The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-16

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world. Hereafter, when men think Of
slavery, they will think of murder.
Not because Shareholders are worse than
other men by nature. He knew by bis
own observations that this was not the
ease; that thespirit Of slavery Is assas-
sination.
| He had said this event was necessary,
and he charged il home on slavery. 1t
was true thatit had been disclaimed on
| the part Of the South. Mason the rebel
emissary in England, had fastened to
tell us that she was not Responsible; Yet
the shadow does not cling closer to the
object by which 1t Is cast than does this
crime of slavery. Forthirty years the
language of slavery has been death to
any one who ventured to oppose 1t; be-
sides, this crime accords with the whole
catalogue of the barbarities of the war,
which extended even to the going down
into their bloody graves of sons and
brothers, to steal their skulls for drink
ing cups and their bones for trinkets.
Where will you find anything like it +?
IL accords well with the throwing of the
railroad track Of trains bearing women
and children and other non-combat-
ants, the firing of hotels in the hearts of
populous cities, the poisoning ofsprings,
the attempt to spread infection, the
starving Of our prisoners, and the infa-
nous crime of poisoning them by vaci-
nation. Italso raises the suspicion that
Abraham Lincoln was not the first vic
tim. Harrison, after serving one month";,
died, and was succeeded by man devo-
ted to the interest of slavery. Taylor
had but Just announced himself in favor
Of the admission of California as free
state when he passed away, and gave
place to northern sycophant, whose
name is found at the bottom of the fugi-
tive slave law. Even James Buchanan
was poisoned at the National Hotel, and
had he died, would have been succeeded
by Breckenridge.
The slave poweris like the robber who
stops you on your way and demands
your money or your life. The slave
holder says to the slave, your labor or
your life. 81 u aiefsl
He here proceeded to show that Booth
drew his inspiration directly from the
South that he had been in communi-
cation with officials in the South that
the words he repeated after committing,
the crime were the motto of southern
state that the first thought of escape
was turned southwark, and, had ne
reached the South, and had the South
achieved its independence, he would
have been hailed as hero, and the
women who presented cahes to Brooks,
of South Carolina, in compliment to his
attempt to assassinate Senator Sumner,
would have showered similar testimoni-
ais upon Booth. 81
"But, Douglass you may ask, "why
do you bring these things before us just
now, when we want to come together
and forget past differences ?' Because
there is lesson i'm them. 1t was q
shrewd remark ofGeneral Banks, that
republics have. short memories. The
speaker said that If he were q minister
Of the Gospel he would like to preach
to the American eonle for six months
from one text, andstiias text should be,
Remember Lots wife,, He would
show that nations should havr memor-
les. Oh! but we want peace. l.here IL
an Old book which says. "First pI.re.
then peaceable.o Some of our leading
men are preaching forgiveness even
without repentance. The sneaker has
Always supposed that Christianity was,
in this respect, the model of liberality !:
but even this imposed one condition a.
an antecedent to the forgiveness Of sin.
and that was repentance. Let our
southern brethren repent; let them put
away from among them tho last remnant
OF slavery. No one should be forgiven
with the old iniquities still living In b is
heart, and we have at least the right 10
see that our southern brethren have laid
aside their old hatred of the American
uoverhmeht before bestowing this boon
The speaker said he believed in the
Methodist doctrine, as applicable to the
present case. A candidate comes for 5
ward to ask admission into the church.
but he is requested to stop moment.
and asked, Are you justified?'' An.
swering in the affirmative, he is still
requested to hold on, and asked. uAre
you converted?" This, also, he NAV
answer satisfactorily; but he is still held /
back and told, I'VE had better try YOU
six months on probation.n Our south
ern brethren must be placed upon pro-
baton until they show that thew have
repented. 1t will do them good to tarry
a while. Those who were attempting to /,
put the southern states on an equality
with the North-to make no difference
between treason and loyalty--are the
South's worst enemies. It will be better
for the southern people to feel that thew
have sinned. He bad heard it said. even
in Congress, that these states were never
out of the Union. Perhaps not: but IL
was very certain that the Union had
been out of them. Laughter. We
should wait until there are signs of its
returning into them; until Union gene
rails can be received in the Legislatures
OF Alabama and Mississippi; until the
old flag Is again saluted; until there are
manifestations of love for the Union.
The test of this patriotism and LOYALTY
at the South is just the same as the
Scriptural text of true religion: "Inas-
much as We have done ii, We have one of
the least of these, my little ones. We have
done it unto men," The treatment
they accord to the negroes should he
made the test of their loyalty. The man
who has been loyal has a warm side to-
ward the negro.
He here spoke of the services rendered
by the negro troops. In the Bible wa
have magnanimity presented in an ex-
aiteo form, in the case where a man laws
down his life for a friend. But the me-
groes went beyond that standard. They
had found no friend in the United States
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