The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-27
FRIDAY, APRIL 81, 1866.
Sound Doctline from a strangs sorrce.

"Neither individuals nor nations can
afford TO be uniusi. Oppression is costly kind
OF Wickedness 1t corrupts the noIa,s o. the
people that engage in 1t, and sapS their strength.
1t is the herald of Iuin.'
"But although the policy Of oppression seems
eesy just now and promises no immediate peril
1t is fraught with dangers in the future which 1t
requires no prophetic eye 70 discern
OUR readers VIII probably DO somewhat
astonished to learn that the above extracts
are not copied from some miserable abolition"
paper, but from our conservative contompo-
rary the Agei We have toen so accustomed
to hear such sentiments scofied al, to see
them stigmatized as "cant," to have them 1idi-
culed as pseudo philanthropy" and the like,
that when we saw them in the Age, we must
confess, we felt ike exc,q':ning, "Is SAUL
also among the prophets?"
These are the Fundamental maxims of poll
tical morality, and are the ca 3D." &C" Of
rspublicanism.
Neither nd.vduals nor nator7 can afford
TO be unjust Remember that. when expe-
diency and false economy, and blea->eyed
avaIice ask us to refuse equal rights to four
millions of loyal, nat.ve-born American citi-
zens, simply because they are black.
Oppression is costly kind of wicked
ness" Write that over the grave of Ameri-
can slavery. 1t cost US the bic ID OF three
hundred thorsand OF our blavest and best.
2 1t has left legacy of tcxes to our chldren's
children. Let The South, t"c, iuscribe it
over her slain. Let her read 1t in the light
of blasing Villages aud cities. Let her medi-
tate upon it beside her ruined plantations,
and amid her desolat1 fields trampled down
by the bloody hcof OF cruel wa. "Costly9"-
yes, that is the word. Slavery he's cost the
people OF the United StGtcs enough to have
built foISy railroads to the Pacific; enough to
have endowed common schc Is, and er"demies
and colleges. end univerGi' les sufficient to
have educated, free OF cost, every child in the
land. This is money. But what price shall
we put upon tie priceless our lost heroesP
"It corrupts the morals OF the people that
engage in IL" True as Holy Writ. Go, read
that to the men who peT,ured themselves
that they might lift up polluted hands against
the life OF their country. Go, read it to the
g ilty conspirato ors who omp2ssed the tor
ture of our poor Eoys at Andel 30 vile, and
plotted the murder of ABRAHAM LINCOLN!
But although the policy of Oppression seems
easy just now, and promises no Immediate
peril, it is haught with diuger5 in the fu.Ire
which it requires no prophetic eye to discern"
Wisdom is justified of her ch'ldron. JET
FERsoN uttered this sentiment concerning
slavery three -quaL tHrs of a centI.y ago.
How offan have abolit' onistS renaotad IL
since, only to be scofIed at for their pains
Now we see this truth in the light of accom-
plished history. It hes been dencc~t ated
before our eyes. 1t Is still good for al
coming time. The path of jussice-equal and
exact justice to all-s the or'y path OF safety
of these great questior9 which are now bcSore
the county? We have been more than just,
we have been mercifLI to the wh,te traitor I;
shall we nos be simply just to the black
patriot? These loyal black millions are
powerlecs-they are on our hands-we can
oppress them if we choose. "The policy o
oppression seems very easy just now," con-
servatism and blind prejudice and ancient
hate are clamoring for it; but are there no
"dangers" in the future? Can we "afford to
be unjust?" Will rot Oppression" prove to
5e "coStly kind of wickedness ?' Let the
past answer. Beware of "the peril of in
Justice"
We are much obliged to the Age for its
text. We hope it viii learn to love these
T. uths for their oaon sale, asser willie.