Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-19
He ERA.

THE EBOEY ERA.
This world OF ours has witnessed many
erss and has seen many empires rise,
crumble and decay. We read Of the
golden age, the iron era, the Augustsn
ace. and the E~lizabethRn era. A new
ers and a new empire claim the atten~
tion Of mankind and the investigation
of the scientific. It is the Ebony Era
aud the Ebony Empire. White men
who E0sst OF their superior intelligence
and their " higher civilization" vie with
each other in paying homage to the
Ebony type Of manhood: from WENDELL
PHnLLTPs and HORACE GREEDY to the
most insignificant negro worshipper in
the country there is a rivalry as to who
shall exhibit the most disgusting Fetish
worship Of the American citizen Of AT
ricsn descent.n The Wabash Valley
Tines furnishes the world the following
valuable moroccan
one Richard Howard, principal Of the
State Normal school, at Bloomington,
III. delivered an address at Terre Haute
one day last week, on the occasion Of
Isving the cornerstone Of the Indiana
State Normal school. OF course, this
r~rpresentative sf Illinois lrsdical) intel
ligence went to the celebration with the
negro in his heart, negro in his head,
and q huge bunch Of negro wool in his
teeth. When laying the foundation Of
educational Institutions, what higher
theme can employ the pen or engage the
attention Of the orator than that OF the
revrn9 He is the alpha and omega OF
our existence. and according TO this wise
acre. the only hope OF salvation for the
white race. After much thought and
careful Investigation, the learned white
sneak has abandoned all hope OF his
family ever climbing up 10 an equality
with the negro. He j. thus reported
Mr.. Howard approved the position Of
GOV. Morton in regard TO the com
mingIing Of black and white children.
He said the day would come when the
negro would be more intelligent and
cultivated than the white man, and the
question would be, not whether the
negro should be permitted TO marry 3
white girl, but whether s white girl, his
own daughter 10 fact, would be sufi-
GENTLY accomplished TO marry 3 cOlOred
gentleman.
Irthis RICHARD HOWARD had all the
blood Of al the HOwARDs in his veins
he would be capable Of tsinting and dis
graciug it by his silly and disgusting
exhibition Of bis instincts, on the occa-
sion above referred TO. II he has a
daughter she would be justiiable ia dis
solving her connection with such an
ancestor. But aside from the bsrbarous
aud nouseusical expose which the fellow
hiss made Of himself, would it not be
wise 10 regard Mr.. HOWARD as
the type OF the Radical faction,
which, By its principles and legislation,
has done all in its power TO render the
negro superior to the white man, in
every sense in which that object can be
effected Have not negrOs been enfIan-
chlsed. while white men have been dis
f~rancnised, in the South by Radical leg
is.arion, both In Congress and the Ten
nsssee Legislature? What do the Radi-
Gals Of Congress and our State Legisla-
ture mean, il they do not intend to place
the negro above their own race?
They mean nothing else, hoping
thereby to perpetuate their brief
authority in the land and to
mouooolize all the offices and all the
political power. II the negroes will
trust them with the lead and consent 10
be mere voters, while they hold all the
Offices and enjoy al the emoluments,
they will continue TO legislste in this
D 70 the end OF time. They may,
nay uiH indorse the opinions Of this
HOwARD. or EDWARDS, or whatever
name he may have for by any other
name he would smell as sweet" They
would marry their daughters 70 the
race they worship. Why not? They
have sacrificed their country, their fell
low-citizsns to the negro. They have
R1ng red the people OF the South, and
are BOW ~feloniOusly contemplating their
entire destruction, to make the negro
uppermOst. Why should not these Rad
zeal aspirsuts, in our midst, practise
social as well as political equality with 3
race they 50 much love2 It is true they
are not willing 70 give up the Offices to
them. Oh, no! They desire TO hold
these themselves, Is q fitting reward for
their invaluable services, In reseuing
the negro from bondage, a. they
bosst, and c~onsigning him, as
We contend, to starvation and
idleness. The special objeetof the rescue
wss to get the offices. And are they
such fools as to surrender these to
SAprBo. before be has been initiated into
the horn-bOOk OF political knowledge?
Noindeedl SAyrBo must practice graft
tude and pstiea8e. For the present the
white Radicals are the only persons dc
and capable OF governing a country,
when there are are Sc many traitors
and rebels and 80 many PROFIrA-
sLE Offices to be Eled. SAMBo can
out-vote the rebels, by excluding the
Aforesaid rebels from the polls
hut sAMBo must take a back
seat when the offices are TO be filled,
and when the spoils and plumber are to
he distributed. SAMBo can have every
thing but Office. The time is coming
yvben SAsfBo will be superior to the
white msn, and when the white mans
dsughter-we beg psrdoD-When How
ARDS or EDWARDS daughter will not be
deemed worthy to lntermarry with the
accomplished colored gentleman. But
for all hat, tho Radicals do not wish this
same colored gentleman TO aspire 70
Office, SUMNER and GREELEY alone ex-
cepted Onices were made for white, not
colored Radicals.
But the colored men are not disposed
TO submit 10 g discrimination 50 palpably
Rgainst their -aristocratic aspirations. If
YOU eOlored pan loves anything above