New-York tribune., 1873-07-29
TOPICS OF THE TIME.
NEW VIEWS OF UNIFICAfION.


tnies 10 worry many conservative people, Some Of tho
Southern Journals arc octous for the interests of tho
cOored people and they express lively curiosity 40
10 the exact amount Of equality" which Is 10 be
conceded in the unncation proposed for the new or
gamzaton. These newspapers are usually Of the pro-
nounced Administration stripe. they BOurbons OF
the Bourbons. OF this latter class Ia The Wilmington
a. ca Journal which reduces the whole question TO this
statement:
One OF two things s apparent-GaD Beauregard and
bis white allies have surrendered their belief that fhere
Is a difference between the white race and the back
race attributable merely 20 education they hope
20 cheat their cOlOred felOw-ciZens In Louisiana by
holding to them promises they never intend 10 per-
form Whicn view OF the Is the correct ara
Just prepared 20 saw We are prepared 10 say
however. ana here, that we are bitterly opposed 70
the new movement, and tnat. too, no matter whether
white Louisauians honestly think negroes are Their
equals in all respects save educa0n or whether they
propose merely TO deceive them long enough 70
get possession Of their state Government. Ths
publtcan meeting % answer the question
whether or not he would send his children
hardly fair just in Mr. MARKS 70 advise his noghbOrs
TO send their 70 school to which he u unw ln2 To
send his own II Mr.. Marks was willing - send h5 -on
to school with negroes IL was very easy FOR him 70 nave
answered the question. This Il an issue which white
men as well ~ black men nave nsht To uemabd
there shall be Sinking. II unihcntion is rsht aud
proper for the poorest white man IN lbe land b rint
ana proper for the richest proufest and dainest HIP
Is wrong for the rch It wrong Tor the poor ~ Wgnd
have much satisfactory In every respect had
Mr.. Marks gwen pam answer 10 paih qu atoh A
lie would at least have escaped lmPlIauoas upon the
sincerity OF ms motives. He and MS friends, TOO,
would have escaped the suspicion Ol DtIhg aotnaeo W
that feeling Of "cOnseryats az some eai OF coward
ce a. others ea IT, thaL westo Is said 70 INSPIRE. 10
the least Of IT, 10 has Oa1 look lor Whe men 10 al
wise their poor neighbors to send their children TO
school with negroes, when they tAeLnseeyes reiase
10 say, when publciy quesuOIe4, Mhelhrr hty
VIII subject their own children TO such compauonsAp.
There must De no dQdglng or sbrang on tlS VIA que
ton. White men Of wealth and position VINO advocate
the unication Of the must prove thcr fath By
na5 e6 tee teSs py nerIdrt eS1ay WITH negro cE'
Then, and not until then, can they be trusted Tue
he the pi6neers IL pntng Il no practical operitIon
We trust that every Wnte man VINO advocate lht beau-
such thrn,ts as that which staggered Mr. MARKS; "Hii
you send your children 10 school win coOred cldrenT
The declarations Of the colOred speakers leave NO
room Do douDt what they understand be the
Of the white mans part OF tue unncailon cohtfaoe
They demand, in the palnest terms, perfect c iiV.
socially and otherwise as members of the great human
FAMILY. They demand t as r<nt ana ls tue last and
which they ceased to be slaves. The issue Is presented
fairly ana squarely, and ialy and SqlArey Inlss 40
meetn
According TO The Journal then, the whole movement
swings on this pivotal question: Will you send your
children 10 school with colOred chdreni Why NOS
adopt older eatechism, which, In the original Abo
tion excitement, began with, "Wouh you have your
daughter marry nigserl" The Beaureglrd COMMITTEES,
Ia their address to tho people OF louisiana were repre-
sented as waving all questions Of social equality what
ever. They demanded equal rights Ia all places OF
public resort and public coRveyances, representation In
moneyed institutions in which coored men are stock
holders; and, among other things, the following wls
adopted:
We shall further recommend that hereafter no dis
tinctoD shall exist among citizens OF LJu'.an IN anJ
Of our public schools ate lusutuIun' OF cudttlOn'
any other public Institution supported Dy the eis'"'
city, OF parishes.
Its little curious therefore that in The midst or all
these and other demands only the question Of sending
white and coored children TO school together should DO
selected as the crucial of sincerity AS for the al
legged evasion of MI Marks OF the leaders OF tho
movement we have only the following report OF the re
ported examination, from The Ne Orleans Itpes
During the delivery OF Mr. MiTks's address, "cOrfed
below, he referred IN deta 10 the lnaneso lsS.e ~
the Committee OF one Hundred, when coming To that
portion touching nDOn admission 10 pnOnc ecnVo- nc
was interrupted by an auditor. Or +. GfanLD, VINO
said Ar. President want % know NAe'lgr YOU VIII
be willing to send your children 70 the pubic schools
when that provision comes INTO erect = llnmeGlateD
tbereupOu epsued uprOar OF sses and other demon
stratons which, concluding MI Marks suggested mat
festo or could not subscribe the declarations therein
it was his privilege 70 refuse aud beyond tHa' eood
retire from the hal without nInCerance.
That does not look very much like lodging the ques
tion. But since the opponents Of unihcation are so
skeptcal about TIE intentions Of the white followers in
the movement 1t may relieve their minds somewhat TO
know what the cOored men think Of things. At the
same meeting at which Mr.. Marks spoke the following
pledge signed by committee of cOlOred men was sub
mtted:
We the undersigned, firmly convinced that the move
ment reconciliation naugurated under Che auspices
which confidence may be restored among the people OF
Louisiana citizen secured in the quiet enlOymentOf
ais civil and political rights order reesabisacd IN her
finances and prosperity developed upon her SOIL unhes-
itatngly accord IL sincere ana unscrupui1us tupDo,
with the same ardOr with which participated IN ts
inception In order therefore, still further % develop
and strengthen this movement, and dedhce therefrom
IT'S natural results publicly declare that as
the existing opposition against the euioymont OF our
rights be admitted, equal footing with other
citizens, in places OF public amusement and public re-
sort 70 receive equal accommodation on public convey
anCes, steamboats,, and In public hotels admission IN
have ceased our felOw-cltlZens Will De- dis
posed to divide the government powers equally between
the two inhabing our State that each race may
thus be equally protected, we pledge ourselves
TO unite ali our influence and our energies with
those OF our feOW-ctzeus IN common movement 20
reduce taxation to rate corresponding TO the re-
sources OF the county 10 investigate aud correct ts
public debt 10 suppress unnecessary offices; 70 dlmu-
sh largely the high salaries aud eNUrOltant enoumens
attached TO public office. the useless multiplicity ana
extrayagauU compensation OF Office being among tho
principal causes or the public Generalization and dis-
and, word, 10 IN Louisiana, rs soon a.
pOss De the establishment OF an honest economic, anh
patriotic government. This pledge We publicly make
and engage our honor % maintain. We Wul ada No
believe ourselves sufficiently authorized 10 affirm that
the masses Of cOlOred citizens who, equally with
ourselves, have the welfare Of Louisiana at heart, w
with this understanding, promptly become the al
herents supporters ana advocates oi Inc IttVAS'oD
movement.
ARIsTIDH MARY, i. BONsEIGNEUR
DIR L. c. RoUDANEZ, REV. WILLIAM MOODY,
{. RILLEUN. JAMES l>hMls,
NM. RUDOLPH, I. q ANTOINE.
This matter is worth all the attention 1t receives
STILL we presume that tho doubling 1homasos will go on
asking, "wl you send your children TO school wu
colored children e. though that were all
DEAD-DEAD-DEAD