The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-03-27

-~-+-~ 1880
!, their own harsh terms. I'VE know we wer
5 out, and that on fair TERMS, we are willin
I to go back. While / say this, utterly den
I that we committed any treason, a foreigne
0 cannot commit treason, however no ma,
!, offend against the laws and constitution 0
another country than his own, in othe
respects.
BY the act of secession we passed iron
under the Constitution of the United State
and lost all claim on it for protection. w,
could not consistently demand protection
under this constitution after we had throw
it OF and made another, and as we hoped, a
better one for ourselves.
II / have said, when we laid down our arms
and acknowledged ourselves conquered W.
ceased to have any political rights which the
conquerer was bound to respect. am moi
to be understood in this as saying that the
conquercr may rightfully do with us as he
pleascs. He is bound to treat us as he has
treated other conquered people, and as 9th
er conquerers have their conquered in mod
ern times Whether he does so or not, NOT
WE but God, and the civilized world must
be the judges.
If the conquerer imposes harsh and inhu.
man terms, he degrades himself and not his
victim, 1t is to my mind exceedingly alb
surd for a conquered people to talk of being
degraded by submitting to the will Of the
conquerer, Is q lone traveller, without arms,
degraded because he submits to be robbed
by a bandit2 / am not comparing our con-
querers to bandit but am saying we are
unarmed, helpless, and as completely in their
power as solitary footman in the power
of robbers. 1t remains to be seen whether
they will honor themselves by tempering
mercy with power, or degrade themselves
not us-by contrary course. We haze moth
ing 10 do but submit
1T does seem tome that some of our people,
after swallowing camel, are now straining
at gnat. After taking down at gulp ne
gro emancipation and all the attendant.
measures, am incredulous as to their strain
ing their threats by swallowing the new
=. = - nAnanasad hu Cannrass IL
IL Il could help myself. But know the
doctor; If don't take this, and do ii pron,ptlp
he will, on his next round, give me some
thing worse, and very likely stand by and
make me take it 1t is part of his system
to give very siekening doses and in quick
succession, and make the patient take them.
1t is useless to grumble-the patient is in
the hospital with both arms off and no helm
at hand-the Doctor is very absolute, and |
we think very cruel, but what can we do
True we may play the part of sick child,
md say to ourselves if we ever do get well
we will thrash him. But guess when we
yet well, IT we ever do, we shall feel SO good
hat we won't want to thrash anybody.
After all, the measures proposed by Con.
'ress, though harsh, are not SO bitingly Sc
ere as they might have BEEN They have
zen so generally read and ably commented
n, that shall forbear any analysis or even
riticism on them in detail Some of their
'orst features will barely allude to. One ,
these-negro suffrage-and its twin sister {
negro education-have been generally |
on as extremely harsh, and esne- 7
ally when taken in connection with the pro. r
'sition to disfranchisc and forever prescribe t
large portion of the most intelligent n
hites a
Ihese measures are rendered unnecessarily &
Irsh, and, as think, extremely dangerous s.
the safety and best interest of the whole 81
untry by being made too broad. OF this ei
nay speak as between ourselves, but. as o.
We said before on the general subject, Won h
| are not to be the judges. For example, CT
was very harsh. and think altogether g
necessary, to disfranchise so large num- OF
: of our intelligent whites as to throw the fiC
mber of States, in all probability, into the fir
ads of the ignorant blacks and vicious til
ties. Surely it would have been sufficient be
an idea to have disffanchised an
ugh in each State to make an example. M
men who have done this thing will re- Tn
nber, when fear it will be too late. that I'M
interest Of this country is intiu,atelv on
aided with their own-so intimately. in. an
d, that it will be found impossible TO in. inc
permanent injury on one without seri. De
y damaging the other. l am, as Won tht
W, among the prescribed, but am salts op
The right to vote 1 should never exer. Tic
unless for the benefit of my country.
l want no Office. Therefore. the law. If Ne
lsses, will give me no concern for myself
l beg my friends not to include me in Gel
thoughts when they arc considering met
to do on this subject. blet
to educating the nes~o and letting him the
l should not oppose it as an original SUR
osition, if it was TO be done at the right spo
IN the right way, and by the right mol
The negro is fixture in this country but
not going out Of it. he is not going to Tree
lt, and he is not going to be driven ont Soul
5 hisexodus from the country desirable. foun
frank in saying if they-erery one. Of enot
could be packed in balloon, carried IL w
the water and emptiedIintO Africa, l oou'
not have it done, unless indeed it SO W
already arranged that the balloon state
return BY way Of Germany, ireland. py u
nd, &c, and bring us return cargo -"h
tic laborers. was ]
le negro is to stay here, and It is de- III
to have hiH do 10. what is the duty speec
iHieiiigolf white man towards hirn7- as fol
. educate him, admit him when sufli- n.
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NATIONAL enjoyment Of that sequali- ~ -
Re the Law Which as free man he ,.o-,l,I
ight to claim. and which We cannot ,-,.,,;,
iuso to give. 80. go.
49,. - "a my own On TINS sH9lect, The C,
-. ~ ? i'.i'o'ai' and e''inprehen- The WI
= - '''e relations eSisting in this had re
!. .''s '''o r''ea' bat iorbear priBciI
:, = :, n'7 'een sapeEce'ie'i l,y Tie where's
more ultra and I far dangerous men 4
submitted by Congress. and rhich rvs ss not