The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-12-01
From the New York Tribune.
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war the negroes manifested devotion
to their White masters not contempla-
ted by the Federal Government and
hardly expected by the South. There
were no attempts at revolution, no out
breaks, no emeutes no disorder 10 speak
Of The men at war upon the side Of
Disunion left their wives, children, and
homes, at the mercy oftheir slaves, aud =,
as a rule, they were as reliable protec-
tors even as the masters themselves.
The close of the war resulted in the
freedom of the slave. Such was mani
fest destiny after the defeat of the Re-
belIion and this destiny wasnO moreper-
sisted in by the great party Of the Union
than it was acquiesced in by the party Of
Disunion The relations between SER
wants and masters, employer and en-
ployed, were not greatly damaged by
the war, nor until parties were found
to place the negroes of the South in a
state Of political antagonism against
those among whom they were born and
bred. This antagonism has now been
carried so far that the negroes vote by
tens ofthousands against their old friends
and protectors. They have been taught
to hate the white men OF the South, and
have been falsely told that the Demo
cratic party of the country would, it
they could, enslave the four million me-
groes set free in consequence Of the
war. Every possible device and ingenu-
ity have been used to burn, as it were,
this known falsehool into the minds
and hearts ofthe negro. Passion, pref
udice, antecedent', Misrepresentation
withoutlimit have been used, and the too
susceptible minds of ignorant negroes
have not been appealed to in vain to
awaken some of the worst forms ofhos-
tility and resentment We are not pre-
pared to say how long these political
pretensions and positive misrepresenla-
lions can successfully be maintained.
The effect of a combination of negroes
against White men in the States we
have named above, has been to unite
the large majority Of White people in
these states to stand by their own race,
and if this sort of warfare is continued
by the Black race it will also be contin-
ued by the Whites, and on each side
become more aud more bitter to the
bitter end. Two Federal Radical Ad-
ministrations and four Radical Congress
es have done their worst to continue
this unnatural and deplorable strife. In
the end, ifit is continued, the White
race and their ideas will predominant
and the negro suffer"
Comments By The Tribune
So long as the African race was held
in bondage among US, Democracy was
to that race the synonym of oppression
and degradation. By Democratic as
tendency and Democratic votes, the
free Blacks were divested of the Right
of Suffrage in this and in most Of the
States, which had previously known no
distinction based on color. Acts were
successfully passed by Democratic Leg
islaturss, taking away from the free
Blacks the few rights previously allow
ed them, until at length Arkansas cap
ped the climax by decrceing that every
free colored person who did not leave
that State by certain day should be
sold into Slavery. Meantime, the ex-
tension ofthe area of Slavery, with in
tent to increase its power and perpetu-
ate its existence, became the Shibboleth
of Democracy and conservatism; and
the Editor of The Express, who, while
whig, had solemnly protested that he
could never, never consent to such ex-
tension, having turned Democrat, be-
came one ofthe most interruptions and
superserviceable tools of the Slavery
Propaganda. H ..lrr. .-.8 syu
The so-called conservative" parties
of 1860 were united by the one COM
mon purpose-resistanc to any restric-
ton of the area of Slavery. Permit
Slavery to be extended over all terrific
ry south Of, lat. So deg. 80 min, or we
will dissolve the Union. And when
the Republicans would not consent to
such extension, they plunged the
country into Secession and Civil
War. ia' '4 at. ".."
All through that War, Northern De-
mocracy and Conservatism were more
intent on the preservation of Slavery
than on anything else. They denoun-
ced every anti-Slavery measure as 10
the interests of Disunion. Linocln's
Proclamations of Freedom were exc
Grated by thom as unconstitutional,
revolutionary, and fatal to the Union.
At length, the Rebellion went down,
carrying Slavery along with it, and An
drew Johnson undertook to reconstruct
the Southern States on White basis,
with the more conspi cious Rebels dis
franobised. At once, their LEGISLATURES
began to pass acts which deprived the
Blacks of the most precious rights of
of manhood. They we're forbidden to
keep arms, in Aagrant defiance of the
Federal Constitutions they were exClu-
ded from juriesi they were forbidden to
give testimony in case to which q
White was party. conservatives"
held county meetings and agreed there
in pay no Black more than $40 per
month, he boarding himself, Had not
Congress upset these Legislatures, the
Blacks would ere this have been re-
duced to serfdom less bearable than
cbattel Slavery.
The Republican party iuterposed and