New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-20

rrocess however bodies i'll for both races. FOL the
exnerence of all countries where the same thing mas
banpened proyes that while the mixed race so long
ms the white blood predominates, IS INFERIOR u 'o
white but n little superior to the bacK parent ~
sooner does the proportion OF DICK piooo pi'uo,
nate than the offspring becomes INFERIOR even W .io
pure negro. In fifty years, unless INC "hi'e0
MIGRATE the ruling population in the seven negro
states will he a mongrel race inferior IN BRAIN
co,acitv IN the blacks of to-day. Senator Morgan
agrees with Professor Gardiner that the negro SHOWS
no sign of dispensing from the South over the resi- Vi
the country, but instead of advising the whites W
migrate he would have the negroes betake thein-
selves TO the Free States of the Congo. Professor
Greener is quite IN accord with the rst wrei Us "
the future predominance of the negro in the seve1
States but he does not look for amalgamation' ana
he believes that the blacks are making themselves
nrosnerous intelligent and useful citizens by their
own exertions as rapidly as we can reasonably ex-
meet them to do So The general testimony OF the
contributors TO the discussion cOntradicts the state
mept of Professor Gardiner as to the tendency
toward amalgarnaton. The remarks OF MI Emer-
son. an educated and highly intelligent colored
man. are so sensible and clear that we copy them
in full:
The neprojmay migrate but he will not emigrate.
He has been here more than two hundred anu III my
years and auite as much as any other class ne is
imbued with our religion and with our IDEAS Whlto
he is largely interviewer with our material
and prosperity Every attempt az hs ON
this continent, has sgnally failed Every iacI III
his history every known trait IN his I
dictate that he will remain where he IS but WnIe
remaining here he will also continue as q dlstlhct
race. Negroes have settled antlpathy 10 inter- inter-
marriages with whites The whites are 50
ity and so obivlous to the fact That he is now ire
with no limit to his pursuit and enloymen1 Oh ne.
liberty and happiness, that everything Is uoho oS
them TO discourage restrict and prevent such mar
riages. But such arbitrary and UNNATURAL Testric
ton, founded on prejudice Is wholly OUT Oh place III
America, and ought TO be out OF uate Ill any
civilized country in the last quarter OF the nine
teenth century -,
AS colored man, my observation somewhat ex-
tensye both on the Atlantic and Pacllc shores,
leads me to the conclusion that the negros pOltcaI
and social privileges will increase The tendency In
this country is toward recognized eguaIltS Vi az
political rights and public privileges. Inc great
underlying principle of the Government IS that all
men, without reference to their origin, shall nav
and enjoy the right and opportunity to become goo
cItizens and TO make the most of themselves.
Without this, America would hardly DE more IMAM
! the Old World was before the french heVoIuuoh'
We are none of us greater than events, ana we can
not if we would, annihilate or suDVert the law VI
| sequences. -, s..- 1,o.,, ~, ossort,on and
| by concession reasonable view of the situation
| cannot separate these two methods. lie must con-
cede as we'll as assert but always in the ght OF ac-
knowledged American principles ana OF tnaI ngn t
concede, but he must. and by instinct WILL assert
! what both written and unwrtten law accord 70
! him. Neither abject concession on the one hand;
| nor boIsterous assertion on the other, Will aVaii
! hun. He must observe the golden mean ihough
as vet he is a source of danger be Will ultimately
be a useful element in the body polite The danger
! arises from his imperfect appreciation OF the re-
| sponslbilities of the ballot and hom the cunning
and violence that are resorted to in the South TO
deprive him of it, Aside from this, consistent testl
| mony shows that he is peaceable, industrious ana
| tute one-eghth of our population, No available
tonnage could take them back to the land OF thelT
| forefathers They are loyal, patriotic and thor
oughly American, and all they ask is fair play.