The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-03

Immediately following their redemption
rom bondage, while they We're yet
,rossly Ignorant, was wise or unWise'
The act was supposed to be . necessity
o the cause Of the restored Union IN
he South. 1t was also supposed 70 Dc
necessary for the protection Of the clyil
rishts Of the negro as a freedman. To
be a despised raCe-pariahs socially
and at the same time to have no inter-
estsd sympathizer or advocate IN the
halls Of legislation or in the courts o.
Justice was, in the opinion Of many Of
The best and wisest people OF our land
to Ieopardize the whole future oil the
race, and make their lot even worse lhah
in the days Of slavery, In a word "
was TO turn their nominal freedom into
a mockery and delusion.
History records noinstance Of apeoPie
politically dlsfranchised having then
rights respected, Unfortunately 1t Is
not in the nature Of man to act justly
towards his interiors save as his lower
motives are appealed to, The ballot Is .
possession that all law makers, courts Of
Justice and candidates for Office respect
and court, It is the only possession in
the hands Of the negro that they do
even p~articlally respect. Take 1t away
from him and be has no longer any IN
ducements to offer to white men to pro-
tect his interests, educatiOnally, com.
mercially or socially, To diyest him Of
this is to make him poor and deSplsea
indeed.
That the ballot in the hands OF ignor'
ance is dangerous goes without argu'
mept, That It has been misused BY the
negro is also most true, He Is poor and
ignorant. Nature has been unjust TO
him and civilized white men still more
unjust. II he were a money lover, Il
he were acquisiive aud grasPlng in his
nature, II he were less passive, indlier'
ent and improvident, he would soon
rise above his present surroundings and
conquer at least some OF the prejudices
OF which he is at present the
hopeless victim. But lie Is none Of
these. On the contrary, he Is allow and
heavy, generally thoughtless, mostly I'M
proyident, obIiyious Of the necessitiet
Of the morrow, very emotional, and
credulous to the point Of superstition
and these unfortunate eudowments have
been his curse in and out OF slavery,
They made him an adjunct Of q for
midable and most helpful character tc
the rebellion sgalnst the Union. de
raised the supplies that kept the rebel
lion in the field for four years.
But the negro, with all that can be
said for and against him, is here among
US, He is on our hands for veal or woe
What are we going to do with hlDP We
can't iorclbly expatriate him. Suppose
the Government appropriated the $5O,'
100000 that Senator Hampton suggests
and suppose we bought a large Central Oh
South American State, or even the whole
Of Mexico, still we can't compel him tc
20. We can't seize him and put him or
board ships and forCibly transport hin
from our shores.
Any scheme that does not provide
~unquestioned sufficient inducements
working, we may say, automatically tc
stimulate his rapid voluntary exit BY
wholesale, must fail, even II 1t induced
the majority Of the race to leave up
1t must be substantially exhaustiveo rit
will not 90 to the root Of the trouble
And the spectacle otthe voluntary emf
grafton Of eight million people to q for
eign country has no parallel in hlstor,
nor any basis in human nature to sus
tain 1t. 1t took the revocation OF tht
Edict Of Nantes, bringiugthSm face to face
with confisca,ion and death, to induce
half a million Hugenots to leave France
and even then countless thousands re
NAMED behind. And for that act Of in
humanity q curse has seemedt to rest OF
France ever since.
The American people must be wise
and humane in seeking a solution o
this problem. They brought the dill
Guilty on themselves. They stole the
negro from his native land and fol
greed Of gain brought him here and
made a slave Of him, In due time they
were brought to account for that crime,
The account Is still open. We may
have a further settlement to make,
The only solution in sight Is to dis
charge our duties to this unfortunate
race as best we can. Weare not respon'
sible for their incapacity, but We are
responsible for their presence amongst
US. While admitting much Of the force
Of the argument that rests upon the
~hopelessness Of their future, and APP
preCiating all the difficulties and dan
gers that environ two races naturally,
socially and commercially unequal, still
we must confront the question Of oui
duty as main factors in the situation and
as the responsible agents Of our own
troubles.
Foraker and tho Colorcd voter.
The Democratic organ ofthis city pub.
fishes a special" from Columbus giving
a sensational account OF an alleged revolt