The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-06
THE RACES AT THE SOUTH.

MAJOR NJ r. DELANY ON THE RELATIONS OF THE
RACES IN THE SOUTHERN STATES
Considering the inclemency OF the weather and
the shortness OF the notice gwen. the address Of
Major Delany at Irving Hall last night was In
point OF numbers, q decided success. Many Will
remember that the Major was at one time asso-
cated with Fred Douglass in the editorsnip OF the
North Star. published In Rochester in this State.
and that during the war he served as Q major on
the field with General SicKles.
Mr.. william Cullen Bryant, the venerable poet,
was elected chairman OF the meeting, and, after
accepting the cnair in graceful little speech. he
Introduced Major Deany, who. after the usual
thanks for the honor, began his address, which
was on Tho Social, Moral and Political Relations
oil the Races in the Southern States" The Major
being colored man, and, having lived South since
the war. was In q position To speak with some
authority as to the existing relations OF the races
In the lately reconstructed sovereignties. His
opening words were. ''lhe people OF rne
North know nothing OF the relations or the races
at the Soutn. The little they did know emanated
from politicians W no had sinister motive In not
telling the truth; IN fact whose interests de-
pended on prevarfcatlon or the facts in the pre-
misses. Only those. he maIniained, VINO lived among
the people could form Just and true estimate OF
the existing relations between blacks and whites.
Before the war the relations OF the blacks and
whites were well defined; the former were mas.
ters and statesmen, the latter slaves and political
nOnenfltles. When the smoke OF the war cleas ed
away the races we're found in different and start
lngy novel relations The blacks, VINO had not been
prepared Tor any such event by framing or edu.
guide them IN the exercise OF their newly
acquired rights. The recedlng army OF
the Union lett behind 1t ON the scene OF con1ict .
NUMBER or INSCRIPTIONS men, who, IN snort
wnhe, we're joined by swarm OF Yankees who
had been too timld TO fight In the war, but who
now that the danger was over, packed up their
effects In small bag and went south. These
men, political Adventures OF the most igno-
mnious stripe. represented that they were the
was TO instruct the colered voters what to DO.
They saw That the negroes we're anxious TO 60 to
their old masters for advice, and TO prevent any
such tning from coming to pass they began to
warn the poor negroes Oh from the masters. They
that 70 be q democrat man must Ue q slave
holder They told them that repubcanism meal y
liberty. and If they wanted the iatter they would
have 70 support the former.
Another cause, and one which grew out OF the
nature OF me case was mat In the new solution
the master was little AFRAID OF tue ~ gro ana the
negro OF he master. Ia 1882 wnen me great star
shower came and many peope thought the world
was coming TO an end an Old negro ran out OF mis-
cabin To low hut on the side OF hill and attempt.
ed TO creep In out louna something there before
recognizing the voice Of ms master. retired In
ea ss1 ao IN Mss Hn n s
IL would De ell right for master to say, ''SamDo
drive ms here" .;samto g es my gun anu my
HIM to "Ssm0o, snake hands" was too much for
even negro creduiIty to believe genuine.
the war, these men from the North, VINO mad no
interest either IN the white man OF the south or
10 the negro stood between the whites ana ne
ing ruin. Wnile performing tbis Kind and CHAR.
table once they had one hand eioow.deep In the
pocket OF tue negro AID the other shouldsr.deep
In the pocket OF the white man.
Mr.. Deany SAID that after south Carolina was
Reconstructed none OF the servants OF tue state
were psid sny money rom the treasury. lie had
seen In the Court House, at Charleston, members
OF the Legislature, Jurors, snerins, couIt cierks
ana others gong up 10 notorious men and selling
them their warrants on the state treasury Ior ten
AND In some cases twenty-nve per cent less Than
their lace.
Inc blacks, the Major said were taught that re.
puolcans JUSTIFIED auy means py which they coulo
Wlumph over democrats. Inc blacks and whites
ne saio, IN conc,uson. were Destined ~ 1--we IN the
same country aud were also destined TO i've IN
tnnt country Ia peace, harmony and friendship.
!Applause.l during the course oil his address the
MAJOR dropped remark about the Civil Rights
uli 70 tue erect tb2t no man OF sense went ne o
ne knew he was not wanted. Durlag the eve nin {
Peter cooper SAT al tae rlaht OF the chair N n.
Wniam Cullen Bryant