, 1869-04-03
THE SOUTHERN BLACKS

ci=id1 OF the appeal be los44se at the 6ene1a Term
THE SOUTHERN BLACKS.
Sketch OF Thur Condition by u Caxh.
| o1lC Pricat%
A letter from F1nr1t1, written by Rev, Thouas
| FNHeh Catholic pr4ese, Of New Ytrk, To friend
Of thai city, etres taays The New foek Commercial
Of the negn population in Fo1tia snai elsewhere
| the South Mr. Fx1rell has m.1le careful OBJ
seTEAtons, and hLs Remarks arr ca,cll.tel to re-
on ,ats subject Mr. Fa1ren wrises % tnat be made
these observations to satisfy himself. AMI III oricr
fo. Ta,r eoset tg plniea e pe;ess emaaePa1!on
were unit for freedom, but We were never
ted xhen tsry would be 1T H.
thnss thev are wefktne the problem nut ant1 thai
| Ierrons II New tork- 4E. FalrrA Is recea, COP
vert to the belief that the negro must have vote.
he Is satisfied tEat ne franchise Is ahsoluteIy ne
cessaFr for them. and that, In republican govern
ment It Is more necessary for The poor n1n than
1t is Tor the rich Ii makes HIN respec. h.mseH.
and makes Others respect him.
DEAR Mr. LANE: II is very os,cn tllllcalt to Ills
prore what Is Ssserted boldly and In general terms
to the dlsatr antaGe Of others In such Cases, we
can suspend our Judgment until We ootaln he in
people u he eolih and resolved, On the drst op
Judge ioS myself: Experience talenl 4 1ne me
@ dtshellese many things sat,| 1ssinst
them, noth on account of the kOurre
contempt and uncnrts.Ian haired manifested "a
ward taat oppressed people. Before emancipation,
We Here told they 1e1e not 1T for freodom, hat We
l. not ut to rcad untl he learns, nor N prsst&ce
most caltnRs ttl he IL taught 1 remember An
aSed clergyman who, n speaking agatnst their
freedom, used to say, with great gravity hnI ahOw
Of wisdom, A person had not euant TO 20 Into
The water till he tnovb how to swim" 1t wa. sad
10 see h!s juniors laughing at th ohsinafe stnpktJ
and nfPJ4if14 nf KU4 thar rt>afj
natsy stupid ca thst subjects - he wna OF my ono
And now, after al the observations cou4d make
and al The Information cpuil get, have no hest
tatiou II slJtng that they x use tho tanchiSc lust
- intel9Senily - The Sane class Of persons IN New
for The eoIoFed reople wthoas tae right + to vose.
But an esteemed friend convinced ruc thai they
conI6 not without It protect themselsea In thefr
Hghts- E0w am satisfied that the franchise Is
absolutely necessary for then, and thlt, IN rc-
publican government, It Is uore Necessary for the
pcor nan than II s for the rch. 1t makes him
Without #, that Difference which soothes the hard
lot Of toll you'd not be paid him The statesman,
he lawyer the divine, aud the politician, Nontl
ctttca md becone .ae schoolnHsters OF tho ilbqs-
Ing classea u they bad not the right 70 vote lie
fore tenanctpatton, T. was predicted that the
ployment Ut the whttea. But they lid nas come,
and Jet the ra.ity Of the prediction did not stop
the mouths OF the prophets Of evil
They next foretolh that they would not work,
and that VIC would be taxed 70 support them Ia
td'enesa Wen, II they bad little idicuca5 tor the
s ten dHns ,nns., xhen I nn tnsy sappod
compensation aud would like to SEE lsiic Of II,
Il on1y 70 show how It xas enJoyed But tho fact
4 that most q tho labor done nere IS
daya Tork TOR fiji Wages. II treated Kindly md
troubles between employer and empiored which
nnnoy us 80 nnch AZ the NORTH and which tent to
dissu1h tho otherwise c1let a*ners ef :ie South.
u LIVING permanently 1t the South, would not
ent 1ahostns people They aEe as capatl. as any
other poor people Of lsasntag any tsadc that may
7eu good carpenters, briet},yrtS as and nd btsef,. i,
1n1s sns taxngg am9ng = ne H., W. CONSTANT! hear
elass of poplc i tic Saras o. Is sae I aoeF sSe
ting population Of the Old World. It Is true tnat
most Of them cannot either rad or wrlte nat
could this be expected when II was 50 lately =
crime 10 teach them, s. 1t was for them To learn
Thank God: It Is 20 no longer. They arc now
Which @ az veil astendea; aad a the ''1Sa I'll.
many Of them natives Of the south, ls, TIA. the
!lgcnt AZ the same class OF white children II ,nc
parents had been educated, the children Of course
1oud have greater facilities and helps IN learning
continued some time longer for educational par-
possA and an vesy glad Of It.: for then the eiu~
g. sGe pess q snH Sf S viii be psssi Oeyona
. spent few days in q town here Of popal,-
aon go o. more shan SEQ u which there Is school
has been attended to In tie post WHO that s loves
nis and, would not bc glad slsver5-she common
enemy OF education, morality md indns.V-is
K hae s t ess sss : s1 o e1.s ss
t1 call tho blaeB ienoranf when they Iii
saor.aas! ~ sss! %sss, SsS& + 70 not tssp E sse9
Ertde q man, and tteu to urbraiI nIT, Win his
deg1ada,Ion7 Would il Tot be hcsrticss to rob ~ !
