The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-04-04
it, and all will desert yon if yon pas

It. But the evils which this bI.
would entail on us are too great Il
price to pay for any mere party sue
cess and I therefore hope if
comes to a vote it may be vo'ee.
town.
Ii vou destroy our reviving free
schools what is to become of us
And especially what is to become
oar soldiers The negroes will far.
better than they. Private schools
supported By northern donations, by
Friends societies, by liberal con'r,hu-
.tions from negro sympathizers every
where, dot our hills, are file with
negro children | do not complain
Of his !; [ rejoice at it !; for ! want
All educated by 1atever means. !
am an enthusiastic friend Of univer-
sal education. It is Of vital import
ance to the South that her ne"l,
enfrauchised race should be well IL
s'ructed. But orr poor white sol.
die,s' orphans are forgotten. n
heart has a pnlsation for them, ex
cept the hearts Of their poverty
stricken living comrades. We are
striving TO build up the luined foufi-
| dations. and again 10 consecrate the
Wondering shrjnes of learning III
their benefit bnt III step the mIs
guided negro and his perhaps, well
meaning but mistaken pat on, ano
Isay we shall not do SO unless we al
INIT him there too, despite what NJ
know ia for bis good and ours al!t
notwithstanding We everywhere pro
vide for him ous Of CIR free hopni
for We pay all TIE taxes exacti'
equal, though separate, privileges o
/ edncation. Il this shall be fo q 81
us IL spite Of our protest, snrel, 'hs
cnrse Of Heaven, in response to fhs
orphans cry, will stnite the wickc(
be8ottea, reckless rulers Of this conn
TRY.
The masses Of the negroes of tht
Sonth 30 not desire this enforce,
association III churches, III grave
Yards, hotels, schools. and elsewhere
They know full we'll, especially, ha
the intimate interinln4ling q III,
young viii depraye our children ats
corrapt theirs. 1t is the it,lt
mnllatto. rapercoilard gentry, wne
hang around be street corners eli
istuGy how TO live without that faliI
| ful iudas,ry to which our worth,
ool0rod men Of the South devote
themselves, who keep up tbs agita
ton. IL North Carolina. as in the
Inther Southern States the whites ant
blacks are living together II am Is
and concord. IL politics only ID thes
differ In regard To every otifl
matter the black maii goes 10 his oia
white master for counsel as IN his
surest, ftjthfu est and most bounr-
able friend. Has he q little monee
to lay npF. @0la mas+er" is lis
most trusted saving banb. L, he
about tn make q trade ola maS-
ter is his most lHdleious adviser. /
he in trouble -? f. fles for prottc-
ton to "old master, l. he in conr
and ais reputation, the alimpostan
On, stion involved? odd master =
there ready 10 e4 ear FOR him and
stand by him when every body elise
knows he is unworthy. He was
formerly fnithfnl to old master" t. ];
" old master" IS still faithful and
partial 70 him Such r our uulteI
II experience III the South. And
uatnral laws are gradually SETH as
al qaes'iona concerning The proper
social relations between the two
races on practical and reasoa4bIe
basis WHY, then, come in VIZ
your theories and experiments, ana
oat Of mere wantoncss di>tarb onr
peace Shall we never have done
with this empirical legislation
Shall we never have done WITH this
.eh,janSerlDg Of oar social aud politI-
cal machinery by sabjecsiue il eoa.
tinuaiiy te neWand annessary strains:
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