The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-09-11

II sNN9N't ~ Nhf' y hlstVty lNFulSueS 0O lu3tan'
ces Of four millions oF people, backed as they
are, In oar State, By clear majority 81
zO,p0O votes, being deprived uf political
4 rights which they have enjoyed for years. II
| cannot Dc doue without civil war 1t Il
against the order Of nature. X
Y Ny coqntrynten It Is time to pause, and
| refuse longer 70 follow the lead Of violent
4 politicians. We should discard prejudice
and passion and act Oh our own judgment,
as 70 what should be done under tbs cireum-
stances BY which we fnd ourselves SUI
rounded.
! The most violent members Of any PARTY,
4 provided that they can get members enough
~ the start to make respectable showing,
always carry their point for reason is put
aside, vituperaiionahd abuse are hurled At
4 all who hesitate, Gle Is not a friead Of The
South, heis a traitor to bis race ana color,q
I 6c, The women and children Creatures 81
teelinF) join Ii the clanipr, ana SO It goes.
You and | were opposed to secession, The
bulk Of The people opposed IL, yet we we're
hurried into IT, After the ordinances. like
true men we adhered to our State, and rem
4 dered faithful allegiance to the Coniederacy
un 10 the surrender. what did We gain 81
! t2 | should rather ask, who can estimate
what we lost BY in
j will specify instances where bad was
made worse by violent politicians.
I ]. We labored uader the supposed incOn
yenience in not being allowed 10 carry sIates
into the Territories, and owing to the prtm-
4 dices agaiHst slavery, a fugitive slave could
not be reclaimed under the act Of Congress,
without more cost than bis yalae. TO reme-
| dy this the South seeded. We lost all our
slavesl f
| 2 At the Fortress Monfoe Conference Il
was In our power To be restored 10 all the
rights Of . State, provided we would submit
70 gradual emancipation, that is, every me-
gro, born after day to be axed, should be
4 free at the age Of tweLty-one. But the cry
was independence or Rothing,p q 6ght It
\ l0utp when It was known We could not open
the spring campaign without arei1Sorcemsn
of 100000 negto soldiers which was Impos-
sible, OF If possible, fatal 10 our canse The
n result VASE surrender without terms iol-
lowed BY instant emancipation with four mill
lions of freedmen Id our midstl 50 bad was
again made worse
3, WhatWas 10 be done with the freed
menY The idea OF four millions Of peoole.
not Slaves, existing Ia oar midst without
some polIticalright, was our Of the question,
Such condition Of thipgs never has, within
The meulory Of man, aad Eegef will exist.
IL 10 against the eternal laws Of naturei At
that Time We had II 10 our power to put alI
things right By submitting % qualified negro
suffrage, that is, let every ffeedmah who
could read and ~rite, or owned say $500
worth Of property, have tho right 70 vote.
Not much harm would have come az this, for
the negro vote would have bspn stafseted
and neutralized. Butnoli HTliis is white
mans goyfrumepkp Prejudice excluded rea-
son. How dld result The State Is re.
dncedto % military district, With proyis-
ioHal government, subject to the order 81 the
General Commandingp The freedmen are
entitled 10 full suffrage and the fight 10 hold
koiiice These terms Imposed by ehe General
Government have been Submitted to aud act
ed upon. A clear majority OF 10000 votes
has ixed the fiatteI. so bad was again
made worse.
Let me ask, Why did General Lee surren.
der Because he could NOT heIpit. FOR tbe
same reason we must submit TO the political,
NOT the social lior that Is "a thing nhder onr
own contfol) equality Of the freedmen. This
ID rthe sitnauon"--the question Is, shall We
50 on and make bad worse, Or shall We try
\ to make the best rf III
Wahtls the fehson that tho negro vote, ia
stead Of being srattered, Is concentrated With
the full force OF solid Uolumn3 Il is care
rie'i BY the vinlent opposition made 10 the
sill Of General Government il regard 10 re-
J construction. fh ~
y The freedmen have still an nndehned i'm.
preston that there is still a wish to reduce
them to shyery, They certainly have 4
well.iounded belief that there is leterini-
ashton 10 deprive them Of political equality.
! This makes them " pull together y remove
the pressure and their vote will be neutral.
iEed, and unless niisiaks tho power and &c
iect oi The superiority of the white man, aid
ed as be IS by education end the possession
Of the wealth Of the country, Ia few years
they viii vote a5 before 1885. hithe Bot
ough Of Newbern, Gaglon, Hillsboro, Nash,
Halihx, Daniel, Salisbury, MrKay; Edpnlou,
Johnston, Wilmington aud ueares, il was
then a subject OF remark " The free niQrefs
always vote Tor The most respectable men.
How 10 this pressure to be removed By giv-
ing them assarance that We "acqulesre,
and are content TO allow them political equal
Wy. How is that assurance 10 be glvenf BY
eleetlng Grant add Colhx Then We shAl
have peace snd The county viii have repose,
N which II so much needs. Bat elect the can
didaes Of tht olber party. This eerllfes The
irt sdmcn that We are not conieug 10 lei things
Stand a. they are d 8 an opea deelaFhtion
Of var, and thty win stand hrm IN solid col
umn against us, supported " What has been
called ID derisian, The mean white men,
but snppured By enough 70 give ibgm ma
jouy o. 10000 voters. What u 70 be ihe
RESULT Agitation Of course, bot there y a
reason % fear worse may cone of L. Has Il
arrf beeh known ihai four mipions of peo-
pie, ansr enio3ing political fighis for yeafa,
could be reduced 70 gassnlage without CIV
n q Harl ard sugh cign war The mind re-
volta ~ " coafempiaiion. The var We have
inai passed through u n nolhlng compared
% h. Soma oa99tal How can our tondl-
Iioh 81 made Forss1 we hash Legislature
romnolsd oi men who pay % taxes, but hsfo
nr'imiftt power 10 tax ~. We haTe Inc0m-
I ptlent Judges, clerks Ao. Or anelenl mode
Oh Judicial proceeding is lofn W bT lhe
4 roofs, and many ubo aIo strangers % Nare
n pui ia hleh p|ael1 30 much ofthi1 - lfqe
10 bt r1rfolef We mnll accept The tlfua-
ion and make lht mofl Of u. Dislu. iaspt
fa||0b teaches "a ilIA hard " tick aqhIal
ie rriaks' tfl uo n1t ~ fflsadls IN sons
measure 70 blanc fot this sohdilon Of i1lngai
had ue a. an oaliis1 dtf come Qua orsnIY lol
rtcon1iIlfi|oni aErcf1Ing - the ue1ertl