The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-12

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on Wednesday and behaved SO insolently, cali
ing themselves delegation of representatives
of the colored people, of which Fred Douglass
and George Downing were the prominent
actors, are set of agitators representing them
selves and their own vanity only. They are,
| In fact the same class of maroons, muyattoes or
mixed breeds, that made all the trouble in st.
Domingo, In Jamaica, and in every country Of
South America and the West Indies wherever
they were sufficiently numerous to NEEDLE
with public affairs. Generally the,v are used at
first by white men as political instr, ,ments and
allies, as our Jacobin politicians have been
using them, and intend TO use them. The con-
sequence has been that these instrun vents of
the white mans ambition or fanatcisn have
sometimes got the upper hand, though they
may have been less numerous than the VA iites,
and have committed the most fearful outra ges.
They have enough white blood In them to de
spise their negro origin, to conceal II as mu. h
as possible, and to make them ambitious. The.-
hate the whites too, because they themselves
are not all white and have negro blood In
their veins. They have ever been and always
will be most dangerous class. The insolent
tone and bearing they assumed toward the
President Of the United States show their
nature. No delegation Of white men would
have been 30 disrespectful. The pure negro Ia
docile, tractable, and even affectionate to the
superior white race, when his worst passions
are not excited by the mixed breeds and
knavish politicians, because he knows that
nature has made La inferior to the Whites.
He naturally looks up to them, and if let alone
he would never become dangerous or trouble
some in this country.
is the lowest. The testimony Of psychologists
accords with the history of the negro in show
ing this to be fact. From the remotest
antiquity to the present day he has held q
subordinate position to other races. In his
native Africa he always was and is a barbarian,
and we have reason to believe would always
remain SO when not brought under the civil
izing influence of a superior people. The
Mongoian Chinese attained a civilized state,
and became regularly organized community
at an early period. The Mslays have shown
that they can govern themselves unaided by
others. There is an independence Of character
and energy of mind clearly indicating their
capacity for freedom under separate govern
mental existence. Even the tribal Indians Of
North America are o proud and independent
race, and cannot be made the slaves of any
other. But the African negro has always been
a slave. In bis own country one negro is slave
to another. When captured in war he Is either
massacred or sold into slavery. The negroes
have never had O national existence, and never
were even partially civilized except when
brought to live with other races. They were
brought from state of slavery and barbarian
in Africa to be slaves here from motives of
humanity In the first instance, and afterwards
for profit. They never emigrated, never came
here of their own will, as white people came.
Still 1t has been . great blessing to them. Az
far as human wisdom can see there appears to
have been no other way Of bringing them TO
the light OF civilization, or partially civilixing
them even, but through domestic slavery under
the Caucasian or European race, which Is the
highest type Of mankind. 1t is gratifying 70
the heart of every friend Of humanity that these
poor people have been SO much benefited, and
IL all the negroes In Africa could be brought
to this improved condition by the same process
1t would be great blessing to them.
Now the crazy fanatics in Congress ana
throughout the country attempt to change the
laws Of nature. They would place these Affi-
cans--four millions Of them-just emancipated
from slavery by the accident OF war on per
feet political equality with the white citizens
Of this country. They would give these still
beniQhted though much improved people Of
the lowest race equal political privileges with
the highly developed master race Of the world.
Nay, they would make the negroes In many
parts Of the South, where they outnumber tie
whites, the ruling class. The proposition h IN
insult TO the American people, and none bus
crazy fanatic or an unprinciplsd demagogua
would entertain It. The pretended friends Of
the negroes ore really their WORT encmica Ths !,
minds Of these poor, docile and much 10 b
pitied people are bewildered by the false :
hopes inspired by radical emissarles and ORE ,
tors, and particularly by such educated ma :
rooms o. Fred Douglass and Downing, who
aspire to be leaders, The white people Of ne
country, both North and South, are disposed 10
treat the negroes kindly, to accept thsif
changed condition, ~ brought about by tbs
war, ~ an irrevocable faot; for nobody would
dream Of restoring slavery again, 10 give
them equal rights and protection under the
laws, and TO give them political privileges
when capable Of properly understanding and
exercising such privileges But II the radicals
should have the power, and should attempt 70
force an unnatural and impossible equality
between races so different conflicts must cnsue,
and the negro must 90 10 the wall. lie would