The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-02-27
Moving the Negroes.

Philanthropical Republicans have be-
gun plan for removing 100000 able
bodied negroes from the South to some
point where they will not be subject to
bull-dozing. Where they will not be
bull-dozed means some point where they
can vote the Republican ticket without
opposition of any kind. The move has
no reference to the moral, spiritual or
physical condition of the negroes-or
even to their political condition except
in so far as it has reference to their votes.
To place these one hundred thousand
able-bodied negroes where their votes
will do the most good is the real prob
lem.
1t would not be at all unlike the Re-
publican party if it should endeavor to
secure this removal at the expense of the
government. 1t would not be the first
job that party has been concerned in, nor
would it be one of the most expensive.
Since it came into power, the God-and-
humanity party has perpetrated hun
dred swindles in Congress, In any one of
which the people were robbed to much
greater extent than they would be in a
scheme to remove some negro voters to
eligible voting localities in the North.
The only thing that stands in the way
of carrying the scheme out through the
aid of the national legislature is the fact
that the majority would be likely to op-
pose any such movement.
The solid South might not object to
the removal, from political standpoint,
for the reason that the negro as voter
is not valuable element. He has been
diligently taught by the carpet-bagger
that vote for Democrat means vote
toward remanding him to slavery-where
be would have to work for his living
while Republican vote means apresent
from the government of forty acres and
mule. So far as his political value is
concerned "nigger," in the estimate of
the average Southerner, is simply an un-
mitigated nuisance. He would let him
60 as the Egyptians did the Israelites
after they had been visited by all the
plaques. 1t is an inconvenience to q
Southern gentleman to be eternally
obliged, in order to secure political uni
~, W ISoOiI W u ouoV-Suh' 1hO 'oiuO
of the negro in the South, according to
the prevailing opinion there. has refer
ence only to such sparse service as he
may perform at such times when there
are no smoke houses to be robbed, hen
roosts to be raided, or possums and
coons to be had for the hunting In
these intervals he is of some slight value
in raising cotton, rice and sugar cane.
1t is, therefore, probable that while the
Southern members would be willing to
vote an appropriation to "get shut of"
the nigger politician, they would be un-
willing Just yet to part from the nigger
laborer. Therefore it is not probable
that this philanthropic scheme will be
effected by Congressional aid, or at least
during the sessions of the present and
coming Congress.
Failing to- enlist national aid in this
truly great Philanthropical movement
for placing 100000 colored votes where
they will do the most good, it will be
necessary, if possible to attain the same
end by other means. These should not
be lacking. The Northern woods are
full of tender-hearted politicians whose
eyes are unceasing fountains over the
condition of the poor negro in the South.
Now, the proper thing to do would be
for 100000 Northern sympathizers with
the down-trodden negro to each agree to
take and care for one. of these 100000
able-bodied negroes. 1t is true that each
bodied voter would include one
able-bodied negress, from three to fifteen
young darkies and couple of coon-dogs
but as it is case of humanity, these ad-
ditions should make no difference. The
editor of the twilight concern in this city
would gladly, judging by his utterances,
take one of these voters and his two
legged and four-legged belongings into
the bosom Of his family, and care for
these ebony wanderers with the hands and
assiduity of the good Samaritan. The
other Republican editors would each do
the same thing or else they would fright
fully belle their utterance on the condi-
ton of the negro in the South. Mr..
Blaine would take q family so would
Mr.. Devens and Mr.. Hayes, and so on
through the leaders OF the great party of
humanity, and so on down among the
rank-and-6le.
If it should turn out, as may be the
case, that these gentlemen would much
prefer to have the "nigger" and his etflu-
vium at a distance, then there is another
resource. Let proposals be advertised
for from aspiring Republican politicians
to romove and colonize 100000 colored
voters. There are men, for instance,
down in Egypt, who, while good Repub-
licans, have no show for Office, owing to
the scarcity of the kind of votes in their
respective localities. Now, it would pay
an Egyptian Republican of wealth who
should import 100000 voters upon whom
he could rely. He could go to Congress,
become Governor, or secure almost any
position he might aspire to. In terri
tory 100000 votes would accomplish
anything. The removal, if too much for
one man, might be done by joint stock
company, with which candidates could
treat directly for support in case ofa can
vass, and beyond all doubt such q venture
would result in numerous and substan-
tial dividends.
In any case, the thing must be done.
The transfer of 100000 votes from the
South to the North is too important q
matter not to be carried into effect at
once.-Cticago Times.
THE SENSATION OF HANa1Na.-A