The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-04-13

path IL viii not be long until we ali
have to get passes. II We cOnsOli-
date the white people Of this section
together, or any other section Of it
against the black man, and make it
an Issue, the annihilation Of the
blacks is certain. There is 20
question about it. There once be
longed in this very land a race that,
for chivalry and daring, for trae val
or and courage, has not an equal on
the face of the globe. I aIlude to
the Indians. Where are they to-
day? There was an irrepressible
conflict between them and the white
man, and the time and the place
which knew him but a few years
ago knows him now no more. And,
gentlemen, just as sure as 1 speak,
if this antagonism IS TO 60 on, if
we are TO have this political war
which is now being waged between
the races, it viii not be long before
it will be an actual war, and the end
will be our annihilation. But the
men in whom we have placed implic
it confidence, who have commanded
our suffrage, who have ridden into
power and office upon our should
ers, what have they done for usf
The Republicans say, let no one
rive the negro so-and so on the
ticket. Applause and laughter.
What kind Of party is that? Call
that Republicanism? Is that Re
publicanism? Why we can get
that from the Democratic party to-
morrow. But don't think l am go
inc over into -FOUR side of the house.
Prolonged laughter and applause.
Senator c. S. Smith, Of Ala,
made a sensation. He followed
Pinchback, making a powerful
speech in favor Of the new depart
ture. He advised that the blacks
no longer remain in the Republican
party, but make terms with their
white southern friends. and he di-
rected them to vote for honest and
competent men, without reference
60 party. The speech made a pro
found impression, and vas received
with great applause by both whites
and blacks. He offered the follow
ing Resolutions:
"That the present status OF the
colored people Of the south, envi-
roned as they are by peculiar Gil
cumstanCes and conditions, warrants
the suggestion that their future po-
litical course be pursued without
reference to party lines, and that we
recommend them to cast their suf
frage only for honest, capable and
worthy men, and without respect to
color. party or personal considera-
tons.
That we urge them TO seek an
alliance with the Independent Con
servative element Of the south, and
thus mould a political power which
shall stand as a defense against the
encroachments of a bitter patisan-
ship, and prove the conservator OF
the liberties Of the people. tue gnar-
dian of their rights, and the admin
istrator of equal and exact justice
to all"
In the course of his remarks in
support Of his proposition he said
The Democratic party has never
done anything for the cQlQred peo-
pie in the past, and, whatever de
gree of citizenship we have obtain
ed, we owe it to the Republican ma
iority, which, however, was forced
to it by stress of circumstances
/ Applause. l propose to trim you
down, gentlemen of Tennessee, you
boosted sons Of the proud Caucas-
ian race. I propose 70 show you
that nearly all the evils and misfor-
tunes which have cursed our coun-
try for ten years lay at your own
doors. When the smoke OF wal
blew over you left the colored people
to the mercy Of carpet-baggers, OF
Adventures, of corruptionists, in-
stead of guarding theirs and your
own interests. Then was the time
for you to have sealed forever to
your support that class of people
/ You failed TO DO it. You were made
bitter by enraged politicians who
said, 'hands of; touch not the IN
clean thing" and you let it alone
When these colored people were in
vested with the rights of citizen
ship, instead of forming a union
with them and organizing a politi-
cal power of the south TO resist the
encroachments of carpet baggers,
( scalawags, adventures ard corrup-
ZIONIST, YOU said "let every negro
I paddle his own canoe and that
without a paddle.
/ The Fifteenth Amendment picked
the colored man up and let him
down in the ship of State. He
wandered all through the vessel,
not knowing how to manage its
complex machinery, and yet you let
him wander on, and taught him not
how to steer flee Of these carpet
+ baggers and promote your own and
their good government. He took
the course that il was but natural
for him to take, under all the sur
rounding circumstances. You may
have been vexed At the course he
did take, and vas it not your fault
I stand here She defender Of mil
lions Of colored people. Now, you
blame the negso-this poor man
who knew nothing about govern
ment nor the science OF govern.
ment about the duties of citizen