New-York tribune., 1872-08-15


lion and reconciliation in the South shall best con
his labor increasing It's market and ca
and the placing of himself in position OF true -
independence wherein may realize the true sse ~
Negro parythe negro voting as hesrU nnr c"Iored fe
low citizens II there are Union Leagues ana Sa s
organizations, let us have iterests as
negroes Don't you perceive the great strength yany
pTopositionf 1t will address the ampiUon anu ''
Of the negro, well as his interest
ruR NrcRo's PRIDE, AMBITION, AND CIVIL RiGhio'
Col NJ. of w-orleans-Letm me interrupt you here
IA inst this ambition and vanity OF the negro T" ~"
Won would make concessions which would cuuV"'o
by putting him in the position OF party OF his o"'
that in which he might possibly hold the paanoo VI
mower between the great political parties OF the
that would have him cured Of His ambition anu d1 VAL
ty already our great dc1y 10 Ine s Already above
himself; should be 10 reduce % MN W m &
sye S cS My sense Of RGig s
where are YOU going TO stopi His sefasseron Is az
ready offensive II you are going to put him in party
Won can never contain his insolence a1ter tnat nc
T sShs asoS 1G snd al because his sense import
ance has been inflated by politicians so1ehHR t
before we can hope to compete with the Radical
party this grounds they can always 9utDd US az IN Se u
negro shall never be willing 70 enter the ses VI
such OF earesshg tne Of
nv former language. The ambluOn OF Ihe negIO, Ic
ferred is only such as Is audSoe ana ior srfncy
legitimate that the negro should covet ana nave al u9
political influence properly belonging 10 ms nussrs anu
10 the 100000 votes which he casts and THAT tir1naRn
tude Of his interests thus represented ana espeea
their pecularity their distinctive ehsracer pd ana
from singular circumstances aud condltions Should nH
expression in party OF his own, Is alt3gether og&G &
ana In the due courses Of reason and history. Inc
wonder is that he has remained so long witnoto &
selfdemonsratOn, considering his unique history anu
his peculiar wants all pointing 10 dlsuncI OF %
ent party organization That there is any danger OF te
ambition for such development running INTO nhe &C e1 x
saw an exploded humbug the iteration OF an oid ana
worn-out clamor. Social equality is thing 10 ne de
execution by laws and Ordnances whatever therc is Oh
really worthy social superiority in the south iees no
alarm on this subject, and 1t may De nOuceu thht VIC
depreciation of il proceeds invariably from class III the
South of already equvOca social POSITION ana VINO & ui
trust their power TO maintain their position by their
force Of seliassertiOn, and are Tealy arau OF
with the negro. am sure the southern % piachs S
could not get tcertainly not by the letter OF law
They exacing of their civil and political qn eqaaH
Amendment are not diminished IN substance or r, re-
eo1yending for the vain letter and shape of a
formal, technical equality. Mr. Greeley, IN ths specch
made not long ago to a negro audience at Poughkeepe,
New-York seems 10 to have touched the gst OF the
question with the point of a needle, in making
a distinction which may name as between zen
negroes in the South from their numbers there, will
schools Churches and all social accommodations, they
will be quite satisfied TO have them as good ana as
sufficient" those which the whites have for themseVes
instead of cOntendng for the poor and doubtful grau
cation OF forced association OF races NOW the tact OF
this preference undenabe IL founded IN the natural
tendencies and wise pride of the negro why III Lyhoh
burg, where live the negroes have church OF their
own costing $4,000, molly contributed out OF shei own
scanty earnings they have reason to be proud OF H. III
is the apple OF their eyes do you suppose they would DO
willing to barter for II the eqmyOca prVege loEeeu D
law OF entering the white churches OF the same city ana
intrudng themselves where they were not wanted By
no means. Now, II the South is reauy 70 aliolu tno
negroes the full and exactest measure OF equvaiency
In such matters as those referred " "meIo Eau eau
there be real cause OF complaints and H. on having
schools churches &C., far as the law appnes 10 these
as good and sufficient the whites have Tor them
selves, the negroes yet complain why, u WIN DC COM
plant clearly Fictitious and unreasonable that VIC
will have nothing to fear from i-a clanOr that can
never disturb the public conscience, or bring pubhe
opinion TO its support The short OF the matter IS uaV
the civil political equality OF the negro Is only TO be
kept clear and unlmpetchedj ana W Tse any tIseio @
OF the sort 1t must be the of right substantial ana
measurable in law-there must be real diminuton,
real prejudice in which the actually suffers else
he complaint either In the courts or con-
science OF the pubic.
REASONS FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF A NEGRO LABOR
REFORM PARTY.
Col. NJ Of New-Orleans-Well waving this question
of eQuaes, have yet to understand where you pro-
pose get any materials to found any occasion for
the party you propose In the interest OF the negos la
bor What are the demands for Improvement or REFORM
such would justify the organization OF party oGge
and distinctive and holding such jealous position
you propOse3 The negro already treated justly
aborer lie may already see, if he will only look at
what before his that his interest lies in the dree
ton of his employer who is generally the native white
OF the South He has causes OF complaints he needs
revelations this subject and certainly there
is nothing TO be accomplished in building up party that
is called for, merely giving name and an Organiza
| tion TO a condition that already exists.
negro is not treated with such full and undeniable
justice aborer, and in this matter is not without de
mands may run over III moment material sufficient
to found the party propose, e. and ana vndicatag
great as those which have sometimes made political
divisions in country and originated Important reform
movements. IL Is TO be remarked, and challenge
denial it, that there has been since the scarcely
any legislation that is OF any account, applying TO the
peculiar condition and wants of the laborer in
the South Yet TINS cOndtOn merits legislative care
much beyond that of the Northern abOrer; and
in the North the abOrer exacts ten hour and eight hour
laws and other securities OF his leisure and interests why
i'm the South shall his similar indeed his greater needs De
gnoredi The negro may complain OF the insuiicieney
OF his wages when IL is notorious that they scarcely
| onethird what the Northern laborer wins for equal
wages il is this moment his chief cause OF complaint
and an important encouragement of his industry Why
the lien that the Northern artcer has, or some
equivalent OF the mechanics lfenP The negro suffers
from the limitation of his occupation; he Is confined 10
the tasks OF pOnderOus and inaccurate labor why may
there not be policy OF improving hi as by methods OF
market laborerl Here are suggested, right away,
some three or four planks OF PLATFORM oIhers VIII
the discoveries of thinking men and in fine, am thor
oug9 persuaded that tor Labor party se s SoGn m s ts
world, and those which will make such
To illustrate how practical the labor question is to the
negro, and what application 1t may lind in almost every
neghbOrhood OF the South. let me draw again from
nersona experience and cite an happening
near my home. In my neighborhood, in Virginia a rail-
road Is building and several hundred negroes were EN-
poyed on 1t at 25 for days work Many OF these ne
roes struck" account Of insufficient wages, al
though much lower than what white men similarly en-
ployed got in North but because they brutay
overworked"s saved," they graphically expressed IT,
The contractors explained in local wspaper that the
negroes worked only from sunrise TO sunset but
gentleman who daily rode the railroad informed me
that he had the negroes working into the edge OF the
night after having commenced their task little after
daylight This was the long days OF june so that
may fairly these negroes kept at their work
for l5 hours, and that at the very ume when whlte
laborers the North clamoring for eight hours
as a DAYS work But the injustice did
not end here. noticed that the contractors
had remarked in OF hippant triumph that the