Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-03-01
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defunct than to praise the living edi-
tor. Compliments from such quar-
ter are somewhat equivocal, and any
thing but complimentary. To be
commended from such a source is
enough to render US suspicious OF
what we had said; but we are relieved
from any such anxiety by the fact
that the writer did not understand
the drift and aim of the article 10
which he alludes.
We had nothing to do with the
question of negro suffrage as such.
There were two distinct plans, which
had been put forth for the pacifica-
ton of the South, the one to restore
the political power of the late rebel
States to the white population; the
other to give it to the whites and
blacks without discrimination. We
undertook to show that neither of
the plans could succeed; that the
preiudices of the two races were
such, that neither could, or would,
do right and justice to the ther; ard
finally, that the result of either
scheme would be a war of races-a
conflict between whites and blacks
which must prove more disastrous
to. the happiness and prosperity OF
the South, than the moving whirl-
wind of Sherman's advancing hosts.
In conclusion we intimated that
the only government which could
work out this difficult problem, would
be provisional one created under 2
law OF Congress; one which should
be firm, upright and impartial, ire
spective of color or caste, or ante
eedents. We may add that in or.
ganizing such a government, We
would select the Governor and one
or more of the highest judges, from
the loyal States, unless men equally
impartial could be found in the rebel
States. In making such selection,
men should be taken having no plans
or theories to be realized-men OF
broad and comprehensive views, who
would only aim, without any af.er
thought, to pacify the country, and
restore peace and prosperity once
more to this distracted portion OF
the Union. A few years of such
government wonld get lid of preju.
dices between the two races--repress
the bad actions of bad men, who
have SO long a time led the South
to its ruin, and teach the two races
the beauties of free labor, and the
true law for its management.
But such plan meets with nc
favor with cepperheads or rebels
The whole Union party would be
satisfied with such a provisional
plan, and quiet would, by its adop-
ton, be restored to the whole coun.
try. The Southern leaders, the mer
who eagerly rushed into the rebel
lion, cannot endorse it, because il
would exclude them from public life
Raised in idleness, and nurtured or
stimulants, they cannot endure tC
settle down into that home-life o.
industrious quiet, which marks the
population of the free States. Ex
citement is necessary to their exis.
tence, and, if it is not to be nurturet
on the thrilling incidents of war
politics must be had as the best sub
stitute.
These Southern men seem incapa
bic of learning anything from tn,
fearful experiences and sufferings o.
the last five years. They come out
of this war crushed, but no wisel
than when they madly rushed into it
Left to themselves, they will brin,
on q war of races in their mid IT
Their injustice to the black man will
nay cannot fail to arouse him to re
sistance. and wo betide the popula
ton subjected to the horrors of
war of races. We, were we no
above all vindictive feeling, nigh
hesreioieed to see these mad me
rushing blindly on to meet such
terrible catastrophe. But we shal
protest as long as that is of use, an
labor to save these men and Eome
in spite of themselves.
These are fearful questions, an
need all the wisdom of q nation
And yet they are being hurried int
the vortex of mereparty strife, an,
are to be handled, not tor the goo,
ofthe nation, but SO as to serve tn
selfsh ends of the very men who in