The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-09-15

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ild iho restoration NJ iha South NJ
btr luIl independence will bp detr.
I mfnal ~ ihc freedmen The muncf
wp d.miaa from ouf minds ihc ilm
lhai the freedmen mu w. classified.
and separated from Ihr whiio popn
lHIon, nud nufscd and defended by
/ themselves, The better II will hc f0r
them aud o. Tho negro u pnfl and
parcel NJ Southern saiiciy llc enn.
not hc prosperous while Il IL unpfus-
pcrcd IT, evils will rchound upon
him IT, happiness and fcinyigora-
ton cannot be- kept FROM his pnrhci.
patton, The rcstoruiIonof The South
to amicablc relations with the North,
the reorganization Of rs industry, The
rcinspiration Of ita enterprise and
thrift will all rebound 10 the freed
mans benefit. Nothing IL 40 danger
ous to the freedman ~ an unsettled
state of society in the South. On
him comes all the spite aud anger
and caprice aud revenge. lie will
be made the scapcgoat Of lawless and
hcarlcss men. Unless we turn the
government into vast military ma
chine, there cannot be armies enough
TO protect the freedmen while South
crn society remains insurrcctionary.
If Southern society is calmcd, settled,
and occupied and soothcd, with new
hopes and prosperous industries, no
armies will be needed. Riots will
subsidc, lawless hangers-on will be
driven oil or better governed, and q
way will be opened up to the freed
men, through education and industry
to full citizenship, with all its honors
aud duties.
| Civilization is u growth. None
can escape that forty years in the
wilderness who travel from the Egypt
Of ignorance to the promised land Of
civilization. The freedmen must
take their march. / have full faith
in the results. II they have the
stamina to undergo the hardships
which every civilized people has un-
dcrgonc in their upward progress,
they will in due time take their place
among us. That place cannot be
bought, nor bcqucathed, nor gained
by slcight of hand. IL will come 10
sobriety, virtue, industry and frugali-
ty. As the nation cannot be sound
until the South is prosperous, SO, on
the other extreme, n healthy condi-
ton Of civil society in the South is
indispensable to the welfare of the
freedmen.
Refusing to admit loyal Senators
and Representatives from the South
TO Congress will not help the freed.
men. II will not secure for them th,
, vote. II will not protect them. II
will not secure any amendment o
, our Constitution, however just and
wise. II will only increase the dan.
gers and eomplicate the difficulties
Whether We regard the whole nation
or any section Of il or class in il, th,
iirst demand Of our time Is, entire re.
/ union
Once united, we can, BY schools
, churches, a free press and increasing
free speech, attack each evil and Sc.
cure every good.
/, Meanwhile, the great chasm whicl
, rebellion made Is not filled up. i
+ grows deeper and stretches wider
, Out Of it rise dread spcctres an,
, threatening sounds. Let that gul
be closed, and bury in il slavery, sec
| tional animosity aud all striies an,
. hatrcds!
1t is fl that the brave m,n who
F., on sea aud land, faced death to saw,
the nation, should now, by thei
|, voice aud vote, consummate wha
q their swords rendered possible.
: For the sake Of the freedmen, 70
4 the sake Of the South and its million
, Of our fellow-countrymen, for OH
: own sake, and for the great cause 0
. freedom and civilization, ] urge th
e immediate reunion Of all the part
which rebellion and war have shat
). tered. am truly yours,
|. lIESRY WARD BEEcHER.
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