New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-18

and hear the Gospel preached. The negroes nave
churches enough of their own, however ana they
are built and supported III large part by con-
tributions from the pious whites who refuse
TO admit them TO their own places of wor-
ship. / should add that exclusion from white
churches is rarely if ever looked upon as hardship
by tho blacks. They greatly prefer TO belong to
congregations Of their color, delightng in the
illogical discussions among themselves. and IN the
administration Of the affairs of their churches.
The admixture of races does not appearto be going
on to as great extent it used to IN the days OF
slavery In the country districts nulnto children are
rare. and the pure African type prodomlnates. In
all the towns, however. mulattoes and quadroons
abound, but many of the children are undoubtedly
the offspring of parents of mixed blood and not of
whites on the fathers side Alliances between
ouadroon women and white men still common in
New-Orleans. and are often lasting legitimate
marriage. the children being educated and sharing
i'm the fathers property The Latin races have never
had the prejudice Of the AngloSaXons against color,
and il is in the French quarter of the city that
these peculiar households chiefly to be found
II is to be remarked all through the South that with
few exceptions, the colored men who accumulate
property and are leaders Of their people, either in
politics. religion or business, have good deal OF
white blood in their veins. The pure black very
seldom gets above the condition of common Ia
borer. As TO amalgamaton as method of raising
the black race in the scale of civilization, the no.
ton is fantastic and may as well he gwen over 10
the visionary theorists who originated IT, The great
mass of the coored race is of unmixed negro blood
century of slavery has not beached 1t percepuDly'
and il is not likely that any system of race inermar
riage, legitimate or illegtimate, will grow up now.
So much has been said about the political relations
rocos scarcely need tOucl the sub
icct The negro has proved failure politician,
and has dropped back into position of subordina-
ton 10 the whites where he is much better of than
when attempting to make laws and govern States.
According to the current opinion of the Southern
whites the political rights of negro are limited to
making a choice at the polls between white candi-
dates A good deal of prejudice exists against ne
groes holding ofice-the feeling being strongest in
States where the coOred people in a small minor
ity There is less of it in Louisiana than elsewhere
One of Gov. Nicholas first acts was TO appoint two
colored men to important local Offices When the
animosity that grew out of the forced reconstruc-
ton process shall have softened more and the
Southern whites shall divide INTO two parties have
no doubt that c0OTed viii be put on the tickets
of both the rival organzations-as Irishmen
and Germans are IN New York-to get the votes of
their class. just now, and probably for few years
to come the negro has ceased to be power in poll
tics As soon as he felt the support Of the Federal
power Withdrawn, he despaired of success and
lapsed into Indifference, and his old instinct OF
seryility to the whites Tc-asserted itself. To what
extent these feelings operate may be judged from
the case of Mississippi where the colored voters,
although in majority Of twenty thousand decline
to put a ticket i'm the field. Nowhere In the south,
during my recent travels, did l find a disposition
among The whites to deprive the blacks OF the
suffrage. They could easily do it, without violating
the Constitution, by setting up property or educa-
tional qualifications but such restrictions would hit
the poor whites hard. This Is not however, the only
reason why such qualifications are established. The
white leaders no longer dread the negro vote They
think they can control it and make it useful to them,
and they know that if they were to blot il out by
bostilelepSlation they would arouse strong feeling
against them at the North.
In one respect more than any other, the Southern
whites are demonstrating their friendship for their
colored fellOw-citzensl mean in supporting schools
for coorcd children by taxes that fall upon them
selves These schools are not as numerous or as
good as could be wished, but they give fair chance
60 the colored children to get the basis of an educa
ton. They are maintained by taxes voted by white
Legislatures and collected in great part from white
property holders for the blacks own little property.
There is still much opposition to them, but ii is
diminishing every year. The dominant sentiment
among the whites of almost every Southern State Is
in favor of giving the negroes a good common
school education.
In conclusion it may be fairly said that the two
races are, all things considered, getting along to-
gether toerably well, and the prediction may be
confidently made that their relations will improve
by the influence of time and The growing conpre-
hension on both sides of the fact that they are nee
cssary TO each others welfare. l.. ". 5.