Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-09-04
GREELEY AND TIE DANCING NEGRO.

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GREELEY AND TIE DANCING NEGRO.
| w. saw in an exchange few days ago an rx-
tract from letter OF Horace Greeleys, in which that
worthy describes his SENSATIONS seeing fair yonng
I,Jv clasp in tho dance the robust and greasy form
If bu.c ncsr, He said it excited within him emo.
to,s OF disgust, and he left the company forthwith
! We made note of the remark for future reference
Why, thought We, should Horace object 10 the
sight! There were very many reasons sug-
scsted TO us, according to the Greeley phi
l"s"phy, in support of the proprcty, the
pre.cuinent proprcty, Of the conduct Of the young
lady in question-and, Judging Horace by what the
columns OF the Tribune contain, we should have fan.
cicd that this fine specimen OF Abolition philanthropy
would be clroulclel as one Of the nobcst OF human
actions, and the fair actor canonizcd saint OF in
dSputabe and surprising excellence.
Horace has been huggus the negroes ever since
he began his editorial life. His tender embraces Of
their delicious forms have been beraded the wings
OF the wind. His pen performs its woned task with
removed alacrity at the mention OF Fred Doug
las, Box Brown, and the rest OF fugitive Blacks
Why, oh why, should he refuse to woman the same
privilege which he has 50 long enjoyed, and on which
principle which disgusted him! Does he hate TO nave
the ~h"s woinca hug The aforementioned darkcs, be-
cause. when they begin. his own occupation -ha br-
come fruiteSs and proltlcss' Or is it because lie re-
ally believes such embraces out OF place in public
Why did Horace leave in disgust!
The question return, upon Us unanswered. Ii can
not BE- answered 80 rs preserve the consistency OF
the philosopher OF the Tribune. II tha, gentleman
nd!tes the true thoughts of his brain, the true feel
ngs OF his heart, in the editorials n the Tribune then
no should have glorird i'll the sccnc. instead of being
Disguised by it.
But Horace's conGgct does nov avirwse us. 1t is in
! keeplEG W,t. Tha. Ne nave long known to be IN :
true sentiments of abolition editors aud obolitionists
and freesuiers generally.
There is not nun of them worth calling man,
who would will;rsly - daughter III marriage to
black, or allow such ~ take even drccn, place III
their society. There is not one who would not scout
the proposal Of marriage a. Eaul a.ain npon their
responsibility and white blood. iet, what dn these
men propose to do, if they succeed in carrying into
effect their wild schemes of emancipation! Ii is be-
yond question, tina, like the white and the
black can not live together, unless of them be-
in state of servtude, or they become amalgamatei.
These are the alternatives presented for the ccns,;r-
alton Of the South-excrninatiou ci tSe slavery al the
black race, or amalgamatoa lhia last is to be the
chalice pressed 20 uuf lips by such men Greeley,
who !or Q s,prnd DEGREES slavery and shareholders,
while their delicate sOmachs turn nt the sight of
white woman whirling in the dance with reg.t.
The madness Of such un atter,F; j. would SEEM
would bea suihcic": .utecnn against serious effort
to inccI ..Gto feature into society, which must
result in either the other OF these fearful srs
natives We DO not hesitate TO deg,arc la. eSterni
nation of the two wo4lG be lsr choice the South
w0Gla aoiecr, snd the Kind friends of the slave, bY
their otaciousness and unwarrantutic Interference
would be thus "heapiRg coal. af itre" upon hs head
while they aro s;i.sIig To Inn paaus OF liberty cGul
litY, &C II they succeed in carrying asi their mad
| tulcs, they would deluye the land in blood
But warmth vi feeling has perhaps led u. into
the consideration of extremes, wl.;c: .eec not now
be thought OF. W" r;!y upon. tie ccnsrrva,ive mep
of the Nc.;a,le tr;.e and tried friends Of l, Snnh
to tarn aside from these fearful Ays.es and our
confidence 10 SO siru.y such will be thc case, that We
would not willingly relinqush il.