New-York tribune., 1875-03-06
TIE SOUTH AND IT'S FOES.
N ADDRESS BY MAJOR NJ. R. DELANY.

| UNSCRUPULOUS HAN
MoNY BETWEEN THE BLACKS AND THEIR OLD
MASTERS.
The address Of Major NJ. r. Delany, for
merly of tue United States Coorad Volunteers, and
more recently candidate for Leutenant-Goyernor Oh
South Carolina on the Conservative ticket, drew TO
gether good audience IN Irving Hall last evening"
The audience sympathetic and even enthusiastic
but included very few coored men. On the platform
were william Cullen Bryant, Peter Cooper, DOCK
| Commissioner Salem H. Wales, Charles f. Mclean
L. G. Glrretson. Burton N. Harrison, Gen. John Coch
rane. and others. The meeting was opened by John
Beall, who named Mr.. Bryant as Chairman. MI
Bryant introduced the speaker one who had fOughe
the battles Of his with both pen and sword WIN
the pen tho associate OF Frederick Douglass Win Is
sword as q soldier under Grant. The many contradlc-
tons as TO Southern affairs had bevildered and con-
fused mnds Of to the real condition OF the
South, and Major Deany w0nld tell what he had oo-
served and experienced. aud help them to decide be-
tween the conflicting statements. MAJOR Delauy then
| came forward. He is very dark negro OF about oO
years OF apparently and OF the type common to his
His manners are sepossessed ana easy anu LIS
utonation without any trace Of dialect.
In beginning he said he had been honored with an
invitation to speak on the social, moral and political
condition OF the races in the southern Stae' but no
thought If he addressed them the present pollcal
issues South that would include the suoect on
which he was requested TO speak. Few persons IN the
South. Most Of thr Information came from Interested
politicians Only those who reside there could give
true statement Ee knew that what be- was about to sy
would sharply criticised but he would say for himself
that he was old underground railroad man; he was
with Fred Doagass three years when he established
The North star. 1t even whispered that he had
something to with john Brown cheer-l though not
In his uarpeIs F.rrT raid The cCored people before
the war were the social and domestic clement OF us
class that any country ever blessed with. Properly
directed when they attained ther freedom they would
have formed q political element OF which the country
might be proud. when the war was ended and they
were elevated, while the political power Ot tie WINES
was curailed they looked around for friends. Natu-
rally his race looked those whom the for their
freedom rad brought 70 them, and as naturally those TO
whom they looked advised them t0 subserge their
own interests
AZ first they looked their Old masters but they
would Eave nothing 10 90 With the matter. Al hson
Head he had pers 1nay ]eaed TO COL seabroox twno
was on tie patform) AID others. Ont met the same
answer: 1--WE dont klov what Is TO be; We VIII have
nothing 30 with IT," 50 his people turned 10 the ne"
cOmcra who advantage Of their ignorance 10 MS
lead taem They taught them that whatever was con-
tsry 70 the interests OF their Old masters was right
He said knowingly that the class Of men Who under
took to lead tic coored general had interest
in either the black or white Of the South They
taught blacks that they should crush out tle whlees
TneY made them believe t1ey were representatives, o
CYveVnu4sut from Washington u ne cu~LO
6idns vi tDcIr r-nts; thaJ tGe wn,,e Den would re-
IL Hv. tlt.l thc mDnods they put coAhience Ia ,nou'
50 p-Lng Dlci RE whites one hand, anu Jne Oa1as
tac other tney pidu-ed their &IIns 70 'he ro ," AZ
tao poCEes Oi The Ddch5 d3I To sr arm Ls IL OAoSo %
the whites. tCheers and anghtcrl Look al the esS-
larOn. The intelligent coioren nea dIl no, go -'io %
Humble "s he wac. he I9nhi lew. IN any Vi m 4i' Nv"
