The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1882-01-14

the flesh of few ill-favOred hogs they de
pended for their supply OF meat, and the
little milk and butter they could get from
their COWS helped to keep the wolf from the
door. These supplies taken from them, they
did not see how it was possible to get along
and so they concluded to go "untO land"
described to them as Glowing with milk
and honey"
The colored people of South Carolina
have adopted the best possible method
to break down the social and political
thralldom which surrounds the race at
the South. Those who go West will
better their own condition and also help
those who remain in their old homes.
The alarm now existing among the
Edgefeld planters, is a fair indication
of the effect which similar movements
will have throughout the South. The
remedy is in the hands of the oppressed
people themselves, and they should not
fail to apply it.
Arkansas is doubtless good state to
remove to, but | would like to see our
agricultural and laboring colored people
going into the territories, becoming pi-
oneers, prompting and improving the
land, building railroads, and becoming
miners, herders, and intact the oCaIate
comieres of large Negro population in
the far West. Not until this is the case,
can it be said that we have caught the
true inspiration of American genius,
energy and pluck.
The colored population of the far
West states and the territories is quite
small indeed. California has 6,0lS;
Colorado, 2 ,435; Nevada, 4SS; Nebras-
ka, 1885; Oregon, 49,; Arizona, 10;
Dakota, 4OS; Idaho, %; Montana, 346;
New Mexico, 1,015; Utah, 232; Wash
ington, 325; Wyoming, 29S; the Ne
gro population of the Indian territory
is not given in the final official figures
from the Census bureau, but it is doubt
less greater than in any other territory.
1t will be seen by the figures that none
of these states or territories have more
than very small colored population.
1t is said that prejudice is less strong
there than in the East, and opportunitie:
to do well in life are certainly more nu
merous and offer much greater advan
tages, and it therefore seems natura
that this section should attract a very
large number of the disaffected people
of the South, whose rights and priv
leges are so meanly and viciously cir
cumscribed and denied them at home
Governor Cameron in his message t.
the Virginia legislature takes stron.
ground in advocacy of common schoo
education for all the children of tn
Old Dominion, regardless of race o
color. He wants Virginia to do all sh,
can by public taxation to support tn
schools, and also calls upon the repre-
sentatives of the state in Congress t
use their influence to secure aid iron
the general government for the sam
laudable purpose.
The only portion of Governor Cam
eron's remarks on the school question t
which any reasonable person can tax
exceptions, is his disposition of tn
problem of mixed schools and YER
few, probably, will widely disagree wit
him there He says, in substance, tina
the mixed school question is not mat
ter for public discussion, in asmuch a
neither race desires it. He therefore
besides the mere announcement of tn
; foregoing statement, has little to sa
upon the subject.
1t is doubtless true that, Governo
Cameron says, mixed schools are nc
desirable in Virginia, and very prob;
bly, any attempt to establish sue
schools at present, would have no othe
result than the overthrow {
the common school laws, and cons,
quently the retarding by many years {
the public educational work but We
in spite of all these facts, GOvernC
Cameron and all men of even mOdel
> ate foresight and wisdom must see tina
mixed schools, mixed churches, an
5 in fact, mixed everything is the onl
: possible ultimate and final solution
the vexed race question in this country
t 1t may possibly not come in our ola
:, and time-another generation or tv
= may be required to pass away befoi
/ American ignorance, hate and prelude
:, will be thoroughly "read justed' on tn
h basis, but it must come, just as sure /;
:, night follows the day, or day the nigh
: and every intelligent person would jul
as well make up his mind to the fa'
e that we will have race question unit
e this "readjusting' regeneration h;
effected its purpose.
: Why have not Mexico, the Centr;
n and the South American countries eac
y a race problem staring them in the face
: disturbing their equilibrium, and tt
: subject of grave apprehension and spe
ulation for the future? Simply becaus
i the different races have all blended int
: one homogeneous nationality. IT'S tru
: they have difficulties and disturbance
but they are not race troubles. The
: all attend the same churches and school
). and hence, so far as patriotism and rae
: feeling are concerned, are one people.
d When the youth of America are e'
: ucated side by side in the same schools
p regardless of any differences as to rae
a or color; when the churches-for it
said that We must always have churcl
e es-throw open wide their portals, we
e coming without distinction all who ma
desire TO enter; when the hideous bu,
v bear of social prejudice, which exclud,
o from our so-called chest society" Gu
It tured ladies and gentlemen, for no otl