New-York tribune., 1876-08-26
THE SOUTH.
CONDITION OF THE NEGROES.

DISLIKE OF THE wHITEs-POLICY OF SOUTHERN
DEMocRATs-A SEPARATION OF THE RACES.
To the Bdtor Of The Tribune.
SIR: The "cOlOr line" was drawn by tho
whites long before the Emancipation Proclamation, and
il is not likely to be soon abandoned Negroes vote
cheerfuy their former masters but the white Demo-
Gratis would consider themselves dsgraced were they TO
vote for any negro the most petty Office This feeling
does not arise any notion OF the Ignorance and In
competency OF the negro hut from tie ingraned idea
that he IL by nature inferior being and unnt
for citizenship white idiot would be voted
for In preference to Fred. Douglass or Langston'
simply because he was white and they negroes.
No amount Of education the part OF the negro VIII
ever reconcile the whites 10 his voting and holding once
I state this as a positive fact. The plan OF the Demo
crats is TO let the white counties choose their own
officers and 10 govern the negro counties by the IeGs
lature and the Governor That such government not
republican in form is clear, since 1t makes the WHITES
constitute of arisocracy In which the government
resides. aud denies to the negroes the right OF even
choosing their own local officers
Mr. Carl schurz was perfectly in what he said as
TO the effect ch the election of Mr. Tlden would have
upon the Democrats in the South Iwould be the signal
for complete reaction and counter revolution ana
Mr. Tden could only suppress 1t by actual force OF arS'
The election OF Mr. Tdcn means at the South the ac
acknowledgement OF the right of the whites to nn'y all
reconstruction measures 10 prevent the negroes from
voting, ana 10 drlye out All Nnltc ~"
reared in the South. all my instincts and impulses
lead me TO desire her prosperity and to shield
her from unjust reproach, but my uenDerate
opinion ia that the election of Mr.. Iidcn, by uir
claiming the spirit of reaction and counter revoiu-
ton and removing all fear Of Federal interp0sitloh
viii plunge the country into sea of rouhles per
hans Epdlc flames from the cmbers still smoldcring nm
der tho ashes Of the late war. The DenO'ra's haS'
never ceased TO maintain that Mr Lincons aImlnstrs
tion was the government of faction, and thai ny sccd
ing they upheld the ark of the Constitution Ihey nave
siany asserted that the reconstruction laNs were
uuc Institutional and invalid The ST. LOUIS PLATFORM on
tins tonic is a snare. The platform OF the Alabama DE
nocracy flies face of the ST. Lohs creed ana wha
is no-e TO the point, il reflects the genuine sentiments OF
course il To hc in Tdcn should be eleced Lamar
conservative uttcanCos tolerated aH brlnS pinnp
b. policy rather than ndOrscd ms being llHl ana Pipi
in themselves The n 30 dClude dnd hoodWlhA the
North by this conservative prattle. IN Alabama they
cniy avOwcd rcpudiaon-indetd' IN theT pay
lSTs they pledged thonsei'es 10 pay every ip
just and legal don't of the Sta--tlll the hst
fruits the return the Democrats to power wns pu
datou OF the slate debt rlise OF compulsYe set
Element dictated hy might To T1ght,
The best interests OF both races would he prOEocu ny
their separation II would b. deodcdiy D"si lor tno
negroes and an asonisLcd their leading men have not
used means Ia inprcSs them Win lts advantages ana lts
necessity. Their scpafa would "a once place them III
position OF independence and enable them Ia prosecute
without iofcrHcc their efforts toward Improvement
Ihc Federal might purchase the lana. OF ihe
present prOpricors and settle tine negroes IN western
Louisiana Eastern Arkansas, giving ihtm the ahus III
iCr and erecting such territory INTO Stil'i OF te3
mi ht BUTsu" ike with South Carolina sucD u
scs. ation would throw the negroes upon thIr
own resources and II would either arouse Their energies
IL would demonstrate their nca@clty Tor clNz'ton
the negroes would be better on ldh ley
are now under the domination OF their former inasterr
VINO dcrdc their efforts toward improvement
DcnopoltS, Ala, Aug H. le1G. HuhANCs