National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-15

ish, or Scandinavian, or African
state in this Union. No. All our states
must be American, and all our citizens
Americans. This suggestion Of concentra-
ton and segregation ON lines of race, color,
speech, religion, or other distinction,
springs from that very source which has
cursed the south and brought 80 much woe
on all Of us, and which our constitutions,
laws and best patriotism have sought sedu-
lousy TO guard against. Besides, the very
first steps toward this concentration would
be met with the cry Of "negro domination,'
not only in the states Immediately threat
cned, but all through the south; and there
would assure1ly ensue a mad carnival OF
passion and prejudice, with Bourbonism
ruling the storm of violence and
blood to its own purposes and profit
Nothing but actual war, IN one form or an
other, could result even from such an ex-
pertinent; and 1t could never succeed,
unless backed by the whole federal power,
as in 1SGl-lsG5. 1t is also certain that,
under all the present conditions, such an
attempt would only increase and intensity
the evils now affecting the colored and Re-
publican citizens of the south. Copiahs,
Danvilles, Hamburgs, and Carrolltons
would redden in every state, from Virginia
to Texas. And what remedy2 Bah
We are persuaded that the diffusion OF
the negroes will work out their salvation.
We have no expectation nor desire that
they entirely abandon the south. But, as
hov 70 oil
parts Of the country, and this dispersion
may readily be stimulated, by due means,
to effective proportions for all the good re-
| suits wehave pointed out aud are sollcitous
| for. The merging and absorption Of the
colored man in the common American
| blood will also be thus promoted aud
| fastened Men OF other races soon lose
| their identity among us, and sooner or
later the negro himself, Notwithstanding
his color, will lapse into the indistinguish-
| able general tide. II may be centuries
hence; but the greater will aborb the less
in the end Whatever ones views aboutthe
direct amalgamatlon of whites and blacks,
| II is undeniable that miscegeuation has long
been practiced In the land, aud is still pro-
ceodng, with all its diversified action,
through mulattoes, quadroons, octoroons,
and other degrees Of consanguinity. Our
censuses should, but do not, give us proper
chronological data to judge accurately OF
the progress this !ntermiugling has already
made, or to predict its future rate OF pro-
gress; but IN the last Virginia School Re-
port is q table which (taken from census
made by the direction OF the state school
board) shows that the total c0lorcd school
population of Virginia children between )
and 81 years Of age) is 2G7,2i9, Of whom
226,450 are classed as negroes, 33, T3S
as muldIocs, 3,005 as quddrO0nS,
and 1866 as octorooas. Out Of the 267,2il
colorcd there are thus found 4O,700 who are
not pure blacks or negroes, aud we may be
sure that more diligent census would find
much larger proportion Of these. Vir
ginia, by the last census, has total cOlorel
population Of G3l, 705, OF whom, on tbs
ratio of the school population, $1,000, at
least, arc not negroes, though so enumerated
ard so accounted in the varied speculations
We see on the race problem. Over u pc,
cent. of the so.called negroes Of Virgins
are not negroes The total colorel popu
latlon of the United States, Including
Indians, Chinese, japanese, &C., /:
G,752,Sl3 Of whom we may be sure
that much more than Is pea
cant, or 1,2l2,02l arc aot negroes
Let our future oensuses help us to dis
cover the whole of the important truth
which the present careless or imperfect emu
meratlons and classiilcations only serve Il
hide from us.
Meanwhile, there is every good reason fl
philanthropy and craftsmanship to promot,
colorcd dispersion. 1t will Immediately
benefit the negro who moves away and hin
who STAYS; it will tend TO solve the south
ern problem happily, and ultimately It vii
do much to settle the race problem.