, 1879-02-17

Those who dououuco tho onfrauchfsemcnt of
tho negro ns unwise and dangerous are bound
to Elbow better I'D d]ustment Of bis status. Even
tho defenders Of tic old byhtem will hardly dc.
ny that the continued existence OF cllattcI slay-
cry was impossible. 1t was the sum Of ali IN
Justice to The negro himself md standing
declaration Of war against the public pcnee. It's
destruction dtd not ursc from nero mcltsr-
someone's on the part OF tho North; the feeling
against saarcry was worldTlde, and wo wero
among the last Of modern nattous to realize IT,
iufamy unl remove II from our system.
Between slavery md u citizenship there was
no eafo middle ground. 70 strike tho sl1auklcs
from tlls ncgro's limbs, 10 declare by law tl,at
he should not be bought or sold, srourgod or
branded at tho Will Of his master, and then to
leave him with no means Of defending his rights
before tho courts und iurlcs OF tho country,-to
arnl him with no legal Or political weapons Of
defense,-woull haye bcon IN injustice
hardly less cruel to him, md policy oven moro
dangerous to the public peace than slavery itsclf.
Indeed, this experiment was Attempted soon
ntter the close Ut Tho War. Willo tho serctling
States were under military control, the willie
people OF tho South wetc Invited 10 aid In soly-
ing tho difficulties Of tho negro urohlou BY elect
Ing tllcir own Legislatures and establishing pro-
v!ssonal governments, The result was that, In
1865, 1906, nnd portion OF 1867, tlrcir Lcelsla-
lures, notably those OF Mississippi and Loutsl-
ana, restricted tho personal liberty OF tho negro,
prohibiting him from owning real estate, and
enacted vaErant md peonage faws, whereby
uceroes wero sold at auction for tho nnymeut OF
taxes or fines. md were virtually reduced tn
slnyery ae real as that which existed before the
War.
Tie ballot was given to tt.cncsro not 80 much
others trom m!seovsrntng lin. Suitracu Is fin,
sworl nnti s,1ird nj our law. tiIe hest armament
tint libertv alters to the rittsen.
If woi,iil be stranup fnleul II tl,e neprn
honesty. Fiat ho would sometimes be H.
fIcn,s.i hy rorrnnt Leaders VIM jnmyifnh1c. mt
lint in s1,ito Of Mi drawbacks, tu s,ifrarn i,as
dina m,d ia tloinr much for hts nrntnrtion AMI
enynti,r, IA evident frnn, lin mnrintv s1,n,sn hv
iii political pultics TO prove themselves lis
frie,,i. '~ e'~~' "''
II tho nccrocs had lost the passion for acoutr-
tns nr"nertS If ti,sy i,n,l shorn I"msnlvss 1 IN.
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or s eyssy So @ aro
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