The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-09-30

prevailed there before. tApplsusel They used
pen s5e nstiers If nisser eaaaii,s. iAp
piauss and lau=kter.l / repeat TO You. my friends
nothing that can e. epposei. exeeps uareasonins
and unreasonable Rreiutiee-'
I in America in his great speech before the Repub-
Iiean Convention ofthat State .uters these clarion
I ana assured By some of the hes. teachers in
the State that practically no difficulty occurs when
white and black are in the class and school.
and that very often the colored children are,from
their general good humor. fsvorites With the chill
dreh me difficulty IS not in the school or with
the scholars. but with the parents. in the blind.
unTeasonIng spirit Of caste. the debris OF slavery;
and Is strongest with the most ignorant ana
WEIGHS ~ 49,.
United States. armed with the ballot and equal
rights and priyileges-entitled to equal I'm uni
leans to deny them any of their rights essential
TO their manhood from feeling of caste or prelu
hey haus bo4ns their u parts in the contest.
through which We have passed, and We must not
have even he fhs ns paay IS the
only one constitutes that has the courage and
K. logic V OF the ao iofty pfincpie thas has
for the Civil Rights irll now pending IN the House
Of Representatives. not only because thought II
stand BY and enforce the great amendments Of
the constitution. the pride and boast of the Re
/ the immortal DECLARATION Of Independence was
made part of our declaration of government.
denied to the Slaek the
/ Of human nature melt away without evil results.
and wish to see this work complete and per-
feet by securing to all men who citizens of the
United States precise equality in all civil and 70
person and property. or lift him above degrade
! ton by local or State authority
dorsements of this humanitarian measure by
these great party lesders and statesmen of the
iRfiasnee, Joined with the support and influence
days viii siapse before the Civil Rights bin viii
pass the House, receive the signature Of the Pres
citizens. I am 50 hopeful this result that do
not deem 1t essential to discuss in
6a as tie ssfod esase this
the most Objectionable. propose to notice briefly
v eis Of the bill ali else is stale Dat and
Improbable" without this. How in the name of
Nous relations that should exist among the citi-
Gems Of common country, and which are so es-
white and black when at the point of learning
you teach the rising generation that one is nie-
ing and monstrous that cannot conceive that
any sane man could for moment seriously en-
comes law. the public schools Of the South viii
be broken up; that irretEiey I ills will result
head, Ifthis was the first time that the raw head
at the Nerth should expect it to start back and
stand aghast a the awful spectacle; but you have
loses its force upon the children as they grow
older, so this senseless cry. raised upon every
occasion When teGlSiaIlon ASKED Tor the anchor
alton of the condition of our people, must have
lost much OF its power to trighten the people oil
nearly every Northerh Stats, white and colored
children i nttend the same SCHOOLS. and nobSdy
dren any better than Northern white children?
pause for reply. All I ask is q calm, di.passion
BY the American people, and 1 am satisfied
that they will render verdict in our favor. The
IN the eo
ored voters are IN a majority mistakes haye been
r1aaE nd Oh mr. A-cta 1a
ton the pusIic debt has increased. and some cor
rnpt and dishonest en- have succeeded in obtain
have been for tho people OF the older. more intel
that the people Of Indiana. in their earlier days
when similar mistakes were made. were incom
Tweed and his eonederate: Tobbed Tf tSe
city Of New York Therefore the people OF that
full and d biased mind. the. conduct of the col
ored people gives hopeful evidence of their capac
ity for self-geyernmeat. and in no direction has
est demands and the universal desire to obtain
majority of voters. they have never claimed or
generally second rate ones. In Louisiana, where
you hear so much about negro government,
the sss- GoTernor. Auditor of State. AtforGsy
General. Supreme Court. consisting of judges.
all the collectors but four five. are white
in the Tia last se1a
Senate, were white; in the House of Representa-
sans s Of mhtes n sh
the General Assembly. The cplored representa-
they have ' ever had The city government Of
New Orleans are all white but one. The Board of
Board Of S'i State En9ineers are ali White but ON.
The district Superntendents - Education are five
i've YEA are white. one colered and in the minor Of
fees a majority are whites. From this exhibit
enn the modesy in tie demands for oea
recognition which L claim. for my people,. The
real plots to murder the whites.' ETC.. are also
without foundation. and nine times out OF ten
cuse TO outrage and murder our people, whom
the world knows are sinple-hearted. harmless
race.
To give you some idea of how the intelligent
cotored men of Louisiana feel, / will read you
from a,friend in New Orleans: The culm matt n
Of the more fearful oatrsges on our poor people in
several white Republicans. has at last command
ed response rom Washington and this thing
montb sooner. There is no precedent under any
form Of government where the demonstration off
muT,1sTs are required 10 arouse the kecpeTs Of
peoples safety TO measures of protection. Nor i.
have been regularly sacrificed to purely rebel
Inent inflicted tie miserable history of the
Southern states has furnished since the war
Ii IS sickenlng to eonte plate and dishearten-
ing to look forward and see no hope OF a better
condition Of things for US and ours The start
ling news II this mornings kilograms viii con-
vince You that he has not overirswn the picture
The terrible condition Of afairs in Louisiana and
the South is attributed to recon stru ton. Gov
Hendricks in his speech last night says: During
the war. when the Southern were off in the
field. there were instructions; the coored
n en- preserved tire peace at homer" and he might
have added, took care Of the defenseles. women
and children, and thereby proved TO the world
that they tAe most doeis, patient and harm
less people on the face of the earth What they
were then they now. It Will be observed that
in every report of riot. outrage and murder that
comes from the South. these poor suffering people
are the victims; not content with the outra9inS
and killing Of our people mean. Of intiInida-
ton they now propose to starve them. The lead
ing Democratic Journal Of New Orleans. in refer |
ing 10 the en- rIoymeat of eoiored people, says:
Every housekeeper. in the regulation OF her