause which to them seemed sufficient
Another and larger portion believed that
in cases of disagreement between State
and the United States the matter should be
referred to the Supreme Court Of the United
States, and that their decision should be
binding ON all parties But this arbitrament
not being agreed to, acquiesence or war on
the part of the United States were the only.
alternatives in our late efforts to secede.--
The latter was adopted and the decision was
against those who claimed the right of seces-
sion 1t was the last and terrible arbitra-
ment, and its decision should be accepted as
final.
But its progress and result evolved and
established other and important conse-
quences among which the abolition of slav-
cry is not the least grave. The condition of
the negro in the South has been swiftly, and
radically changed He stands forth now
freedman, among his former masters and in
his old locality. With his old habit hard
upon him, and in utter poverty, he is pro-
claimed a freeman and required to take his
position as such, in the body polite; but,
with what powers and privileges the future
must disclose. His color has not been
change and will not be- Can the leopard
changed his spots or the Ethiopian his skin!
But until that occurs, an assimilation and
harmony in feelings and sentiments between
him and the white race, is utterly impossible.
Nature would teach this, and experiments in
tho f.aa OF T,,l,o III,
where confirm it. 1t is waste of words to
discuss it. 1t is a most barren abstraction to
look for such a result anywhere and sheer
madness to expect it where education and
long habits have indelibly sealed the teach
ings Of nature. What is to be done then
Shall he he enslaved again? Never if he
can be otherwise properly located and cared
for. And this brings me to the great CUES
ton Of colonization. But without suggcs-
ting any plans for this purpose, OF dwelling
upon its feasibility, l propose first to state
briefly some OF the great advantages which
j think would flow from sueha course. And
l do so because am fully pursuaded that
great Government like ours, with its i'm
mense resources, backed by so many millions
OF free, educated and resolute white men.
can effect almost any legitimate purpose
which they may undertake Let the senti-
ment, that it is right and important to colo
nlze the negro, become general throughout
our limits, and the end will soon follow. If
with our whole people there shall be the
Will, the way will open at their bidding
Those who can do so much when divided
and struggling in the bloody fields of strife
will not be found impotent when united in
a great measure Of peace, of mutual advan-
tage and of christian philanthropy.
Let me premise few geneneral statements.
In a country of ordinary fertility and health
fulness and possessing the common advan-
tages OF agriculture, commerce, manufacture
ing and mining, safe wholesome and pros
porous rate Of population may be placed at
100 to the square mile England and Wales
have largely over 800 to the square mile
France has about 200 and all Europe will
average about 20 to the square mile. In our
country, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
have years ago, largely exceeded that point,
and several others Of our most prosperous
States, such as New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, &c, have nearly attained it.
The States formerly known as slave States
Virginia. North-C Carolina, South Carolina
Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mis-
slssippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and
Texas, have, say 100000 of population and
average only about 10 persons to the square
mile, including white and black. And if we
count the e-;si; free negroes, we NAV as.
sumo that half of that number are blacks
Ii these were removed this whole area con.
slstlng OF about 10000 square miles would
have only about 5 persons to the square mile
Another statement. In 1890, the United
States had population of about 1000 600
In 1850, it was about 24,O0ODOO. The in.
crease being at the rate of 10 per cent. ne,
annum OF 600 per cent in so wears. The
blacks being removed, and the rate of in.
crease population, in the area stated. beino
the same as that of the United States. ii
100 years, it would reach 10000. 900. which
would be little over so to the SQUARE mile
And now think Of 1.-THE blacks BEING re-
moved.
Such territory So vast that if the white
race should pour into it for 100 wears at tbt
rapid rates of the United States increase 4
would still have only one half of what is con
sldered full wholesome population
territory washed on the west by the oroa,
Mississippi and bathed on the east and soutl
by the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. A fer
rltory almost compact-in its formation. i'm
mensely fertile-rich in minerals, aboundins
in water power, a, genial. climate and cana
BILE Of producing bountifdlly, almost every
thinsotnatinian or beast may require to ieat
drink Or wealth. ARd why. shonld tithi,
area giving as it docs compactness and form