Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-09-21
ANFTE9EIx WARNING.
One of the Benefits of Democrat
ic Supremacy--SOut Slaves
to be Paid for.

The Richmond Whig, of the 18th,
in speaking upon this subject, says as
follows:
s'The Southern States, under any
fair rapportionment that may be adopt
ed, will have twelve more than q third
of the representatives in congress and
in the electoral college. United and
harmonious, this would constitute a
power adequate for self protection, if
not sufficient to control the action of
the government We have common
interests-one, especially, of towering
and controlling influence, capable of
welding the southern population, black
and white, into one solid mass fer
joint and common action. Slavery has
been abolished. But S!acefy has neU-
er been paid for. 1t has constitu-
tional and vested right, if there be
such thing. No government ever
ceafseated such property and of such
magnitude without compensation to
the individual. It would be mon
strous if it did, and it would unsettle
and confound and jeopardize all other
rights. The blacks can be made
to have the same interest in this right
as the whites. The market value OF
the property at the outbreak of the
war was estimated at $4,000, 100000
The half of that sum might redress the
whites, the other half would console
| ii. e. bribe) the blacks, and prove
fnr more substantial blessing thai
the imaginary ''mule and 40 acres ot
| 10 hoN Of m
this reclamation at the present time
But it Is shot in eur locker. which
we are unwilling to surrender, and
would be ready to use whenever op-
portunity presents itself. A southern
| conference, either the coming winter
or at some future time, can arrange
the programme, the mode, measure and
time for urging this claim. We would
not hurry tit is a permanent bull
wark and source of safety and harmo-
ny to all the distracted elements oi
southern society. Whenever the sig
nal is given it will bring white and
black together, shoulder to shoulder
The north sold their slaves and pock
eted the money, and then confscated
the slaves of the south, for what they
pretended was for the public good
They must pay for it. 1t is only {
question of time, and though we are
all, white and black, very poor
we are not impatient. They turned
the poor blacks out of house ant
home, with the delusive promise of ,
mule and forty acres, and left them tx
the cold charity of the world. TIL,
Blacks must be paid for their con
fiseated home and right to protection
But, as already stated, we do not urg'
it at the present time. We, however
are unwilling to abandon 1t, or jeop
ardize its recovery by disbanding a.
independent party organization. Tha
independent party may save us whel
all other expedients shall fail. Gen
Grant himself might be willing t
achieve q reelection by according t
us all, and more than we ask. At an,
rate it is the best trump out, and if ju
diciously played, may win the game
The weather is too warm for elaborf
, ton. Hints must suffice. Wise me
l can take and ponder then; and
there be good in them, like bread ca!
E upon the waters, it will return to BILE:
r US after many days"