National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-15
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Government of o.. United sutgs. and oS.
iuc o. tie patriotic sp.It ~ liberty cher.
hhol hy tio t.0i1r, ts was acquitted ui
h.rb treason ans ssi NJ liberty, which wa d
great 1ni q grave mistake.
iif recent t1umptal march over ihc
south g. an oShniti5n ~ fcbcllions char.
hctcf and seems 90 f1msnt and revive that
spiHt ~ disioyaliy oeHshed hy the
secCs1iouisis ~ lsrl. and that under the
foul, unscrurl0us SEPARATIONS that slavery
Was n Divine 0rgin.
llc has paradoi ibs r1uih under a uul.
form similar to that worn bY iIa cdufrl.
crates ln ths late rgflfIIUn. vfigt ahaiitb 4
slavery. Anl uUus afier Give aud
twenty ycars, De- dclichtos o. monument
erected o. commemorate tho hrta uf q
traitor aud traitors. au1 with exclamation
Trcclaims again that their tnHfta were Iua.
Unable In endoav1riuE 3D. destroy rhs Du-
i0n u thc states.
The Democrats having control Of ths
toriy ninth tOugrvss, Davis b. fryifiur tIa
old ftleilluus triht which cost int ruuutfy
much distress, trouble, iu1 expense, auI
to-day give the confederate army uNi#Trs 400
fCfptct urd 'rnugnCJ, aud are controlling
The j gls.ailuu 90 our government 10 81.
tufc tbs they have murdered uuNuutuuiy
lhoussuds ~ CulurH1 Republicans. They
have CNtnrfrl and encouraged the enforce.
mcnt % The most oppressive hNs knoWu %
modern tines. similar tactics we're inau
pufaitd, n not hy ho same men. at least
BY The solfsamu principle that was adopted
IN tlarlCstOn, + e., in leH whIrh culmI
mated IN The strrnation a. che entire bus.
intss Interests ~ oar county. Thousand.
~ Americans sought " ufk Iu vain, aud ey.
cry country merchant issued his own shin.
plasicfsi OH ending IN one ~ the most I'D.
rnutio revolutions known 90 modern times.
II Is uuuCcyssuf, ~ attempt 90 cuumrrsfe
The cot aud suffering u The war u the late
rebellion.
The Lessons Il has taught should convince
The average mind that men Ike Davis
lltu Most and SPIES are not safe men 70 be-
allowed % ugitate dangerous questions that
excite the iguouut Glasses 81 society aud
Organize them 10 disrespoct law aud oulcf.
II this revolutionary spirit u not checked
there Il no telling 10 what extent these
irresponsible men mnyCarry their drstrutiye
ideas. Every state south Of Mason ami
DiNson's line will, on the first favorable
opportunity, declare every amendment 10
the constitution illegal, and now they will
claim the right totake their property where
ever they fnd IT, whether In the shape Of
laud, OK slave, or a marketable commodity,
and TO whom can disotganl3cl people APP
peal for redress 81 their grievances OF Tor
iusticet They shot our brothers down like
dogs, disrespocting even their common
rights 20 life and pursuits Of happiness.
The present administration has not shown
even spirit Of fair play, much less justice,
10 those massacred az Carrollton, but allows
traitors and assassins 20 90 oil unpuuishe,l:
consequently the south Is not a place ut
safety for the colored people. Tho history
OF the rise aud fall Of slavery will convince
any one that tho colored man must migrate.
or be ever servile subject Of the morccn-
aries Of the south.
Davis said, at Savannah, Ca, "Thc only
thing that am sorry for Ia that we ala not
succeed or, In other words, he regretted
that he had not forged the shaCklcs upon
the cclored,man, and constructed such laws
that would make his existence o hell on
earth.
No colored man who values bis lie viii
approve OF this language expressed by eN.
President Davis, while his libhrty Is again
threatened with the sofhuman slavery.
Civilization, which originates In the princi.
pie Of perfectibility, unfolded by education
and society, marks the progress Of man
toward the highest improvement Of which
his nature 10 capable, and placed within
his power all the resources which external
nature has In store for his well being.
Slavery, which has been Improperly
called the natural condition OF man, Is
only state Of retrogresslon; the first mau
was not created a savage. Civilization Is
alone the true natural state Of man, as be-
ing that toward which all his efforts tend,
and In which all his faculties are brought
into activity. IL arises from soclability,
one Of the principles OF his nature. Hu.
manity is endowed with capacities which
can be perfected only by combination Of
minds. There is life running through
the whole mass, which IN the isolated indi.
vldual is entirely lost. There Is a Divine
plan In human history which shows that
all minds are closely linked together IN
the chain OF being, In brief, there Is
purpose, destiny, an end, which can he
accomplished only by humanity as a whole,
by time and united labor.
This clear, succinct demonstration OF
man conclusiyely proves that slavery is not
q divine origin, and that the slavcholding
system is delusion and mockery, orig
inally fostered by the British government,
who transported them from Africa, as did
also the Dutch, and sold them as chattels In
this country. Davis's speeches and Ia.
rangues In the south are misleading and
fraught with mischief and danger, The adj
yancement OF our republic, since the abO-
lition Of slavery, In the arts and sciences,
commerce, and our network
to develop, prevents any man or set Of
men, be he Davis or whoever he may be,
from recastlng the colored people into that
ignominious position they formerly occu-
pied before the north, east, and west ac-
complished our freedom. The diffusion OF
knowledge is all-powerful, and we have
only to educate the young and migrate aud
occupy our public domain. II is utterly
impossible that the colored man should
Is al1 90 10
south, and without that he will never be
able to advance his material interest. To
remain south and submit to continual pos
sibility OF assassination and humiliation
only prolongs his suffering.
The Walters Union gave a grand recep-
ton on Thursday evening at Grand Army
Hall, which was very largely attended, and
proved very pleasant affair. The officers
Of the association are rs follows: President,
w. II. johnson; vice president b. q. Whit
ing; secretary, W, A. Duigan treasurer, j.
W. Jones; chaplain, James Saunders, and
janitor, James Sneed.
The Hon. Robt. Small entertained q very
pleasant party on Thursday evening, the
occasion being the anniversary OF the escape
OF the Planter from Charleston harbor, of
which he was the commander.
The Hon. Fred. Douglass and lady have
left the city for New England. Mr.. Doug
lass will lecture at the Academy of Music,
Boston, on the evening of the Gath.
The concert given at the Bethlehem
Church, Hillsdale, was good one. The
solo by Mr. j. 4. Layton was exceedingly
good. Mr.. Layton sang rs an encore,
"Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep"
The Hon. John NJ. Langston got favor
able decision in his case before the Supreme
Court.
The Metropolitan A. NJ. f. Church pre-
sents very fine external appearatce.
Bishop Keane, Of the A. NJ. Il. Church,
is in very delicate health.