New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-22

the intelligent among you any longer grudge the black
his newly acquired freedom and his newly acquired
ballot They his due BE glad that he has 1T last
TeCeiycd rejoice, too, TO learn that scarcely any OF
your tslllSclt men are mriSnay 10 I @ ~ ~
necessities Of slavery mat hereafter and speedily the
educated of the South VIII engage in the work OF ed
uCang the ignorant Of the SOUTH both white ana black
is what firmly believe. Such men must take the ,e9u ~
this great work We Of the North do not c0yet such lead
ership IL belongs to you. We viii be glad to labor with
So White men of the south Onc thing
Frown upon all attempts at partial legislation
In all your civil and political relations Know
no man as white AID 40 man as black. | have thus
glanced at some of the duties Of the Southern whites to
ask them why they should not love the white f. We
do - "Wc do the answer OF some black mcn III p
tone which showed that Il came from INC very DEPTHS OF
their hearts "Oh" said Mr. Smith, those are the best
words that have been spoken this EVENING" he then
repeated the queston-why the blacks should not love
the whites An brethren. II struo that our common
Father has cOlOred skins differently. But IL is also
that he does not therefore entertain different re-
gard for us Nor should We, for that reason entertain
different regard for each other DO you say that Tue
whites formerly oppressed y0ui 1t i true that they qua
80. But they did SO Snorantiy as wen as siuly Sh
cry the sad inheritance Of the South anu large
because her Inheritance vas she so lnuch D,hde
10 its sinulncSs. You must not Ill uIneasireu ailu
sweeping terms condemn the white men or the SCUM Or
having upheld Slavery. We must all learn, IN judging
another, to make proper allowance Tor dlHeeiec ~
circumstances and education Had been born and bred
at the South should probably have been q
stakeholder Had one Of you been born where was ana
brought up in my circumstances lie would PROBABLY nave
been aboitonst Least Of all must you believe that
the white Of the South, because they wronged you
in the past. will wrong you in tic future. GOu are now
freemen and gradually and trust rapidly, their minds
and hearts and lives Will adjust themselves to Inc new re-
latiOns in which yOu stand To them The educated
men of the South with here ana there an exception ol III
congibc bascness VIII prove themselves 10 DC your
friends DO not cultivate, nor let others cultivate In yOu
jealousy OF them Far better will It be both for your
spirit and the spirit OF those friends mat You generously
conde in them. Let me here say, to the eld OF guarding
you against discriminating and unwise confidence
Trust no man. white or black vote Tor no man. We nc Oi
the Republican or Democratic party WHO does hOt acqu
esee in your Of inc ballot ana a4Se IN your
deverance from the YOKE ol slavery respect youselYes
and you safe Failing Of this You are lost GIVE no
cOuntenance to cOniscatlon" The scheme wnever DC
realized. IL never should be- ~ cOuld not DC ehcre1
upon without running the whole South, black ana
white, and, but too probably, without running
then, you enjoy them. Wero they wrested
from others, there would nc no DleSseGHesS IN inen t
"COniscatiOn" would engender sel a war III lie ieiI
aye and such war OF the hands asO as gouu hoJ ior
several generations be eaned INTO peace. were calJI
on TO say what indispensable 10 bllng peace 10 our s
deeply disturbed country, would say: fst' Inc Sot
must sincerely acauesce III iIe aoi H oI ,y am
in universal suffrage Seeoid Inc North must tlI1us
the earliest action of Congress relieve thc south Oh
and in no small degree parayzed ny tnis rear 4le
hesitaucy buy her lands from tho apprehension that
the andhOldcr cannot give sure title Ana ms threat
that they will get homes without paying for them
Moreover the whole South is in dstressiul need OF loans
But so long az this threat OF eOhhsei,oh ha.ss VSGn
her lands, what prudent capitalists WIZ consent 20 'ke
North must restore to their political rights tine
dissranchiscd class in the South THIS disiranchlse-
way. IL was not necessary TO WitnnG" Po-
ltcal power from its subjects through, I'm, Ih9
spirit The great majority Of them have already become
are rapidly becoming loyal MoISoFei this dlsltai-
chsement does through the sympathy u beges Tor IT'S
subjects increase rather than diminish tneli pon'ca III
