The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-30
THE AFRICAN GROWL
How the Colored Man Loves
the Republican Party.
Analysis of the C0lored Strength
of Maryland.
The True Condition Of the BlacE
Men in the South.

In view OF the near approach OF the convention OK
Southern colored men. called to meet az Columbia
s. c., in October, 1t is presumed for national pur-
poses It may be pertinent inquire INTO the local
condition OF the colored people In the States -whch
are invited to be represented In said convention.
1t Is the common belief In this country-in fact
throughout the reading world-that since the crown
ing climax OF the liberal legislation which obtained.
IN the last ten years-the ratification OF the ff-
teenth article OF amendments TO the federal consti-
tution--thar America was more than an Arcadia Ior
the colored man. and that bis greatest grlel wouiu
be his transfer from this mundane paradise W 'ho
realms OF eternal bliss ut the close Of
well spent and fruitful life that the coioreo
people, as people, mad nothing more 10 oesira
and were free from all the cares political and otner
WISE which have been the bane OF other peoples. IL
is not known that in many States south OF Masoh
and Dixons the condition Of the cOlored people
is no better than before the war, and that except
the exercise OF the barren right OF suffrage under
the supervision Of persons many OF whom are ia
their hearts opposed the political equality OF the
negro, he has no rights and no privileges which ne
could not have had before the fourteenth and hf-
teenth articles OF amendment became integral parts
Of the federal constitution. The common school,
the jury box. the conveyance OF the common
carrier are closed alike against him. and the sacred
right OF the citizen-sodier to bear arms denied HIM
here in the State OF Maryland, on the public nigh
way to the capital; and although we have some
gentlemen who sign calls for national conventions
! OF colored men to improve the condition Oh tNe
colored people of the country, no effort is made %
| abate these evils and remedy the abuses nearer
| home.
1t Is popular belief among the colored people
| here, as elsewhere, that all good to them nows
| necessarily from the party of progress-otherwlse
the republican party; that all the rights now de-
| MED will be fully enjoyed wnen the great republican
| party comes into power IN the state OF Maryland.
In tile present condition OF the republican party III
this State and prospects, the time Is remote when
| this hope Will be verified or destroyed IL IS true
tnat the party now power here Is meaSuraOly re-
sponsibe Tor many OF the evils under which the col
ored people suffer but it is also true thai the repub-
hcan party equally responsible, at least LOT tne
sins OF omission. The coored people here, occupy
Ing secondary position IN all relations OF HE with
the white republicans till election day. aud then ne
| newspapers and orators pubisn ana ueciains
| against the tyranny of tnsldous distinction on
account of color, and descant upon the beauties
| of system watch gives equal clvll anu poticat
| rights to ali men and permits them IAN equal "
| chance In the race OF en while the common school
OF the State entered by the back door by the cn-
OF the coored s s nse ~ no
| were some KIND OF cOmbustlDle or explosive Mate.
rial dangerous to have around the Jury 30& OF ios
United States District Courts as hermitlcay Sealeu
against them as that OF the dem0cratc stare CouIls
and the sacred right OF me colorea citlZen 10 Ora
openly violated and no voice is raised In their oe'
fence TILL the time comes for the wards OF the III"
tom to exercise their right OF Suffrage at the alcta
ton of those political existence depends upon
the amount OF influence they WELD with consult
| uency three.dftns black.
| After the Waterloo defeat Of the republican party
In the autumn oil 1870, our white friends IN the re-.
| publican party lued themselves into sweet sense
| OF security and innocent repose by laying ''tno
1atterng JUNCTION TO their sOus'' that "the coioreo
element had proved element OF weakness ID stead
| OF strength" The following comparative hgures
will show how far this Is true and also snow VINO
49, 1875 epiica battleheld--
Republican guDernatorial vote III % 600
Republican Presidential vote IN 1868. 30474
Republican Congressional vote In 1858 ..... 2SO77
Republican Congressional voe In 1870. 57,32S
White republican vote In lS70.............. 23O7O
Coored republican vote in 1870 ........... 34,3l1
Showing reduction Of the white vote as com.
pared With that cast Tor President In 1866 to
be. ........................ 7,45T
! And as to the Congressional vote OF the same
year b.06O
Not only this, nut II can be shown conclusiVely
that the coiored vote or the State is largely In
majority over their White republican fellow citizens
| in three-Ourihs or the political divisions Of
the State. And YET this largely RECOMMENDING
element has no representative voice In the councils
OF the party here and comparatively status in the
ranks Of the party til the time for the colored
troops to fight DraYely for white mems right TO feed
at the public CRIB.
The following table will show the relative strength
OF the white and cOlored republicans OF the State
They are collated from the most reliable data, and
your correspondent-One or the doUntrolden-
| defes the denial OF II single 6gure:-