Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-16
EuTURE PoLIrICs.

FUTURE POLITICS.
A spirit Of independence has broken out
among the colored people of Rhode Island,
and they seem determined to be no longer
the "hewers of wood and drawers of WATER
for the Republican party. Without concert
of action and knowing the sentiments of
each other the blacks IN every section of the
Union make the same complaints and use
the same arguments, which shows that the
strike for independence has been inspired by
the instincts of human nature. There is an
approaching election in Rhode Island, and il
will be seen from the following communica-
ton published in the Providence Journal
that the blacks oil even the smallest State in
the Union are ready 10 join the revolution
which frees them from further seryitude to
their new masters:
VIII you permit me to say to you, and to such of
your readers as have read your criticisms OF the
resolutions passed by the exee4 ~, etc, m N,
port, of which have the honor to be chairman,
that il you see only the grosser side of the CUES
office simply with sordd motives that the colored
voters see another side that involves principle?
them with degree of contempt TO which, so help
Obliged to do SO. There are Others who viii now
treat the coored voter with quite as much respect
and favorable consideration for his vote as the
Feeling outside the partyis changing Tor the bet
ter; lt has but to be known that we are open 70
publican party owes us as much as we owe it 1t
his being Outraged it has thrived, and its mem
bers have enjoyed honors and the emo uments OF
office They have carried out their pecuniaIy
IN me Solored man acknoWiedges ms respect
est est fpiends in the party: IL was God and and
necessity that freed the black. If ever he owed
the Republican party for its part, he cancelled the
principles upon which political parties are di-
vided. We have felt attached TO the Republican
party because it was made agent for the right;
because ii had allied with it some honest lovers OF
people at the present time is not understood Go
not to colored ofice-holders in Washington to
learn it, The colored people are ripe for indie:
pendenee, aye for revolt and it viii take place If
the republican party does not manifest some re-
have entreated the party. What has it awaited?
Seifrespect does not admit OF submission any
subjected TO on all sides for tamely submitting to
insult He must assert his manhood We do not
on. The coiofed people viii be misrepresented no
longer by fawning colored men. No cap-in-hand
ofice-holders will keep them from expressing their
honest convictions. young, intelligent class i
coming to the front. hail the TACT with Innch
SATISFACTION. It has my hearty sym patny ana may
play the part of freemen As for the eolored voters
81 NeSwPoF can SPEAK ioT they nave sPo6en
they place Implicit commence; ,,o,u,,D.o
NEWPORT, August 2, 1882.
The white Republicans North and South
who monopolize all the offices are too greedy
to appease the just complaints of the blacks
by dividing the patronage of the government.
To call upon the Federal ring here in Mem
phis TO voluntarily loosen their grip upon
the colored people ia about the same thing
as when the abolition fanatics in the days OF |
slavery called upon the shareholders of the
South to give freedom to their slaves. 1t is |
as ridiculous and silly as 10 call upon the |
hawk to release its prey, or the falcon to |
help its quarry to escape. And as for asking |
the Federal rings of the South to resign and |
divide their Offices with the blacks, who fur /
nish the Republican votes of the South, the /
request would be as silly as 10 ask the buzz
zsrd to cease his gorging and live a temper
ate, clearly life. In many of the Northern
States the blacks hold the balance OF power
and they are determined to exercise this