The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-09-28

distinct races TO live together. by
in a Western Territory tho
negroes could get together. Ii might
bring tears to their eyes to part from
those with whom they had lived, but
il was better to she'd tears of friend
ship in parting than to remain and
she'd drops of blood in anger. A large
signed a memorial asking Con-
gres to take steps in furtherance of
such colonization.
Much has happened recently to
strengthen Jeflerson's conviction, that
the only safe corollary of emancipation
was separation of the races. But an
obstacle to any acceptance of the prop
osition, except as theory, is its ap-
parent infeasibility. The plan of the
Cobb county negroes, of gathering the
race "into some Western Territory is
barred by the fact that there Is no land
to spare from the demands of a desir-
able population; as witness the Okla
homs rush. Further, all American
sentiment would revolt at the implant
ON United States soil of another Haytl.
What States or communities would be
willing to "neighbor" negro colony ?
Relief must be sought elsewhere.
Underneath all thought and talk Of
race separation and race antagonism
lies an element Of superior force, which
will for many years sway the masses
and fix conditions in the South. We
allude to the fact, half sentimental half
material, of the inter-depcndence of
those of both races whose lives stretch
back into the slavery period; depend
ence upon the habits of life and con-
duct Of labor of the bygone relation
ship. The bonds of this relationship
are especially strong in tho regions of
large plantations While the states
men and the writers North and South
are demonstrating the incompatIbility
of the races, the planters, the body Of
the white people of these regions, sec
business success and prosperity only
through negro labor. All PROPOSE
tions of its deportation Is looked up
on with disfavor and would, If attempt
cd, meet with active opposition. The
negroes Of the plantations would be
equally averse to change and removal
socing that no where else and under
no other system would thoir lives OF
half idleness be possible. This condi-
ton puts out of consideration any plan
of government Intervention; as colo
nization en- masse must be voluntary
to be possible. Still with the dying
out of the slave period generation, the
kindly bond is weakening. SLAYER,
generated, and alone could generate
the peculiar race tic in childhood
The young of to-day of boil
races are free from and growing VI
without feeling its sympathetic touch
In few years the two will be con
Joined by material interest alone, ane
the social strain will surely tighten ant
even more than now, tax the wisdom
Of the rulers to provide against posi-
BILE calamity.
In the older States and In the bill
country, the race bond is weakeninI
and disappearing faster Under agrl
cultural changes wrought by wor
lands, and tho diversified farmin
which railroads and access to market
have made possible and profitable, th
freedman Is being crowded out by th
mechanisms and operations Of ney
economy. II is this which Is disturbin
the negro in North Carolina. 6eekin
q market for his labor In surround
ings where may be INDUCED the happy
go-lucky life he loves, he is drawn t
the lower Mississippi Valley and th
cotton alluvial lands. The Cobb cour
ty movement, similarly actuated, wi
vent itself through the same chann'
and into the same reservoir Here th
climate is congenial and the soil ger
erous and long suffering, The negro
travelling expenses are paid and thcr
awaits him a cabin, ratlons and null
These flesh pots' win with the massc
outweigh all of the appeals of ih
Moses and the Aarons, who propose
lead them "out of bondage" so-calle'
to life with higher aspiration
but environed by harder task
and colder surroundings.
What we have said above Is onl
meant to apply to colonization
masse. five believe that the more h
tellectual aud self-assertive OF the n
groes, those to whom race subordin
ton is "thorn in the flesh," will fin
, their best interests served by leavin
} the South. While there is moro RAJ
} prejudico,more personal aversion in Il
: North, there Is far less Of sentiment
!; race superiority. In the North co
cession or distinction is extended
, education, culture or money. In Il
. South this Is not the case. A negro
8 a negro, and Webster's intellect
. vanderbilfs money could make hi
|, no more. If Bruce lived In Gree
vile to-day, he would be no more th'
Gilbert Horton. This Is hard la
:, but inexorable as hard. II is but
4 tensified by aspiration, by effort
! struggle against IL. On the other ha'
negro servants and laborers are pI
4 ferred In the South aud kindly tre
T ed, their imperfections and peceadill'