, 1874-11-02

one Of tho papers read before tho Social
Science Congress- at Glasgow was by DR.. Joseph
P. Thompson, recently Of tho Broadway Taber-
uaclo. New York, and now of Berlin. It Tas
entitled "The Question Of Races in the
United States" Dr.. Thompson discusses
thu politico-social effects of foreign I'M
migration at some lcngth, but do7otes
his essay mainly to the consideration Of
atfairs ut tho South. uo rightly rcga.dH tho
fusion Of white aud black by inter-marrnge AZ
an impossibty. allsccgonatiou did good deal
to blend tho Two colors when and whoro alayery
prevailed, but onlr then and !loro. Tho South
Furnished about all the r,ulattoas and all the
two bloods las always boeu frowned upon d. tho
North. Theodore Tiltou onco wrote Md dclly-
cred an eloquent speech in It's favor, In which lie
argued that tue negro posaessoi tho vory quali-
TICS which tho whito man lackod.-doep rolig-
oua feeling, capacity for keen enjoyment,
enthusiasm, etc,-and that tho union
Of tho two would giEo BIRTH to Q
new type Of mortal, higher than either.
Els fervid periods were received, however, with
Indifference. broken by oecaeioua! bursts OF
langhtcr or disgust. Tho lecture, in fact, fell
tint. and 80 did the idea. Tho two races canuot
bo fused. They could, howoyor, get along woll,
DR.. Thompson thinks, "f tho political clement
OF tho problom could DO removed" lie justiGes
this declaration by a reYiew OF tho increasing
material prosperity Of tho South, and auggcata
four means Of removing this vexlng political
element" Tho first IL that tho Government
should cease Interference In bchnlf OF tho
blacks, Oh such, and 10 nothing except kocp
tho peace in tho methods provided Tor by
tho Constitution. Tie second is ]iko
unto the first. It IL that tho negro
should bo taught solf-relIanco. The third
is that tho whitos should allay tho feara and OK
cito tho goodwill Of tho blaclts by treating them
with equal and exact iustico. The fourth Ia
radical. Il ia that the Southern States should
fix I'LL educational qualification for tho suffrage.
They would thus lesaon their representation III
Congrosa tor the sa1o Of good government AZ
homo. This would disfrancAise number Of
whites and great number Of blacks To pro-
Fctlt luz HAltcb tuhloH I'LL uu4uo nuVAnt1Eo or
this they should bo required to agrca to oloct to
otlioe tair proportion Of the educated negroes
Who. however, would tlr this proportion, and
who could make tho binding agroonent rsquir-
cl? II theaa lifliculties could bo nurnounted,
the fact remplns that tho whole tendency
of tho times Is to extend, rather than limit, tho
franchise. Ono aftor another, Its old safeguards
hayo bcen thrown agdo. Quo after another,
appolntiyo of1lcoo havo been 1naao elective. It
III very probable that franchise based OIL knowl-
edge, coupled with compulsory education, would
euro many Of tho OWLS nutler which tho country
now groaus; but the time is not ripe for it yot
When tho present vy4tenl Of treating the ballot
~ QUO Of the lnalionabto rights Of oycry man
Instead Of Il trust granted by the State md to be-
used for the States wolfare, Laa done little
mora harm, tllero may be reaot.on which will
replace our. institutions OH aafor foundation.
But whtlo DR.. Thompsons fourth suggestion
aocm to III now in,prRctcablo. tho asat tAzco aro
timely nnd Btatosmaaliko.