The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-22
THE NEGRO.
THE PROGRESS OF EVENTS.
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North Carolina Negroes Pedtionlng for
the Rights Of Citizenship.
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Negro Suffrage in Tennessee,
Florida and Connecticut.
new SYSTEM OF LABOR IN VIRGINIA.
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A Negro Admitted as a Witness m
Illinois Court
1mancipated Maryland Slaves Bold
In Delaware,
&C., &C., &e.
Our Raleigh Corrsspondence.
RALuGH, N. c., Nay IL, 1865.

RALuGH, N c., May lS, 1885.
rEs BLACK MANS PETITION TO rBs PRrsDErr
The freed coored population OF this vsiuy have In
ssgarated the agitation for the obtaining Of the full
nights OF citizenship inclusive Of course the right
vote They not selfish In claiming Il for themselves
mere IN this State alone but for their brethren every
where throughout the country Even the most bittcr
secessonssthosc who admit the thorough abolition Of
slavery and the full possession Of freedom BY the colored
race throughout the South is accompI Of the
cannot complain Of the movement since Il is but
storing to the negroes privileges which they enjoyed In
TINS very State previous 70 the year 1885, will be
member1d that the southampton serve nsurection
massacre occurred just before that date So alarmed
were ne people In consequence that the Legislature
pcaied the law giving the FREQ negro the right VOTE
and at The same time nterdcted the education of any
The agitation commences with petition laready pub
lshed In tho Nsw YoRK HERALD, which s being extern
svely circulated and signed II is q document all
must confess Of great eloquence logic cogent
reasoning
Effects OF the New system OF Labor I'm
vr&inia-Sman Farms to Supcrscde
the Large Estates or the Slave Holders.
From the Richmond Wing, May 49,
One of the results of the change in the system of labor
which about TO be carried into Virginia.
substitution of small farms for the large areas now 50
generally cultivated. A scheme looking to the
pshment, through Northern capitalists, Of result OF
TINS character has already been set foot and will pro-
badly be forwarded in quhe a rapid manner
The suggestion s based, in the nrst place. upon tho
belief that the scarcity Of money would alone induce
there being no other left large number OF
farmers The difficulty Of obtaining labor will doubtless
aso cause the reduction Of the force employed and Of
necessity at the same time iessenng Of he space DO
put into cultivation
result in marked Of the aggregate products Of
husbandry In the State
what may Be- .ehsxS by esr. cuvson wheqe o
possessor limited number acres In the North
srn States sn and IN England agriculture has besn carried %
very hign state OF perfection. notwithstanding the
The rule here.olJ acted upon should b. Promptly re-
small smoun. Of nS This would ceny ye %ucs
more remuneratvcy than large farm ineinciently Gull
More and satisfaction ss well IS money
We hope the suggestion ssov: referred TO- Of euyins
J may be generally received and acted upon.
Negro Suffrage In Tennessee.
From the Washington Chronicle, Nay 1e1
The rrepressible conflict on the question Of oolored
the I2ih instant Il came up On the reception Of pes
on from the colored citizens Of and caused
no little sensation ~ m We clip tho following sccOun. Of The
report in the Daily Time. and Pres Of the 18th inss
BY M. LSvis-A petition from the colored citizens Of
and for aVors s"ed shsy ns.pscu
1Sa ssr and ask s s Le
ready TSo hou.and
:sssS 1S% asSas Ssa rebel: s: IL
%S;n @ nays Sss % hs %
ssrysss :ses mss sss
against their country restored to zenshp
pe I be % large Of
no s e s Ss ' c4 @ Sa1s s. them as y
Of white rebels n but where hs
tive franchise ali tie rights OF ei,zensbp ''''
& have Ss ss be :.i
Il. RcAaD: moved I for ,ne printing of i've hundred
E Mpss r. warmly = favor q having petition
ca men 70 nh all The duties Of citizenship and yet deny
The Se motion print Ave hundred copies wa.
pI .tn iss 's%Snaa.s %naoa Hrne Brittle Carter Donaldson
Donghty Elliot Fnulkner' Fusan Gaines darret Garner
sul,,n. nSl,cy: N0ss Nlsas Norman faelsa Porter
Wilson. Of Madison Warren, Wines and wocdcoci s
ws S,n: CSws5 Mason MAJ
sho%ssrg Thomas: Coffee Wagner ~iliAms Wins and
The large majority by which the House decided 70 re-
ceive the petition is indicative OF liberal spirit and
shows that the question will be met and debated least
The following respectful reference 70 the subject which
We find In the editorial columns Of the Press and Times
Is another evidence Of the fact that the question negro
suffrage will command the earnest attention Of the peo-
pie OF tennessee
somewhat lengthy memorial from the coored citizens Of
Nashville TO the Lssisaue In reference 70 their future
s q M af
sss s Of Of petition r % s,e citizen ordered Aye handTsa
respectful terms aad VIII doubtless call forh eIcins,
by James X Hood q member Of the Legislature, who
voted for the motion 70 print FIVE hundred copies Of the
petition seems 70 favor The policy Of admitting eoored
persons 70 the right OF suffrage We make the Inference
from the TACT that We nnd the following paragraph In
that Journal Of the th hnst apparently extract but
unacoompanied by any expressions Of dssent:-
The war has hled Southern slavery Let be buried and
put out OF the wayas possible II ends the slavery
agitation. But there yet something left for abolition capt.
tai In the negro egaton. Against this demand that
slavery abolished, and that ~ the African power
fully assisted Us putting down the rebellion and In
share M the political right Of the ballot boz, what
valid Objection can be madef We cannot long
ast this demand IN view OF the extinction OF slavery
and the services Of the Southern blacks during this
With every opportunity and In every they
faithful allies We have had two hundred nfy thopsand
Of them N the service Of the army and navy Their battle
Of emancipation involving four millions OF their race
city Of President Lpcolns edics folly
10 against established facts We adhere lights
OF experience and common sense. Hence would say
again 70 President phnson that he has sohing
laborng 10 the Southern blacks the right Of
the reconstruction Of The rebcous States Political negro
longer necessary slavery being dead Above all want W
only the slavery question but tho negro question AZ
political hobby permanently settled, that Northern
Southern agatrs may be senced In being deprived
OF the Last parcel OF their stock IN tadenegro suffrage
the reconqered States This extract originally
our editorial oolumns-E N. Y. HERALD
These are something more than straws and indicate
very clearly that the right ri negroes TO vote will have
powerful advocates, fails 10 be yielded at present
The experience OF she Ioyasts In the South IN the
rfYfucn of