The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-12-13
WI. JASPER INDIANA, FRIDAY DECEMBER 49, 1867 No J
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and mentally 70 administer /, we'll. for il con i.
's"e' "'o" persons who do NOT Justly es,i.
mate its valve. and who sre Indifferent, !. ~
US results. Il will only serve a. \ mean. y,
o. placing power in the hand, or ,hc \.
p"oc'pled and ambitious, and must eveo,n-
s'e ~ the complete destruction OF tha. M /.
es'y Of which II should be the ma, ,o,5s.
fol con sesvator.
controlled through fraud and usnrp.,ior
oy designing men, anarchy and despo,;sn
must ineviisb'y fellow. Ia The hands o.
me patriotic and worthy our Governme,,
Will be preserved upon The principles of,hs
CONSTITUTION ainhesile5 from OR Nh.
ers,
The plan Of putting the Sou,he,c
states wholly, and The Federal Coys,o
ment partially. into the hands pf necroes-
= proposed st-.s time peculiarly unOroo5.
Nous The foundations Of society have
been broken up by civil war. Indus,rv
mus Dc reorcuhized. jus tice reestablished
P"olic credit maintsined, order broucbt
out Of confusion. To sccompli sh tbes.
ends would require al the wisdom ana v,,.
Tue OF the great mer who formed our insti.
'uuons originally. | onfideniy De yeve
that their descendants will be equal % The
arduous task before them: but IL il wo,se
than madness to expectth that negroes wul
perform i for us... Certainly We ouuh, no,
20 ask their assistance uuti We despsir Of
our own competency. The great differ.
ence between the two races. In physics,
mental and moral chssscteris.ics. viii o,.-
vent an amsIgsmation Or fusion Of the. a.
ee'ner 10 one homogeneous msse II n.
INFERIOR obtains sscendsncy over the o,hsr
u Will govern with reference ooly 10 ~
own interests: for IL will'recocpixs M co,o
mon Interest; and create such s,yr.pov :.
me continent has never vet wi,oss.ss
n"ssdy negroes are Influenced by promises
y confisesiion and plunder. Thex -.
sughs to regard as an enemy every vb;,.
nan who has any respect for the r;yb,. -
:" own race. II this continue. \. ~,
'scome worse and worse until an order III,
= snoverted' ell industry cesse, and the a..
''e iirlds Of the South grow up into ! ~.
ernss'. OF all The dangers which on, u,
ION mas YET encountered none ere eousI -
nose which must resuIt.from :he succ~.. -
ne enors now mskiDg 70 Africsnixe b.,f
ur country. sriY.f11 '''
would not put considerations Of mo,.v
competition with jasiice and rirbt: brs
- expenses incident 10 recons,ruc,ion up-
y The system adopted By Congress. sgero-
'e whs' regard % the in:sihsic wronc.
me measure ITSELF ithss cos, uoeoon,ea
''hons sfesdy. and. n persisted 10 win
70 largely to The weight II taxation. sI-
10y TOO oppressive 70 BE- borne withous
o complaint, and may finally reducs ,b.-
sasury Of the nation to Z copdi,ioc ~
nkruptcy. We must no, deluds ourseIvs.
WI require strong standing army. end
ooaoiy more than two hundred milonsof
''s's per annum. to maintain The ssprem-
q me negro governments sf,er they
established. The sum thus ,browm
sy would u properly used. for IN ! sinking
70 lsrge enough to pay the whole nation.
oeot 10 less than fifteen years. Il isvsiu
nope that negroes will maintain their =.
'dsncy themselves. withou. military
yer they are wholly incapable Of holdiar
subsection the white people or The South.
submit 10 the judgment Of Congress
ether the public credi, msy no. be isiu.
ns'y affected BY . system Of measures
this. With oor debt sDd The vsst pri.
interests which are complicated with H.,
cannot BE- too cautious Of policy which
|ht BY possibility. impsir the confYseacs
The world 10 our Government. That
'fdenee can only be retained BY carefully
ulcstiog the principles o. justice snd
lor on the popular miud, and BY The most
npalous fidelity 10 sll our engagements
rvery sort. Any serious breach of or
nc law persisted in for : cortidsrsbls
9. cannot but create. lear ior The ga.
" Of our Institutions.
'Usiness 10 The S,ulh is pora !yzed by 4
% Of general insecurity, BY the terror Of
fscstion aud dread Of negro suprmscy.