The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02

North, had to say on this subject in
a speech delivered at Charleston ILL.,,
in 1855, when he said:
~ will say, then, that / am not.
nor never have been, in favor or
bringing about. in any way, the
white and black races. l am not,
nor never have been, in favor OF
making voters or jurors of negroes,
nor of qualifying them to hold Of
flee. nor or intermarriage with
white people; and ! will say. in
addition to this, that there is a
physical difference between the
white and black races. which, be-
lieve, Will forever forbid the two
races living together on terms OF
social and political equality. In
asmuch as they cannot so live.
while they do remain together
there must be d position of superior
and inferior, and I, as much us any
other man, am in favor of having
the superior position assigned to
the white MAN.
Again we ask, Is there any DIFFER
encs in principle between what is here
said by Mr.. Lincoln and what was said
by Mr.. Stephens in his famous corner
stone speech?
Whit Lincoln Said.
And notwithstanding, Mr. Lincoln
issued his Emancipation Proclama-
tlOn eighteen months later, lie SAID In
his first inaugural:
81 have no purpose, directly or
indirectly, to interfere with the In
stitution of slavery in the States
where it exists. believe have no
lawful right to do SO, and 1 have no
inclination to do So
Could he have used stronger Ian
guage to show that he believed, not
only in the Legality of the position OF
tho South on the subject of slavery, blu,
that he believed in the propriety OF
that position as well?
Mr. Toombs said in speech dcliv.
cred in Boston in 1856
The white is the superior, and
subordination. with or without
law. will be the status OF the
African in this mixed society.
Therefore, it il to the interest of
both, ana especially to the black
race, that this status should be
fixed, controlled and protected by
law
And this is just as true to-day as
it was when this statement was made
by this great statesman in 1856.
But there is this remarkable fact, ir
connection with slavery and it's rela
tons to the war, which we have no
seen elsewhere referred to, and which
| is, to our, mind, a conclusive refuta
ton Of the charge that the continue
ton or the extinction of slavery hac
any influence whatever on the conduc
of the Southern people, and especial!
that of the Confederate soldier in tina
war. ltf
| The writer belonged to one of tn,
three companies in the army, the per
sonnet of which is so vividly described
by the author of -Four Years Undc
Marse Robert" in which there wer,
serving, as privates. many full gradu
ates of the University of Virginia an,
other leading colleges. both North an,
South. In these companies q variet.
of subjects, pertaining to the war, re
| ligion, politics, philosophy, Literature
and. what not, We're discussed with in
tclligence. and often with animation
and ability; and yet. neither he no
any of his comrades can recall the fac
that they ever heard the subject o
slavery, or the relations of the slave
to the war, referred to in any way dur
ing that period, except that, when /
was determined to put slaves in GU
army, n violent protest against doinI
so went UP from the ranks, and tn
only thing which even partially recon
ciled our men to this proposed actio
was the knowledge of the fact that
had the sanction and approval of Gen
eral Lee. We have inquired of com
rades Of various other commands abou
this, and with the like result. Do me
fight for thing, or n cause, they neve
speak of or discuss? 1t seems to IL
that to ask this question Is to furnis
d the answer.
Little Consideration.
Not only is the foregoing safe
ment true; but, with the exception O