The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-28


hands. shat sod Wers faithfully and
unalterably. determined never again
to struggle by force or fraud for their
restoration, and the bare question was
whether the Constitution should be
restored or reconstruction maintained.
l think the result would never be in
doubt.
"a. The great desideratum, there
fore, for your restoration to constitu-
tional privileges, seems to me to be,
first, to deserve and obtain the conf
dence of Northern GO mmunities
in your acquiescense in good faith in
the result of the war.
%. But you will doubtless say,
We have deserved it; we have done
u best to obtain it; but we have
failed, and we are growing careless and
desperate OF ever securing it, do what
We will" My friends, you must re-
member that confidence is at best a
plant OF very slow growth, and when
surrounded by IN atmosphere-so hos
tile as ours, the only wonder is that
it is not utterly killed.
rs. Next then to peace, / think,
you are bound to cultivate friendly
relations with the negroes among you.
q. If he is ignorant it Is no fault
of his, and it should be your care, as
it certainly is your interest, to instruct
him.
%. If from ignorance and inexperi-
enee he is liable to be abused and mis-
led, it is your place to protect and di-
rect him.
20. If he is poor and distressed, it
is your duty to help him if you are
able.
30. To both whites and blacks I
would counsel the most forbearing
and patient consideration for each
other.
81. Your cares are difficult enough
at best. For Gods sake do not make
them hopeless by needless misunder~
standing. or anger or i'll blood.
30. [ think that even if you were
free to do as you liked, that a wise
policy would dictate the education
and gradual enfranchisement of the
negroes as fast as they were fit for 1T.
33. No free. people can afford to
perpetuate ignorance among its peo-
pie, for ignorance is its i%nternecine
enemy.
81. Nor do | think that any states
manlike policy in a Republic can
suffer any permanent exclusion OF
any class of its citizens from a share
in the government of the common
wealth.
35. In reference to the colored
people, the cry of America for
Americans" has been as loud and
more popular than the shout that
this is a white mans Government
l can adopt neither, and [ beg you
not to be tempted by your present
evils to make the latter your political
shibboleth.
SO. Be far-seeing and generous
enough to take a loftier stand, and
see this broad land to be the refuge OF
the oppressed of all nations, and OF
all races and cOlors, where the civil
/, rights are respected and the interest
in the common government is con-
coded as soon as a due regard to the
safety and good order of all will per-
| NIT.
81. Nothing can be a more fruitful
source of discomfort and disturbance
than the existence among you of a
caste hopelessly excluded from politi-
: cal privileges.
80. | do not believe that General
Grant is your enemy. | feel sure that
: he means kindly to you, and will try
to do justice and show mercy in his
course to you.
80. A large mass of Republicans
will help you if you will do your best
to help yourselves.
T, 40. A great majority of all the
North only wait to be sure it is safe tC
take you cordially by the hand once
more.
|, 1t will be noticed hat all through
the speech, whenever Mr.. ADAMS hat
occasion to refer to the colored PEG
e pie, he called them negroes, freedmen
: colored people, &C., and never one,
makes use OF the word " niger"