Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-02
COIOred Conservatism.

Gov, Seward" asked Washington aequaint-
snce during the winter of 1890, what do you
think of Mr.. Douglass chances for the Presidency
81 think very little of them; his time has gone
by" blandly replied the Senator.
"Gone byp Why, we consider him still young
man." demonstrated the inquirer.
Very likely" reioined the smiling Senator /
did not refer TO his age but Judge that the time
has gone by for electing President who spells ne
gro with two 9sp
The ancient aristocracy Of the South Is in aquan-
dairy; and its bogge is colored Conservatism. Here
is the ground Of its perplexity
The white aristocracy has beaten the Radical
Constitution Of Mississippi by negro votes, and came
near beating that of Georgia polling $4,000 black
votes against it. Encouraged by these results, the
Bourbons are now organizing Democratic negro
clubs giving Democratic white and black bsrbe-
cues, and fraternizing with their coored brethren
most cordially and intimately The gullible World
reports half the negroes Of New Orleans already
members of Democratic elubs--which is as likely as
that half the Irish Catholics in New York had be-
come Know Nothings. But it IS true that the
White Democrats are systematically ingratisting
themselves with the negroes and with considerable
success. They have Democratic negro orators, and
some Democratic negro wire-woTkers, whose cleo
tioneerng skill and tact do credit to their political
trainers In few years, if the e2tete coTdiale be
fully preserved, these Democratic neophytes will be
able TO put dozen "whisky skins inside their
several waiscoats without Inconvenience and TO get
as many hundred Democratic votes out of a district
containing less than hundred DemocfStie voters,
as though they had trained lnder Capt. Rynders
and graduated from Tammany Hall
Yet we warn their new friends to mind the crusty
adsge that Fine words butter no parsneps." An
old play has the point thus briefly
Cdptaia1--Are you honest, Oudjo2
Cadjo-Whst you glib me, Massa2
Sambo has liking for q Old Massa, he lives
OF bis land, earns his wages and has substantial
reasons for preerring his good will TO that Of car
net bagcer6 but il won't do TO forget that he is .
Conservative he now enjoys the right OF suffrage,
and he TO retain, to conserve IT, Blessed we'll
does be know that the barbecues and other fatter-
ing attentions so generously rendered him by his
paler Democratic brethren are due to his being a
free and independent yoter--thst they would see
him in Heaven before soliciting the honor Of his
company at an ox-roast, If the accursed Radicals
had not enfranehised him, BE will of course gladly
attend every Democratic barbecue to which ne is
invited viii eat and drink bis fill there, and declare
| that the white folks have done him proud by
their hospitality he win join their club and wear
their badge il he clearly sees Whist he is TO gain by
so doing; but when his uote is wanted, i will come
up missing if casting it Democratic is TO result in
| his Acknowledgement. He won't vote TO Kill the
goose that laws such nice eggs. Do bat consider
| That there is some human nature in bigger, and
You will realize that this must be So and can't pos
/ sibly be otherwise. iou may have white and
| black Democratic club of thousand members The
fraiernizstion at barbecue and bar may be lovely
perfect but whom the votes counted out OF the
ballot box you viii have just SO many for Seymour
and Blair as the white members will have cast; all
| The rest will be for Grant and ColAx
| Meantime, LET The good work goonl Induce tbf
| Ku Klux Khan 20 believe If human credulity hath
| such extent that all the niggers they don't shoot
win vote for Seymour and Blair and there will be
more of them left alive TO vote for Grant next No
venber than if no such delusicn had been propa-
/ gated Make the Mobile rebels fancy that they are
winning The negroes votes, and they VIII no longer
drive them out of the street esra-not they but
4 insist on evieg them The snuggest corner and The
I soflast seats. The Southern Democrats might have
won the negro vote by acting with sense since Lees
| surrender and they may win part OF n, even yet
if they will really Try But they have mulh leeway
10 make up and they should set about i speedily
! and heartily. Let them remember the old maxim
Seek not to seem, bat to De- ''-Nssg EorE Tribune