Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-06-13
Reconciliation by the Blood of Ne
grOeS.

THE New Orleans PicGyune saws the
| Presidents proclamation in regard to the
| troubles in Louisiana has been issued "to
give the semblance of justice for the med
itated conviction and punishment ofthose
who took part in the late Colfax and st.
Martinsville contests against the negroes
and Radicals"
If the Louisiana malcOntents could see
| themselves as others see them, they would
see that the universal disposition of the
late Confederates not to punish white men
who murder negroes is the real difficulty
in the way of a reign of peace, and con
| sequent prosperity, in the South.
The Ptcdylne says the proclamation is
issued 'to give the semblance of justice
for the meditated conviction and punish
ment," etc. This plainly shows that the
Ptcdytne is of opinion that the men who
shot down a hundred negroes in cold
blood ought not to be punished; and that
| this is the prevailing sentiment of the ex-
Confederates throughout the South is pain
fully evident. The idea-so much harped
upon by Northern doughfaces and jour
nails whose independence consists in tear
ing down everything without any
practicable plan for building up
anything-that the Republican party
is animated by sentiments of
animosity toward the late rebels, is too
| absurd for serious discussion. The ami
mostly is all on the other side. The Re
publican party accomplished its purpose,
so far as the South is concerned, in the
abolition of slavery and the restoration of
the Union. Its object now is peace. No
other wish, no other purpose could be in
telligently entertained even from a purely
partisan standpoint. To assume that Re
publicans hate SoutheTners is TO contend
still that they fought the battles of the re-
bellion from base and sordid motives and
not from sentiments of patriotism. In
other words, that the South was right and
the North wrong. Now it is too late to
discuss this question; it has been settled
by the arbitration chosen by the South it
self, and settled against the South. The
North does not care to revive the animosi-
ties of the war, does not care to flight the
battles over again." does not care TO open
the old wounds. 1t wants peace. But
there is one essential condition to peace:
the North does not make it; the nation
makes it. 1t is that the life and liberty of
the negro shall be held as sacred as the
life and liberty of the white man, and
that both shall be as secure in Louisiana
as in Illinois
This is the proposition, not of the
North, but of the Republic, to the South.
IL the South cannot or will not accept it
in good faith, it must submit to its alterna-
tive-Government interference and re-
preston. From the foundation of the
Republic down to 1861 the Government
hsrbored and protected slavery. That
was enough for the nation, butn enough
| for the South. That section demanded
more at the point of the sword. The re-
suit was emancipation. Having freed
black men the Government is bound to,
and will, protect them in all their rights.
| If it is necessary, in order to punish the
unreconstructed rebels who murdered a
hundred "negroes and Radicals" at Grant
Parish, to menace all Louisiana with
Federal bayonets, it is the duty of the Gov
ernment to do it. The man who desires to
see band of such bloodthirsty wretches
go free is an enemy of free institutions, an
enemy of the Government, and in time of
war would be sure to be traitor There
can be no peace with such men with
them peace means unbridled license 10
pursue to slavery or death the enfranchis-
ed class. Neither can be permitted by
the Government; neither loW be permit
ted. When the South recognizes this
fact ii will have peace, The North is
ready and willing to "clasp hands across
the bloody chasm" of the war ofrebellion
but not TO cover with the mantle of
charity fresh hecatombs of murdered
negroes and Radicals" as sacrifices
TO the fell spirit Of hate and revenge
which still animates the breasts Of
Southern slavery fanatics,-=Ohicago Inter
Ocean.
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