Would 1t not be shameful 70 strip pasn of eyez.
thing. and then 10 lsrgh at bis nakedueMf TEe
EnEtl4h Prohibited BY law the edncanon Of the
eA1on race In the slare States 1d fhe k.1se n fnn
neKfoeA and the Irish zppfpved and sustained t.
MoT @ @ssnEe! But oppression does not teach Jus
~ Is the worst school that man Va ever a elaced
2. 70 team the virtues that ought to ado1n mar
Iwas told befo. lett home th,t toe ne1,osa
we're anxious 10 return to their Eas:era and 10
Eet back again into slavery Wen, have auea-
no6ea S ne aged, Weighed down by yea.a and
and eheeress sa hs
kasNer OF II wAk tn, same In substance Wsrr
Eon "a, 1n1ious 9n to hecome tree7 ave, arf Tie
Enrw pe5t supposs" Would jon @ not lie lie ID go 10
read 'ssa + Ia. 9 d ~ 81, would la @ slsS
II Is said tkst the tpinrrd peoute will Ma mt
Y ell, EuFpcse We aha1 Ill have to die vhcr, thf
'Ted people Wi not dc INV poo1sr .a ta.a ne oss
S.' Sa ,ns1 sus1g rtn isom would
'aye, could never guess The time Of thetr d1inR
7ut Ia the State Of Georgia for liz
Sc eseaes .sese ~ e The af Ia,e, ;ss 'laf
1ulie respectable humber. PERSONS who pnssn
.bout the dying out Of The eolored
ct theory II The superiority Of AnsiosaIon Of
81; tee eoiorea pep3laiIen h1ye sre.t dei Of
rom their natneA, would say that tacy had also =
sood deal Of Ceitlc blood In Them
The sh1seSeFs esten nsk, Do Jou want 10 put the
lonx Enow whether to call tnst question .faetc-or
:omdc- It rs certainly not poetic, for truth Is N
=sseaaal = element Of poetry:
quitting his neizhbot rnder bis he'd: il the mak-
nE ot Inan the equal Ct his Fellow before tne law
: Is, chen want more Of thss s1hiecuon md
JEanny established throughout the world; aud
~ NOT Be content TIL the Waois huHsn laiy has
he benefit Of r.
hear it ofsen asked, Do you wnnt ne to ktt IN
be teEtslstnre with negro: NJ answer Il, 80
don't v1nt you Dor any man 70 nt anywhere |
ut u the people elect . raan to represent tnem IL
he 1eetslature, want you to submit 10 their
'otes, and resr<e. their choice; osaeswise you an
l0t nf for republican form Of government IGH
lot remarkable th1t the saIne question used to be
cd1xnansly asked q few year, aso in New York IN |
rder 10 prevent the eclored people from Riding In
be question were ofsen, 1t leazt in
heir own estimation, hrunne, geut}emanly and |
'hrtstlnn men! Not 4 doubt Of 1st would like |
o see the nan th1t daTed to question t.. They
rcre ueu Of tender nZI kind feeintR and sque Of
hem, for Al know, may have belonged 70 Nj, |
IerEhs Association for tre Prevention Of crpeltIes
D Animals: and Jet they saw no cruelty In COM
el!tnR poor cotored people to walk from Harlem
) tie Batterv from tne!s hard tayA ton. such |
ulsAnte could not Be tolerated. Aenr feelines !
,ust net he shocked, nor their senses olysn1ed.
nd now, hy the progress Of e<ens8 and the Iorre
public opinion, h8 EtA II every car and Yennezi |
tntlemen arc nos shocked, nor sentative IatIIex d.
ndel |
But the fntn who tarf IN this var ara rerr o,ten
lt ones who entered INTO the most snfInlatc ~. !
aots Of life with the coloret people Herein we
I've evidence enough that they were nos 20 fss
dous - they assume7 nor was their aTesstou for
e cofoFeo people % great ~ they pretend
fS4t enough The election OF Grant shD9Y even |
~. the dawn Of brighter day; md befofr ne ! .
I'm Of ONCE expires, predict That all uoen In |
= republic wi1 glory In the enjoyment or e4ual
Enls and equal tnsttce befoFa man md laH. Win |
na regards, uulJ yo1z friend,
fHoxs FAR1u1.
he Northern Pnctlfc RnllFnv-
Work to be Commenced Enxly this
Season.
From At Dktruu Rst 4
v e &e enabled y STATE, upon uutteufah!e An.
ofdJ, tnAt MeastA jay Cooke, J. Ed9ar Tnoun !
a, A1d Thomas Scott. prupr3etora Of the N{Wk
m pmpt 4 La1e Superior petter Known as he st