Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-16


that suffrage to the black man means the
imposition Of one hundred and seventy NIL.
lions Of debt in three years space, the 10
crease of tGXAuon to two, three and four
times its former exAction and thai upon 40
assessment reduced TO less than half It's pre-
viOus listing, the aeres, in the face OF . de
preCiAtion of real values, amouuriog To
nearly tvo-tbiFds Of it's former worth, then
assuredlJ the seed will have been sOwn thai
will geasrSpe undyipg hostility. II this be
taken a. the necessary and justi6~bls re
sult Of participation 10 equal civil rights By
the ,lor-d race, then | do not hesitate to
dseIsre our government will nave gone far
very far toward estAbilshing 40 excuse lot
rebellion uhieh 1t has never hitherto m r,t ID
in the eyes Of the world.
In mAking this appeal to the judgment
and conscishcs of the Nsrtb, whilst would
wish TO present in . true light the fAgrsnI
wrongs visited 90 ueediessly upon those at
the South uho are kniI to as By many kin
bred and associate ties, l would not oil
ingly overlook the deep Oolis AIions that r, ST.
upon rs all 90 zee that no harm BETA Is thai
race which has been elevated from slavery
into freedom, The North is Justly proud OF
its great act of smanc pAIioa. Is shed its
blood and expended rs treasure freely TO
give liberty to f ur millions OF human beings,
and it you'd again encounter many dangers
bsiore it would see that work undons. For
this reason If for no other IL is nov ineumb
emf on its citizens to interposs shd rescue
the oolored race from the disasters that must
enSue If the politics OF the present Admin-
iITrAIion are TO prevail IN future. The
safety OF the civil rights ofIbe black man At
the South is wOuOd up in the very lie
strings Ell reconciliation. HIS cobsutuuOhal
guarantees, whether national or State, viii
Do strong when the psople Of The uhole land
are in fIaternAl AGcJrd unul then there
will always be found those 10 generate dls
trust IN himself or others. HIS Suffrage vii
be permanently safe when the colorsd vot'
divides, never when welded uBitediy Hs
caste. To divide 10 to assent to the force o
reason rather tkao yield 90 mere dIcisIioD
| TO divide IL to respect the free OF Law
rather than rely 90 the law Of toroS 10
divide is to acctp. the mutual good Office
| Of = social state rather tbAa eBcvuoIer a.
array OF sRmires that oAaUOE but result iu
mutual loss. To DIVIDE Is to recOgEiz, thA
there is some bAt else IN this world oesIde
| politics, aud that only the foolish or infAt
uAtsd will sAcrt fee al Of life and ito ytarn
Jugs TO an intolerance thus conf ared If i
snail DIVIDE, the sack of cJlored ssylums IL
northern eiIies, will had thereafter u,
o1untsaAnce IN partisan mAlIgony. If l
shall dIstrl0ute i.s Inh Isnes oEeilIgsntly, 1
will gam associate help tor sduca
uonAl wants on svsry side If
stall 90 TO d fferent parties as ind
Vidual choice oIc.aGes, Gil parties vii
aeek its support, no party will As'a,l IT'S PRIV
ilsgss. If II merges into our political life
hom . personal slAnd point, the exercise o
coloIed suffrage will cease TO be coatrovsrIe,
in our nAiiouAl OF local politics. But If
refuses to 30 40, aud acts the claim of rae
above Aoy Of the Interests Of society it vi
invite aggression and cbAlleDge its ow
identitr with our Republican freedom. Tn
colorsd race has been elevated from 40 tx
ceptiohAl slate, and bears trace of Its form,
life. Ignorance renders 1t largely subj.et l
in position, shIiss . century has not b4bisi
I'd fierce Africa heats that pulse through n
veins. But the spp.Al ~ race is ever a
InsOcation to hOsIhitJ and eBVenomed hs T {
lts blood 10 the ooad II srOus d act ,EOIisu
its purposes are all Artayei CHrbsiv- y
Think you that such appeal sIgni6es no dal
ger where the whites ere many and u
blacks are few? SgmGoa back As wItnes
out Of q riga eous oblivion the cAIAlosus q
violence done the latter, from Illinois I
Massachusetts, aud which lett no rsfnQe f.
the fugitive short Of canadian COLL Thin
you that such IaeASIAIsOD signifies no dsn
ger where the blscAs are maoy aud ia
whites are fsu-thAt the vague spprsheusia
~htch bardens the stlen: air ~ben that spIT
a-Onntt 10 but . Rhoslly dread II so, fe,
s.uRulns If you may, aud bid your Soutbsf
brothers fell sAnguI0e that no date l. per,
| ieadeEs. Won 10 wIid am oIIiop, ANAL Ibfus
foruard those whose blood born ofthe burt
ing sunshine, thrills al the touch If passion
whose brain, tuIbid with memory Of mao
-rooRs, leaps A. the promise OF retaliation
TO violent assertion OF a black rspubhc ovt
the ruin Of some dism 4ntlsd state. Tn
appeal TO race may m, al all tits, il can ney
sr mean . regulated freedom or n veil otdeI
ID community. Nor Is Ihis exc usiVely
question bred Of color. The sans woul
Usfal Aoy other race that should arrogar
sueh isolation and caste organiza ion IN
qixtsd society. IL not our historJ AlreAd
10" Il illustration 90 this poisI, where onl
snaree- we're alleged without any suflcisn
"AnIln yet? Have we not seen tn
P'sJuNS " = whole community aough
to De arrAyed Agais-t the Celtic race 40,
the uermAn race onoN ,haG pre,e1t? Hav
DOT the most violent locs'- .,,vnls,on, mr.,
D ceedsd from expressed spprtE. 80, :, r.
1 .alsgoniIm to our Democratic sSs"1. n.
) il not been capable of breaking dow -.
I oalional parties and give ,pbemerAl poss'
d. counter orgsaIzAtion 2 IL NAV be assuu
I then that ~hlsl oar people are strong enouG
D 70 protect the black man against other late
D fsrsnes they mar not be equal 10 the enc
4 ssnoy Of protecting him aRsinst hims'
= shan be spurns the liberty that has be-
areulht out for him and sinks it in q
vassaIsge Of race. To become iptolera
= Of free spesoh in one Of his own color, as
, Gently al Cincinnati, TO insist on denial
= o vi rights to others BY way Of security {
q himself g. nov 10 Arkansas, 10 know
f, halting place between the condition Of sla
: aOd the assertion of mastery aS shown
u South CaroliBa, 10 TO destroy the very arg
,. neut on which bis own liberty rests.
= When held responsible for having CO
II Quoted the eolored race ct the South to
3 edge Of such emergency - nov confronts
= the response vouchsafsd BY the AdmiDist
,. ton IL that In .ll IL bAs done IL has bat .
II decIed the will Of the North. II this
J, true, and whether true or false, does IL a
Of I'M pose double du,y 90 Northern men
IN correct 'ueh AdmiBistrstIoD, and disu
IRON power a party -hioh has so imperill
he The SituariOO. If knowing how fAgraat