The bee., 1884-05-10
THE NORTHERN NEGRO DE-
CLARED A FAILURE,

Sir: In reading last Satur-
days BEE, the organ of the colored
people of the District of Columbia.
l came across the following, "that
one would presume that the
young Negro in this section sur
passes those in the extreme south"
1t is mistaken idea. The young
colored men in the South are ris-
ing, the northern Negroes are fail
ures, they are too much self
We are glad to see the BEE so
plainspoken, it is too true to be
denied, that the Northern Negro
is given to frivolity more than to
study, revelry and dissipation reign
supreme. Instead Of trying to
save something, he spends his
earnings In frolicking, drunken
brawls, and oftimes makes. mid
night terrible with yells ttsSs sprs-
ings. Could we expect any better,
with all the vile GROCERIES that ex
ist in this city, where the worst
adulterated liquors are sold? No,
as long as these dens are kept open
and permitted to flourish, so long
will Incidence, ignorance and vice
flourish, and the young men Of
both races will be failure. With
these and other temptations that
might mention, Is there any Won
der that The young Negro. reared
among such surroundings are fail
ures? That instead of taking to
the study of Science, Literature
and AIT, be takes to those trashy,
exciting, blood Guiding dime HOY
els, and other vile literature, which
can be bought at any second,rate
cigar store. Instead of .patroniz-
ing the legitimate drama, and
learn something that will benefit
him, he goes to the variety where
there is nothing useful to learn.
We, OF the South, think that the
young colored men North, sur
rounded by every opportunity to
branch out, should take these ad-
vantages. But at present a large
of them do not realize
these privileges, and if they do,
they do not catch hold. A great
many of them have parents who
are willing to send them to school,
but they will only go until they
can read and write little, finally
becomes obstinate and won't 90
at all, (the same is true Of the white
as well as the colored boys, then
.hev have finished without thor
ough knowledge of anything. But
n the South how different, reared
luder peculiar circumstances, our
young men are learning fast, some
nave profession and seem to be do
ng we'll ,and are a credit to their
ace. There are many young col
'red men in this city who have ed
lcatlon enough. and are capable
If doing great good among their
ace, who allow their talents to
lie dormant and become rusty. To
hese we say, "go South" there is
'our field, help in the fight of in-
diligence against Ignorance, help
0 shed the light of reason among
he benighted masses, for educa-
ion is and ever will be the means
# removing ignorance, vice and
uperstition.
The Blail Educational bill, we
IL hope may become law. In
pite of the vehement protest of
senator Morgan, can any sane
nan, knowing the condition
# the negro 20 years ago,
an he expect them to accomplish
n that time what the white man
las not? No, the Senator does
he Negro an injustice, when he
ays, she cannot see any change
n the morals OF the negro in his
% years of freedom" The negro
as made him and others what
hey are, and today were there bal
DTS not suppressed in the South,
e, and great many others would
e at he me. But as it is the Ne
ro is succeeding and has aston
she'd his enemies, for beyond the