ures, small politics, will no longer help this
country. There is a great cause of evil in America--slavery--which is
destined to disappear, and which _will_ disappear whether we legislate
for or against it. It _is_ disappearing now under the influences of the
war. Beyond it lies the equally great evil of Southern hatred, inertia,
laziness, ignorance, and depravity. We must learn to live in the great
ideas of making all this disappear before superior intelligence,
industry, and humanity. The great principles of free labor, scientific
reforms and culture, the enlargement of capital, the feeding and
teaching the poor, should become as a deep-seated religion in our
hearts, and we should live and labor to promote this great and holy
faith which is in reality the practical side of Christianity--that great
shield of the poor. To extend these doctrines over the whole continent
is a noble mission, and one not to be balked or hindered by foolish
scruples or weak pity for a pitiless foe.

He who can raise his mind to the contemplation of the government of
North-America, ruling over a perfectly _free_ continent, may see in the
future such a picture of national greatness as the world never before
realized. _Every_ State attracting the eager labor of millions of
emigrants--for there will be no cause in future for the foreigner to
carefully shun the slave hive--the native American directing as ever the
enterprises--one grand government spreading from ocean to ocean--the
whole growing every year more and more united through the constant
increase of industrial interests and mutual needs--this is indeed a
future to look forward to. And it is no idle dream. It will be something
to be an American when we count one hundred millions of _united_
freemen.

The first step in this advance lies right before us. It will be in
'Northing' the South and in completely sweeping away, by means of free
labor and free schools every trace of the foul old negro-owning
arrogance. And to do this we must begin by finding or making a way to
induce a large portion of the army to remain in the South and reform it.
It is a grand scheme, but we live in the day of great deeds, and should
not flinch from them.

It is, however, tolerably clear to him who looks to the future, that
whether we boldly embrace this scheme or not, it will force itself upon
us or else entail some great disaster. It is more to our interest to
reward the army with Southern land-grants than