Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-06

/ white race Of the sOuth-that produced
the coiOr-line among the white race Of
the south. You have seen its workings.
I The interests of the white and colofed
races in the south are insepara5Iy inter
/ mingled, and are dependent on each
! other. What advances the interests Of
/ the one advances the interests Of the
! other. l p1rpOsely avoid all discussion
/ Of political questions. This is a day ded-
/ icated to the COMMUNICATION Of nation
| born TO freedom, The discussion of Do
/ litieal questions would be cut Of place,
| and would mar the dtjy Of the patciOt.
! We may well speak Of the power, great
| nes5 and glory Of the government, and
/ OF the dutlGs OF the patriots, and Of those
/ virtues habits and pursuits which are
calculated - elevate the citizen and to
| advance him in social position and in
| the scale Of civilization. In slI yonF
| dealings with others, be honest, truthful
and just Fulfil your contracts in good
faith. Be kind TO your feliow-men, aud
! be courteous and polite to all meu.
| These will Deget the confidence and re-
| specJ OF sll men. Social position is the
! fruit Of these, and will rs certainly fol-
/ low the practice OF these virtues as reli-
| giOn follows the practice CT morality and
| the Christian virtues, The government
can no more confer on you social posi-
| ton than 1t can morality and religion.
| 1t has conferred upon you equality be-
| re thu law, and it will protect YOU in
the enjoyment of these equal rights with
| ali it's powers; but it cannot make You
| industrious and useful men; it cannot
make you good christians, nor compel
others to regard your social standing.
| These are beyond its powers, but they
are as much within your own control as
are your hsbits of Industry, frugality and
virtue. have said that the white race
OF the south are your natural ftiends
You were misled at the end Of the war
by bad men Of the Republican party,
who were seeking to use your votes t1
get into power and into lucrative office
These places they wanted for their OWL
selfish purposes. They psndered to your
prejudices; they told you that you should
have forty acres of land and mule, end
that the rebels would put you back into
slavery. By your votes many of them
reached petitions they were not worthy
to fill, and they prscticed frauds upon
the State governments and the
people, and robbed the cOun-
try Of vast amounts Of money.
But they did not get for you the forty
acres OF land and the mule. II you had
not thus put yourself in the hands OF the
enemies OF southern white people. but
had placed your confidence in them and
had GO-Opefated with them in necessary
reforms in the policy of State govern
meat, they would have bsen your allies,
and would have adopted such forms Of
legislation as would have greatly adj
vsnced your interests. 1t is the fate OF
the white race IL the south and Of your
race TO dwell in this section OF country.
You were born snd raised in the south.
Your constitutions are suited 10 the
mild and genial climate OF the south.
The native climate of your race was in
the tropical region of Africa. There
your ancestors have lived since the early
settlement after the flood. The cold
climate and long winters OF the north
you will not Desr. But your race can
live and prosper in all tbs States Of the
south. No race Of people have ever in
creased so rapidly as did yours while in
q state o. slavery. The grea, wasn't OF
your race now is homeland to cult
vste which Is your own. We have in
the south land 10 great abundance for
ten times the whole population Of the
south. We have all tue Opal land
which was cultivated before your eman.
cipstiOn, We have open land enough
to furnish you ali with good homes ana
TO cultivate, II it was properly dia-
tribUted. It is all Of good quslity. An
industrious man could make a good lIy-
ing on any Of it. Vast quantities OF
these lands are now uncultivated and
are tbs richest III the world. This land
belongs mostly TO the white race. You
arrayed yourselves and your influence
against them. You became active poll
ticisns, and sought to rule and Cypress
the southern people by y0ur Yankee
friends. They have ruled and ruined
the country since the war, and by yOur
support. You organized your whole
race Ia hostility to the southern people.
To cnuntersCt this, the white race o.
ganized against you, al nati0nalities.
This cOlOr-iine was q liHe to fight over
and across. Matters had nearly reached
that point. II that issue becomes gen.
eral ali over the south it must result IN
the destruction OF your race. With the
assumption OF your natural position Of
friends and allies OF the southern white
people, the legislation Of the south would
becOnae friendly toward your people.
Left to themselves, the white race hav-
ing direct interest in your welfare and
prosperity, would seek by just laws to
advance your interests And to qualify
you for good citizens. Without the Ia
Dor Of your race the great body OF the
land in the south would 20 uncultivateG.
Without this land to cultivate you could
not live. There is therefore a depend
euce between the r2ces-the one
on the Other-Which makes the
prosperity Of either impossible with
out the weu-being of the other.
II you cease your hostility to the
white race OF the south, aud fall in.0
the general policy and iHteGts Of the
south, and identity yourselves in inter-
est with them, and vote FOR none but
honest and capable men for Gtfiee, we
would correct The abuses which have
crept into every department Of business.
The wisest craftsmanship would adopt
measures which would in the end enable
You to ges homes of your own, and land
to cultivate. There are millions Of acres
Of land all over the south forfeited to
The States for nOn-payment OF taxes.
Let congress and the States iegislate in
harmony for tie disposition Of these
lands. The States are bankruptsd bS
cause the owners Of these lands cannot
pay their taxes. Let laws be passed
providing that after q certain period OF
time within which for these lands to be
redeemed, the States shall sell the IN
improved lands so forfeited 10 the gen.
erdi government st one dollar ami TWEEN
ty-tive cents per acre, and at two dollars
and fifty cents per acre for improved
lsnds, payable in its levy bonds; pro-
vided the general government shall have
these lands laid OF into twenty and
fOfty-acre lots, and viii resell them at
the same prices, to actual settlers. In
this way and by these means the States
would be greatly relieved from their
enormous debts, and in few years the
great body Of Industrious men, who
would save their means, would be able
to secure to themselves and their fam
lies comfortable homes. There is not
man Of you but could save one hundred
dollars year if you would try; that
would get you 8 home. Under such 3
system, zept in force for ten or fifteen
years, fully twO-thirds of the industrious
and anl9-bUdied men, white and black,
could procure themselves good homes.
Then, again, many Of the old landed
propTieJoTs still hold large bodies Of their
former estates in theirOwn hands. There
is no sale Of these lands, for there Is no
merEet FOR them, They cannot work
them. Let congress pass laws author
iZing the government to receive relIn-
quishments of such lands as owners will
convey to it, at a fixed rate, to be paid
for in its levy bonds, and let these lands