The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1889-12-06

DOulH. IHeIe Is 10 ueSITe On the
part Of The people TO keep him
down. but they have rather, in
every insI lance, shown II sympathy
and feeling that ought to he COM
mel del. These lanatical leaders,
pretended preachers and polili-
clans up North who are irving 10
incile a conflict between The races
by advising retallatOry measures
against Oulrages in The South are
of all men Inc greatest enemies of
The cOlored race. For the few
crumbs that fall from the Admin
i>tration table they seem 10 be
willing 10 damn The whole negro
race. 1t is one thing o sit up North
and howl for blood aud attempt 10
incite crime and murder, but 1T is
quite another thing to come down
here and inaugurate the proceed
ingS they advise.
Whatever may be the diSadvant-
ages under which the negroes la
Dor in these Southern States they
are brought about by ma ural
causes, and can never, no never,
be remedied by force. These dis
advantages, so often epoke, about,
are in fact more imaginary than
real. | would venture to say that
there are fifty advantages in favor
Of The race becoming prosperous
and happy where there is one to
their delriment. Outside of poll
Tics what disadvantage does The
cOlored man labor under in these
States? | defy any man 10 show
me single unre Asonable disad-
vantage he is subjected to through
out The broad extent of this South
ern land that any other people
would not be subjected to who keep
themselves poor and dependent
upon more progressive and thifly
race. Show me an honest, upright,
industrious cOlored man in any
Southern community and | will
show YOU a man who has no COM
plaint 10 make as 10 his treatment
IN that community. No colored
man can say truthlully that he is
prevented and debarred from ell
terIng into any legitimate business
that white man may engage in,
on account of his race or color.
On The contrary, thousands are as
siSted and encouraged in every
honest calling they have ever put
their hands 10. The field is before
them, aud in common they have
The same chances and OppOriuni-
ties, through frugality, patient in
duslry and economy. TO become
prosperous and happy that their
white neighbOrs have.
In all The Southern States there
has been every effort made Tor the
col0red man's Improvement and
advancement 10 a higher plane of
citizenship. Public schools are
open in every school district in
every county Tor his and his chill
dren's benefit, the expense OF which
is borne by another race without
murnur. The whites freely give
to all religious and charitable un-
derlakings; public charity is never
denied to any one deserving it. No
cOlOred person is absolutely ex-
cluded from any place of amuse-
ment if he or they desire 10 attend
and occupy the places assigned
them. On every street railway In
every S,uthern city The c0lOred
man is freely admitted without any
objection. Railroad companies,
from the Potomac 10 the Rio
have tried in every possi-
BILE way 10 satisfy the two conflict
ing elements by placing first-class
coaches upon their lines for the
special accommodation of these
two distinct classes, giving each the
same advantage Of time, etc, but
because there is a social dlstihc-
tiOn made in tms arrangement, and
because The cOl0red man, it seems,
is not allowed to sit where he is an
noyed and looked upon with con
tempt, he is restless, peevish, and
mOurnS, and is y5ry an
happy.
Ii is this restlessness and discon-
tentment and longing desire 10
lOlCC Nudb WIN IL uC never Cdli lOiC6
IRON which springs all the social
trouble between these two ele-
ments at The South. Let the col
ored man turn from all of his i'm
aginary social happiness of ming
ling with another race of people,
who show IN every conceivable
way that they do not wish his COIN
pany, and get to work in earnest
in acquiring The more permanent
and substantial things of life, and
The great problem is at once solved.
The colored people want new
teachers down here-teachers aud
leaders who will point out and in
struct them in the way Of peace,
prosperity and happiness teachers
who will disabuse their minds of
the political vanity, farce aud hum
bug that are fast leading them
into an indOlent shifl.
the result Of which is now
being manifested by every Grimm
al courts record. Aud now, in the
name of humanity, ask those who
are standing at a convenient dis
tence, 10 delsIst iron their ciabOli-
cal attempt To incite a defenseless
people g. undertake their own de-
eirT1clinn. John II. SUuFTFy-