nucncc One objection 10 ii - that on Is lace IL
violates Universal suffrage; That principle when Is Ias
taking its place among the settled ana pefmhel AHel
can principles Another objection 20 thls uisilahVs'
mcnt is that while We are aiming 10 est@DHsh pontc'i
equality between races IT has the appearance of set
ting the black man above the Whte man Anu sun
another objection to the dsirncseneht Is tat IL Is re-
rlrd by lis subjects as an nyidiOus and insulting dis
tinctiOn. So also ~ II regarded ~ thc MASSES OF c
Southern whites Aud must never forget tIat thesc
masses arc strongly attached TO their leaders, ana exceed
mgy quick TO resent whatever real or supposed wrong -
done to those leaders Let me say ere leave this topic
of that numcrOusly signed petition 10
Congress from the blacks OF the south To leevc these o
leaders Of the South OF their political disabilities Woud nc
ono of the handsomest and happicSt things in the world
IL would be effective, too. For IN the first place the
unity; and. in the second place, Congress would not,
could not withstand the prayer OF such petitioners FOR
u0ices 10 show you what kind of peace desire. II IL
the peace that comes from frateq and loving and for
Unon of these States desire. 1t is heart union ~
other can endure No other is worth having or worth
more however TO which must refer before taking my
seat-aud that is NEGRO riots as the newspapers cali
certain recent connections in Charleston, New-Oreans
and Richmond. Though they arc called negro riots"
should nevertheless, not Ice surprised 10 ea tat Wus
men had quite as responsible Il part in them ~ BLACK
men. Negro riots 80 How these words sadden my
heart The boast OF the celebrated Indian Red jacket
was that he was born orator. Were 60 indulge ~
boasting, would say that was born an aDohUohlst.
wen remember how even my cllld-heaTt was
the hardest and most sorrowfu lot IN life consecrated
myself TO the cause of the slave But on! no" anIcHH
my zeal aud abors for him. had reason 70 fear nat
the emancipated slave would turn rlOLer Ieared no
such thing ON the contrary |. everywhere and always
claimed That his Enthusiastically gentle. patient, ana
forbearng spirit would make nm tIe mO't !uu, MI i ~
Slavery Is de>pOtlsn when can, at le"s CON
troll itself mob on 5e 0tST pty and o nee
IL be reasoned WITH ana there is no power over IL
mn of ne
mics to call You rioters II men try 10 murder You, IL is
yonr right to stand your lives But If men uni Justly
lead you to prison. invade your rights OF property DE
content TO seek your redress in the courts aud, now
that you are armed with the ballot, you have less
excuse than ever for showing the least favor
TO riotous proceedings. NeNer, never SE"uni
ern and southern friends by either an open or sly part
i'm a mob. Just here, word about Rum Rum ana k0ts
gotogether There could hardly he riot without me
clear of riots by the way II You would nave ou.s vi
Your own, keep clear Of rum mean 10y rum aii lntoN
eating drinks will tell you how, in the space OF single
generation, You black men can come TO own more man
half the in Virginia Let the white men 90 an .he
rm.dTinking and YOU do Of il. Infinitely better
this than cOnfscatiOn!' For by TINS you woulu poh
get rich and your moras-while depending on CON
hscaton would eat out your moral sense ana reduce
you pack OF lazy paupers IheTS one fesPeSt IN l
gentleman mir Greeley who has this evening given you
such able advice We neither OF us drink any
kind of intoxicating Quors-and would that all negroes
kept themselves so clear of rum as to make "a man VINO
doesn't drink rum suitable definition Of a negro
LETTER FROM RErRE EhTTGMFH BiNGhAN 10 The
The Hon. John A. Bingham of Ohio, being invited
TO address the colored people Of Lyncburg Va wrote
them letter. deeply regretng that previous engage
ments prevented him from accepting the invitation lie
urged them to follow the political course marked out Dy
Congress and told them that they might rely upon IL ta
the acceptance by the whole people of the late nsurec
tonary States of the Constitutional Amendment III INC
spr i'm which IL had been accepted by the whoe eope
ot the North and the reorganization OF their local gov
eminent i'm accordance with the Reconst ructon act VIII
nn only restore these States equality with other states
i'm the Union but will in all the hereafter equal ana
exact Justice to all in every state in the IerritOry OF
the Republic.
SOUTH CAROLINA
AN ORDER BY GEN. SICKLEs.