The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-03-11

Simply enough. 1t is question simply /
of personal influence between you. men
of the South, 'to the manor born" and I
those who have settled here for'he pur-
pose OF making their home here. on the
one side, and these hap-hazard advcntu-
rcrs Of the North or The other side. That
is the way the question stands. New
relations have come 10 exist between
you and the coi,rcd people of The South. (
How will you place yourself in regard
TO these new relations? They have not
been of your seeking. and they may Per-
haps, be very disagrocablc 10 YOU bui
The negro is voter in Louisiana, as he
will be in Indiana, IL The Fifteenth
Amendment is declared adopted and 1t
is not worth your while, nor is il wcrsh
my while to go back Oh the fixed fact
That traveller in the mountain pass is
not wise, when he is overtaken by the
storm. TO be casting his eyes bacl, upon
the plain which lie has left. 1t is his hu-l
sincss to consider the dangers which
menace him ut the time, and 10 save
himself from the threatened peril
How can you do it? These new rc'a-
tions are upon you. How are You 10
|conduct yourselves toward the colored
people. They were once your friends
and you were their friends. There were
social relations between you-thc rela-
Itions of master and servant. They had
your confidence and you had theirs. Is
lit possible that the stranger can now
come in and make these ancient servants
lof YOURS his servants and your enemy !!
l[ [Applause.1 There is no occasion iii
these new relations which We're forced
upon YOU, that you shall entertain SEMI
lments of dislike to the negro because of
lit. Ii was not of his seeking he did not
produce this change Of relations. The
altered condition of things has been fore
ed on the country and OH you, not by the
colorcd man. but by ambitions po!iti-
clans North and South, who wish to
make capital out Of it. l"Thats SO" and
cheers. l hope to see Southern men
taking this weapon, which is placed in
their hands and using it for their coun-
try's good. [Applause.l you have 10
cause to entertain against the colored
people feeling of prejudice. l"We
ldont do it'll When your young men =
Inany Of them were absent during the
four years of the war-you left these
fIcolored men at your homes, where they
\ stood seninels at tho doors. where youi
| wives and your children were safe under
their protection. They iaborcd and cul-
I,ivated your lands, and raised those pro-
: ducts which supported the armies in tho
{ field. And now, is it possible that tho
r. fore eicncr-I speak not % the foreigner
4 las Il man Of another country, but mei
: foreign to your interests, men of othe'
G sections of the country = is it possible
n ltha. they shall come in and make ihcs'
fcolored men 10 hate yon and desiro,
.llyou? Your interests are the Interest
: Iof ;hc coiorcd men. a tc" coiored mcl
: may be brought round the lobDles OF ~
: sales.--future. They may be tcmporafii
l.linvcstcd with few Offices; but yon e
: 10 work and persuade the colored ne
+ ItLa: their interests are secured by jus
,eIlaws. and BY just laws alone. and tha
.:thesc apparent benefits which ar, cor
10 ccy~cd upon a few Of their number d
D. MOI 90 TO make up the benefits of I'll
: Irrcat BODY o. them. Give them to Ill
that the Offices which are col
lcifcrreG on ,hc colorcd mcn here and II
Il Icolorcd men t.icre work positive inJu
..yIlice 10 the people Z. large. Let the
e. understand TIA. with egard TO their civ
n risats you arc willing 10 give them ju
IN LAWS. The negro. of his own notion.
OF not going TO ask Tor social equality
social rights. 1t is the Northern adye1
ne .urer olly who is trying 10 agi.ate tn
al question. TO make It a ground work of
1n feeling between you. and the color'
"A. Imam. In 1867 Senator Wilson, addres
XII Ing al audience in this square. declare
il. this true doctrine, that no law i'll al
atIland could open any mans parlor 10 al
cd other man. The social rights, tbc soci
he position of man depend upon h.mse
-htI'rhcy are not regulated by law, and 1
ie- man that insists that there shall be soci
Lu-Iblc relations between. the whites al
,atIblacks. inconsistent with TIC proper
cuilatiCns Of those two races. IL the Tie
ol-lof neither. Ike is the enemy OF DO
De- races. (A1plausc.I In my judgmct
;th The colorcd people will be satisfied
,rc You assure them that you vii give tht
,n- Just laws, fairly administered. Do I'll
vii and then the outside advcntnrcr cam
,u-,turn their votes against you. Let
.ou colorcd man understand that the lee
,rd lation Of your State is not being carri
de- on TO make few men rich al the {
en- pcnsc Of the great body of the people
,cn Appcal 10 the colored man TO stand
ers YOU in your fight for honesty, for justi
ire for integrity, aud for equal laws. a
Use. that appeal will reach his heart as rea
the ly rs il reaches the hearts of the or
the body of tho white people. | don't WI
the YOU to consider what have said as
m expression of man who is well infoi