Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-11-28
Send Them North.

Gov. Worth, in his message to the
North Carolina Legislature, takes the
negro question by the horns in very
bold and startling manner. Whatever
may be the fate of the proposition, it has
sound arguments to sustain it. We COM
mend this extract to the attention of the
public:
1.-THE people of the South, whether
from prejudice or not, it is immaterial to
the view / take, do not regard the negro
as their equal. He is not allowed the
right of suffrage The North insists that
this prejudice Of the South does cruel
wrong to the Africans among u.s. They
are very poor, and few of them have
acquired local attachments by ownership
of land. The results Of emancipation
have made the whites poor also, and the
uncertain condition Of our Federal rela-
tons prevents the influx Of capital or
population. Enterprise is paralyzed.
Few are able to employ laborers and pay
them literally. On the other hand, the
dominant States are rich in all of these.
The wages of labor are much greater
than we can pay. In many Of them are
public lands of great fertility, which the
laws give to actual settlers at moderate
price. In ono Of these States a portion
Of the people have given an earnest Of
the principles they profess by electing
two Africans as members of their State
Legislature Everything seems TO Invite
their emigration to the dominant States
but most Of them are too poor TO pay for
moving This difficulty may be over
come by directing the appropriation
made 10 .ustain the Freedmen's Bureau
to defrsy the travelling expenses Of those
who may choose to move, allowing each
one 10 choose the State or Territory 10
which be would 60 When thus left free
and aided 10 20 where they may think
their condition will be bettered, no
grounds will be left for further sectional
strife as to their government Who that
would avoid the rock on which our shsp
of state is threatened with wreck will OBJ
iect TO this scheme Of reconciliation II
is clear that the Northern States will not
object 10 il Il will place the negroes
voluntarily emigrating to them under
their immediate guardianship where they
can look after their personal protechon,
and mental and moral culture much more
directly than they can by Freedmens
Bureau or any other machinery while
they remain here. AN sure North
Carolina will not object to this scheme.
II II be objected, that the emigration
would be so universal as TO leave US for
q time without suficiency Of labOrers,
and II be conceded that this would be the
result, who would not prefer TO perform
labor service until labor could be pro
cured 10 the inquietude and humiliation
to which We are now subjected ? Bnt
such veuld not be the result North
Carolina means 10 treat her freedmen
with justice and humanity. Very many
Of them retain the feelings Of kindness
and confidence which they formerly felt
toward their late masters, and these re
ciprocate the feelings and pay them far
wages and give them every reasonable
aid TO better their condition. Although
We may be unable 10 perceive anything
70 encourage our Efforts 10 the past his
tory Of the race, respectfully recon
mead that you propose this plan Of ma
tioaal reconciliation TO the Congress OF
the United States