Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-10-08


THE KEY OF RADICAL POLICY.
Every circumstance connected with
the r~etrogressiou Of the Negro Govern
ments Of the West Indies. has 8 certain
interest for the conquered Provinces o:
the South. BY a species Of diaOolism
which challenges the wonder and detest-
alton Of every well regulated mind, that
part Of the population which all know to
De Ignorant and debased, and that race
which hss exhibited no sptness for pro-
Eress or civilization, has been made up
permGst and supremein the political snd
civil administration Of the country. We
know what TO expect from such q rule.
But 80 IL Instructive, n not cOnsolstory,
20 watch the progress of the independent
governments Of Hsytl and ~. Domingo.
A Havtien correspondent Of the New
York Tribune thus speaks OF the revolu-
tionsry symptoms in that country
There Gems b BE- much u~nsetGe3ness
everyu here. hut the government have
hitherto preferred % set with great
mercy s-d flrbearance, aud have evinced
no Inclination 20 adopt sevsre nessurez
By sums this IL put down 10 a spirit 81
fear sGd hesitation, and they DO not hest
tate t1decIare that anything else would
hut develop the spirit Of revolution,
which only requires . single act 10 call
e forth iR All ius fury. Others think it Is
more e spirit of Cancellation, and desire
70 invoke confidence and favor by the
exercise Of pstienCe, f5rbesrarce, and
humanity toward offenders, who Uufor-
tunateIy think thst HayH cannot get on
without revolutions.
sa.DaFs inclines 70 the belief that
these revolutionary attempts are
prompted BY designing men who deceive
the poor and ignorant Hsyteus BY push
ing imaginary wr0ngs before them, and
Inducing them with false hopes and
promises 20 rise against the government.
Saluavs L., therefore, anxious 10 bear
this patiently, and suppress these risings
by the exercise of kindness and meTeiful
~f0rbeGfancs, but would Duuish those who
are the promoters OF MISREPRESENTATION
and the i~nstigat0rs Of insurreciiOnary
movements among the inhabitants.
The "uussttledness and revolution,
airy attempts" are fixed upon designing
men who dec Give the poor and Ignorant
Hsytieus" This, We doubt not, is III
mixed truth. Ignorance and poverty al
most certainly begst c~redulity. The ne
gr0s OF the Southern 5tatss are living
examples Of the in which de-
signing men work out their nefaTious
plots aad ends, through their agency.
WENDELL PHILLIPS, SUMNER, WILsoS,
and GREEDY, in the face Of common
sense, experience, every day teaching,
proclaim political equality for the negro,
Is the condition Of the existence Of Re
publican Government. In obedience %
their dictstion, Congress has appointed a
committee to inquire whether Kentucky
and Maryland come Up 70 the require
ments Of the Constitution, in having 3
republican Government Neither Of
these States has deemed It wise and pru-
dent 70 give the ballot TO the negro.
Therefore they are to be tried ct the bar
Of the Rump Congress Tor U~nrepublican
contumsoy. They have adopted the
theory, which they are pressing to
the test Of practical experiment., that
10 8 country u mixed races e "a
necessary 70 secure az equality O rlghts
and privileges, q therefore an equal
and Impartial division Of power. This Is
c58isary 10 the theory Of the blacks
fhemse e. wherever they have enjoyed
the privilege Of settling themselves 10
On independent position. It might be
regarded g. unfair to ask what chance
would q white man have Of equal privl-
leees and power 10 the dominions Of the
King Of Dahomey. What would be bis
privileges among any Of the African
We therefore omit to ask these
qUestloA
Bot the Republic Of Liberia Is settled
by negro c~olonists from the United
They are supposed to be free
nom the characteristics Of the native
Africans, At least from the barbarism
which distinguishes them from all other
Fses It is = part Of their organic Law
ihRt 20 Ebitss shall have political power
smong them. A Government, where
mixed rsoes prevail, cannot exist ia bar
nOny and peAcs for many years without
.ntermsrriaga, miscegenation, social
equality and the consequent hnai blortinR
oat0fths disspctlversces TIL eoncession
u equal political power will Inevitably
either Ii social equality and ANAL
zamation, or fl the a~ntagonisn. jealousy
md djocord which must terminate ia :
var Of races. The leaders Of the Rail-
lals know this full well And they favor {
oSial equality and m-iscegenation rather
han dlscora and revolution, hoping f,
70 bGad up q great Mon I
Requisite, WHICH Is a mOBstEos-
unknown 70 histsry-.As asuccess. But :
be AtHcsns o. LibeEis do nor believe 10 {
ssse> 7nqrs Cove asents They ave q
eauslity to tia uhge
3 more liberal and gsr Z
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