New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-29

for the ills which now hang so heavily over this
oppressed people is to be found in emigration. l
have no fear of failure i'll a country where they
will be permitted to enjoy their rights and other
advantages appeTtaung to citizenship. j have
heard astonlshment expressed at the colored peo-
pies leaving the mild climate of the South to 90 to
the rigid climate of Kansas or elsewhere in the
Northwest II was not thought to be so injurious
when the Shareholders sought to establish slavery
on that soil If in the Judgment of those astute and
intelligent men their slaves could have endured the
rigor OF a Kansas Winter ask why In reason they
cannot endure IL rs free menf -,
"MOst white men imagine that they know the
negro better than the negro knows himself pro
fess 10 know more about the colored race than
white men generally know. have been an adNo-
cate of their interest and advancement, have been
socially and politically identified with them c9nse
quently know them as men who are are; "iI, ans
hood NAV be maintained. l emphatically DENY
that their best friends In the South. Their best
friends are to be found among those anywhere wno
VIII give them an opportunity 10 ADVANCE tu u
material interests and enjoy their political Tgnts
The Southern whites are not anxious that the
cOlored people should improve their c0ndltion.
They prefer 10 have them ignorant and dependent
in order to prove, if possible, the assertion that as
slaves they better off than as freemen. lhey
don't want an intelligent cOOred man to 1--we IN tne
South or anybody else who will take an interest," III
the eoored people hence by one means or anoIher
they are endeavorng to exile All Ropaoean leaoelS
from that section so that they may h0ld pOntieai
sway without dispute or opposition. Inc sou, III ue
lights IN and has jealous appreciation OF the III
creased representation II has IN Congress pSeu uo
the coored population. but withal they are unjust
to the extent of deprvng that very element OIL the
rights and mmunites incident 10 their c1tlzenshlp
II that respect they are n noo on defraudng
the other parts of the country by claiming rights 10
which they have no title. For these ana KINDRED
reasons the cOlored people are organizing soceleS
in the Southern States for of emigration
| say for them that they will make as good DoGy
of citizens, taken as whole, as any emgrants WHO
ever came to this country-ali things considered"
Then the emigration movement has taken deep
root In South Carolina II
"It has. SO 1t has In nearly all the Southern
States. The fact Is the Southern States deserve TO
be depOpulated of the aborlng class. If labor can
not be respected thought not to remain with Them"
REPUBLICANS HELPLESS.
els there any hope of Republican success IN the
South in 1SSOp
at may Judge from the present condition of
things in the South would not hesitate to answer
in the negative see prospects for the Repubii-
cans OF ALL and yet they are united stcadfast ana
true to their party but the Democrats OF the South
have control now of all the election machinery. The
consequence is they can produce any result from an
election they may desire In the South the majority
has ceased to be victorious at elections. The mi
nority instead has come to the front By what
methods need not stop to state they are too patent
TO the country Having TINS far succeeded they are
determined to bold the Solid South under all cir
cumstances especially az the Federal Government
can take little or no part in seeing that there Is
far free ana full election. 10 Illustrate: IN South
Carolina during the last election, Governor Hamp-
| ton promised the Republicans that he would give
them one Of three commissioner OF election III the
precincts, such should be recommended by lead
| ing Republicans The recommendations were made
of men competent 10 act, but III nearly every ln-
| stance throughout the State the recommendations
were ignored, and illiteTate Republicans were sub
siituted In their place on the recommendation OF
the local Democratic chairmcn. BY this means the
/ loo RgA n
at the ballot boxes during the election. The result
/ was that the Democrats counted III whom they
| pleased and counted out whom they pleased, with
| no one to dispute their right TO do so. BY tins
method by ballot-boX stuffing, intimidation tech
| meal reasons for throwing out ballOt-b0Xes and
Other causes, the Republican majority OF 10000 IN
! Soath Carolina Was annhiated. If this course Is
pursued through the other Southern States must De
obvious that with their present hst Tor power the
Democrats will carry ali the Southern States.
Universal suffrage IN the South" continued Mr..
Rainey with earnestness, " is iaIce-and II things
are allowed to continue they predict fall-
ure of universal suffrage II not an entire failure OF
this Republican Government II the doctrine OF
state rights is allowed TO triumph the Federal
Government and to become the debating power OF
the country, Ii must be obvious to any thinking
man that such a condition of things cannot be en-
dured with safety to the Republic, l am IN favor
of strong central government as opposed TO state
rights believing that the perpetuty of our Repub-
ican institutions requires the same"
"Wbo do the colored people favor for PRESIDENT
in 1SS0P
1--WE have not as yet canvassed the situation
thoroughly to Presidential candidates. AS Tar as
have been able TO ascertain for some reason Uell-
eral Grant Is the tavorite candidate. Next 10
Grant have heard Mr.. Blaine fayorably spoken OF,
and according to my belief, If we could have far
election in the South there IS not the slightest
doubt that we can elect Republican President III
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