, 1879-02-17

1 Il. q. e. LAMAR.
In oil my experience Of ann!l.crn opinion
Know no Southern snan Of Influence or consider
nl'oh Who believes TINT the dtsiEancltsctncnt Of
We negro OIL account of race color, Or former
condition Of scryitudc Is political possibility.
concur In the proposition that tic hal
!nt hns been tn the hands Of .f,s mario
noth o dctcnse md NJ education; and I
nm slad TO Ind tt'ls Important truth recognized
| ~ 1o'iy ny Mr' Hlal11e. Wo Nigh. possibiy iif-
'cr 10 10 tac extent 10 which tho defense was
heeact, or 70 The pra0rcsa which Inns been tnatc
III 'he education. But enough would rematn for
7unstaots'i AGREEMENT.
Whatl ! 10 not think Mr.. 1,lntno fully realizes,
Or makes Que allowance for, = that this sudden
transformation, socnl nntf political, would
necessarily proiuec eome lar In Its practical
opcrat,on. nnd ,hot II. ,.o-,,,r,t .s,.,
IN rfT..,",, .,.. s"s 80 "o,Nis e"u"
~" w. ."ssIeo u"ay ny experienced anu conse1en-
tlous tnen acting on both Sides with good sense
ana good temper. Conquest OH either side
was sngactuus and kindly cs-operntion Of MI
the eorIa fosrc.. Thc ] yntn IN ,he han,. ~ t,'a m
negro should have been genuinely "dcfense,"
not d weapon Of attack.
Tie propcr Use OF this tfofens1yo nower ond ,ta
E,u"m tnuNo .'." means o. wnoieSo'no una postiso
.,i"ochco upon tiic character ahti Interests Of
the country couid only be attaincd by tic ctu-
cation OF the negro. And agree fully with
Mr.. Blaine tl.ut his practical use Of The ballot
'.',,, "rn vi Important uaft ol t'at cuaeation' am
wiling TO accept the present condition of the
South rs tho result Of that practical education.
'yin hc' 1eay that the negro l'ns been using
;,sn,1. ~ .t,sS ~. .s tnuS ~ autS .i'e !'l'"
ufcue VI tnoasahas o. nefrocs, born Tree. llaTn
grown 10 manhood under tho experience Of
political life as opca to them us to tho old.
white governing race: aud Mr.. Blaine hIn.r,f
oaacrt. ,h,+ oa"aatIo,' H. ,,aa, '''..evs.
d,o,, t'.. i..s nee'. nloFe echc'a'iy
tn, nons .,. re you.h o. 'll soorea race
wlct!,rr truly or crroneousIv wa viii rot hn,,
discuss. the rosu,, f. that throuohon, t,,a
Houth Tho rnr%s votc tn1otar III t, se
learned where thetr tnt,,aI inicrnat iin:. ,I nI
tEHt. Thnm Gm1 has tnsI III .,,a r,t'iIs ;ota.a u
hayc Xiii to kcan @ nsMnder' a'' '''' po''s'c'ans
Ivhnn vnn mi R tREn afu h.iT.,t l., ~. ,a,,,u
trnrant uugr pnS ,na,or,ts t ~ ~ INC minus q an
ton and proE,css. YOU ns hn nat,eut NJ eu ahn
tiey learn tReir lesson Wc al he a saith Ts l,avs
Tim m1at enmc II haa " ,,na .aI a ar roa',it+
which y, seo t In so n t ,,c,,rl, h ~ .es"ts "an.
also. liz has conc lack to ,,s wtln tn s sanH nuua
bin In mm,ac viii ,rhtel, ~, w. ,m. ".sm ti sa.S @
ro US. Io NAV to as euor@nt t1is Dcmoera nn as' y.
