The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-01

not only the best interests of both races,
but it may be the existence of one or the
other, if not both.
This duty of giving this new system 1alr
and Just trial, will require OF you as leslo
Iators of the land, great changes IN our 1or-
mer laws in regard to this large class OF
nonuIation Wise and humane provisions
sbnuld he made for them. 1t is not Tor me
TO oro into detail Suffice it to say on this
occasion. that ample and full protection
should be secured to them, so that they may
stand equal before the law, in the possession
and enjoyment of all rights OF person, ND
ertv and property. Many considerations
claim this at your hands. Among these may
be stated their fidelity in times past They
cultivated your fields; minlstered to your
personal wants and comforts; nursed ana
reared your children; and even III the hour
of danger and peril, they were III the mann
true to you and yours To them we owe
debt of gratitude, as well as acts OF KIM
ness. This should also be done because
they are poor, untutored, uniformed; many
of them helpless, liable to be imposed upon,
| and need IT.
Legislation should ever look to the pro-
| tectoin of the weak against the strong
Whatever may be said of the equality Oh
| races, or their natural capacity to become
| equal, no one can doubt that at TINS Tune
! this race among US is not equal TO the Eau
| casian. This inequality does not lessen the
moral obligations on the part OF the supe-
rior TO the inferior, it rather increases tnehl
| From him who has much, more Is requlre'
than from him who has little. The preseh
generation of them, is far above their say
age progenitOrs, who were at IfSI llI ~
d1ced into this country, in general lnteIll
pence, virtue and moral culture ms snow
capacity for improvement. But III all IN
higher characteristics of mental develop
ment, they are still very far below the Eu
ropean type What further advancement
they NAV make, or to what standard the
may attain, under different system {
l laws every way suitable anu WIS
p " applicable to their chthSe
condition, time alone can disclose.
All obstacles, if there be any, should
removed, which can possibly hinder OF T
tard the improvement of the blacks to I'll
r extent of their capacity. All proper a
should be given to their own efforts. Cha
=, nels of education should be opened up
them Schools and the usual means OF INC
, al a. nd intellectual training, should be e
e couraged amongst them. This Is the u
IF tate. not only Of what is right and prop'
- and lust in itself but it is also the prom
ings of the highest consideration OF lnteIe
u II is difficult to conceive greater eVll
curse than could befall our country, strlck
ia and distressed as it now is, than Tor 50 lar
h. a portion of it's population, as this class "
e, | quite pEODdblN constitute o.
w after, to be reared in ignorance, depraV
ry and vice.
nd During the whole lamentable conflict,
IN was nv opinion that however the PENN
a strife might terminate, so far as the app
| to the sword was concerned, yet aIteI
w, while, when the passions and eNclteme
or of the day should pass away, an adJuStm'
of or arrangement would be made upon =
ey tinental principles, upon the general pi
WI of reciprocal advantages and mutual G
nd vanienee" on which the Union was first
ro- tabIished My earnest desire, boWeN
he throughout, was whatever might be dc
It'll might be peacefully done; might be
to result of calm, diSpasSiOnate, and enlls
me ened reason; looking to the permanent
ms terests and welfare of all. And now, ate
al severe chastisement of war, II the gem
red sense of the whole country shall come .
lib to the acknowledgement of the original
ote sumntion. that it is for the best interests
lph all fine States to be so united, as l trus
m" will; the States still being separate as
ned bilIows. vet one as the sea- can perc
lta- no reason why, under such restoration
GUS as whole with peace commerce, ana
ca est friendship with all nations and ent
the ling alliances with none may not e
,em mon a new career, exciting increased
our dor in the old world, by grander ach
rya- ments hereafter to be made, than any
and tofore obtained, by the peaceful ana
monious workings OF our American ms
hes, lions of self government.