The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-23

about in such a way as to allow the
EVIL effects TO soon vanish. But II was
not so with the abolition OF American
slavery.
In this country we are sorry to say,
human slavery had all but become q
divine institution and was recognized BY
more than one as one OF, Il not the only,
cardinal support Of the fabric OF our
American civilization. Its position had
become all but inpregnable. influence.
affiuence, public sentiment, law and
even the gospel Of the Son OF God had
been brought to prove Its right to exist,
while science. falsely so-calied,had been
constructed upon such basis as to
seem 10 endorse slavery. Anatomy.
physiology and even anthropology, had
been brought into the field to support
slavery. The voices OF Clarkson, VIII
berforce. and others IN parliament, the
stentorlan logic of William Lloyd CARR
son, Wendell Phillips. Frederic Doug
lass, Charles Sumner, the escapade OF
John Brown at Harper's Ferry, the per-
suasive eioquence Of Lucretia Mott and
Harriet Beecher Stowe. and the mimi
table eloquence OF Simpson, Reecher
and others from behind the sacred
desk, only tantallzed the beast Of hu-
man slavery. It rolled its eyes, foiied
its tongues, dashed Its sides with its
tail, and gnashed It's teeth as Il hid be-
hind the constitution. The rifle shots
at Fort sumpter and the secession OF
South Carolina turned loose the dogs OF
war and chased this beast from his lair
to the open field OF battle.
CAUSE OF THE WAR.
Many have been put forth as the rea-
sons for war.
lst-Dlferent constructions put upon
the national constitution by the people
OF the north and the people Of the
south.
The north held that (a) the union OF
states was Indlssoluble; OBJ that the
sovereignty OF the nation was irdged in
a centra; government and hence the
states were subordinate; (c) that acts OF
Congress, until repealed or pronounced
Unconstitutional tV the supreme court
are binding on the states; td} that the
highest and first allegiance OF citizens
wac due the general government and
that therefore oil attempts at nullihca-
ton or disunion were disloyul and
reasonable,
The south held (a) that the national
constitution was a compact between the
sovereign states; (b) that for certain
reasons the union may be dissolved; (c)
that the sovereignty Of the nation was
lodged in the Individual states, and not
IN the general government; (dl that
Congress could only exercise delegated
powers; (e} that the state aggrieved
might annul any act OF Congress, and
~ that the highest and first 0lleGi-
ance Of citizens was due the state and
not the general government, and hence
acts OF notification or dtsunidn were
iustIfable because revolutionary and
honorable.
2-Diherent systems OF labor.
3-Invention Of the cotton gln by Ell
Whitney, of Massachusetts,, 1888
4--Want OF intercourse between the
north and the south.
capitalization OF sectional literature.
But the prime cause was;
GA growing sentiment in the north
and east against human slavery, and
behind this sentiment stood Almighty
God. So the emancipation OF four and
one-haif million human beings Wns the
Indemnity God required before he would
accent the protocol from the south. The
beast died hard upon the field OF battle,
but thank God he died dead.
II we would occupy position that
will ennble US to properly appreciate the
day we celebrate, 1t will be necessary
for us to consider the past, present and
future OF the race. To this We call your
attention. We wish It understood that
in discussing this question we shall try
to be true 10 history so as to let 1t be
seen that we have charity for all and
malice toward none.
How is It possible 10 get the colored
man in America so far advanced upon
the plane OF the civilization OF the
nineteenth century as TO make him no
longer the cynosure OF the vituperation
and oblouuy OF the whites in the south,
whether superiors. interiors or peers,
among whom he has hitherto lived, so
that his previous condition and color
wifi neither be thrown Into the scales in
his favor or against him politically,
financially, educationallP, socially nor
relIViously-in a word, how assImilate
him to the condition OF the better class
OF whites. with whom he comes In con-
tact daily?
TWO THINGS NECESSARY.
One of two things must be brought TO
pass: There must be an absolute sepa-
ration, the boundary line Of which must
touch no shore where the stars and
stripes (for which he so gnilantly fought
and for which some cheeFfully dled), are
seen to proudly float; or there must be
brought about an assimilation that Will
be at once amicably adequate to solve
this problem. To say n better state OF
afIairs, between the better elements OF
tho two races IN the south. is beginning
TO come to pass, is but TO state a truth
| apparen. TO every intelligent observer
except the northern man who rides
through the south, seeking solution OF
his problem, on a lightning express
train. No race can be az intelligent one
that simply observes In casual man
ner the present, forgetting the past and
failing to prepare for the future. This
one thing I do. forgetting the things
that are behind, press toward the
mark OF the prize az the high Calling OF
| God In Christ Jesus" Such eloquent
words are all right when used In con-
nection with spiritual things, but are
| not so when used In connection with
the temporal Offairs OF n race struggling
against such fearful odds. AS such The
race must not forge: the past. save TO
throw on its disgustingly hateful cus-
toms. They must continue TO remem-
her the pit from which they were dug,
so that they may the better Judge the
progress made as race, and Judging
from the past, since the war. from what
It Inns accomplished. be encouraged to
redouble their diligence 10 make full
proof Of their sea-worthiness with the
craft OF state, as well as TO prove that
domestic and social prlvileges will not
surfer by being trusted into their hands.
mo race In the history OF this world
has made the progress the coiorcd rnce
has since the war" is the compliment
Intelligence pays the race the world
over But the race understands that