The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-27

mand to have b IF the jury coD2o 90
of negroes > I'D. ~ I.
The address then goes on II say that
even in the Federal courts the colorct
people can't IL obtain re Tres II wrJnge-
Garfield met this harrasZge "a
blandly, but instead Of firlRg of a speech
such as Grant or Sherman or B.atne
would have made, he reminded the
Darkeys that they occupied a peculiar
position. AMI had already cost this coun-
try a great deal Of trouble, and had been
! given an unnatural prominence which
| might eventually cost them dear II not
accompanied by proper modesty, for
bearsnce, and industry on their part
We quote his reply
Geatemca-I am obliged to you Tor
YOUR congratulations aud courtesles
| ana will not detain you nor myself, ex
cept to say that [ most cordially concur
with YOU In all your efforts to entIghten
and elevate and strengthen your people.
/ That is the true ground of progress Tor
everybody everywhere. Your friends
who stood by you in the days OF the wal
and since the war bave always had to
meet on the part of their antagonists
this thought: "l0u hare hroirn apo"
MS a great mass Of 'guorHnt rioters,
ugacguaintef ruth tie tcdats IF the peo-
Dle and tie management of uU,tirs, and
vou hare done us Il greut injustice M
compeHiag dut class to be oar equai ~
r0fu0." Now. there IS some force III
that. There is not one OF you that Will
rot admit that there Is some force III
that statement. There IS a great deal
OF force in it! 1t is a difficult thing for
anv people to get along with that sltua-
ton. Ii IS in your hands TO cake that
argument away absolutely-no all at
once, not in a day, but TO take II away
from your children, SO that by the intel
! ~ligence of your children IN time 10 come
that reproach will not be left and that
argument cannot be made. w hen that
siav come | do not see any argument
that any human being can make against
tie fair right OF all men TO equal prlyl-
.eges under the law.
Now, therefore, doing all we can AT
our end of the line, you should do All
YOU can at your end Of the line to take
away the ,aSt obstacle tiIat cJnironts Us
in adjusting the troublesome question
which your race and lis place and Its
condition have given 10 TIN, country.
w hatever cur people can DO towaid
helping you To d., that | am sure they
viii be very glad to do. Whatever !
can do 10 forward that purpose IN gen
ei,il action or irdiyidual actions, ] shall
tie most glad to do. BHt dDntt let any
b0 ~ yet mp tie ruce fteiutg umong gou II
tie erttHt Of spyIng lce are q sepdrdtc
class nat are g0hay ~ hfre Scpprdtc
prtCt1eges and separate rights. As
said on another occasslon, don't let any
body abuse you because you are black,
bat don't let anybody nor let yourselves
get to teel hat anybody should praise
you because you are black, and certain
~ don't bear wrongs because you ar,
back. Those are the points. You know
that brings US up to the equality ana
tberty of the law. Gentlemen, | AN
glad to have met YOU
And he bowed them out feeling
that this was all very fine out how
about The offices and all that? We
nope Gen. Garfield will come SoutI
md see our country before he takes
INV action on Southern questions.
Our people are a grateful people; ano
If he act fairly by US, we shall not fail
to reciprocate.