The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-21

on account Oh slavery and Is different and unequal In
the North and in the South. And citizenship is
one an the where liberty Is universal the decara
ton OF one citizenship without regard TO nationality,
without regard to class or complexion. should be com
ponent part OF the constitution OF tho United States
These rights are. FIRST then be guaranteed by amend
ing the organic law OF the land secondly we are TO
guarantee those rights to every man by efficient legsla
ton A part OF that has taken place. Other parts OF
needlu legislation are now under consideration Of the
supreme Court OF the land
rREEDNKS's BUREAU
Inere isa Freedmens Bureau. There was In Congress
oi lor tue more enieent organization OF H. All mems
hearts have been today excited by the dngs that
freedmens Bureau bill has been vetoed by the pres
dr,n 'nc misses am sorry that he ieh t TO o, ms
duty 10 veto H. and am sorry that the bill drawn
that he was Obliged 10 feel 20 be his duty IT,
But marx this is not veoing bureau amended
or zed bureau but only that particular form OF
bureau which that bin contained It does not commit
the PRESIDENT against any proper department administer
ing 10 the blacks throughout the south. We know
the other hand that he favor such bureau And
coniess that on reading his message II has left pro-
found impression upon my mind that he urges most
rons and weighy reasons Why in the form in which II
went before him, should have become the Law Of
the land But believe and that man In this
land IL more In favor OF legislation that shall amount
10 an eicient protection for tho black than Pres
dent johnson himself (Appause.) They to be pro-
OF tho constitution, but by integrity No in the
United states Is more In need OF having that immortal
instrument maintained than tho poor recently enslaved
but now emano pated black men. Men who have knowi-
edge OF tho freedmen he warped by their sympathy
and by their generous sentiments not wea to con-
sder that whilo egsa'ng 10 the freedmen, may
be at the expense II hoac laws and in
Mhch bus very safety itself resides and e they are car.
red past the point OF moderation, Is we'll there should
be opportunity for reconsideration
sTLpJsrERrsr
These rights are 20 be secured, thirdly, by the great
laws OF selfinterest and confess look tho great
natural laws OF God In human affairs chiefly Not that
there IS no work for legislation work for voluntary
Christian charity and munihcencc: but that IL
made the great laws Of political economy, the great law
OF Iabor-supply and dcmandhat works uncons iousy,
makes men work willingly, and teaches them just
through the portal OF SELLS hness-these laws think
are likely 10 compose ths difficulties between
ana their late servants faster than almost anything
else the south cannot resusc tate without cotton They
cannot have cotton without negroes They cannot have
negroes without treating them Justly would 1--WE
Tor TWO good cotton scd 10y The freedmen than
for 1--WE Congresses though highly respect Congresses
Yon are to remember that negro labor has greatly
diminished unfortunately in part by death. We have
no statistical record but have strong impression from
ports made TO me that in another year II VIII DO found
OF tho late slaves has been destroyed
PJE'p
1t is diminishing IN another wny-very honorably-in
a way that always marks tn, advance OF liberty; In
Withdrawing from the field children and women. am
not one who thinks labor In the field by a gross
hardship or degradatIon hut when among four mil
Hons OF men and women n strong tendency draw
back the mother and WIFE SISTER from sarvile labor
relation and growing OF the elements Of civNza
ton And, although there may bo less cotton, ! nm
very glad of IT, would Ike 10 zoe at every step that
dren from the cotton field
There Is another element. There IL going 10 bs moro
cotton attempted than beforc In the South not
merely on account OF the operation Of the abolition Of
slavery but from the abolition OF plantations Except
ing where the planter the laborer he cannot
those gigantic plantations that formerly run but
there are now ronv TO I've many small farms and many
small farms Will raise cotton than few big FIRMS
EMANCIPATION NOR
Because tho planters don't make n great deal OF
for n small class Slavery aud cotton made a few men
