New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-18

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To the Edftor Of me Tribune.
SIR: A correspondent of yours named
Lo,incl takes lssur" with concerning the IN crest
ehnwn b. colored men toward the Exhibition. Win the
exception perhaps OF gala days the attendance 81 col
orcd people At the nnia Exhibition was not In pro
portion to ,hclr numbers and financial ability.
Nv assertion l. founded actual observation, not only
OF M own, but of others | noticed, believe, every
negro AMI muatto whom met inside Of the grounds
ON ,.ts made at intervals and there seemed to be nm
upysrying result. | noticed more women than men,
moro muattocs than negroes. and | am certainly uot
unwilling to admit that | nstinctiNcly felt n
s,ntnent of respect toward those who, by their
presence. raised themselves above their fellows
LocAicI" unmanfuy INDUCES in and COMPLAINTS
iguorins the purpose of both nay communications His
tone regret 10 say that Of nearly all the negro cor
RESPONDENTS Of IHE TRIBUNE. Surely those who have
tord assduousy for the elevation OF this people have
right 70 expect from them some snow ~ interest IN the
things that 20 to lettering Of the nations Aud
surely II beneficial for white men to he independent
and help themselves 1t is no lees 50 FOR o"ored men,
When Inchic complains OF c0l0red youth being able
to gain Ambulance AN apprentice INTO the machine
aud other shops Pennsylvania be orges or has never
Thought Of the only true remedy Then u ~ this day III
Philadelphia alone. among the coored P'pniailoi' cap
tal enough 10 establish ouudcry aud workshop large
cnoug 10 take In all the coored youth III TIE state that
have mechanical ability enough to learn the desired
Trade and there are enough unprejudiccd skilled
white men to teach them II the chance were offered
Again. I0chiel knows little about ,le schools for
colorc children In this city lie would have hesated
about making his untrue assertion. The 6choolhOuSes
aud apparatus Will bear favorable comparison Win
those of the same grade for white children ana the
teacher, To my certain knowledge have been Of Il supe
rior class, Benchccnt. CONSCIENTIOUS unpreudieed per
Ia, In
for me sake Of the cOored people and IL would be well
indeed for little white children II the same class were
otcncr employed In teaching them As for the school
house he complains OF beng forced to send his children
10 In Harrisburg. It's c0unterplrts can be found with
ten miles Of Philadelphia for the of white children
alone III Delaware County five years ago such schoot
houses were the rule and not the exception.
Az for ElmOnla Lewis she is not pure negress, and
80 cr artistic talent counts for naugt 80 Tar IA race Is
concerned Ito most sincerely admire her ability ana
wumauly perseverance,. As Tor his saying that coo'eu
men are employed only at such occupations as white men
sco,p Inc is again guilty OF hastily uttering unruth
A. vniers they have the advantage largely over white
men, and il pleasant ana remuneiaiiye employment
As BARRIERS aud hardressers they again take the lead
As coachnen gardeners, and farm laborers they are on
an canal footing with white men, II they have the aDl
ity and are frugal enough to save the means,
no one binders them from being traders and
In the southern section OF this city many
/ are so employed aud do wei.
As for Satanic prcjudces In all history never was so
much philanthropy shown, SO much disnterested effort
mnde iu behalf of an enthraled people was made In
fine century Oh beaf Of the negro slaves IN the
United states Where they mad hosts dborng Tor their
dciyeruuce the Isractcs, 10 whom they love to com
mare themselves had but their prophet and deverer,
aud ne was Of their Forty years alter the exc
ds that people wandered in the wilderness, learning by
drpryation and effort the of Freedom. Has their
story no lesson for Lochief Shall his people,
uniitored and without effort, fal into an
inheritance wrung from historic ages by the brave
hearted the true, and the skllfuli IL has never
b.en Gods way order things, and II Is meet that
these people show lttle patience Furthermore, mo-
bndy was silly To wish expect Ia see at the Cen
ennal Exhibition any esults OF negro labor approx
mating the results uf the Intelligent ana cultured Thought
of Iges But have doubt others besides myself did
eyueet to see show Of what they can do bunch
kets "a roll Of rag carpet would at least have shown
Thrift aud Is the foundation OF success with all
nIes The Japancse aud Others have not ScOrned To make
display OF domestic articles, nor should the negroes
of the United states have been too indifferent to do
I made inquiries time ago at the Womens Pavilion
and learned that articles mad been entered coming
from the cOOre NJ African descent In the United
States elsewhere. Yet Canadian Indian woman
there with her exhibit Of numerous tasty ard
genlous article g. and bright intelligent woman she
There we're thousands OF articles OF Indian manufacture
through various exhibits vet think any
biased person would be willing to concede that their adj
vanagcs are not equal to those OF the American negro
II the amount OF sympathy effort, aud means had
been expended Tor the good Of the aborgne hns been
the exotic they would have been raised from
their degradation aud converted rom Their savhSery
long ago There Is another side to the negro question
other than the Two extremes often presented " them.
Ii the side OF personal effort and manfulns The side
OF intelligence industry economy, aud perseverance,.
The side Of independence and doing for their own feeble
ones. When that side Is thoroughly scanned by them,
and its lessons thoroughly cOnned then will thoy be
titled the notice and consideration they greeJy