Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-06-08
Honest Horace on tho Niger Question.

has delivered q lecture at p0ughkeepsie. y.
s., Tor the benefit IT ZION Church, belong
ing to tic negroes Of that city. AS On
every other OCCASION MIR. Greeley wasOpt.
spoken, mud no. one need mlsVndcrsland
his position on the negro social equality
question. Ilo is evidently now, rs he has
lecn through his whole life, In fnyor o.
social equality without regard 10 color or
race. In this lecture, he tells the "lndics
aud gentlemen for thus no calls themr
that If he had not rromi,ed before his
nomination TO deliver II, he would have
RETAINED flom giving such promise. But
Honest Horace would face the music, IL he
was candidate for the Presidency. First
he procc eds to tell them that they were in
tended for tropical cline. Hence the
color OF their skin. Says Horace II be-
licye that tho black tinge Of the skiu'
80 far {, en- being, as many Of all nations
suppose, a peculiarly opprobr'5"s or in-
juieus trait, is by divine bencvo'cnce Dc
signed aud adapted to maintain human
existence under feryid tropical sun.
We had always supposed that u black
dress was warmer than white one, but
il seems Horace knows better. For the
reason given, hc concludes in process OF
time, that the colored friends will oil tend
| Southwark and ultimately be mostly found
| in Florida, Louisiana and Texas. This is
not very encouraging to us, who have no
desire for more niger. We trust Horace
is mistaken, and that the negroes will 90
North and establish more Zion Churches
rur the bcnen, Of that infiel region.
The Cincinnati candidate then takes up
the social question, and, that we may do
him no injustice, We give this part in full
from the Tribune;
In the mex place, we must consider the
fact that the African people in our coun-
try will remain for an indefinite period n
pcculiar people. Certainly | trust that
with the outgoing of slavery, and the pc
litical changes necessarily resulting there
from, there will be less antagonism, less
rcpusion, between men of different races
than there formerly was. | trust the day
is not far distant when the common rights
of bucks in public conveyances and in
public meetings and institutions will he
recognized as they were not recognized OF
old, and rs they are but impcrfcctly re-
ognized still. trust that their political
equality, lately established, will lead to n
recognition of their equality in other ro
spccts than this; but, after all, while dc
sire and expect that invidious and calling
distinctions will gradually fall into dis
use, | still believe thut there are diileren-
ces of race which political equality will
not e(facc, but which will remain long af-
ter the memory of slavery has faded to n
faint tradition. "Blool is thicker than
watcr;" and the time will probably never
come when men of races 80 diverse as ours
and ihcrs will mingle socially with the
same freedom that men of either race min
gle with their own people. There will al
ways be recognized decided difference,
which need not be disparity, neel not be
inequality, but still difference. hope
the time will come when our educational
institutions and seminarics will be open
! TO men of all races with freedom, with a
hospitality, which has never yet been en-
loved. trust the time will come when
no mans color will exclude him from aGy
church or any religious organization
whatever. But though that time should
come, ain not at all sure that the cOlOred
race will not, as they now do u rule,
pre- fer their own society, and prefer to
have churches and scminaries and colleges
of their own. Nor am clear that this
woullnot be wi sc choice. So then, | cay,
With regard to our common schools, where
| q rural district contains but % or 80
families, it is simply impossible, where
two or three of those are colore1, to have
separate schools; and in those cases, to
soy that black children shall hot go to
school with white children is to say that
they shall not have any schooling whatev-
or. But in communities such as this,
while, If J. were black man, should not
ask separate school, yet should still
say ifthe whites choose to have separate
schools should not object to it. should
ouly ask that the schools for my children
should DO made as good, as efficient, rs
tho schools provided for other mems chill
drcn. Then, if the majority choose that
rate scifools would say, "Gentcmcn, he
it as you please; have no choice in the
matter" A gentleman or lady never
discusses the question:, Was it proper to
refuse me an invitation TO my neighbours
party? lie or she accepts the fact, and
lets tho reason take care of itself. Pre-
cisely so'with regard tc'religious fraterni-
ty or associations for maintenance OF di
vine worship. would advise the colored
race never to make distinction, and new
err to refuse one. If the whites chose that
the blacks shall not be members on equal
terms of general congregations, would
accept exclusive congregations, not as my
choice but as The choice of the dominant
party.
1t will thus &c secn that Horace believes
in social equality, and sees nothing in
compatible or wrong in negroes and whites
mingling together every where on all &C.
casions. Besides be avows himself so.
cialist, abiding to "Mr. Meekcr, an old
socialist like myself" Now il is all right
for pcoplc, who believe in these doctrines,
10 SUPPORT Horace Greeley for the Presi-
deucy, but we cannot see how anybody OPP
posed to them can consistently advocate
his election. Greeley has the honesty aud
boldness, if elected President, to act ac-
cording to his convictions, and we could
look for nothing less than negro loving,
negro associating administration. Is it
not we'll for our people to consider these
things and not become too enthusiastic
over an old white hat on q "man aud
brother 2"
Showing Their Hands.