New-York tribune., 1867-08-17
AN 1LABAMA APPEAL.

An ALABAMA APPEAL
we are pleased TO notice that Conservatism
i'm Alabama still clings to those emolhent patri-
archal principles which distinguished the old
original Abrahams of the State. Conservatism
is speedily to hold Convention, and Ihe Mont
gomery Nail humaney hopes that the eolored
men will send large delegations" There Is still
n chromatic distinction in Alabama, but 1t seems
70 be altogether in favor of the African de-
sccndant Now, it is quite a credit to have had
so much as n dusky Observation-Disclosures, Whlle
the nobe-nosed white great grandfather, with
his beautiful and unexccptiOnable facial angle,
is allowed to slumber in his sepucher without
culogv or regret. Nothing more sweetly conh-
Dental, more tenderly sympathetic, more grace
fully frank, and more finely fraternal than the
appeal of The Nail 10 the Colored Men of
Alabama was ever issued by the
spiders of party to beguile the flies
of the voting lists. Canaan has a ballot
in his fist, and all his sins are forgiven him
his Old Testamcntary delmquencies Genesis,
*, %, 26) his share in the crimes OF the
Jebusite, the AmOrite, and the Girgaste; his
indomitable incapacity for instruction, ana IN
capability OF rising in the scale of being. the
hoggings which he has provoked, the anXleties
which he has caused, and the corn and chickens
which he has stolen. The white man is still
to watch over him, but he viii guard and guide
him rs nm elder brother might care with atfec-
tionate wisdom for the footsteps of some u-
sophisticated Joseph Really, tins world is
getting to be too good world to last much
longer Father Miller must have been right
with difference. We shall he swept away,
not for our sins, but our virtues. Human
nature is clearly becoming worthy OF hand
somer residence
Come up, co!ored men - cries The Nal, and
''learn that our enemies lie in their throats
when they charge MS with designs upon the
"hbertv or the rights of the colored race
How far up the object of this appeal must go
TO obtain this important piece of learning, we
viii not pretend to determine; but he the DIS
tance small or great, as condition OF acquiring
the delicious information, he must forget the
past. Unlike other scholars, he must leave hls
memory behind him. Unlike other philosophers,
he must discard the promptings OF experience
Unlike the majority of mankind, he must not
only forgive his injuries, but he must regard
them as the tendcrest blessings. His future may
be rosy, but it is no roster than his past
" "Coored men of Alabama snivels The Mail
"the mothers who gave you birth were nursed
"by the whites. You have played with the
4" "whites in infancy and childhood" Having
often in other days seen advertisements OF wet
nurses in excellent condition to be sold at
public vondue, we were not prepared for this
lacteal appeal. We have fancied that most of
the nursing for both colors was done by the
A. 4 shnfA AfV pnll xrns
brought up in that way, because we once read
an account, written by himself, in his very best
style. of visit which he paid to the grave of
his nanny" and of the tears with which,
as he asserted, he bedewed the humble mound.
That the children of Canaan were wont to
play mt peg-top and marbles with the children
of Shem and Japheth, we are not prepared to
deny. The fact may afford reason why the
adult colOred man should join ithe Conscrva-
tive party in Alabama, and ego upn to Mont
gomery but if there be such reason, it is q very
abstrusc, recondite, and cabalistical one. We
don't say "Gammonw and we don't say
Fudgep But the temptation TO utter those
conclusive words we admit TO be uncOmmonly
strong.
The colored man of Alabama is thus rather
Hy6leIlCdliy luNOhtu 10 HgHJ lHc DcNu VI
"Radicalsm.n The reasons offered, and which
we have fairly cited will hardly be sufficient
to mislead a shrewdness which has been culti-
waited so long in sheer self-defense. These ey
hortations presuppose that the black can read
them, and will he forget how short time has
elapsed since it was felony in Alabama to
teach him the alphabet The men who adj
dress him as n citizen fought to the death to
keep him thing. If the franchise which he
has acquired is so extremely valuable, can he
exclude from all confederation of the subject
the circumstance that he might have waited
long enough for the ballot ii +" the Devil of
" Radicalism,' which he is invoked to fight,
had not secured it for him. He has found this
"Devilp most kindly one, an amiable imp, n
regcnerming spirit, n fend of fine personal
qualities, an internal character quite pleasant
to be acquainted with, profitable if Plutonian,
and likely TO improve upon further intercourse.