The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-09-01

between the two great parties ae-
cOrding to the eternal fitness of
things, by giving his principles to
the republicans, and his votes to
the democrats What more would
yOu have 7 He must be cOlonized !
Colonized where, Must he be
sent to the north TO freeze aud
starvei To the western terrific
rles to be scalpedi To Tewksbu.
ry to be skinned, or to Africa to
be eateni No, ''he is in his faith
ers home, and he is here to stay.'
But says the New England phil
anthropist, these victims of your
oppression must be educated.
Well let them educate them. 1t
would be nothing hut right if they
devoted every dollar, for which
their forefathers sold them for, to
the benefit of their condition.
Victims of oppression! Compare
the southern negro with his pro-
genitors in Africa. even of the
royal blood, aud he is as much su.
perior, as two hundred and fifty
dollar Kentucky mule is to Mex.
lean donkey.
| am in favor of education, but
Pm not in favor or ever will be
of taxing one man to educate an.
others children, and also assert,
that no man has the right to ask
the government for bread, for
work, for education, for religion
or morals, and should they ask
our government for the two last,
they might as well go to a goats
house for wool.
But this is a dangerous subject,
as might be concripted into be.
lug a candidate for congress from
the 9TH district, and If was not in
favor of all the humbugs of the
day, I'd have it thrown up to me.
SO 60 on, Mr.. Politician, with
your policy, and Mr.. Philanthro-
pist with your foolery. Insist up.
on high grade of education for
the negro, whether he is fit for il
or not. Stuff his head full of clas.
sioal lore; make the differential
and integral calculus as plain to
! him as the multiplication table
Let the pons asinorum, tho ny
potheneuses and the paralapeiped
ons be to him for playthings. Give
, him a contempt for all manual 10
bor. Then close every Office o
: profit to him. Deny him you
, clerkships; and | tell you thiI
, problem will become a conun
drum.
{
a was once poet myself, ant
Q in my leisure moments use Il
write lines on "The Beautiful
D Snow" and | can embody trut
7 in six lines of poetry, ever
0 line a volume.
.'On Plymouth rock our tents were set,
J. Our guns and rum made the Indians get
8 We smuggled slaves from Congo's mout
n When II did not pay we sold them south
Then groaned because Of southron sins
. And freed the negro to tan their skins.
: | have travelled over that woi
derful country. (For | have nc
always been a miller. My fec
have pressed that sacred rock q
: Plymouth, and while it locke
: like an ordinary rock to me M
: feet grew bigger from that do,
" | have preathed the classic atmol
phere of Boston, and grew \
bigoted and conceited that wa
"" "" charged double price at the hote
| visited Salem, but / found ths
=. :, the ponds where they browne
: old women for witches had bee
= :, drained. did not go to Tewk
:. bury, for it had not attained /,
:, celebrity for tanning, as negr
skins were too dear.
Ia But after all they are a grei
a people, a prosperous people,
# wealthy people-and they ow
the most of 1t to the indomitabl
r. energy, industry and econom
"A practiced by them from the Grad
- to the grave. They get all the
It can, keep all they get, and thro
II. away nothing but their prayers.
8. 1t was foolish for us to ha,
" fought them. A poor man migl
o. as well go to law with a rich OF
O. for his rights. He might gain Q
Id cry verdict, yet die in the poo
house. Ii the confederates hs
of not worn themselves out viii
m ping them and quit when they d
az from exhaustion, the yankee
ly would have hired out the finisbil
,h job and got rich on shoddy co
I'd tracts and plundered goods, al
~ actually enjoyed themselves rea
id ing about our devastation and d
struction.