The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-29
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%, ~ &C, 81 published on Wednesday
s ;... onc or two pregnant sugSestIOn
,ancbinp ,,y, the future status Of tho South
|''o1 WV csIorcl population, politically and
s'E.rri,,, s'"S provided that section and
Tr country generally are to COME un'
J.r Democratic rule.
When Governor Hayes considered
himself defeated for the Presidency dur
in, the era. Jay or two after tho election
n..,o,e..el t"s ,ur s to an interviewer le's con
.n i"r ,bo fate Of the Republican party
,T'"i, ,S,nlo, ,bsla,urO Ofthe coIored people
'J,S,G; oI,s, South. lie considered their con-
J;,ion JisIs very, very much jeqrardiEed by the re-
,",, u,"'r ,bs ed danger Ling that they would be
,aIT r"IncsJ. .ub.tlptiaIIy, to their old con-
,Ii,as tsI"'tT oi .rrrituls, at least to cOndi-
liop Of peOnage.
GU Gov. ye,'solieituds for the fate OF
,bt colored r,co in the South Is enter
,,;n,d BIZ thousands Of people in the
To,,b Bu, Tor thia solicitude there are
80. ,rmber. who would scarcely turn
or., .bsir hands to decide the Presl=
J.nliiI dispute. The backbone OF the Re-
mbican party is made up OF people who
h.I,.re that it is "crime egainst hui
m,pilyr to deal with the negro as the
Democratic party has always dealt with
biu. The people Of the North do not
iars,, tina, the Democratic party was
scarcely anything more at the last, just
b.iOre the wa7, than ths mere creature
Of the South, aud ~ such ready 70 return
tiu.itivs ve,repssl the MissOuri com.
promise, force slavery on Kansas, rem
J.rsDred Scott deci.iUn, or 10 any dirty
work required by slavery. That party
hpl changed the whole theory Of tue
Government and made freedom sectional
and slavery national. Hence it easily
became not only the apolOyist for buI
the ally Of secession and rebellion.
The Republican party owes its strength
:HOns the best people Of the North te
it. protectorate relations to the Negro,
il.la. i. owe4 ia weakness aud unpUpu'
llrity uuong tue ignorant and vicious o
the North to the same understood rela
tion. Tho.c WHO in the late campaigI
shouted slang at the Republican pro
ee.sions here in Wheeling about tb'
negro, such Us "You niggers, you" sim
pyexpres,ed the average prejudice thai
ptryales the lower orders Of the Demo
cratic party ageinst Republicans
Throughout its whole career, before ant
.iuce the war, aud during the war, tn
RtpubIicsn party has been 'addlei will
thia epithetical abuse from the Dtmoc-
raey. 1t came into power and has con
linued in power amidst this sort Of sui
phurOus hate and prejudice sgniust til
negro,
The people Of the North feel that th'
negro is in danger oi being pFematurel!
abandoned into the hands of this paEL'
oihute and prejudice. lis present crud'
condition does not admit Of Selt protec
tiVn. lie has neither the education n"l
The moral stamina TO take care Of him
self. Once ho is abandoned by the Re
publican party he is bound to sink. III
will go down, as il were, to the depth
from whence he emerged, and become tha
queer anomaly in a free government,
voting machine for other people to use
This would look like "lane and impo
tent conclusion" to the efforts that havC
been made on his behalf. Aud yet i
I, tie conclusion that the leading sle
mrnt Of the Republican party look for
vard to with apprehension. Hence theil
anxiety that the government shall not ye
p1ss into the hands Of the Democra ati,
party.
There are two sides to the negro ques
lion in the South. The present situation
otualirs in that region US regards the ne
go "" tOrcibly presented by Rev. DR.
bacon in recent letter to the New
York Tribune, lIctakes the ground tha
The great lack OF the South, whites ant
SIicE', Is general intelligence. The poo
'hiea aud the negroes are really not q
to exercise tue elective franchise. 1t i
aWsapOn with which they are in DANCE
o'naiEing themselves. Hence the grea
Aeei oI the South is education. Dr.. Ba
Con believes that an educational Qualifi
SA0V0'or voting should at once be enact
Ct" As lar a.the election Of Congress
'lF" and Presidential electors is concern
d' The general government could pre-
'''''r 'uch qualification by law 0
G0OSFr''. lie doennot ask Tor law tI,a
'''' lake 'Ssy Suiraga from any wh'
',S poses it, but simply keep those GU
VA Nho have not attained their major
j! until they can read aud write,
There i,nodOubt Of = pressing necesSi
y IN Tue South for more intelligence
!" 'he nature ol things, however, i
must be good while before education
0soHie' general in that section. I'll,
resent generation must die out befor'
"e lleN' can be properly cleared of fo
"s 'O'I aud free operation Of educationa
'AuarhceS. ltWill I've many years beior,
"e 'ae general intelligence that pre-
'A'f al the North win be known in th,
"a'h' Meanwhile the colored peopI,
-u" Ve Kept alive ns far IA possible as
''''eaI element. This ia not to be don,
!t'ayiUg them on the color line uude
ns lead Of carpet.baygers. Let US hop,
'"4' We carret'bag element has had ii
''' IN The South, and that il Gov. IIaye
'''0at' President he will tax,
" @u'eli tie beat class Of ma
.'s 'h''e' that can be conctllAted int,
,%OEt'A''on with the much needed worI