The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-03-14
THE NIGGER AGAIN.
FURTHER Dis UssION OF THE
RACE PROBLEM.

HOn a NM OlS OSSlON Oc he
RACE PROBLEM.
Governor Lee ant Gen. Malone on the
Question.-The Yankees Are Taking
q Lively Interest In it, too.
Last week we printed a portion OF
the speech delivered by Gov. Lee, OF
Virginia, recently before the New
York Southern Society, about which
some Of the Northern papers have had
50 much to say.
Last week Gov. Lee was interview
ed in Richmond, on his return from
New York, when he said:
"Yes, sir; the more 1 see Of the
North the more am convinced that
the Southern people are the best
friends the negroes have. l heard
end saw enough the other day to con
vince any one that the Northern pep
pie care little for the negro race. The
very people who are disposed to grow
sentimental abuut the blacks, aud WIN
are really tanaticai On the subject,
have nothing whatever Lo do with
them. Now, the papers that distort
my utterances IN the race question
make it appear that | am h.sLil- Il,
the negr.. .ac,-, i,ereas I am particu.
IarIy friendly, AID the negro-s them
selves admit thar have ione more
far them in ms official capacity than
any ether Gr.vrrb"r ever did. Bal
tor some is- s.urp~- G,,J suad ,hr-
ri'-es d'sin:,: t,.' ,'c-r., race urfef':.,
- the .s.'i &c .ad>,h> race- ",us
ever relnain .llstiuct. Fne white race
ought tu and will ever omiDate."
D. the Northern people regard
the race question MS II serious issue p
"Why, yes WI lie in New York
the other d.y J met prominent repub
licans as we'll as democrats, and l
heard a republican say that 1t would
never do to put the negroes i'll offic.s
"No matter how much 1 may differ
with you in politics." he said, 'we can
agree on this pnint-this must always
be a white mans government "
"Did you hear any plan for the
solution IF the race t'oubie adNan
ced ?"
"Oh, yes. heard member Of
Congress saw that he was in favor Of
the government apprnpriating enough
money to c,ionize the negroes So as to
keep them distinct from the whites l
beard nany schemes suggested One
MAS se-,d the lHbAck to Africa; an
| nti..r va, f,r the government Eo bus
all the AMI in tree or four Snui heru
Sta es and col nize the negroes there ;
AZ. ther was for the government bay
Clba and send all. the negroes there
l Tell you the Northern people are
very much interested in this .nalter
and ,Iiscnss it quite boldly / gave
nj, lwn ,r /; rec minutes in my
s,asech tp the race topic, and what |
said Was well received, although one:
Or tw,, p oer- in particular distorted
w;.a, SAID AMI tried to make great
sensati III of NV views"
| rh. Richmond Dispute says that
Governor Lee has received great
number ut letters commencing his
New York spesch, and among them
the f.Iluwing, written by one If the
recognized leaders in political thou ghi
In sister State:
want to express tO you my thanks
for your speech at the Southern S.'
ciety. There is more political sagacity
and states nanship in it than any utter
ance of any public man l can recolIec,
for years.
| You present the issue of the africani
zation Of Elk States Will the white
racr North stand itf You and
know that the whites in the States af
fected will not They will ask il
Congress and elsewhere how are yn,
going to prevent it. Wren Congres
secures fair elections how are you go
ing tn prevent the rule of the major
it, !? I answer: "By the laws o
nature, which override corstitution,
and iaws." I don't know and can
f.retel, the means, but know tn,
fact. For four Thousand years of re
corded history the fact has been tha
whenever the black man held any
.bing the white man wanted he took
from him.
ii He took this American continen
from the Indian. He took India an,
its millions from the colored He
now taking Africa for his possession
The treaties aud la s and faith an,
army and whole power of the Unite
States have for two generations bee'
, made and pledged and used IT, prote.
!, the Indians in possession of their lam
in the Indian Territory; AMI at thi
velv time the white race-the peopl
with blue eyes ard light, straight hal
: preparing to take tina from th
i Indians. The higher law is that tn
: earth shall belong to those who wi
improve it, and if any man or rae
possess any portion which they d
not improve it shall 60 to those VIII
do.
Therefore I say that do not know
.. nor can predict, the how or th
. when the white people will rule AM
It rica and every foot Of land on it; b.
: the teachings of all history prove
!. me that they will do il. Way bac
3 in the thiIties John Quincy, Adam
said in the House that the negros
would be free. There was then pent
. ing an insurrection in St. Domingo {
Jamaica led by . negro calle
sCudjo." H. A. Wise asked Adam
!. how they could be freed; BY what ID,
z against the Consultation, DO. &
II Adams replied aI don't know ho
= IL vii be done, but know it will
4 done BY Guido law" So l say, I don
know how the whites will rule, bat