Richland beacon., 1874-07-18
WHITE SUPERIORITY.
north Alabama Republicans
Abandoning the Negro
Party.

north Alabama Republicans
Abandoning the Negro
Party.
We clip the following from the
Southern Argus, published at Selma,
Ala This shows where the decent
white Republicans will fall Make
the issue fair and square; those that
are not for "White people" let them
20 with the colored people, who are
by far, their superiors. Here what
Judge HARRISON, of Alabama says,
who is Republican himself:
DrKAtB CouxrY, Ala, June i6.is74.
Colonel VIM. NJ Lowe. Huntsville, Ala.
DEAR SIR:-Your esteemed favor,
in reply to mine of late date, has just
been received. am exceedingly obllg-
ed to you for your kind and friendly
expressions inregsrd to myself. and beg
to assure you Of my concurrence in
your views ofthe duties which now
devolve uponus. / am opposed. as
YOU know, tf the so-called civil rights
bill. recentl, passed by the senate, and
now pending in the house. There
was no reeon for it then; there is
none for / now. 1t is a measure Of
infinite pischief to the white race, and
destruction to the black race.
The political and civil rights, which
the later now enjoys, are all that the
power Of legislation can properly con-
Ter on them-fe an that the white
maa enjoys. rhe social relations can
not be enforced by the power of legis-
lstion but to 10 that impossible thing
seems to be tle whole burthen Of the
bill in questi4. The political rights
LOT . man un&r our government, are
those by which he exercises the cleo
tive franchis, holds Office. and enjoys
its donors I'D emoluments. Under
this right, tie colored man il now
found in bills of legislation, both
state and 1tional. And, in this re-
spect, the thite man has no advan-
tage overhim. But both may be
disquali6A for cause.
Civil rkhts are those under which
be enfor9s 3 bis contracts in . court Of
Justice, I'd secures the protection Of
his life, foperty and reputation. The
white al colored races, therefore, be.
fore thdlaw, ars already upon IN
equsliH. There is no civil, political,
Or leg9 right which the white man
q can infoke, that the law could or
would refuse to the colored man,
\ / rsueat, therefore, there il no reason
! kor secessity for the n posed legisla'
Iti4 o. congress. 1t y6st rest, then
on some spurious basis, some false,
} f0proper motive. If the motive BE-
II understand it, to enforce BY leg
btion social relations for the color
led ksce. Il will result in disgrace to The
4 legAlators and ruin to the objects o.
theifmistakeu zeal. The mischief Il
|. the w>ite man lies in the results o
!. such Hesitation. Some Of the resulti
. will be \Vllisions between the races
) alienation from each other, loss Of al
common sympathy or interest, ruin o
q sgriculturAend mechanical industries
Q hatred and ID blood, eliminating II
: ceaseless, intAminable conflicts, AMI
d 10 the general Ssturbance of society
b Then will come Adictmensa. and civi
suits without enA inaictine loss Q
10 time and expenditAe Of money.
d extremists attempt Il enforce this t0l
the courts Of the country will be file
: ct once with vexstions litigation j
every shape and form. Confusion
dissatisfaction, Generalization On
recklessness, with all the deplorab
results, would inevitably ensue.
II Our common school system woul
= b demolished, and the poorer whit
classes deprived of the great sdval
. tags Of . common school educatin
Tho whiHs pssplg-fuUB SectI66 vi
not submit to MIXED schools. No ci
) cumstsnce could induce them TO q
20. Ifsuch : thing should ha as..-r.
Item ITSELF Itwould, certainly, d
pFive some Of the best intellects in Il
a country Of tho inestimable privileq
Of an education, and rob church %
state Of their most efficient agency.
Such Legislation would fall heav
upon the eolored race. directly and il
directly. It would deprive their chi
dren Of educational facilities. The
ae now educated, principally, b
white men. This bin ei5ectusliy d
: streys thst benefit They woul
grow up without sducstion, witho1
property, and, in thousands Of instal
CO, without homes Or 6xed places
abode. They .would thus b LEFT
. pitiable condition, indeed but ho
( tie eoutaes with tho white racs woul
b infinitely wore. II the two racs
~ together ct III, It must b
- Il ean not be otherwise. A
4 1'ss reason. and experience teac
= = tof<hs coIored man cannot %
Z, uve Hqo1sessy 49, - white rscs.
. ebre = eon1ist thsrs ha-ls Of .,
TN fastbe survival ofths Gftsst-
;, ns Ausrisan Indisus, osos thie
90s lssves IL their sstive forest
, Rave slmose faded from tle coutinsn
: IN cQo0fR 9TH H. a;uv;r~sya.-.