New-York tribune., 1868-04-04


lies. do not believe We need grldge them stsholhs % =
rOom-those who here already or those who wish 10
come II there are Black people who choose 10 90
and settle in Africa and there White men who see III
10 help them for Heavens sake let them DO IT, Let the
20 10 work and settle ana rhIlstanlo hlC "'i ie s
that some are going there, while none are coming hafH
doubt that with assured liberty the black race VII
gradually grayitate toward The tropical region wen ~
their natural habitat tho REGION Hhele Ie5 pId p,IdiI
belong. and TO the climate OF which ihey are adaleu
have no doubt that they Will but believe that freedom
changes and If we allow ample freedom, White men and
settle aud work TO the best advantage II any oi
them want TO go 20 Africa II any OF fheh 11Ia MaI.
TO south Ae[s n, Se or shoS to the eSSa Se. KoTh %
Let them but ! see rs all see tnat lie ,i;o.i nnaI
region whence they were brought Ia which they were
created fashioned as Black men, and from Wheh 'h'y
We'll then there Was negro seryity their old masters
Cher eN masterJ that was another bugnSaf II ygu
let the negro vote he Will vote Just Is the VINE man c
him, and that will give the masters 80 votes instead OF
Try It, If the master wants to vote with thcln the! arc
their rights and liberties they viii not vote mat way
lAppanseI Not one IN thou'ana ThHr noI SSl Wn
vote in favor of equal rights for all men, because tal
the only platform which thcy can expect To get eqa
master notwithstanding his cnreaties and his palayer,
his promises his dcnuuciations, ana ms ptoscIlptous
first Of all 10 preserve the liberty and equality Oi hscl
and his children with other men and their children ana
circumstances. Just the same. And he shows great
deal Of good sense about it-a great deal 3t
you go and vote the Republicans your children shall
staryc" aud You may sometimes frightcn one into not
voting whole they do vote aud they vote Just as
rational man would expect them 10 yote-they vote
with those who fought and voted for them loheers.l
That is what they have done and what they VIII TO- III
spite all you say about their stupidity and ignorance
They are not 50 ignorant as not TO know the difference
tween those who would elevate and those who
persisteDtly seek TO dcprcss them-between the men
stood them on their feet and those who would If they
could get both feet ON their nccks They understand
that AnV1 "A
which ChicfJustce Chase once told me that lie had
heard while down iu North Carolina holding Court 1t
the story Of old planter talking 10 one OF his cx-
S"T" Oh ycs mass Have MI tIcSted Won well
since you free r. "Yes, massa, have nj word VI
complaint "Sam, do you keep away from these pohl-
cal meetings aud stick to your Work e IOh, rod,,,
out of those Union Leagues" no, ma-sa / mra
join the Union League" why, sam, what must you
speak 10 me II don't join the Union League, massa"
Great laghtcr sam could not stand that sort Of pro
zens let Ms address ourselves for few moments 10 tho
work tpiore us We have not yet fully restored the
plan. II was, "Gcntlcmcn Of the South. you shall
decide Tor yourselves whether the Black men shall
then you shall not count III, our votes In other
words You shall not have two 'oes ono for yourself
field and who you SAY il not ~ TO vote That the
first plan of Congress-. thought it eowary plan.
let the southern whites say what should be the future
condition Of the southern Baeisi bu. Consre,s
III.
other reasons. doubtless unanimously rejected II.
They said no, we Will uot touch your plan. Wei that
took time. One Congress adopted that plan aud sent II
10 the southern si1te aud they rGlef,'d H. Are We 20
blame FOR that II they had been haf as wise a. thy
sfe sme q tha Wb3n Sb C0 comgr sent p ke that to the re-
bellious Southern States they would not have " We'll
back under plan which allows you decide what shall
be the rights Of the Blacks, will take that qntt
ioyal men, whether White or Ilack. shall vote.
