Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-02-18

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negro will neceE s. SON,
the vast accommodated Shes
edge, and experiences Of tiie % .
time must elapSe sufficient to
dSce structural development of the
cerebral organs, which can only be
accomplished by the addition Of in
crement to increment during a pc.
Rod of many generations.
The freedmen, then, labor under
all the disadvantages that a people
could possibly be placed in. With
an undeveloped intelligence, with
hideous and repulsive features, with
no property, and little or no incli-
nation for the accumulation of any,
ignorant Of the laws of health, and
careless Of themselves and off.
spring, exposed to diseases and
unable to combat them, placed in
the midst of a people who possess
all of the advantages that they are
destitute Of, with intcllects develop
ed and active, profting by all the
knowledge and experience of the
past, owning all the wealth of the
country, and enterpFising and en-
ergetic in its acquisition, who will
not stoop to help the negro any
further than self-interest is con-
cerned, and who would be pleased
with his entire determination if
lis place could be supplied with
any other labor.
Under these conditions Of erist-
ence, it seems to me that the negro
as race, must perish.
| very readily admit that if his
conditions are favorably changed
in any way, the result will be
different; bnt the difficulty consists
in etfecting the change. 1t is an
easy matter to suggest remedies;
the difficulty consists in making
them practical. If they could be
taught economy and prudence, and
could be made to understand that
their salvation depended upon it,
that it is the first step for them to
make in the upward struggle for
civilization, the result could be cas-
ily changed; but with all the temp
ts tions constantly set before them,
urged to buy this and that trinket,
or something for their present graf
ifcation, which with them as with
all other people low in the scale of
civilization, outweighs the most
lasting benefit in the future. 1t is
my impression that three fourths Of
the race will have perished before
the remainder understand the mean
ing of the word Economy Again, it
would seem that they could be in
estimably benefited by imparting to
them the laws Of Hygiene. But whe
will take the trouble Of instructing
them, and if instructed, would they
be benefited by it to any extcnt?--
This is as questionable as the 9th
er, for the same cause that
makes them improvident. The
high estimate of the present above
the future, would make them disre-
gard all The laws of health, if their
infringement gave them any pres.
ent qualification.
1t may be supposed that livingin
the midst of 4 civilized and enlight-
cncd nation as they do, they
will profit largely by their example
and assistance. There is no doubt
that many of them will, but upon
the majority of the race, it seems
to me that the effect will be the re-
verse; for Notwithstanding the at
tainments of the whites in civiliza-
ton, they are still governed by the
selfish motives. Self is pro-
anywhere as standing at
the head of the affairs of men, and
where one is found willing to devote
his time, his talents and
bls wealth to the elevation of the
negro, nine hundred and ninety
nine are Indifferent or take advan-
.age of his weakness.
1t is among the possibilities Of
he future, that some spontaneous
change may be effected in the adj
verse con1itions of the negro that
will enable him to maintain his po-
sition as a race, that may enable
lim to advance in civilization; but
now or in what manner the change
nay be effected, the future alone
,an determine. SIGMA.
- Tax Payers will notice that
he Democrats of the lower branch
If tho Ohia T,eUislature on Mon.