Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-06-25
Friday, June 25, 1869.
The Inrepressible Negro.

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of tulnult, source of strife"-is the
irrepressible negro. Instead of be-
ing content with the situation for
Which the God of nature intended
him, he.is striving to reverse all
Of its laws, and to maintain Him
self in positions. III which all the
Fictitious agencies Of kadicalis,p
cannot sustain him obtruding
himself into places where he is most
unwelcome, and attempting the dis.
charge of duties for which he is
entirely untitled. Born to be a
servant, he is not even content with
equality, but seeks to be a master.
"a newer of wood and drawer of
water'-this and nothing more-he
aspires togbe maker Of laws, and
dispenser ofjustice; to rule the for
mer MASTER and to direct the march
of Southern civilization:
However preposterous the idea,
and however futile might seem to
be the attempt, yet thanks to the
aid of Northern Radicalism, this is
the very position which; the South
ern negro is not only aspiring to
occupy, butwhieh he is osten sibly
holding, and the power of which
he is partially exercising. Univer-
sal sufrage,has made h,m'a legis-
lator7 and oace-holderat the South ;
and bis RsMlX, acquired power is
made the instrument, of elevating
him to'piace>ands position at the
expense of:, the whites, and cnfor-
cling SOCIAL equality in the public
schools and colleges, in the public
C !coenSveyances,T Thea5tfesa and hotels. !.
Washington cieysseHlns to be the
theatre on which most of tn e
schemesof ffeigto adyaheement have
beer, n,insugurated. * negro major:
ity in the city council only recently
passed an ordinance apapllipg the
:licensss Of tfsafres . unless they
should seat -nagross and whites
withoptsdistinction!Q i Of color, and is
noW ats tempting;te force the hotels
to accommedate negro guests on
the same terms. The gross injus.
tice Of thus enforcing this pretend
ed equality,i5 thdssIiown Of f. ii the
Chicago 1'ibuae the leading Kepub-
lican pepper Of the,West:
-rssome slEadvised people in
Washington are endeavoring to
procure, a city ordinance compelling
the hotels Of that city TO acconmo-
date colored guests on the same
terms, and at the same tables as
whites, or forfeittheir licenses. An
ordinance has already been passed
providing forsannulling the licenses
of: theatres, unless they shall seat
negroes and Whites, without, dis
tinotion' on account of color. 50
fur faopn being Democratic, or lin
Accordance with the principles Of
equality, snahs temptss are aB la
grantly sati war with equality Of
right as, they are with politeness.;
The only persons who are affected
( by sobtrudihg colored guests lin a
hotefpr ID aetheatre are esthe other
guests Or attendants and the, pro-.
prietor aNineteen--twentie,hs Of
these would be white under any
circumstances, ana the effect Of
such. = measure is to enable one
black man or woman to foroc his or
her company upon nineteen white
! men: q or g women who do not desire;
It. Displeasing the 1,.ineetiesean to-
please the one, ia . matter " "a mere
association and taste; il nsot,eduali.
y, but tHe grpssels 3 ineaaaiity.,
Hotels ana theatres are siis, not public.
Offices, 81 Govern ment institutions. 4 m
They are npSs mp portsd ~ taxes
ike ffse schools noE do they enjoy
sAnE legislative tno opppolys Ike rail-
zaads hey qAeE antsrfainmsnts,
and anaqsernentg merely q hapDlx4