New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-18
rrr STATUS OF COLORED MEN.
,,rrrrR FROM THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
,vy.r THE REMEDIES ARE FOR GRIEvAScEs-AS
INDIGNANT CoLoRED CITIZEN.

yp,survGToN. Oct. III. w. Miles, of Ar
,.rsas. who advocates separation" for the coorcd
nle has received from Attorney General Brewster an
ver to communication addressed 10 the President al
1n that the coored people of Arkansas were suffering
n GRIEVANCES at the hands not only Of private per
cons hut of the civil authorities.
The Attorney General says: "YoT statement has re-
.vcd careful attention. for no good citizen, whether in
nhIe or private station. will regard with indifference III
es such as those under which these people are sad 70
he laborng The questions however, which you raise '
questions Of law, and OF course are to be deeI
nv the Constitution Of the United States as intcfPo'
he the Supreme Court For instance; II is very nuc "
10 be regretted that mpedments should be throw" - 49,,
way of the efforts of cOOred fenowciuzens ~
their condition by regularly entering ana s0''e
uDon public lands. But IL appears '"a' -"
particular lands Of which you SPo"A ~
public lands OF the State OF ArN'','' A., n,o
state has entire control Of them Olo"i.! -, t
- 60 :, LIZ Nor can the United states inter
fore Inv their executive power In respect 10 '' 0'
prosecutions of which you complain OF 'o hneI
Won rapresept are so oppressive and enIofoeu " p
Onmcnt ,,,,.,r pr,,pny
r,,t,, ~ Arkansas under which these prosecu-
Elm and these fines imposed are contrary 10 Tue
Constitution OF the United States, the remedy mas oeeh
,r,cod nv that Constitution in your own hands e. py
I frn the judgments of the State courts 10 the SUI
yFlQ IA
cruel punhments inflicted upon colored people at prison
f,r,ps 10 which upon tIing pretexts, they are con
demned II the State laws under which such privileges
ore had are unconstitutional, the only remedy Il by ap
peal to the highest court Of the State and from that To the
sgprcme Court OF the United States The Executive OF
the limited states has no power whatever In the premises
As 10 mere mob Violence neither the President nor
any other authority of the United States afford re-
dress. IL is only IN the case OF suc1 10, tni ~
of the Executive OF the United states
be employed and then only when mE0kou ~ ". 80 -
Iac or the Governor and judicial power to ny anu
pnnish the individuals who make dp such nl1Ds ana CON-
init such OuIaCcs as you Describe, II w nv ,i
These acts are directed against lire ana personal
The Acknowledgement concludes by saving /. believe
that upon due consideration the good Gll4ous %o 4"
represent will admit that their remedy lieS IN SuSh
public opinion Within the state % AlkasaS S Of f
always heretofore prevailed, and whilst lne Gauss ."
government and human happiness remains noR ,iu ,u,.
always hereafter p,ey2il IN tue ons run d, 10 ; Nc ]
sion Of wrong and the advancement Oh rights "uonS
civilized men"
AN ADDRESS TO TIE CoLoRED PEOPLE
Mr. Niles has prepared address to the cOloIrd people
i which after setting forth the contents OF the letter ne
avs that il will be seen that there little hope for redress
for any grievances that the eoored people of the South
may complain of to the General Government, as the
olored people, rule have not the means TO test the
eonstitutonaty of the state laws The whole tenor OF
this answer" says Mr. Niles, lis simply to tafy the coored
people of the South else they have been msled by pol
itions and shysters in the South who have protested
friendship to them Ihave only to repeat again: Their
only salvation as people is to prepare 10 leave TINS cOun
try and in tho meantime refrain from voting at any OF
the polls u party makes provision or the redress
of an grievances of people. \ fund should De placed
i'm each state 10 remedy wrongs and give Us prOteo
ZION for the future If this should fail the sooner We a-
neal Congress for indemnity for our race 10 ehnS us
10 separate IRON the whites, better il viii be for both
races would advise the cO0red people. who nave lAcl
hostile attitude to the Southern whites by dong the ser
vice of the capcbagger and his associates to SOCK the
favor OF that class in the South which viii really consider
our rights and act with them hereafter, ana against
an Administration which refuses to render IT'S
redress.
THE SUPREME COURT DECISION.
Te decision Of the supreme Court just rendered gives
force and emphasis TO this view Of the case and shows
that we have no rights which other people are bound to
respect Therefore, let seek refuge elsewhere and
establish statue for ourselves let us found civilization
in some congenal cline that viii give US standing in
the world of commerce and industry and enable Us as 2
race to play nObler part in the great drama OF history