Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-09
The Negro and his Political Allies

In the South the negro and his political allies
have done an almost incredible amount of mis-
chief As voter he has been used by the Radi-
calls for his own abuse; to burden himselfend his
posterity with tax that will sap his labor long
as he lives, while at the same time it reduces the
ability of the whole southern population to rem
der assistance to the government In the North
the negro is treated by the Radical politicians
with an occasional small office, in order to keep
him in the ranks and TO secure his vote TO the
party without which 1t could not hold power.
But beyond this it seems the negro has no rights
which Radical is bound to respect They have
given him the right of suffrage, but only to en-
slave him to party, meanwhile they have driven
him from nearly every business which has been
peculiarly fitting to his nature and condition.
First invading his most arstocratic calling, that
Of servant man ia livery. Having driven him
from nearly every carriage top in the fashionable
circles OF the great cities, they next invaded his
position as chief in the tonshure line, and here
where he was in his element and even devoted 10
his calling, he is now rarely found except In some
poor remote place visited by a scanty crowd who
expend the smallest sums, and suffer poor shave
at that. Going from the la, Der shop TO the hotel.
black OF the alk.yellow face above it, beaming
with smiles, ready to answer every summons, The
traveller. finds only the calm. sad visage of the
plain Caucasian. Passing on he perhaps inquiries
for his boots, which he expects surely TO receive
from the hands of the "man and brother" but
again is disappointed as they set down by the
ordinary white man with only II tolerabe shine, y
which would never have been allowed to pass
had it been done by the professional darkey.
Here one might expect 10 find that pause had
been put to the invasion of the rights Of the
race once sacred to the whole Republican organi-
zation. In those days the sursst wsy to "fire u
northern heart was for southern man 10 tread
on the toes OF negro In Maryland or Virginia -
Such an act was felt as far as Boston and even
Banker Hill would sometimes thereat echo the
haavy tread of the Saxon reused 10 sympathy for
his curly haired "brodder" OF the jungle. But q
change is coming over their dream. The negro
is now being denounced in the northern Admin
istration organs as unfit to be trusted with his
own government, and as not ft TO cast an intelli-
gent vote But we find we are running into poll
tics, which we did not aim TO do. We repeat that
with depriying the negro of the business OF pro-
fessisnal boot-black, one might think that the
northern white had gone as far as it was desira-
be. But such is not the case, for surely the ne.
gro in Wilmington may with more truth than po-
etry repeat the remark of the unfortunate Moor
and exclaim, "Othello's occupation 3 gone" since
the Radical Council has robbed him OF the last re-
sort the right to act even night scavenger. Alas
the negro's occupation s gone" lie has nc
longer a right to work even If his sJmpathlzng
friends desire to employ him. The "Odorles:
Excavating Company" has monopolized the low
est and last of his callings and last week one Of
the race was arrested and brought before Jus
tice for even daring TO work for a living.