The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-04
pURCu tCOLoHED,, OF LOUISIANA.
Hle Idens-The Desired New Race Civil
lza ton Ii tile GnIf states.
tCineinnati Enauirsr.l

tCineinnat Enguirer.l
Senator Burch teoiored). of Louisiana,
made speech before the Lincoln Club,
New York city, IN the course OF which
he .said: "The gist OF matters at the
South 10 just This; The present genera
tion, both white and black. must pass
away before the two races can come to
peaceful and cordial understanding. and
all can be educated up to d sense of
their duties and the valie Of their privi-
leges." That, we aDprehend. will be
too slow ~ process to- suit the views OF
those who can alone hope To succeed in
their schemes Of ambition by continued
agitation and keeping the negro con
stantly in politics. A Boston writer TO
the New Orleans RCpnblicN,s lays down
the programme OF the future Tor the
Republican party In the fulfiilment OF
one Of its duties. lie says, after state
ment Of preliniuaties:
What othsr reFpii gFp, We hnse$under these ,ss
circumstances, but 1aGnciite African elvli-
zaton whiqi' san g9ain'.g ghsolutsly ~ ey9ty
This result mak avs th future Uf the Republican
party as this bar y stand related to tbe negro
question. as deeply interesting rs ts past has
heon because the Republican party 3 alone aie I
to- solve the problem involved IL the future OF cue
negro In tn New World. II imparts to the soelal
and political struggle now waging in Lonlslana
ana an 9Hgiis,a nst iGn % ttast .i IF power of the new
rt,s civilization aud Now Orleans must beeoue
the focus of it's wealth and social consequence
Here II DISCLOSED the idea which Is to
direct, in the ftit1re, the Republican
party in regard TO the negro race among
I'us. While the teradmits that the
| Government OF the United States is to
be finally an Anglo .Saxon nationality"
before then there must be established u
black race civilization that shall occupy
and dominate tho Gulf States, VIZ .
Texas, Louisiana. Mississippi, Alabama
and Florida. TO bring into being,
foster, and firmly and permanently
l fix SUCH new race civilization is here
after to be the special mission OF the
Republican party. AS that party owes
| its existence. triumph and power 10
negro agitation, 50 IL can only pe
kept alive by continued negro agita-
Etion directed ,toga higher plane, that OF
elevating the negro race into u new
civilization OF Its own, within terri
tory adapted to its nature, and doml-
mated entirely by itself, in subordlua-
tiun, however, to the Federal Constitu-
ton. The negro must be kept III poll.
tics. to give the Republican party the
appearance of not having fulfilled its
mission. ~ To create anew race clyiliza-
4 ton, is hereafter to be its objective
point. It is a greht Undertaking. but II
llansWer aQullIaoly az " plilu ~, t,ie
party leaders while working for ambitl-
Gus political Objects. And this must not
be overlooked, that the Radical leaders
North are rejoieed at every bloody affair
like that at HamjlUg, as they be
lieve. so says tho Boston writer. that
another war is necessary in order 70
settle the Southern business and he
predicts If another war occurs, within
or without the Union, there will be
nothing left 1t the South to tell that q
Confederate League ever had an exist.
ancesp.1 tnders.chlhopes. expectations
and purposes. as this Boston writer dis
closes. two or three generations VIII
have to come and go before the Anglo
Saxon prejudice of color will have weak
ened sufficiently to permit the establish
ment of the desired new race ciylliza
ton in the Gulf atates. with It's seat oI
power ia Louisiana. Fs.i it|ff