The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-23
The Negro Forever.

The Negro Forever.
HE Abeliion-Republicans toId ". in days
Of yore, that when slavery l. abolished there
VII be an end q controversy about the negro.
and the halls q Congress viii be free from fhi.
disturbing topic. 20 that the general interests Of
the country may engross attention. And now.
In one of thcir speeches. they tel u that
slavery being abolished. we NAV henceforfh b.
harmonious. homogeneous people. free from
sectional strifr and hate. But how i the
faetf D. the Republican party Iei the coun-
Try rcsts VIII they give uspoacei Not II al.
The hcEfe heinz freed. j. now. whats WHY.
u l'e taken IN a. an equal partner In the polti-
cal administration n the Government. H. j.
10 10 on jurie-. vote. hold ofice. and - neceS-
sly, when these things are accomplished.
L. heeome the social companion n the wlite-.
u intcrlnlrT-y. ete.. in short the two ra.ts arc
% ainalgamate. GHd re are o. become n Ha-
ton ~ muiaff0es. Disguise II n we may. the
Republicans propose o. NJ tate the negro CUES
ton I'll We are a nation 81. mulattoes; till all
shall 30 united political equals. involving,
A. consequence, promise ious union. GENERAL
mi-cegena'ion. Talk about It. turn it over
you may. thnt j. the politi, al and social desti-
nation q the Republican perry.
This question now arises: ought this 10 be s0s
l. IL for the welfare ~ this country that II
should D. ,of These are great interrogatOries,
rising above party aud taking right hold Of the
question % the perpetuity Of this Republic.
We lay down the proposition as that upon
which we take our stand, that he Negro ought
nerer - be adntte1 10 political rights IN this
Coaftsierqcg. do M ask why nots DO you
say IL viii Dc an experiment. and il NAV work
MI. 10 has not yet been tried 10 an extent
furnishing any test of it, operation, and how
can you say any evil consequences will flow
from The mea-ures We answer; as IL Ia. not
been tried in this country you can not say il
will work successfully. and we know that
without such amalgamatiOn Of races we have
pro-pered, and prospercd, we may almost say.
just in proportion A. We have kept the races
politically distinct. and the political power ex-
elusive in tine white race. Why, then, should
we hazard AZ least, a dangerous experiment:
Why not let well enough alOnes Again: II we
en- reason - pri0ri, from the nature Of the
thing it.tif considering the scientifically estab-
ii-hed infcriority Of the negro race. and the
known nntpathy between the two races we
can reasonably come 10 no other conclusion
than that continual civil contentious must be
bred between them.
hut though we have not had ex perience in
this country. 90 any practical extent. ON this
subject fortunately are not without it,
light in other countries. and that experience
sounds in our ears a terrible note Of warning
The .Nmeric IN continent. after the discovery OF
CofVMBvs. fen under the dominion, by geogra-
plieal divisions. ofthe Teutonic and Celtic races
Canada and the United states fell under the
Teutonic; Mexico and the South American
states under the Celtic. Different modes Of con-
shutting their Governments in regard 10 citizen
shipw adopted by these two Faces. The leu
tonic A. general proposition, kept Gov
eminent in the hands Of the white race; the
Celtic placed il in the hands Of all races in
mixed confusion. Vow, what has been The re-
sults Where now in the scale Of Nations arc
Mexico and the south American statcs3 What
i, their rank In civilization and science com
pared with thc United states and Canada ;
where IT thy in the character Of their laws.
Ia all. in short, that charscteriZes elevated
human natures And why are then. why arr
the West India Islands a they arey II is not
because they were taken possession Of and
Governed by IN inferior race, after discovery
Far from IL. In the fifteenth century Portu-
gal. who obtained Brazil, was, under hin.;
.IOHN and his Successors. in advance II almost
am nation in the world.
spain under CHARLES V. was the most pow
erful empire on earth. 1t is Idle To say the
Celtic not the equal Of the reuionic race;
hut when our fathers settled IN America, they
Kept the white race distinct: they governed
and removed the Indians; they held the
- -A61esn in hes subordinate sphere. The Gov
eminent and citizenship We're kept in the
hands of the white man. And how have we
grown and prospcrcd, in all that digniies ht-
nan nature? en- the other hand. in Mexico
and the south American States, the Govern
ment was founded on mingling Of white,
black. and rel men. in common partnership.
asid where do those countries stand, where the
West India Islands, in civilization. wealth.
power. and i'm good and stable laws.. How
long intervals DO they enjoy between the pro
nuneiamentocs and massacres OF the chicftain-
Of the hostile racess shall We now. after -
distinguished career of pros ,'erity under IN,
rule Of the white race, hazard all by entering
on the path Of the Mexicauization cf this coun
tryi We beg OF our people 10 pause and con
slider. We lay down again tho proposition that
we stasd upon the proposition no political
pOlcer 20 ne African race in ne Jnitec
States, bur protection % Them in their Grid
rights This is our line