Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-08-23

, sse1 ! have xnakis from him that he 4
: str1c. on u dorae slayefT was he g--a
- blessing that VS. ever conferred rpo
he country. y met appea-s - }
would wislgiy have be -ore slave hin
. sed ey doing - he oo1id free re~rr
~ coaTss - was wiling and an iors i.
hose heroes whose e.lo-y be was deiivel
ing should -rn ne ST offhSir rres II a
oeT . e1e-t las q :-abie pv .lc,se. I'll
.seedom o. the se5-o s % = preferred I
independence ad o.ieg fruits OF he reYu
.uion; the union was no: 81 Eel 20 al
confederation IN ecnps- .-on indeed. n
'eacf-ngs Of. Ca. on = IN - hsye tsi,eI
complete possess On of Rs sorl III he Ia
onel. In his dccls- s;ors, however. he i
only uo-e flank ;Aan he Northern crow,
acsed with him The aim o. az was :,
throw aside al law but -hG: o: their vi
and destroy property IN s'sves. and theJ
succeeded.
Now slaves were DrqPersy II was seized
and taken because 0. he s 1est use and ben
ef't lbs seizure ans liking woul1 be 20 he
United States SiR-e-owncrs were dep "
e OF her pope. : for pub c use, : il
| possible that any = ailgent AID wel,-'n.
forlned man or LAWYER can say hat he In
TIED states should not conpens. hem for
it, Just compensation for 'tis property
thus designedIy taken VIII remove the lea
lures of injury and wrong and become the
clincL ing element n he 50 mu n t!esiroi
| reconciliation between the different sections
Of our common country. ] have never
talked with any ma, white or black, land
l have talked W. b many on the subject
J. who has not expressed fAe hope that the
proposition viii be successful. Even our
/. Former slaves can easily see tina. il vii! be
advantageous 70 them that heir o. ncr
masters should have the means of giving
fh@m employ .nent and promptly paying
Them for 'he:r sery.ces. Al mechanics
take the same PAN view that it Will tene-
hciallv effect iaei- interest in giving in
creased employment and wages Let not
The most lind politician of either Pei " en-
terrain the idea that II VIII Se unpopular
inI both parties. > favor il 80 "a as my
Knowledge and intercourse extend Some
say Il Is all ..ght. bC; II will never succeed
That Is an inputa ion upon 'te MOI lern
q ci'on which should not DC made until the
subject Is PRES I'd upon ther CDp sidera..On
and hopelessly nj q "a, wr ca ! pray in
the name % justice and humanity may rot
bc ITS fate. The reflection OF he .nagnani-
nous, generous and Ia 'Tnal VIII readily
take in .he vast relief il viii afford and -
tendency T. induce perfect Il Meditation.
Such links as &c G are sure To- bind"
Now lie, ~ inquire how % TO the best
mode of Accomplish the object have in
view and at heaI. would advise tha,
proper means l., adop ID IN order 70 ascer
tain the number Of slave in each slave
holding Sta. beginning the enumeration
from some suitable date Then le, the Tn
id Stats issue a bond II $500 for each
slave, ecsl M inter~st al thr He-cant, The
bonds to be payable al such ''me as Wili
not crmin;sh their value or or lit Let
these bonds for the slsv"s lie considered in
the pie e Of that propel " and subj CT >
TiXcd tax (Gs the slave wasl for The lelg b
of time the bonds shall be- outstanding.
The interest on each bond WI. be rine dol
La ;. but III dollars WI be held ok in
ne treasury Of the Unit ., StStes, 10 b. sub.
je-' = the order of e. h STATE a reasonable
am sufficient portion # which shall be d-S-
tribut "a by the = Il as & par of the com
mon school .und, and in he order Stat,
Of Delaware, Maryland. M'>eouI. and Ken
lucky he balance # such r. ervai inter 4.
al ar dcIuc'ing the amount awarded - the
school .und, shall be pad % each county
IN hose Stat ;, 10 be applied by Their proI =
author,tia7 10 the in ernal improy ement
they may require, such as roads, bridges,
almshouscS and the ike. But in tho,e
Sit : that seeded the portion Of said re
served III / Il Ia ? the award = the schc 81
iuBd) shall be di>tribut ID to the IIng
wound 4, the lam'lics ofthe wound 4 who
have since Siod and the lamil'cs Of those
who were He'd, IN he cry &c of the Con
{ lerata Stat, but no such pension or part
Thereof he Grant / - any persons who may
take any direct benefit .fom the bonds %
as aforesaid issued for the payment oftheir
slaves. There should, Of cou'se. be con
terence between the late Coniederaie Sta.
a - the proper p=I,ons 10 Z pensioners
under the law ana a 10 the mode OF dis =
bu .ng this noble bounty Of our govern
meHt linus the bolds, while they ms Y he
disposed Of by the ow ners, shall never draw
more than percent. interest I.om them,
and can hoat about al that rate until their
final liquida' on. In case OF foreign wa
the pay nent Of interest - lie suspended
ms j.. indeed. large tTauss ctiUu, but not
re heavy than orr growing country can
bear; all will feel It's benefcence. OfCouI-e
the r, venue must be increas~ i. and under
tn wing Oi pure revenue tai Il, the man
u'at urerS Of the country viii ! ceiye iull
o:ection That viii suit the NORTH The
a. button II school purPo~c= VIII furnish
~, : eat t sdyant .e< and facilities for
fAlH'1 Riu. uC NJAl s0HCtCl= III Nuc
rafernal : lie and their fam e. II re-
cc,ve the cheering bounty, aud those who
lost their properly in slaves v Il receive
- compensation.
In's Of cour.e, : but al out ne of the
subject. and ! can point 30 Senator whose
heai. | believe 10 lie in the right place
though have heretofore differed with him
politically, who Is pre-em nentiy capable
Of following out I've details OF such q plan
in a legal and eqlit ole manner alude
to Senator II. w Bla'-, OF New Hsmp-
Shire Let him undo. axe this glorious
cause, and if sue css shall crown his efforts.
tand pray II may he will lie the Maeuus
Apollo OF the land and the great peace
maker Of our people.
For Goa's sake let no one obtrude the
.'misrreated 'front.' of the 18th amendment
across The track Of this benevolent and be-
neficenf purpose. Push il aside forever.
and have not the least respact for any one
who, upon learning the manner OF its adop-
ton, will say that amendment is valid and
bidding constitutional law: clare il an
null0i by 9 substitute which shall firmly
estAb'i sh all that Is good or necessary in il,
leaSin out the prescription OF citizens and
the reputation Of claim for slave proper
" 1ne substitute can be submitted az
once. and the next State Leg stature can
and no doubt viii declare is adoption.
Allow me 70 suggest the outlines Of the
proposed subSt. to-
Sc. /. All persons born or naturaliz I
in the United States and subject - the ju-
riSiiction thereof are eli zens offhe Unit {
Sia' and 81 the Stat wherein they reside,
n State shall make OF enforce any law
which shall sbridge the privileges or im-
maRities If the United States. nor shall
any STATE deprive any person Of lie hbef-
q y property without due process Of 'aw,