Saint Mary's beacon., 1889-05-16

THE RACE PPoELEM.-As eyidenc-
ing the widespread attention that the
"Race Problem" Is attracting. in all
circles. the following comments Of the
Episcopal Mstdodist upon recent ut
terances Of Bishop Newman. Of the
d. E. Church. NORTH will be read
with interest. Commenting upon the
Bishops remarks the Metkodist says
"This. coming from Bishop New
man. il remarkable declaration and
as important az it 10 remarkable. It
10 full recognition Of the Southern
contention that the whites must rule
the South. as il il Of the necessity
that Americans must govern the North.
More than that, it is admission of the
worth, If not the necessity, for self
preservation, Of maintaining the puri-
ty Of the old American stock. And
in saying this he grants the whole
case Of the South in maintaining So
cisl distinction between this "purest
American blood" and the African
nearly the lowest Of the races
amongst Us.
''Ths Bishop 10 much to be commend
ed for the courage and candor Of his
confession. particularly since it breaks
with what has heen supposed to have
been his opinions IN the past. It is
said that English statesmanship long
make out Of radical ecclssiastic q
conservative man, was to elevate him
to q Bishopric. Perhaps in Bishop
Newman's case also, sense of increas-
ed responsibility, together with wild
er scope Of vision. and perhaps set
tied and assured position, has caused
him to view the question with a more
judicial mind.
THE dangers gathering at the
North, and from much the same cause
as but few years ago. troubled the
South. and with which unprincipled
politicians and blind bigots of the
North would again trouble her, the
dangers of self-rule through the tricks
Of the ignorant and deprayed masses
fresh from the lowest strata Of the old
world nations. will no doubt soon
awaken many more in the North to
sympathize with the South in her de-
termination that intelligence shall
rule her domain. "a fellow feeling
makes us wondrous kind" II the
danger is real one at the North from
the immigration of Italians, Germans.
Norwegians, and other ma ions of Eu.
rope-all white-how much more is
it real at the South with the presence
in her midst Of the negro, the most
inferior OF the races, but century or
two removed from the lowest barba-
rism, and in many places even pre-
dominant in numbers?
Whatever need there may be now
or in the future of "grappling" with
these elements to prevent its "domina.
tionyin our Legislatures and munich.
palities," equally exists if not to
greater degree, to prevent any ANAL
gamation of the two distinct races i 4
the South. History teaches nothing
if it does not teach the fatal results
to the superior race of an intermix
ture with one inferior. The Hebrews
were forbidden to intermarry with the
surrounding and inferior nations.
Rome never lost her greatness until
the citizens Of that great and ruling
city became debased in blood by ad-
mixture with foreign and more igno-
bic blood. The example Of Mexico
and the South American States are
before us to-day. England was form
ed by the intermingling of divers ma.
tions but they were all of kindred |
and Caucasian stock. Single exam
Piles scattered through our own land |
attest the truth of the rule, and show |
the working Of the law in both phys.
ical and moral deterioration. Hence
social as well as political supremacy
must be maintained for the whites for
very self preservation.
9TH native American blood-North |
and South-mainly Anglo-Saxon-will
have to combine for self defense,
against the ruin that these strange
elements would otherwise work by
the exercise of univeral suffrage. Self
government is possible only to that
race, as it exists in England and on
this continent, go far as history has
thus far shown. Even so enlightened
q people as the French do not seem
capable Of i'll Moral qualities as
well as intelligence are required, and
moral qualities such as are acquired
through centuries of training. How