Year: 1865

Stunning as his own any such characteri istics.


NO man is a better friend to the negro


than am. would have him cared for


protected and elevated in the scale of hu-


manity as far as possible But it must be


in his proper place and position If you


have any real regard for him or for the


comfort OF the white man do not attempt


this pernicious this fatal work of equai-


zng the races. My dear people you have


long known that entertained the most
serious fears in regard to the final issue of


this question which for many years has
been agitating the minds of the two SEQ
tions. 1t came at last and in such horri-
BILE shape as nothing but the lapse of time
can Danish from the memory of any who
lived during that fearful period. Thank
| God it is over and now our duty is to en-.
| deayor by every means i'll our power to
promote as far as in US lies the peace and
happiness of the nation now once again
united and above all, to allay that thirst
for blood which ! am forced 10 fear still
fingers in the breast of many who bear the
name Of Christian


Let US now consider what are your pros
poets for the future. ! must confess that
to my mind it bears a,threatenug aspect
and that the whole political heavens are
overhung with clouds surcharged with
ruin. What can ward off the impendiug
DOOM Can armies or Davies Can ha-
tired or strife Meverl We must come
back to the old landmarks as I have told
you before. The pulpits must cease


their cry for blood and vengeance and
preach the gospel of peace and good will.
Every American citizen must be a man,
and white man too. Taking for the
rule of his political iiie the Constitution
as prepared and interpreted by ia trainers
and having an intelligent perception of


the rights guaranteed TO him by it he


should exercise those rights without fear


or favor. And this brings to my mind an


overlooking compliment made By an Eu-
glish paper to the former Shareholders of


The South in which it said that inasmuch


as the leading politicians of this country
propose at once 10 confer upon every ne
gro over 81 years of age the right Of suf.


tfage it is of course to be taken for grant.
ed that these negroes must have been we'll
instructed by their masters in all questions
of political ethics and consequently all
tubp uhS bSGi cdlh MTlLCu as 10 inc
condition and ignorance and utter degra-
dation in which they were kept to the mo-
ment of their emancipation goes for moth
ing.


No my friends-No such means as these


will avail US if we wish to escape faturo


destruction. The evil is too deep seated


for mere patching up or temporizing to


remedy it. We must strike at the root of


it. We must as people be imbued With


virtue intelligence and scriptural piety.


Then and only thea will we be safe.


These alone are the bonds which can hold


US together. Our destiny i, in our own


hands. The men who fill all official sta


tions must be men Of unblemiohed integrity.


Those whom we appoint to make our laws
must be Of the highest order OF intellect
; and morals The crmiue on the judicial
robes must be as pure as snowAake on its


way to the earth. Every man who COOS


TO the ballot bog must 60 as a free man


untranmeIled by. fear or bribe. Our no.


bic manhood must be untarni3hed by pas


sion, prejudice, or avarice. Let every


man be fully persuaded in his own mind


ST. Pau ssays, "Happy is be that coudem-


meth not himself in that thing which he
alloweth, y and David. the King OF Israel
with his dying breath charged upon his Sos


Solomon, 81 go the way of ali the earth
be thou strong therefore and show
thyselt asman -andl Panl again czhorts


all men thus "Watch We stand fast IN the
faith and quit you like men--be strong"
He also declares, "When ! was a child
| spake as a child l understood as a child
: l thought a child but when became a
man | put away childish thipgs," Let US
understand and apply to ourselves this
glowing and eloquent ada oniion. AS
American citizens let us he men-stroug
IN our political recitude. and in every
: Christian grace aud virtue,


= Ny people I have done. I have endeay-


ored TO give you my simple yet firm con
vctions Of what | believe to be the state
and condition of the country, and of what


the future will be. beg you TO believe
that it has been done in all truth and hon.


esty without any attempt Or design at dic-
tatiOn or interference with the conscience
: of others. | am too willing to accord to
Others the right which claim for myself
I that Ct thinking and acting for myself.
| lpdt ~ HuuIDlS 'OslllOA dS u uliulsL6T


Of the Church Of Chris, feel that SOL
emn duty rests upon me to warn those
who are my special charge and care OF the
: perils which surround then in this day
aud generation aud to implore each and


oil to exert bis iGdiViuual iuAuence to avert
! the consequences which must befa,l this
nation in the event of no effort being m ado


to roll back the tides of sin and ruin which
are day by day rushing in upon US. Let


each one lend his yocs to swell the cry of
"Peaco on earth and good will to men. !"
; Aud when the las. great day shall come
when Gabriel with one foot on tho land
= and one upon the sea, shall sound the


trumpet which shall call the nations Of the
: earth 10 judgement may you and | miuo
!. and yours be Of that mighty host who
). shall take up their march around the throne
y of God having received from our Lord aud
T Master the welcome. "Weu done yo,1