with all but q few conslicuous Rebels; ana when you
OF government Just such institutions they have Ia the
LOYAL States, We will admit YOU into the Union From
o the ECbcls-went work Try and beat that plan Of
Reconstruction They first register thclr names, and
vote they say back themselves and keep back a th'y
can and then, as Congress mot unN7cB Pi"Nlued 't
no election they defeat the measure They get enrolled
but they viii not vote and their shouts Of triumph are
tons" they say. "in Alabama and Afkansas Very well
gentlemen; then you arr back "a the Old position "a which
you como n. and you won't come m Can We hclpit YOU
n moi come in IL certainly is not fault are reg
stercd YOU might have voted but you would not vote;
you would elect delegates or vote on tbe tonst.
luton, and you tried 10 Kin II. year
government the worst thing that could happen o
yon, and affected the sympathy "f some people 10y thr
nct.rc Won drew 81 your terrible condition. PROSTATE
under the feet of five military sairAp- We snow lo TIE
Way out OF that condition into self government and rest0
ration and you crush ID out vote II down. kick II aside
II yo stand II. re can but We would rather have
you come back, would rather have you come INTO tue
Union, every one of you on b1.is 81 equal right-
believe thai most OF the southern states are coming
IN bat II they do not come l it{ WI sla1 ou,, peoa''
the Rebel element say they shall not come IN as long
~ they eau help H. Arc 'ro I" bane Tor tlhti Here
are their constitutions made ~ lh,iI o"n looPt, ahu
right, 10 all people. aud We say adopt the
constitutions and elect your representatives !" Nongie-
No. they vote US down, ami There - si"u ralasl at
their success But they DO not get IN Can they blame
US Tor III The fact Is lnIt hsr SShe ,rd nave %
partial suffrage the Rebel element oi the
South has said I'VE win not come PACK ,a% iG lnlSn On
any olhcHhliorm Than that OF All le ES~E rc'ehiiah
chlsed ana all the Blacks DISTINGUISHED THIS their
utinatun; g. Tut the Black. wholly III our hands et MS
send ~ many members oi Congress ~ we should nave
II the Blacks voted hut let rs vote Tor tcn ana deprive
them Of a privilege Of voting Tor themselves ara tns
will come back" don't that TINS - any ths cise
the old Rebellion. They propose To dictate tctms 10
and colOTs H. ing aud say iouS These are our ltiih'
Pay our debt or We viii not hep 10 pay Your dcDL l
never yet have talked with Rebel WHO was not repu-
diaor - Tar ns our debt was concerned Opooea 70 pay
ing H. and Ohuckng the idea that, when they got
pay II IN grcenbacks. lhcy say frlnt ON gIeehDieks
pay II of with theIn and have done whit That their
talk all over the country, l no ht e9Le's rue that any
should thus come back u, cOhquer0is INTO thc
Union which they did Their best TO destroy. dtlnt II
what they dcmaud that Is what their NoFthern anes de
mand. You never yet read the speech Of Northern
every Rebel he enfranchlsed and every Black man he dis
iranchi,,d; and that they call rcatoraon Laughter
can be- / bear no malice. and scek vengeance.
desire, at "a very early da{, to zee every man
Rebels aud ALL participating in the government
Of their choice. But cannot assent that the Rebel pcO-
OF the south snail determine WHAT sdl Dc lhc con
don in their several states of the loyal Blacks Of the
South. believe 10 would be ungracful, ungolrrOrs,
treacherOus and pcrOus 10 the loyal people To agree to
that am not speaking specially for the bcncht OF the
blacks i say that the votes OF the Blacks are as ucCcs
sary the Integrity Of the Union the power VI the
Union is TO the Blacks. We need their voice IN the ma
tonal councils Just much ~ they need orr powerful
arm outsretchcd 10 uphold Their rights, IL j.
not a matter Of Onc-sdcd reciprocity. We
need them I'm the Union 10 make the south loyal and
hearty in It's support of the Union Take out the Blacks
OF the South, aud there is to-day majority of her people
who depore the downfall Of The Rebel Concdercy and
who wish that Lees army had dictated peace TO the c"
duercd Union In the streets of NcwYor city and had
sacsd its banks That IL the SothCrn spirit know the
Southern men. see them; and know that the majority
OF those who style themselves the people OF The South
are to-day not Rebels only because the Rebellion
did not succeed. They are sorry for tho de-