Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-22


~ great negro poprlation. trained BY q
century of slavery to ignorance, lust, super
stiton. and the idea that labor Is degrade.
ton. are emancpafed BY the stroke OF TIE
sword. ane given the ballot which they can.
NOT read. They multiply more rapidly tasn
their white neigbOors. They decline 10 full
the prophecy OF those who promised that
with tho end Of slavery they Should de oui.
Were hev gain p0iliscoI SuDreHacg rey
initiate reign OF corruption destructive
70 TIE tocqilty ,caere hey iire and
nendciag ercn 10 ne natiOn. where
they sfe presertsd from gaining sucn
supremacy, u Is only bs methods
which violate every fundament' prln-
cIple OF free democratic etsfes. HAS
gro 18th done anything TO solve our nero
problemy II has only made V greater ana
more unsolu Ne. Whenever bas beeu done
i0wsrd lis solution has been done nv those
who believe In ssiya'ion by grace and bs un-
scld.h service baye been giving 10 the ne
goes ln 10. South that ed ieaiion and rel-
giou wiinou, witch lihert, Is oniy the pre-
cursor 81 anarchy and chaos"
The italc IN ihis extract are nine.
ii the South bs a stroke Of the sword had
emaacipated can ignorant, lnstiu'. and SUI
perslItlous race" aod placed It In 20 yer
over the intelligence aud wealtb OF The citY
OF Br0oglyn, does any one suppose that Dr.
Abbott, minis.er and all tot hr Il, iuid
patlently endure this subycrsiye coodiJon
until this rnce could be fitted by education
aud religion TO properly govern the superior
race
DR. Abbot, stands IN the jrsi rank as re
former. Upon al the great questions OF tne
day be is ieariessly outsposen. we may not
agree with hin 10 much that be advances or
endorse tue souadncss OF many OF his con-
clusOns, but We must admire his harness.
and we know that he knows, aud every
other honest Republican RnoSs. that there
nre principles underly NJ this negro question
that outweigh eyerv party consideration.
DR.. Abbou and bis p irty perpe'raied the
admittedly great W oag tbst he desc i'es 40
strongly, nut be adds that when the negro IL
prevented from initiating reign OF corrup-
ION destructive to the locdity where be
lives and meoacing N the nation, II Is by
methods which vlOlite every fundamental
prisciple of fee Democratic states.
Taking the case tUrn - De. Abbott puts u,
the south has been prrse we'd from dc>iruc-
ton bv yiOl,ton OF evey Fundamental
principle o. ifer - 'mocratic States.
IL is not my priylieg' 10 socak Tor the
south. Il ] had that rifLt ana could have
this section tried b, a jury Of honest men
IKE Or. Abbott / would he wlins TO 90
into court and plead 10 such an indictment
rs /. here presented.
The las Of self. preseryatiou wheo direful
neressitv arlscs takes precedence over all
other laws This great fundamental principle
OF exist. pee i so -tronqly implanted in the
human breast tuat all common and sta utory
Law has been suoordlnated to IT, An example
OF this mas be cited ia the case OF snip
wrecked ana ca~iaway c'ew. When t0e
stores become EXHAUSTED and the chances are
that all will perish, " lots nc willingly c4stto
,scerlsiL which OF the u0f 'rtnnates sh al be
dispatched and eaten 90 save he life OF The
r, st, il he whose lot IL Is TO die resists the
killing go rs 10 take tue life u one OF the
others engaged 10 killing him, he shall be
guilty OF murder IN The eyes OF the law.
Here, then, ~ n case OF what would under
other circums' Inces he a murder on the part
Of the crew changed bv t0e law OF self pre-.
servation into iusti6able killing, and this
law going iUcther requires submission from
bin who lOses In this gsme Of life and de th.
AccordIoc 10 Dr Abbott the South has TO
choose wheiher she snail he destroyed or
whether sue shalt resist destruction by the
violation OF the inbuman laws that make this
destruction possible.
Ii the western States were reduced 10 this
extremity tue northern states would rise up
as one man 10 sweep such iniqntous laws
from the ststute books, as was practically
done by the passage Of the Chinese re'tric-
iion bill, aud tue South recorded her vote In
its favor.
II like calamity was about to overv helm
the North, the We.t and the South would be
found standing shoulder to shoulder In pre-
serving the civilization oi that section. In
this case IT Is only the South that cries out
rhe law Of self preservation must not apply
to the South. CAUCASIAN.