The Van Buren press., 1866-05-19
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1866.
The Fate Of the Negro.

more manifest daily. For the nefarious
purposes of furthering political ends,
philanthropy was forced into service, and
the metaphorical chains Of slavery were
stricken from the negro That this pre-
tended charity, love and philanthropy, on
the part of the abolitonists, was all hol-
lOw-hearted and feigned, we have never
ceased to believe. This truth, palpablC
to all observing minds. we have nnc""s-
ingly insisted upon. The reading com
munity have been thoroughly gorgcd
with literature, the sole object of which
was to inculcate the doctrine that slave
ry, in the south was cruel, barbarous, I'M
just, even criminal. The church going
community have been constantly warned
of the crying sin of slavery, and were
taught to believe that every day that this
institution existed, was an additional sin
on their souls. The holy robes of the
pseudo-vicegercnts of the meek and low
ly Savior, have been ceaselessly pollu-
ted by descending into the cess-pool of
political demagoguery and political i'm
purity The ministers, ignoring the
words of the holy man Paul, 50 servants
be obedent to your own masters" taught
their hearers that if the Bible counte-
nanced the institution of slavery, that it
was "the greatest curse ever sent upon
man." and boldly declared their intention
to have 4" an anti-slavery bible, and an
anti-slavery God" The political COM
munity have had it taught them by the
designing demagogues that slavery was
a political evil that would ruin the coun-
try, and that this institution must be de-
stroyed. Cothargo delenda est was the
war-cry. Blot it out, cost what may,
come what will. The money making
community have been taught that slave
ry was a pecuniary evil, and that the
country could never prosper until this
curse was removed Laborers were
taught that there was an irrepressible
conflict" between free and slave labor.
All these false dogmas have been forced
into the minds of all classes in the north.
These lessons of discomfort have been in
stilled into the minds of the youth of the
north, until all believed them as fully as
they believed in their own existence.
They knew but little-many of them no
thing-beyond what they learned from
interested parties. Few had ever travel
ed in the south, or known anything Of the
practical workings Of the institution of
slavery in the south. All these things,
of course, brought forth their legitimate
fruits, and the country was precipitated
into civil war. Determined to annihilate
slavery, they delugsd the country with
blood, made grief to visit the homes of
nearly half the people of the land, and
heaped up national debt Of q magni-
tude terrible to contemplate. But slave
ny fell. The negro was freed. With free
dom began the poorncgro's real troubles,
After a life of conteYtment and irrespon-
sibility, he is forced to assume with his
garb of freedom, all the yexations atten-
ding the poor man who must struggle
for daily bread The unfortunate crea-
ture firmly believing that all this express
sion with sympathy, made by the north,
was sincere, expected Of course to be as
sisted and favored by the mass of the
people of the north. Mistaken, misgui-
ded, and, therefore, miserable man, these
are the men who are your real enemies.
They have attempted to compel you, des
pite your own experience, to believe the
people of the south hate you; that your
former masters are your enemies. Let
facts, as they develop themselves, shcw
to you the proper solution of this ques-
ton. Look to the conduct of those
around you, and say who seems to show
you the most good feeling? Do your
former masters murder and insult you 7