The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-15
A PROGRESSIVE A c
me Great Advance of the Negro in Eduea-
ton and Material Prosperity.

The Great Advance Of the Negro in Eduea-
tion and Material Prosperity.
The negro seems destined TO prove
the fallacy OF every prediction made
concerning his future. The prophets
who foretold his deterioration and
gradual extinction were numerous
twenty years ago. and have moi vet
ceased to fill the public ear with their
iuCubrious tales. The credence once
given them, however. has les,ened
greatly as the signs Of the progress Of
the colored people have become more
marked and numerous. Some .ignifi-
cant indications in this direction have
been given during the year nov draw
ing TO a close. Within a few weeks an
address has beer issued by a oonven-
ton Of the colored people of Keniucky
and another one by the c"lored 1reach-
ers Of Charleston. ). G.. both Of which
are marked productions and worav the
study of those who have the good Of
the RAGS at heart.
The industrial Advancement of the
race was evidenced, by the admirable
display made in e. colored depart
ment of the New Orleans ENsJ-ition
last winter, aud by the recent .olOred
state fairs held in Mississippi and
North Carolina. In Georgia ley own
600, 600 acres II land, and - taxes
upon about SO, 90. 900 worth Oi prop
erty, and ia the whole South tisir tax
able property reache. nearly SDD.0O0.-
600. The 27l 90 negroes in kaltucky
have accumulated upwards OF $itDO,OJ -
in property. The deposits in g. saw
ing- banks by the ex-siaves. whic. reach
ed Si2.DDD.Dyo ten ear ago, I~ii-trate
also the progress they are maktg and
Justify the claim made in the address
issued bv the colOred miniicr- of
Charleston that the rae has shNn the
ability to become in time a prdperOu.
and strong people.
The educational progress m.de has
been limited by the want Of scool ia
%cilities i'll all the Southern Sites. but
the eagerness of the colored Children TO
learn has been manifested stedilv for
the past twenty years. In Sou, Caro-
lima GG, f29 Of the l22.O93 pupil in the
public schools are colored. In ;eorgia
"A calculation made bv a DrmOcitic pa
per recently showed that the tas> paid
by the colored people were ithin a
fraction of the sum set apardor the
schools Of that race. The cOlo,d con-
~vcntion held in Kentucky adpted a
resolution asking for more nOrsil and
public schools. and declaring ! favor
Of compulsory education. lhappre-
citation in which habit Of ecOnny, in
dustrv and sobriety are held " addi-
tional proofs Of the intellectual adj
yancemcnt of the race.
With these signs of progressively
where. il il not strange 10 ilndae col
ored people restless under the sprlva-
ton of their political Fights The
Charleston ministers address the
race asserts that in that Siate''there
has not been an election that oIld be
called an election in eight year and.
after citing the methods by WIKI the
colorcd vote is suppressed sayironle-
ally: at Is not strange that Z gov
errors of solnc Of the SoutherrStates
assure their Northern friends nj the
negro is not So much interestedn pol
tiles a. he used { he. TheddreSs
to the colorcd people of kentuG urg-
es them to seek the rights of ~itlzcn-
ship guaranteed by the Con>sItion,
but now denied. by a positive 81 pru-
dent course. All these evid.es Of
growth and progress among I" col
ored people will be encourage signs
TO those who have laborcd fOrhe adj
vancement of the race.-FhIttih Pima
Press.