enormously rich, beyond all estimate IN tho Sonh; but
1t made several persons lower In civilization In religion
IN political economy and IN actual morcy; but now
the overthrow OF slavery these few growers Of cotton
who before were raising 200 700 bass would 500
There IL large class thu fnr max
Ing use Of black labor The son will be seep
WORKING in the Geld with the black man rs bro-ght
up the field with tho black man II Is not deeicahe
for white free horn boy work with black boy The
time h coming when with cotton raising black labor will
60 mp, and persons who had been giving si2 arc now
year cotton VIII 60 Up Il Is Too precious not 70
be raised Next year men will mike much money In
rasng cotton In dif ging for oil gold II " cxra
ord nary to what cvlling influence IL effected by
the pocket. A man n sometimes iaconic that 20
snaps at every one who goes IN his store bu. when tho
customers begin To pour In the rises in his fare
For every porson that comes In. for rhd he has
pleasant good morning, md asks, ''what is II TIA,
can DO for your" when mans interest liz excited
he can he complasant to his There Il nothing
that man will not do II you only touch him right when
labor in the south IL lpropery dcvclored, when the
states properly resusctated and when the blacks
depend on good treatment they WIN begin TO have
grant those rights Of labor by promos ns the general
peace and prosperity Of the Southern States 7 beg
leave to call attention TO those thoughts which,
emphasis In orr calculations Tn attempting 20
make the black man prosperous In the soWh
viii you punish the white FOR the evils ey brought
on themselves and for III r woes and say let them
get out OF them rs best they cam We apt say
prosperity Of society .e W" wan, order Sr
OF old prcjudIces and renewed good nature in the south
for they viii imprvo it, condition. and DO much for tho
benefit OF the black Whatever we can do To r..
habiitatc the Southern States ought Do for Il win
redo nd not alone TO tho benefit OF tho whites but In
great 10 that Of the blacks also We must not
u aken
for beitering the condition NJ the black man We must
for moment think that this work has failed be-
Gauss "a slow We must not think that It has been a |
failure because II has been attended with lob cause
II has been accompanied with rreat suffering Enauc
patton has not been fniure because mnttudes OF |
men died No, we shorld not think such thing. |
II we get hcs' men ont Of Egypt into pAestns-ony
solyef, sftr four thousand years, that ia that early
period of the world IN did dream o. For myself
u you show the black man. broken down here aud there
snail not % prersr on that account L. that
craion Il failure n half tho black race IN ten
years hence stand nrm and strong tic broad platform
OF liberty, and begin that rocuperate I shall /
consider the Price paid for liberty has been |
cheap IL is an easy thing 70 b. bHn, hut |
when a whole people Il born again AMI emorges
may cxpec, pains aud suffering II better that one
halt ~ the people be assured Of liberty otevern0rs f0r
themselves aud their posteniy-ayo better than that
for ono fourth he time tho number lived rroye
ling IN bondage riye my experience 1t relates 20
the blacks may say am givn my opinion I
have lived In brooklyn eighteen nineteen years ami
an talking 20 my own townsmen, not The repre-
sen,aS, o. any section or tho representative u my
party DO hot speak a. conservative or radlfa
but citizen before hts fellow citizens 10 give nv
se.s Tor your eonsIdortion, and FOR which
,ponsibe bat myself | have rerr aiodly spoken upon
hts question a. u relates 90 Tho black. Ls me now con
sider the
QrEsr1oN or THE srATEa cosptrOs ~ rHy tor1H
hold the eicd States that they be reinstaed az
Don a. possible and ~ may be Consistent with
no public Interests. True, somo delay necessary.
But this delay. though s~Hry, l. evil notwih
tandng-a necessary evil II may be, bat yet evil
)uickne and prom Itness the "a ngH regarded
md delay thing To be deprc aiod II might not be
right 10 do u 10 day u might not be best DO u to
norow; u might not be beet n do II this ok the
iext, bat tbs necessity ~ delay much an evil not
When q man sick the phi yscAan says
N necessary that the fever b. subdusd bat n mar
rot hc night 10 break IL down nj once bn, 10 10, RIM
'ut the very necessity of letting Il run Ia evil
THK srsrxa
hold n would be better that the states should bs |