The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-13

lutsilsct. hirlrni pufpsE md aGindomi-
table viii Ne to thie new cda1erv.tive1
party, And{o his suppet every 1outhern
man shorN rally cordially. "a, "a
We may perhaps feel that he has pes
rome 10 tbS extent Of fis power Or Of -cir
Expectations In carrying out his policy 70
II. legitimate ends, but We cannot forget
that Id has been Che only bhlwark to stand
between our unhappy country and certain,
ffretrieyable. and everlasting ruin. But
for him the horrors we endured during the
war would have been far surpassed Dy
those of peace. And though differing
with him in msny points, cheerfnliy ac-
cord to him the highest praise for the brave
and patriotic stand he has taken In defence
of the South and of the Constitution.
There Is one other point on which thele
should be no misunderstanding as 10 our
position, no loop on which to hang posi-,
BILE misconstruction as to our views, ana
that is the abolition Of slavery. nave
already intimated that the mode by which
the North secured the aquiescence OF the
South In the contamination Of this pur-
pose was breach Of faith on her part.
or all the inconsistencies Of which the
Nsrth has been guilty-and their name Is
lerion--none is greater than that by which
she forced the southern States, while RI
pidly excluding them from the Union, to
ratify the constitutional amendment abol-
ishjng slavery, which they could do legally
only as States of that Union. But the
deed has been done, and l for one do no.
uestly declare that never wish to see 1t
revoked. Nor do / believe that the peo-
ple of the South would now remand the
nc gro to slavery if they had the power to
do SO unquestioned. Under our paternal
care, from q mere handful ne grew to be
a mil hty host. He came to us heather,
we made him a Christian. Idle, vi
ciors, savage in his own country, IN
ours he became industrious, gentle, civil
lied. Let his history as slave be
compared hereafter with that which he will
make for himself as freeman, and by the
result Of that comparison we are willing to
be Judged. A great responsibility is lifted
from our shoulders by this emancipation,
and we willingly commit his destiny to
his own hands, hoping that he may prove
himself worthy of the new position IN
which he has been placed. AS slave, ne
was faithful to us; as freeman, let us
treat him as friend. Deal with him frank
". Justly, kindly, and my word for it he will
rcciprocate your kindness, clinging to his
old home, his own country, and his former
masters. If you wish to see him contcnted,
industrious, useful, aid him in his effort to
elevate himself in the scale of civilization,
and thus fit him, not only to enjoy the bless
ings of freedom, but to appreciate its du-
ties. =.
The essential points, then, in the policy
we should pursue, are, it appears to me,
these: That we should fulfil all the obliga-
lions we have entered into, to the letter,
keeping our faith so clear that no shadow
of dishonor can fall on us; that we should
sustain Mr.. Johnson cordially in his policy,
giving our support to that party which raj.
lies around him; that we should yield full
obedience to the laws of the land, rcserv-
ing to ourselves at the same time the In
alienable right of freedom Of speech and OF
opinion and that, as to the great question
which so materially affected our Interests,
the abolition of slavery, we should declare
it settled forever. Pursue this course stea-
div: bear with patience and dignity those
evils which are pressing heavily On you !;
commit yourselves to the guidance God,
and whatever may be your fate, you Will
be able 10 face the future without selt-re-
proach.
Brother soldiers of Pickens, the CRATE
full task your kindness imposed on me Is
finished. l wish that could have dis
charged it in manner more worthy OF
you, of the occasion, and of the men whose
memory you are now honoring. But your
kindness, of which l have had so many
proofs, will induce you to overlook the
many faults of my performance, / am sure,
knowing as you must do how fully my
heart is with you in the sacred work you
have this day commenced.
1t only remains for me to thank you for
the courtesies you have extended to me
on this occasion to thank you, as do
most gratefully, for the spontaneous and
unsolicited compliment you paid me ayear
ago at the ballot-box, and to wish that you
may be prosperous, happy, and free.