New-York tribune., 1886-02-16
BLANTON DUNCAN on THE NEGRO.
EAGER TO ACCEPT JOHN sHERMAN's PLAN.
WILLING TO GIVE UP WHAT THE SOUTH GAINS
BY THE COLORED VOTE.

By THE COLORED VOTE.
HUNTINGTON, Miss, Feb. 15.-COloDel
Blantou duncan of this city, addressed open let
ter to John W. Daniel the new United States Senator
from Virginia in which he discusses at length the future
Of the negro III tho United States lie begins by
speaking Virginia, her efforts III the Revolution, and
the statesmen and generals whom she has produced and
expresses the belief that Senator Daniel will consider
the needs Of tho south apart from any party view lie
then says:
What question darkly overshadows the future of our
country Not the South alone, where the great
evil exists. but North and East and West alike,
relations nterlaccd that rude jar part
instantly dsturhs the sensitive network eyerywhere
callyIn connection with the whites, that Is the calam-
tous dan which threatens direct destruction There
is precedent In history Of inferior living
equality with far Its superior IL is an anomaly
which cannot bear olhor than bitter fruits.
And what those to be- God only knows. Senator
Sherman and other great Northcrn leaders have an
nounced that they intend TO make their batecry hence
wardrcductOn the Southern strength in Congress
in the electoral 10 accord with the number Of
negro votes which are yearly counted out ana dlSiran
chSed They state the open secret that IN hundreds OF
localities in the southern states there has not been
ialr count ana iar election wllmh lIe pa't zen years.
That means agitation and fanatcism in the North ana
excitement and incltomcnt to bloGdshei ana Violence
throughout the south. 10 abstract from the
Southern vote by legal enactment lh1t tuey
wond REQUIRE nST nave FSG "mcdent which
the southern States IL 80 inclined could easily defeat
was never legally accomplished done by sword
and the declaration OF carpeb1gSer legislation not cx
people II is not any more legal to-day than any enact
mcnt which. through the same insrumenality, should
transferred the title or all the lands OF the defeated
whites their former slaves and yet we are pOwcress
twenty years age. scarcely fl ted Tor fgov
ernment, To appreciate the duties Of citlzenshp-the
ny ray or OF the s cnes Of Central Africa In two decades
there has been no progress mentally, morally or other
wise. To-day they mass of paupcrs not one i'll
hundred rising above the common nerd, and
il left TO themselves for ten years assurcdly would
retrograde TO the status ol thelr savage ancestors
The writer has been for nearly sixty years In their midst
and Is forty years since his first residence IN
Mississippi IL has taken nearly ten generations OF at
triton with the white race 10 make the Northern negro
what he s-immeasnaby ahead OF ais southern brother
There element IN the North to help the negro
to push him the few thOus lnds now living In
with the myriads IN the South The same results OF
progress could not happen with these masses IN 300
What should the real statesman do when Radioalism
proposes reduce hern political strength Meet
tnei more than hall way and return to tho
only legal status OF 1860 when southern citizenship
confined tO the white race Accept the proposition
of Northern and let the Southern pcope resume
legal rights restore the franchise where IT he
loDged before revolutionary methods struck down
sovereign states Reduce the vote and strength simply
the representation OF whites Let heSonth voluntarily
place beyond peradvenuro that ls voice sha shape
political contests, and let the North with It's Intelligence
and manhood act as II VIII t1en 40, wnrh ~ lanactI @ t
ana aSehOOd sha nave lost their power 20 Keep Ihe
Union intact and its people harmonious and IN concord
The South In National councils, after PERFORMING such
abncgaon would have tenfold niinencr Our states.
men would Weld magic wand what IS the excuse ~
Southern localities for unfair elections That the
brute united to select the servants OF
the people, and granted the would destroy not
munes. but Danish Periorce, in time, the whites un
fortunate enough be there resident-unlcss
should be. preferred.
Mr. Duncan then considers at length the social condi
ton OF the negro in the South. especially his immortality
and yiciousness and then says
But thisis not the Tho Radical carpetbaggers
rushed in TO spOlae States, aud not TO Indulge 80 much
In petty crimes aud Vices When they were driven out
rushed in from other states. and with kin
drcd spirits In each locality, sailing under Democratic
trian crdn,itv and w,inpnsss 10 bnv ony and every
II offered
cent This class do not wish to see the negro
other than ignorant ami vicious, drunkaris, gam
blers ant IN rags. And. Ike cuckoos. push.
ing other birds out and taking possession OF
ready nests, too many Of this class have formed
into rings 10 rule counties aud, lectveiy states ana
with the election machinery under their control Great
ing neverdyng corporation to retain ltsef III power.
MANY men there are with low Instincts performing
acts of fraud andcorupon against The sentiments
OF the best cillLehs whcn give renewed I'ay 10 "a
nacism ia the Northlnnder disclosures ofheir socaed
oppression OF the And british hcsdc- too often
III spite OF the stringent laws AGAINST concn1na2e th.y
1--we openly with negrsses and RAISE mOh2re dncs 70
what that such laws cannot be enforced If these
empowered to select grand jurc, or become the
What must the negro hink when whites eNhort them TO
morality ana virtue ana they sec such numerous exam
so long as me millions Of negroes remain within
of white emigration. If tn" evil grows there VIII
a white exodus, leaving the fan 81 and most productive
norton OF the continent to become another Afica.
re-e are not -drlu-Iuns-smpy pregnant
couclpsons No one would seek TO ron ia" negro OF h
fu! rights OF life, liberty and property, fail
| encourage and aid him in any progress
teria prosperity. by restriction OF tno
Southern States, the greatest disturbing element Of
future might be removed Rhode Island prevents cti
zens OF the other states aud OF the United states from
voting in thousands OF though resident for years
Massachu.ctts dsirauchse annually tens Of thousands
OF her poorer voters II ne "hte mass, cannot ana 40
not see what prec pce yawns beneath their feet there
will be rude awakening when the destined day OF
trouble comes. The writer has political objects TO
subserye; hope claim for Office. power patronage
ge1tions made that you AMI Others may cryey con
slider impending perils and seek the proper remedy