The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-10-31

political pazsies resolve themselves IslD he sim
pie q1ession q the suprsmscy of ignorAnoe over
intellect, depraEIiy oFer virture. and The admin-
issering the fnsctions Of government through
the hands Of political adventurerz. whose evil
genius seems possessed Of some power sufficiently
enchanting to hold in solid array the body 81
colored voters against the Southern whites. who
are their natural allies During thai period,
when the South was ruled BY these political pi-
rAies, through the numerical power Of the blAckA
hope was entertained by some that finally the
veil Of binding ignorance and prejudice would
be lifted from the eyes Of this race, and they
would then bend their efforts with the whites 70
place the control Of the government IN The hands
Of those who not only had natural right % us
exercise, bat who were best fitted By superior
intelligence, and IRON an intimate knowledge Of
the negr0's character to best comprehend his re-
lstion 10 the requirements OF citizenship. 70
which he occupied = position Of responsibility
very much similar to that Of newly born babe
He who felt the inspiration Of such hope IN
that dark hour Of despair, The memory OF which
brings even now a shudder. mast leel sensibly
the departure Of its last CLEANS rs be turns 10
behold the solid front If blacks arrayed BIZ the
most G5ORdoaed Influences against those whom
they would be compelled 10 recognize - their
true iriends, if their mental capacity MAS equal
to the effort OF receiving the influence Of sin-
gle ray Of intellectual light
While IL may appear hard 10 make such an al
fusion, the truth Of the assertion i fully issrae
out against that race by the ease with which
they allow themselves To be driven againsi their
real interest. In each successive canvass, some
wreIched outcast from his own race and exile
from virture, borne along ON the winds Of chance.
arises as the head and front Of the colored ele-
Trent, directing their movements and debating
their policy in direct contradiction the advsre
OF those they have known through their IiEes
and whom they look 10 for council in other
matters
How then can the whites indulge any longer
the hope ct political corporation with the col
0red yOler. Has not SIX yeaIs been devoted O.
his advancement, and every indncement oazre-I
him TO improve his moral condition Ia teach his
Children 10 he Viriuous and Iut4ials for upon no
other basis can true manhood be- reared and
TO its manhood every race must n last losk isr
its prestige.
Whatever there may be Of good intention an
the part of the coIOred voter is unfortunately
lost To view by the wicked influence exeried over
him by that class OF white men whose presence
Causes the more virtuous portion Of humrnify -
turn aside, as men avoid the pathways sslIn-
leper, or feiid canker OF moral debasement
The paramount intensity of such an issue tbal
oil virtue over depraviiv comprises the one SIN
gle question thai comes within the pr0vince 81
political empire here in the South questions Of
political action and thnse pertaining 10 that policy
best calculated TO perfect the principles ct a
party which furnish field Tor Argument s-lss--
where, have To be laid aside Tor the single one
drawn on the sharp line 81 race ascendrncr.
IL j. true that snme few of the better class 81
colored people stand ready To Tecn-sn ~ tls. sI-
peIlor Claim oil the Southern whites 10 psiiiicsll
alliance, and 10 such We should extend our srm
patty and aid IN every possible way. lSsr u =
sad fact that they are ostraciscd by fhrir 0~n
race and IN mauy instances treated with violence
Perhaps al some time. way down IN the dl1n
Utsta OF the future when other generations have
appeared on the scene and the present one has
passed away, the remnant Of this unfortunate
race may realize 10 what extent Of selfdesiruc- !
lion their ancestors were misled BY q few aban- 4
doned wreiches whose only creed MAS ofice- /
seeking. In this age and day when the world 4
moves on, driven by the strong wheels of pro
gress but little time can be devoted 10 those 50 /
blinded by prejudice and ignorance as Go refuse 4
the benign influence Of the RAYS If new light
that continually impels 70 action- We AaTe
our own destiny TO I'LL. the accomplishing Of 4
which requires all the time allotted II this TIA
STORY state; such are unwilling 10 msve with 4
rs viii have 10 remain behind, For zoe ara going
10 manage and control our osrR, and the record 4
ing angel never wrote palmer truth
What has the South Ia az pol IRON the Repgb-
ican party whUse origin can be traced back 10
such midnight assassns rs old John Brn-r-, NO
was hung for transgreSsina 49, laws OF tod and
.is counfrvy F~-stEcs like him were sent out /
or H. NIfpurpose Of destroying the institutions
u the South. In the hours Of Stiffness when the
hiei moves on his errand, they went forth 20
each the untuOred slave fiaI the torch and
lager we're the recognized weapons Of Divine
wrath, and desecrated the Christian religian bv
flaming an inspiration from the Divine Feirrr
or tins unholy work. PMS party created fhsf
Hack page in American history known as the
reconstruction, when the South p01erlsss
'eneaih the pangs of her capioFs Was accused Of
nuddying The waters of the fountain OF liberty.
ven while forced e. drink the impurities faE-
ng from beneath their very feet Bent with
lemon like obstlnacy upnn the passage Of meas 1
Tres calculated TO destroy her manhood they
we're held al bay BY little band oT Nor1Iern
Democrats, whose fidelity 10 principle and Spar-
an courage throughout that struggle in the Ped
raj arena was the one single star thai liz M the
loom OF her political future
Republicanism has been knnwn IN the Sssufh Z
My in its most repulsiye form, and the m,7mory
I lis rule Is like that OF some blishiing plarue ,
Under the 9gis OF Democratic administrations
he American Republic passed from obScuriiy %
over and greatness. rising like some lone me
cor IN the eastern horizon, Illuminating the
iorld with the brilliancy Of her spIend0r Tn
er their rule her government was Noted fur IL
uriiy and her flag went firth IL be han0red and
Jared on every sea. These two arr the only :
aries that will ever he known in American I
oliiics. In one or the Oihrr viii b. found tine /
rincipleS embodied in The two ideas admissible
} the theory oi Republican government
That OF the Democracy. resting upon the SOW :
reigniy of the States lis fundamental primo {
lie, and recognizing The exercise Of power b. the :
eneral government rs limited Ia the consent Il
re States through their representatives
That Of Repuhlicauism. tending Ga the deslrnc-
on at The sovereignty of The States. and crnter-
y the power of the government in the hands =
Congress. rendering the auhnritv 81 that bslv .
instead Of that Of entirely a dele
s'ed nature. a contemplated by the eaHsiiiH :
nm 4
He who imayinrs that he can buill mp bet =
party on Intermediate ground outside nf !,
q 50. viii awake fran his dream fini he Eas
iiy whnnping over The undiscovered mares I
81. The memory al the pasi will ever keep 2
e South i'm the fold az The Drmncrafic parfv. =
nm u she has derived cmfurf and support in
e hour 81 her spldesl nee AMI us tradifif.ns
'ini e. il now as the only anchor of hope in Ihe c
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