Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-03-27
THE SEN TIN Ell.



Congress The Republicans think little fir
ing up OF prejudice and fanaticism necessary
just now. The object Of this bill. as our read
eTs know, is to admit negroes to inns, public
schools, theat.cs, and public conyeyances. II
is an addition to the former civil rights act.
1t is advocated upon the ground thai equality
in rights TO all men having been proclaimed
in the Declaration Of Independence, negroes
caunot justly be excluded from equality in the
aLovenalned places.
In surveying the history of mankind equal
rights, even amongst the same race, have not
always been productive Of good results, and IL
certainly cannot be u wise experiment FOR TWO
widely distinct races under the same govern
ment and where one race Is vastly superior 10
The other There is so much said about equal
ity in the present day. il is necessary to call
attention to The fact that some races are supe-
ror TO others Nobody can deny the superb
GRITTY of English civilization to that Of The Chi
nese, nor can any one compare favorably the
people OF India with those OF Germany. The
segr0es Of this country are far inferior TO the
whites The Martial civilization Of the Afri-
can race comes from its intercourse with the
whites rapid advance in its civilization is
aol to be prcsumed-nav hoped for from the
history of the West Indies. To speak chart-
ably, San 3oR;ago stands still, whilst Jamai-
CT appears 20 be retrograding. Soon after the
emancipation in the latter island the negroes
en- joyed the rights Of Eaglsh citizens, YET in
1856 they rose in rebellion for the purpose Of
appropriating the estates and expeling the
whites. Governor Eyre, by the prompt use
of Eaglish troops, prevented This. The CON
dilon of the race there is thus described by
him by unanimous consent il is admitted
that those persons who were men or Youths at
the time of the emancipation are the best and
most Trustworthy servants now, ana that
those born since have rule, become idle,
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island and very fertile, yet its future prospects
are gloomy. An old resident in the West In
dies says: tfhere is only Que way 10 civilize
negroes-sarround every negro with three
whites
If equal rights are questionable in general
under the above circumstances. there are good
reasons 10 disprove the necessity in this in
stance. Separation Of the two races in every
place indicated ia the bill would in no way
injurioasly affect the negroes. Furthermore,
not one in ten thousand cares for or can ap-
freciate these rights. In the event of their
admission it would result in discomfort and
injury 10 the whites These reasons suffice 10
grove the measure injudicious. Concerning
the Declaration of Independence supporting
Tho equality of the two races let its authors
own words decide taken from his memoir
about the bill on the subject of slaves:
Nothing is more certainly written in the
book Of fate than that these people ne .roes)
are to be free nor is it less certain that the
.wo races (black and VIII te) equally free. can
not live in the same Government Nature,
habit, opinion, have drawn indeiible lines or
distinction between them. IL IS sun IN cur
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