Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-28

! must become the political ally OF the South
ern white, and abandon his present white
leaders, who are charged with havingno vir-
tues to impart to him. He must concede
| the management of affairs to those compe-
| tent to direct them, and cultivate the
| friendship of those among whom he has 10
live, otherwise his usefulness as q factor
in the public prosperity will be greatly
| impaired, and he will become an element
of danger to the welfare of society. This
NAV be accepted as another extreme south
ernism.
Joel Chandler Harris, the author Of the
Uncle Remus papers, declares that any inl-
migration movement among the blacks is
casual and of no material importance The
negroes arc doing well where they are. If
there is any dissatisfaction among them
respecting their condition, it is traceable
to the foolish suggestions of those who pro-
TESS to believe that the African race here
ought to have reached plane in $50 years,
that the white race has been more than
| twenty centuries in attaining. The aver
sion to intermarriages between the whites
and blacks is as strong in once race as in
the other The political privileges OF the
negro will be what he makes them. He
must be citizen by understanding con-
duct and sympathy as well as by law.
| Ignorance is dangerous, but the ignorance
of the negro is susceptible of enlightenment.
Professor Richard T. Greener, an accom-
plished colOred man of Washington, holds
that the negro will migrate, as he has been
doing for fifty years. He will also emigrate
when impelled by poverty or despair, or by
prospects of pecuniary gain. The stream
of emigration will inevitably lead to Africa,
for the antipathy formerly felt by the
negro American to colonization has passed
away, and the rich table lands east of Ii
IBERIA will be occupied. The negro sees
clearly that to civilize Africa is to exalt the
negro race. 1t would be brilliant stroke
of policy for our Government to aid the
sentiment, and thus extend our commerce
and allay the phantom of negro supremacy.
But no wholesale emigration must be
looked for immediately-the negro's home
is at the South and political trickery, riots,
prescription and kuklux have failed to dis
lodge him He is at the mercy of the whites
now, but century hence he will be the
ruling power, unless all human experience
is at fault The tendency at the South will
be toward the predominance of pure blacks,
and in only isolated cases will the negro
seek to marry with whites. The mixed
race where it belongs, and the
pure blood viii maintain its race
integrity. As political force the
negro has been failure, for which he is
not blameworthy, but he is quick to learn
and natural politician. With greater
discipline, less imagination, sharpened sci
fishness and augmented confidence, the
negro politician of the future will measure
equal weapons with the white. Higher
social conditions will be attained, such AZ
recognition of the law can supply. 1t is &
hopeful sign that the negro grows indis
posed to be curried and cared for. He
aspires to own, to manage and do for him
self 1t is not his fault that he cannot rid
himself of the professed philanthropist and
professed politician.
Oliver Johnson treats the negro as {
member OF the great human family. witt
the same attributes and capacities as the
Anglo-Saxon. All he needs is time to out
grow the scars of slavery, and make him
self man among men. The tendency il
to obliterate race distinctions. Hence thu
negro viii not emigrate. AS the nesr,
qualities himself the prejudice of color
will fade out, and the day will come wher
/ marriages between whites and blacks vii
, be more frequent and excite neither won
der nor opposition. The negro will become
early useful factor in the body polite
and we can confide, in this respect, 10 hi
OVID judgment and tact.
S c. Armstrong, Principal of the Hamp
E ton Normal and Agricultural Institute
holds that the negro is here TO stay. Gil
mate and conditions fix the South as hi
home He is there getting his share il
: property, and the empire of labor, an'
means to keep it, Intermarriage Will
whites is repugnant TO the negro and vii
amount to nothing, although slavery mad'
, miscegenation almost an accomplished fact
, Political and social privileges will depend
, on the development OF the negro. and that
in time, upon the effort made for his i'm
proyement The social question viii taxi
care of itself.
J. H. Walworth takes the position tina
the negro, by nature and force Of circum
stances, is unambitious, satisfied with {
modicum of success, and not inclined
to adventure The South will con
tinue to be the theater of his &C
ton, and agriculture will be his chic
pursuit Miscegenation will work GU
t its own solution, and the probability o
2 intermarriage with whites will grow less
As the negro does not so estimate his owl
c brain power rs to put himself against tn
/. palpable superiority of the educated race
direct guidance on the part of those whC
mean and do best for him, and would leac
him to q Just conception of his rights, mus
g for some time TO come be the wisest policy
Given the degree of education the average
2 mind attains under our school system
= plus the negro's initiative nature tina
} makes him take the social and politica
hue of his surroundings and there is NJ
reason to apprehend that he will become
r source of danger to the nation.
: ]. a: Emerson holds that the negro ma.
: migrate but will not emigrate, as two hun
: bred and fifty years have too closely inte-
t woven him with our ideas and material in
terests. The whites are so saturated witt
{ prejudice and the idea of the negro's in
? feriority, and so oblivious of the fact tina
! he is free, that everything is done by then
/. TO restrict and discourage intermarriag'