, 1879-02-17


T.. Q. C. LAMAR.
In all my experiences Of Southern oplnou |
kNuw MI Nnutl,crn ,non ~ tnnn,nco nr .on,,,lor.
alto,, who believes ,i,nt ,tc i1,.franctfscncnt a.
ene,to e neafo % nsso5. o. rase color or oreF
concur Ia thu nronos.tiun lint ,l,c hai-
lnt hes bern IN The h.nIs of ttn uc.,ro
hott, n dcfcr.o am, an "'" a',usa,, =" ~. 49,, =
nm a,oa ~ I,.eu NJ ~, """ ~ e"ueat"aa' anu
~" gia" 10 ma tn's Important truth recngnIzcd
80 fully by Mr. Blaine. Wo might possibly t1If.
fer rs to tile extent 10 whic,, Tin tlcfrnse .n.
pcctIr,1. nr To I'm n+n,rns. ,y,i In ,oo.,
In tic etlucatio mt cnouh .,n,iJ ro+a,i, rar
auusiAutlal agreement.
What do mot think Mr.. Dlnino fully rcntzcs,
or makes due allowance for, Il Tint this sudden
transformation. .nttat All r,,,,.,o.' ,na.,t,
nrcos.,r,,r nsa.,.,ao % ."'u pu'''sa', ~ woala
tseesoa'"S pro"uee soIne jar III us practical
operation anil that lie successful working could
be ELECTED nn1y BY experienced md cnnsrlcn.
tious men acting on bot sI,,o, viii, poo,1 tcn.a
and roo,1 ,cmnrr, Conouo,, m atst,ar 'n1s .,,1s
81. N,,t.t hooN 1.',st oo.I"sa' y" en''cs eloe
outy eoNp'icatca .he ''loo!em. lis only solution
was snEaclous and kindly corporation OF nil
negro should l,uyo bccn tcnunoly .,icfcnee. !,
M , ,rn,,,, ~ .tts.s. 6' s''s'
,r,s., - "s.p.a " A'sass. .,a---.--.
4"e p.opcr use ol tafs dclenslVe mower and It's
growth Into nlcans Of wholesome and positive
influenza upon tho character auti iutcrcsts of
tlr ro,ntty rorfJ ,,I, b. n,.,tns,1 ~, .,,"
cat,o, ~ H. s,a.., ~, su - t,,.s ,'s' euu
s't'ou ~ y. Inc negro ANA uRfec fn1!T With
MT. blaine TINT his practical use Of the ballot
was MI important part Of TINT education, nm
Wiling IN acccnt Tho n,escnt coutttion ~ thn
South M the rrsutt NJ thot rr,c.cai o.,,,sn,,a,
,vu, ,'s. ~ '1o !esu'. ., uat suc.cAl eoueatloh'
Wnl hci say that the neg TO lIas bccn using
this defense for ten ycars; tint In this time hun
drcls OF Thousands nj nerrura. born frcc. l,ovo
erown tn mnnhoota undrr thr cYncrtoncc ~ .
po,,tcni I'm 90 ..or, ~ ,,,o1 =. ~ ,,e " w.,
whlto governing race; anu Mr. Blaine himself
asserts that education has been moro ecnerallv
dttTused among tho yuutt, OF tho cn1orci racc
tlun among thu noorer c,a.sc, NJ Tia u whit.s ~
discuss, Aud the result Is, that throughout tho
South the races vote together; TINT they hare
learned ,;.a where t'!eir mutual interest ss; anu
have failed to keep asundcr.
When yos1 out the ballot In the hands OF an
ienorant rrgro majority rs n incans Of ctluca-
tiicy learn ifeir lesson. Wc Of tic % South hays @
borne all this, bccauso We knew tut the reac-
tion must conc. 1t Las cutne. The results
wh!el, you sec to bo SO bad tlu negro bus sccn
bltnI Impulse with which few wears ngo 10 lied
from uB. lie tnay be as Ignorant Democrat as
TIC was an Ignorant Republican, but ycurs must
yet pass bcfore Inc ballot viii have educated
Hill 1nlBF ITtD EGl-fGI14flC, tCi1nGrnfE citizen.
stlfp; and what VIC Of tho soutl, liayc borne our
friends OF the North must bear With rs, until
tho negro las become what We bDtl want to
mako him, THIS is part Of lis et,c,.tfon.
Force anI fraud have been freely cl,arreti.
Suonoso it granted. Couid INV m"
EXPECT, did any ono cxpect. that
such tremendous polttcai and social rh,nrc-
the sud(lcu ctotlnr Of four million alnyra viii,
suffrage and with oyvrrujing nolitieal powcr- @
c0uI,l bo natlo without yofnnt dIsturhnncn nnt
dIsorlerl Had any such Change ever bco,, made
In auy frco State without couvulsions Wus It TO
Io cxnoctcd tllat, when The cnpltai md character
of a stata wrre pnrell at thc mercy of n i,,,n,rr
icai mnlor,ty of frnornnk nnd nnyrrty.strfcken
vntcrs. # wn,Ila rrescnt a modal ~ ienca nnti
oricrI - '~A~N "''N
Hut nil .1,ts ,yhtc Tim bo1Iot ,,aa bean clu.
catlnr thc nnorn In Ina lcornefi lint In wnso
Knwnr hetwcrn Rcnnhiicnn m,ml 1}cmncrat! liz
IL nnw 1cnrrnr r"n;iiv lint nt shc sn1'tI, r., IL y
nowcr bctwner f5en,n.rat m,'Il Den,ncrnt' and tn
ihe ja.c election be made tllat power lit Ia tic
rcsult. ~ SS
IN hjs ncrn7cx,tv ovcr tn, su;1,,cn cbonvo in
tho vote M of ti,c negro. Mr. Blainc lad forrottcn
int ot ,hss stavc If ts nrtvr".s thc ncrro vot
cnntnt intelifgnutiv tIircrt ttscif II ,n,st md
viii totnw somn },aer. N"w m IL III, 'ti,u thn
MhA bo'Ha 4eAAGk' ANVht ny " LOW iHG