Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-07-01
sz- The white and eolorea c,,lkers If

! EE The white and colored caulkers oI
Baltimore are at loggerheads. The white
men are opposed to their trade being mo-
nopclise'l by black men.-Erchan2e
There will always be antagoEism between
the two races so long as they are kept to
gether. Ii the negroes attempt to rise to a
level with the whites. they will bc repellcJ
by the latter. There is an unconti oilable
antipathy between the two classes, and
nothing but separation will insure the
greatest good of both Set the coloicl
man off by himself, aud he will become cl
evated AMI Independent: keep him here,
and he will always remain in his present
degraded condition Nd Dem, LafiaAap-
obs
The antasonsm is not the result so much
OF race as caste, perhaps. La all countries
where one class is proscribcd. and equality
In political rights denied them, antagonisms
arise. This is the natural result OF such a
state of Affairs. The difficulty between the
white aud coloIcd caulkers of Baltimore
IS IN consequence of the latter un,lcrwolk-
ing the fcrrser, perhaps, combined with
the prejudice which always exists toward
an inferior and degraded race The "un-
comfortable antipahiy" which exists "bc-
tween the two classes is the result, TO
some extent, of political prejudices The
Democratic party never fails to seize hold
OF the prolu'lIees OF the people. instead OF
great principles, with which to gain their
battles. Hence, we see them. when the
Republicans oppose the further spread OF
slavery, on account OF It's injurious eifectsl
upon the white laborIng man, anil the pros
peiity, virtue ami intelligence Of the coun-
try. charging them with being in favor of
negro eqnaliiy anil amalgamation The
same course is pursued toward our foreign
population. They never appeal to their
Judgments. but their preJuiices. ty reia.
ting the remarks of half grown boys, in re-
gard to them. Bat this game has been a
bout played out. The Germans as well as
Irish begin too see that this is not very
complimentary to their intelligence; that
their duty to their adopted country requires
that principle, not prejudice, should iuhu-
ence them when they deposit their ballots
We have always thougll: it would he
no disadvantage to the white race for The
negroes TO be colpnzed, but whether the
negroes would become elevated and indie
pendent, IS not SO certain Why DO they
not, upon this hypothesis. ''become eleva-
tel anil independent in Africa? The rca
son that they do not. perhaps. is, that they
have no models before them to incite them To
lauiablc emulation. 1t may he that ii the
American negroes were colonizcd that they
possess sufficient intelligence to progress
in the scale of civilization, but that would
depend III great measure upon the Wis
dom of their rulers, as well as other causes.
Upon the subject of tn, elevation of in
ferior races. we 6nl the following appto-
pirate remarks in the TaIParai,o RepalW-
can.
"The chief argument against the equali-
iy of the European to the Asiatic lies in
the fact that political equality tenls TO so
cial equality. and consequent degradation
Of the superior race to the mixed level OF
the inferior The very opposite of this is
correct When nation are politically
quail there is constant strife to take front
rank by education, wealth ant refinement
among all classes, each striving to be the
greatest Soon, IN a few generations all
become nearly equal to the best type a
mong them. SO when Cadmus anil fol- |
lowers from Egypt introduced letters into
Greece. they were politically equal, vet the |
Greek barbarians did not bring down the
descendants of Cadmus TO their level, but
they rose by contact to the level OF Cad |
mus. So in the history Of Rome and Car
thage So when Caesar landed upon the
isle OF Britain. he found the rude savages
degraded, but they did not bring down tn.
Roman to their level but by political equal
ity were induced to rise in the scale Of be-
ing. and soon, as we think. became the
superiors of their Italian teachers.
"But II q nation have among them a pro-
scribed race, or races that have no induce
ments. or are not allowed to progress. they
in turn degrade the superior race by asso-
ciation and contact Tho Russian govern
mens acting upon this idea. have taken
steps to free the serfs, and not to free them
alone, but to make them actual land hold
ers and voters The Colonel speaks of
Mexico and the States Of South America,
20 20 snow no. 'ha' political equality has degra-
oed the superior Spanish race. The Col
onei should remember that in Mexico thsre
are two systems of slavery: one Of the
mind, Of which the Romish priest Is the
master, and the system of peonage. These
II is true tend to PROSTATE the Me xican peo-
pie. Besides, thcre is very little Of the
Spanish element in Mexico: but what there
is is equal to the parent stock in Spain, or
we are misinformed. If they would abol-
ish peon slavery, alter their religion and
establish schools, and than have million
Of the AnglosSaxon race smcng them, we