The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-08-22
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On the 10th day of February, 1872,
Che minority report of the Joint Select
Congressional kuklux Investigating
Committee was made to Congress-
The Democrats who constituted the
Minority of said COMMITTEES, and who
made the same, were Senators Frank
L. Blair of No., and 4. +. Bayard OF
Delaware; also, Representatives S. S.
Cox of n. Y, James j. Beck of Ken
lucky, z. Van Trump of Ohio, Alfred
Nj. Waddell of N. c., James C. Rob-
inson of Illinois and James M. Hanks
of Arkansas. Their report, so made,
was at the time commented upon and
approved by the Democratic papers
throughout the country, and also re-
ceiyed the sanction of the Democratic
members of Congress and the party
generally.
Since, at this time, Republicans are
found who claim that the success OF
the Democratic party by the election
of Greeley, is a safe, a prudent and
wise step for the country to take, and
is especially the proper course for the
colored race to pursue, we ask such
that they give the following extract
from said minority report careful
pcrusal:
But while the negroes of the South
have position and power in the admin.
lstration of public affairs uo,r, who
can say. who can look into the future
so closely as to enable him to say. how
long this unnatural state of. things will
last? No one is so president as to be
able to fix the period of its duration
but that IL mast end somehosr. and a,
some time not az The distant future, nc
philosophic thinker can doubt. 1t ii
altogether too abnormal, too much CD
posed to the instructive feeling. som,
will say preiudices, OF the white race
to endure beyond the peculiar condi
ton of popular opinion, brought abou
by war prosecuted in the end for The
freedom, if not the cnfranchiscment o.
the negro. Gradually, in time, and
under change of circumstances, THU
exceptional state of the popular MIND
will wear out and pass away. and pub
lie opinion will vibrata back to its Ole
condition, as il existed prior 10 thu
disturbing influences of the war. Thi,
VIII be brought about by one of two
things; either by arupture of the gov
comment itself, or the springing up O
some new and all-powerful party gu
OF the ruins of the existing politica
organizations. When either Of these
two things shall occur, and God gran
1t may not be the first. it will be til,
political death of the negro on this
continent. So far as it relates to hi
future soiidity as a race. comminglet
with the whites within the Union. III
will be i'm a worse condition than III
was when in state of slavery: for tn,
inevitable tendency will be to scgre
gate him from the white race, .and i
not transported to some other country
he will slowly but surely pass away
like the aborigines, and his place a
mong us, like that of the Indian. vii
be known no more forever
The gentlemen making said repor
comprise many of the most prOminen
and ablest of the present Greeley ant
Brown party; indeed, if there be an,
man more than another to whom Hor
ace Greeley is more indebted for hi
nomination, itis-t Frank p. Blair
Only~six months ago these gentlemen
Z as the accredited mouth-pieces of a
least liine-tenths Of the voters VIII,
will support Greeley and Brown, pu
themselves upon the record as sayin,
III reference to negro suffrage: "non
can tell how long this unnatural stat
of things is to exist, 8 but that
must end somehow, and at some tim
not in the distant future.''' Its end !
to be brought about. they say, .'eitAe
by a rupture IF the Government Use,
or tie sir3,a9tag Hp Of some neW "a,
at2-pomeyaN party ont Of The swi,,
Of INC e.ctsting political organized
tons" All! we wonder if our astut
Democratic friends were not the
soncocting this kettle of broth whic
they are now attempting to feed til
,inwary with. There can be no cues
ton but that this. scheme of dividin
the Republican party if possible, was
then well under way and that it wa
this to which they alluded when the,
spoke of the new party TO be organic
cd. lit is with this new party tina
HEY are to destroy colored suffrage
and take away their rights. 1t is hare
for us TO reconcile honesty of purpose
with the course ofany Republican who
now supports the coalition for the de.
feat of the party. We can do SO
upon no other hypothesis than this,
viz, that there is nothing SO absurd
either in politics or religion, but that
when advanced ii will find some be-
levers. The greater portion of such
followers, however are either led by
reason Of extreme ignorance or
through unworthy motives.
The Louisville Convention Of
straight out democrats will probabl,
make a strong nomination, and on,
that will receive the votes of near hal
million of democrats; at least so III,
signs of the times indicate now. Thi,
condition OF things will become more
and more so. as democrats see the ut
ter hopelessness of the election oil
Greeley; and still further will it -four
ish as disafiected Republicans find that
democrats stand up to the Cincinnati
ticket.
For our part we care not much
which course is pursued. So far as
the general election is concerned, moth.
lug can prevent Republican success
and whether the Louisville Conven-
ton shall make a ticket or not, Grant
and Wilson's election is sure. So ia.
rs the county, district and State cleo.