The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-06-30


sources of the enlightened Amerl- = ~
can mind: and unless we come 10 .,
consider it for solution as states =;
men and patriots, it will solve 1t. Il
self in the final and bloody eNtlnr. b
ton of the inferior race. tt
Because We have expressed dc- 8
cidcd and emphatic opinions with
regard to this race issue, there are I
those who, from Ignorance or base
interest. constantly cry out, "thc
V1HD1cAror is prcjudiccd." Fools
refuse to recognize the condition
We are in, and it is but natural
they should not; dcma@o%lr> are
the worst enemies not only to the
NEGRO. but to the white man, and
from both these classes OF the
trays of society, we expect oppoS''
ton to our views. The one has
NOT brains enough to understand
MS. the other has his own pcrllnla-
~ interests more ut heart than
the honor of himself or race, and
will not attempt to rcflte arSu
mcmcnt with argument.
We propose to protect the negro III
il all his rights, but in doing so, we m
{ tend to guard our own.
Il Our sympathy for the nesr" will
'. not, nor has not been expended IN
:. mouLlln teas or sirEcning SIobhrr.
# We contend that he is equal before the
:, law: that he shonld and will have
=, rxoct Justice mctcd him. We contend
:, he is entitled to the privilege of 70
" ting, but we most cmphatica1ly deny
. him the right to use the prir'|er Of
!? suffrage to the dctrimcnt of oar civ'''-
Il cation, oar society, and onr ideas OF
q, government, Natures God has fixed
It's the social status OF the races, and the
lie piymy legislation of poor mank'""
m can never change it. The negro must
rr he educated so as to at least under
;, stand our civilization, and on thai
y, noint we arc most emphatic. We
:, DEFY any man to show us single
NV uConseyva,ivc" or Radical sheet II
this State which has ddrcd en"nctaf
'H the education of the negro 10y ~h'f
zee Deu,oryatic tutors. We have, Bour
cS, bon, Whitc-lin Red-hot Dcmoc1a
ial As we are, done all this, and stan
in to-day, far in advance ofth"se sq"eam
ed ish dcmayogucs that srovcl III tn
+hu darkness of mans prejudice.
,r We read "lcaders" indIted b
y, country editors full of the official II
'"0 ooon;t;an- G-thn--.---~e,---''"'&'' ~
- riyhts-tlat is, half the Offices ~
an' This is the interest sticking out, s
que that even the blind can see it,
'st. We cmpha'icaIly deny the right
oes the negro to hold ofice-simp'y rs
.ss, right. He is not fitted either by ed
len cation or association to rule t.
to whiic race, and we contend that SUI
ovn is not the way to settle the QucStlo
a.. The one point all statesmen ayr
A., upon is-TMAT THE NEGRO MUST
-. ELEVATED! Mark that ye dem
40 sogues and foo's who in your bill
''''I idiocy or sclf.intcrcst debase your OF
)"h race, and imagine thereby You ben
ace. fit the negro. He must be elevate
ri0r How? BY education, and for til
DDS reason do we most tcrccly advoc;
Dth> his education in separate schools Il
,u der the tuition and tutorship Of ci
ill; ilzrh and enliHhtcd whitc te0chc
. !. Does that look like prejudice
violence? We think not.
'' TO our mind the negro qnesti
men presents but two possibilities of so
'orS' ton the one by education, the otl
)utn bv determination.
k an Are the fools and dcmagoges p
hich pared to face the consequences a
con- crimes OF the latter alternative.
on The other must be done. There is
half way ground. The present stu
=. ." Der is the quiet of the volcano ny
VIAL our word for it. No policy of anal
"SN mated government can ever succc
ana because it is in violation of natu
fun laws. Let all thinking men t
has hold of this SUBJECTIVE negro, :
,ccnt child of nature, he is ynorant and
uuitr based, educate him to our standar
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to,d. as he will approach them but
Gods sake let US not attempt
'c"'' amalgamate civil government
lslan only furnishes food to the fire,
er be can end only in determination.
same -'"'-
ithin A" '"'o'"'e" s'ee'' ""''o Ut
driven hv the butchers thrOnrh