The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-12-20


nent and have learned that il u offensive h
God 10 bear false witness against our neigh
Dor, and even men protesting rodliuesa
: are found who are sufficiently unrNhectinr
: and blinded by prejudice TO publish IA
the world, In fun view Of all the oompeusa.
tive indemnity thus bestowed upon the race
that We robbed the African OF his wages. on,
= pressed him in his labor, and so wrunred him.
as to justify the world in taking up arms 10
secure his emancipation.
But the past Is irrevooable. African slave.
~ can never exist again ON this continent
The South would not allow It, The hoops
nave been violently wrenehed from the bar.
= rel by bayOnets. When its history is written
} in the year A. ID. 1890, the wisdom and the
henevolenoe of the unhooping can be better
Judged of than at present We now must
consider what is due To ourselves in the al.
{ tered condition Of our domestic affairs And
viewing their past and their future, what is
due to the colorcd people among us
IN regard TO ourselves, we must accent, as
at the hands of Providence, the new condi.
ton of things with calmness and a reSolute
purpose TO re-create and re-organiEe labor.
industry and prosperity Foreign labor we
must have. The negro is still the natural
tlller OF the soil so We must take him rs the
war lett him, and as we find him lie II now
the architect Of his own fortune. For his
labor he will be paid fixed wages lie will
come in contact with the worst class of white
men, who will take every advantage of his
ignorance, credulousness and prejudice, TO
deifaud and mislead him. Nothing but cul.
tlvation in the line of things where his
greatest necessities will meet these opposing
elements, can In any good degree insure his
enjoyment of the fruits of his labor All
good persons, all brave and magnanimous
men will from habit, former long standing
and friendly relations, and because il in pro-
per, just, and right in itself ondcavor 10 pro.
mote the enlightenment improve the charac-
ter, and cultivate the friendship of the col
ored man. and will contribute all the aid
and influence in his power to protect him.
alike against the rapacity of the Southern
cormorant and the forocity of the Northern
wolf The weighty words of Wade Hamp-
ton have just met my eye, and they are so
much to the point, ask your attention to
them. Of the colored people he says;
AS slave, he was faithful TO us: as a
freeman, let us treat him as u friend Deal
with him frankly, justly, kindly, and my
word for il he will reciprocate your kindness,
olingng 10 his old home, his own country.
and his former masters. II you wish TO see
him contented industrious, useful, aid him
in his effort TO elevate himself in the scale of
civilization, and thus fit him not only TO en-
joy the blessings of freedom, but to appre-
ciate its duties"
Your long standing custom Of providing
churches, pastors and christian instruction
for them, will prompt you still to look well
and diligently after their religious interests
To this you are bound by indissoluble bonds.
Those too old for attendance upon schools,
will receive at the church whatever of good
you have 10 bestow, and ms you would not
lose the glorious reward of your past toll,
and that of your godly ancestors, you will
never alter your former kind department to-
wards them in connection with their reli-
gious obligations. But the young may be
placed in schools and educated And IL is
alike sound policy and n christian duty TO
assist them in obtaining such education as
they are capable of receiving and employing
in the sphere of life assigned them by the
Divine all governing Power
1t is an undeniable truth that the best
slaves were the educated. The most useful
were the well informed. A servant who
could read, write and cypher, with good man.
ners and morals, was at q high premium
above the man of nero bones, and thews. and
Drawn. The same fa<ts still hold good.
Now, am aware That there are some fas-
tidious people among us who look with aver
sion upon African schools and their teachers,
because of the relation they stand in 10 the
Lost Cause" as well as on account of the
fact that the poor white man is taxed with.
out representation TO pay, in part, for those
schools; while the same poor white mans lit
tie ones have neither school, nor teacher, nor
bureau, to take care of them. The aversion
is natural. The wrong is patent and cries to
Heaven And because God reigns and will
right all our just grievances or compensate
thar tuaalE and uofinuf ts.t
ought to waive these passionate sentiments,
and address ourselves to the wise discharge
of obvious duties, leaving the eventuaities
of the performance to the Great Rnler of the
world. One thing is certain, the blacks will
be put to school. School houses will be
built, and teachers will be sent to instruct
the gathered pupils The elements of an
English education, at least, will be offered
to them.
The North swarms with those who will
gladly accept the position Of teachers among
them, and they will bring with them, if EN-
plOyed, with some worthy exceptions) the
most embittered feelings Of hate and aver
sion for every thing of their own color.
And to avenge themselves upon the hard
decree of heaven which did not make them
black, will incite in the heart Of the freed |
mans child, If possible, the prOfoundest
made local brooches between the two races, |
and will widen them every week, and every |
year, to the bitter end
Our own Commonwealth abounds with |
men and women who need employment; they |
understand the colOred mans nature and ca |
Dacities; they can render both races a lasting |
service; and they ought 10 be invited TO take |
,harge of the schools, or go al once. with |
rue purpose of usefulness, and organize |
schools for themselves.
When the freedmen are able 10 do IL, they |
will pay for the tuition Of their children.
zen Woods order. above referred tO,prOpOses
md offers assistance in payment Of rents, and
Iesides, funds are now offered in Europe and
america by those who are ready and willing
o bestOw them 20 facilitate the undertaking
md to accomplish the work. For one, and
am not in lean minority, ] am willing 10
eeeive such aid, and promote the objects
timed at with hearty good will.
regard the present field Of colOred school
oil as did battle field, where ! met the
Union man with wine and water
or the wounded soldier, irrespective Of the
0lOr of his uniform no one caring 70 ask I
whether the sufferer belonged 20 Jericho on
he North, or Jerusalem in the South. SOr-
ow inspires cathOlicity Of sympathy. So
be necessities Of the freedman appeal to hui
lanity and the catholic sympathy Of exalted I
The present condition Of the colOred peo-
le is not in any degree a matter Of their
wn procuring They were faithful 10 the
Lost Gauss Exceptions are mere baga-
slles. The whites were not more true As