Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-02-27
THE RACE QUESTION.

The Chattanooga Times devotes col
umn to Prof.. White, who advises Geor
gia farmers to secure asubstantial white
peasantry wherewith 10 replace the
negro. The Times is right, but it slid
enough when it put Prof. White and
Blanton Duncan in the same blanket, >
as it were. Perhaps it is not right tc
speak OF blankets. .-AVaianche.
Prof. White is an archaic idiotin thai
he speaks Of n peasantry in this country
The idea Of substituting whites for ne
groes is not foolish except in that 1t may
be Impractical. II there was any way
to seperate the races and give the color
ed people country Of their own, great
and very vexing problem would be hap-
PLY solved.
The relations of the races in the South
have been miraculeusly peaceful, and
the good citizens among both the whites
and blacks, should use every endeavor
to keep up such desirable condition oil
affairs; but there is no security that the
present peaceful state will continue. To
the contrary, there is feeling Of unrest
and uncertainty on the subject that in
itself imperils prolongation of the
present Qaetude.
Colonization schemes are pronounced
impractical and probably are, and there
is, therefore, nothing left but to make
the best of the situation. Considered
II! this light'there is little profit in the
orlzIng and the thing to think about is
how to keep down race disturbances.
But for the nonce supposing that colo
nizltion was practical, would it not be
better for both races? The negroes are
ut a decided disadvantage as long as
they remain among the whites. The
whites are the dominant race and are
going to keep that position by virtue of
their wealth and the superior intellectu-
ality that comes of centuries of ciyili-
zation.
The Advancement OF the negroes to
something better than race OF servants
will be slow as long as they remain in
the Land OF the white man. This will
no. follow on account OF any spirit of
oppression or tyrany on the part OF
the whites, but will proceed out of the
very nature OF things
The colored people forming State
and society all to themselves would find
individual advancement easier and the
incentive to honorable action, greater
than it is III their present state. The
best elements would come more promi-
nently to the front and the acquisition
OF wealth and culture and virtuou.
living would create greater distinctions
than are now possible, and bringing
greater rewards be more sought after.
The fact that colonization would be :,
practical bar to amalgamation is a proc
that it would be pretble to tho two
races remaining together.
The whites would undoubtedly be
better oil if the entire population were
Caucasian. Suppose we could substi-
tu,e white people for the negroes in
Clrksville, how the unity OF action
among the citizens of the place would
be accelerated! The money that il
spent for the two systems OF public
schools could be put in one and the va
rious church organizations would be
greatly strengthened by an accession oi
bership. Ii every negro in Chrks
vile could be supplanted by white
man, the CHRONICLE could publish IN
eight-page daily, and all other bust
ness would prosper in proportion.
1t should not be so much in order.
then to ridicule Prof. Whites ideas o
an increase OF Caucasian blood. To
talk of "a white peasantry," in this
country is, OF course, absurd, and
smacks of anti-war ideas, but to substi-
tute whites for blacks would not be bad
if it could be done. 1t would everlast-
ingly upset some of our habits and ideas
as to how gentleman should live, but
it would work greatly to the benefit ol
the country.