The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-09-25

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/ rsllensl measure 70 seesfe apd defend hi'
rights ss man, may now be oongratuial'
ed bpou tbe telling contradiction which
be has recently aud sirikingly given %
this wi,heriag dlspsrAgement aud re'
proAeb. lie has discovered Snd adopted
a measure which may ss,ist very msteri'
Sly 10 the solution Of some Of the vital
l problems involved 10 bis sudden elevation
from slavery 10 freedom aud from cbaille
| hood TO manhood aud citizenship. iis
hn shown that Mississippi can originate
more than one plan. and tbst there is
possible plan for fbe oppressed as well a.
ltbs oppressor. lie hss not chosen TO copy
the exAmplsoi his would.be ensiaver. u
| Is 20 his credit that he has steadily refused
10 resort to those extreme measures ol
repression and retaliation 20 which the
cruel wrongs be hAs suffered might have
tempted less doeile aud iorglving race
He has not Unlisted the plan Of the op'
pressed tenant " ho sneaks 10 ambush aud
shoots bis landlord, as in Ireland, nor the
example OF the Indian who meets the in-
vsder Of bis hunting. g.ground with the
I scalping.knife aud tornshawk. lie has
not learned his lesson from the freed
| serfs Of RussiA, aud organized assassina-
ton sgainst lyrant princes aud mobiles,
nor has be copied the example =! his own
race OF San Domingo, who Taught their
French opptessors by fire aud sword the
danger Of gosding too far the energy that
slumbers ia the black mans arm. 0n the
contrary, be has adopted simple, lawful
and pesceable measure. Il is emigration,
the quiet withdrawal Of his valuable
bones and muscles from condition Of
things which he considers 10 longer toll
erAble or bearable.
Innocent as this remedy is for the
manifold Ills which be bss thus far borne
with marvellous patience, fOrtitude and
forbearance, il Is none the less slgnifl-
cant aud effective Nothing has occurred
since the abolition Of slavery which has
excited deeper interest among thought
isi men ia sll sections of the country
than has this exodus lu the simple fact
THAI few thousand freedmen have de-
liltefsteiy laid down the shovel and hoe,
Quilted the sugar aud cotton fields Of
Mississippi aud Louisiana, aud sought
homes in Kansas, aud that Thousands
more are seriously mediIating upon fol-
lowing their example, the sober, thinking
minds OF the South have discovered a
new aud startling peril to the welfare aud
civilization Of that section Of our country.
Already, apprehension and alarm have
led to noisy and frantic efforts on the
pait OF the South TO arrest and put an end
to what IL considers depicting and ruin
ous evil. IL cannot be denied that there
Ia much reason for this apprehension and
alarm. This exodus has revealed to
Southern men the bumiliating fact that
the prosperity aud civilization Of the
South arc at the mercy OF the despised
and hated negro, that II Is for him more
tksn for any other TO say what shall be
the future OF the late confederate states,
that within their ample borders he alone
can sand between the coDtending powers
of sayage and civilized life, thai the CIV
ing or withholding Of his labor will bless
or blast their beautiful country. Impor-
tant as mahaal labor is every where, it is
nowhere m0se important and absolutely
indispensable Ghsn In The more southern
of the United States. Machinery may
continue to do, ss 1t has done, much of
the work OF the North, bat the work of
the South requires the bone, siuew and
muscle of the strongest aud most eudur-
lug KIDD for it's performance. Labor in
that section must know no psuse. Only
a few years Of noD-lllage would bc re-
quired to giys Lhe sunny and lruitiai
South 10 the BATS aud owls OF a desolate
wilderness. from this eoudition, shock
log toe The soulber Inau TO contemplate,
II il now seen that nothing less powerful
than the nake.i iron arm OF The negro can
save her. For kim, as Southern lA6orer,
there is no competitor or substitute. The
thought OF GiliBg his place by any other
variety OF lse ha8su family will be found
utterly imprzcticsbls. Neither Cinnamon,
German, Norwegian or Swedo can drive
him from the sugar aud cotton fields o.
Louisiana aud Mississippi. They would
certainly perish 10 lhe black bottoms Of
these states, II they could be induced
which they cAunol--to Try the expert
meni. Nature itself 10 those states comes
10 the rescue ot the uegro, fights bis
battles aud enables him to exact condi.
tons from those who would unfairly
treat, cheat and oppress him. Tue cll-
mate prevents white men from laboriug
in The South, aud the manners aud Gus
toms lowArd lAborers by The Southern
people will prevent any emigration from
the North ot free white lsborers. The
dependence OF the planters, land owners
aud old master clss. OF the South upon
The negro, however Calling snd ham,liat.
Ing 10 Southern pride aud power, Is
ueAfly complete aud perfect. There is
only one mode of escape for them, and
that mode they will esriAinly not sdopi.
II IL to take off their owH coat, cease to
whiuio Hieks and talk politics At lhe
crossroads, and 20 themselves 10 work 10
their bfosd and sunny fields Of cotton aud
tagAr. AH Invitation TO this ID about as
bard and dislassslul 70 their iaelinanons
a. wSald be sn invitation TO step down
iaio their graves. With the negro all this
is Different. Neither natural, artificial
nor traditional causes stand 10 The say ol
ffte FREE aata % kaeh labor ia the Soutb