The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-07-10
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geographical boundaries of So
| Mississippi, take the liberty also y. { =, q
pounding a few to him. Is the negro mali
or beast? Is he worshiping creature?
Has he an intellect susceptible OF cultiva-
ton, with his present limited, cultivated
| intellect? Is he more civilized, refined and
| christianized than the same race in the
/ most barbarous portions of Africa? Taking
4 historical facts as our guide, in times of
/ slavery, was the negro allowed by law, the
marriage relation respected by law or COM
mon custom? Did you ever see mulatto?
| Is he.hybrld or man? Man or beast is he
4 not $Nur kinSman? According to the es-
tablished laws of nature, does not every
| species love lis kind? Is not this natural
| sympathy necessary for the preservation
| of the species? Ought not the laws to recog-
| nize relation that would cherish such
| sentiments in the human family? What
riage between the colored and white race?
What are the penalties in case OF lewdness
from q moral standpoint do you view as the
greatest crime? What are the legal penal
ties for unnatural intercourse between man
and brute? II the negro is a beast, what
would be the area of prison that would
hold all the culpritS? As a rule, does not
mental culture of the human family lesson
crime? If so, does not a christian and
philanthropic spirit demand that facilities
equal to the emergency be provided? Does
not justice demand that equal responsib bill
ty have co-extensive rights and privileges?
VIII you please define civil rights and
social relations? Then will answer your
questions as to whether am for or against
the civil rights bill. Frequently the unwa-
ry are misled by the willy cunning of de-
signing men. According to democratic
Interpretation, the bill would seem to be
very objectionable, but as viewed through
repu blican and philanthropic glasses it
presents very different appearance. 1t is
Well known that every right, privilege and
advantage now enjoyed by the coloredsman
has been reluctantly yielded by the Demo- |
cratic party, and judging the future by the |
past, we may expect them to continue to do |
SO. MY understanding OF the bill is in case
of inns, public conveyances, &C., that equal |
charges shall have equal accommodations. |
As to public schools supported by taxation, |
OF course, justice demands that all tax pay |
ers have equal facilities-equal facilities |
does not necessarily imply mixed schools |
By a stretch of imagination, a mole hill can |
be magnifled into mountain, and hope |
that the people will not come to an unjust |
conclusion upon question of such vital inn |
portance, in republic, as that of general |
diffusion of knowledge Ignorance is said /
to be the twin sister of vice, and vice is the /
enemy of good government 1t is frequent
~ suggested that the negro race pay very /
small proportion of the taxes of the coun- |
try. Now you men that boast of paying tax
on thousands, how did you come by il?
How much of it is the fruit of your own
labor as producer? Just so much you have
a right to claim credit for and no more.
How much of it is the fruit of uncompen-
stated labor of others? Just take an impair
tial glance at your past history, and am of
the opinion that most of the wealthy class |
will ever after keep their lips sealed on this
subject. By the tax list it is made to appear |
by the colored race, and this is the very |
strongest argument in favor of liberal
system of public schools for his benefit; his
poverty is a matter of necessity, not of |
choice; perhaps many of them, had they |
reaped the benefit oftheir own labor, would
have paid heavy taxes also. 1t is well |
known that the producers and not the
droneS or consumers Of a country, either
directly or indirectly, pay all the taxes of q
country, and the black man conposes q |
large proDortion of the labor Of the Soutb /
Let us remember that the education which |
many of us enjoy, is the result of the nm
compensated labor of the coIored race and
while doing so, hope it will stir upa spark
OF gratitude that will never again be ex.
Glngulshed by the sophistry of politicians
We ought to remember that the sweat and
toll OF the labOring man of both races con-
tributed TO the education of such as occupy I
high position in Church or State. Then
officials who withdraw or withhold from
such the facilities of acquiring q meager
of the duties and RESPONSIBILITIES '
Of man, assume to themselves a preroga- |
i've that would shudder to exercise upOn |
so frivolous preteXt; they have not only |
contributed TO the finished education which |
many of you enjoy, but how often have | -,
hey ShlVered in the cold bleak winds e :
winter that you might enjoy the Comforts Of L
! blazing fire? Thew have sheltered Won
Goln ihH peItngs of the merciless storm, | O
and been shade to shield you from the |
avs of the MONDAY summer sun. To my
nina the English language fails to furnish
words sufficiently expressive of the ingrati-
ude OF some people upon this subject
To DO concluded HeGt lreek.l