Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-10-09

fitness for the same.
The above reso u'ion adopted by the De
mocratc county convention aptly expires
ses. the attitude of the Democratic parry Of
Maryland toward the colored population
1t is patent fact, which if the colored
voters of the State were discreet they
would never lose sight of, that the estab,
lishment of schools fer the education q
the colored children Of The State was The
work of Democratic Legislature, set on
foot by a Democratic member and so!idly
supported by the party.
When the Republican, par y had tempo
rary control Of the State in the Legislature
of 1s64-5, the white Republicans were SC
busy making jobs to satiae their own
greed, that they never Gree, in all their ex-
travagance, thought OF making any ..proyi-
sion for tie education of the colored pop
ulation of the State. The colored people
not being hen voters, were 1et nearly so
dear to the white Republicans US they have
since become, and the white Republicans
were then SO busy denouncing negro suf-
frsge and rebel suffrage in the same
breath as equally odious, that they did
not think of making any provision for the
educa ion of the colored population OF the
State
This benevolent policy Of endearoring
to educate the colored people up to an IN
Outstanding and apprecis ton OF their PIE
maturely conferred rights of ciIzsaship,
which was first iuauguratcd by Demo
cratic State government, has since been
uninterruptedly continued, notwithstand-
/ ing the Stubborn and most unreasonable
and short sighted antagonism Of the color
ed voters to the Democratic party, and
notwithstanding the fact that it has "a
ways been in the power of tbs Democratic
party to cut off the appropriation and
close the schools. Thus ma. Democratic
Legislature gone on for Ten years rcgu 'arly
voing 100000 per amman out o. the treas
ury for the education of the colored race,
while the colored voters have shown THEN
gratitude by permitting themselves to lie
organized int, solid iactioa 10y set of
selfish adventures 10 prevent the Demo-
Gratis of this section Of the State from even
nisteriDg their own county affairs
upon an economic basis.
There is not the slightest doubt that 20
temporarily cut off The appropriation and
close the colorcd schools Of the State
would always have been, and would still
be most effective stroke of policy tor the
Democratic party. Such practical dem
onstration of the power and resentment of
the dominant party would at once bring
the colored voter of these Southern coun-
ties to reflect upon the folly and ingrati-
tude of his course in blindly and slayishly
following few bad men in these counties
for the obstruction of local economy and
good government and the continuance OF
a system OF corrupt extravaganza. There
can be no reasonable doubt that the effect
of it would have bean, and would still be
to promptly give the taxpayers and Dem
ocrats of these counties the control of their
own local affairs and to disband and des-
troy tie stock in trade of the local unto
known as the ''inpublican party"
And yet in the face of these facts, which
are vel known and incontroyertibe, The
Democratic party of the county has Just
by the resolution of its county convention,
recorded its approval of the policy Of the
education OF the colored population and
pledged itself to continuance thereof -
1t would indeed seem that if the colored
voter bad any gratitude at al in his com
position or any prudent consideration for
| his own well being end that of his child
rem, he would not be slow to hcarken TO
the plain and truthful Lesson taught by the
| facts recited in the resolu ions referred TO-.
1t must be pain to him that, II the Demo-
cratic party thought proper to elise his
schools, that the weak and igaorant peo-
pie he is accustomed to send to misrepre
sent this county in the legislative halls of
the State would &c powerlcss to prevent
| it.
1t is to be hoped, therefore, that the col
ored voters of the county will at last open
their eyes to their own true interests and
no longer permit themselves 10 be deceived
and deuded by the deceit and false pre-
lenses of the selfish and unprincipled men
who have constituted themselves their pol
ltical masters and who are leading them
on TO a course of conduct which, if much
longer persisted in, may result in serious
and material injury to the best interests of
their race. They will certainly see, if they
will take time to reflect, that now when
the Democratic party is liz complete con-
troll of both the Federal and State govern
ments and is manifesting in the policy of
both the greatest benevolence and humane
consideration for their race, that il is evea
worse than folly for them to continue lon
ger to follow the treacherous lead of the
bad and selfish men who seek in these
counties 10 array tuein aSalHst the pest
elements of the people.
dispatch to the Atlanta Constitution from
W ashington, Ga, says the condition of Gen
Robert Toombs is but little changed. He
grows gradually worse, and his relatives are
daily more apprehensive that the end is not
far. The paralysis with which his left side has
been attacked has completely deprived him of
his left leg and arm, and that side of bis body
is gradually yielding to the stroke His mind
wavers, and he frequently imagines himself
participating in tie stirring events of the war
or arguing some important case at the bar He