New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-17
Is THEIR TASK ENDED7

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. the Abolitionists were the only persons il
the Union who were willing. to have risked
" the Union for the repeal of slavery. II
is. however. notorious that the Abolition.
lists were. as party, too feeble to have
u effected their object at any early day. The
conflict Of sections arose, and abolition
r came as an incident Of the strife. Those
who fought for the preservation of the
Union were content to return to fields and
= workshops. leaving the solution of great
moral. social and industrial question to any
4 process which would not imperiI the
Union. To those who have regarded. and
especially to those who have participated
in the events succeeding the war. it is OBJ.
vious that emancipation has cut the ties
at once of dependence and protection.
Custom. kindness and humanity disposes
the Southern people to regard the negro
with even more kindness than at the
North. where his labor is more competi-
tive. but there is and always has been
sentiment of intolerance with which many
regard his elevation to the rights of citi-
zenship, and his exercise of the right to
vote or hold Office. It would be difficult
to estimate the possible consequences of
this hostility. but it is checked and con-
tracted by one consideration. 1t is that
the negro is the only productive force
which can be relied on to cultivate the
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| effective body OF domestic. and Of some
special mechanical service. This con.
sideration tends TO consolidate these with |
other material interests. and will render |
the relations between those who conduc. |
these interests kindly and cordial. This |
result will follow industrial unity just as
various sects and nationalities under our
Republican system unite in all the occu-
pations of society and serve together in
the same platoon. or on the same jury.
yet they neither worship together nor IS
there any general social intimacy among
them. The Union is not only wide
enough for all o. them. but it is wise
enough, to let all Of them have their own
way in their own affairs.
If these propositions be true. then to
the whole extent that the individual value
of the coiored people can be developed
and demonstrated. to that extent it be.
comes highly conservative influence.
We by no means omit the consideration
that the social welfare of the Southern
people depends upon the enlarged ca
pacity Of all to produce by the intelli-
gence as we'll as by the muscular force Of
all: nor that to the degree which educa.
ton and morality diminishes the crime ,
and the pauperism, or diminishes the
tendency to crime or the necessity Of pau.
perism, these moral agencies themselves
become invaluable elements in the great 6
sum Of social prosperity.
The indispensable usefulness OF the col. 8
ored element as field laborers, mechanics.
sailors and domestics having been con. t
coded. it becomes duty to add a further I
capacity in the colored people to do al.
most as much more for the cause Of a ,
common usefulness by engaging in the t
department Of manufactured: department !
in 1hici II. 2c.ic people hare not yee sue. /
ceeded: department Of industry indis. i
pensablc to retain their revenues from I
agriculture and to support their whole a
population.
We limit ourselves in this treatise to g
The manufacture of cotton into yarns. b
cloths and prints. II may be promised f
hat there can be no competition among S
cotton mills. for there is market enough >
or all their products. Cotton mills are b
therefore, no more in the way of each a
'ther than cotton plantations. The race 6
hat makes cotton can spin the cotton. The q
'wners and operatives of cotton mill A
un by colored people would deserve and n
eceive social approval for making pound c.
# negro made cotton worth the price of n
hree pounds of raw cotton. 1t is. in ef- 1,
ect the problem Of making three blades fe
u grass grow where one grew before, and a.
hat, said Swift, is service worth ':the tc
Whole race of politicians" g
We have now arrived at a point at CT
.hich such Abolitionists as really wished :,
o liberate the slave and place him in a +
afe and satisfactory social position can y
ender valuable service. They were not #
allied on to fight in the field. Their OBJ. st
ect was achieved without any organized +.
gency upon their part. Are they salts. of
ed their obiec. has been accomplished: CT
acts have done much, but al al
o mere fore. Of law could protect a hs
eople SO distant from tn. seat Of power. "a a.
ld so Dependent: upon a race Of superior ca
sources. The negroes have aided 70 Dc
rotect :hen.selve. by their Industrial in
setulness. OK
1t is now time for those early and ear s vn
sst friends of the negro. the Abolition Of
is. to come gin to the front. They pc
.ould receive this newborn people at ha
e font OF freedom. and become sponsors
+ its moral future. Abohtionists have IA,
attributed greatly to the cause Of colored tn
Ucatlou and religion: let them fortify W
ese precep:s by intoxicating such modes mi
industr: q. we have indicated We re
,uid then suggest 70 the friends Of VIC
g!o emancipation a: the North to ia,
me 10 their industrial aid. lie; de-
cent appea! be made TO them. Let tn;
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