Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-10


The recent negro convention in At
lsnta furnishes food for some reflection
to earnest men who wish well to the
race, and would see it identified with,
and sharing in the general prosperity Of,
the country. But it is a notable record
in the history of emancipated African
slaves in other countries, that no sooner
have they attained supreme control than
hostility to the white blood, in all Of its
conditions, Of purity, or of sdmixture
with that of other races, even with their
own, is viudictivelY manifested. In
Liberis-thst child of our philan-
thropy-no white man can become
= citizen, hold real estate or public Of
fee. In Hsyti the same enmity to white
blood prevails to a savage antipathy,
excluding it from all consideration in
political and civil matters And in ia
maica. and other British possessions in
which slavery existed, the hatred Of the
unmixed negro blood against the whites
and the brown" men, as mulattOes and
auadroons are termed, has driven
away from them almost all of the whites.
and keeps the few remaining, because Of
their inability to leave, in constant ap-
prehensiOns Of violent assaults.
Such is the present condition of those
colonies and countries in which negro
control regulates civil. political and so
cial relations. Nor should we be sur
prised at its existence, as it is the natural
jealousy felt by all interiors of their SUI
periors. Knowing these points in the
history of emsncipsted Africans, we an
ticipated their entertainment, more or
less. by our own freedmen when they
were made citizens; but we hoped that,
subordinate as were their numbers to
those of the white men sur
rounding them, good sense, or at
least, common prudence, would have
induced modest reticence in political
affairs of which they know nothing,
while enjoying contentment in their
general privileges of citizenship. Such
would have been the case IN Georgia, we
believe, with our orderly. quiet colored
people could we have kept 'the serpent"
out of our Eden. But that was impossi-
bic. The emissaries of the evil one
swarmed in, deluding and deceiving our
peaceable and unsophisticated blacks
with counterfeit fruits of the tree of
knowledge, until, carried away by vain
conceits, the mask of friendship is at
length cast of, and a war of races" is
proclaimed by Pledger and his associates.
We are sorry for this demonstration of
| i'll will towards the white race, though we
have neither respect for, nor sympathy
/ with, the white Esaus-men who have
/ sold their birthright for messes Of Radi-
cal pottage-whO have called it forth.
We are glad of the modification of the
white syndicate by their negro associates,
and that by their voluntary abasement
they have led their colored friends into
an exposition of their antagonism to
/ white blood-an imDortant fact. Now we
say in advance, in no vain spirit of
prophecy, but as a demOnstrsble
problem, of which the factors are fur
nished to us, that if the sentiments ex-
pressed by Pledger's convention bear
flowers and fruit in political "war be
tween the races, the crop will be entirely
of negro cultivation, and sad to that race
will be the harvesting of it. Blood is
thicker than water" Former sympathy
for the late African slaves no longer exists
at the North and West, and they must
now take care of themselves. Already are
they excluded from work in the mines
and foundries of Pennsylvania, and their
popularity, except IS domestios, is, like
that of the Chinese. on the de
cline. We write in no threatening mood,
but to warn our old friends of the
days of slavery that if they bind them
selves in one brotherhood Of hate to the
white race, call the organization by what
name they plesse-Republican, Radical
OF ANYTHING else-the white race for self
protection must organize in the same
manner. and then, when the issue comes,
the weakest Haust go down.
But why should there be any war at
alli Certainly none, if the intelligent
colored men in Georgia will determine
to tear OF the Republican collar, and,
asserting their freedom and indepen-
dence, choose for themselves then own
political creed. Let any respectable col
ored man contemplate calmly the humili-
ating spectacle presented by his race in
convention the other day in Atlanta. In
the court house the white syndicate,
Longstreet, FsrroW and company,
trying to play master and slave
with new cards but on the
old deal, and in the Representative
hall Pledger, Bryant, Campbell and the
other negroes. swearing vengeance not
only against theiF Bould-be white syndi-
cate owners, but against the white race
Universally What can we think OF it.,
but that emancipation has not yet
brought freedom TO this people, and
never will until they can ally themselves
to whatever political party they prefer
from the convictions of their own rea-
soning, whether it be the Republican or
the Democratic. 1t is the interest Of the
white people to live in peace and har-
mony with their coiored fellow citizens,
but if the latter will not respond to our
good wishes, but will continually crowd
us with Radical hostilities, the conse
ouences must be on their own heads.
The conference between the representa-
tives at Saratoga of the various Demo
l.