The Morning herald., 1875-10-27
ITS OWN BRUTUS.

other shape.
ITS OWN BRUTUs.
Another embarrassing situation threaten
the Republican party in 1875, which
until recently had not manifested itself
This is the open opposition of the colores
people Of the South to tho present admins
tration of National affairs. 1t has been
one since their emancipation fraught with
dssappointments all through, wrecking the
prospects that hypocritical promises had
led them to cherish, and placing them
lower in the ranks of advancement than il
they had adopted the counsels of those who
were wiser and better men. Their rule Of
the South has Frustrated all the .kindlie1
feelings that could have existed between
the former master and slave. 1t brough,
the carpet bagger, who, while he was
the professed enemy of the one and
the friend of the other, was, in reality, an
insinuating rat eating away the stores Of
each. He robbed both and bred the dit
sentions which have given rise to the
bloody shirt stories, nurtured anlmosities,
and reduced tho colored man to that state
Of poverty nd dependence upon white help
in which he now finds himself. The COL
ored voter though possessed of the right of
suffrage: gifted by the amendments to the
constitution with all the rights of an Amer
ican citizen, is more slave to-day than
previous to or during the war. Then he
had home, kat had attached to him the
burden ard odium Of slavery. But now
he has rot even home, the South has
been robbed and plundered by carpet bag
rule to such an extent that the whole sys-
TEN Of agriculture has been broken up.
Manufactures and all manner of industries
have been choked down by oppressive tax
alton, and the colored man has no resource
OF subsistence, except by his wits, which
is very poor one in country where there
is no money. I
Every promise that has been to him BY
the party that emancipated him has gone
by default. He is no further advanced So
cially or politically than he w.s before the
amendments were made to the constitution. !
lie finds that tho lines Of the races in the
South have been so markedly drawn by the
of the party he has given sup
port to, and that it was done for political
purposes, that he is placed in a far worse
position than if he had chosen Moses from
'ome other ranks to lead him. The want
'f kindly feeling between former masters
and slaves presents itself more forcibly
every day to the latter. Without it the
advancement of both must be dwarfed.
They are the occupants of this war-battered
md pillaged country, and it must be by
heir combined efforts that 1t is brought out
# its unfortunate situation and restored to
prosperity. The only way to do this is to
iestroy every trace Of the elements that
have bred the animosities in their country
and corrupted their sacred Offices. This
they will do in 1875 by voting q ticket
which means other than politicsl and per-
sonal aggrandisement at their expense.
It was predicted by Frederick Douglass,
colored man, and fit representative Of tho
thoughts and expressions Of his race. He
said in Washington during tho past sum-
mer that his party needed new Moses to
lead them and they would select him from
amsng themselves and not from among
others. 1t Is predicted bv the participa-
ton Of colored militia in the burial Of the
late confederate officer General Pickett, in
their participation in tho I'M.
yelling Of the 6tstue Of the late Stonswall
Jackson, which took place At Richmond
yesterday. Itis predicted by popular de-
Of sentiment in Ill parts Of the
South, and sounds the death knell Of
r.rty that directed the blow to kill itself.
The new State constitution Of Nsbraska
contains provision that the United States
Senators for that State shall, hereafter be
elected by direct vote Of the people. It
will be an interesting question new TO tel
settled whether this 10 not in conflict with |
the constitution Of the United States, !