Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-13
a Southern Problem.
Chicago Herald.

The cclored race and its prospects can
not fail to take prominent place IN social
discussions OF the immediate future.
The negro is the product Of an equstorial
climate. he, by his color, confesses long
ages OF slothful life, where life being easy
demanded little more than the drawing of
breath and the eating Of nsture's bounty.
Faithful TO his climate, he fsstens bes.
on the southern states in America. BIS
increase is rapid, being opposed by none
OF the hinderances THAI were plenty In the
African forests. His sloth Is congenitsl.
His ignorance is physical. Il is altogether
marvel that he has advanced to the
mental status now accorded TO him.
The states Of the north present to him
0 climate thst would speedily evolve him
into industrious and Intelligent Ways
But IS the people OF the north instructive
ly shrink from his presence, no as nstur-
ally recoils from the susterlties Of their
storms and frosts. Although man, of all
mammals, most readily uojusts himself
to temperature and air currents, the ne
gro, from his descent, has least of this
accommodating power. BE will stay In
the south, both because southern people
treat him without horror and because he
regards the hsrdships Of northern winters
with fear and the heats Of the GUT with
satisfaction.
In the north the negro problem would
be efsier than in the south. The race
would increase more slowly. Industry
would render 1t more intelligent. But
the problem Is not northern one.
The negro is in the south. His tribe
has Waxed In numbers to seven millions
Brought hitheI to serve the oppressors,
ne lives TO disturb the dreams Of the op
pressors' heirs. So long as southern suns
are hot and existence is essy he will put
his life force to thst growth which pest,
famine, and petty wsreisre took from It
in Eth!op. II is Emerson who ssys each
scorn Is sill forests; each man is all his.
tory. So, In this senBe OF possibilities,
all that Libya could hAvs been, the seven
millions, guarded and housed by Cauca-
sisn wit, may now become.
To1s question must be met by etstes-
men. 1t Tyill be seized by politicians. II
will grow until politicians, like oppres-
so Of the past, Will tremble in the pres
ence of the genie they have unbottled.
The Herald, taking an optimistic view,
has said thst, II left slone, the races
such prospect is the only thing to be
looked for Ia reason. TIE seven millions
" Il not be killed. AftaI ary sort OF hub
bub, they would still De present. A racial
adjustment is inevitable. The nostherner
will not presently lose his repugpAnce,
or his blood Is too cold.
The races Of men which dwell in the
southern heats must tx the matter. The
Roman slave could become free, but
could not hold Office. The freeman's son
could not aspire to seat 10 the Senate.
But after a certain probation Of genera
tons the faint Of slavery departed, snd
tn descendant might sspire to be en-
peror.
This probation OF generations hiss be-
gun In Inc south. II is 3 necessity Of the
situation. Il is,the justice Of the ages,
and, above al, It is mSsier with which
the northern INDEPENDENTLY the nsr-
row Yankee iIteliect-is naturally IN
fitted to deal.