The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-04-16

ness in his voice as he pinned the
emblem on his coat and went away
muttering: Compass, square
and gimlet, / do wish there was
saw, though
Justice First, Generosity Al
tervvaFdS. II
1t may be highly Objectionable to
declare that this is white mans 3
country - but let US ask the intel
ligent if it is not quite as objec-
tionable to cndsavor to establish
that this country is exclusively tho
colored mans? - 't f -
At first the special friends Of tho
negro clamored for emancipation.
They got it. ~2..
Then they demanded that the mil
lions Of manumitted slaves at the
Stouh, he fed, clothed, and educat-
ed at the public expense. Although
this cost, one way or another, from
fifteen to a hundred millions dollars
year, they got it. 3s.
Then they required negro suffrage
in the South, so as to place the
white men in that section Of the
country beneath the feet Of the col
ored man. They got it. -'a
Then they insisted upon the So
cial equality of the white and color
ed races in the South. They got it.
Next they plead for the negro's
right to hold public Office. They
got it. ~. 49,.
Finally, growing bolder, they
called for constitutional amend
mcnt compelling every northern.
eastern, and western state which
had voted down negro suffrage, to
admit the colored man on equal
terms to the ballot-box. And they
will get it. g.. ..s.re-o
Is not all this enough ? It seems
not. Still another petition is put
forth for the negro, and put forth as
a claim of Justice which is tho
voice Of God !" It is a very mod.
est one. ..... = - ~
1t is simply one for " A HUNDRED
MILLIONS OF P,DoLLARs.' Fifty mil
lions are solicited from the states,
and fifty millions from the general
government. the whole to be INVEST
ED IN LANDS AND BESTOWED UPON
TUE coLoRED PEOPLE r ~ ss
Here richness" rs Mr.. Squeers
would express it. The negro is not
only to be made citizen, but q
gentleman Of landed estate /! Not
only invested with . right to vote,
but with house and lot, q planta-
tion, a homestead out Of the public
purse. ., j.,,,a ,..r .H,.a.ss -,aeeoosu p
| Not a word is said, all this time.
about bestowing even q gratuitoas
meal upon the hundred Thousand
white cripples who lost their limbs
in the war that secured freedom to
the negroes-eripples that now earn
their precarious bread by grinding
| organs at the corners of the streets,
or by going about hat in hand, to
| implors, aims of those whom their
armless sleeves and wooden legs
may inspire with sympathy. ri r,li.Y
Not, q word is murmered about
finding money or land. . rvof, .
shelter, for the quarter Of q million
of sdmbre-garmentcd families whose
protectors laid down their lives on
the battle-felds which gave liberty
to these colored gentleman and res
cued the American Union from des.
truction .l. -. ,-..e. - e = ~rs.. =
| Not a word is uttered about the
+" claim of justice " which Il in
truth "the voice of God,' and ap.
peals to every citizens conscience
in favor Of rescuing from beggary
and want the mutilated white SOL
diers, and these widows and or.
phans Of the dead white heroes Of the
republic | If one hundred millions,
of dollars ought to be added to tax.
alton and the public debt as an ast
Of noble generosity, or even as an
act Of common humanity, should il
be given to those whose valor sAvsD'
the negro, (and the nation) or to
those who were saved BY IT ? Let
the "voicc Of God " reply.--Suu-
day Times. a.....ts z-es SIS eo'1t