Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-11-29
THE NEGRO.


The negro scare Is pretty well
'sdUne gone" but as there arestill
some lingering doubts INDUCED in
by the more crude and ignorant Of
the race, we present below the views
OF leading colored men as to the
result TO them and theirs or Cleve-
lands election.
CONGRESSMAN RAINEY FEELS SAFE.
x-Congressman Rainey, coloTed,
of South Carolina, puts before
Douglass good example when he
says "Were / in a position to
speak to the 5000, 900 of negroes in
the United States, would say to
them Possess your souls in peace,
your liberties are not i'm danger
A COLoRED EDITOR ON THE SITUA-
TIOH.
Mr.. Chase, editor of the Bee, a
paper published in the interest OF
The cOlored people, says: 81 am
very hopeful that this change will
inure to the benefit of my race in
the South. The presence of an
Office-hOlding class of white men in
the South, whose chief endeavOr
has seemed to be to stir up strife
anu SCI tltC ~ anu OtnSAo ~
the ears, will be done away with,
thus removing great cause of race
feeling" ----. 49,.
PROF. STRAKER, OF SOUTH CAROLI-
Ma, SPEAKS.
Prof. ID. A. Straker, late Repub-
lican candidate for Lieutenant-GoV-
ernOr of South Carolina, bat who
did not receive his party vote be-
a IA
not print his tickets, Is quite philo-
sOphical over Cleveland's election,
declares that il gives the Democrats
their great opportunity, and that
perhaps il may be the means OF OBJ
literating party distinctions in the
South and insuring the highest
Prosperity OF both the white and
: colared races. He cannot see that
anything but good can come of the
removal of the Federal office-hOld
ems who have been the stirrerS-up OF
strife between the races, aud he
thinks that the Democrats can, by
moderation and wisdom, unite the
cOlOred people with them on one
line of political policy. He says
that he has done his best to reasSure
= the eolored people in some OF the
upper counties who, misted by false
statements OF Democratic inten-
lions, have been greatly agitated
and have been seeking TO arrange
for emigration to the South west.
COL. W. l.. ~TRENHOLM, OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, GIVES HIS VIEWS.
sin my Judgment the effect of
Cleyeland's election on the South
- Aa,Afmnfxr hn m nc
in when the white people of the
South act in reference to the negro
population. III they are judicious
in their demeanor. their cOnversa-
ton and their dealings with the
negroes, / believe the South will
have an era of assured tranquility
which viii greatly facilitate the de-
veIOpmsnt Of its resources and the
lucrative employment of the indus
trial energies OF the people. But il
the present stats % unrest, appre-
hension and dIstrust among the ne
grOes IL continued we may have
over ms9y large areas OF the South
local troubles that will go very far
to neutralize any good effects that
possibly flow from the installation
Of n Democratic administration at
Wilmington
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. PA thor
ough Investigation OF the rumOrS
! that the negroes OF Louisiana were
alarmed at the prospect of being
7, Femitted to slavery under n Demo-
cratic administration, proves the
story to be utterly without founda.
tiun. Elk Gov. p. b. :. Pinchback,
the most prominent cOlored man in
the State, said: al do not believe
that the election of Mr.. Cleveland
will prove injurious TO the welfare
of the cOlOred people OF the South,
all the talk to the contrary has EN-
anated from people who are trying
to create bitter feelings between The
two races TN order to manufacture
political capital. The condition OF
the cOlOred people cannot be chang
ed or affected in the least degree by
mere change of administration.
The success of Gov. Cleveland will
do InOre to destroy race prejudice
than Thousand civil rights bills.
think his election will result finally
in political revolution in the South
which will completely destroy the
color line. New parties will be
formed, composed of both races, in
which each member will be equal,
and will take part in all their pro-
ceedingS. OF course this order of
things Will not tie brought about
Immediately, but il viii come"
Col. Jas. Lewis, c0lored Surveyor
General, said: al believe that
Cleveland's election will engender
II better feeling between the two ra-
ces."
Hon. j. j. Attain, member OF the
legislature from Iberville Parish,
said: al do not believe there is one
cOlored man in my parish who ac-
tu2lly believes or has any fear that |
he will be turned back into slavery"
James ID. Kennedy, superinten-
dent of warehouses and the most |
eloquent negro speaker in the State, |
said: al was very much surprised |
TO read that portion of Mr.. Blaine's |
speech about the negroes. / infer |
from il that he il sorry that the |
negroes were given the power TO |
vote, and il would be well TO take |
away their suffrage IN order to give |
the North control OF the bulk OF |
the electoral vote. III Mr.. Blaine |
ilhu HlduS AINN NpCcCN aDCAOEC AIAG |
election am free to confess that i
would not have voted for him. In
North Carolina only few old and
ignorant dhrkies are found to be
frightened by the slavery story. A
young Democrat carried n piece OF
chalk In his hand. and when he
met Il negro he would tell him that
Cleveland would have all the me-
grOes returned to slavery, and that
each white man was To have all he
could mark with chalk. Before the
negro could escape he would dec
crate him with n chalk-mark."
A New Leadership.
Nashville Banner.
I'm our references to the unnista-
kAble sentiment which has taken
hold OF the democracy OF this state