Daily Republican., 1883-10-19
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1853.
RQSl Advice.

Another false friend of the COlored
race has appeared in Arkansas. His
name is Miles, and he undertook to ques-
ton Attorney General Brewster in re-
gard to the discrimination of the Ar
kansas Legislature against colored
people in the settlement of the public
lands. Mr.. Brewster courteously re-
piled that he could not help what the
State of Arkansas did and he was sor-
ry that any discrimination was made.
OF course, as might be expected, this
had rather discouraging effect upon
Mr.. Niles, and when the decision of the
Supreme Court was promulgated an
nulling certain portions of the Civil
Rights law, Mr. Niles felt worse and at
once constituted himself spokesman for
his race. In published manifesto TO
the public he expresses himself as dis
gusted beyond measure at the action of
the Supreme Court, also at the reply Of
Mr.. Brewster, and he has made up his
mind that the United States is 10 place
for the colored people to live and that
they might as well shake off the dust
of their feet at once and depart from
he ungrateful country in search of
some unknown land for a home. We
are not at all surprised that Mr.. Niles
should feel indignant and full of
gloomy appreh"nsions OF the future
when he sees this prop Of the support
of his people swept away, but the re-
commentator 10 leave the country
would be but jumping out of the fry
ing pan into the fire, He had much
better advise his people to bear this
reverse with patriotic and christian
resignation and by their efforts to ele-
vate themselves in their condition in
life merit the civil rights that spring
spontaneously from the people, The de-
cision Of the Supreme Court does not
necessarily degrade and bring addition.
al hardships upon the colored race 1t
merely sweeps away piece Of superiiu- !
Gus Legislation and places the colored |
people ou the exact level occupied by
white people. They still have the same
rights 50 far As the law is concerned
that white people have, though there
may be discrimination sometimes in
the euforcem ent of those avs by State
officers.
Should they not obtain redress before
the State courts for violations of the
rights which belong 70 them, they have
the right ofappeal to the Supreme Court
of the United States the same as white
people have. We 10 not deny that there
were and there still are causes which |
wOu Il lead to the Justification OF specla
laws for the protection OF coioret people
in their rights, bGt the Supreme Court
of the United States declares that spa
cial legisIat on 10 reach and control
those causes ar" unconstitutional The
conclusion must bo reached that the
Supreme Court va, not governed by
partisan feeling in making up their de-
cislon. Justice Fields, We believe, is the
only Justice out OF thr nine composing
the cont who - Il Democrat, bat il he
was governed by partisan feeling in
making up his decision, there were 5tl i |
seven ,tepUhliCan justices, including |
the chief Justice, that agreed with him,
and only one Judge, he a Republican
aud from the Bourbon Democratic State
Of X ntucky, was opposed to the d"ci
sion.
I'lIer the circumstances, It WOuli be
much better t the cOIored people would
~. Gerry their actions 10 the extreme
recommended by Mr.. Niles, but we
have more confluence in them than 10
sUypU,e that amy cons d-rabIe number |
or ;ncm viii u" D"nhunnr"l by him II |
is Such men As he who Urld"r the gU Sc
OF friendship, fill tn" heads Of IL" col
Ured peupi with false ideas and rreplr"
them for future failure ANT h''"r uis.
appointments.