The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-04-21
THE HISTORIAN OF THE LOST
CAUSE" AvOWS HIMSELF THE Me-
eros CHAMPION!

OF the many remarkable development:
which the time we are living in have
brought forth, none are more noteworthy
and startling than that which We are
about to call to the attention of our
readers.
Horace Morris, a colored man ofLouis-
Vile, Kentucky, having read an article
written by Edward A. Pollard and pub
lished in Lippencott's Magazine, entitled
ssThe Negro in the South wrote a lett er
to Pollard under cate Of March "a in
which, after complimenting Pollard up.
on the souudness of his views, talks in
the following incisive manner
Men of your style ofthought can not hope
for colored men to identify themselves with
party that has for its champions such men
as Brick Pomeroy, "Fernandy" Wood, VAL
Iandingham, Seymour, Hoffman, and cid
ding Bill" Mungen in the North, and Ryland
~ Randolph, Jessie ID. Bright, and the Ku-
Eux klans in the south. You could not,
would not, think that we had any manhood in
US, but that, spaniel like, we would lick the
hand tina, smote US. Here in my native city
We have petitioned, time after time, that ''the
powers that be" would open one or more
schools for the benefit Of our children. (they
tax US 'for school purposes, but they will
not even answer us-we have knocked at the
door, but it will not open unto u.s. When
clothed IN the garb Of full-grown citizens. can
We vote for those who will not even listen to
our prayer: Will we not rather put that man
in Office who, though San adventurer, still
is willing that justice shall be done unto us
In the very nature of things the Republican
party, like all other parties, must grow old
and die, or die prenaturely (,he Democratic
party Is mot only dead. but 1t stlnketh.
70 keep it alive it must have good men and
true at the head. And like other parties, in
the course Of time. it will become more and
more eorrup, bat so long as it remains the
party of progress" the colored man Will be
found in its ranks. and your good judgement
approves his choice, though you have not got
that far along yet, sir.
The Democratic party being dead, new |
party can be built upon its ruins, party Of
liberal views, broad principies-that viii en- |
Trace in its ranks all lovers Of their country |
who know no North, no South, no East, no |
West; but you can not do it with such men |
as Seymour, nor PendIeton, nor Hendricks, |
nor any man 0fthe past. You must have new |
men for leaders. The old fogies are still /
mourning at the shrine where the ebony god
stood. They are behind the age. Like Rip
Van Wrinkle, they have been slumbeTIng
while the world was tearing on. The ''Caase
came very nigh the mark, and
with such men as yourself and Hampton TO
lead in the South, great National party can
be built up. We dare not trust the "ConServ-
a,ives," because they betrayed US in Tennes-
see aud other places the Democrats the
si,non-puge, hammer head class don't want
US, and God knows We will none of them
then what must we do: Can we be other
than Radicals :" You can bring out men,
but they must be of new birth as yourself,
Who can and will have the support the col
ored man, for do not believe that there is a
being in the country more sincere in desire
10 see the people-the whole people-happy
and prosperous than the colored man. We
are intensely American" in hopes and sc7ir-
ations the greed for Office afflicts but few,
Tor We know that We lack III all that's neces-
AIRY to fill with credit public places.
All We want is fair play and no gouginy.
You seem disposed to concede it. With your
powerful pen you can mold minds to your
linking, for but few men think for them
'elves II is much easier to have others do I
. FOX them. |,
Apologizins for trespassing SO long on your
ine, expressing nv views not clearly at best, Q
ny excuse is that as one of the down-trOd-
en, obscure though be, in no sense "a
eader," desire to thank you for the manly 1
Etiaie in relation to "The Negro in the a
ou:h," for l believe that it will bring US a
ost of warm-hearted friends. a
Very respectfully, HORACE NORRIS. T
Pollard gives this admirable and h
production to tie world a
.,cough the medium of the Baltimore
p.efaeed by long, and high f
: interesting and original communities =;
on of his from which We make the fol- j,
'sing extracts, reg-e,ting that our o.
mited space precludes the publication >,
his remarks entire
BALTIMORE, April 8, 1870. Z
Editors of Baltimore American: The let
u that is subioined, from a coiored citizen
Kentucky. l think merits publication. /: >,
ingenious, and j. offers a timely and pro-
able reflection. As an illustration Of the "
opacity and intelligence Of the colcred man, T.
I'd of his power to estimate the conditions
his new citizenship, it is a welcome evid- oil
zee TO me, and 50 imagine to all thought q,
l and generous white persons in the South,
,wever certain persons Of a low class among
e whites North, as we'll South, may be
bundled BY mean envy at every display of IN
.eiligence by the negro, and writhe under M
. increasAof esteem he is acquiring. Sc
We admit freely and fully what Mr.. Nor "a
says below of the want Of 4 numerous IN
ampionship for his race among the native m
aitrs OF the South, and We readily under vi
l. L u. L.