The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-11-20

ists uOt Auu, tspcCtduyb ""utu H"s .,
this enormous excess Of power to men of a
dtaerent race. who are not and never can
be our associates Of whom we know little
socially, except that they are ignorant and
degrarvd. and nothing politically, except
that they have always been, and are, a dls-
tuibing element in our system. Their de-
graduation, ignorance, and immortality, the
bitter fruits of slavery and oppression. en-.
title them TO our COMMUNICATION, but do not
en,itle them 10 place 80 much above ns in
the scale Of political power. II would be
much smaller concession by Us To the
African, aud more reasonable and just. 10
give each negro IN Ohio ten votes, than 10
give the negro iu the South the power over
Us, lathe union, invnIyed in this plan OF
reconstruction. Il may be said, and truly. 1.
that this ilvquality will be- but Temporary;
that bat one generatlou oi prescribed white
men have 10 die of, and oil will be right !;
. white man in the North will ~ length be-
epme equal To negro 10 the South. THIS
Is true even less thae the truth ! IL is i'm
possible thai these proposed negro rrpub-
iIrs shall, bs ihrr own action. ever c,'me
into being or. IL created bs external pow
rr. shall stand alone for a single mJinent.
There will be no attempt 10 carry them
uui, or ans preience 81 The kind. beyond
The next Presidential elrction. In the
meantime. there will be war 10 the knife Of
black aganst white Of bafbxrism aud po.
,rrly and power combined against lntelli-
gentc aud property. which can be restrain
ed only bs mtl,lary power; and ;he United
States Will be compelled 10 k.rp up stand
ing armies IN all the reconstructed States
until they shall be agsin reconstructed.
Dur,ng this prvces., the i've b igadier gene
rails Alli not only be sutocrats each vi has
district, bu, will central the ,ote of the
nne States. aud send tn the Senate eigh-
teen Senators, 10 the H.sse eighty.two
me 4. bers. aud give IN The electoral college
unr hundred ,0irs inr President. This
wall be better than the ptuposrsl negro SUI
nemact. a. our military ulhe.is are gene
rally humane AID intelligent men and
An"w hns Ia govern but IL were MT we'll
20 ln,rs. even lllem with such e,orbilant
powers.
But 10 iouk lurther 10 consequences. II
there shaii be m.jsrity of constitutional
soirs Tor uae candidate Tor the Presidency.
aud IL lke one hundred military electors.
added 10 tie minority, make a majurlty oi
the whole, there will arise qursiiun which
can be decided only by the sword aud the
army ~ the South. IL united under The hse
generals. will settle the question "i .g,ti.
macy At Washington. a. the PrGiorian
gsard wc,e sunt 10 doa; Rome, aud the
Janis.arirs At cons,an,inrple.
For these reasons, concur with the Pre-
sulrnt in disappearing This Congressional
plan OF reconstruction ;snd the vote at the
late election in Ohin has strongly pro-
nsuncsd The disappru,a 4 the people. and
q cir objeotI"ns will mol be removed wltn
lhrs consider u 10 connection with Us at
lrndant consequences.
On the whuIe, 1 do not think il will be
practicable further 10 inname the public
,niud against the President. or longer TO
retain party pnwer by wsging var agsins'
him. Whether he BETRAYED his party 10
the absurd hope Of thrreb, ierpe,aali'g hi
.wn puwrr, or sacrificed power aud party
nn the altar nf hl, Country. ceases 10 be .
aoe.tion .I national impaisuce. IL = -
question on which op,aiuns d,ilrr. aud can
sr better settled when the cuuntr, IL re.
Iieyed i,om its presrn, disturbed condi.
lion.
And on reviewing the ground. IS far a.
nv l,mitrd observation ,xiends, see no
reason TO anticipate rrsctlonsry excite
neat Ia Isyur Of extreme Radical men OF
measures. The tile Us setting against them.
and cannot he suddeoly checked. The
more conservative Republican lesders. if
they would retain power. must learn to
know that there " q public opinion. not
created by themselves or ehanseable a.
their pleasure, which, whenit spsaks--asit
has spoken---is entitled to tAeirIrespeci. 10
obedience TO this they ms, de,hrone Their
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