St. Mary's gazette., 1867-06-27

5anonnces and bcrates it in the severest
,errcs Of abuse. It's leaders are conspira-
tors. traitors, black-hearted criminals
monsters, monstrositics. fanatics in short
Black Republicans, the sum OF all william
les. Mr.. Helper himself is White Re
publican and the object Of his book is 10
build up party of this color. No Cop
rrhead, no Scccssionist and nobody who
believes that the negro is better than the
beasts that perish need apply for admis-
sion ! Mr.. Helper will have none Of
them His party is to be an immaeu-
lately white republican affair, without any
alloy of democracy or treason or any
thing else that has sympathy for the ne
gro. We shall not bother the new par
ty with our vote or support. The fact
is. we believe neither in black nor white
nnblcanism-neithcr in Stevens nor
Helpcy Truth is said to dwell between
extremes. We would not allow suffrage
70 the negro, but we would deny h.m
no civil right that was consistent with
the safety and security of white society
We think it possible, even in their pres
ent state, for the two races to dwell TO-
gether in peace and with profit to each
other. and we believe that harmony
between them would be promoted by the
moral and mental elevation of the negro.
We arc certain that the State would be
adyantaged by the culture of bis mental
and moral faculties We believe, we re-
peat, neither in Stevens nor Helper
The one for selfish ends would raise the
negro to nm impossible cquality-the 9th
cr from blind hatred would degrade him
to the levcl> of the brute creation. We
take our stand upon the middle ground
of common sense. We find the negro
the white mans inferior, and we rccog-
nize this infcriority for certain purpo>eS
of civil and social sutordination. On the
other hand. we discover that the negro
can talk, reason and construct, that he Is
capable at least of some mental and NOR
al advancement, and VIC therefore reject
without hesitation the "No Joke" va
carries of Mr.. Helper. The rear ditllcul-
ty lies in satisfying the negro that he u
an inferior in white society and ought to
occupy a subordinate position IN lt--tlat
there arc certain political and social bar
riers which both for his and our own
good he ought not to be suffered TO pass
The sooner he can be persuaded to re-
cognize these truths, the better. y
struggle with the white race for cquall
ty can ultimately end In nothing better
for him than deportation from the coun-
try. if it does not end in something worse.
Such thing as permanent equality here
between the races is a plain imposslblli-
ty No body believes 1t for moment,
not even NtcNcnS himself 1n'S luta IS
preached up to serve the desperate exigen
cics Of faction and to assist temporary
partihan aim When this aim is defeated,
as defeated it will be, the idea itself will be
surrendered In the meanwhile, between
aud Helper, the poor negro Is be-
ng drea dfully excrcised-Stcvens pulling
him in one direction and Helper in anoth
er. Approaching clearly the sad result of
nj, connection with American politics and
politicians, we sincerely wish the negro a
,afo deliyerunce from both, and especially
rom the sinister patronage Of Stevens and
he real hatred of Helper.