Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-18
BECAUSE THERE IS NO orREAL UNITY, THERE
-i,'' "a CAN BE NO, POLITICAL ,UNITY." :.

l. Because there could be no real ttnity of
people bet,ceenthe Southern ,ehites and South
erl blGcks. ft seems manifest TO me that there
could be no political unity, but rather a strife
for the mastery, in sohick the one or the other
mould go to the eoGlS. gdf hjod .9.HIq ss4st H
IufThe fstruggle for the, supremacy would
be directand immediate, and !. see no hope
whatever that the weaker race would not
be reduced to hopeless subiecfion, or utter
~ destroyed. There is no reason tolsup-I
pose. that Missouri borderiruffianism could
never be repeated on new fields, and the
strife once inapgurated, the merciless war
would continue. as long as the obnoxious
race had an existence. You have express
ed your anticipation of such, a resultin one
state of the case, how Is that you do notsee
that a direct struggle for power at the bal
lot-box would make the contest, more
THE GEEERAL ENDORSES GUIzoT ON UNITY.
81 hold that there is great iphilosophic
truth in the words of Guiz0t, in summing
up the eight centuries of bloodshed out of
which the French emerged into nationality
from the strife of petty races and tribes.
He says, SIN the life of nations, that Union
which is exterior and visible, the unity of
name and of Government, although impoEt-
ant, is by no means the first in Importance,
the most real, or that which makes indeed
one nation There Is a unity which is
deeper and more powerful: it is that which
results not merely from identity of Govern
ment and of destiny bat from the homo
geneity of social elements, from the like
ness of institutions, of manners, of ideas,
OF tastes OF tongues the unity which re-
sides in the men thenssetoes toltom society as
senebles, and not IN the forms Of their dSsociG-
tions in short, that moral unity (Eantte
morale which is far more Important than
political unity, and aoliich Is the onty solid
foundation for the latter" ttu" i't ".'-''-'i'
THE WAR INCREASED THE DISLIKE OF SOL
DIERs TO AN EQUALITY WITH NEGROES
/ have watched with deep interest the
educational effect of the war upon our own
army, and l assure you that while our
white soldiers have uniformly and quickly
learned to appreciate the fact. that the ex-
istence of onr free government could only
be preserved by the destruction OF the sys
tenn of slavery, and so became radically
and thoroughly anti-slavery, the tendency of
battling for the old flag eods almost equally uni
form in Increasing and deepening their pride of
race. The fact is one which cannot safely
be overlooked in any calculation involving
before the country, and it is one in regard
to which 1 think can hardly be mistaken.
WANTS THE NEGROES coLoEIzED BY THEM
NJ. a... SELVES IN THE SOUTH. .tr-srI
The details of any system of separation
| could only be determined by careful study
and wide comparison of views. Suppose,
however, that without breaking up the or
ganization of any State, you take cOntigu-
Gus territory in South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Florida, and there under the
sovereignty of the United States, and with
all the facilities which the power and wealth
of the Government can give, we organize
the freedmen in dependency of the Union
analogous to the western territories. Give
them schools, laws facilitating the acquire
ment of homesteads to be paid tor by their
own labor, full and exclusive political priv
! ileges, aided at the start, should it seem
necessary, by wise selection from the larg-
est brains and most philanthropic hearts
among anti-slavery men, to give them a
Judiciary or executive, which would COM
mand their confidence in the first essays oi
political existence. There need be no CO.
ercive collection of the colored race in the
designated region, the majority are there
would draw thither the remainder quite as
rapidly as their place could be supplied by
white immigration into other States. The
forts and seaport cities could remain under
the direct control of, the Federal Govern
ment as the basis for that common trade and
intercourse with other parts of the country
and the world, which would be necessary
The fullest opportunity to develop the high.
est civilization they are capable of, woulC
there be given. Colored men of talent anC
intelligence would not then make a vair
struggle for the empty name of being law
yers without briefs, or merchants withou
trade, but would have what leading jour.
nal at the East has frequently demanded fol
them, the opportunity as we'll as the right
to take rank according to their real char
acter and ability. TI4rt E-fHih7p ti.
IF THE ABOLITION PARTY DRIFTS TH1
/ DARKEY is DONE FOR. -'...t'
| UJ,oE fLaro n 70 d;6iopIf;ac IN fbo ,-oo1i7a.
tion of such a plan shall be the first tt
admit. But there are difficulties in al
plans. 1t is natural to men to struggle tt
avoid responsibility, and to drift upon the
current, trusting to fate; but drifting also
leads to difficulties, as we who drifted int(
a war which has cost half a million of live
and untold millions of money, should no
need to be told; and agree with you thai
drifting will probably decide this matter
against the black race, and involve. its de.
struction, while by leaving the labor of tbs
South in the hands of degraded caste, i
entails upon the country the worst mate
rial effects of slavery, and prevents tina
homogeneity of Institutions and manner
North and South, which have said be.
lieve to be the. only sure foundation o
permanent peace. . D. II Of .saac-
IRREcoNcILABLE HOSTILITY OF THE RACES
The Anglo-American and Africo- Amer
ican races now stand face to face upon thu
Southern soil in iYreconcildble hostility, Tht
few colored men whom we have ainongs
us, may be regarded as the waits and stray
| of the great body which is nation in mum
bers, and in it's isolation by mental ant
physical characteristics. 1t is as a uni
that we must deal with them, and no pal
tering with the edges of the difficulty viii
avert the doom which all history teache
us will follow wrong solution.
The magnitude of the problem is i'm
mense, but the principles which must de
eide it one way or the other are simple
When we deal with whole community
however closely related to ourselves, it il
municipal law as applied to individuals tina
we must decide the case, but by modified
form of international law, which, so ia
from ignoring our responsibility to God. ou
common ruler, or the obligation to recog
nize the fundamental rights of man, neces
sarily implies them all. Religion, honor
humanity, republicanism, all call upon u
to see well to it that we do not allow tn,
seething and molten elements to crystaliz
into new form of oppression, and l recog
nize as fully as you possibly can the burdel
of responsibility which this great epoch il
the worlds history rolls upon all who hav,
even the humblest part in determining tn
shape of public policy. i'. P. ,....,
HE GOES FOR COLONIZATION AS AN ANTI
o.. SLAVERY MAN. l;-r ..I..-..
have approached the subject as an anti
slavery man. have thought as deeply a
I was capable of, and have carefully re
vised my opinions and tested them by al
the fundamental principles of right aut
Justice. If others do not agree with, me
and it part me from any whose principle
and motives are the same as my own, my
deep regret that it should be so canno
change my conv lotions. sirs4- ...s
THE ADVANTAGE OF CITIZENSHIP To TIL
-#" #l Tt NEGRO. --rr- rzgrg
1t has seemed to me that the solution hav
offered rids us of most the difficulties il