Huntsville gazette., 1884-01-05
Coiored Citizenship.

Er. EoitOr, Der Sir
I aUa no ststesnisn neither am / states-
mans een. And Wy 7 "a asked - 80
many to write ppoD ths present status 4
oar people. I caaaot tel; bat excuse ms
for my preference Vi re- nuch ssteetaol
journal 10 &ttsmyCsz 70 write upo1 tAa
| Citizenahip Of our recently essnoi pate
peogle, and sEtir present st-tls. Te have
0een placed upon cs.n'aou .syei sItn tbe
people OF this immense nation, and It viii
require every effort or yigilancs, Psrssver-
sncs, study d., on our part to educate and
catch up vitb the requirements q! ti-s Fre'
ent decade The able serDss Sclivsred %
Dr. Talmsgc, as pzblished s. the AMER
can OF Oct I4lh Informs Va 'lst oar poopl@
must be awakened q ths gre., sft4ae
of educating themselves and cir c1ilSfe
We may col ihiuk pubgic maE. ss5h 10 Dir
Tsimags. express their vieNs oE4y, ia puo
lie adarsss. bat shsy ottsu express 1s
views VI tbo',sahds; and pr perry or sluc1
tionAl alsildeatlon for cttfs -nTaiPi Ia ia-s
beesaing lhs prsssdiag sea.imea6 "a u:
most .Yory s@ction al Als coaH.fs. Wsi.s
\ differ with him u tie necessity OF ssther
educational or proper.Y qualifications. yet
it becomes us 10 prepare TO meet the de-
maads Of both. TnIs i republican form
of COVE. nm ont and likely to o. governed
ia tis.e, by persons U Ake vis7s az Df.
paltna.e, aud shoni3 the deaaads AZ Ie-
| fersd u over axe us in possession OF Dheu-,
we uaali BOT be ipjuIsd. while neglect To
prepare ourselves for nesting them may
/ be nltch 70 our regret and Gisad7auH5e.
We are glad TO soknoslsdse tns sEa i1aas
We owe 10 u many pGllaHtaFppIc, VIII -t5
csntlstnsa and ladies Who left thsIr homes
il The north for ta9 sole purpess Of par
ticipating 10 the edneanEg u o5r people,
and also th4 many vhits gentlemen and ia-
dies Of tAs south WHO have united " assist.
in elevating our peopls 20 thot degree of
Literature and refinement as might DO e1-
pectsd Of any Giuzsn OF our SraBd repua
lie. lam no prepared 70 admit, shat it ID
cot IN the power Of auy party e sEnsiiorate
! tha political oF civil condition Of any class
OF lts citizens. | feel, thaJ SAGA scquils-
csnca would be both m .sEssfnen and in
consistent with true republican or demo
I craIIc IorIn 81 o7sTRmglr. eUcn might
spsak well ior 3 monarchy, and even 40 Az
solata u.o ror .s 5uas, Different po.itl-
cal parties hs como With this government
IRON TIE ,Ai4d selection OF president, down
I TO the present, oud y they we're aver bene~
fetal ID betteriug aAs coalition Of class
Of parsons, ss ras tls republican party u
4 1853 In eraneipadng the four nliions of
African slayss. tssy csn oe of utility 10 ta9
eitlzsns Of this go7orn1snt yeE. TIC rs-
publican parJy certainty came vita as ~
wAera w are, ana hare We a4rs heen itft
for 10 years. Golors3 eltizels have ever
proved themselves worthy to oo5upy any
honorable position . Rhieh thsy nave oasa
plssed, ana 10 citizsn shoala t4ink OF 10.
olsring bis devotion to say psTs5n. pAzsy
or principle that ~ entirely 3ors So 70
aidiug hin o. Az people ~ sDy a-an
I 7rh4leTsr In the AZ ace ot 20 lcs' par-
ties hsrs Is no ues Of pUistlc-l y. lJs
/ boxes; and ednc4t.. lL1u41Ey a-j oHo
\ my,ears pot tue 4tsiy ---satia.a f,t = -@--s
pr0spsrous sad r.en<xaAg lAs stf.igs OF
trarrbllo Dld sgf eLas- 5cn. 1dus11.
AZ s53n5mr sIsns. 5riLZ % to sAere VIZ
arc? Eo. Ths7 @hg esnuo- &c Who
havs mad or assistance and aeYs ssslsted
Is 70 tae present etats, still lsud hard TO
the sufferine and iiiterata psrsons. row
destitute of power, msara. and Rope, of e7-
or reaching thsa stag4 "a -s-'z lssia desir-
"a Of syery freeman Of l4e n4Aon? Thers
is nething required, mora q the pert VI
ourselyes fo make rs esefol cisiz-ns, t9an
edncatior, industry ard a-eLca,r- AND Z
should rtjoiee to sea : cen 7Hlso a,sten
Of o5ucanon, especially Tor a1-aso Of o~l
people. TIE existing s7i.s of h-3 -egro-
lis. Ii thsrs arc s-y, can oalg ha r64 aosrd
4 by strict adherence 10 tfre citizenship
and this cea only oe SUSTAINED b3 .rao rsr-
sonsi and party prinaiples- Cinzaeeh,p .q
/ : rep1bdc, u aos citizenship ID Eo.-
archy ead she vir.ue o. -fse Of asy pub
| X j due " sho Eensgsosnt of tbs party
+ ia power; hence ths knights ot uisa msn
h-vo said, Coiored Americans will have TO
look u their ballots for future protection.
4 TRsrka 10 GID. Welon. his Birmingham
delegation, ard gratitude 10 tne Railroad
Commission IL bshaif of colorea pgsssn-
gers. Respectfully,
/ Wm H G45ToE,