Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-11-12
ton in such a case. If it is true that

He is twice armed that has his quarrel Just,
then evidently in such contest be-
tween right and wrong, those who
have the former have the best OF
the case. "a decent respect for the
opinions of mankind" which is only
another expression for the force OF
public sentiment, has often proved
sufficient to stay the hand OF the
oppressor, and compelled the perse-
cutors to forbear. This war OF
races, which is carried on by the
superior one to deny fair play to
their interiors, and to rob them Of
equal rights, must steadily resist
the dictates of natural justice, and
is in fragrant violation OF the plain
est dictates of religion, natural or
revealed.
The inferior party to this conflict
has also the provisions of law in
their favor. Our Government is,
from its center outward, no respects
or of persons, and by its organic
laws it promises civil equality to all
classes of its citizens. Any opposi-
ton to this deep seated and all
pervading genius of our laws is in
its nature revolutionary, and tend
ing either to anarchy or to retro
gression toward the despotic power
and social barballsm OF the Dark
Ages. 1t is, therefore, an attempt
to turn back the whole tide of hu-
man progress, by which the world
has gone forward from worse to bet
ter during the past five hundred
years. AS ''the stars in their
courses fought against Sisear," 50
in this conflict power as resistless
as the course of the heavens is
working in favor of the weaker
party, and making their final tli-
umph scarcely open to doubt.
Another very great, though little
thought OF, condition Of resistance
on the part Of the colored race is
their remarkable power to endure
hard treatment and to thrive among
the most unfavorabe circumstances.
TO eXterminate by violence five
millions Of people is simply impos-
sible; and under any amount of
oppression short of death they will
grow and multiply like Israel in
Egypt. till they become stronger
than their oppressors. 1t is big
job, then, that the "white leaguers'
have undertaken, and one the sue
cessful ending of which must be
removed to an indefinite future.
This outbreak Of violence against
the colored race is, therefore, a
madness, at once insane and diabol-
zeal. Nor is it, probably, the result
of reasoning, nor the carrying out
of rational plans looking to any
well defined end, but rather an out
break of the Old spirit of slavery,
struggling in the throes of disso
luton. That spirit has, beyond a
question, SO possessed the whole
moral and intellectual natures of a
large portion of the Southern whites,
that III respect to the mutual rela-
tons of the two races they are in
capable of a right Judgment; and
even among otherwise right-judging
people the rights of the colored
men are not accounted as making
any demands of equality upon the
whites. A change must be effected
in the minds and consciences of
these people before they can be
trusted to deal justly with the blacks,
and for this we must wait upon the
slow but sure processes of time.
a generation must pass away, and
another, reared among more favor
able auspices, must come into their
place, before these evils can be
wholly removed; and in the mean
time disorders and suffering will
continue, varied by the degree of
Christian influences and legal guar
dianship of the weak against the
violence of the strong, that can be
brought to bear upon the subject.
But this is matter not for spec
ulation and discussion merely, or
chiefly, but for earnest Christian,
philanthropic, aud patriotic action.
Here all Christian people are re-
minded to remember them that are
in bonds as bound with them, and
by prayer and supplication to pre-
sent the cause OF the afflicted NAL