The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-08-16

which il may he wise to treat with the
sagacious prudence Of wise statesmenship
rather than with the folly and whim OF pas
sion or prejpdice, lest the disastrous erroi
which preceded emancipation may DO re,
peated in our dealing with tho kindred
question OF acknowledgements
History demonstrates that no nation can
permanently maintain internal tranquility
which contains within il . subject race,
bearing numerically any considerable ratio
to the ruling class. Still less is this so
where the subject race excels in numbers
Their mutual jealousies are the source and
cause Of bitter resentments and continual
quarrels, until put an end to by extermi.
nation, expulsion, or ooalescence in the en-,
joyment of common citizenship. The cen
turies of Moorish domination IN Spain, were
centuries of strife and for two hundred
years the subject Saxon continued to sting
the heel of his Norman oppressor until the
full recognition of his Nanhood was wrung
from the tyrant at Ruunymede The Amer
lean States are not--caunot form, excep-
tions to this great Tact Of history. If the
nation could not permanently endure. hav.
ing within it race of slaves, deprived of
manhood, much less can ii maintain internal
peace, having within it race Of freedmen,
| , 'S"'il o"PNt'Vi ~ 'N'"V VI. VIZ S'e'VS
eyes of full citizenship. ....
lhe uuhper oil INC eAeiuded race ~ Qhio
~ !" SO lncohsiueraele l9el ger repose m'sh'
ions q, So!t'lue unuisulrpeu Sne s'oou alone
put ohio mas s, no Sepa' ave alu lnuepehusn.
existence HSr s, eesN.y is l,nkeN wlEn thet
Vi ner. SISTER States WIN Wu'ch She Is ul,l'
.eu, oy ~, Goinnlon potN, !" Que oou'uioh
eounnn..I =, ,1f. nay loonH WI ue ptoNeh "M'
liation WI % eissoNep' whenever tqe' III
| Bile resentments and retaliation.
| The impartial citizenship Of the black
race IN many OF the southern States - a
matter OF inevitable destiny. No power on
earth but the sword can prevent 1t, lnte,
riority OF race will not restrain, superiority
| WI! notcontroI, the force OF imnutable Jus.
| tlce cooperating with the power of nun
bers. Either citizenship or military des.
potisin, or determination will result. | do
not believe that extermination will result !:
the barbatism of the most barbarons age
does not Justify the presumption. do moi
believe that military despoIism will inter-
pose: the liberties OF thirty millions of
freemen and their posterity forever, Will
rather intercede for the enfranchisement of
= despised race, than invoke into being the
instrument OF their own swift destruction
donot believe it will DO necessary to re-
peat. the example OF RnpnSpedea But the
eniranchisetnent OF the black race in the
States. wherein its numbers approximate
those OF The ctucasian, must result from
law otnecessity and the force OF ,numhers; ;
and any attempt'tu stay or defeat 1t will but
repeat he obstlnate AMI stapendous folly
OF attempting to resist tho inexorable laws
and physical forces which impolled TO
emancipation. - iN' iE.i"
THE. v,y or ,cps
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~ Us ~ van ~ utst aSa'1SI s'ilS 'inFg!l
W, ~ Ues,H9i s,'W hpPr[u". ssi' VIZ @ m!h "
Wv wa u t1SeS' ih'9 'is"'' II u"e' oe
areasoh Mhy II shonla hol-5i3''e, however,
'pat 1t WIN thot, oe aecoinphshed' ho' Tue
oplecuol Is suhPAii9soPnIc''i:fif - ifoan''ot oe
ratonaiiy centended ~'st war. OF races Sn
VII W enSue S, Wl'nout JUS caNse Vl queliei
~ oo'u oe accoruGu tne ~. i'i'pa'ua itlfaus ~
Pioten!ips my eeleneils 'ne l'en's "'.io.
equ'pv Per'a'h 70 PneH 9a"u9Vu, no Jnst,
oause vi quai'e' can ai'se. 1t e'.heI pe
eNG'uueu uy t"e o''ler rom 'no' 'eHJoy,hep'
epu coiItioi u tnese - ,les4s' ,,' cauSq ~ loi
sei'.lnotll anu qpaII WIN eAlS''"hu may
oH n i''iiapeu i'''o Hostil',y
DesieeS' II .l'o nesio nas s3n't W Drooh
war ior 'he lnali'tepai,ce anq exercise o,
pIiVliege pr once conceueu, INC SANE sP!rlt
WiIl nazaII d's consequences N atep,P'lls
~ ~ assert tne pItVllese wheh uep,sq.' i!,', 20
resnlt ron e,sinsioh 10 tban % ro,n ne,J snfranc5iss
ment unless the forbearance Of the negro
b. more capable of repressinp his inst re.
sentiment Of suffered wrong, than the pride
of the chivalrous and Christian Saxon is 10
repress his unjust resentment Of conceded
right, That orr race NAV have some exam.
pies Of such brutality and barbarism, am
forced to concedg. Bnt am not willing to
coneede thai the raceis distinouisIed for
iniustice above that ~ the neSro for for.
bearance, -T'-i u raTo9 ,rruJs-- 9
But if a var of races be the inevitable
result of acknowledgements, Then indeed have
we the wolf by the ears, and can neither
hold on nor let go /; Tor, to avert it, if dis.
in the South be obstinately
nerEisted IN ;s HonossibIas Then nay
be stoliI and spiritless now but the shack.
les which bonud lis limbs and fettered his
soul are broken. and he cannot forever re.
main in contact with the descendants of
Hancock and Marion, without iitnbibing the
spirit of Moultrie and Bunker Hill Is Ills
fanaticisn ? II 10 .hnt the reading of his.