New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-02
RIVAL RACES AT THE SOUTH.

THE REASON FOR THEIR POLITICAL ANIM0sIrIEs-
THE NEGROES NOT OPPOSED TO ISTERMARRIAGE.
TO the Edftor Of The Tribune.
SIR: I have seen several articles in your
paper recently on the condition AMI prospects OF the
colored population in the South These articles have
been suggested by the recent elections and by certain
outbreaks Tennessee and other Southern States As
live and have lived all my life among the blacks, it
might be interesting compare observation OF facts
with your theories on this subject.
In the first place. far their opinion and treatment
OF the blacks concerned there two classes among
the Southern people. One mas as sacred regard for
the rights feelings of the blacks Charles Sumner
or Horace Greeley; the other recognizes no rights as
belonging to the "ngger" either OF life or property
The latter class the noisy sensational minority VINO
figure on telegraph wires and IN the columns of daily
papers In other words there are Doth Rood people anu
bad people in the South.
IA to all elections in the negro States, II IL only
question Of race. The exceptions only confirm the rule
All political questions sink into insignicanee' Inc
negroes would not vote for Horace Greeley from the
simple fact that the "white folks voted for him
void the Southern whites to-day vote for the most pop
uar Democrat land he were pu forward ana sus
taned Inv the negroes In the last election IN nv county
the negro vote for Sheriff cast almost s0ld Tor
man who was VIGOROUSLY cruel sayeo Sner before
the war aud n violent Rebel till the very last moment OF
the war. while on the other hand the whites, who
have a small majority elected Tor Sherin man VINO WAS
a. tho FEDERAL ARMY during the war To some such
state ~ ara IL mysterious but to the simplest OBJ
server of facts it Is simple as that two ana TWO make
four 1t is simply question OF human nature. lac
Southern whites VIII not eat and sleep with the blacks
and by way If reciprocity the blacks wiii neither
yoIe for them with them. There Is the secret OF
the whole matter IL Is at last aud above all tLnSs
social question this IL the negro To DC blamed
will not nor will any man in this Union VINO mas PRIDE
of Character vote for who would not sleep Ill DIS
beds eat at his table, sit down III MS mousse
These things the Southern white people refuse 10 40
IA they are proud admit This Is tho key 10 the negro
vote and IL the key which the carpetDaggsr mas al
WAYS used with such success. The negro would Rather
vote for a Southern man, and particularly an Ug'
beiiu slave-owner than for acarpetDdgger anu nS WIN
always do so when this one point Is ylelded Wae e,
however the ex-Rebe gives way to the negro on TINS
social question his deathkne among wne yoeis
and white society Only the local ana not the eadhs
politicians do tins eating aud sleeping put put, hks
the general in battle who does not usnt, IL
must be understood that he IS not AFRAID 10 ngnt'
trial of the matter might some time show the gehetal
mistake. These. then, are simple facts winch every
impartial observer Will connrin. =, -, ,o,,,.o 4,
hut why this violent and undying social prejudice
Simply because both the eo0red and the we people Oh
the south know what all experience has amply Verineu
that social must result III anu
this would be only the precursor or general alhag
nation of the two This internxtre OF races
rather an agreeable idea with the colored race put me
white peope stake everything upon the preservation OF
the plrty of their AngO-Saxon blood. Wnen the
whites of the South give up their love OF race you VIII
ace their votes intermnged with those OF the blacks
but not till then. ." n ~
Monticello. Ark Aug. 20 1874