The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-04-06

supremacy Of The United States, for theil
freedom pldpends on L. On them alone
can we depend to suppress a new iusurrec
ton. They alone will be inclined to vote
for the friends OF the GOverrnobt ia all the
Southern States. They alono have shel
tered, ted, aud pioneered our starved aud
hunted brethern through the swamps aud
woods Of the South, ia their flight IRON
those who now aspire 30 rule thcm.
The shame aud folly OF deserting the ne.
groos are equaled by the wisdom OF recog.
nizing aad protecting thoir power
They will form a clear and controlling
majority against the united white vote in
South Carolina mississippi and Louisiana.
With a very small accession from the
loyal whites, they will form q majority in
Alabama, Georgia and Virginia.
Unaifed In All those Statcs, they will be q
majority in many Congressional and lossIa.
tive Districts aud that alone suilices to
break the terrible and memcing unity Of
the Southern vote in Congress.
II organized and led BY mou having their
confidence, the negroes will prove as pow.
erful and loyal at the polls as they have al.
ready, in tho faceof equal olamor and equal
prejudice, proved themselves undor such
leaders on the field Of battle. b..
To those who say they are unfit for tho
franchise, reply they arc moio fit than s.
Cessionists.
II they be ignorant, they are not more so
than large masses of the white voters of
the South, or the rabble which is tumbed
on the wharvcs of New York aud runs
straight to tho polls. .g--.s1 .--rs -
However ignorant they Know enough 20
be on the side of the Government, aud The
ihtelligeuce Of tho master hasnot yet taught
him that wisdom
They may DO influenced by the master.
but the master must touch his hat to them
nj least, aud it viii bo an open question
whether they will vote with tho master
any moro than they fought on his side. II
is certain the Northern immigrant will find
tho negro salo ally aud arguments on his
lips viii lesc no weight by their Yankee
Uriginse s1-s
Il ia said not 20 be safe for masters to
visit their plantations in Georgia when he
does he will Hardly carry much influence
politically. n.s @ 81 .,'.......
repeat that in this problem are involved
the issues OF life aud death. 1901
II the negro population be recognized as
an integrot portion of the people of tile
States which rebclled, and governments can
he organized on tho basis of universal suf.
frage and equality before tho law, Congress
ought TO recognize them, aud the problem
il solved forever.
lfgovernments be allowed by the Presi.
dent to be organized on the basis of the ex.
cusiou Of the mass OF the negro population,
then Congress ought o-fefuso to recognize
them, but fear it will not refuse.
If the question be subinitted to the vote
OF any portion OF tho white population; the
negroes will DO excluded from power.
That result entails on us barron agita-
tion instead OF boneiicent settlement 1t
carries with it division of tho friends OF
the Government aud threatens to elevate its
enemies TO power.
For premature agitators I have small
sympathy. They are cocks which crow at
midnight; they do not hera d the dawn but
merely disturb natural rest Ivy untimcly
camor.
Butsthis Is question Of political dynam.
ics, which presses now for solution, aud on
it depends the chief fruits of the war.
IL il be not rightly solved nor il will find
no solution for q generation, aud possibly
none then without renewed civil commo-
tlons. Over tho result have no power.
can only hope aud fear
Your obedent servant,
a., .sr4s. r II. WINTER DAVIS,