The one was an offense against life.
The other an offense against institutions.
The one violated every known rule of civilized warfare; the other consigned the conquered to the dominion of African ex-slaves.
Both will live in history—both will testify to enlightened men, the one, of the horrors of war, the other, of the baleful sequences of war.
By every consideration of prudence, and the general welfare of all concerned the status of the negroes of the Southern states should not be interfered with by congressional, or other outside action. His unrestricted right to vote, and his solid vote as a race, have been the greatest impediments to good government in the Southern states. Never was there a more appropriate field for the application of the doctrine of laissez faire.
[11] The English In the West Indies, p. 333.
[12] At Last a Christmas in the West Indies, p. 338.
[13] Man, p. 77.
[14] Great Basin of the Nile, Vol. 1, p. 250.
[15] Lake Regions of Central Africa, p. 489.