, 1876-12-13
1.-THE RACE ISSUE"

samo number. You atate, what IL tEun, that I
tera protested against your theory Of toayfng tie
blacks Of ths South 10 the marcy OF their former
masters until ''new 0enoraton shall be born Into
frccsom" With the nnilyo cournge 10 "strihs for
tior rights" hccnuso Of IL inhumanity md ils IN.
evitablc elimination, war Of races. ] hlat' OBJ
jaeted To your plan OF orHanlxtng "wtito Ito.
publican party" At tho South, independent OF tho
race lssue a thing impractlcable, for tho REASON
that tho wss Of the dominant class 10 now md has
been for The last halt dozen years a. aercely wngcd
against '.wlte Republicans" hs aga'nst black
citisenA." oug.t 10 have added, what thought,
that your rlan, II attempted. w0u1d involve the
total destruction Of hs party you orc thus proros'
ug to .eorganlzc At the Sonth. and your reasoning
II carried 10 logical conclusion would lead to an
abandonment Of tho latest Constitutional Amend.
monts.
In tho editorial review rcfcrrodto. and ia former
articles, you Atraign The bnrbaEtana Of tho South
with terrible Indictment for the!r conntless
crimes; and confesalng ''iustlce and humanity do
uand that tho negro shall 10 assured tho on}0y-
ment Of life, liberty, and the right OF outrage
guaranteed him by the Constitution" you ask:
How IL this protection to ba secured" And.
adding that no other or better remedy has been
suggested, yon "return to the original Alternative
OF waiting TIL the new generation of negrocs ANAL
have developed tho courage to protect themselves
or tho formation Of whltc party at tho South UPON
aomc now lsane. II tho former be dismgacd hs
cruel, then VIC must look to tho lator ~ hopefully
possible. md tho Grst step towards 1t ID the cx'
tlnctlon Of the color.lino In politics."
You DO no. nake II quite clear. from a, ony.aag e.
yoa wouo ha.e tako the. first stop !" towards the
ostpetlon Of tue eolot. linz; Ias H.; ;nter e yoa
sS o sa is u ns.
Soats Ns!;ss! il. Sssa 1nsSs sssF 5 wIstsss w.
linn drawn hv fbr CnnfedcfntcN nunfnet the negro
and nerro cGuaiity, Or the iino estsblshed BY Re.
rrn.]ns t!ie amcndcd constitution. Xgain, inter
you must mean Ito Iopubltcan llnc,, Tor II .the
Gontederates would frat estngu!.h tl,eiF color;
asp peey On ssd Gp paq oi he Republicans 81 e
st" W. u ars ~ % tSms forced to- 70 tne Conclusion
TINT in tho adoption Of your theory
te q ,bo ps,. ws sy S Sn
d"5naMcy, st lcast, of the new asnendments ssGich
svuls, % should be Invited to extinyuis tte!r color
"d VT ssa, s e o f 4 pss
sibis that they should do 10 viii not be co,nprc-
Gapded ~ one in q thousund q your resaer1. To
tS .ha ehsa III hs
hIisaps 1yIHs mast eouccdc m hui tGey ars not.
ess's k1ssn ,he Emsssat'sSs ss &%f"ass, i5s ss,.
iapsnniMs Is end. Tllese ase they upon which,
:t ;sssn Of ts nsG t
Republicans have based their whole theory q
sfon fox n Tns's sna
aaSSn "J nloat r. gro.sy violated in majority ol the
sontiern Staios. Thess aro they which have
Ss ssss po s't es99: f.; III a'xas aH
With haSs sSSested h9
tn toytufss iu1escribaIle; anu for which Auadrcds
ani thousania OF Nepublicans, both black md
whts nase M 70 tua nSynS tins
elaSstn3nsets. sl
.,,sr ~ 1a o I'm" tbe aiisrnatIys 81 war of
race" races or a !" whito mans party" laeknowleagc
ut fssd 70 ay ws iii ae
so "a ,s s51s H. es e Sys g n
ans1cr: He ac.a' III al tbs unite Stass cnoreo tho
H. Ss9Sstg9 + H. st Ss;5s s 1asa !S,!
ys s2 Sny poss aay gsafss %sa
xs9 81 sFss,s sS ::t:s :s",
10y tho r q hsss hsssas,s ss,s:
a c1u,t,ecd to csii upou tao Federal Gorcrn.
mrnt 10 ltnsh nfoiection tor lbs negroes against
l tAtu Inf a.,
IT, n,,dtrrrs ,sMn bava rlectcJ tbcm:H No matter
bow HNrnRrn m rIx 1uEypMsSry.
p9' ,o c,sn ~ "aci, nf I'm nav additions To tho
c;n.tiiui"m md M mart Of each il Is distlnctjJ
provided Tilt s'The Congress sh.ll bare powS!
oyr these art,eea caeb pr ether, Gesn scason
LII o"fosccry fIaa ssThe CnnrrrssT u done II,
Xxx ,,hy,s KIT IL n,nvitnv for .uch suiorcementt II
wv MMo'S nxfy Ivy uut,nnsa irsn on,endmcnfs bau bcer
no. M nerotn~ ia tha ietcr Of Ihsu sioulI w
.a sEo Lra,S ~ tnt3,niintion bni1iozine and Ii,
H.. ~ tI,s III, nincfion at The Huuthf Will IL bt
Ne n tnn ie nsrcas ean do NJ mora than to enae
snlu . rnSstiv "a be- for tho enforcement Of ii,
&aa ~ pfoe toe H. rpts 10 adM;nistes
sG vsist hn nresumeti that Congress cannot in,par
aathory - " nxurt;rnw tSemf n Il nFe
!osse y ioaprsss ~ tbo United ststes can
,smasa Ut, s.,aG, @ Eedessl Consts Tor TIC
of Mws o. ,s Iho d,SI az stat vtbost 1 tle eonscn
wtns ns H. sa,S nr sbo Citizens thereof Il to b.
ctaneu snst wnpn aSso * hat thr iswa of tha rnts1
.nnmoa, sgsee m ouv onger as sntread With III