The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-08
WHAT WILL WE DO WITH 1T,

WHAT WILL WE DO WITH It'll
Can the political and social status of the
colored rsce in this country be settled by
rebel mots and murders? Will the cavalier
mode of treatment ofssuch facts as the New
Orleans tragedy, adopted by the New York
World, relieve the. popular conscience and
cover the base horrors and injustice of such
scenes Of violeacaf Will the severer tone of
other Democratic organs which see in these
occurrences the crime of ndicalism, the
natural antagonism Of races, and infer at
once that the negroes will all be murdered by
the whites, unless redneed again to slavery,
answer all the ends Of justice and decls.e the
whole duty Of Americans? W. fiehend
not.
1t is neither wise nor statesmanhke to meet
with blind and stolid prejudice, forcible is
sues and pregnant facts that demand the
profoundest reflection and the most enlarged
and liberal consideration. We had slavery :;
from the beginning the fathers predicted
harm to the Republic from it. We had no
quiet in peace; and at last it brought all the
calamides of war. By the sword the shackles
of the slave were broken. The judgment cf
the nation and of ali christendem sanctioned
and applanded that consummation.
That gave US the freedmen element. Here
comes the old query, "what will we do with
it|i II we're easily apswered-do Justice
Democracy comes sullenly forward and re-
members only partizan hate; only personal
prejudices- Il stands in the presence of the
momentous Importance of this question and
it meets it in u pitiabie spirit of narrowness
and passion. 1t loved the negro as a slave :;
It's filled with the most insentient hate to.
ward him as freedman. Does it want
slavery re- establishedY 1t protests that it
does not. Will it give them freedom; will il
permit them to govern themselves? Not a
bit of it. What does it purpose? Only to
curse the negro. Then of the passion that
they have nursed come scenes like those
transpiring al Memphis and New Orleans
the murderous fury Of whites kindlinga spirit
Of resistance in the blacks, and the riot fend
taking possession of a city. Clamorous at
once are the Democracy against radicalism
and freedmen
The loyal white and black men OF New Or
leans met in mass meeting on the Friday be
fore the meeting of the convention. The
prominent union men of the city made adj.
dresses. They claimed universal suffrage in
order to protect Louisiana loyalty agains,
Louisiana rebelism. There was nothing in
surrectionary in their speeches or the pro.
ceedngs of the meeting. There was no yio.
lence or exhortations to violence. The nd.
dress of Col. Field may be taken as indica.
tien Of the spirit that ruled on the occasion
He said.
"1his meeting is called to indorse the right
OF universal suffrage, to be extended BIZ the
convention to all who have been made cit
zens, and to indorse the re.assemblint of tho
convention of 1864. Congress was not salts
fed with the results accomplished by the con.
yention when it last assembled. because il
withheld from you the righ. Of suffrage, and
therefore IT meets again, to conform to the
wishes of Congress in that respect. The peo>
pie here, who say they "accept the situation. :
have gone from one step TO another, until a,
last they claim the right of being elected to
he very ornces they vacated when they com
tarry awhile at Jericho until their beards /
grow out. We want to do exactly what Ten
nessee las done. These men have No clam (
TO rule you at all. They tell you even now.
that what they have done they think IS right,
and would do it again if there ives chance
why should not Louisiana, like North Caro-
hna and Tennessee and New York, allow suf
trage to the eolored psopie on the pr,perty
bssist ! say 1t should be DONE But Won
must be pasier+ and FIRM. The people will
become better informed from time to time
ard where you have now 5000 white men in
TINS city to advocate your rights for suffrage
you wiii soon have 20, You do not want
70 hight for It, but you win have il sooner OF
later. The convention of 1864 assemblies next
Monday in this hall, and they will triumnb
without revolution. When they meet. tia,
boon you hare long expected viii be given 10
YOU and when you enjoy it, exercise it in
manner becoming free and loyal citizens of
the United States I say, ia coaclusion. let
us JOIN IN three cheers for GOV. Wells aud the !
conventions Of 1904" IGreat cheering.
That crowd aher marching peacefully tbro
the streets dispersed upon adjournment ..
body Of well disposed citizens IN psol;t;e.l
council. A rebel mob had begun to gather
then, and the storm Of rebel hate, the f,rv
OF disloyalty and the slave spirit burst mon
these loyal men three days later upon the A..
sembling of the convention. To Offset hi.
peaceable meeting of blacks and unto. men
we have Mondays proceedings Of white reb-
els' democratic supporters Of tqYy policy..i
Thatscene 10 the CINCINNATI C5mu,rc;or. !
correspondent appeared thus;
1.-The white mob, backed by the nol;ce ia
got round into. Carondelet etpsets and 49,. |,
chasiags- oeatfng, and shooting negroes. Win
my own eyes have seen FIVE shots fred bv
Rohcemen at q single defenseless black man
Three dead oA>sroes are living in the o,aan
street, near he Capitol wy"
hei Is siil loose near the CapisoI. Tho
.noo backed nv the police are reelinp in hlood
reshe ees :, ana sn'en men are hunted down to-
sh 81 ,it-- -sitmish FIRE, rang ali i .bon,
the pavement, aid being besl lyon alood o.
wounded mel OF police,
"A reign OF terror broods Re.n.,..X
St ere hleaswith ehagrin and sc,s Sse
= ne ponce have been, in every case N -.
I have been eve witaess, the sussS,. ~ =. ~n.c9
leaders ofths urnb. No marked nn;aa .no
dare venture abroad u''on man
esn has been pat in pri i ID n.s vo.n
ded IN the head Mr.. Shaw, NJ H sr. SSsn,
ana M Ffsh, members Of the couysa.;S
ana among the mubaest ies IN t6e comtsssse
x, n n ESQ beep FOUNDED and iasprSsessd |
Dr. D0s6e 6ne 81 he purest men Al ~ u,
lne mos. e4ps SCENT lsssaistl sof he Sonfb :
oea s , With the bullets Of The mob - |
ana police. IN 7sss@.ssasf s4zis.s~-ss -
mat Is Inc democratic mode of settling The |
question fWhst shaii We do ~ithI ;ss,, = -
Piled to'the einancipated element in u. oo.p
n.y. n.y. Ii! Il 'a.t Doiey. = = pu,sasa1ls +.
n'e years ase bit ne beginning Of .he aor.
rors Of 'sriS asd sfnsdssal woes. :
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