The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-06-22

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people 10 the power OF their sovereignty
~hl A N-snyiusis muttering rnmtiihs
boiling beneath our feet, hra cd bv ihs
internsl fire. OF long pent-up rage and in
d gnaton OF IN outraged peorle and soon
the molten lava will cover beneath IL the
authors O'these ouirages. teachinsa fea--
iu' !essol TO those WHO come after them.
Let "a lOoH To- a moment az 10 the con
ditiOn 81 our southern brethren.
On December -. 1850. General Grapt.
having been appointed Toy President John
son 10 visit the Southern States and re-
porl upon their condition. among other
things IA that report used the following
language;
Il am satisfied tina; the mas OF thinking
men oi the South accept the I4c-cnt situation
/ Of Hare IN good faith. fne ga --tions which
haye heretofore divided the sentiment of the
people Of the two sections slavery aud State
yisht. or the i-ht of state g. .ecede from
The Jni"n-iLcy regard a. having been settled
forever by the highc-; tribunal (Hrm.l that
man eau resort 10. j was pleased 10 learn
from th- leading men whom met that they
not only accepted the decision arrived NJ a. ii
nal, but noN that the smoke of battle ha.
cleared away and tirnc has been given for re-
"-N''NHs tHA lhtr Atcl-iHh hd- hffu y fortunate
one Tor the whole country. they receiving like
brn"hts from it With those who opposed thum
ia tn field aui la cuaacil'
There j. such universal icqu,e.ccncc in the
authority Of the General Government through
ou- the portions of country visited by me, that
the mere presence at a military fierce. without
regard O. Numbers. t. sufficient To- maintain or
o'r- ! hc good OF the country and economy
require TINT the force kept in the interior.
W. re lh 're are miny free neu elsewhere in
ne -"utaeru Stnics than a; forts upon the sea
coast no force is pcccssary, should all b. white
troops The r'asons for this are Obvious with
cat mentioning many Of them The presence
OF black ifo'ps, lately slave, dempralzes la
Dor both ny '1cir advice and by furnishing in
NOR camps a rtsort for the freedmen for long
Instances around. white troop, generally ex-
cite ~ opposition. sud therefore "a smrl, nun
hrr 't them cam nlintaia ord in Il .iycl de-
Many observation. lead me to The conclu-
sion that tis ctizrns Of the .,nthccn states are
anNinu- Z" return 10 self government within
the nion 81 soon n possible; tha' while re-
constructing thy want and require protection
from the "'yorumcnt; that they are in earnest
iu Wishing 90 do what they think Is required bv
The Gay.'um"ut. not hrmihItine ~ them n
citizens, ana that If such a course were puint-
ed ou. they wonid pursue ;in gOod faith"
eli Is to be- regretted that there cannot be a
greater c"nin'ugline. - this time. between the
eiuzen' OF me tw" sections, aud particularly
'h'.c i"trustcl with the law making power
Il d!i not give tic op sra' ions of th,. Freed
mems burcan that attention | would have
lone # more time had boz at ~, di.pa.,I.
''"'ers'' ION on the subject. hnw .tvr. with oil.
r'rs connected with the bureau, lead Ia. 10
thnS 'nHt' IA SOME IT the stat. it, ailir- have
n't been conducted with good it'lgm- "a, or
economy. aud that the belief, wildly ,i,rcod
among the freedmen ur The southern Sil,.s.
that the lands Of their former owners VIII. a,
least IN par, be divided anon. them. ha- come
from the agents of thi. bureau"
Since the above report was NAL to The
thea President scvcn long, d..arv. bloody
wears have PASSED away; the Southern
people have been kept IN worse than E.yp
tan bondage. lie who found the Sontil.
rrn people thus friendly disposed 10 th.
Governmen: and had accepted the -iina.
ZION in good isi,i, and had, TO repeat Gen
Gmul's own language. given universal
uclliescence ~ the authority OF the zen.
c-al Government, has been male Pre-j.
deut, aud the Republican PARTY. both in
NaHonal and stare nfair, ms had the
absolute control or the Go,ernmcnt -
hat change Now q cons icrnhie nor.
ion of them are under mrrrm law. w ole
counties almost dcp,mlatri the whites
and one or more Of these States VIII s.,n
re made u Liberia No r-ople in the
world have suffered a. uurh %, they have.
ihe Republican party has hai compler,
control. Republican 'toVeruor- Republican
Judges, b'tn Cuitei ~iat.s ana STATE. Re
p"bhcHn legislatures Republican United
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