In wos nr, irunroit 1ie,hlicnn ht ,aars ,,',,as
vet nose frc thn hni'nt ,n nIv H. 3oa1n ant auss
}m fnl.y intn ,cifrnIinot tcnnrstc sxn,
ain: NM, was wn nf th% sn,t ayn o.n y,azcn. a.
frions ni na MIX st hn,r ayE , oosac ouf
iic ncpso ms tcro,no W.T. W. st Mi ws9 S, t't
mnkn hm ~ T'bia ia nnrt ~ IL. usH o,n.,, muns ~
Fnr1c amt froua hnv. hcon fraotv .;,'ar..oa
SUPPOSE ~ It or granted. Could '' any n;''"suu, onc
smah trcman,,,s ,,;,t,5,oI mr., anata sat
e ,,5io ~ ttiIt ~ T ",,u ti,, Hoeat susaEG III,
smffra~c u,,1 t..h nv.r1inr r,,ita"a s'.,r m.'
cun 10 mne Without yiulon. strhane" p"~ea n,
5Isnr,or3 iTo1 onw s,,ct, nhnmr a ,a.' W.
IN n,,v firm Htotn w,thnt cvinn w. Was sauo
j.. o.,naat ti'oe ,.n ~, mas !t.o
~ atot ,saro ,,,,o.oI ~ ~ n.a '. ~ esarstsr
ieal mn jority Of tsnorant and uoSsrty stricken
orJer1' ~ "ou'1 "sse"s '''oue' u pcac' @"o
but al1 this willis tbo ba]lot Ina hccn cdr.
sats tic 's esro. Io lbs % earncd IT. iat oSe he vas
6ower between Republican ND Democrat. liz
nvcs n"~ sivnn ~. ,1 ~ nnsn oout no
~, ia. n,.Sn ~ ~" N.Y. peht. ailu n
.os,,t i1'e ' h'o' tA' po"cs 'eit !" ti'e
.a ~ v US perpexass @ oses nG suuaSn ehance 10
su, 'otc y. ~, ~ 'o .s NJ r nc aa gotteh
..a!, ~ tts stasu =. ~ tnc neEro vote
9TH }o,ins anr ons nIset ss1 N ~. ~ II sa YEA aia
y w. mnA tu,lom suho ieauGf. MoW, W 70 lofo tln
~ nepao.'crnm pn party' = armca WITH a slS authority
=, tMs lTnesM 9en & noyornnen1, eHppIed tnoso
uuavsa. = AHrH "e.u s.sahGoss M ~ te states they
non With thrir nwcr reste tc G. ;vn ao yo.o
aoa.'d1ned on, tt,eiT PLACES , an'l ~ almost every
Saso sTta Hat .au etase ~ mte.a taeJ wy 1uie;I'
~ Escat 1nass @. eoorca voters was lclt WILL
"Ss nhsa ts;r o4mrts, ~ y u. VA shs lst founHe
wMeaa M anelt 1ha1of..ty, was ansolaIe. they Nero
NJ onav not olsanlzeu' out thero WE noL inter-
est cnouEn 70 pllht ncpu9ilean ticRet. Ihe
Meapon u! aele..se wnlesl 1aa %, 9eem gwen 70 the
HeGro "as Ltis1wt away W MS lcaAess 10 tile!r
ltght, allu Mr. Blaine San searrtiy complain II It
was nlekea up ~ ne nen1oefat;
an o. OPINION t'lat 70 lnake the negro ircc
ci.Non u was Meccssasi hrst 10 taHe nm from
s H., fra, IN, u ptI pGGa"s TO take
n,tn from tHe nh1tY when clnit!ed pug Votc as
anaootolg as his tsastcr ma cn'lned hts labor.
~ next step W! oo taka h'in 9s c9ss from
either party and allow hi'n to diler md divide
lust Us wnlte men 10. Tue aatllcliltY 90 1ar has
nceh that Tue Nepaollcah party desires to |
retain tnn negro. not rs ii voter, but |
as Republican voter, Party politics |
nave oeen oitceted 70 Keep MN a. Inc south ~
antngonta,n 10 the white fart, with whom, al his
material interests ars iuent'iled. Whcneycr-.
nlltl INC Time Is not ulstant-whGneTcr political
Issues arisu Which Misde tug "hIte men III the |
Sone tue negro ,sa %ial divide M TOO. Ile Ting Wy
white ragc aa , bouy Or win ehe Whitc raee as q
he "h!to raeo, divided politically, will want him
to alYi!e. |