The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-15

that thy w nf snsIIy tSsy would threater, eat n
70 bring about. and i believe would result In y
war OF races. -
Those are his predictions In 1866. Now
what Is his remedy. Here 1t Is:
II bad would arrange ssis sns
wrrrcspsrssiont rrs would sivs them tlms to acquire
a little property and get little education time
osarh a6o9t ths simplest . torins q
else Of political power.
y Well. sir, that looks amiable and
friendly toward these men. But why
mt them under this system Of proba-
tion? For the benefit Of the race? In
order to elevate, them? That is not the
motive which upon that occasion he
declared. Here is what he says:
At the end Of ten fifteen. or twenty years
Sir. that time has not elapsed. What
would he do at the end Of ten, fifteen.
or twenty years?
Al the e,id OF ten. fifteen. or twenty years. lot
them come into the enjoyment of their poiitiea'
rights.
Why then?
Nv that time these States will have been 80
completely filled up BY, emigration from ~ the
North AMI from Europe That Tie negroes'etH oem
permanent minority
There is his devotion to the colored
race Keep them ten, fifteen, or twenty
years out Of the enjoyment OF their
political rights, until under the influence
permanent minority
Mr.. Garfleld-At what time OF the
year was that speech delivered?
Mr.. Lamar--Jeptember %, 1866.
Why would they be in a permanent
minority
Because the negroes have no emigration,
nothing but the natural increase: while 'oe--
/ He actually identifies himself with
the whites Of the South.
A Member-He was white-liner
Mr.. Lamar-He goes here further
than the white-liners- e5a ,
While we have emigration from all tho world
and natural increase besides.
He would put them under probation
and keep them out Of their rights, as he
calls them, ten or fifteen or twenty
wears; by which time they will be In
permanent minority, and there will be
no danger of q war OF races, because
they cannot elect their own people.
Thus by postponng the thing
only to such times as the negroes arc aualifo
TO enjoy political rights. the dangers have been
Their influence would no longer BE- danesrou.
In the manner have indicated. and q conlllct ol
You'd So es likely X X esDDfn sas
| the negroes have exercised political rights ior
twenty five years. and yet there has been no dis
| turbance there no connict OF races why
| because the negroes have been In the minority.
T ask, sir, to append the continuous
extract to my remarks and one also
| from Gov. Andrew, OF Massachusetts,.
Now, sir, II this terrible prospect
struck this distinguished statesman in
| Indiana with such alarming effect, what
| must have been the shock to the people
OF the South upon whom the thunder
| bolt fell? III he foresaw this terrible
avalanche and wa-ned the people OF In
diana who were beyond its destructive
sweep, what must have been the ap-
palled feeling, sir, Of the Southern so.
| ciety upon whom 1t was TO 6e let loose Z
suppose him to be in the South take
Mr.. M orton from his sgubernatorial chair
in Indiana and put him in 1865 among
the people OF the South, and what
would have been his advice? What in
| point OF fact ,ras his advice to the peo-
ple OF the South ? What was the thing
| the people OF the South were called upon
to do at that time by this distinguished
gentleman from the North as we'll as by
distinguished Governor OF Massachu-
setts whose views / ask permission to
print with my remarks? His advice
was "You must not admit these
people into the political system OF this
Government; they are not qualified to
vote; they must not take part in the
government OF themselves or the gov
ernment Of their neighbors or any par
ticipation In the Federal Government
Of this country; and, to keep it from
| them, YOU must fix upon them system
OF probation which will hold them down
and keep them out OF your political
system until they are in permanent
minority"