sta n among h4 r. g. LOOK 1t the taxation I'D g
rayance The White man !, faxed 20 me Last MIL, ana
tho black maE buOWiu-.y paying tAc Ia ~
lower wages ana Aigher prices Ii Iour year. o. tio
GoycruIn,ut al south Carolina, except soHe T." De-
longing 10 rrc' zoo single enploJ OF lne bJv+n
ment from legislator down received Es pay onfcIy,
/, shaved by the money chah=er. ag iLo % 10 %
per cent The blacks wero taught thaI Ii. .pu3icahs
favored their opponents hated liberty, an u was
right - take any adv Gt4gc Of >uch opp]ucht U-tIl
wear ago \ 4 their meef,ngs IN the dstfc's were
as organ aO.4ss vi armed meH Ihey were 'au-hI
that d 5nOcs.cy l. ant c.4yery. Ao'@ALA- Va tAA
Cf thc relr HE0us element IA .n1F nature - Ni-"o
lie would tell the lien Of Ll1 race that democracy
was thr governments Of the pope and repuocanIsn
tic orn. o ih4f goy ruDeBt. F1f hal Lifeline n9
aad .eaerIcE DOUGLASS ALL struggled to uate lLrn-
ucci,e fgpetrs The political clements of tie oOrth
understood 30 tls N0rth beiore the l4Si9sc
ouly Que race aud Jlfce fancy was risa IN s-,lAs
that q person o. Airoan cesccnE nad no rgnts d
tney took from hn lac slIiGe in 1879 Ia
NewYU- he must nave pfopeF5Y la!icaIio' , ai
But enfrancnsemrnt male th9 co,orcd men II , tns
South s,rOAS pol4ucal clemens; - IN Noi ~ - ~ ~
Ntr' always IN minority Dns II .c oV.'n' "a =" ,,D
sta,es |wero n :Ar iIaIo1-Y ana III otlers infy
hrary D4i4nceg tle Tni'c voJc. The wnl& people Oh
the cDLth yer. wa IN dll "HlhE 10 t4Ao @ o "a @ n
by .Le a4u anu 20 with them IL every mraslre tel
az TO ae common eooI or osL4on fneir nan
hood, Or ther rights. 40 elIin,u every Il-t ~ & 80.
wa!, race L. ii e'inS LIS race i"'rl J, "Ss 10 @ i, %
q ,le u".c4s .1H .-% u's 'ney .HolI 'ia ny " - %
coored tnst it VAS tneir IN cree. To- 90 80 -
the J@ek eA ~ere 10 c'HI-Ins 70 o. ,' ,SH rtn
to know tnat there was no luminosity between
the whites and blacks OF the SoGtG' G rJS,Fsi 'Sdi.
rr po ~ so az to tao Interference OF mis-
caevOus political aGvent1rer' Ihe Two la,es NUS nus
I l4E were
nccs.ar ID The OAer, e9ch uriess without the other
liz hLd heard sometmus o. war IN tle NoFE @ sI
ID, cone 10 mat C1ui they not there two grand
each oner. ana not TO be plrle or 81 ~
y.rabce bv nIiscGaD.s pOn'icau- ~ cer'dh 5'Je Vi
| Ia y ,e1 or Ana checf4I ..
The OLD auaes sltugol the steps % Tue afia'OUinc
houses o. sell httl5 wars. aiwa} rerefod lima
gcrd N,.n na met Cen kershIw one Os toe DrOudest
OF south CarOnas nU one cOuII DO treated %l'a
r0orc courtesy and .rpect than ne vas. ven " -.
Ers.y gas s.rcna,e, ne, tle speaker, was seui FOR
m rereive i share A, early as ls6i Hilton Ioat.
when AS special inspector Sckes SIAN u atSeAo 20
The return o c0uacated property 10 was brought in
tnat gOnism of the races must cease Ia he tceIt
clmpaIrl M south Carolina. haG Jeen toll tht tne
blacks. had met that hy calling meeting at whlch
col lren oim Coz sBarnwcil and seven others OF the
most srItOcratic sou CaroEIans ana nine Hlac men
we're Presidents and -Prcsidents ald h. himself
wa the speaker Of the eyennx The white cohEshuoa
adopted ticket OF tne black Conserva'es. u 1hd
eeen Col. IrenAoim etting on the same Lisio%la1Ye %
| Committee with one OF his former siaNes. re calieu
attention the addresses OF j. T. E4per IfedeTlck
Douglass. p. L. 8 PncApack. and oheis' wAo ne 9Al.
almost MS personal Ifehds Dut He uIu hot sHdI
in their OF war of races IL was impos-0lc md
III conclusion he d-an urged tlat The .liea eEs o sls
political situation came from the carpetoaGgers lne
! S .uthecn were detcrminci thae they SHOULD 40
longer tnom. The people OF the south we're d'teF,
mncu hereafter to Dc th-r own representatives, az
TO De turtner Iisrcpresented he wished ne oouh
be heard with voics potent as 70 cflVe them 1Oi
! ever from the south.
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