Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-06

amy ms this continent has never yet Wit
messed Already, the negroes are influenced /
bv promises of confscltion and plumber.
They are taught 10 regard as an enemy eve /
~ white man who has any respect Tor the /
rights Of his OVID race. Ii this continues, II /
mus. become worse and worse, until all or
der will be subvcrted. all industry cease. and I
the fertile fields Of the South grow into a I
wilderness. OF all dangers which our na- .
tion has vet encountered, none are equal 70 I
those which must result from the success OF I
the effort now making O. Alricanize the half I
uf cur country | would not put c0n-ldcra- 4
ti0us Of money il competition with justice 4
and right bat the expenses incident o. re- 7
construction under the system adopted by /
Congress. aggravata wha. | regard as the 10 /
t1nsic wrong OF be measure Is-eli. II has I
COS. amounted millions already, and. If per- I
sisted IN, will add largely u the weight Of I
taxation already too oppressive TO be borne /
without Just complaint, and may finally re /
duce the treasury Of the nation 70 a condi- /
ton Of bankruptcy. We must not delnde I.
ourselges,-it will re 4uire a strong standing
army. and probably more than two hundred I
millions dollars per aunum 90 maintain the /
supremacy Of negro governments after thcy /.
are established. The sum thus thrown away /.
would, If properly used, form a sinking fund I.
large enough 70 pay the whole National debt
in less than fifteen years Il Is vain to hope
that negroes viii maintain their ascentcncy F,
themselve- Without military power they
are wholly inc pa5ls of holding in subsection
the white people of the South. submit 70
the judgment Of Congress whether the pub
lie credit may not be iniIu0u-lY affected by
a system oi measures like this. With our
debt, and The vast private Interests which are
clmphcltei with il. We cannot D. too c4u-
tious Of a policy which might by possibility
impair the cl1fl uac af 'le world 10 our
government. Ilat cluGi nc. can only b.
retained bT cl-l!-li7 ilci.citiag the primer
pies Of justice aud honor - the popular
mind. alI o., tae most ssruI Ilp1- fidelity %
all oar engagements Of every so-t. ANY 80
ri5u- breach of the organic law persisted 10
for con-Iderau time cannot but create
fear Tor the stability % our Institutions
Hlhitual Violations ot Vrs-crbed rules which
We bind our-eives t1 observe. 70 dem1rsl-
ne the people Our only s-s1llri Of civil
Juiv being EFT at uousht. the sheet anchor
Of our political morality j. l,--, the Vubuc
cJu-cian1- -siug- from It- mllrin.- and
yields O. every impulse Of It--.In aud inter-
ests. /. We repudIace che Constitution We
will Lot be expected O. care mueh f1- mere
pecluisry Obligation. 1ae vi1uuln # such
a pledge as ve male 90 the - day Of July,
lsjl. wall lssa'ctly Iimi-l-l the market
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